I agree. The refs control the game too much of the time. A lot seems suspect. There's no way Donaghy was the ONLY crooked ref. Is it rigged? I'm not 100% sure, but I can never give up watching the best game EVER.
You just describe the 1980s version of the NBA...one conference dominated by one team over a league full of mediocre teams. While, the conference was simply top-heavy. There's more league parity in 2014 than there was in the 80s and 90s. am. Shouldn't we let the season play out. The league would be more fun, if the Rockets were a championship contender.
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When was the NBA any different? 1950's - Lakers 3 titles, Boston - 3 titles 1960's - Boston 8 titles 1970's - Lakers 2 titles Boston 2 titles 1980's - Boston 3 titles, Lakers 4 titles 1990's - Chicago 6 titles, Houston 2 titles 2000's - Lakers 4 titles, San Antonio 3 titles 2010's - Miami 2 titles. There's always been teams winning multiple titles in every decade. At least it isn't the Celtics vs Lakers every year.
The NBA has become a pansy league just like Kobe said. All the flopping and the touch fouls. It's almost unwatchable sometimes. I would be surprised if anyone who watched basketball in the 80's and 90's didn't agree with me. I'm sure that it is the love for the game and not this league which compels people to keep watching this trash. This is not to say there aren't great games every now and then but for me the calls really take away from the experience.
I just wanna know how guys bleed so easily from just a lil wack? Most guys in the league have their names trimmed well to handle the ball anyways.
The league just doesn't have enough talent for 30 teams. Nearly 1/3 of the teams are downright garbage. A lot of the games are meaningless and not competitive at all. Plus the flopping and tic tac calls. Harden got what, 14, 15, 18 FTs the last three games? I am sure, other than Rox fans, very few fans come to arena watching Harden shooting FTs.