Being how predictable the NBA can be, Will you still follow the NBA just the same..

[BigGameDamian]

as if the Blazers are in the playoffs. (I know there not quite out yet but it's not looking very likely) Or will you say "fuck it" and pick it up when the NBA finals begin? You know it's going to be Thunder vs. Heat.

 

[crandc]

Re: Being how predictable the NBA can be, Will you still follow the NBA just the same

No, if the Blazers are in the playoffs I take them much more seriously - I'll probably watch some without but not religiously.

 

[donkiez]

Re: Being how predictable the NBA can be, Will you still follow the NBA just the same

without the Blazers I am a casual fan, watching games when I have nothing else to do unless its a game 7 or the finals.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Re: Being how predictable the NBA can be, Will you still follow the NBA just the same

Without the Blazers, the NBA drops to below Soccer on my list of preferred sports. I have no interest in any games in which they aren't involved.

 

[Rhal]

I find myself in the same predicament every year. If the Blazers make the playoffs I'm all about watching everything even after they get bounced, but if they won't make them I find myself start to step away from watching for the last month(except for Blazer games of course) but ill watch sportscenter or go onto espn to keep up with standings. Once the playoffs began I suddenly get very intrested and catch every playoff game I can.
As much as I harp on what's wrong with the NBA and what I consider biased and unfair reffing, I simply enjoy the game of basketball to much not to watch and pay attention to the playoffs.

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[tlongII]

Re: Being how predictable the NBA can be, Will you still follow the NBA just the same

I'll watch it. I love NBA playoff basketball!

 

[Natebishop3]

Re: Being how predictable the NBA can be, Will you still follow the NBA just the same

Once the Blazers are out, I stop caring.

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

Re: Being how predictable the NBA can be, Will you still follow the NBA just the same

without the Blazers I am a casual fan, watching games when I have nothing else to do unless its a game 7 or the finals.

Me too.

 

[KingSpeed]

Re: Being how predictable the NBA can be, Will you still follow the NBA just the same

I fucking love the playoffs whether the Blazers are in it or not. I watch almost every game. I especially love the first game and weekend. Suddenly, everyone plays harder and everything is magnified. I love it. I pick teams to root for throughout and it's a blast.

 

[VanillaGorilla]

Re: Being how predictable the NBA can be, Will you still follow the NBA just the same

Playoff basketball is amazing. My favorite sport and the best postseason, what's not to like?

 

[VanillaGorilla]

Re: Being how predictable the NBA can be, Will you still follow the NBA just the same

I guess a lot of people here are just Blazer fans, not basketball fans.

 

[BlazerBeav]

Re: Being how predictable the NBA can be, Will you still follow the NBA just the same

Won't watch a single game - I'll be at the Rose Garden watching the Winterhawks in the playoffs - hockey playoffs trump all anyway.

 

[Boise Blazer]

Re: Being how predictable the NBA can be, Will you still follow the NBA just the same

Playoff basketball is great but its hard to feel like it means the same without the Blazers. With that said I dont think it takes away from the excitement of the games themselves.

 

[Natebishop3]

Re: Being how predictable the NBA can be, Will you still follow the NBA just the same

I guess a lot of people here are just Blazer fans, not basketball fans.

I am a Blazer fan.

I am a basketball fan.

I am not an NBA fan. The NBA is a joke.

 

[magnifier661]

I am a Blazer fan.

I am a basketball fan.

I am not an NBA fan. The NBA is a joke.

And the prize goes to.... Natebishop! I couldn't agree more.

 

[Wheels]

Re: Being how predictable the NBA can be, Will you still follow the NBA just the same

I am a Blazer fan.

I am a basketball fan.

I am not an NBA fan. The NBA is a joke.

ding ding ding ding. NBA has become WWF... but without the boobs.

 

[BigGameDamian]

Re: Being how predictable the NBA can be, Will you still follow the NBA just the same

I guess a lot of people here are just Blazer fans, not basketball fans.

Well I guess for some people it's hard to be when you live in a small market and the odds are always stacked against you. The problem with the NBA is not just location but all the stars that really matter
are in large market city's.

 

[KingSpeed]

Re: Being how predictable the NBA can be, Will you still follow the NBA just the same

Well I guess for some people it's hard to be when you live in a small market and the odds are always stacked against you. The problem with the NBA is not just location but all the stars that really matter
are in large market city's.

Ahem.

Signed,
Kevin Durant
Russell Westbrook
Damian Lillard
Kyrie Irving
Anthony Davis

 

[Natebishop3]

Re: Being how predictable the NBA can be, Will you still follow the NBA just the same

Ahem.

Signed,
Kevin Durant
Russell Westbrook
Damian Lillard
Kyrie Irving
Anthony Davis

All four of those players were drafted by those cities. And you think New Orleans is a small market?

