Reply With Quote
1984
(When Stern took over as commish)
I love the NBA, obviously..but what a disgusting all-star weekend..the marketing is killing this league..when did the NBA become so corny?..
all weekend, we had Kobe and Shaq shoved down our throats..are we supposed to believe this fake act they both put on? NOT EVEN A YEAR AGO, Shaq randomly comes up with a rap insulting Kobe, and asking him to taste his ass..then all of a sudden, they're friends? are we supposed to believe these guys don't hate each other? it was corny as ..this isn't Full House, this is the NBA..
Kobe clearly goes out of his way to win the MVP..anybody that watched can agree..but seriously, shoved down our throats..and what a coincidence, they get co-MVPs..LOL..
the dunk contest is full of gimmicks, and rigged judges, considering how they rated Dwight Howard from the beginning..then of course the marketing Lebron James has to take over it all by telling us he'll be in it next year..
obviously a few weeks ago they shoved the Lebron vs. Kobe matchup down our throats..I don't mind that, since they're great players, but the halftime show was fake as , with horrible jokes and acting..
they shove 4 players down our throats..Kobe is an alleged rapist that throws his teammates under the bus, Lebron is a marketing that s on charitable efforts from guys like Marbury, Wade allegedly has STDs and throws sex orgies, and Dwight Howard puts on a fake Christian act and impregnates random cheerleaders out out of wedlock..
it's annoying to watch any national NBA broadcast and have to hear all this ..led by annoying, biased announcers, like Reggie Miller, Doug Collins and Mark Jackson..
being a Spurs fan, I'm used to real opinions..everybody knows how Pop reacts to the media, and just last week, we had a very honest interview from Tony, as usual..
when did the NBA become so fake and corny?..it really seems like people are acting nowadays..
1984
(When Stern took over as commish)
It defintely over-hyped, over-marketed and has way too many forced gimmicks. To me, it's become a speed-bump level interruption to the NBA season. Makes me puke, which is why I don't watch it.
I'd rather just see Janet Jackson's nipple again, to be perfectly honest.
Last edited by Tully365; 02-16-2009 at 10:29 PM.
David Stern just became a three ring circus MC.
It's easy to be generous when you are being paid 20 million dollars to do nothing.
LeBron will do the dunk contest next year because he is an attention ... and because it'll be at the new cowboys stadium...
That "for the children" halftime show made me want to puke my ing guts out. Why can't anyone be a man and get up and say ' the kids!' ?
seriously though..watch all-star games in the 90's, and the early 2000's..it was different..as the years go by, it has become clear that Stern is trying to cash in on the "Jordan era"..he's trying to make new Jordans in Wade, Lebron, and Kobe..he's trying to make a new Shaq in Dwight Howard..
in the 90's, the all-star games were more compe ive, and they weren't such a show..the reason being that Jordan was the only guy receiving this hype..we didn't hear the same about Hakeem, Malone, Ewing, Admiral and the other legends that were playing at the time..today's NBA is completely centered around a few individuals and their teams..
the early 2000's were different as well..we had guys like Vince Carter and T-Mac that actually put on shows on the court in these all-star games, instead of being media s..the NBA was staying away from Kobe after the Colorado incident..it really started changing when Lebron started making the teams, and Wade became a superstar in 2006..it's all marketing and whoring out to the media now..
hey come on now I have kids
C'mon now-- Lebron is a great young player and deserves the attention. When he didn't participate in the dunk contest, lots of people said he was scared, or selfish... but now he's an attention for agreeing to participate? I don't think that's a fair way to look at it. Millions of fans have wanted to see him in the contest since he was 19.
it has nothing to do with kids..the NBA should do stuff for kids, obviously..but really, do you want your kids growing up, looking up to rapists and media s?..
how come you even put ".." after a question mark?
On the actual subject: it's because the NBA is a business. They want entertainment, not substance.
so you're saying Lebron couldn't have waited to make the announcement, instead of doing it DURING the actual dunk contest? come on now..
I realize he was asked about it, but it was obviously planned, just like everything else at these events nowadays..
Couldn't agree with you more. It's gotten so lame. Especially all the Saturday stuff. The dunk contest has gotten so scripted and ridiculous. The 3pt shootout as a contest is okay, but it lacks the star power to get fans excited. The shooting stars contest is, well, the shooting stars contest. The skills compe ion just doesn't make for good TV because the way to win it is to just take your time and relax, which on TV makes it look like you're not in a hurry or trying all that hard. The rookie-sophmore game is cool for about 10 minutes, but those players are usually too young to figure out how to put on the all-star show. So that just leaves the game itself, which if we're lucky will have a compe ive 4th quarter every other year.
Spurm fans are pathetic...damn your team is so Boooriiing!!
You know what's not boring?
Winning championships
You have a point, but to be honest I think it all started with Jordan, who made lots of money encouraging kids to eat junk food and spend lots of their parents' money on extravagantly priced Nikes... To me, that's where the marketing aspect of the NBA really started to go crazy.
You know what's not boring?
Winning championships
no more fluke les for you es!
Geez Spork killer, get a new act. It's sooo tired. We get it: you hate the Spurs. Now go ask mommy for some more ritalin and try to stay on topic.
You know what's entertaining?
no more fluke les for you es!
Watching the Suns house falling apart
look at the recap video on NBA.com and all you'll see will be KB and LBJ, with a little bit of Shaq. there was more than 20 great players on the court and all you got is LBJ and KB.
not even great plays, but some classic J's that are only in the video because KB or LBJ have made them.
EDIT: and not even one of the two alley-oops that tony threw to Roy and CP3 in the ASG TOP 10.
that's why it's so sweet to be a spurs fan. when come the PO, no one can ignore us anymore even if they would.
Last edited by kace; 02-16-2009 at 05:12 PM.
honestly though..at least when Michael was being marketed heavily, he was winning championships..they put on fake-ass halftime shows and all-star game bull shows with Kobe and Lebron reading off a script, when neither of these guys have ever won anything as #1 options..what the are they marketing? one guy s on his teammates when they don't satisfy him, while the other guy is heavily protected by refs, and can't even make a consistent jumper..that's some nice marketing..
this league is heavily behind the NFL, and it's no surprise..this league is even behind the MLB, a league full of cheaters and lies..
stop shoving players down our throats..stop shoving fakeness down our throats..stop shoving guys that represent everything bad with society..
Ironic, talking about cheaters?
hahaha
If 2007 rings a bell just ask your own pathetic team.
There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)
Posting Permissions
