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    NBA scared to death of NFL

    Starts game 2 of ECF at 7 when up against the toilet bowl in the NFL. No reason to start a conference final so early if it’s the only game.

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    Seinfeld's final episode wouldn't have dared go against the nfl debut in any opening of a season let alone in a pandemic where we had no pro football until opening day.

    Nothing surprising and really nothing to see here.

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    smart of the NBA. i would do the same.

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    NHL also has a game 6 that evening at 8 pm ET.

    the start time of 7 pm ET by nba is smart like the poster above said.

    They get 1.5 hrs of viewers (you'll watch) before joe Burrow takes on baker Mayfield.

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    Sports and TV kinda need to stagger these starts to maximize ad revenue

    Both networks and leagues are hemoraging money here, and the ad pool is suddenly a zero sum game with limited growth potential

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    True they had to play the Lakers game at 5 western time to avoid direct conflict with the NFL opener.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MinnesotaFats View Post
    Sports and TV kinda need to stagger these starts to maximize ad revenue

    Both networks and leagues are hemoraging money here, and the ad pool is suddenly a zero sum game with limited growth potential
    Yup and they've been staggering starts for max viewership / ad rev for years. This is nothing new. We never saw it in nba playoffs v NFL because they never overlapped before.

    The OP seems to just want to take a shot at the nba. (Insert your reason here. I already know why)

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    The best part about it is no one really cares anymore.

    Gamblers and Fantasy Players (Most are wanna be gamblers with no cash) and DIE HARD fans of that SINGLE team.

    After watching what I watched in the NBA last night and already not being a fan of Pro Sports due to my belief of them getting paid so much takes the integrity and grit out of the games, I don't think I will even watch the rest of the NBA games or really the majority of the NFL games.


    These guys are getting paid way too much money. They are more worried about who said what on Twatter and being a bullshit politician than they are at doing what they get paid to do.

    That's why Lebron James is 3-6 in the Finals and that's why the Clippers lost last night.


    I can turn on College Football and a plethora of other sports that in my opinion are better to bet and better to watch the integrity of the sport as these kids aren't getting paid shit and at least play hard.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Slowbalt View Post
    I can turn on College Football and a plethora of other sports that in my opinion are better to bet and better to watch the integrity of the sport as these kids aren't getting paid shit and at least play hard.
    Haha, do you really believe college players aren’t getting paid? There’s much more corruption in college than pros. Integrity? Please. You must believe in the Easter Bunny too.

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    Another example would have been the 1pm game with the clippers and nuggets on Sunday. Two west coast teams tipping off before noon for their fans. They put that up against the worst nfl games possible. I don’t dispute what you guys are saying about the start, but to me it’s just admitting you have a crappy product. At least the nhl is just saying watch or don’t watch and not bowing to the nfl.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mac4Lyfe View Post
    Haha, do you really believe college players aren’t getting paid? There’s much more corruption in college than pros. Integrity? Please. You must believe in the Easter Bunny too.
    College has 350 D1 Basketball Teams and 129 D1 FBS Football Teams.

    Do you really believe ALL those kids are getting paid? Do you even really believe 10% of them are getting paid?

    Getting paid in College is a 400,000 Backdoor Payment to your parents Account to attend a School. Money you don't have access to immediately and is shared.

    Getting paid in the NBA is a Million Dollar contract that hits your bank account immediately which allows you to not give a penetrate.

    THERE IS A HUGE HUGE HUGE HUGE HUGE HUGE HUGE DIFFERENCE

    There is a reason why Vegas sucks at Handicapping College and its because no one penetrating lays down like all these overpaid oppressed clowns that didn't give a shit about all this stuff until they started getting paid.

    College Players are playing to make it to get paid.

    Pro Athletes don't care!

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    I know kids getting paid in HS.
    Of course all of them are not.

    The college kids not getting paid are most likely not going to make it to the pros because they’re not good enough. The top football and basketball players are getting paid.

    WTF do you get that pros don’t care because they’re getting paid? Do employees not care getting paid to go to work? That’s on the individual. Why are you blaming everyone on a few?
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    Quote Originally Posted by homie1975 View Post
    Seinfeld's final episode wouldn't have dared go against the nfl debut in any opening of a season let alone in a pandemic where we had no pro football until opening day.

    Nothing surprising and really nothing to see here.
    What's the famous line from that NFL concussion movie?

    "You don't want to go up against the only corporation in the world that owns a day of the week"

    Says it all.

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    The NBA is going to push back the start of their season until December because they want no parts of the NFL. Covid was just a good reason to change it. It will be permanent.

