If the players know, & they actually brought it to the light,
they would be fined severely, & it wouldn't change anything.
Really? I'm interested in who told you that every workplace was rigged.
If the players know, & they actually brought it to the light,
they would be fined severely, & it wouldn't change anything.
you saying that someone like rodman or iverson or any pissed off former player is still being paid for silence?
i don't remember, it was a while back.
durant is marketable, the thunder are fun to watch, and i'm sure they draw some of the best tv ratings. they are even one of the top sellers of merchandise.
Top 10 Most Popular Team Merchandise
Rank Team
1. Bulls
2. Knicks
3. Lakers
4. Heat
5. Mavericks *
6. Celtics
7. Thunder
8. Clippers *
9. Nuggets
10. Magic
Top 15 Most Popular NBA Jerseys
Rank Player Team
1. Derrick Rose Bulls
2. Jeremy Lin Knicks*
3. Kobe Bryant Lakers
4. LeBron James Heat
5. Carmelo Anthony Knicks
6. Dwyane Wade Heat
7. Dirk Nowitzki Mavericks
8. Kevin Durant Thunder
9. Blake Griffin Clippers
10. Rajon Rondo Celtics
11. Amar'e Stoudemire Knicks
12. Ray Allen Celtics
13. Paul Pierce Celtics
14. Dwight Howard Magic
15. Chris Paul
http://www.nba.com/2012/news/04/26/2...les/index.html
here we go.
Here are the ratings, they were top 5 at midseason
Overall Ratings
Top 5
Team RSN Avg. 2011-12 rating
San Antonio Spurs FS Southwest 7.94
Miami Heat Sun Sports 6.49
Chicago Bulls CSN Chicago 6.10
Oklahoma City Thunder FS Oklahoma 5.97
Cleveland Cavaliers FS Ohio 4.91
And those numbers are growing fast
Change In Rating
Top 5
Team RSN Change in avg. rating
Minnesota Timberwolves FS North 140.4%
Oklahoma City Thunder FS Oklahoma 139.8%
Los Angeles Clippers Prime Ticket 137.7%
Philadelphia 76ers CSN 111.8%
New York Knicks MSG 71.2%
http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/J.../NBA-RSNs.aspx
Imagine what a Durant championship would do for their marketability? You guys need to think outside of the box, the nba probably makes the bulk of its money off the big nationally televised playoff games because of the advertisements, how big the local market is only comes secondary and really isn't as important as nationwide marketability.
Hm, that's an argument for fixing the playoffs for the Lakers tbh.
So why did you post the regional numbers?
You're going balls deep into this.
I don't know about Iverson or Rodman, nor do I care.
All I know is that as a fan, I can't even think about this
because it makes me feel like a cretin for watching.
but on a serious note, check this out
http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2012...ener-since-02/
and that's with boring San Antonio bringing the ratings down by at least half
i hear ya man. the players are just as guilty.
BR lurking...WWE, partially scripted sports entertainment, yada yada yada
I'm not sure but I think this may have something to do with it.
"A Game 7 matchup of the Heat vs. Thunder in the NBA Finals would set NBA records for TV ratings, and I'd be front and center contributing to the statistics."
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1...-up-tv-ratings
I don't think it's rigged but why should Joey be allowed to ever ref a spurs game. He hates them and hates the face of the franchise.
If you saw Pop and the Spurs players in game 6 vs OKC, it was obvious they knew. And from the moment Crawford was selected as one of the refs, the messege for the Spurs was clear.
thank you
u know its rigged, when the nba doesnt allow you to show any emotions to retaliate on stupid calls going against you, or calling out the refs in post game interviews only to be fine....
stern = jew = wannabe fkn commie
i think a better question is, do you really believe the refs are told to follow the rulebook exactly as its written and keep calling every foul they see?
that would slow the game down, make it less exciting and watchable, plus the superstars would suddenly seem less super. both of those things would hurt the league's marketing strategy.
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