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Posted on 3/20/14 at 12:41 am to WestCoastAg
Posted on 3/20/14 at 12:41 am to WestCoastAg
I know I'm sad. I read a write up today about how park wig and Embid would fit into the C's and now if we don't get one of those three I'm going to be livid.
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Posted on 3/20/14 at 12:42 am to WestCoastAg
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should be expected. we are the leagues flagship franchise and NY and LA are the two largest media markets in the country. lakers and knicks always play the most national games
I think you grow the brand better if there are less shite teams playing in prime time, but that is just me.
Maybe help eliminate some of the irrational nonsense you see people say about the NBA.
Posted on 3/20/14 at 12:42 am to Patton
I just read a very similar thing but for us, im just afraid we wont get a top 3 pick due to the lottery and we miss out
Posted on 3/20/14 at 12:44 am to WestCoastAg
I like Exum too but those other three are gonna be the real deal.
Posted on 3/20/14 at 12:44 am to RTR America
quote:while I agree id rather see a better game than a game between two shitty major market teams, the major market teams are what drive the ratings and unfortunately, that's all the sport leagues in this country care about. the NBA is far from being the only league the props up its historical powers and its major market teams
I think you grow the brand better if there are less shite teams playing in prime time, but that is just me.
Posted on 3/20/14 at 12:45 am to Patton
exum scares me. id take him as the consolidation, but I feel like it goes those three and then theres a pretty decent drop off to exum
Posted on 3/20/14 at 12:46 am to WestCoastAg
I just don't think the ratings are all that great in the first place to really justify it though.
Posted on 3/20/14 at 12:46 am to WestCoastAg
No doubt. I know we don't really have a spot for him but I think Smart will be a solid player.
Posted on 3/20/14 at 12:49 am to RTR America
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I just don't think the ratings are all that great in the first place to really justify it though.
This.
I don't think anything will really change (and as a fan of another league's flagship franchise, I can see where WCA is coming from), but if the NBA were wise, they would "push" teams that play the best ball. Success in major markets is what got the league here, but now that the niche has been well-established, they can afford to change their marketing strategy accordingly.
It's just a matter of want-to.
Posted on 3/20/14 at 12:49 am to RTR America
It must. Considering every single professional sports league in this country schedules their national games this way.
Posted on 3/20/14 at 12:51 am to WestCoastAg
Low ratings amoungst a lot of sets might still be more over all numbers than would be drawn from smaller markets.
Posted on 3/20/14 at 12:51 am to WestCoastAg
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It must. Considering every single professional sports league in this country schedules their national games this way.
Eh, the NFL does a much better job at promoting the teams that are playing well, IMO.
Not a perfect job, mind you, but a much better job than the NBA.
Posted on 3/20/14 at 12:52 am to TbirdSpur2010
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but if the NBA were wise, they would "push" teams that play the best ball. Success in major markets is what got the league here, but now that the niche has been well-established, they can afford to change their marketing strategy accordingly.
This. The NBA fan base didn't get any bigger tonight because the Knicks and Lakers were on again.
Posted on 3/20/14 at 12:53 am to TbirdSpur2010
And the cowboys, giants, packers, etc play on SNF and MNF more than the chiefs, colts, etc. Same goes for hockey and baseball. I'm not saying its right, but it must make a noticeable difference if every single league does it
Posted on 3/20/14 at 12:53 am to TbirdSpur2010
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Eh, the NFL does a much better job at promoting the teams that are playing well, IMO.
If the NFL was like the NBA you would see the same teams every Sunday night and Monday night.
Posted on 3/20/14 at 12:55 am to WestCoastAg
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And the cowboys, giants, packers, etc play on SNF and MNF more than the chiefs, colts, etc.
They do a 100% better job of showing off the better teams though.
The Pacers have had like 8 nationally televised games. That is massively dumb.
Posted on 3/20/14 at 12:58 am to WestCoastAg
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And the cowboys, giants, packers, etc play on SNF and MNF more than the chiefs, colts, etc.
Like I said, the NFL ain't perfect (and you know I'm a Cowboys fan).
But when the Chiefs were hot like last year? Hell yeah their games became marquee events. Same for Seattle/Denver, etc. Not saying the bigger markets don't get more exposure in the NFL, but there's no denying that the league swings the spotlight around on you based upon your success. Which is how it should be.
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it must make a noticeable difference if every single league does it
And I'm saying, in the NBA's case, it's an archaic model. The NBA HAD to push the big market teams in its past just to become relevant. That's no longer an issue--basketball is a global sport, and the NBA is the premier showcase. It will remain relevant no matter what city the stars are playing in.
Like the 2-3-2 Finals model being ditched, the league must leave behind the vestiges of a business model that doesn't reflect the current market.
Posted on 3/20/14 at 1:03 am to TbirdSpur2010
Well I agree it could be made better. For starters not pre determining what games are going to be on national TV before the season starts, letting better teams from smaller markets get more coverage to allow the best basketball to be the most visable, and so on. The NBA may be the most extreme at what it does considering its what it used to grow to what it is today, but its far from being the only sports league that spends most of its time and efforts propping up its historical powers and its big market franchises
Posted on 3/20/14 at 1:06 am to WestCoastAg
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its far from being the only sports league that spends most of its time and efforts propping up its historical powers and its big market franchises
I know this. I'm not trying to say the NBA is the only one. Only one of the more egregious offenders when it comes to big market favoritism.
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it could be made better. For starters not pre determining what games are going to be on national TV before the season starts, letting better teams from smaller markets get more coverage to allow the best basketball to be the most visable, and so on.
This.
Posted on 3/20/14 at 1:11 am to TbirdSpur2010
Hockey is just as bad. Baseball is better...but barely 
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