[NBA] Comments that don't warrant a thread (DEC)
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Today Embiid was ejected after an offensive foul with double techs, Wemby "earning" that charging foul (which is at least debatable in my opinion), Drummond was also ejected again for an offensive foul against Wemby (and was brought back from the locker room lately since it was reviewed as Wemby flopping).
For those that remember what kind of fouls were called against the Kings when facing Wemby, it seems like the NBA has been "protecting" him all the way since he is the "new era" face or something.
For those that remember what kind of fouls were called against the Kings when facing Wemby, it seems like the NBA has been "protecting" him all the way since he is the "new era" face or something.
Indiana looks to be putting it together. They go down to San Fran and beat the Warriors and have now won 5 in a row. Haliburton and Mathurin look to be trending towards full recovery from last seasons injuries...and they're still waiting to get Nesmith back, who was a key player for them getting to the East finals
Fiba literally carried him and his trash French team into the Olympic finals to have the best viewing ratings against team USA, the robbery against Japan was one of the worst I have seen and all there games they were heavily favored by the refs.
Westbrook having the best season of his career since leaving OKC the guy is flat out playing winning basketball and the 2nd best player on the Nuggets right now.
Westbrook having the best season of his career since leaving OKC the guy is flat out playing winning basketball and the 2nd best player on the Nuggets right now.
Catching up on my podcast backlog, since nobody is producing new shows this week, and the producer of Jenkins and Jonez had what I thought was a brilliant idea, that might actually get players to play harder during the All-Star game. The reason why the Emirates Cup means something to teams in a way that the All-Star game doesn't is because that 500K means something to the guys at the end of the bench; everybody in the All-Star game is too rich to care about money on that level. But... what if, instead of winning money, players could lose money at the All-Star game? What if, every all-star had to, say, put in 50 racks of their own bread? And then both teams were playing for a pot where winning doesn't just mean you get 50 thousand dollars, it means you get 50 thousand dollars of LeBron's money! It means you get 50 thousand dollars of Giannis' money! I'll bet you anything that the chance to take 50 racks off of Big Sawfty would motivate Anthony Edwards way more than a chance to win 500K from the league.
JJ makes a fair point, but a main problem is that people aren't even turning on their TVs anymore.
TV ratings have been continuously dropping for the NBA compared to the NFL. I think one big factor is how you can't watch NBA games unless you have a cable/YouTube subscription. The cheapest option is $83/month at nearly $1,000 a year to watch your closest geographic team play basketball. There is no real incentive for anyone to get the NBA League pass if it doesn't include their local team.
On the other hand, NFL games are always on local channels that only require an antenna. Without paying a single subscription dime, you get access to 5 free NFL games on Sunday that always include your local favorite team. With the remaining 4 games, you're being exposed to 8 other teams in the league. During their halftime shows, they actually cover what's going on around the other live games and show you real gameplay footage rather than chosen highlights for star players. All of these things combined allows the average fan to get a good grasp of what's going on around the league.
The NBA has nothing remotely close to what the NFL offers. I don't even understand how the NBA can have their crazy tv deals when ratings are dying. Interest in the league is peaking. I don't know how profitable the social media side is, but it doesn't mean much when those eyes aren't getting glued to games.
Going back to what JJ said, there's no storyline in the NBA because I don't think there's been anyone who's been able to grab the torch from LeBron or Steph as the next face of the league. They've been really pushing Wemby onto the masses and I think they desperately need him to hit. Luka is too much of a whiner with an unlikable pouty face. Tatum is too quiet and boring. Edwards has grand charisma, but he's very immature and hasn't reached superstar level. There's no player for us to connect to the next generation.
The NBA storylines are currently very boring. Most people probably wouldn't even know that OKC holds the #1 seed in the west.
TV ratings have been continuously dropping for the NBA compared to the NFL. I think one big factor is how you can't watch NBA games unless you have a cable/YouTube subscription. The cheapest option is $83/month at nearly $1,000 a year to watch your closest geographic team play basketball. There is no real incentive for anyone to get the NBA League pass if it doesn't include their local team.
On the other hand, NFL games are always on local channels that only require an antenna. Without paying a single subscription dime, you get access to 5 free NFL games on Sunday that always include your local favorite team. With the remaining 4 games, you're being exposed to 8 other teams in the league. During their halftime shows, they actually cover what's going on around the other live games and show you real gameplay footage rather than chosen highlights for star players. All of these things combined allows the average fan to get a good grasp of what's going on around the league.
The NBA has nothing remotely close to what the NFL offers. I don't even understand how the NBA can have their crazy tv deals when ratings are dying. Interest in the league is peaking. I don't know how profitable the social media side is, but it doesn't mean much when those eyes aren't getting glued to games.
Going back to what JJ said, there's no storyline in the NBA because I don't think there's been anyone who's been able to grab the torch from LeBron or Steph as the next face of the league. They've been really pushing Wemby onto the masses and I think they desperately need him to hit. Luka is too much of a whiner with an unlikable pouty face. Tatum is too quiet and boring. Edwards has grand charisma, but he's very immature and hasn't reached superstar level. There's no player for us to connect to the next generation.
The NBA storylines are currently very boring. Most people probably wouldn't even know that OKC holds the #1 seed in the west.
Yeh and that’s why it’s not fair to compare any other league to the NFL. Their season is 17 games long and there is an average of 22 total possessions in an entire game. If the NBA had a 20 game season and it was first to 50 points wins and the games were on a mix of basic tv and cable 4 days a week the ratings would be super high too. The engagement for the two leagues is totally different and given that both are incredibly popular all is good.
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Hot Take Alert: all eight teams that make it out of the first round of the playoffs should be rewarded with a Christmas Day game the following season; that should be, like, an incentive by the league. Today's games feature three teams that didn't make it out of the first round, and two teams that didn't make the playoffs last season, at all.
NBA's growing dilemma/crisis?
https://sports.yahoo.com/nba-ratings-down-three-pointers-184916409.html
https://sports.yahoo.com/nba-ratings-down-three-pointers-184916409.html
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