The stars are gone, athleticism has taken a hit, $1K bets aren't getting up, and we aren't seeing the dunks.

FYP.

But yeah, LK et al. overspent last season, they've now toned it down but we're used to a higher standard now after being spoiled. What to do?

I didn't get on, Perthworld. It was too long a walk getting into town and to the tab.

And you do realise I was taking the piss, right?

Coming from Manu the Cairns supporter, I wonder why you're not enjoying it as much?

That one handed 360 alleyoop by Deng tonight was awful, I know exactly what you mean. #hottake

Nah it was a shitpost. No one remembers the thread from a week or two into the season saying exactly the same thing but being serious about it?

Imo this season is, so far, more fun than any I can remember in the past. As high-quality too

Yeah I get it Manu, last season was better however but it's not like this one is horrible. Keep in mind I haven't seen any of today's games so the last one I watched was Taipans-Wildcats which was an absolute shitshow. Great, I missed the good ones today.

Too bad the blowout troll has disappeared since this season's margins have been super tiiiight.

100 per cent.

I'm shooting straight cancer into all these threads

Failed shitpost

I didn't even check the OP's name before replying because this is exactly the kind of post I'm used to seeing here... :D

You're forgiven, Gus

Nice one Manu,

Only reason this doesn't work perfectly on this forum is because of the number of negative and ignorant posters ala "Blowout Troll" etc that put up ridiculous comments about the standard of basketball which is not consistent with reality!

The "standard has dropped" types have lost Conger from their “gone from the league” lists...

Yeah, I made the original post about the league losing style and athleticism, and from what I saw from today's two games, I've been made to eat humble pie. Both were great spectacles on TV and I am happy to admit when I am wrong. I think when I wrote that it was after a poor round. But some players have found their feet, and therefore found some air as well, and now you're starting to see some of that exciting NBL action we were seeing last year. So, yeah, I am here to say I was wrong, the NBL is moving in the right direction on court, and will only get better. And yes, we have Conger back.

Sydney-NZ was the most fun game I've been to in many years. Bogut is a delight to watch if you enjoy well played basketball and not guys jacking up 3s all game. The NBA is unwatchable to me due to that fact, teams taking 30+ 3s and not working for quality shots. If anything the NBL has gone away from the 3 ball a bit to its massive benefit.

Its funny Chris, whilst the 3 point attempts have gone up overall hugely. The league wide percentage made hasn't really changed since the turn of the century. So much for better shooters...

"The NBA is unwatchable to me due to that fact, teams taking 30+ 3s and not working for quality shots. If anything the NBL has gone away from the 3 ball a bit to its massive benefit"

The thing is shooting a 3 ball is a better shot than anything except a layup/dunk, that's why they're doing it. I can understand that might not be for you, but I would rather watch a team find good high percentage looks and that's what they're doing in the NBA (and to a lesser extent all basketball globally).

Back in the iso heavy days I preferred NBL, but NBA teams move the ball now and its a lot of fun.

The only area the NBL has an advantage over the NBA (for me) is that, due to an anomaly with the salary cap, there is one team constructed so good that they're virtually assured to win. Aside from that, the daily/weekly games are better on every level in the NBA. Players, style, coaching, commentary, game presentation....no contest.

Having said all of that, the few minutes I've seen of NBL this season have been more entertaining than last season.

No argument that there are dud games, but that's true of any league. In the NBL if there are 2 teams you don't like watching that could effect half of the weekend's games. In the NBA there's teams you can avoid watching for the whole season if need be.

Seeing the same match ups again and again means, for me, one game a month of NBL is enough.