No defense, entitlement & fatherless behavior

Why the NBA SUCKS Now: *"IT'S A COMPLETE CRAP!"*

I like to load manage my viewing of the NBA to a point that I have every night off now.

The refs are pushing teams like the Lakers into the playoffs. Everything is fixed now.

1. No good storylines 2. Players don’t care about the regular season 3. Load Management 4. Everyone wants to be S Curry and shoot 3s 5. Lack of defense Maybe more factors as to why the game sucks now

Lack of defense, too many 3 pointers, flopping, superteams and bad refs ruined the nba

Now we gotta hear about LBJ being the goat because he scored 40 pts against the bottom dwelling NETS in this watered down defensive era. I'm so tired of the pundits trying to convince me it's day when it's clearly night.

THE NBA SUCKS BECAUSE THE FACE OF THE NBA IS THE GOAT OF FLOPPING.

Lebron complains after EVERY play. Doesn't matter what happens, he will lift his arms up. What a spoiled pos.

I’m a Knicks fan..Jalen Brunson scoring 60 points tells you the state of the league. The NBA is broken and no one wants to watch glorified AAU games.

The NBA is worst than a complete crap now. It’s a dumpster fire. I can’t even cheer for my team with integrity anymore because the Burger King stole my team and reaped the core values we had. SMH

March Madness is our only chance to watch pure basketball. NBA is a complete crap!

Adam silver let the league get destroyed. These causal fans don’t understand how much of an advantage it is for players being allowed to take 3-4 steps on the perimeter or paint. Being able to take 2 steps before you dribble the ball. Being able to carry… all while the defense isn’t allowed to handcheck or be aggressive. This is the equivalent of going into 2k settings, turning off certain rules and putting the difficulty on pro. I used to love watching basketball games. Now it’s simply a joke

I'd rather watch any given game from the 90s or 80s than any game of this season.

Phil Jackson commented against this political crap in the NBA and he was crucified for it. He was right after all. People are so tired of the division and bringing it into sports is a turn off for most folks.

it's terrible. nba stats really mattered back in the days. now without defense the stats are so overexaggerated that people don't care any more. no defense also means no positions. everyone plays like a guard and it's boring now.

The fakeness is what i hate...So many ppl just falling and acting when they never even get touched! Its like they just do it hoping if the play failed or the ball changed possessions that a foul will be called!

The NBA sucks because LeBalco is in it. It’ll get better when he leaves 🤣

Caitlin Clark Vs Angel Reese is a better storyline and intriguing than LeWack Jame's NBA.

LeBalco retiring will rejuvenate the NBA.

No hand checking, defensive 3 second rule, no hard fouls, zone defenses. All put into place to help the NBA "create" LeChoke Steroid. All the LeHelpMe Stans eat up his career of longevity stat-padding, but fail to realize that it was more so the NBA rule changes than it was LeQuit's talents. At this point, I wouldn't be surprised if they make the rim larger and use smaller basketballs to help him even more.

1. No Taunting 2. No Hanging on Rim 3. Pass then shoot a 3 basketball. 4. Trash allstar game 5. Rigged Biast ESPN. 6. Broken MVP Award. 7. Biast payed off Refs.

Why did Lebron play 37 minutes against Nets. I thought his ankle was bothering him 🤔

To answer the question, NO DEFENSE and no true care to the game. Nuff Said!! MJ is forever the GOAT!!!!

Let's not forget Dr J kept the league alive and helped save it too before Magic and Bird and after in the early to mid 80's. He was the only one selling out arenas in the late 70's.

LeBalco played against the Nets scored 40 and Media says he is The Greatest. He can't do that against Denver, Boston or Mavs.

Viewership is down because intelligent adults no longer watch the stupidity that takes place on a nightly basis..

They passed the torch to LeBron James and He dropped it and burned down the NBA as well as Adam Silver.Because of these 2 weak individuals the NBA has become HOT GARBAGE!!!! And until they both leave it will only get worse.

The fact that they are doubling certain teams free throw attempts to keep them in the playoffs lets us know its rigged.

