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<blockquote data-quote="The Bell Tolls for Thee" data-source="post: 131684775" data-attributes="member: 1812660">I haven't cared about the NBA since Shaq played for the Magic.&nbsp; At some point NBA became &quot;Not Basketball Anymore&quot; with this obsession towards superstars and super teams.&nbsp; Offenses became getting your star be it James, Kobe, Harden, etc... in isolation and go at it.&nbsp; Entire offenses based on that. Then offense is helped by players taking 4-5 steps while &quot;making a move&quot; to the basket without a travel call.&nbsp; Defense completely neutered with fouls being called against the defense if an offensive player merely brushes against the defender while trying to get past.&nbsp; Even though I hardly paid attention, some of my friends do.&nbsp; Despite my ignorance I could predict 4 teams at the start of the season and sure enough the Finals would come down to 2 of those 4.&nbsp; Then factor in all this BS, not a chance I'd watch it now it's not really a sacrifice.&nbsp; MLB on the other hand I was a big fan of, but I won't watch them either for becoming political hacks.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="The Bell Tolls for Thee, post: 131684775, member: 1812660"] I haven't cared about the NBA since Shaq played for the Magic. At some point NBA became "Not Basketball Anymore" with this obsession towards superstars and super teams. Offenses became getting your star be it James, Kobe, Harden, etc... in isolation and go at it. Entire offenses based on that. Then offense is helped by players taking 4-5 steps while "making a move" to the basket without a travel call. Defense completely neutered with fouls being called against the defense if an offensive player merely brushes against the defender while trying to get past. Even though I hardly paid attention, some of my friends do. Despite my ignorance I could predict 4 teams at the start of the season and sure enough the Finals would come down to 2 of those 4. Then factor in all this BS, not a chance I'd watch it now it's not really a sacrifice. MLB on the other hand I was a big fan of, but I won't watch them either for becoming political hacks. [/QUOTE]

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