I'm surprised by how much AJJ is bothering SGA.
The Non-Jazz NBA Thread in the Jazz Section
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Jalen Williams might be my favorite non Jazz player. I love his all around game.
Crazy to think how good OKC is going to be once Chet comes back and him and Hartenstien build chemistry
Really stupid that hte NBA wants to push this Cup thing and you cant even watch it on LP. And people wonder why ratings suck.
Giannis getting the Malone treatment on his free throws.
FrenchJazzFa
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OKC shooting 15% at 3, very unusual ! If they don't shoot better Bucks will get the cup.
Some teams just can't handle the pressure of playing for the NBA Cup.
Maddening. The amount of games I have to watch illegally despite having league pass, cable, and a million streaming services is insane.
OKC playing poorly, but the Bucks are a bad matchup for them.
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The fact that they have come up with this stupid cup thing and the monumentally terrible changes to the all-star game they have made show you the product has problems. IMO it has become far too player-centric and not enough focus on the teams as a unifying factor. We have always had favorite players and it has always been a star's league, but team loyalty mattered as did rivalries, which are things that really bring the fandom together. We have drifted away from that and this is the result, trying to find a way to keep the fans engaged. If they cannot find a way to improve team loyalty over player loyalty it will continue to slide. I expect we will see another pretty big drop, relatively speaking, in viewership and fan engagement when the current crop of super-stars leave the league. LeBron, KD, Steph, et al retiring will push a lot of fans out. This trend will just continue if they cannot find a way to get fans more interested and invested in teams than players, or at least balance the scales.
Why the NBA’s Ratings Are Down Big — and Why Its New Media Partners Should Care
“There's just too much awareness that an individual game really doesn't matter,” one league analyst tells TheWrap The post Why the NBA’s Ratings Are Down Big — and Why Its New Media Partners Should Care appeared first on TheWrap.
gomretat
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So well said. Just a few adds of why the product has problems. The combination of the number of teams tanking combined with load management logic greatly reduces the number of games worth watching. Why waste time watching games when you have teams who dont want to win or have the players you want to watch sitting out? Also, basketball is a team sport and much more entertaining to watch when it is played 5 on 5 instead of 5 different players who want to play one on one.. Finally, owners who are much more about themselves than making about it the community and the fans. I miss Gail Miller.The fact that they have come up with this stupid cup thing and the monumentally terrible changes to the all-star game they have made show you the product has problems. IMO it has become far too player-centric and not enough focus on the teams as a unifying factor. We have always had favorite players and it has always been a star's league, but team loyalty mattered as did rivalries, which are things that really bring the fandom together. We have drifted away from that and this is the result, trying to find a way to keep the fans engaged. If they cannot find a way to improve team loyalty over player loyalty it will continue to slide. I expect we will see another pretty big drop, relatively speaking, in viewership and fan engagement when the current crop of super-stars leave the league. LeBron, KD, Steph, et al retiring will push a lot of fans out. This trend will just continue if they cannot find a way to get fans more interested and invested in teams than players, or at least balance the scales.
Why the NBA’s Ratings Are Down Big — and Why Its New Media Partners Should Care
“There's just too much awareness that an individual game really doesn't matter,” one league analyst tells TheWrap The post Why the NBA’s Ratings Are Down Big — and Why Its New Media Partners Should Care appeared first on TheWrap.sports.yahoo.com
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homeytennis
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The Pistons beat the Suns in Phoenix tonight. Break up the Jazz.
Jakobe Walter with 27 points tonight. Toronto can't quite pull out the win against Houston.
homeytennis
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The Kings $&%^ the bed at home vs the Pacers. Coach raised the white flag with 5 minutes left and the Sacto fans are not happy campers.
NOLA smh
Locke had a podcast about trading with Sacramento, but it was for the idea of getting Fox or Sabonis. The conclusion pointed towards it being too early to do so for the Jazz, but he never brought up trading Collins to get assets from them. Seems to think the Kings are done and wouldnt be interested in putting more chips in to make the core work.
