How boring is the NBA right now?
398518
If you are a basketball fan than it is never boring. Playoffs are more exciting though. And the New York Knicks Fan. No wonder your bored. Lack of superstars NBA has plenty of superstars. I dont think you know what you are  talking about. \n\n       And to the person with the comment of the Olympics. We would win every time if our players were not so cocky and selfish. More than half of the superstars did not play in the Olympics where we won bronze. And still a lot of superstars arent playing. If they had Kobe Shaq Duncan AI WADE LEBRON TMAC MARION GARNETT CARTER Jermaine Amare and Arenas we would be the Dream team and blow out teams by at least 30 points.
277499
i think it went down after the michael jordan era. what the nba needs now is a rivalry like the bird-magic rivalry to spice up the nba or another dynasty like the bulls. hopefully this. basically without a player as dominant as jordan or a rivalry like the celtics lakers in the 80's the popularity really went down.
201481
It was definitely better when teams didn't regularly score in the 60's and 70's, isn't it? I think the league has suffered some since Jordan's *second* stint - his Wizards years weren't all that special - but it seems to be rebounding somewhat. Yeah, the Artest/Pacers thing was hideous, but that and the Antonio Davis incident were it for such things, weren't they? I don't recall any other problems between the players and fans.\n\nBut even though I'm a Bulls fan, I can respect what the Pistons are doing lately - having a championship team with no superstars that plays as a team is a relative anomaly in sports, though that seems to be changing slowly (as with New England in the NFL). If the Bulls had any inside presence, they might be on their way to doing what Detroit's doing right now (though they'd need a couple more years to gel properly).\n\nBut you can't tell me you don't enjoy watching LeBron James - that kid scores and dunks a lot, yes, but he grabs rebounds and dishes the ball out, too, and could be the next guy to average a triple-double in a season.
323596
I agree hands down. Its been intense, especially last nights LA win at the staples center. Another good one has been the Bulls- Heat. There has been some tempers, plus the Bulls are giving the Heat some problems and making the games close. This years playoffs could be one for the ages!
321979
Eh, nah. Basketball is better.
352945
"Bump" to that!!! I practically grew up dribbling; and basketball is the ONLY sport I'll follow and play! The NBA playoffs? Haven't missed a game! Gotta love it...! =)
250717
I think it's better basketball than the NBA, they actually know how to shoot the ball.  It's not just a dunkfest all game.  They don't need to do anything to improve the fan base, it's growing, that's why the league expanded a couple years back.\n\nGo Storm!
399158
yup. go and check out the nba!
300567
Jordan transcended the game just as Oscar Robertson did in his time. To compare them is comparing apples and oranges...the game was different just as the game is played different today than when Jordan dominated. How much triangle offense do we see anymore? Zones in the NBA? Whoda thunk it?!?! There is nobody in the game right now that is transforming the game or taking it to another level. Until that guy comes along, we will all still talk about Jordan. I mean, how many NCAA women did you see dunk the ball in the 90's? Candace has taken the game to the next level. Who do you compare her to, Miller? The game was a lot different then.
582730
The 2006 in my opinion was a very good year for the NBA. The Dunk Contest being brought back to life with Nate Robinson and Iguodoa (not sure on the spelling). The night Kobe scored 81 points. Most people look at that night as selfishness, but when a player is hot, you do not stop passing him the ball. If I was on his team or his coach and he kept making baskets why stop passing him the ball? This isn't Jr High basketball where moms are going to complain to you saying they wanted to see their son shoot the ball. This is the pros and if you want to win you cannot stop a hot shooter. Steve Nash helped the suns once again be the top scoring team in the nation which he has done for the past 3 years. Kobe Bryant scoring over 40 points a game for like 4 games in a row or something like that. And I was anxious to see Detroit get over 70 wins but they didnt make it that far :( . Also seeing the playoffs this year has been good so far. It seems to be alot more physical this year which is bad and good but more teams are more desperate to win which makes watching the playoffs more interesting.
984489
In all honesty, it really was.  Despite the presence of LeBron James, the game was so boring that I just turned off the television.\n\nThere was one shining moment though, I thought the 40-foot three point shot of Jamaal Crawford off a pass from Nate Robinson (as the shot clock expired) was nice.  But when you really think about it, it was a lucky shot on a broken play.\n\nHope this helps.
983323
i hate to sound mean but they really arent that good, sure they may contend in their division, or to at least make the playoffs, but reality check...spurs, suns, mavs. not to mention the eastern conference...cavs, pistons, heat. but give it some time they might make a run and get some pub on espn, but as far as abc, forget about it unless they are playing one of the aforementioned teams who will draw the ratings.
676156
It's gonna be the Spurs or the Pistons in 7 games... The same boring match-up...
703351
The NBA has been playing  regular season since the first of November and they play until about the end of April.  Then the finals start and I think they play into June.  Some teams have played 12 plus games.  They are pretty exciting this year.  I have only missed one game.
224931
I would take away the foul rules.  It's gotten to the point that the officals would let them play rather than call fouls anyways.  Basketball now looks more like a mosh pit than a game.  If the officals were strict, both sides would basically be benched in the first 20 minutes of the game.
999829
CAN'T SAY I GOT TO WATCH THE OLD "ABA", BUT I STARTED TO SEE THE "NBA" WHEN "DR. J" CAME INTO THE LEAGUE. I THINK THERE WAS A DIFFERENT KIND OF PASSION AND SPORTSMANSHIP DURING THOSE DAYS. I DO MISS STARS LIKE LLOYD(WORLD) B. FREE, ELVIN HAYES, JOHN (HONDO) HAVLICEK, DAVE COWENS, ARTIS GILMORE, CLYDE THE GLIDE FRAZIER,........SEE WHERE I AM GOING? I DO MISS THOSE MATCH UPS.
100173
It was boring to watch. I did like Ben Wallace playing defense, 2 blocks in 10 seconds. When the 4 Pistons were in there the West had a really tough time scoring. But I would have liked to see everyone else play defense too. I just dont find it exciting when you allow a player to dunk like that. Giving up fast breaks like that takes away much of the game. To make the game more exciting, they should take it more seriously.