Why College Ball is More Exciting Than the NBA (Persuasive)
This is not an argument as to which league is better because comparing them would be like comparing apples and oranges. The NBA is the league where the greats play, the Micheal Jordan’s and the Stephen Curry’s of the world face off. Both leagues are entertaining and respectable. However, college basketball is far more exciting than the NBA for many reasons.
First of all, the number of games played helps to make the NCAA more exciting over the NBA. 82 games are played in the regular season of the NBA. The season starts in October, ends in April, and doesn’t get exciting until the playoffs. Versus college ball where they play about 31 games and games are exciting from the exhibition game. These games are exciting because they actually matter in terms of the tournament and your national seed. The early and mid season game of the NBA don’t matter as much because the season is so long and there are so many games.
The main reason that college basketball is more exciting is that it’s far more competitive. In the NBA you have a team like the Warriors who are so dominant that their bench players could be starting 5 at any other program, and then you have teams like the Thunder that depend on two or three players to score. In college ball, talent is more spread out across the league and while you may have your studs, (the Zion Williamson’s of the league) every team is beatable. In my opinion, the NCAA basketball tournament is one of the most exciting sports events in the world simply because it is so competitive. Anyone team can win any game. Last year the UMBC Retrievers proved this when they were ranked 16th and beat the 1 seed (Virginia) in the first round of the tournament and Loyola-Chicago proved this when they went to the final four as an 11 seed defeating top teams like Miami, Tennessee, Nevada, and Kansas State. These are just two examples of the great upsets, competition, and excitement that the NCAA provides.
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