ESPN Poll: Have you watched any Miami Heat Preseason games?

[Daddy_Of_All_Trolls]

Those that know me are aware I have been unkind to the Heat since "The Decision" and this thread is in no way a slap at them. In fact, what follows may be a huge compliment to the Heat, it just doesn't look like that at first.

Here's the poll: http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/fp/fl...a&pollId=99890

We know ESPN is hyping the Heat, fine. What the poll results show by the map is America and the world doesn't care, only Florida voted a majority. At first glance, this looks pretty bad, especially for ESPN.

But is it really? You can scroll your mouse over states to see how they voted. Ohio shows 19% of 2059 voters have tuned in.

Think of it this way, it's the preseason. How many people have tuned in to the other marquis franchises' games? I would suspect most states would vote under 10%, if that high.

I guess my thread is more of a bash against ESPN. The results look bad for Miami, but they probably are excellent. Hopefully, they run a similar poll once the regular season starts.

Myself, I caught a few minutes of one game. I'll try to catch every game they play on ABC, TNT, and ESPN this season.

[Muser]

No, only preseason game i've seen is Dallas vs Orlando.

[Darrin]

My only preseason game was Pistons/Heat.

[AussieFanKurt]

I'll do anything I can to watch no Heat game at all

[MannyIsGod]

I haven't even watched any Spurs preseason games. I hate preseason.

[AussieFanKurt]

It's fairly irrelevant

[ogait]

I've watched two games of them so far, the one against the Spurs and the last one with the Bobcats.
My main interest with Miami was to see how Wade and Lebron would play together but since Wade has been injured since the first game there really isn't that much of an incentive to watch them play for now.

[Ace]

I'll do anything I can to watch no Heat game at all

You rather watch boring uninteresting games, to each its own.

[Chieflion]

I am watching now.

[DeadlyDynasty]

I moved down here a couple months ago so I get all the games.

[ginobili's bald spot]

I watched all the Lakers pre season games and like 3 quarters of the heat game when wade got hurt.

[Giuseppe]

I keep watching the June 17th game.

tee, hee.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

I haven't watched any preseason games and it might be awhile before i watch the regular season. I have no interest seeing Channing Frye and Hedo Turkoglu take turns throwing bricks.

[Venti Quattro]

Watched Miami vs Detroit

[DJB]

Who are the Miami Heat?

[baseline bum]

I watched about 2 minutes of tonight's Heat-Hawks game, thought it was stupid, and switched over to see the NLCS instead.

[DeadlyDynasty]

Who are the Miami Heat?

+1

Correction: San Antonio Heat

[sharpshooter13]

[QUOTE=DUNCANownsKOBE;4688202]I haven't watched any preseason games and it might be awhile before i watch the regular season./QUOTE]

Thats evident

[TE]

I caught the game earlier on TNT. Other than that though, preseason play is a joke.