O/T what happened to the NBA? Bad Marketing?

[frankbmd]

A corollary development that has occurred since 2008 is the increasing number of four year colleges recruiting one year players, who enter the NBA after their freshman year. It might work for LeBron and Durant, but it leads to a lot of bodies on the court with no identity. I suspect the number of "sophomores" who last more than a year or two in the NBA is decreasing, being continually replaced by new "no names".

I'm not a fan of today's NBA, but admit to watching a few Warrior games this year. I suspect Curry et al would have succeeded in any era.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Frank, easy to see why you would have not much interest.

2001–02 NBA Eastern 9th Central 5th 41 41 .500 9
2002–03 NBA Eastern 7th Central 4th 42 40 .512 8 Lost First Round (Nets) 4–2
2003–04 NBA Eastern 6th Central 4th 41 41 .500 20 Lost First Round (Pistons) 4–1
2004–05 NBA Eastern 13th Central 5th 30 52 .366 24
2005–06 NBA Eastern 8th Central 5th 40 42 .488 24 Lost First Round (Pistons) 4–1
2006–07 NBA Eastern 14th Central 5th 28 54 .341 25
2007–08 NBA Eastern 13th Central 5th 26 56 .317 33
2008–09 NBA Eastern 12th Central 5th 34 48 .415 32
2009–10 NBA Eastern 6th Central 2nd 46 36 .561 17 Lost First Round (Hawks) 4–3 John Hammond (EoY)
2010–11 NBA Eastern 9th Central 3rd 35 47 .427 27
2011–12 NBA Eastern 9th Central 3rd 31 35 .469 19
2012–13 NBA Eastern 8th Central 3rd 38 44 .463 11½ Lost First Round (Heat) 4–0
2013–14 NBA Eastern 15th Central 5th 15 67 .183 41
2014–15 NBA Eastern 6th Central 3rd 41 41 .500 12 Lost First Round (Bulls) 4–2
2015–16 NBA Eastern 13th Central 5th 20 31 .392 17

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Frank, easy to see why you would have not much interest.

2001–02 NBA Eastern 9th Central 5th 41 41 .500 9
2002–03 NBA Eastern 7th Central 4th 42 40 .512 8 Lost First Round (Nets) 4–2
2003–04 NBA Eastern 6th Central 4th 41 41 .500 20 Lost First Round (Pistons) 4–1
2004–05 NBA Eastern 13th Central 5th 30 52 .366 24
2005–06 NBA Eastern 8th Central 5th 40 42 .488 24 Lost First Round (Pistons) 4–1
2006–07 NBA Eastern 14th Central 5th 28 54 .341 25
2007–08 NBA Eastern 13th Central 5th 26 56 .317 33
2008–09 NBA Eastern 12th Central 5th 34 48 .415 32
2009–10 NBA Eastern 6th Central 2nd 46 36 .561 17 Lost First Round (Hawks) 4–3 John Hammond (EoY)
2010–11 NBA Eastern 9th Central 3rd 35 47 .427 27
2011–12 NBA Eastern 9th Central 3rd 31 35 .469 19
2012–13 NBA Eastern 8th Central 3rd 38 44 .463 11½ Lost First Round (Heat) 4–0
2013–14 NBA Eastern 15th Central 5th 15 67 .183 41
2014–15 NBA Eastern 6th Central 3rd 41 41 .500 12 Lost First Round (Bulls) 4–2
2015–16 NBA Eastern 13th Central 5th 20 31 .392 17

Sorry Peter, I was never disappointed in the Bucks, for I never watched one of their games.

I take that back. I do think I watched one of their games when a kid named Alcindor was playing.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

Sorry Peter, I was never disappointed in the Bucks, for I never watched one of their games.

I take that back. I do think I watched one of their games when a kid named Alcindor was playing.

Yeah that kid was the kareem of the crop.

[Joshchisox08]

Used to be a big time NBA fan, used to play basketball way more than baseball as well.

I haven't watched the NBA in about 10 years now. Interest faded. I was, believe it or not was a Jordan/Bulls fan. Then when Rip Hamilton made it to the NBA (used to follow UCONN being from CT and all) I was a Detroit fan.

Those Detroit teams were what the NBA was all about. They played defense and because of that they were not well liked. Most fans liked a boring 100+ points a game where opponents would just let a guy shoot without putting up a hand.

My father and I full heartedly believed that the officiating (even more so around that time period) was completely rigged. The superstars or the teams that would draw the most revenue/fans/ticket sales would get all the calls. Not only all the calls but an over obvious one-sided plethora of bull shit whistle blowing to keep them in the game. I remember that Rasheed Wallace had been suspended for "Speaking of conspiracy theories" What could he have possibly been talking about?????

Shortly after one officiator get's defined as the scapegoat and goes to jail. It was just him that was crooked wasn't it?????????? SURE. Although my father and I knew that it was going on, the fact that it officially became true and they singled out one referee and let all the others take no heat was enough for me. I simply lost total interest after that.