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The NBA's Problem Is Economics, Not Basketball

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22 points paulpauper | 1 comments | 21 Dec 24 15:28 UTC | HN request time: 0.208s | source
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Tarsul ◴[21 Dec 24 16:21 UTC] No.42480490[source]▶
Personally, I have a different problem: Too many stars are hurt during the playoffs (and the season as well, but not as important). Which means that it's just sad and I have less reason to watch because in the end it mostly comes down to which teams are healthiest the most. (e.g. look at which teams Boston played last playoffs and what happened to the stars of their opponents...)

Also, crypto and gambling ads annoy as well.

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mdanger007 ◴[21 Dec 24 16:32 UTC] No.42480552[source]▶
Tech companies have the same problems as the NBA. there used to be career stars like Claude Shannon developing cultures of excellence out of teams like IBM, but just like Larry Bird and the Celtics, the free agent market and stars chasing the dollar has diminished the culture and thus the product.
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1. chollida1 ◴[21 Dec 24 17:02 UTC] No.42480757[source]▶
> but just like Larry Bird and the Celtics, the free agent market and stars chasing the dollar has diminished the culture and thus the product.

Um Larry bird never went the free agent route. He always played for the Celtics who drafted him. He's one person who doesn't fit your narrative.