How can we stop the NBA from going "Soft"?
Marqiff Anderson 16 Years old Youth Journalist @ E&S Sports School Academics North Philly
November 5th, 2018
I experience this tension whenever I watch the NBA. Everytime I watch it, there are fouls called for someone else flopping, reacting to a disrespectful person in the audience in a respectful manner, or even taunting another player. These are all ways players make the game interesting. What are these calls doing to the NBA?
Charles Barkley, Photo credit: Fore Twenty Sports
Some articles and interviews suggest that the NBA is going "soft." What does this mean? In this article, Joe Battaglia gives reasons why the NBA is viewed as “soft.” He compares the game back in the day versus now. According to Charles Barkley the NBA is “a totally different game” today than when he played in 1984.
Are College Games more competitive than NBA games?
Ms Jones, one of our teachers and athletic staff at Carver suggests that maybe it's gone "soft" because players are "acting" instead of "playing strongly." She enjoys watching college basketball where she sees real competition instead of personalities getting in the way of the game.
Shaq and yao ming calls the nba soft themselves
Hearing that from two of the most dominant player in the NBA makes this question even more relevant.
KOBE BRYANT CALLS THE NBA SOFT
Kobe is one of the greatest players to play the game and even he called the game soft. (NBA is called soft by players) tells that he and a few other player agree that the game isn't the same. Bryant even says, "it’s more of a finesse game," in the interview.
WHAT'S NEXT???
All of these videos and sources obviously support that the NBA has gone soft. Players are "acting" as personas instead of playing the game. Players themselves call out the NBA for creating the culture of a "finesse game." What can we do to stop this? First, we need to get in contact with the NBA somehow and give them a "list of complaints," telling them what the problems are and how they effect the game we all used to know and and love. But in order for this to work we need A LOT of support from the fans because the NBA is a big company.