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S GrossI agree with the statement that NBA has just become a one-on-one slam dunk contest. It started out as a extra "spark" here and there, then it became routine, and now boring as hell.
Growing up watching Princeton Basketball, I am a true lover of the team aspect of the game. People say PU basketball is boring. I say just the opposite. Watching with anticipation the next cut, the perfect pass, followed by a more perfect assist: That keeps me on the edge of my seat. Now a player starts at the foul line, and taking 2, 3, 4 steps (used to be called "traveling") and slams down a dunk, big deal.
(((Also find 5 plus home run games unimpressive. Give me a walk, stolen base, sac bunt and sac fly, and I'm entertained !!!!)))
As far as the money, and advertising go, I can only quote a great man:
"The owners made money. The players made money. The only people that got hurt were the public, the fans, the integrity of baseball, and eventually the planet earth" -- Bill Lee