Couldn't agree more
Removed physicality with cone spacing has made the game simply ~ transition and attack the mismatch. Rinse and repeat
Celtics are great but holy fuck they are a boring watch. 5 cones, find the weakest defender, give him the ball and attack
Just waiting for playoffs so I can actually watch them try on defense
I was thinking about this, and how it doesn't make logical sense that the TV deals get bigger and bigger while the ratings dwindle, and then it hit me finally, the NBA (and other sports probably) are utilizing a similar model that microtransaction based video games do. That is, they are focusing their strategy on the whales, and ignoring the average fan
How does this work? Well in games, you market to people who will spend excessive amounts of money, and keep giving them carrots to chase. You lose your core audience, but the whales spend far more than the core audience ever did originally
For the NBA, you get people who will pay for streaming. For the average fan, games used to be affordable to attend, and there was basketball on basic television. Now you have to purchase a specific streaming service that carries the NBA or league pass itself if you want the games, and to actually buy tickets the price is exorbitant. So instead of making it more accessible, they're just going out of their way to target the whales who are subsidizing the current product. This includes gamblers, who are obviously putting huge money into the hobby
Problem with 2K and why it's unplayable compared to any game prior to 2k18
What's my 50 bucks when MyTeam and MyCareer players right of the rip spend an extra $250-$1000 day 1
That issue in FIFA is out of this world compared to 2K
Fuck whales
This post was edited by ZxFamily-GuyxZ on Feb 16 2025 02:08am