I think the NBA has a sort of social media style negativity meme culture that is just feeding on itself. It's bizarre. It's even more bizarre that the NBA and it's media partners seem to WANT this to continue.<p>The media meta surrounding the NBA is very negative. Old players hating on new players, new players hating on old players. Media hating on everyone, all with flimsy arguments and sometimes with no argument at all. It's unbearable, and the negativity is unlike any other major American sport.<p>So it almost doesn't matter what they're talking about it, someone has a lot of negativity about everything.<p>Orgs like ESPN, and others seem to just feed it as if they don't know what else to do. Draymond Green, a player with some serious behavioral issues and numerous suspensions (and he should have more than that), was made a guest commentator last playoff season ... a completely inexplicable choice, but apparently everyone was ok with it.<p>I don't know why, but with the NBA everyone involved seems to "WANT" this.
I've watched a few games recently and I don't see them being dominated by 3's. Sure you notice a few from beside the straight line, but it's still an enjoyable game to watch. What puts me off is the number of ads and the distracting constantly-updating bar along the bottom of the screen on ESPN. It really distracts and makes it harder to concentrate on the action. When ESPN first came to Disney+, for the first few days they didn't have the ads and bar implemented yet and you could enjoy watching the game distraction free. Now I've really noticed the burden that all those distractions take on my ability to concentrate. Especially for those who have a trace of ASD and/or ADHD.<p><a href="https://archive.is/xDgMU" rel="nofollow">https://archive.is/xDgMU</a>
Crazy idea --- A high level of skill and talent doesn't necessarily equate to a more enjoyable game for fans.<p>Personally, I'd rather watch the women. Their play relates more to my (and I think most fans) personal experience with the game of basketball.<p>The men's professional play looks totally foreign to the game the average fan has played. A lot of this has to do with the fact that most ordinary players can't begin to hit 35% from 3 point range.