Kings Playoff Standings Watch!!!
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Not quite the same thing.
The West is a freaking meat grinder. With a lot more parity. The East is top heavy.
Back in the early 2000’s, the East just wasn’t very good. Most the elite talent was in the West.
The reverse is not the case in the here and now. Most of the elite talent is still in the West.
The West is a freaking meat grinder. With a lot more parity. The East is top heavy.
Back in the early 2000’s, the East just wasn’t very good. Most the elite talent was in the West.
The reverse is not the case in the here and now. Most of the elite talent is still in the West.
I laughed out loud when I saw that. How the mighty have fallen.
In any case, only two teams in the West have ginormous fanbase (Lakers and Warriors) as evidenced by viewership stats. Clicks drive revenue for the media and they had to highlight those two teams to stay afloat. This is the sad reality.
In any case, only two teams in the West have ginormous fanbase (Lakers and Warriors) as evidenced by viewership stats. Clicks drive revenue for the media and they had to highlight those two teams to stay afloat. This is the sad reality.
True. To make things worse just before the trade deadline there was a massive bleeding of talent from east to west. So when you look at the standings today it's pretty clear who you're top three in the East are and will be, but in the West even that safe number one Denver is going to have to watch out in the playoffs..
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The viewership stats are a reflection of the teams and narratives they push. Young people are impressionable. When they never show highlights of the KINGS or other young, upcoming and more exciting teams in favor of the ones they deem as “brands” — what else should be expected?
Start covering all teams equally, or at least those that are winning in a given season, then see what happens.
12 years ago most of the general NBA fanbase didn’t know or care about the Warriors.
Winning changes everything, of course. But so does exposure and coverage. The LAL are a great example of this, as they’ve largely been irrelevant for the past 10 years. They have two playoff appearances over that time.
But since the coverage of that franchise has never stopped — the viewership is still there. The same could be done for other franchises but they refuse to do it. Even the NY Knicks didn’t get half of the same attention the past decade. So it’s not just about market size.
It’s one thing for ESPCNN to offer biased and lopsided coverage, but what’s the excuse for NBATV? They need to be covering ALL their teams. Or at the very least the relevant teams in a given season.
Regardless, circling back to the original point, the fact that the 9th seed is being highlighted and applauded is downright laughable.
Start covering all teams equally, or at least those that are winning in a given season, then see what happens.
12 years ago most of the general NBA fanbase didn’t know or care about the Warriors.
Winning changes everything, of course. But so does exposure and coverage. The LAL are a great example of this, as they’ve largely been irrelevant for the past 10 years. They have two playoff appearances over that time.
But since the coverage of that franchise has never stopped — the viewership is still there. The same could be done for other franchises but they refuse to do it. Even the NY Knicks didn’t get half of the same attention the past decade. So it’s not just about market size.
It’s one thing for ESPCNN to offer biased and lopsided coverage, but what’s the excuse for NBATV? They need to be covering ALL their teams. Or at the very least the relevant teams in a given season.
Regardless, circling back to the original point, the fact that the 9th seed is being highlighted and applauded is downright laughable.
12 years ago a bunch of tech bros bought the warriors and treated it like a startup - complete with advanced marketing and proper funding - and pulled political strings to get an arena in SF. It really was a great investment opportunity. It also did have a large built in fanbase that wasn't being fully monetized (Bay Area). But all of that is to your point... narratives/exposure can be created.
I watched end of the 3rd and all the 4th quarter of last nights game and don’t think I heard Vanderbilts name called once, in fact I’m not even sure Darvin Ham played him at all in the time I was watching. But yeah, I agree. He’s a nice piece. Reaves is decent too but if you’re starting both of those guys or relying on both of them for heavy minutes, you’re probably not a contender or are a fringe playoff team. Vanderbilt could be a starter on a contender with the right pieces around him though.
Mavs now 5.5 back with only 1 H-H match-up left. Starting to get to that point where we're out of reach for them to catch us.
In an ideal world, we take over the 2 slot from MEM and they hold off PHX and GSW from taking the 3 seed. Keeping DEN-GSW-PHX on the other side of the bracket would be perfect.
In an ideal world, we take over the 2 slot from MEM and they hold off PHX and GSW from taking the 3 seed. Keeping DEN-GSW-PHX on the other side of the bracket would be perfect.