"Today's players are the most skilled they've ever been." --foolish casuals "The truth is, it makes the game [where] players have to be more skillful. Nowadays, literally anybody can get out there and get to the basket and you can't touch anybody. Back then, if guys put their hands on you, you had to have the skill to be able to go both ways, change direction, post up, you had to have a mid-range game because you didn't want to go all the way to the basket because you would get knocked ass over tea kettle. So I think playing the game back then required MUCH MORE SKILL." --Kobe Bryant on 80/90s basketball

It’s sad to see what has become of the NBA in 2024. One of the absolute greatest sports in ruins.

keep spitting facts skap 👑

This is why I wish the media would pay more attention to smaller market teams like Denver, OKC, and Minnesota. Jokić, ANT, SGA and other stars on their teams really seem like they want to compete. It’s the little things, or in this case the little teams, that often go unnoticed

League allowing stars to team up, flopping travelling. Wonder who popularised that?

The Cupcake era. Grandpa LBJ. Players like Harden who only care about their bloated contracts. Load mgmt. Overpaid athletes who only care about their social media status. The anti-ring culture. The US players lack of skills and fundamentals vs int'l players. Ben Simmons freeloading. Defense-less league. Every player is damn friendly with each other. Artificially built super teams. 🤦🏼

Luka's dunk attempt and Lebron's layup attempt are equally hilarious 😂

I miss watching Kobe and his era of basketball

Part of the problem is all ESPN talks about is the 9th place lakers and the oldest guy in the league. They should prop up the best guys on the best teams.

LeBUM James the cancer of the nba

They're just paid athletes now, not competitors.

All facts, Skap! The LLL "Layup Line League" days are numbered.

The NCAA has better basketball with better fundamentals, better refereeing, players that care more and don't flop like crazy and whine like babies, announcers that aren't making up some nonsense and lying about "GOAT" players, and coaches that actually try instead of deliberately tanking games and teams. The modern NBA: IT'S A COMPLETE CRAP!

The state of the game is a direct reflection of the “face” of the game. A true shame actually.

After the OGs like kobe and Duncan and KG faded out, there was no one left to contain or shame or supervise James, so he went full roman emperor, with his cult of self adulation exploding

The NBA is awful now. People hoisting 40 three's a game. No defense. The NBA thought more points would equal more fans. They were wrong, we want games that are competitive and where X's and O's actually mean something.

The fact that NCAA viewership is still strong shows that people still love basketball. Most probably even want to watch the NBA but its just so hard to sit through a game now. Basketball is still an incredible sport. It is the NBA that is the problem.

The NBA created a 1/4 season championship because the viewership was low and they had to Incentivize their stars to put in the effort into the early season. That alone shows how desperate the NBA has gotten.

the NBA is so bad right now its almost unwatchable the NBA is definitely the bottom of pro sports.

I forgot about that ‘Chosen’ tattoo from the guy who can barely spell the word. What a guy.

No competitive spirit, no enjoyment for the fans. Great point and video as always

The NBA is on a vicious downward spiral. The players: start to suck. The League: "Let's make things easier for them to pad stats so at least they look good on spreadsheets." The players: suck even more. The league: throws in even more "goodies" to making things "exciting". The players: turn into crying babies. They also added more gambling condiments to spice things up. WIN.

Adam Silver needs to be fired. Being the Commissioner of the NBA, the biggest and most powerful Professional Basketball League, also means that he is the de facto guardian of the sport of Basketball. As the guardian of Basketball, Adam Silver also has to promote and spread the game far and wide. He has to protect the integrity and overall health of the sport; just like Kenishaw Mountain Landis did when he took over the MLB after the Black Sox scandal. Ever since the removal of Donald Sterling as the owner of the Clippers, what has Adam Silver done to improve the game...nothing. All of the things that Magic, Bird, Jordan, Kobe, Shaq and the other superstars of their respective eras have done to grow the sport is being undone. For that Adam Silver has to go!

The refs ruined it for me. The fact that there are no longer grown men in the league, just childish cartoon looking clowns is a close second.

It’s literally horrible. LeBalco has to buy his legacy.

