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CoMoChief · 10-11-2011, 03:29 PM

Non-NBA markets don't give a shit about the NBA for the most part, unless it's a (recent) former NBA market maybe like when a team moved (Seattle).

I don't really see KC ever getting an NBA team, although it's possible we get a NHL team.

This area is dominated by it's college bball scene (MU/KU/KSU) and the fact that all 3 teams are all good at the same time now enhances that even more. This is partially the reason why many (if not most) want MU to stay in the Big12...in this area it's huge from the months of Aug til Mar/Apr.

Obviously teams like CHI, NY, BOS, MIA, LA will not like this lockout at all because they're the larger markets that help drive the league in terms of TV revenue/fanbases. But would teams like MIL, MEM care about this at all? I don't know.....possibly if thats the only pro sport in the area with a lack of a dominant college sports scene.....Oklahoma City at this time of year has Sooner and Cowboy football, and the fact they're bothing kickass at this time doesn't help the NBA lockout at all. It's all about demand and what the people want. They want football. People were scared about the NFL possibly losing games, because the demand is higher and there are less games that are played. In the NBA, there are 80 games, and if 20 of them are cancelled, no one will care because there are 62 more games.

Maybe I'm wrong, since I'm somewhat far away from an NBA market, but I just don't care about the NBA, and most of that would change if the game was actually called correctly as it should. The reffing is shady at best, and to be honest the season is too damn long and there is a "dry-spell" feeling you get with at least half of the games, kinda like baseball and I love baseball, just think the season is way too long. I like the NBA playoffs a lot better because you have to pretty much go all out for a short period of time or else you go home, the gameplay is picked up another notch, and players play like they give 2 shits.

Not only that, but the main reason that no one cares about the NBA is solely due to the fact that it's football season, nuff said.....the sport has taken over this country from a cultural aspect, both NCAA and pro....and it mostly comes on mostly once a week (not counting MNF bc most teams on a single week don't play MNF, and some don't play MNF at all during the season), so the demand is a little more....also adding to that, there are only 16 games, and the games mean much more due to that fact. You can't have a slow couple months of shoddy play in the NFL or college because that's half your season.

But like I said before....it's football season....and that rules over all other sports.

10-11-2011, 03:29 PM	#14
CoMoChief Mahomes Dynasty Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Parts Unknown Casino cash: $7712254	Non-NBA markets don't give a shit about the NBA for the most part, unless it's a (recent) former NBA market maybe like when a team moved (Seattle). I don't really see KC ever getting an NBA team, although it's possible we get a NHL team. This area is dominated by it's college bball scene (MU/KU/KSU) and the fact that all 3 teams are all good at the same time now enhances that even more. This is partially the reason why many (if not most) want MU to stay in the Big12...in this area it's huge from the months of Aug til Mar/Apr. Obviously teams like CHI, NY, BOS, MIA, LA will not like this lockout at all because they're the larger markets that help drive the league in terms of TV revenue/fanbases. But would teams like MIL, MEM care about this at all? I don't know.....possibly if thats the only pro sport in the area with a lack of a dominant college sports scene.....Oklahoma City at this time of year has Sooner and Cowboy football, and the fact they're bothing kickass at this time doesn't help the NBA lockout at all. It's all about demand and what the people want. They want football. People were scared about the NFL possibly losing games, because the demand is higher and there are less games that are played. In the NBA, there are 80 games, and if 20 of them are cancelled, no one will care because there are 62 more games. Maybe I'm wrong, since I'm somewhat far away from an NBA market, but I just don't care about the NBA, and most of that would change if the game was actually called correctly as it should. The reffing is shady at best, and to be honest the season is too damn long and there is a "dry-spell" feeling you get with at least half of the games, kinda like baseball and I love baseball, just think the season is way too long. I like the NBA playoffs a lot better because you have to pretty much go all out for a short period of time or else you go home, the gameplay is picked up another notch, and players play like they give 2 shits. Not only that, but the main reason that no one cares about the NBA is solely due to the fact that it's football season, nuff said.....the sport has taken over this country from a cultural aspect, both NCAA and pro....and it mostly comes on mostly once a week (not counting MNF bc most teams on a single week don't play MNF, and some don't play MNF at all during the season), so the demand is a little more....also adding to that, there are only 16 games, and the games mean much more due to that fact. You can't have a slow couple months of shoddy play in the NFL or college because that's half your season. But like I said before....it's football season....and that rules over all other sports.
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