By Free Republic | Created at 2024-11-16 03:57:52 | Updated at 2024-11-16 06:34:00
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Shaquille O'Neal points the finger: Stephen Curry's 3-point revolution is ruining the NBA
MARCA ^ | 08/11/2024
Posted on 11/15/2024 7:45:34 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
Shaquille O'Neal says he's bored with basketball. The former Los Angeles Lakers center reacted to a recent report about the NBA's declining ratings by claiming that the league has become too predictable-and he quickly pointed to Stephen Curry, the master of three-pointers, as the reason.
According to a report by Sports Media Watch, ratings for the first two days of the 2024-2025 NBA season dropped by as much as 47% compared to last year, depending on the game.
O'Neal didn't hold back on finding a reason for the ratings decline. On the latest episode of "The Big Podcast with Shaq," the three-time NBA champion claimed that the game has become too predictable and "boring," which he believes is why fans have stopped tuning in.
"I have a theory," Shaq told co-host Adam Lefkoe. "It's down because we're looking at the same thing. Everybody's running the same plays. At the top of the key, dribble handoff," he asserted.
Blaming Stephen Curry The Big Aristotle played in an era dominated by giants like Hakeem Olajuwon, Yao Ming, Ben Wallace, Karl Malone, Tim Duncan, and David Robinson, who ruled the NBA in the '90s and early 2000s. So it's no surprise that O'Neal isn't impressed with a game increasingly led by sharpshooters.
"Steph Curry and those guys messed it up," he said. "I didn't mind Golden State back in the day shooting threes, but not every team is a three-point shooter, so why does everybody have the same strategy?"
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To: MinorityRepublican
Not surprising Shaq prefers his era.
2 posted on 11/15/2024 7:49:14 PM PST by Fuzz
To: MinorityRepublican
Back in the day, being a basketball fan was about…well…basketball.
Speaking as a white kid in the Philly area in the 80s, nobody saw Dr J as black, per se…We saw him as awesome.
And yeah…3-pointers suck compared to the legendary Rock the Baby dunk.
3 posted on 11/15/2024 7:53:31 PM PST by DoodleBob (Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s² )
To: DoodleBob
And yeah…3-pointers suck compared to the legendary Rock the Baby dunk.
Exactly. Time to get rid of 3 pt line.
To: DoodleBob
Loved Dr J.
Saw him at a slot machine at the Tropicana in Atlantic City once and the 20 dollar tokens looked like quarters in his hand.
5 posted on 11/15/2024 7:55:40 PM PST by Fuzz
To: MinorityRepublican
‘ Time to get rid of 3 pt line.’
Don’t see that happening anytime soon.
6 posted on 11/15/2024 7:56:55 PM PST by Fuzz
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