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Originally Posted by pgardn
The NBA has a problem. They promote flash, and to the horror of the league, good solid basketball wins. Sounds like time for another rule change after this low scoring series. The NBA really needs to decide if they want team basketball while advertising individuals constantly.
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The Nba's problem is too many teams, too many bad players with jobs and too restrictive of a salary cap. The west being strong also hurts because the people on the east with the exception of sickos like me simply dont see the western conference games much because they are on too late.
I dont buy all that "promoting flash" crap and the Spurs are boring because play good 'team' ball. The Spurs are boring because they are not very interesting as individuals. Duncan is a great player but because he is a small market player who never says or does anything interesting, he gets forgotten. Parker is a very good player who is fun to watch but outside of his future wife there is not much going on with him either. Manu is also fun to watch but he has no catch either. Sports is best when there is a clearly defined rivalry where people can choose sides. It is best when there is a good vs. evil scenario. The Spurs just dont generate much love or hate and the fact that they win every few years instead of back to back to back takes away from any buzz they might create. Simply put people on the coasts dont care much about them.
The NBA has many issues with officiating, horrid franchises, too many foreign players, the lack of college basketball as a promotional tool, etc. They have weak management in their major market teams(Knicks,Celtics,Lakers,76ers), an increasingly meaningless regular season, high ticket prices,etc. The Spurs winning the championship is not a major deal, just not an interesting story.