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Basketball players are a bunch of cry babies

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HypeBeast
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Seriously play the game. Quit bitching at the ref all up in his grille everytime it doesn't go your way, especially with covid.
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.FRY.
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soccer players too
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r00kie
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My favorite is when there is a little pushing a shoving and ESPN spends the entirety of the next morning analyzing it. NBA used to be hard af (Pistons Pacers anyone?) but is super soft now.
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Mixy
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.FRY.soccer players too


Soccer players are worse, I don't see how it degenerated into the game it is today where acting injured for an advantage is totally normal
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eheath
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But refs are actually a problem, did you see recently in i think game 4 of LA vs POR the lakers had 44 free throws while POR had 19. Star players in the NBA get preferential treatment (happens in all sports tbh) so honestly, the refs and NBA bring it on themselves, if they treated everyone equally then players wouldn't see a reason to complain, just the way it goes.
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Chron_Rabbit
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sick league
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HypeBeast
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eheathBut refs are actually a problem, did you see recently in i think game 4 of LA vs POR the lakers had 44 free throws while POR had 19. Star players in the NBA get preferential treatment (happens in all sports tbh) so honestly, the refs and NBA bring it on themselves, if they treated everyone equally then players wouldn't see a reason to complain, just the way it goes.


I get it and agree but I swear it's like every other play someone is chewing out the ref. Tbh the refs tolerate way too much lip these days. And don't get me started on the flopping. Good grief
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abar.
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eheathBut refs are actually a problem, did you see recently in i think game 4 of LA vs POR the lakers had 44 free throws while POR had 19. Star players in the NBA get preferential treatment (happens in all sports tbh) so honestly, the refs and NBA bring it on themselves, if they treated everyone equally then players wouldn't see a reason to complain, just the way it goes.


It's been admitted by former refs that the nba has rigged playoff series for the lakers
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SnowshoeThompson
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Bump, haha
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Charlie_Kelly
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NBA is dead but honestly who fucking cares anyways.
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r00kie
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Charlie_KellyNBA is dead but honestly who fucking cares anyways.


Honestly thing I would keep MLS over NBA if we had to get rid of a sports league. College bb is better game play anyway and MLS plays in some unique and cool markets. NBA has felt more like a show than a game for years.
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SnowshoeThompson
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Charlie_KellyNBA is dead but honestly who fucking cares anyways.


People that like to watch basketball?
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HypeBeast
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r00kieHonestly thing I would keep MLS over NBA if we had to get rid of a sports league. College bb is better game play anyway and MLS plays in some unique and cool markets. NBA has felt more like a show than a game for years.


True. It just happens to be on when I'm at the gym and it's humorous to watch these goons
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iFlip
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Yes. Yes, they are.
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.MASSHOLE.
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r00kieHonestly thing I would keep MLS over NBA if we had to get rid of a sports league. College bb is better game play anyway and MLS plays in some unique and cool markets. NBA has felt more like a show than a game for years.


Get rid of the MLB before anything else.

It is the most boring sport to watch out of all the American sports leagues.
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Monsieur_Patate
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lmao people bashing sport leagues based on whether or not they support Trump

But yeah MLB is boring as fuck. And I personally can't sit through more than 15 minutes of an NFL game, stopping the game every 5 seconds is retarded, I just can't. I know people usually like football tho, so that's just me, I like fast paced sports, give me some NHL and NBA over MLB and NFL.
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p3cific
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.MASSHOLE.Get rid of the MLB before anything else.

It is the most boring sport to watch out of all the American sports leagues.


hell no! baseball aint going no where
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.MASSHOLE.
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faatashell no! baseball aint going no where


Well, the declining revenues+rising costs mean something is going to have to give. Those $300mn contracts may become a thing of the past. The salary "cap" system of the MLB is ridiculous IMO. It's entirely unsustainable if they don't figure out how to increase viewership and interest in the game.
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SnowshoeThompson
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.MASSHOLE.Well, the declining revenues+rising costs mean something is going to have to give. Those $300mn contracts may become a thing of the past. The salary "cap" system of the MLB is ridiculous IMO. It's entirely unsustainable if they don't figure out how to increase viewership and interest in the game.


2nd highest sports ratings in the US with a 1% increase in viewers from last year. 2nd highest revenue-generating sport in the world. America’s past time is here to stay.
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r00kie
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Monsieur_Patatelmao people bashing sport leagues based on whether or not they support Trump

But yeah MLB is boring as fuck. And I personally can't sit through more than 15 minutes of an NFL game, stopping the game every 5 seconds is retarded, I just can't. I know people usually like football tho, so that's just me, I like fast paced sports, give me some NHL and NBA over MLB and NFL.


