What has changed?
2007-02-20 13:32:51 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Basketball
there is not a premium on fundamentals, either offensive and defensive basketball skills, respect for the game and the fans that make it what it is, and the willingness to stay with one team regardless of personal issues to keep team chemistry...(late 50s and 60s Boston(same nucleus), 70s 8 different teams won titles, 80s Lakers (same nucleus)(boston won 3) 90s Bulls, 2000s Lakers won 3 (same nucleus)...see a pattern here...
2007-02-20 15:50:21 · answer #1 · answered by doingitright44 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would answer that question if it made any sense. Ten years the NBA may have seemed more exciting, but that simply is not the case. The league is at the highest talent level it has ever been at in its history. Teams my not score as much, which is why the allusion of weaker play come up. Unfortunately that also is not the case, the league is packed with talent and every team has a handful of players that are capable of dropping 20-30 as well as hitting a game winner true the era of Jordan and past greats like wilt magic and bird may be over, but give a chance to lebron Dwayne Dwight and tons of other players to write their legacy. Also the lack of a dynasty may make the league less dramatic (missing the final head to head match ups of Magic and Bird) but those great moments are and will be re lived.
2007-02-20 22:11:00 · answer #2 · answered by Kenpo Star 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The fundamentals are all gone. People added a bunch of junk to the game, like dribbling (Crossovers, between the legs), shooting (they dont shoot with one hand any more), and even the new concept of being a center--someone who sits in the paint and puts the ball in, and point guards arent point guards any more, they are just ballhogs. Also, the game has slowed down and it's common for players to stand around with the ball--before, it was basically a run-n-gun league with every team basically acting like the suns.
2007-02-20 22:31:30 · answer #3 · answered by Roots Above, Branches Below 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pistons-Pacers brawl. That changed everything.
As a result, the NBA is stricter with rules (a'la dress code) and with advertising, leaning away from the hip-hop culture a bit.
Not to mention, favorable nostalgia tends to skew the actual history of things. The good 'ol days tends to rely on selective memory.
2007-02-20 21:58:17 · answer #4 · answered by G K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ten years ago or so, the NBA had a player named Michael Jordan who truly loved the game and played his heart out to win every single night. Today, we have dozens of MJ wannabes who are as athletically gifted and equally talented as His Airness. But do they play to win? To earn millions, maybe.
2007-02-20 21:47:26 · answer #5 · answered by bundini 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's is in fact not true. The NBA is making about twice as much money as ten years ago, and the players are generally a lot better also. If anything, I think people miss Michael Jordon.
2007-02-20 21:36:47 · answer #6 · answered by Big Z 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
less emphasis on fundamentals (dribbling, ball handling, passing, etc)
more emphasis on the slam dunk and the 3 pt shot (look at me I'm a star)
2007-02-20 21:41:12 · answer #7 · answered by cmdruser 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is only 1 good conference
2007-02-20 21:49:54 · answer #8 · answered by scorer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Players selfishness and the hip-hop culture.
2007-02-20 21:35:57 · answer #9 · answered by Awesome Bill 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
all about the person and not the team.
and big money killed the sport . no one does it for the love of the game
2007-02-20 21:40:47 · answer #10 · answered by jw2par 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