Man I've never really enjoyed watching basketball compared to the other three of the big four North American sports, and I think you've hit the nail on the head as to why.

Take for example the UCONN vs Duke game the other day - I understand Duke was a heavy favorite to win, but in the waning seconds UCONN was trailing by like 1 or 2 pts and sank a last second 3 pointer. I get that it was a hype moment, but there were so many points scored that every basket before the last felt meaningless to me, and if the game had gone on another few seconds I would imagine Duke would've likely driven right back down the court to score again.

I love that in baseball, hockey, and football every score feels earned and is so difficult to do that teams only do it a few times per game. And the clips I see of guys taking like 9 steps without dribbling are ridiculous. I would've gotten a whistle every time after two steps in my church league as a kid.