10-28-2021, 06:58 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-28-2021, 07:06 PM by KillerLeft.)
(10-28-2021, 09:14 AM)mvossman Wrote: While there are plenty of issues with the refs in the NFL, there is much less talk of elite players getting special treatment. It does happen in the NFL, but not to the same degree.
All great points, but this one is huge for me. When I watch an NFL superstar have a great game, I feel like I'm watching someone great. That's not to say that I don't experience the same thing watching the NBA, but if we're honest we'll admit that there's a cultural hierarchy in the NBA that shapes each season's narrative in many ways, some subtle, some overt.
For example, I think I can confidently claim that nobody Luka or Trey Young's age will lead a team to a championship until Durrant, Lebron, Curry, Harden, etc, are all either out of the league or well past their primes. I know that comes off a little "tinfoil hat" but I just feel like that's part of what you get when you follow the NBA.