I really dislike this talking point.
1) That people who don't enjoy what they see are just unsophisticated.
2) That today's basketball is better because players have more skill and plays are more complex. I don't think that's the point at all.
I've personally found it hard to sit through games this season - it feels like there isn't much at stake.
What happens in the first quarter is a mere blip. And even in the fourth, it seems like just which shots happen to go in by chance.
I feel like the Thinking Basketball approach might be exactly what's unenjoyable - devaluing individual moments for the sake of theory.