I think around when Larry Bird retired....I began to lose interest.
If you go back to the Trailblazers of 1977, the Supersonics of 78/79, and the 82/83 76er’s....those teams could come and wipe out most of the teams of today. I just don’t see the caliber of play and maturity required anymore.
Once they started to accept high school players and first-year college players....it just went downhill.
I switched around channels last night and came across about a minute of the draft. A female reporter asked the mother of a player if she heard any trade rumors on the draft floor. Now that is journalism. Way to go, ESPN. Click.
I agree. I’ve had several college coaches in the metro area tell me that European coaches are reluctant to sign American college players because they feel those players are mostly lacking in fundamental skills. The player in high school and much of college does what he wants. the coach just rolls the balls onto the court. players are unwilling to drill and foul shooting has become a burden players have little interest in practicing.