Movies and TV ESPN's 32% ratings crash - layoffs happening - Page 21

**DaneMcCloud** · 11-27-2015, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Fairplay

I can understand March Madness getting the ratings but not the NBA.

Look at the threads that get started on here about the NBA games it's like non existent at best. Even the local sports stations don't spend much time on them what does that tell you.

But you don't live in an NBA city!

Do you realize that there are more people in California (40 million) than all of Nebraska, Minnesota, Missouri, Iowa, Arkansas, Oklahoma, South Dakota, North Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, Kansas and Missouri combined (26 million)? Hell, the Los Angeles basin alone has 22 million.

I hate to break this to you all and I don't want to come across as a dick but the bottom line is that the networks couldn't give two shits what your area numbers are for the NBA.

It's ALL about the West Coast and Upper Northeast. That's where the population, therefore viewership and ad revenues, are in this country. Networks don't even bother re-broadcasting TV shows to the Central time zone at their designated time slots on the East or West coasts.

And NBA basketball is huge in those regions, which is why they're nearing a record TV contract.

KChiefs1 · 11-27-2015, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by baitism

Bottom line is they try to force basketball down your throat. Most sports fans aren't in to basketball. The level of play at both the college and professional level has been going downhill for the last two decades.

Basketball has become a minor sport but because ESPN paid so much for it...it gets shoved down our throats. Overkill.

**DaneMcCloud** · 11-27-2015, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by KChiefs1

Basketball has become a minor sport but because ESPN paid so much for it...it gets shoved down our throats. Overkill.

Nonsense.

EVERYTHING is driven by advertising dollars.

If viewers weren't watching, ad money would be decreasing and ESPN would be losing money on their investment.

That's not happening.

GloryDayz · 11-27-2015, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by baitism

Bottom line is they try to force basketball down your throat. Most sports fans aren't in to basketball. The level of play at both the college and professional level has been going downhill for the last two decades.

I have to say I totally agree. Especially the NBA.

**notorious** · 11-27-2015, 10:13 PM

Some of you are cheap bastards.

**SAUTO** · 11-27-2015, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by notorious

Some of you are cheap bastards.

No shit.

**DaFace** · 11-27-2015, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by notorious

Some of you are cheap bastards.

For me, it's less about being "cheap" than it is about optimizing value. I cut the cord 6 months ago not because I can't afford it, but because I'd rather spend my money (and time) on better forms of recreation and entertainment. I simply don't get enough out of watching random NFL games these days to consider something like ESPN to be worth it.

big nasty kcnut · 11-27-2015, 11:06 PM

Espn blows I rather find scores myself and for any sport info I'll research it. Plus ill watch online and not pay for espn crap.

baitism · 11-27-2015, 11:07 PM

Basketball ****ing sucks now. Seriously, compare March Madness to the days when great players stayed 3 or 4 years. It isn't even close. Those same players now get to the NBA and usually scrub it up in the developmental league until they are ready. There is a reason more and more talent is coming from overseas.

**DaneMcCloud** · 11-27-2015, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by baitism

Basketball ****ing sucks now. Seriously, compare March Madness to the days when great players stayed 3 or 4 years. It isn't even close. Those same players now get to the NBA and usually scrub it up in the developmental league until they are ready. There is a reason more and more talent is coming from overseas.

Tell me, how many NBA games have you seen in person?

baitism · 11-28-2015, 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Tell me, how many NBA games have you seen in person?

Are you going to refute anything I said? Probably not, since we both know it's correct.

**DaneMcCloud** · 11-28-2015, 12:38 AM

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Originally Posted by baitism

Are you going to refute anything I said? Probably not, since we both know it's correct.

Everything you said was complete horseshit.

Again, how many NBA games have you seen in person?

**Buehler445** · 11-28-2015, 01:53 AM

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Originally Posted by notorious

Yep.

I bet that their radio shows are tanking, too. SVP and Russillo were awesome together, and that ended. Russillo and Kannell are decent, but nothing like before. Bomani Jones takes over at 3 central, and it's a complete abortion.

They also replaced Cowherd with Lebetard.......

Just terrible.

The only talking head program I try to catch is Russillo. SVP and Russillo were probably better but they spent more time trying to be funny. Russillo, especially when Kannel goes to CFB Live and he picks a topic and has an informed and in depth opinion is the best sports talk in the Business IMO. If his show was an hour or hour and a half and they didn't dictate which topics had to be included I would DVR that shit. Russillo is a legit talk personality and Kannel doesn't do much to detract. Sometimes they get bogged down in filler but it is a good show.

Le Batard is a talented mofo. When he actually talks sports or has serious interviews he's legit. Unfortunately they spend 95% of their time talking about how stupid they all are or failing to be funny. I'd listen to serious topics from him except for stretching non-stories into racism or anti-establishment concussion talk. But the "being different" bullshit is horrid.

Bomani Jones is unlistenable. End. Dude has absolutely no redeeming qualities and that Shannon mother****er who is on there with him actually has negative redeeming qualities. That shit is a joke. I actually turn ****ing Hannity on if I have to be in the tractor.

Mike and Mike is all non-offensive filler. But they usually run down what happened the previous day which if I listen to them, I haven't had time to read about.

baitism · 11-28-2015, 07:07 AM

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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Everything you said was complete horseshit.

Again, how many NBA games have you seen in person?

Around 15, I would say.

So, you are going on record as saying college and NBA games are better now than twenty years ago? What are you, 25?

-King- · 11-27-2015, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by baitism

Basketball ****ing sucks now. Seriously, compare March Madness to the days when great players stayed 3 or 4 years. It isn't even close. Those same players now get to the NBA and usually scrub it up in the developmental league until they are ready. There is a reason more and more talent is coming from overseas.

Because basketball is growing globally maybe?

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