On Facebook today someone made the mistake of saying Lebron would lock up prime Shaq. He got dragged

Players today are getting massive deals with Nike and all before they even prove themselves in the NBA. I mean ofc I'm gonna be lazy and not try that much when I'm making millions upon millions for stuff other than my on court play like endorsements at the age of 18 or 19. MJ said it best: "Back when I played, we weren't getting these deals and endorsements until we proved it on the court. Today's players are already getting endorsement deals before they even prove themselves in the NBA. It stops them from trying hard and working hard whereas back then we used to have to work hard and prove ourselves before we got these rewards"

Watching the countless podcasts of "3 random NBA fans" will explain a lot to us "old heads" about how anyone could enjoy this terrible modern NBA. These podcasts are just 3 random kids, spouting off stats to identify "greatness" and then coming up with as many dumb NBA 2k scenario superteams, missing the entire point once again about competition and excellence. They don't comprehend sport at all. They look at who fills up stat sheets and who the media champions as "great." This is how and why an entire generation of fans can celebrate meaningless "accomplishments" by LeBron, and cheer for dumb superteams instead of growing greatness organically. An entirely lost generation of fans.

The "IT"S A COMPLETE CRAP!!!" clip, always make me laugh.

In short the game is no longer "PURE" . The" ESSENCE" has been tainted.

It's ironic that the NCAA viewership is doing well because there is no way in hell any of these teams compare to the college teams of the 70s-early 00s.

Today’s NBA, I pretty much only watch the playoffs. With the ESPN+ app, I’m able to watch the Euroleague games in the US and the Euroleague is more competitive, physical, and fun to watch than the NBA. The atmosphere at Euroleague games is much more euphoric too and the fans really get involved in creating an intimidating atmosphere for the visiting team. Thank god for KZfaq where I can watch clips from 90s NBA to reminisce.

It's a good thing Wemby and Chet joined. They're legit and love playing defense.

The women's college basketball elite 8 between Caitlyn Clark and Iowa vs Kim Mulkey and LSU is going to generate more ratings tonight than possibly any NBA PLAYOFF game this post season. The "multiple streaming" excuse doesn't seem to effect the NFL or women's college basketball circuit. So why the NBA?

Great video. Well said. I’ve been pretty disappointed in some of the content creators trying to just slide into their dialogue, “the skill level across the board is just better than any other era, no denying it.” The thing is, that might work on a person that never saw games in the 90’s. For those of us that watched the 80’s, 90’s and 2000’s, as well as today, you can’t tell us that the defensive effort and skill level is the same, and you can’t tell us that ,outside of 3 point shooting , the total skill set is better than it was in previous eras…. The palming and extra steps now really make the handle look inferior. The defense today is disinterested at best. Players that handle the ball the most have awfully high turnover rates today, despite being allowed to carry and travel. You can find examples of these traits in any era, but it’s hard to find games today that it ISN’T obvious.

Greatest scoring era, yet no one can even get close 3000 in a season.

One thing about players legacies is what changed in the game when they were the face of the league. During Lebron's reign as the face of the league the flopping, load managing and not playing defense got out of hands to such extent that the league has made rules to prevent the first 2, and I hope they'll try to fix the 3rd one as well.

The Lebron book page part was so funny, keep up the good work bro😂

Well, as one of the fans who stopped watching, I'm glad it's not just me.

Adam Silver and LeFraud destroyed the NBA that Mike left us with!!

When I was teenager in the 90s, the NBA was the best thing that we had. Every game was competitive, and every play counted. The NBA front office and this generation of players, led by LeJuice, the greatest symbol of entitlement and poor self awareness, simply sunk the league. Now it's the worst american league. In the meantime, the NFL and NHL just work. They're fun.

This is going to be a good one! 🍿

Modern NBA ratings are down, but content trashing the modern NBA is up 😅

I bet tonight's game between LSU/Iowa on the women's side will have better ratings than any NBA game this season.

The NFL smells blood in the water. They announced that they are playing games again on Christmas this year, even though it falls on a Wednesday. That’s how confident they are that they can dominate the ratings.

The NBA is trash now

"Fatherless behaviour" because LeBalco is fighting that father time 😂😂😂

When Lebron years from now is in retirement, His bookshelfs will be filled with books glorying his overrated career, and there only be wear and tear on the title pages in all of them.

Women’s college basketball is more compelling at the moment. I never thought I’d say that. It’s nice to see basketball players actually trying.

Tell me one thing that doesnt suck in these days. Everythings fucked up,twisted, nothing is holy anymore.

