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Ok, I gotta call bullshite on that one. I've come to except ESPN's bias. They are a private company that can air whatever they want, but their darling teams are NOT decided on winning.

USC
Lakers
Celtics
Red Sox
Yankees

They have always been the favorite teams, and there have been a total of 4 titles from the darlings over the past 5+ years. The bias is based on potential viewers, not championship prowess.

Buckle up. You're about to get pwn3d.

1994. Who were the "darling" teams?

Bulls - defending champs.
Knicks - arguably best in the East.
Magic - best in the East.

The Celtics were waving bye-bye to the Boston Garden and they got hardly any games on tv that year because they sucked. ESPN didn't wipe their asses.

USC didn't become a darling until they won the 2003 Orange Bowl. The Sox/Yanks rivalry wasn't shoved down our throats until the Sox started contending for a title this decade.

ESPN covers winners, no matter who they are.

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Posted by Froman

Baton Rouge

Member since Jun 2007

36552 posts

Posted on 5/5/09 at 3:58 pm to xiv

I'm unbiased, and it appeared to me that the Lakers lost the game for themselves as opposed to just straight getting beat. I would not be surprised to see the Lakers rattle off four wins in a row, but it'd be kind of cool to see Houston do the same to them, L.A. needs to be taken down a notch.

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Posted by MSMHater

Houston

Member since Oct 2008

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Posted on 5/5/09 at 4:10 pm to xiv

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Buckle up. You're about to get pwn3d.

Ya'll are really setting the standards too low for pwnage.

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1994. Who were the "darling" teams?

Bulls - defending champs.
Knicks - arguably best in the East.
Magic - best in the East.

Didn't watch the NBA back then, except when MJ was on. So I can't really speak on it.

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USC didn't become a darling until they won the 2003 Orange Bowl.

I thought their BCS title was 2004 orange bowl. 2003 was rose bowl and mythical national title, right? I may be mixed up. Anyway, thats still only one title. Does that warrant them more airtime then the two teams with 2 titles?

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The Sox/Yanks rivalry wasn't shoved down our throats until the Sox started contending for a title this decade.

I may consent on that, except that its so overkill I feel like I've been watching sox/yanks stories, games, pregame, postgame, warmups, and personal lives for my entire adult life. ESPN is king at taking a good story, then dissecting and repeating it in so many ways that eventually people resent seeing it on.