I don't follow ratings, but have been a hoops junkie for 45 years and can't recall a season that felt like it never even happened. Injuries, rest and more focus on off-court drama all seem to make this a yawner.
This may be due to my not having a team or player that I folllow, but I hope the playoffs turn things around.

1956 was worse
So second worse

This season had the most parody of any season I can remember. I today can't tell you with confidence who will be in the finals. Every team to me is a blah. It makes me think super teams might actually be good for the NBA. I like watching dominating performance or cheer against dominating team.

But the Rockets absolutely suck so my perception of of this was a great season is also tainted.

Very few likeable stars in the league also. With the exception of Giannis and Tatum, these players just aren't likeable. Luka was a huge disappointment this season

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MookieBlaylock said:

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1956 was worse
So second worse

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Bop Petit tore it up though..

Not the worst at all. Had some great on-the-court product/drama. The Grizzlies became infinitely hatable, the Nets implosion, Giannis/Jolie/Embiid MVP debate, individual scoring volume like I've never seen before, Paolo, etc.

With that said, the NBA 100% has a regular season problem and new(ish) to this year, an All-Star game/weekend problem. The off-the-court stuff (though not a new thing) seemed to get a hotter spotlight this year, the media coverage (Perkins, Jalen Rose, even TNT) was the worst in years, the load management/rest thing, and the ASG getting as close to Pro Bowl territory as I've ever seen it.

I'd call it a wash, but there are some massive issues that have already existed but became uglier this year.

This season had all the California teams make the playoffs (assuming Lakers get out of Play-In), and none of the Texas teams. The play of top 3-4 teams in Eastern Conference has been solid, but most people here do not care about most NBA outside their team, which is fairly normal, so it's not helping that 2/3rds of the Texas teams have been trying to lose, and one-third won the day's headline by signing Kyrie, and then fizzled. The two biggest downers about this season are the number of big contract guys that don't play enough and the non-interest of several teams trying to win, and not just the tanking teams.

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— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) April 9, 2023

Maybe worse on the court (no judgment here or there) but parity is definitely a reason why nobody stands out.

As long as they're making money I wouldn't expect anything to change, though.

The NBA set all-time records for total attendance, sellouts, average attendance and percentage of capacity during the 2022-23 season:

· 22,234,502 Fans – Record for Attendance
· 791 Sellouts – Most-Ever
· 18,077 – Record Average Attendance
· 97 % Capacity – All-Time High pic.twitter.com/0fLTjuobvq

— NBA Communications (@NBAPR) April 10, 2023

Only 4 of the 20 scorers played 70+ games this years. Wow

Congrats to the NBA for finally getting to celebrate getting all 4 California teams in the playoffs.
Hardly any help along the way.

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— Malcolm (@Walcolm_thegoat) April 12, 2023

California, here we come 🔥

The Warriors, Kings, Lakers and Clippers are in the playoffs for the first time in the same year! pic.twitter.com/AYqQ6f808N

— NBA (@NBA) April 12, 2023

In reply to Iowaggie Ya know, f it. I'm rooting for the Kings. Mike Brown is a good dude and an impressively large human and Sacramento has been utter garbage since the Vlade/Peja/Webber/White Chocolate days.

LIGHT THE BEAM

In reply to superunknown Would like to hear how Mike Brown would rank the players he has coached (assist or head, not including Olympics):

With Spurs: Duncan, Robinson, Manu, Parker
Pacers: Reggie Miller
Cavs: LeBron, a shell of Shaq, Kyrie
Lakers: Kobe & Pau, and 5 games of Nash & Howard
Warriors: Curry & Durant



The all Mike Brown lineup:

Curry
Kobe
LeBron
Durant
Duncan

with Robinson, Pau, Reggie Miller coming off the bench. Aged superstars Shaq, Nash and Howard babysitting young Kyrie on bench.

In reply to Iowaggie Good lord that all time Mike Brown team is salty. Recency bias or not, I'd take my chances with em.

Sacramento up to three major awards:

DPOY: Jaren Jackson Jr. (Grizzlies)

Clutch Player: De'Aaron Fox (Kings)

COY: Mike Brown (Kings)

6MOY: Malcolm Brogdon (Celtics)

MIP: Lauri Markkanen (Jazz)

ROY: Paolo Banchero (Magic)

MVP: Joel Embiid (Sixers)

EOY: Monte McNair (Kings) https://t.co/42wCFxVEvu

— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) May 3, 2023

Voting results for the 2022-23 Kia All-NBA Team ⬇️

Complete voting results available here: https://t.co/N4DxL3FiGh pic.twitter.com/A4DzaEb8Co

— NBA Communications (@NBAPR) May 10, 2023

In reply to Iowaggie Mama there goes that man....yes, an idiot.

ESPN’s Mark Jackson revealed as lone NBA MVP voter who spurned Nikola Jokić https://t.co/Qtm5enaWXj pic.twitter.com/jxzjW2WVFg

— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) May 11, 2023

In reply to superunknown Here's his list:

Mark Jackson had an MVP vote this season, here’s how he voted:

1. Joel Embiid
2. Giannis Antetokounmpo
3. Jayson Tatum
4. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
5. Donovan Mitchell pic.twitter.com/g2yY31Xvy7

— NBACentral (@TheNBACentral) May 11, 2023

Former #NBA great Mark Jackson on the radio TV talking about leaving Nikola Jokic OFF his ballot for MVP -
"I wasn’t even thinking. I apologize to the Denver Nuggets. I apologize to Nikola Jokić." #MileHighBasketball @DenverChannel

— Lionel Bienvenu (@lionelbienvenu) May 11, 2023

The fact that he even apologized just made it all worse. Should've stuck to his guns and said 'F it, I have a vote and the rest of y'all don't and this is why I voted this way.'

The apology just removed all doubt for his incompetence.