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i hope the Spurs call and complain... this is bullcrap.
This makes absolutely no sense to me.
IF the Spurs can somehow grind out a Game 6 win on Friday at Memphis, our reward will be to fly back to SA and play Game 7..... at 12PM CT on Sunday morning!! Why? Just so that the Game can be on ABC and so that Boston and Miami can have the "prime" 2:30pm CT start time.
The reason I bring this up is not because (with our old, tired legs) this start time would clearly favor the young Grizz, but because in 2006, an almost exact same scenario occured. Then, we won Game 6 at Sacramento late on Friday night and had to come back to San Antonio to play Game 1 vs. Dallas at Noon on Sunday.
Despite complaints from the Spurs and (of all people) Kings coach Rick Adelman, the League did not change the start time because they wanted the Heat to play in the 2:30pm CT time slot.
However, a couple of days later, the League admitted their mistake and said they should not have scheduled the Spurs-Mavs game so early - that it was not fair to the Spurs.
Now, unlike 2006, I realize that both the Grizz and Spurs would be in the same boat, but wouldn't you think the League would want both teams to be at the top of their games for a classic Game 7??
I hope the Spurs have already called the League and complained about this. They should at the very least flip-flop the Boston-Miami time slot with the Spurs-Grizz time slot. But whatever, the chances of that happening are slim to none.
i hope the Spurs call and complain... this is bullcrap.
I think Memphis is playing the game game.
If the Spurs don't win on friday, you won't have to worry about sunday.
Wait, there's no other game beside the Heat and Celtics game. What makes you think it'll be an early game time??
Nobody outside of Memphis/San Antonio really cares about either of the two teams...the league certainly doesn't...it's just about ratings...nothing personal or fair about it...it just is...
Go look at the schedule on ESPN.com. It's already scheduled to be on ABC
Worry about winning game 6 before the scheduled start time of game 7...
How is it about ratings if nobody cares?
Pick a lane...
I'm looking on yahoosports, spurs.com and nba.com
They have it at TBD. I think they'll probably move this to a later time.
Didn't the same thing happen after beating NO and heading to LA (with the added miscue of being stuck on the tarmac overnight)?
True. But the point is to win the Series, not just Game 6. In my opinion, we would be at a huge disadvantage in Game 7.
Nope, Game 7 vs. NO was a Monday night, and Game 1 vs. LA was a Wednesday night. I have no problem with that.
God, I hope so! But ESPN is owned by ABC, so they may have already decided that's what they want. Usually what they want, they get.
After a day's rest I don't see much to complain about.
It only means Memphis gets to go home by 3PM.
Kidding. But really, who cares.
Why? Because we are playing two hours earlier. Do you really think it matters if the Spurs had the primetime time slot, the outcome would be any different?
This isn't the same situation as 2006. The Spurs aren't starting a second round series. They're finishing up the first round and you can bet your ass that if Miami or Boston were still playing first round opponents, ABC would take them instead. It certainly beats the old days where they played b2b's.
I'm not even concerned about Sunday, nobody should honestly. We have long odds to even win tomorrow and that's the only thing I'm worried about.
They will showcase the Boston-Miami game at the time they determine will draw the best ratings. That is the big game of the day, even better than a game 7 between two teams the country doesn't care about.
Hopefully the plane actually makes it to San Antonio Friday night and not have to sleep in the plane again...
After tomorrow's beatdown you dip s are going to wish there was a game at noon on Sunday.
Sweet! Duncan does well in noon games.
Nobody cares about either of the two teams, so no use in wasting a better time slot on them...it's the undercard to the main event...remember Cleveland/San Antonio finals? One of the least watched NBA finals in history?How is it about ratings if nobody cares?
Pick a lane...
Maybe as a #1 seed, don't let the series get to a game 7 and you don't have to worry about the time of game 7. Spurs have only themselves to blame if it does get to a game 7.
That's enough rest. NHL plays the next day!
Worry about game six first.
Plus, as chumpdumper noted, there will be a day for rest.
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