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I kinda miss the old CBS broadcasts.
I did think it was funny that once LeBron got a basket on that layup (and for a while it was his only basket), that highlight was shown before just about every commercial break.
We had a good laugh "Ooh, ooh, here comes the LeBron basket!"
I kinda miss the old CBS broadcasts.
but not tape-delayed after your late local news i don't.
True...but when CBS showed the games I remember them give more emphasis on teams than they do now. I remember it was "lakers trying to repeat or Celtics trying to repeat or knock off the defending champs" or something like that. Or the 76ers with Erving or Malone, they seemed to emphasize the teams more than they do now.What? The 80's were all about the Magic/Bird rivalry. Do you think the Laker/Celtics would have gotten as high ratings if not for those two?
Yeah that part did suck though...although later in the '80's that didn't happen.
Yeah I'm really surprised by that too. But you probably can put some of that on the late start time. Either that, or outside of Lebron most people thinks that Cleveland doesn't have a chance.
Who gives a damn about ratings and what other fans say about ratings. I'll be celebrating a 4th championship next week. GO SPURS!!!!
The Cavs have been the most boring opponent the Spurs have played in the playoffs! People hear the spurs are boring, so they think they are boring. Like Bill Simmons said, when he took notice of this Spurs team in February, he said they are one of the more fun teams to watch. Which is true. Its always spectacular when Parker and Manu attack the basket. The Spurs also have the uncanny ability to hit a 3pt shot at the right moment. And Duncan OWNS the paint. We are far more spectacular than Queen James aka, LeBrick.
Well ... if the Mavs/Suns/Lakers/insert-your-team-here didn't all suck so bad, then maybe it would be better!
The Ratings!!!
The Spurs Do Not Give A About Ratings.
They Do Not Compete For Ratings.
They Compete For Championship Trophies.
If You Can't Understand That, Then Right Off Down The Road.
link?
You suck...I would at least have also suspended Bruce Bowen, that ruling was a joke.
After all this rating talk throughout the playoffs, especially the Finals....
My questions is this:
Who really CARES about the ratings? The league won't discontinue to show the games. Therefore, who freakin' cares. As fans, it won't hurt us at all.
The only thing that actually matters is winning the Trophy. If you want to talk about low rating, talk about the NHL, and the MLB.
Anyway, back to the topic of ratings...
I will say this. I ed and complained about 2003 showing movie reviews rather than featuring human interest stories, on, oh say, David Robinson.
Looks like ABC got the memo. Very nice piece on Duncan during Halftime. Actually made my wife and I want to visit St. Croix.
If the NBA just wants ratings, look at all the top rated shows, they feature judges and judging of some sort.
The NBA needs to hire that English guy from American idol to critique the players' performances and give the game his own score.
that right there would add 1,000,000 viewers at least
The Spurs played at about 80% last night and still won easily...imagine what they would have done to the Cavs last night had they played at full throttle like they played in Game 5 of the WCF...it would have been a slaughter.
Overnight returns for Game 1 are 5.3/9.
It finished third behind FOX's "So You Think You Can Dance" and a rerun of "CSI" on CBS.
If LeBron can only pull a 5.3, the NBA and ABC have deeper problems than America's boredom with the Spurs.
Piss off. The damn Cav's are a joke!!!
All I can say is, it is a good thing that Detroit is not in the Finals with us, or there would have been, about 1000 viewers(the number of SA and Detroit fans in this forum.
You make Cavs fans look like jokes, shut up
I think even the Stanley Cup Finals beat us.
The Stanley Cup Finals on NBC got worse ratings than reruns on the CW.I think even the Stanley Cup Finals beat us.
Frankly, I don't think an NBA Finals series between the Suns and Cavaliers would have done any better in terms of ratings.
The Suns may be a high scoring team, but do casual fans really give a about Steve Nash? Great player, but not a household name as far as casual viewers go.
Maybe people just got plain tired of all the hype for the last week or so and became indifferent to it because of it.
patience...
it's coming.
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