why is ther no team ball being played in the nba?  isn't team ball is played in college??????????
337897
you have superstars' ego to satisfy in the NBA...\n\nit's in their contract to run a lot of individual plays for them...
103913
basketball should be reflection of its player.  the argentinan singer doesn't have rap album coming out soon.  basketball has become to bland.  there aren't personalities in the league anymore.  the are a bunch of millionares worrying about their contracts and mistresses.  if you make 10 million dollars a year, what do you care about allstar weekend for.  keep enough fans happy so they will buy your 150 dollar shoes.  david stern is disconnected from his employees.  basketball is nothing how it use to be during the bird and magic era
262871
What Cali is describing should be called an offensive foul, but offense is at such a premium in the NBA they almost always call it in favor of the shooter.  Yeah, they need to stop flopping.  Maybe the NBA should take a cue from soccer, I can't believe I'm saying this, and create a foul for flopping.  It's just dumb that they can do it, and now it's starting to enter the college game too.
1151110
Your statements just show why any coach with a brain wouldn't want you on their team. I, my, I are not team words. We is the concept for winning basketball. When "our" team played, on any given night "I" could have scored 40 points and "we" would have lost. "We" played as a team and "I" averaged 20 but "we" won 2 years in a row and "I" still got my scholarship due to "our" team play. You may ask who the hell am "I" to tell you. Well "I" played in an allstar game as a kid against a name familiar to you. "Magic Johnson", nuff said.
721999
more interactive programs between fans and players. Change the style of play a bit, by forcing the players to actually play some more defense and make the game more exciting to watch (college ball is kicking nba's ass right now).
1144125
WNBA hasn't been around all that long...give it time. I think it has to do, in part, with promoting. The NBA is promoted non-stop, the WNBA...not so much.
1089210
Because no one except a few people really care about basketball anymore.  The reason salaries are so high is tv contracts, which will probably be lower next time since they are based on ratings.  Until basketball cleans up its act, and game, ratings will continue to fall.
406201
Basketball is a sport in which two teams of five players each try to score points by throwing a ball through a hoop (the basket) under organized rules.\n\nSince its invention in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1891, it has developed to become a truly international sport. Organized league play originated in the YMCA; early leagues were formed in colleges. Basketball eventually became a professional sport. Even though it was originally an American sport, it quickly spread internationally and outstanding players and teams are found today all over the world.
825009
Sorry kid theyre an ivy league team so that means if you where #1 you still couldnt go to the national championship its like this when they set up the bowl game matches the choose the #1 team in independents Army ,Navy Temple etc ...and the #2 team from the Pac-10 example CAL : they put those two teams to play in the Liberty bowl as an example because only 2 different leagues can play in that bowl. So theres your answer
272556
Can't imagine anyone who'd rather see an NBA game than an NFL one.  The NFL probably has more fans, and certainly has more sports fans.  You can't see better football anywhere. The NBA is a circus, a lot of people who play basketball have no interest at all in the NBA, would rather see a street game or certainly an NCAA game.  No defense allowed, hype, forgiveness of all kinds of ball handling and dribbling violations, six steps for a dunk, etc.  teams of NBA so-called superstars are destroyed by foreign teams, put together a team of Serbs and Lithuanians and you can beat any NBA selection in the past ten years!
332386
This question under the category basketball, did I miss something?
509083
Basketball is a team sport, not a lone ranger sport.  Steve Nash is the leader of his team, and his success is clearly apparent through the improvements his players have experienced this season.  Kobe has to consciously try to be a team player, but he is a "me first" player and always will be.  I have said enough on this subject and will let game 7 speak for itself.  \n\nAll you Kobe lover boys should keep your mouth shut when the Suns hand you the pink slip on Saturday.
639218
I think you should learn how to get your teammates involved. I know making buzzer beaters and shooting three pointers out of now where are cool but If you wanna win a title and get your name out there you need to learn on how to get your team to make more points and score ALOT. Maybe even more than you. Be there for your team but more importantly let your team be there for you.
669217
The NBA has had the 6 foul sistem for some time. In high school, College and other leagues it is 5. Always remember that technical fouls dont count towards the person fouls in the NBA. In college it is a different story. But yeah. . . get six and your out!
685109
Probably because it's relatively easy to play.  Only a ball is needed, and no other specialized equipment, so even children in poor countries can afford to play it, which builds its popularity.  It doesn't hurt that the teams are large and everyone gets involved, either.
1100116
Yea, I think it needs to be included..\n\nI think they should have a college sports category, that would cover football, basketball and other college sports\n\nLets make it happen!!
678285
Because it is a rough sport.  It is also a MANS SPORT!!  woot woot go clippers!\n\nLol jk