The NBA is not be watchable until traveling and carrying is called constantly. Also defense and competitiveness need to come back

One word: LeBron He embodies literally everything that's wrong with the league. He annihilated (perhaps beyond repair) the competitive integrity of the league - and it's gotten to the point where his influence on media is palpable and coercive. But I'm hopeful Wembenyama can restore the competitive integrity of the league, something LeBalco completely destroyed. The NBA will only recover once LeBalco is gone. He has two of the lowest finals TV ratings of the past 40 years according to the official Nielson report. He is an overrated narcissist who the league has been artificially pushing into our faces against the will of the fans who see right through the propaganda. He is nowhere near MJ and it's a tragedy that the NBA has traded it's soul for a guy with a losing record in the finals, a perpetual flopper (literally cheating the game), who can't win without at least two other past, present or future HOFers on his team. Pathetic. The NBA won't recover until this cancer retires. Lastly, he's also the biggest PED fraud in modern American sports history and people will pretend like it's not happening despite the reams and reams of evidence. IF and when a real journalistic entity is willing to publish the article that Victor Conte claims ESPN blocked from a journalist that had been covering Lebron James for 6 years and was about to release a scathing expose on Lebron's PED use. Backed up with legal documentation. The fact is Lebron is a PED fraud; he travels religiously and flops. He formed super teams (again cheating the game). He colluded to bring FAs to his teams via Klutch Sports his de facto sports agency. The fans can see the game for what it is, empty spectacle. Ratings bounced back in the mid-2010s because of CURRY not Lebalco. Kobe was the last TRUE monster draw in the NBA. Everybody else is playing catch-up. #OnlyWhenLeBalcoRetires

Nobody wants to see multimillionaires complain about doing their job!

There’s no defense. There’s no reason to watch any games because someone is always sitting out. American stars are all self obsessed and don’t care about basketball at all. We’re watching crap and getting told it’s gold.

I just love how real this channel is just straight facts not afraid to tell the truth. Great content Skap👍🏽

I just think about how Michael Jordan only made like 4 million in the first 8 seasons with the bulls, yet players now get 40 million dollar contracts based on potential and dont even really play. I mean if your getting a big bag before you even start playing whats the incentive to try hard. NBA needs reevaluating.

LeFlop retiring and the rise of Wemby with his competitiveness will revive the NBA.

I love these videos, Skap reminds me of Jim Rome from back in the day when he would do his final burns. Keep up the great work!

A few months ago (at least six) I heard guys on tv talking about the best three players to ever play together. They all talked about current players. Personally, I am taking Wilt, Elgin, and Jerry. If you don't know who I am talking about, you REALLY don't know much about basketball.

Nba is turning into the NHL no one will tune in until the playoffs

There are so many people living in the past of the NBA times change and nostalgia's holding you back. ( however we do need more defense because Giannis can't even give someone a good stare without a technical)

No defense, flopping, whining, resting, quitting and entitlement by the face of the league is the reason why.

Social media....curry era of just shooting threes...no defense...breathe on a player and it's a flagrant 15. Fuck the NBA now

Soft play, rules, and flops. 90's were the best.

If the NBA wants to improve viewership it's gonna have to bring defense back to the game. The NBA reminds me of back when I was playing basketball back in highschool and college and we played pickup ball in the summer just to stay in shape. It wasn't real competitive and anyone from school could hope in and play even if you weren't on the team so you could imagine how uncompetitive some games were. That's what the NBA reminds me of. It's just not fun to watch.

Here’s a conversation I was just having with a friend during this NCAA Tournament. If basketball players were so much more “advanced” athletically and otherwise you would clearly see it at the highest level of NCAA games as well, since this is the main feeder league of the NBA. But you don’t. We’re not seeing anything “more advanced” out of the players in this tournament than we see out of a tournament in say 1992. Why do NBA players appear “more skilled” to the untrained, casual eye? Because they’re allowed to get away with unprecedented levels of traveling, carrying and double dribble while the defensive effort is at an all time low. You don’t see those things at the NCAA level. At least not nearly to the same degree.

Bring back "Hand Checking". 😏

2024 is the year of truth...starts with p diddy and ends with LeBron James...mock my words

Remember the "Jordan past Petrrovich" play? He went throught three defenders. Remember T-Mac's final shot when he scored 13 points in 33 seconds? He went up against four defenders.

Less interest in the finals compared to COLLEGE GAMES?????? This is instant disqualification not just for GOAT, but for top-10 conversation as well!!!!

"We done wit defense."