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Almost worth it to see ESPN lose money.
Ouch, that one kind of even made me wince it was so goodKind of like the Suns' trophy room, right?
Almost worth it to see ESPN lose money.
OH! In yer face!Kind of like the Suns' trophy room, right?
That's kinda why I was rooting for Detroit.It's best of both worlds for me. The Spurs win les and ESPN loses money.
In a perfect world, Disney will forfeit broadcasting rights by the time we win a third le in a row....
this will never get old to me............
..............like your barber is killing your hair!!!!!!!!!!!!!
7.9 rating. On par with the Lakers -vs- Sixers in 1980. We're just not going to see MJ ratings any more. Historically if you look at the ratings they were in the 6-11 range then MJ came along and they go up to the 17-18 range. MJ left and they fell back to historical pre-MJ levels. The ratings are down since he left the NBA, even during the regular season.
Also, there are soooo many other sports alternatives now that I don't see the ratings ever getting up to the MJ levels. When I was a kid NO ONE didn't watch the NBA. Now there are a LOT people that don't watch the NBA, don't care about it.
Dallas - Heat was an 8.5 rating last year. That's hardly the 18.7 that MJ pulled in -vs- Malone. We'll never see those numbers again. It has nothing to do with the Spurs. Barring the slight deviations due to market size, people just don't have the same interest in the NBA they had during the MJ years.
The NBA has issues and it's not the Spurs' fault. Even if this was Phoenix vs. Miami, the ratings wouldn't be much higher.
ESPN has a segment on First Take where they are talking about the Finals game. It's called "while you were sleeping". And the muckety mucks probably wonder why their ratings suck.
Oh my god well so much for Lebron bringing in huge ratings for the league. Maybe ESPN should start marketing him less because the expectation was a lot more people were going to watch because of Lebron. the ratings were higher than this for the Pistons and Spurs and those ratings were killed by the media.
ABC/ESPN s where they eat.
That must be some good your smoking
It's correct. The Spurs missed open jumpers. They made one three pointer in the first half. Michael Finley had two points, Horry had three. Oberto had zero. If you think the Spurs are only going to have three guys in double figures the rest of this series you are the one that needs a drug test.That must be some good your smoking
I'm hungover and your an idiot. I'm not going to debate with an idiot right now. just reading the posts.......
I wish you were just reading and not posting stupid .I'm hungover and your an idiot. I'm not going to debate with an idiot right now. just reading the posts.......
How convenient for you. That's what happens when you bring a spoon to a knife fight.I'm hungover and your in idiot. I'm not going to debate with an idiot right now. just reading the posts.......
a 5.9 jesus christ guys Lebron my ass is beloved by America no ing way. The series with the Pistons averaged an 8.2 in 2005 and game 7 was an 11.9 and this was a 5.9 for game 1. The expectation was the public will see Spurs as the bad guys we hate them, Lebron is the savior of the league and the golden boy of the NBA, America wants the Cavs to win it all. So why would that not equal big ratings i don't get it? Don't tell me it is because of the Suns series because all i heard was how that was going to drive the ratings even higher because America would hate the Spurs and cheer even harder for Lebron.
Did not matter who MJ played in the finals the ratings were massive so Lebron being oh so popular is clearly a crock of .
Who gives a ? Why do any of you care? It's ESPN's fault that their ratings suck. 'em. In 20 years you'll hear people talking about how they watched the great Tim Duncan winning championships. The same people who pretend that they watched game 5 of the ECF.
It amazes me how how Spurs fans continue to take the bait on this topic. Why even respond to the thread topic if you don't care? Face it, you guys are the Rodney Dangerfields of the NBA, and it ain't looking like that'll ever change. Take the day off, go out, buy yourselves a brown tie and be happy.
I agree with your points, but it's ABC's Finals, correct?
sunfan amazes with his continued presence.
Plenty of good fishing til Novmenber.
ESPN and ABC are owned by the same parent company. Notice that all the analysts are ESPN guys. They all serve the same master, and if they can't even generate any enthusiasm for the finals, it's their own fault if it tanks. They've already paid the NBA for the television contract, so they are the ones responsible for getting asses in front of the TV.
TNT should do the Finals. I know it won't happen, but they should. Their presentation is great, they have good analysts, and they are actually cool to listen to. Barkley, Kenny Smith, and Magic are hilarious together during the pre-game and halftime shows.
Ahh, got it.
Wow, that makes ESPN look like total idiots.
Bring the Finals to TNT!
If anybody at ESPN loved NBA basketball as much as the TNT guys do, well they'd be fired and would hook on at TNT, but if ESPN allowed guys who love the NBA on their programs, there's a chance the viewing numbers would be higher.
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