What ever happened to the NBA that was of the 1980's and even the 1990's? The days when players played a strong defense and showed a lot of teamwork.
Today's NBA seems like a bunch of really good players who are just competing for themselves.
Just recently LeBron James and Dwyane Wade took the court against each other. It wasn't even about the matchup of the Cavaliers and the Heat. The media and the average fan was more concerned about just two players: LeBron and Wade.
I just can't muster up the energy to watch an NBA game anymore. It's all full of sloppy defense and ball hogging. You don't believe me? Watch the next game on TNT or ESPN and tell me that the superstar on each team doesn't hog the ball.
The main play that is used by every team in the NBA these days is the isolation. The play where the superstar gets the ball, clears out the rest of his team, and attempts a shot. If he doesn't make the shot then he's normally fouled thanks to a league that his trigger happy behind the wistle.
Half of the time when I'm watching an NBA game I feel like I'm watching a free throw shooting contest, not a basketball game.
There are still some great players in the NBA who don't just rely on hogging the ball. Steve Nash is a great example, and so is LeBron James in some cases. There's several more but the NBA still needs a lot more. It's losing it's popularity compared to the other sports.
As of right now the NHL is saying to the NBA, "Come on down and see how it feels to be at the bottom".
Not only is the NBA filled with no teamwork, but it's also turned into a league with very little parody. The same teams are in it every year. A monkey could probably make a prediction for the two conference champions and have a great chance at being correct.
That's my rant about the state of the NBA these days. Take it or leave it. Whether you agree with me or not, the NBA is slowly declining into a sport that no one really cares about until the playoffs roll around.
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