 

[KingSpeed]

Re: Being how predictable the NBA can be, Will you still follow the NBA just the same

All four of those players were drafted by those cities. And you think New Orleans is a small market?

They're not?

 

[KingSpeed]

Re: Being how predictable the NBA can be, Will you still follow the NBA just the same

And it doesn't matter how those teams got those stars. The comment was that all the stars that matter are in the large markets and that is not true.

 

[BigGameDamian]

Re: Being how predictable the NBA can be, Will you still follow the NBA just the same

Ahem.

Signed,
Kevin Durant
Russell Westbrook
Damian Lillard
Kyrie Irving
Anthony Davis

I'm not sure the NBA views Damian Lillard and Anthony Davis in the same pool as Kobe, LeBron, DWade and Howard type players.

 

[BigGameDamian]

Re: Being how predictable the NBA can be, Will you still follow the NBA just the same

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[Drttimmy]

Re: Being how predictable the NBA can be, Will you still follow the NBA just the same

I am a Blazer fan.

I am a basketball fan.

I am not an NBA fan. The NBA is a joke.

Pretty much my line of thinking, too. I know it's probably because I've lived long enough to have seen better basketball, more compelling storylines, and more entertaining players. If I was fresh to basketball, I wonder if I'd be smitten with the current NBA the way I was in the 80s and 90s? It doesn't help that a lot players from the next generation of stars either got hurt or never developed.

 

[VanillaGorilla]

Re: Being how predictable the NBA can be, Will you still follow the NBA just the same

Pretty much my line of thinking, too. I know it's probably because I've lived long enough to have seen better basketball, more compelling storylines, and more entertaining players. If I was fresh to basketball, I wonder if I'd be smitten with the current NBA the way I was in the 80s and 90s? It doesn't help that a lot players from the next generation of stars either got hurt or never developed.

That's simply the "things were better in the old days" mentality.

 

[jlprk]

Re: Being how predictable the NBA can be, Will you still follow the NBA just the same

Remember when we made the playoffs 26 straight years, before the Oregonian talked knowledgable Portland fans into blowing it up and getting rid of Bob Whitsitt?

What happened to all you experts who used to say that you were bored with one-and-out every year, and a lowly .600 team can't win the championship, so you'd rather be the worst team for one year, so that we will inevitably return to the playoffs the very next year?

 

[Drttimmy]

Re: Being how predictable the NBA can be, Will you still follow the NBA just the same

That's simply the "things were better in the old days" mentality.

Maybe. Can you point out anything redeeming about this season, though? There's the Heat streak. Lebron's awesomeness. Possibly the early budding of future All-stars in Lillard and Wall....maybe Faried? Harden's breakout. That's all I can come up with. Not a lot to bring in new casual fans. Contrast that to the NFL. Night and day.

 

[VanillaGorilla]

Re: Being how predictable the NBA can be, Will you still follow the NBA just the same

Maybe. Can you point out anything redeeming about this season, though? There's the Heat streak. Lebron's awesomeness. Possibly the early budding of future All-stars in Lillard and Wall....maybe Faried? Harden's breakout. That's all I can come up with. Not a lot to bring in new casual fans. Contrast that to the NFL. Night and day.

Basketball and baseball (not a fan) only attract more dedicated sports fans because of the volume of games. With the NFL, there's one day a week games are on, and you don't even have to watch to know exactly what happened from the highlights and how much people with talk about it.

 

[VanillaGorilla]

Re: Being how predictable the NBA can be, Will you still follow the NBA just the same

Maybe. Can you point out anything redeeming about this season, though? There's the Heat streak. Lebron's awesomeness. Possibly the early budding of future All-stars in Lillard and Wall....maybe Faried? Harden's breakout. That's all I can come up with. Not a lot to bring in new casual fans. Contrast that to the NFL. Night and day.

What are examples of regular seasons from the 80s or 90s that had all these redeeming qualities you seem to speak of?

 

[Drttimmy]

Re: Being how predictable the NBA can be, Will you still follow the NBA just the same

What are examples of regular seasons from the 80s or 90s that had all these redeeming qualities you seem to speak of?

I think the difference comes down to rivalries and star players you specifically tune into watch. Non-basketball fans knew who Jordan, Bird, Magic, Shaq, Kobe were. I could probably ask my dad (no interest in basketball whatsoever) and he might know who Lebron is today. No one outside of that. He'd occasionally stop what he was doing to watch those guys on the TV for 20 minutes or so, but he wouldn't take anytime for players today. And rivalries are missing today. I'd watch the Lakers/Celtics or Heat/Knicks or Bulls/Pistons back "in the day", but there's no performance enhancing rivalries that exist now. Not that I would go out of my way to tune in for. Hopefully, the Thunder and Heat can develop one, but they're not there yet. The Clippers/Lakers had some promise, but that fizzled out. Tough time for the league imo.