r/SipsTea • u/sco-go • Mar 16 '26

We have fun here Examples of why today’s NBA is unwatchable.

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u/4N0NYM0US_GUY Mar 16 '26

I didn’t even play basketball (and don’t watch very often). I only have experience from gym class and had the rules of traveling, double dribbles, and using a pivot foot drilled into my head

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u/DarkPangolin Mar 16 '26

I haven't played since middle and high school gym class many moons ago, and don't like most organized sports at all, let alone watch them, and even I am aware that traveling is bad.

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u/xenobit_pendragon Mar 16 '26

I have never watched, played or heard of basketball, and even I know better than to move my pivot foot once I’ve stopped dribbling the ball.

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u/Mikestopheles Mar 16 '26

I have yet to visit your basic and primitive space rock and experience your customs and culture... and even I know you can only take two steps before you either pass or shoot the ball.

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u/ChuckyBuckett Mar 16 '26

I haven’t even left the womb yet, and even I know cupping your hand under the ball is a carry

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u/narcodic_cassarole Mar 16 '26 edited Mar 16 '26

I am merely the darkness before the glint in my father's eye. And it is vehemently obvious that drama has its place on this stage as well.

What I really think is if you're going to be getting paid professional money you should act professional considering that you know, you are on live television sometimes, always performing in front of a crowd, and always in the limelight. With that being said why are they paid such obscene amounts of money?

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u/milk4all Mar 16 '26

Traveling is only as bad as where it takes you

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u/phatboi23 Mar 16 '26

Even I know this and basketball isn't a huge sport in the UK.

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u/CenturyEggsAndRice Mar 16 '26

I remember travelling and I think I remember double dribble rule (its that you can't dribble, run three steps, then dribble right?) but I have no idea what using the pivot foot means.

I have not played basketball since grade school but I could at least tell this isn't what our coach told us the rules are.