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Nope. I posted a thread a couple of weeks ago with ratings for Heat/Spurs, Heat/OKC, and Heat/Knicks.
Heat/Spurs just barely beat out Heat/Knicks in terms of ratings, and Heat/OKC was far and away the highest rated on TNT.
Finally for once I believe the country wants to watch the Spurs..obviously due to last years epic Finals. Most assume people want to see OKC-Heat but that's not the case..last years finals was the most entertaining in over a decade maybe more. They had a 20 tv rating on the east coast past midnight..
Spurs fans have complained the NBA had a issue with Spurs making it to finals and the officiating made a difference..but this year it won't be the case. If a rematch occurs this year finals would destroy last years ratings..
Every analyst on ESPN or other networks have said Spurs may not be the favorite to win the west but they'd have the best chance of beating the Heat..story line would be an easy sell and money will be made.
Nope. I posted a thread a couple of weeks ago with ratings for Heat/Spurs, Heat/OKC, and Heat/Knicks.
Heat/Spurs just barely beat out Heat/Knicks in terms of ratings, and Heat/OKC was far and away the highest rated on TNT.
A Spurs-Heat rematch will do just fine, but the powers that be really want the Durant-LeBron rematch.
Without Beardy, Miami wins in 5.
They have to know there's more games in the Spurs/Heat series, so therefore more money.
So in other wordd the NBA does not want a Spurs/Heat rerematch.
The team that should be afraid is Indiana. Heat/Anything will get ratings. Spurs/Indiana? Ouch.
ESPN is selling Heat-Spurs more then any match up..you can't compare regular season games to playoff games. Right now Thunder-Heat may be more appealing cause ESPN are selling the MVP race..
But like I said before. Every analyst views Spurs best match up...which wasn't the case last season going into playoffs. Last years finals..especially game 6 changed everything. ESPN would never sell the Spurs before but now things are different.
The NBA or anybody cannot deny the juggernaught that are the Spurs. Who better to face the defending champs than the best team in the NBA? To me this is basic logic... again it'll be spun as the best team in the league vs the best player.
The average sports fan isn't logical
Which is why whatever ESPN sells..the country buys. Last years Finals was epic. OKC-Heat match up failed miserably.
That would be great. The last time we've seen an NBA Finals with the same teams facing each other was Chicago-Jazz in 97. And that series we pretty much knew who was the better team. With a Spurs-Heat rematch there seems to be some unsettled business and even some doubt on who should have won that series.
I'll admit to being a spurs homer and thus my view may be a bit skewed but it seems to me that espn is pushing (praising) the spurs more than any other team. I even feel like the spurs are getting slightly more love than Durant. The only other team in the west getting as much attention is the clippers and I'm not sure the higher ups really want that to happen. Either way I think the higher ups wouldn't mind a spurs or thunder rematch with the heat.
Spurs fans have complained the NBA had a issue with Spurs making it to finals and the officiating made a difference..but this year it won't be the case. If a rematch occurs this year finals would destroy last years ratings..
am, no.
You're forgetting the Lakers/Celtics matchup for the 2008 and 2009 finals. Hopefully, the results are similar in which the losing team won the next year! And further to defend the next year as well allowing Tim and Manu to retire with a Championship and finally get their back to back!!!
Uh, no. Last night, the top three stories on SportsCenter were: 1) Heat beat the Blazers by two points 2) Clippers beat Bucks 3)Howard returns for the Rockets and win...and then later on after some NCAA Tourney talk...oh yeah, the Sixers extend their losing streak to 25 games!
This. Heat-Thunder obviously tbhSo in other wordd the NBA does not want a Spurs/Heat rerematch.
Anybody saying they'd want OKC-Heat have nothing to back up their word.
Well, the general sports fan, who is an idiot minion of ESPN, will say they'd prefer that matchup because they'll see more dunks, tattoos, saggy shorts, trash-talking, and maybe a fight breakout...and oh yeah, dunks because dunks are the only thing in their minds that make basketball cool.
OKC/Heat would generate good game ratings, but only five of them. Heat would CRUSH.
But like you said..they say that cause they follow ESPN. But ESPN is on the spurs bandwagon more then they have ever been. The boring label is over with. SVP just said there us no doubt Spurs are winning it all..Colin said they're favorite to win it all and we already know bout Skip..
Spurs vs Heat, but this time the Spurs have HCA.
5.
Then why in their top lead stories for the day, do they have the Sixers losing 25 in a row along with Tiger Woods being injured listed and not us winning 14 in a row? In fact, they got to about a half dozen news pieces of information before even getting to our winning streak, in which they spent more time on the Sixers losing again. They are not on our bandwagon for the most part.
If Katie gets MVP the hype and "demand" will only build and build. Who knows how strong and obnoxious it's going to be.
But no way that a rematch from last season doesn't also have strong appeal.
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