What really ruined NBA basketball for me was the "slam dunks." Once the players started doing that, I was totally turned off. I mean, where's the athletic ability in that? If I was 6'10", I could slam dunk too. Big deal. So all we have now are a bunch of insanely tall players driving to the hoop for a slam dunk (and hoping to draw a foul in the process). The game is now boring as hell. Just like hockey where fighting is now all but banned and everybody hangs around the neutral zone for 60 minutes dumping the puck and hoping for something to happen. But that's a complaint for another thread.
At least we still have the NFL.
Just like hockey where fighting is now all but banned and everybody hangs around the neutral zone for 60 minutes dumping the puck and hoping for something to happen. Oh, man. You haven't seen an NHL game recently, have you?
Things started to improve when they eliminated the "delayed off-side" dump-in. Now, if the defensive team gets the puck out of the zone, the offensive player who gains possession in the neutral zone actually has to pass it or carry it around while his teammates clear the zone. As a result, there is much more of an emphasis these days on mobile defensemen with puck-handling skills.
My complaint about most sports these days is that the playing areas have shrunk so much due to the increased size and speed of the modern athlete. Every sport should immediately increase the size of its playing surface by 10%-20% to restore some excitement to the games.