Isiah Thomas Says NBA Has Lost Its Magic

Isiah Thomas shares his frustration with the modern NBA, calling it less enjoyable due to the over-reliance on three-point shooting and the lack of strategic variety. He points out how every team now follows the same game plan, minimizing the fastbreaks that made legends like Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen so thrilling to watch. #nba #nbahighlights #jordan #isiahthomas

[JumpJeho]

At this point, let's just have each team line up at the 3pt line and the first team that makes 10 3s wins.

[RickMichaels-ifeq]

The 1980’s-90’s was the best era of basketball.🏀 The classic highlights are more entertaining than today’s basketball.

[lamarvinware]

Yep when you see 7'2 foot guys shooting 3's the NBA is about done

[tolicelawrence]

I use to love watching the NBA but it's so boring and Isaiah is is right. There's no excitement in the game anymore. Haven't watched on a regular basis since about 2010.

[earlbrown]

The nba suicide itself when they made scoring a top priority. And took away defensive and physical play. So oh well

[JRally]

Zero Defense
All threes
Soft a$$ players
Load mgt
Limited excitement / emotion / emotions interest from the players


Just terrible

[williamchilcott]

What I don’t understand is why the NBA thought they had to “fix” something that wasn’t broken.

[dwaynescott]

Reasons NBA Failing
1. Players are entitled - Up until Kobe, Duncan actually the lebron generation seem to think it is their right to play. Money is all that matters....Lebron, Embid. Players like Westbrook and Curry still seem to realize they are here to ball. - e.g. players wanting more money to play in all star game?
2. Players disconnected with fans and city - Players should always keep in mind that they play for the fans...its entertainment.
3. No genuine rivalry - NFL and Football(Soccer) is built on intense rivals that the players themselves understand
4. No more dynamic duos - 2 stars or superstars per team
5. No loyalty to the team/city - duos or stars would stay on a team for a long time - it would be their city. deep rooted connection with fans. this makes moving to rivals unthinkable. e.g. Durant, Lerbon, Kawai, Harden, AD, Westbrook constantly moving. For a league to have 6 superstars in the prime of their careers constantly moving from franchise to franchise shows that something is wrong with the league. If a superstar or star spends 10 years in a city and is on the decline and moves to another franchise that is understood
6. Style of play -

Physicality lacking....very very soft

Three point shooting - - - I cannot fully blame Curry. He is a generational player. And weaponized his skill. But yes players are looking and settling for only 3s. Not even Steph does this. When I watch him play he does much more than settle for 3s. He drives, dishes dimes. So the one dimensional nature of the game is also a factor.

[LPjunemark]

When a 7'5 center shooting 5-10 3's, i turned off my tv

[Marco.of.Substance]

The NBA forgot its first purpose. ENTERTAINMENT.

[HollywoodNow-]

The NBA is absolutely boring. No dynamic exciting players. I'm so sick of seeing just anybody shoot 3's.

[terucks]

REST IN PEACE Fastbreak style points and mid-range jump shots! The two most underrated styles of play in basketball!

[John-]

All positions play the same now. All teams play the same style now. Stick a fork in the NBA, it's done.

[TexasMade]

Why is a 7'5" player shooting 3's instead of dominating in the paint?

[ctrl-shift-run]

There are no rivalries anymore... it's like watching a practice match. There are games at the park that are more exciting than NBA games.

[TheJudgementofDog]

Three easy steps to fix the NBA:

1. Remove the 3 point line.
2. Remove guaranteed contracts.
3. Remove gambling.

[bradyhicks]

They sold their souls for the gambling revenue. It is an absolute certainty that some percentage of the horrific officiating is moving the lines. I can't take the competitive integrity seriously when they're pimping gambling lines on the pregame show.

[alexhill]

Even if they were making 3s i still don't won't to see if

[John-]

I love Isiah. The dude loves basketball. He's always tried to stay positive about the modern game, but a lot of these dudes have hit their breaking point. They see the game is dying.

[teehud]

The games lack of defense, excessive 3pt shooting, and spoiled player sense of entitlement has made the nba unwatchable.