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Posted By: Steve Dawson

To me anyway, it's the "thuggery", and also just the comparative lack of skills among the players. Back in the NBA's "heyday", Magic, MJ, Bird, Dr J, etc., could actually make a jump shot; heck, Magic could even shoot the hook! Now, it's just one long dunking contest, and no one can consistently shoot the jumper. Too many players are just trying to outdo each other, in an attempt to get on Sportscenter's Top 10 Highlights. Shooting percentages are in the toilet; I mean, what happened to teams scoring 100 points in a game?

Two other aspects for me are the constant fouls, and timeouts in the final two minutes of every game. Why do the final two minutes of every game have to always take 10-15 minutes (at the minimum)?


Steve