In Shimmy's...umm...defense (I think?) he was disagreeing with my premise, which

Mar 29, 2015
9:28:05pm

LeftOfNormal

I realized I'd made not to agree with your premise (though I do), but as a sidenote that reading your premise caused me to consider.

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The NBA in the 90s was so much better than it is now.

newey-west

3/29/15 9:14pm

Nostalgic Bias. The NBA is great right now and all the advanced stats is only

Baron

3/29/15 9:17pm

Not really. The NBA today doesn't seem as "real."

newey-west

3/29/15 9:19pm

Also defense in the 90s weren't that physical. Lots of stuff out there on it.

Baron

3/29/15 9:24pm

TLDR version?

newey-west

3/29/15 9:30pm

Which is interesting, because I feel Stern sold out good basketball specifically

LeftOfNormal

3/29/15 9:32pm

Yup. Do you know how weird it is to hear that the Hawks won the East and the

LeftOfNormal

3/29/15 9:18pm

Exactly. Since new teams are winning the product on the court must be inferior.

Shimmy

3/29/15 9:21pm

Okay, fair enough. Not saying it's better or worse BECAUSE different clubs are

LeftOfNormal

3/29/15 9:24pm

That is true. I think parity is a good thing, but you're right that those teams

Shimmy

3/29/15 9:29pm

Not my argument. I think that the product has been diluted because the emphasis

newey-west

3/29/15 9:25pm

The on the court product is great right now. I just found this post

Shimmy

3/29/15 9:26pm

Sure--it proves that I'm consistent.

newey-west

3/29/15 9:29pm

No argument there. You are consistent.

Shimmy

3/29/15 9:29pm

Why do you think that the product is great right now?

newey-west

3/29/15 9:31pm

Reason 1: Priority of team basketball.

Shimmy

3/29/15 9:33pm

Are you talking about how everyone is now trying to copy the Spurs?

newey-west

3/29/15 9:38pm

I concede, may be because I've not followed closely but I've gotten the opposite

LeftOfNormal

3/29/15 9:40pm

That was the 2000s. All the best teams play team oriented basketball now.

Shimmy

3/29/15 9:47pm

As stated below, I can agree with this. Basketball today is better than the

newey-west

3/29/15 9:49pm

I think you are remembering the 90s a lot better than they really were.

Shimmy

3/29/15 9:51pm

Huh. Good to know. I may give it a look-see at some point then.

LeftOfNormal

3/29/15 9:51pm

In Shimmy's...umm...defense (I think?) he was disagreeing with my premise, which

LeftOfNormal

3/29/15 9:28pm

How much of that doc focussed on the 90s?

Shimmy

3/29/15 9:21pm

The last 1/4th.

newey-west

3/29/15 9:22pm

I'm a basketball first guy. I love(d) the NBA. But it sucks now. Although it is

Bravescoug

3/29/15 9:35pm

I agree with this. The NBA today is better today than it was during the

newey-west

3/29/15 9:36pm

90s were better because Rockets won 2 titles

fan_byu

3/30/15 11:44am

Amen, brother!

SconnieCoug

3/30/15 8:36pm

It was way better in the 80s than in the 90s as well.

Y'zFan

3/29/15 9:36pm

Amen. Nothing touches those lakers celtics championships.

wiffleboy

3/29/15 10:52pm

there is some phenomenal talent and competition right now in the nba

Cougarealist

3/29/15 9:46pm

Sure, but the 90s were still much better.

newey-west

3/29/15 9:50pm

IMO, less star power now. But, the bottom 25% of the players are far better

Lance71

3/29/15 9:56pm

I'm definitely biased. Watched an old VHS of "NBA Superstars" not long ago.

Anae4Anae

3/29/15 10:27pm

And even better in the late 80s.

Tuskaloosa Cougar

3/29/15 11:20pm

The NBA peaked in 1987. It's a scientific fact.

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