NBA: How would Stern market a Pacers-Spurs Finals?

[JoeTait75]

Eh, I think football markets itself while basketball doesn't. That's why I've always laughed at people who try to say the NBA would be a lot more marketable if it had parity like the NFL.

Fair point. Also, the last time the NBA had real parity was during the league's so-called "dark time" of the late '70s when they were putting the Finals on tape-delay.

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

Fair point. Also, the last time the NBA had real parity was during the league's so-called "dark time" of the late '70s when they were putting the Finals on tape-delay.

Yeah exactly.

Young people my age who weren't even born yet talk about how the NBA should go back to the 70s when there was "parity!" while they ignore the fact the NBA was on the brink of insolvency before Bird and Magic came along and made the NBA Lakers vs. Celtics.

[DMC]

true there are A LOT of fatasses in this country where their peak in life was high school football. Some of my friends are shaping up to be like that and it's pretty sad.

You mean people who get out of breath while eating? That out of shape?

[Sec24Row7]

Indiana vs San Antonio - Watched by prisoners with no remote everywhere!

[jeebus]

the ratings; I hope it is a Spur/Pacer Finals. the media spent the whole season jamming a ty Laker team down our throats and the networks did the same by playing "Heat vs bottom tier eastern team" every sunday or some other crappy big market team during the weekdays. when use the whole season to promote the lakers, an overrated Clipper/Knick team, and the pussies in Miami, you can't about ty ratings.

[UZER]

the ratings; I hope it is a Spur/Pacer Finals. the media spent the whole season jamming a ty Laker team down our throats and the networks did the same by playing "Heat vs bottom tier eastern team" every sunday or some other crappy big market team during the weekdays. when use the whole season to promote the lakers, an overrated Clipper/Knick team, and the pussies in Miami, you can't about ty ratings.

Agreed. But unfortunately talk radio will spend the whole time talking about how nobody wants to watch this boring match up instead of talking about the game.

[BlackSwordsMan]

Only two people would watch a spurs - pacers game

[td4mvp2k]

This has to be a nightmare scenario for Stern and his minions. How would he market that matchup to casual NBA fans and dumbass people that watch American Idol? How can he market San Antonio and Indianapolis to bag West Coast and East Coast fans? I used the word "would" instead of "will" because I would say it's 50/50 right now on the Pacers making it to the Finals. And I don't give a if this jinxes the Pacers.

u Fn jinx!

[MR-Clutch]

2 ABA teams.

Duncan vs hibbert
George vs Kawhi
Splitter vs West
Parker vs Hill

[BRHornet45]

I dont get it this TV rantings . Spurs play great basketball, anyone whoever played basketball game should know how great this team is playing.

On the other hand Pacers are young, hungry also playing very good, smart basketball.

But americans want "stars" - LeBron going iso on every possible possesion, Kobe throwing bricks all over even ing JR Smith with his 2/19 games has better rantings.
Their ing "experts" are a joke. Great crew to teach people how basketball is played, but those ers are laughing of Barkley fat ass, shows one dunk or highlight block and put some re ed commercials.

So when teams playing good basketball, smart basketball people dont know what is going on, cause passing for wide open layup or rotating on defense is "boring".

So Stern, ESPN, those rantings.

son "Fast & Furious 6" made over $98 million this weekend in the United States. that's really all that needs to be said.

the NBA knows that the overwhelming majority of this country has the attention span of a 7 year old and needs to be constantly entertained by big name stars/teams. that is why the NBA does everything in their power to push teams like the Lakers, Heat, etc. to the top.

[DMC]

I never cared about ratings. I'm sure they do, but it's about my team winning the chip. If I was concerned about ratings I would be a Lakers or Heat fan and chase the cameras instead of being a fan of a team I respect.

[irishock]

Even Spurs vs Knicks would've been worth watching

[m33p0]

he could hire a team of programmers/video editors and photoshop Lakers and Heat on the uniforms? he could hire LucasArts or Pixar to do it.

[Pelicans78]

A Pacers-Spurs series would be entertaining. I would watch.

[Rogue]

stern wont allow it to happen though, so the entire scenario is hypothetical and infeasible.

[Jacob1983]

Half of this matchup is now a reality. Stern must be hoping and praying that his Superfriends beat the Pacers. We all know he can make the call and instruct his zebras to make it happen but I'm sure he wants to save money and not have to pay them extra for getting Superfriends to the Finals.