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Jay Bilas: If you prefer college hoops over NBA, 'it's not for basketball'
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Bilas: NBA is a better product than college basketball
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Depends on what you are looking for. College hoops has a crazy factor the NBA doesn’t have. You simply can’t know what will happen due to a lower skill level, and that means some big upsets from time to time. If you’re looking to watch the best players in the world, watch the NBA. While I don’t watch much of it at all in the regular season, those guys are so good they can make the game look slow. And NBA playoffs are pretty dang fun to watch.
Bilas is entitled to his opinion. My opinion is Bilas is a spineless east coast elite who condoned decades of blatant academic fraud at UNC. No amount of Rupp Arena ice cream is going to change that.
He's entitled to his opinion, but I disagree with him.
He seems to be saying the quality of the basketball played in the NBA is better which, I mean, duh. But sports are entertainment and I find college basketball more entertaining than the NBA (and CFB > NFL).
One area where CBB falls short is all the cupcake, auto-win games. Yes there are occasional dramatic upsets but on the whole 30% of every good team’s season is uninteresting. The closest parallel for the NBA is tanking (and load management, sometimes for tanking purposes).
I like Pope’s suggestion to increase the number of games in a season only if we can guarantee it means more conference games and non-con tournaments and not another slate of cupcakes.
One area where CBB falls short is all the cupcake, auto-win games. Yes there are occasional dramatic upsets but on the whole 30% of every good team’s season is uninteresting. The closest parallel for the NBA is tanking (and load management, sometimes for tanking purposes).
I like Pope’s suggestion to increase the number of games in a season only if we can guarantee it means more conference games and non-con tournaments and not another slate of cupcakes.
Advantages of each:
NBA - Higher level basketball
College - Literally everything else
NBA - Higher level basketball
College - Literally everything else
While getting paid big money to do "speeches" for the PR firm handling UNC's case. So shady.
Neither is anything to write home about right now. But I agree with Bilas. The NBA is on a whole different level than college in terms of individual skill and athleticism. The same is true of the NFL compared to college football.
The people who prefer college sports do so because of tradition, loyalty and pageantry, not the quality of the game itself. They have a personal investment in their college teams, that they don't have for the NBA. This will erode away over time because college sports are now played by professional athletes, paid mercenaries.
The people who prefer college sports do so because of tradition, loyalty and pageantry, not the quality of the game itself. They have a personal investment in their college teams, that they don't have for the NBA. This will erode away over time because college sports are now played by professional athletes, paid mercenaries.
No way imo. The NBA is just jacking up 3s now which has killed the game.
The NIL changes a lot of things and will keep a lot more talent in college basketball which will make college basketball a better product. Me personally I never watch the NBA and I never watch any other college game but UK so his opinion doesn't matter to me one way or another.
Bilas with an early entry for the 2025 Captain Obvious Award.I disagree.
Jay Bilas: If you prefer college hoops over NBA, 'it's not for basketball'
This this and all of this! The NBA has the best players in the world playing basketball. Of course the product is better. But their regular season has gone mundane. No better example of this than the in season tourney trying to engage fans during the regular season.
The theatre of CBB is what makes it awesome. The upsets and shorter season place more of an emphasis on each game. Also there’s a huge local/regional connection the local or state colleges as well. But their regular level of play isn’t very good and has gotten worse over the last 20-25 yrs. Just think about it, if the player is very good they are gone after one or two yrs. The best players are in college for a much shorter time. This factor alone makes the level of play worse.
It’s hard for me to imagine someone being an actual basketball fan and not enjoying the NBA playoffs. Like an actual fan of the game of basketball and not just a UK (or insert your favorite local/state college team) fan. It’s got it all. The worlds greatest players absolutely playing their guts out to win a title in great atmospheres.
I'm not sure why he's comparing these 2 completely different sports.I disagree.
Jay Bilas: If you prefer college hoops over NBA, 'it's not for basketball'
The NBA is a game made up of who can run the court the fastest, dribble in the paint and pass to a shooter 30 ft from the basket. Shoot as many 3's as fast as you can shoot them. Literally every possession.
I don't think it's a better product, because I don't like watching it. Does it have more talented players? Yes. Is it more fun to follow and watch? Not for me.
The one and done really hurt college basketball & now throw in the fact that players are transferring at the drop of a hat. College basketball ain't what it used to be.I disagree.
Jay Bilas: If you prefer college hoops over NBA, 'it's not for basketball'
I watched exactly 1:30 seconds of an nba game this year.. The last minute half of game 7 other night.. That's the most I've watched an nba game in the past 3+ years..
A bit of a stretch JayI disagree.
Jay Bilas: If you prefer college hoops over NBA, 'it's not for basketball'
I am as big a college basketball fan as anyone in the known universe. Love the game. The ncaa tournament might be the single best sporting event in this country. However... the skill level, the coaching, the adjustments, the athleticism in the NBA is leagues above college basketball. Doesn't mean college basketball isn't great.I disagree.
Jay Bilas: If you prefer college hoops over NBA, 'it's not for basketball'
I mean the quality of basketball is higher because the players are better and the officials are much better in the NBA. But that doesn't mean I or most of us have the same passion towards it.
I disagree as well, I find most NBA games especially the regular season games unwatchable, Bilas is just looking for some hits.I disagree.
Jay Bilas: If you prefer college hoops over NBA, 'it's not for basketball'
People don't understand how good the nba is bc they make it look that easy, bc theyre that good.
Tho, the lack of physicality and metrics of only shooting 3s or layups can be boring
Tho, the lack of physicality and metrics of only shooting 3s or layups can be boring
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