Watching NBA preseason basketball can be a lot like downloading the beta version of a video game.
Initially, it is really fun. You are finally getting to play the game that you have been waiting months for, the graphics are clean and it is everything you imagined it would be. Then, you find that you can only use one type of character in the beta, you can only play a single five minute long segment of gameplay, you can’t play online, and the customization restricts you heavily.
You realize the beta is nothing like the real thing.