The Heat drew more attention to the NBA than the "team oriented" Detroit Pistons or San Antonio Spurs ever did.
I don't see why you guys are comparing it to the NFL. Football is the perfect sport for America
- Americans like working 5,6 days a week and having sunday off
- 10 seconds of action and break
- Ton of commercials
- Violence
There is nothing more American than that. No sport will ever match that. Basketball is the closest thing to Futbol (constant action) and Americans don't have the attention spans for that
My point being. In the NBA the Celtics & Lakers have been in Half of All NBA Finals and won 1/3 of all of them? That's not a compe ive sport. If your talking about the regular season being a waste, well what's that say about the NBA Playoffs?
Heat ruined it by making a dream team. This turned the NBA into nothing more than the American League East in Baseball. You knew the Heat were guaranteed atleast the ECF and more. Cavaliers for example would have to not only hit the lottery jackpot ONCE but TWICE to even match them. And you could say that about 2/3 of the total teams in the league.
It just doesn't make for a good product. If not for the KG injury we would have sat through 3-straight Lakers/Celtics Finals. So 98% of the entire season is worthless to watch because you know which 2 teams will end up in the Championship
Overall Stern dropped the ball by allowing the Gasol & KG trades to go through. He sold the league out long term for short term ratings. Now he's trying to fix it. People want to see Griffin and the Clippers turn into a compe or and win, not see Griffin evolve into a superstar and then skip across town to win les for the Lakers.
Dirk & the Mavs is the model the NBA wants now. Stick with your team through thick and thin because eventually you as a fan will be pleasantly rewarded.
The Heat drew more attention to the NBA than the "team oriented" Detroit Pistons or San Antonio Spurs ever did.
Wade will avg 13 ppg without Stern's mandated FTAs.
Paging my man Ace. Where you at bruh? Wade is about to be exposed for the fraud he is!
Where you at Ace?![]()
Again, you're speaking from the perspective of a die hard NBA fan who wants to mix it up and see new faces in the finals every year. The average NBA fan paid no attention San Antonio vs. Detroit or San Antonio vs. Cleveland but watched LA vs. Boston in 2008 and 2010 because they heard about all thehistorical value
it had.
Fisher is a piece of bleep and the ultimate sheep in wolves clothes.
Who would be better? Explain.
And stop holding 0.4 against him.![]()
naw naw dawg...that would be me...![]()
What's the long term goal of the NBA?
To have the regular season mean something, last month of the season must watch & players taking small markets to new heights/creating new history
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The WWF? The Heat as villains was only going to bring fans for so long (2 seasons tops). If the Heat won the next 2 les people would tune out just like they did with the Lakers 3rd le. It had become a joke at that point and I can firmly say none of my friends watched a minute of the NBA that season.
The whole Big Market vs Small Market issue has become too large to ignore. Because of the Hip Hop nature of the sport, having players leave small markets solely for the reason they can market themselves better in bigger markets is VERY bad for the league. This means 2/3 of the entire league: When the big market loaded teams come into town there are sell outs but 75% of the other games in the season are empty seats. Do you think the NBA is making more money off TV contracts with ESPN (which they will have anyway) OR ticket sales? Having every team compe ive means more ticket sales, jersey sales, merchandise sales. Having Lamar Odom sit on the Lakers bench vs 2nd best player on the Hornets (for example). Which is better for the league?
yeah Wade done ed around and ed up...
when the season finally starts Stern gonna pull a Zed ( like in the Pulp Fiction) on Wade's ass...
The Wade just sealed the Heats fate and allowed Kobe to pick up an extra 2 chips with Stern by his side...and then
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my niqqa coming for that MJ ass man...he coming dawg...( no pun)
Kobe? Guy is barely a Top10 player in this league anymore. He's not winning another le unless he sidekicks
By any means necessary.
15 yrs in dawg....he coming for that ass man....MJ lucky he didn't have to face a prime and experienced Kobe...Kobe woulda lit his ing ass up even more...
My niqqa coming Dawg...he coming...just sit back and croak...
Instead of joining the Wizards Jordan shoulda went to San Antonio
00: 1/2 le
01: 1/2 le
02: 1/2 le
08: 1 le
09: 1 le
So he has 3.5 rings. Not even Tim Duncan
Enjoy Kiddo!![]()
He coming for that ass newcastle here's part 1...MJ lucky he didn't face a prime Kobe...He faced basically a young almost rookie Kobe and Kobe was still giving it to his ass...MJ lucky he didn't face my Niqqa in his prime...
MJ was drafted in '84. How come he had no les in the '80s? We both know why, but I want you to admit it. Hint: he didn't rang until Magic and Bird were past their primes. His les also coincided with the league getting watered down with expansion.
What's youron this?
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Fisher is a terrible person and in theory he should be great for this job, but he is messing up royally.
This is true, but he won't admit it.![]()
For all the talk about how good MJ was ( and he was good) let's face it...MJ never faced such a prolific and dynamic scorer like Kobe...Magic and Zeke were good but keep it real they couldn't put up numbers on your ass like Kobe...no one except MJ could put up Kobe type numbers. So MJ never faced this threat his entire career until Kobe entered the league and MJ was set to leave...
Kobe on the other hand has faced high caliber scoring type players that MJ never had to deal with such as Wade, Lebron, Iverson, T-Mac, etc, etc...
This is my argument against MJ...we won easy because it was easy...In his prime of primes he lost repeatedly to Bird and Magic like you say..These cats on here don't know about the game...all they know is there used to be player or they heard they're used to be a player named MJ that was better than Kobe...![]()
fisher not worse than KoolPERIOD
I would have a White Russian with Kool (even though I would have to pay and get his fat a** some food as well) before I would have one with Fisher. ---->.<----
a drink with Kool...u sure bout dat...I Pal around with people like this...
I don't want to have a drink with either of you, but Fisher is an even bigger pos than you.
yes you do...and I bet you fine as with your little short ass...you got curly bangs...
let me feel you up and then piss on you..what ya say deepy...
That's something one dude shouldn't say to another dude.
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