
I see what's going on here. Some of you guys don't even like basketball as sport, which is fine, but don't project that on the state of the sport. Basketball's a great sport to play as anyone who's played high school ball can attest. Great to watch in person and on TV for me as well.
If anything the late 90s were the lowest point for basketball thats its finally recovered from. I say this as a Knicks fan whose squad benefitted from that era. Much greater competitiveness within the conferences as well.






for those that didnt read everythingThinking about this for a bit perhaps the downfall of the NBA and the problems it has (in quality terms etc. It's already been established, yes, that the NBA isn't faltering as a business but there seems to be grumblings about the quality, the lifestyle associated with it, the unabashed arrogance on display) is symptomatic and reflective of the general downfall and sharp decline of society and civilization from a cultural, artistic, creative point of view.
Everything has been shyt for some time now.
Rarely do we see an original movie, music can't keep your attention for more than a week, television is an immense pile of shyt or a detestable bundle of anti-matter consisting of reality shows, fart noises and cable drama series (your Burn Notices etc) that is sprinkled with small bits quality of people trying to create something but fighting a losing war.
The apogee of things, culturally speaking, probably resided in decades past.
It's why people pine for nostalgia even though it essentially pokes a sleeping ouroboros (I went to college. Ladies!) into a repeated cycle of eating up our own cultural schlop and violently excreting it in tense painful dry heaves for the next decades to sift through, like a man cautiously picking through a half dead head of romaine, looking for one decent leaf.
But as Rob Smyth said, the arrogance of modernity dictates that the best we have ever seen becomes the best that ever there was.
Things will not change unfortunately. The creative fuel that propelled us into this situation has long ago been expended so now we just murp about, staring idly into space, ignoring what could be and willfully being subjected to the piddle served up day in, day out, interminably.
I say the world take a nap. We all need a nap I think. Shake our bones out, start fresh some other day.
No coincidence that its a bunch of disgruntled Wizards fans that think the NBA is terrible![]()
In reality NBA ratings are going back up and this is one of the most anticipated seasons in years. Playoffs were great last season as well. Brooklyn has a team. It's not a bad time for the league.
Any piece of equipment where you can read METs is matrix devilment.Caught about 20 or so minutes of the Laker game.
Indeed, I did find myself with the creeping thought in my head of, the fukk is the point of all this? I.e. this league, Bynum's hair, Metta World Peace, those suit jackets. All of it. fukk all of it.
But tbf I was on a treadmill. If there is one piece of machinery in this world which can make you question the utter worthlessness of life and the impossible journey we lead in this cruel and godless universe it is the treadmill.
In fact, they should do psychological studies on people who are depressed/on the brink of suicide.
Is there a treadmill near, or around them? That's it. Case closed.
But, yeah NBA is a bit shyt.
I remember trolling some mexican bint outside the union last year, she was riding hard for the kobes.Do you notice most females are Lakers fan? I know about 10 who hardcore Lakers fan. They're on FB and Ingrastram getting hyped for tonight.
Pile of shyte that people have been repeating since time immemorial.Thinking about this for a bit perhaps the downfall of the NBA and the problems it has (in quality terms etc. It's already been established, yes, that the NBA isn't faltering as a business but there seems to be grumblings about the quality, the lifestyle associated with it, the unabashed arrogance on display) is symptomatic and reflective of the general downfall and sharp decline of society and civilization from a cultural, artistic, creative point of view.
Everything has been shyt for some time now.
Rarely do we see an original movie, music can't keep your attention for more than a week, television is an immense pile of shyt or a detestable bundle of anti-matter consisting of reality shows, fart noises and cable drama series (your Burn Notices etc) that is sprinkled with small bits quality of people trying to create something but fighting a losing war.
The apogee of things, culturally speaking, probably resided in decades past.
It's why people pine for nostalgia even though it essentially pokes a sleeping ouroboros (I went to college. Ladies!) into a repeated cycle of eating up our own cultural schlop and violently excreting it in tense painful dry heaves for the next decades to sift through, like a man cautiously picking through a half dead head of romaine, looking for one decent leaf.
But as Rob Smyth said, the arrogance of modernity dictates that the best we have ever seen becomes the best that ever there was.
Things will not change unfortunately. The creative fuel that propelled us into this situation has long ago been expended so now we just murp about, staring idly into space, ignoring what could be and willfully being subjected to the piddle served up day in, day out, interminably.
I say the world take a nap. We all need a nap I think. Shake our bones out, start fresh some other day.
How would that work though?I thought that is what you were suggesting. If any sport relegation/promotion is probably needed, its the NBA imo.
The Wizards really should be one of THE teams in this league too but we have owners that think DC is Milwaukee![]()
Pile of shyte that people have been repeating since time immemorial.
I wouldn't want to live in any other time for musical, literary, dramatic or sporting times.


I think the Rob Smyth quote sums it rather nicely actually.
That said I wouldn't mind living during the 80s...I think
50s 60s or 70s though
I've found myself wondering, what the fukk did they do back then? At least in the 80s you could have some rudimentary video game to fukk around with a bit.