12-23-2021, 08:49 PM
(10-23-2020, 03:03 PM)samhain Wrote: The league is obviously not catering (selling) to my demographic, ie middle-aged men that recall the 80's and 90's teams/games of their youth. They want the young fans and customers, just as almost every major business does anymore.
I hate the player-driven superteazm league. I hate that some teams seem to exist only as cannon fodder and farm teams for the super teams. Why would anyone invest time in that? I also strongly dislike the advertising swell.
Doesn't matter what I think, though. It will not change. There are enough people out there who watch to see the players. Has anyone checked out the prices on basketball collector cards lately? Holy shit. It's damn near impossible to buy the ones that have any demand in retail stores, and the secondary market gouging is insane. Somebody clearly loves this stuff.
If you hate the super teams (which i do too) then you should checkout the Suns. Sure they have an old CP3 (a la Steve Nash) but it's a well rounded team.
For example, they have 8 players averaging over 10 points per game with Booker being the highest at 23...putting him something like 17th in the league in scoring.
The Suns are a great example of team basketball and it's no surprise they're winning that way.
I'll add i do think it's a bit unfair for anyone to call the Warriors a super team (not sure if you're implying they are)....it's not their fault they drafted Curry, Green, Thompson, and Poole....that's just excellent Front Office work.
