Why don't guys fight anymore?

VancouverRaps · Post #21 » by **VancouverRaps** » Wed Apr 7, 2021 12:56 am

Players are getting tossed/fined for much less than fighting, a player who constantly started throwing hands today would probably get banned from the league after a couple of years lol

stormi · Post #22 » by **stormi** » Wed Apr 7, 2021 12:58 am

Chris Paul and Rondo just traded blows not too long ago. We've had a few in the past ~5 years, obviously no Malice at the Palace tier stuff

Watch on YouTube

Someone would have been asleep if one of these landed

draftnightsuit · Post #23 » by **draftnightsuit** » Wed Apr 7, 2021 1:00 am

NUCKER101 wrote:Players are getting tossed/fined for much less than fighting, a player who constantly started throwing hands today would probably get banned from the league after a couple of years lol

Serge Ibaka does it all the time and is still in the league.

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Calvin Klein · Post #24 » by **Calvin Klein** » Wed Apr 7, 2021 1:02 am

Big J wrote:
Calvin Klein wrote:because it's completely stupid.

Might be stupid, but it would absolutely get huge ratings. You're lyin if you're telling me you wouldn't watch a fight highlight between Durant & Westbrook.

The problem with the NBA (and most things nowadays) is that people think that anything that would boost the ratings is worth doing.

I would watch it, of course, because it's the NBA and it would be news. Doesn't mean I want it to happen.

MINDKCUF · Post #25 » by **MINDKCUF** » Wed Apr 7, 2021 1:05 am

they are too soft.

afraid to get hit.

less passion for the game.

and they are so rich its hard to be that mad over a game.

azcatz11 · Post #26 » by **azcatz11** » Wed Apr 7, 2021 1:05 am

I'm all in for fighting in the NBA but they make too much money and like Duke said, the fines are too enormous. There's honestly nothing better than watching an NHL fight in person but those have been scaled back also.

Call me immature, I don't really care, if the players' are willing and able go for it

VancouverRaps · Post #27 » by **VancouverRaps** » Wed Apr 7, 2021 1:05 am

draftnightsuit wrote:
NUCKER101 wrote:Players are getting tossed/fined for much less than fighting, a player who constantly started throwing hands today would probably get banned from the league after a couple of years lol

Serge Ibaka does it all the time and is still in the league.

Watch on YouTube

"all the time"

That statement alone tells you how rare it is for players to fight these days. Serge does not "fight all the time", maybe like once every 1-2 seasons.

DaPessimist · Post #28 » by **DaPessimist** » Wed Apr 7, 2021 1:10 am

Because they're all multimillionaires who follow each other on Twitter. The end of NBA games look like reunion parties. :lol:

Masai4PM · Post #29 » by **Masai4PM** » Wed Apr 7, 2021 1:11 am

Your premise behind encouraging more fights is ratings, but NHL is an example of a league that allows fights and ratings are still poor.

NBA players will cost their team wins by fighting, since they will get kicked out of the game (and give up technical free throws), and cost themselves money with fines and suspensions.

Cooler heads almost always prevail.

Dupp · Post #30 » by **Dupp** » Wed Apr 7, 2021 1:20 am

There was never that many fights, especially in the 90’s. The fights were never real anyway. Throw one punch and it gets broken up. Fake fights that would never amount to anything. It’s dumb.

Obviously the punishments are much harsher today. Fines and suspensions.

Beethoven · Post #31 » by **Beethoven** » Wed Apr 7, 2021 1:21 am

Fighting is for sissies who can't control their head and get triggered too easily. Real men just chuckle.

Post #32 » by **boomershadow** » Wed Apr 7, 2021 1:24 am

The NBA is a little bit classier than the WWE.

Okay maybe not that much, but at least a little bit.

Neutral 123 · Post #33 » by **Neutral 123** » Wed Apr 7, 2021 1:32 am

ishoy123 wrote:The NBA cracked down hard on the thug image under David Stern, the penalties for fighting are too harsh now.

This. The game went from street to corporate. I guess it's a trade off. Probably for the best. Although I wish it had a bigger impact on the culture in the country in general, this likely helped. More young men are wearing pants that fit, even if they are too tight at times.

IAMZOOTED2 · Post #34 » by **IAMZOOTED2** » Wed Apr 7, 2021 1:35 am

Duke4life831 wrote:Multiple reasons

1. They dont get paid to fight
2. They suck at fighting
3. The NBA has cracked down on fighting. Why get fined and suspended for it
4. Either than a few instances, the NBA has always been the top tier league of "hold me back" fighting

Number 2 and 4 are spot here. Most NBA players can't fight well enough to defend themselves against another NBA player. Add that they get paid to use their hands and if said hands get tattered they out a job.

Neutral 123 · Post #35 » by **Neutral 123** » Wed Apr 7, 2021 1:36 am

The end of hard fouls was likely big too. Anything remotely resembling a dirty play is punished hard which prevents stuff from escalating.

KembaWalker · Post #36 » by **KembaWalker** » Wed Apr 7, 2021 1:37 am

most of them came up through posh private academies and top universities and learned how to socialize with other human beings only through social media
they don't know how to fight

basketballRob · Post #37 » by **basketballRob** » Wed Apr 7, 2021 1:44 am

This is why they don't fight.

Read on Twitter

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IgorK · Post #38 » by **IgorK** » Wed Apr 7, 2021 1:45 am

There's absolutely no reason for NBA players to fight. Not part of the sport. Mind you, I'm one of those "bring back 90s physicality" proponents.

stormi · Post #39 » by **stormi** » Wed Apr 7, 2021 1:45 am

basketballRob wrote:This is why they don't fight.

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?s=19

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zero correlation

basketballRob · Post #40 » by **basketballRob** » Wed Apr 7, 2021 1:46 am

stormi wrote:
basketballRob wrote:This is why they don't fight.

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zero correlation

They aren't fighters.

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