Nobody mentioned politics here, thats all you.
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.MASSHOLE.
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SnowshoeThompson2nd highest sports ratings in the US with a 1% increase in viewers from last year. 2nd highest revenue-generating sport in the world. America’s past time is here to stay.

I never said it's going to die. But it's going to need to adapt.

Season ticket sales are down yet prices involved in going to games continue to go up. That makes it very unlikely to change.

The average VIEWER is 55 years old. It fell by 35% in the key 18-48 demographic in 2019. That's not sustainable.

TV ratings for high profile games (World Series, playoffs), continue to fall. The most recent World Series averaged just 13.9 million viewers, the lowest ever.

It's becoming a regional sports, not a national sport. If your team isn't in the playoffs, you're probably not going to continue watching. That's the exact opposite of what is needed.

Who is reversing that change? Who cares about 2nd highest revenue-generating sport in the world? Only the US matters...and in the US it's followed by an aging demographic. Unless that changes......Those TV deals may not be as big as the MLB hopes and needs.
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Monsieur_Patate
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r00kieNobody mentioned politics here, thats all you.


The NBA announced that they suspended the playoffs in support of BLM and the protests.
Some dude bumped the thread (a thread calling NBA players "cry babies") right after the announcement saying "bump haha", obviously implying that NBA players are cry babies for supporting BLM.
You have plenty of Trump supporters bashing the NBA following the announcement.

I think sports league are very political. Same deal when Kaep started kneeling and the shitstorm that ensued, or when the Warriors refused to go to the white house following their title. NBA players (and coaches) are also probably the most political pro sports players.

I don't think it's "all me", but if you don't think this is political, you're entitled to your opinion.
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r00kie
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Monsieur_PatateThe NBA announced that they suspended the playoffs in support of BLM and the protests.
Some dude bumped the thread (a thread calling NBA players "cry babies") right after the announcement saying "bump haha", obviously implying that NBA players are cry babies for supporting BLM.
You have plenty of Trump supporters bashing the NBA following the announcement.

I think sports league are very political. Same deal when Kaep started kneeling and the shitstorm that ensued, or when the Warriors refused to go to the white house following their title. NBA players (and coaches) are also probably the most political pro sports players.

I don't think it's "all me", but if you don't think this is political, you're entitled to your opinion.


This is not a plotical thread. Please leave or stop baiting a political hot take.
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Monsieur_Patate
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r00kieThis is not a plotical thread. Please leave or stop baiting a political hot take.


"please leave"?

lmao, ok man, sorry my post upset you, I'll leave now.
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.MASSHOLE.
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Monsieur_PatateThe NBA announced that they suspended the playoffs in support of BLM and the protests.
Some dude bumped the thread (a thread calling NBA players "cry babies") right after the announcement saying "bump haha", obviously implying that NBA players are cry babies for supporting BLM.
You have plenty of Trump supporters bashing the NBA following the announcement.

I think sports league are very political. Same deal when Kaep started kneeling and the shitstorm that ensued, or when the Warriors refused to go to the white house following their title. NBA players (and coaches) are also probably the most political pro sports players.

I don't think it's "all me", but if you don't think this is political, you're entitled to your opinion.


Sports have almost always been political since they went "mainstream".

You've got individuals like Muhammad Ali, Billie Jean King, Jackie Robinson, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, and Bill Russell.

You've got actions like the 1980 Olympic Boycott, the salute made famous by Tommie Smith and John Carlos at the 1968 Olympics, the 1972 Munich Olympic Massacre, etc.

The list is quite long.

The thing is, people only care when it goes contrary to their opinion. Muhammad Ali got a TON of flack and criticism for speaking out against the war in Vietnam. Now? Everyone praises him for it.
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SuspiciousFish
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SnowshoeThompson2nd highest sports ratings in the US with a 1% increase in viewers from last year. 2nd highest revenue-generating sport in the world. America’s past time is here to stay.


I will say this. STOP THE DIGITAL OVERLAY IN BASEBALL. Im sick of that crap. The strike zone square is alright in replays but it gets so old seeing stats and "Steal Percentage" crap all over the players. Just play on TV whats happening in real life.
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HypeBeast
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Monsieur_PatateThe NBA announced that they suspended the playoffs in support of BLM and the protests.
Some dude bumped the thread (a thread calling NBA players "cry babies") right after the announcement saying "bump haha", obviously implying that NBA players are cry babies for supporting BLM.
You have plenty of Trump supporters bashing the NBA following the announcement.

I think sports league are very political. Same deal when Kaep started kneeling and the shitstorm that ensued, or when the Warriors refused to go to the white house following their title. NBA players (and coaches) are also probably the most political pro sports players.

I don't think it's "all me", but if you don't think this is political, you're entitled to your opinion.

Fuck outta here lol. Nothing about this thread or the comments were suggestive of that. Quit reading into coincidences.
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