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    nobody watching nba
    NFL ratings even down big

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Teaser View Post
    The NBA is going to push back the start of their season until December because they want no parts of the NFL. Covid was just a good reason to change it. It will be permanent.
    I dont think this will happen. They already backload the schedule so most of the better games are after NFL is over. People dont want to watch the NBA Finals in August. Summer is a terrible time for all TV.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Teaser View Post
    The NBA is going to push back the start of their season until December because they want no parts of the NFL. Covid was just a good reason to change it. It will be permanent.
    Correct. Smart for them to do that and then extend the season through those dog days of summer. Will be the only game in town. Have to see if they can get the eyeballs though.

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    NBA will bow down to BLM and the NFL now.. Lol.. Nothing to see here.. Of course they will...

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    Just a screwed up year where you’re going to see ratings down all across-the-board regardless of time

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    Quote Originally Posted by thetrinity View Post
    I dont think this will happen. They already backload the schedule so most of the better games are after NFL is over. People dont want to watch the NBA Finals in August. Summer is a terrible time for all TV.
    Nba is going to start on Xmas. They pretty much admitted that already.

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    Scared to death or smart strategy. People tune in to ecf 1 hour before game. Maybe they enjoy it and continue watching and only turn to football during breaks. Not sure why this is a bad idea

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    Jibby in here with BLM stuff. Fuc.king guy thinks BLM and the deep state control the world. Keep reading your Facebook links pal

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    Quote Originally Posted by goduke View Post
    Jibby in here with BLM stuff. Fuc.king guy thinks BLM and the deep state control the world. Keep reading your Facebook links pal
    NBA is BLM now and that's pretty obvious to see these days if you ever watch a game. Just read the players names on the back of their jerseys. BLACK LIVES MATTERS painted on the Court, shows every time they dribble up and down the court. NBA is not the NBA any more that I use to know.. It's a political and protesting platform now mainly..

    I'm not racist either.. I'm cool with black people that are cool with me. Smart and successful black people are shaking their heads now with ALL this over load of BLM propaganda to look for special treatment. It's embarrassing and fake. Blacks have every opportunity to succeed today if they apply themselves, they are not targeted by police like the media says either..

    BLM is creating more racism today if you ask me.. Singling out a race group in 2020 is absurd IMO!!

    OBAMA IS BLACK AND HE WAS JUST PRESIDENT FOR 2 TERMS! AMERICA IS NOT RACIST!!!
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    Garbage game - NBA & NHL will be just fine!

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    Quote Originally Posted by stevenash View Post
    What's the famous line from that NFL concussion movie?

    "You don't want to go up against the only corporation in the world that owns a day of the week"

    Says it all.
    Exactly. No one wants to go against the nfl. Period.

    The nba game today will rule from 4 pm pacific to at least 530 pm. If it's a close game, ppl will continue watching until 6 or 630 then they'll switch to the nfl.

    NHL? They don't care with their 5 pm start because their ratings in the USA are lower than football and hoops so they have their niche audience either way.

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    Quote Originally Posted by goduke View Post
    Jibby in here with BLM stuff. Fuc.king guy thinks BLM and the deep state control the world. Keep reading your Facebook links pal

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    the rating are down for the nba, big time in da bubble.....nobody want to watch the blm crap, it turning people off big time

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    The more white people that see BLM on the tv screen while watching sports the more racist they will get in time. It's having the reverse effect in America.

    That's like seeing White Lives Matter on the TV every time you turn on a sports game. Blacks would start hating Whites more and more..

    ALL LIVES MATTER.. Stop this crap already..

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    ^^^^ i agree with that, the more i talk to people in real the more they say screw sports at this time with all the crap these blm thugs are doing on our streets today...........
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    Quote Originally Posted by JIBBBY View Post
    The more white people that see BLM on the tv screen while watching sports the more racist they will get in time. It's having the reverse effect in America.
    .
    Your exactly right, people are sick of hearing and seeing blm crap on tv, it back fired on them, now when people hear the name blm they associate it with rioting and looting.

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    People are actually watching the NBA? How boring is your life?

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    Quote Originally Posted by JIBBBY View Post
    The more white people that see BLM on the tv screen while watching sports the more racist they will get in time. It's having the reverse effect in America.

    That's like seeing White Lives Matter on the TV every time you turn on a sports game. Blacks would start hating Whites more and more..

    ALL LIVES MATTER.. Stop this crap already..
    The Chiefs game last week proved that. While I get that it was for unity, fans booed bc they’re sick of this BLM and political crap they’re bringing into sports. People want to watch sports, not be told by Lebron and his buddies how great kneeling for the national anthem is.

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    Boy, I bet the NBA is just thrilled to see a Game 6 go head-to-head with Sunday Night Football.

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    Nobody beats the NFL, not even free porn.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr KLC View Post
    Boy, I bet the NBA is just thrilled to see a Game 6 go head-to-head with Sunday Night Football.
    thought of this as well

    if it goes 7 they have Tuesday night to themselves tho

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