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  1. 06-13-2012 #26
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    my balls itch in this summer heat
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  2. 06-13-2012 #27
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    Quote Originally Posted by ace3g
    Didn't realize Spurs faced the "Not 1 Not 2 Not 3 Not 4 Not 5 Not 6 Not 7... les; post decision; post 3 time MVP" LeBron James back in '07
    Ah..so the ratings were bad because Lebron wasnt "the villian" yet?

    Well that doesnt explain why the ratings for this year are higher than last year even though Miami (with EVIL Lebron) was in last year and OKC is a much smaller market than Dallas.

    OKC is bringing in the extra interest, not the Heat.


    Keep bringing the excuses and I'll keep shooting them down.
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  3. 06-13-2012 #28
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    Quote Originally Posted by da_suns_fan
    Nonsense.

    The Spurs have consistently gotten 20+ national tv spots every season on TNT and ESPN for the past decade.

    You honestly think people dont watch because they dont KNOW about the Spurs?

    The league didnt promote Lebrons first trip to the finals back in 07? I seem to remember differently.
    What is your point exactly? That the Spurs boring play and low TV ratings caused them to not own the mid-2000's and win 4 championships over the course of 8 years?
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    The WCF between the Thunder and the Spurs this year had HUGE ratings. Best ever for both teams, and better than last year's.

    It just might have something to do with what is on the alternative channels.
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    LeBron and Durant are the face of the NBA. So obviously OKC as a whole has been promoted a of alot more than the Spurs ever were. Although tbf the Thunder do play a more exciting brand of basketball than those defensive-minded Spurs. Market can be insignificant when you have that combination but when youre 'dull and boring' it makes all the difference...or are you telling me a professional, clean cut, internationally-diverse winning organization in NY wouldnt have garnered more attention than the Spurs did in SA ?
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    If they were playing the Celtics, you think the ratings would be the same? NOOOO!!!!!!!
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    This thread=fail spurs don't care about ratings they have 4 rings op thinks spurs care about ratings
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    Quote Originally Posted by da_suns_fan
    Exactly.

    Market sizes mean nothing. Successful teams and players do.
    You know what really matters? Championships. Go ahead, convince us that ratings are more valuable than rings. Lol suns fan.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SamoanTD
    What are the spurs in denial of?
    Still waiting for the answer to this. Ohh, and also... WGAF?
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  10. 06-13-2012 #35
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    Quote Originally Posted by spursfan09
    Not the spurs fault networks decided not to market them and label them boring. Then when spurs were in finals surprise surprise nobody watched them.
    The network did not market the spurs as boring, they were boring to most fans. Just the way it is.
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  11. 06-13-2012 #36
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    Quote Originally Posted by word7j
    i dont think the spurs organization ever cared about national ratings, its just the fans that care or not care. im a die hard spurs fan and i could care less if the other nba fans or the average sports fan watches the spurs. as long as spurs keep winning the spurs fans care about them. another point to make is that if spurs front office cared about ratings we would target glamor players are players that peak the interest of the casual sports fan but we dont target those kinds of players. we dont have flashy players, we have good fundamental, classy, no nonsense players that only care about winning. let the other ppl throughout the world say we are boring and not watch the spurs, who cares, i watch them and the only opinion that matters about my spurs is mine. if u dont want to watch the spurs go screw yourself and watch your exciting team with no rings suns fan. spurs fans only care about winning, screw david stern and his ratings, as long as we keep pushing the drive for five thats all i care about.
    I see classy in your post. It is amazing how Spur fans think their players are so much more CLASSY then other teams.
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  12. 06-13-2012 #37
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    OK City is the new kid on the block so there is a lot of interest for most casual fans seeing them win. Durant is playing out of his mind and is one or even the best player in the league.

    They will draw more interest than the Spurs who trot out the same core team year after year. The spurs have also won with the same core so people have no interest to see them win again.
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  13. 06-13-2012 #38
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    Quote Originally Posted by SamoanTD
    This thread=fail spurs don't care about ratings they have 4 rings op thinks spurs care about ratings
    This is not about rings, it is about ratings. I like how you step aside of the argument and start talking about rings.
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    The spurs haven't had a player who scored >23 ppg in the playoffs and regular season in more than 10 years.

    Since scoring = excitement for casual fans, the highest scoring players are by default the superstars and lift their team to transcendent ratings. The Spurs built their franchise on preventing other teams from scoring — their own scoring was largely incidental in comparison to the other goal.

    The Spurs were "boring" in the early-mid 2000s for precisely that reason. Everybody knows this. Small market syndrome is a minor factor compared to the "uninteresting" media and popular narrative.
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    Quote Originally Posted by rascal
    This is not about rings, it is about ratings. I like how you step aside of the argument and start talking about rings.
    Think about who really cares about the ratings if you cement your place in history with 4 les seriously. You think the spurs are saying damn are ratings are low no there thinking we want to win games.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Juggity
    The spurs haven't had a player who scored >23 ppg in the playoffs and regular season in more than 10 years.

    Since scoring = excitement for casual fans, the highest scoring players are by default the superstars and lift their team to transcendent ratings. The Spurs built their franchise on preventing other teams from scoring — their own scoring was largely incidental in comparison to the other goal.

    The Spurs were "boring" in the early-mid 2000s for precisely that reason. Everybody knows this. Small market syndrome is a minor factor compared to the "uninteresting" media and popular narrative.
    da_suns_ knows all of that. Spurs has been up Suns ass for the better part of that decade.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Wild Cobra Kai
    da_suns_ knows all of that. Spurs has been up Suns ass for the better part of that decade.
    You Gay? What is with the gay reference.
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  18. 06-13-2012 #43
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    Quote Originally Posted by SamoanTD
    Think about who really cares about the ratings if you cement your place in history with 4 les seriously. You think the spurs are saying damn are ratings are low no there thinking we want to win games.
    Again, the thread is not about winning rings. It is about the Spurs and poor ratings as compared to OK City another small market city.
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    Many on this board are sore about the Spurs poor ratings saying it is the reason why the NBA doesn't want the Spurs to advance, that there is some type of conspiracy to make calls against the Spurs.
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    That's the real championship, winning the ratings. Congratulations to the Oklahoma City Thunder, who needs a ring when you got ratings bro.



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    Quote Originally Posted by rascal
    Again, the thread is not about winning rings. It is about the Spurs and poor ratings as compared to OK City another small market city.
    But the ratings examples are from the finals. I guess people can be sore about it but we all know how the NBA is.
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    lol sunfan
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    Quote Originally Posted by rascal
    The network did not market the spurs as boring, they were boring to most fans. Just the way it is.
    Yeah they did. Someone was always calling them boring which they were. My point was you would think if you want someone to watch your programming you wouldn't turn the casual fan away by saying hey look they're boring don't bother watching.
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    Quote Originally Posted by rascal
    You Gay? What is with the gay reference.
    It's a euphemism, meant to convey sports dominance.

    I'm not gay, but it's OK that you are.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Wild Cobra Kai
    It's a euphemism, meant to convey sports dominance.

    I'm not gay, but it's OK that you are.

    pwned
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