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skrtskerskrt t1_j0lrq1m wrote

Reply to comment by Cladari in Heat place literally every player on injury report after receiving NBA fine ahead of Mexico City game by XXmynameisNeganXX

They don't get this part at all. NBA more than any other team sport is star dependent. From the marketing to the pricing to referee calls, it's all based on the stars.

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paperclipknight t1_j0mjq5e wrote

To the detriment of the sport - they really need to pivot away from stars and focus on team rivalries. Just look at how soccer rivalries are built up. People didn’t stop watching Barcelona vs RM as soon as Cr7 & Messi left

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darkjurai t1_j0mqkqd wrote

I think the amount of player movement undermines team rivalries a bit. Like back in the days of Knicks-Heat, there was seven years of Ewing vs Mourning. Roster stability really helps.

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paperclipknight t1_j0n30oo wrote

Somewhat so though arguably because the NBA is almost pathologically committed to player rivalries - it’s always “LeBron vs Steph” & never “Tonight the Knicks play the Nets in the New York derby, who’s going to be the kings of NYC”

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Kevolved t1_j0nojir wrote

Lakers celtics is always great. Granted they both usually have at least decent teams.

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