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Is this years NBA Finals a nightmare for the NBA?
Posted on 5/31/25 at 9:47 pm
Posted on 5/31/25 at 9:47 pm
Two small market teams. No big east coast or west coast teams. Just Oklahoma and Indiana.
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Posted on 5/31/25 at 9:49 pm to TigersHuskers
Awesome for the fans, terrible for NBA and $$$.
But frick Adam Silver and the league. This finals is an incredible matchup.
But frick Adam Silver and the league. This finals is an incredible matchup.
Posted on 5/31/25 at 9:49 pm to TigersHuskers
Glad to see it’s these two teams actually. Anytime the evil trinity of NY, LA or Boston isn’t in it is a gift from heaven above.
Posted on 5/31/25 at 9:51 pm to TigersHuskers
This is a great match up. I don't care how bad it is for the NBA.
Posted on 5/31/25 at 9:51 pm to TigersHuskers
Karma for the Luka trade/draft fixing BS
Posted on 5/31/25 at 9:51 pm to TigersHuskers
I’ve lost interest in the nba over the last several years, but this match-up is intriguing to me 
Might not have the ratings of a Lakers vs. Celtics Finals, but who cares. Can’t have some “big market” team in it every single year.
Might not have the ratings of a Lakers vs. Celtics Finals, but who cares. Can’t have some “big market” team in it every single year.
Posted on 5/31/25 at 9:52 pm to holdmuh keystonelite
This. For those who DO watch it will be a great matchup without any 40 point blowouts…
Posted on 5/31/25 at 9:53 pm to holdmuh keystonelite
I agree its a great match up but ratings wise this will likely be a debacle
Posted on 5/31/25 at 9:54 pm to TigersHuskers
I'm excited for it. But it's going to absolutely tank, ratings wise.
Posted on 5/31/25 at 9:57 pm to TigersHuskers
Good for the NBA. It's nice to see smaller markets competing to win championships.
Posted on 5/31/25 at 9:58 pm to TigersHuskers
So sick of this narrative. Why even have teams outside of NY/Cali? shite is so stupid.
Posted on 5/31/25 at 10:03 pm to TigersHuskers
Will be great basketball to watch, frick the big markets. tNBA has to be the most obsessed league with that shite, I’ll never truly understand.
Posted on 5/31/25 at 10:17 pm to TigersHuskers
Two fun teams to watch, but I’d still prefer to see Knicks/Nuggets.
Posted on 5/31/25 at 10:18 pm to Nitrogen
quote:tbh a ton of nba fans are just in it for the hype, drama, names more so than the actual game itself. They just want to see popular guy in big city score points.
tNBA has to be the most obsessed league with that shite, I’ll never truly understand.
Posted on 5/31/25 at 10:19 pm to TigersHuskers
Based on current population, Indianapolis is the 13th most populous NBA city and Oklahoma City is 16th.
Indianapolis - 890,000
Oklahoma City - 713,000
NBA cities below OKC:
Washington
Boston
Detroit
Portland
Memphis
Milwaukee
Sacramento
Atlanta
Miami
Minneapolis
Cleveland
New Orleans
Orlando
Salt Lake City
Indianapolis - 890,000
Oklahoma City - 713,000
NBA cities below OKC:
Washington
Boston
Detroit
Portland
Memphis
Milwaukee
Sacramento
Atlanta
Miami
Minneapolis
Cleveland
New Orleans
Orlando
Salt Lake City
Posted on 5/31/25 at 10:40 pm to Oklahomey
quote:
New Orleans
How they still have a team kinda amazes me.
Posted on 5/31/25 at 10:50 pm to TigersHuskers
quote:
Two small market teams. No big east coast or west coast teams. Just Oklahoma and Indiana.
Who cares. The NBA has their TV deal for years ahead so it won’t matter one bit.
Should be a great series.
Posted on 5/31/25 at 10:52 pm to Oklahomey
Metro areas and media markets =/= city limits populations
DC, Boston, Atlanta and Miami dwarf OKC as metros and media markets
DC, Boston, Atlanta and Miami dwarf OKC as metros and media markets
This post was edited on 5/31/25 at 10:53 pm
Posted on 5/31/25 at 10:54 pm to Oklahomey
quote:
Based on current population
Metro population is probably the better measure
Posted on 6/1/25 at 3:38 am to TigersHuskers
These discussions always get me thinking about chicken and egg stories.
People just assume that media companies are chasing markets, but when the companies are as big as ESPN, they influence what people want out of the NBA, too. If they had wall-to-wall hype trains for OKC and Indy the way they would for Boston-LA, viewership would be higher and no one would be talking about small market “nightmares.” This stuff is almost entirely perception.
It’s got SOME truth to it—of course Boston or LA is a bigger draw, all else equal. But the casual NBA enjoyers that make up a majority of national viewers aren’t necessarily attached to one city. They’re more likely to follow one player if anything, but realistically they keep up with all the big names.
So if teams are playing good, exciting, fun-to-watch basketball… just promote them for it. Novel concept.
People just assume that media companies are chasing markets, but when the companies are as big as ESPN, they influence what people want out of the NBA, too. If they had wall-to-wall hype trains for OKC and Indy the way they would for Boston-LA, viewership would be higher and no one would be talking about small market “nightmares.” This stuff is almost entirely perception.
It’s got SOME truth to it—of course Boston or LA is a bigger draw, all else equal. But the casual NBA enjoyers that make up a majority of national viewers aren’t necessarily attached to one city. They’re more likely to follow one player if anything, but realistically they keep up with all the big names.
So if teams are playing good, exciting, fun-to-watch basketball… just promote them for it. Novel concept.
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