I'm as critical of the NBA as the next guy, but things have definitely gotten better now compared to a few years ago. I'd say shyt really started going south in '09 when a lot of established talent in the league started retiring, garbage teams like the Magic made the Finals, and LeFlop made the weak move of colluding with other players to form a super team.
It's 2018 now and at least some of the younger talent from a few years ago has matured into good players. Plus, this season has had the most parity in the league we've seen in years. For the first time in forever, there's 3+ realistic teams that could reach the Finals in either conference. Hasn't been that way since like '08.
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