The NBA has a lack of stars problem AND all teams playing the same way problem

[GOBB]

“We don’t care about the 90’s doe”

Hilarious how an era that’s was more skilled. Better players (tradesmen are working trades and not playing in the NBA!). And here we are. Ha!

But nah how doesn’t anyone not love how OKC plays? Casual fans suck. Team doesn’t jack 3’s like majority of the league. Play got damn good defense. Some of the best I’ve seen as a team. Even if they take advantage of low iq teams, teams that don’t take advantage of them. Still giving them credit. If SGA grew up in Virginia and had a personality, an aura about him? He’d be…Iverson! Just kidding but kinda not. Lack of personality is what’s making it tough for these top of the crop players from capturing casual fans interest. Anthony Edwards has that “it” factor. But he bombed making it to the finals. And he’s made some remarks not wanting to be the face of the lg that dimmed his light imo.

A shift will take place tho. And what we are complaining about will be resolved. SGA making it cool again to shoot midranges is awesome. If a wave can come from that. Then maybe nba teams will actually implement schemes and strategies. Everyone playing the same way is old. Even my sixers annoy me with switch everything defense. These playoffs exposed some great comebacks but also revealed BAD BASKETBALL. No excuse for it honestly. For all these “skilled” players they don’t know how to play the game.

Side note: it’s not all doom and gloom there is good ball displayed. Just not enough across the league.

But I never played in the NBA so what do I know. That’s what Kevin Durant would tell me.

Agreed but what was the problem with the Shogun account?!

No shot that’s Shogun. No way.

[highwhey]

8+2=8

[sdot_thadon]

My 2 cents on it is yeah playstyles have become a bit redundant, I mean we still have teams that play certain styles of ball but the statistical era has everyone painting by the numbers literally. But thats not the biggest reason IMHO. We have to as fans update our views, its 2025 and society is drastically different overall from past eras. We cant have "stars" anymore in the way we used to. Everyone has too much access and post too much, too many podcasts 24 hour news cycles and so forth. Theres no mystique to any player like Mj per say who managed to be in a camera lens at all times without really giving much of himself away. Its helped his legend endure tremendously but its no longer possible in this era. I think guys are now measured by their income or social media presence more than "star power" when Lebron and Steph are gone the NBA will undergo a shift and it will take time but another name will rise above the rest. But dont hold your breath for him to be like the ones before him.

[game3524]

The players lack on court charisma. NBA basketball is entertainment first and formost and none of the current new stars are really must see TV. The stars from the 90s, 00s, and 10s all share that quality even if the game was different in each era. But now, who is the under 30 star that people will go see?

[rmt]

To me, it's the lack of continuity and as a result, rivalries. The same teams need to be in the Finals or win for the casual fan to know "names". There is a lull after known names like LBJ and Curry are not capable of making Finals/winning. Compounding this is - no team has repeated in so long but isn't that what the CBA is about - parity?

Tennis is also facing similar problem - the Big 3 of Federer, Nadal and Djokovic won for SO long, that casual fans don't know the players coming up behind them (but they've also got to fight the loss to the popularity of pickleball).

[Baller234]

f SGA grew up in Virginia and had a personality, an aura about him? He’d be…Iverson! Just kidding but kinda not. Lack of personality is what’s making it tough for these top of the crop players from capturing casual fans interest

Speaking of things that turn people off and ruin casual interest...

[gengiskhan]

this is what you wanted......
this is what you dreamed of....

you wanted and demanded RANK AND FILE athletes...
You begged for maximum no of 3 pt shots per quarter...

You hated on GOAT.
You laughed at his tongue wagging.
You despised his "once in a century" athleticism.
You loathed his ultra-competitive mindset.
You even blamed him for his dad's killing.
You elevated, a fake, wannabe, cheap immitating rapist over GOAT.

Now you shall reap what you saw all these decades