Talk:NBA criticisms and controversies

The domination factor

Although this is somewhat mentioned in the "conspiracy theories" section, I believe a very underrated, probably the greatest, reason for the decline in the league's popularity is how the fans have now learned that teams with one or two extremely talented superstars maybe in line for a litter of championships. They find it disappointing to know that Bill Russell and the Celtics won 8 championships in the '60s and to see this domination trend continue, with a brief pause in the '70s when the ABA was in existence, to this day where Shaq and Duncan have won numerous championships A.J. (after Jordan). In contrast, many people feel that college basketball maybe the epitome of parity in the 6 men's team sports so focused in the United States. -Amit