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Pelicans viewership is down this yr, yet having their best season in a long time

Posted on 2/19/24 at 2:31 pm
Posted by Fun Bunch
New Orleans
Member since May 2008
116972 posts
Posted on 2/19/24 at 2:31 pm
I believe this is the best start to a season since 08-09 right?

Pels viewership on Bally's is down 14% from the previous year.

What do you think the deal is, the disconnect between this team, the record, and capturing the market's attention?


Honestly I'm not very excited for them either, despite them winning games.
Posted by England_Pelican
England
Member since Apr 2018
3803 posts
Posted on 2/19/24 at 2:38 pm to
Wonder if the mood with NOLA sports is just shitty generally.

After the Saints utterly blew what should have been a successful and pretty comfortable season… to then watch the Pels repeatedly blowing double digit leads and chucking games might turn the casual fan off somewhat…

we’re playing better now though… tell them!
Posted by Chad504boy
4 posts
Member since Feb 2005
167137 posts
Posted on 2/19/24 at 2:39 pm to
i'm not paying for a fricking additional streaming service. Sorry frickers.
Posted by whatiknowsofar
hm?
Member since Nov 2010
21474 posts
Posted on 2/19/24 at 2:49 pm to
Inflation and Ballys sucking dick. I imagine a lot of folks cancelled coverage once bootlegging info became more available and they heard the company was bankrupt.
Posted by NOSHAU
Member since Feb 2012
12141 posts
Posted on 2/19/24 at 2:52 pm to
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What do you think the deal is, the disconnect between this team, the record, and capturing the market's attention?
Pretty obvious - Bally's
Posted by TigerinATL
Member since Feb 2005
61680 posts
Posted on 2/19/24 at 2:55 pm to
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What do you think the deal is, the disconnect between this team, the record, and capturing the market's attention?


I think access to games is the main issue. Bally's started out the season with nightmare tech issues for nearly a week, almost like they wanted the NBA to cancel their contracts. As if $20 a month wasn't enough of a deterrence, $20 to maybe be able to watch the game is an even dicier proposition. I believe every Gray Media broadcast game has had really good ratings.

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Honestly I'm not very excited for them either, despite them winning games.


I think most casual fans would be quite happy with the product this year. Its the diehards that post here and are invested enough to be contemplating that this team's ceiling might be the 2nd round so it's time to blow it all up and fire everybody.
Posted by iwyLSUiwy
I'm your huckleberry
Member since Apr 2008
34828 posts
Posted on 2/19/24 at 2:58 pm to
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Pels viewership on Bally's is down 14% from the previous year.


I'm sure Bally's themselves has something to do with that. I pay for it but i wouldn't blame a single person that doesn't want to. It's an overpriced crap service.

Also, I'm sorry, Pels "media" on Twitter can scream until their heads fall off that New Orleans is a basketball town until they're blue in the face but telling yourself that over and over doesn't make it true. On one hand you hear them say "New Orleans is a basketball city" and on the other hand they'll say "If they win games, people will show up." Those two do not work together You're basically saying "New Orleans is full of bandwagon fans". A city that's full of bandwagon fans is not a basketball city.

Truth is, the Pels are 25th in average attendance. The 19-36 tanking Raptors are 7th in attendance and hell the all time bad Pistons sell more tickets than the Pels. That's a basketball city. Basketball cities sell tickets even when the team isn't winning. Pels struggle even when they are having one of their best seasons ever.
Posted by BigPerm30
Member since Aug 2011
26230 posts
Posted on 2/19/24 at 3:00 pm to
Male cheerleaders














And distribution through Bally’s sports. People aren’t going to search for the games. Bally’s is burried deep in the channel lineup.
Posted by tke_swamprat
Houma, LA
Member since Aug 2004
9851 posts
Posted on 2/19/24 at 3:13 pm to
I ditched Direct TV, therefore I no longer have Bally's and I'm not paying for an app that barely works.
Posted by Pistol44
New Orleans
Member since Jun 2019
1919 posts
Posted on 2/19/24 at 3:16 pm to
Fan base has had there expectations let down 3 out of the past 4 years. 22' Playoff run had the city and dare say the region buzzing. Since that time the team has made no major moves to upgrade the team sans Zion playing more games. The past two summers and trade deadlines were underwhelming to say the least, and a team in critical need of a 2 series playoff run to grab some shine may fall short of expectations, not just due to health.
Posted by Venelar
The AP
Member since Oct 2010
1137 posts
Posted on 2/19/24 at 5:12 pm to
Bc the Bally's app is fricking trash. I watch every game on my iPad. I have to start the Bally’s app, let it time/error out, swipe it away and relaunch and do the whole username/password Every. Damn. Time.

POS app. Sometimes it’s easier to use streameast website.
Posted by Broski
Member since Jun 2011
72393 posts
Posted on 2/19/24 at 5:29 pm to
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What do you think the deal is


Chord cutting.
Posted by armsdealer
Member since Feb 2016
11554 posts
Posted on 2/19/24 at 7:31 pm to
Bally's sucks balls worse than before this year.

I don't even pay for it anymore and if I want to catch a game I sail the seas. I do catch less games these days but I have less frustration from Bally's fricking up.

I plan to go to more games the second half of the season to make up for it.
Posted by triggeredmillennial
Member since Aug 2023
71 posts
Posted on 2/19/24 at 8:54 pm to
SKC experience is awful.

They should have nuked both stadiums when they had the chance and built a contiguous sports complex/entertainment/retail/food district by old river center connected to convention center/riverwalk/etc.
Posted by SammyTiger
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Feb 2009
67791 posts
Posted on 2/19/24 at 9:28 pm to
it’s too fricking hard to watch the team
Posted by ShamelessPel
Metairie
Member since Apr 2013
12727 posts
Posted on 2/19/24 at 11:58 pm to
Just win. It’ll come.
Posted by jrobic4
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2011
7391 posts
Posted on 2/20/24 at 6:00 am to
quote:

What do you think the deal is


quote:

Bally's


THIS
Posted by Ancient Astronaut
Member since May 2015
33372 posts
Posted on 2/20/24 at 10:19 am to
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Pelicans viewership is down this yr, yet having their best season in a long time


I tried to sign up for ballys and couldn’t get it to work. I haven’t really watched this year. Sorry but this is the organization’s fault.
Posted by VOR
Member since Apr 2009
63756 posts
Posted on 2/20/24 at 12:30 pm to
Are they talking about a Bally’s app?
I’m totally cool with the Bally’s cable channel through Cox. Paying Cox is well worth the convenience and reliability for me. I like getting games with minimum effort.
I also refuse to watch anything, movie or sports, on a laptop.
Posted by St Augustine
The Pauper of the Surf
Member since Mar 2006
64660 posts
Posted on 2/20/24 at 1:46 pm to
Waiting for the other shoe to drop and everyone get injured. Plus the NBA regular season sucks.
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