The NBA is definitely not what it used to be. Considering this are the players and how they perceive this game to be. As well as all may know that the National Basketball Association was first organized in the 1940's. That's over 60 years in the making of phenomenal athletes. If a big fan of the NBA, new school and old school, you'll be able to notice that players then used to easily finish a game with a score of 110 or above. Now you see how most players these days are young and famished. Players such and "Magic" Johnson and Larry Bird were also young when the first started out but were consistently playing the game with zeal only another being who loved the game could understand.

The debate these days are of the coaches. Are the coaches the main issue for the lack of love of basketball? Of course not because most coaches were those players that made it to the NBA Finals and All-Star events and succeeded at their utmost ability. Therefore explaining the question for most players playing the game today is do they play because they love the game or do they play because of the fame? Either questions tells the stories that the NBA is not what is was 60 years ago.

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