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More like the ~60,000 people that vote on ESPN's SportsNation polls.
I do appreciate the irony in you calling people "internet nerds" over a message board.
Yeah, I mean you and like 5 internet nerds.
Give me a break kid.
More like the ~60,000 people that vote on ESPN's SportsNation polls.
I do appreciate the irony in you calling people "internet nerds" over a message board.
You guys just don't get. Mavs/Heat fans (and by this I mean actual fans, not people who have recently hopped on the bandwagon) aren't really making a difference in the ratings. Neither are Spurs/Pistons/Kings/Lakers/Nets/etc fans who follow the NBA, again no big ratings blow up with avid sports fans watching. The ONLY way the NBA Finals (and I don't care who's in it) will have huge ratings is if that airhead you saw 2 weeks ago who looked shocked when she found out Shaq now plays for the Heat, or that guy who didn't know LA had 2 teams, or my brother who for some reason thought Phoenix had several big named superstars only to later realize 5 min later that the only guy he'd ever heard of on the court was Nash, you know the people who aren't avid fans start watching. When Shaq was in LA with Kobe, he brought that regular person to the TV. Kobe still gets that person interested, so does Lebron James. I mean how many times do you see them broadcasting a regular season high school game on TV and then people actually watching/talking about it? Not often. I don't know if Shaq still has as much of a star appeal in Miami, and since yes I've actually heard people say things such as "Who do the Heat actually have on their team thats good," I'd say its pretty safe to say that the answer is no.
Basically what I'm saying is I don't think it matters who's in the playoffs, the ratings are going to be pretty abysmal compared to the Jordan era ratings until there is some sort of super star or amazing story (such as perhaps an 8 seed sweeping their way through the playoffs or something) to drag people to watch. You guys here on a message board bickering at each other really don't make that much of a difference. Its those people who were sitting around watching Desperate Housewives/Grey's Anatomy that they need to turn the games on.
I care as much about this post as you cared for the 2005 Finals.
By the way, the Pistons-Lakers drew the highest average ratings since the 1997 NBA Finals. Nevada was particularly interested in this series. I wonder why?
Last edited by Darrin; 05-29-2006 at 12:06 AM.
no sherlock...next time start reading the posts from the first one and you'll see that i covered that multi-million dollar deal between stern and the networks
The ratings will not be as good as the Jordan era.
But I do think the ratings would be better than last year if the Mavs play the Heat. Because of the Heat. Most fans love flashy players or guys who can score 30 points more then a team like the Pistons who don't have a "Superstar". And even when Chauncey or Rip score 30 or more they are not dunking or crossing people over. They are dropping jumpers.
Duncan is a top 5 player but alot of people are not going to sit down and be excited to see him play. I would but most people wouldn't.
But the Heat have Shaq and Wade and people love them both. Flashy players like Wade make people watch. And Shaq is a very popular player around the country. I don't know why but he is.
I wouldn't watch any of the Finals if the Heat played the Mavs untill the Mavs had 3 wins and were going to win. Not because I like the Mavs but because I HATE the Heat and love watching Shaq lose.
I would have loved a rematch between us and the Spurs. That was a great series. One of the best I ever watched. Maybe the best. Even though we lost I still haven't seen many series that good. Especially in the Finals.
But most people would much rather see two "Superstars" and a bunch of scoring then two teams and alot of defense.
But it doesn't matter because the Pistons are going to beat the Heat. It's only 2-1 not 3-1.
all you said is that they shouldn't have signed a deal with espn/abc, you said nothing about the money involved. your attempts at condescension are pathetic. if you had taken the time to read chump's posts, you would realize how foolish your attempts at rebuke sound.
Last edited by leemajors; 05-29-2006 at 08:03 AM.
Lakers vs Cavs are Stern's wetdream right now, you can bet your a$$. Kobe vs James.
Chances of that happening? About the same chance I'll win the lottery.
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