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re: Christmas Day NBA games suck this year (proof inside)
Posted on 12/25/13 at 4:09 pm to The Boat
Posted on 12/25/13 at 4:09 pm to The Boat
quote:Why? The NBA has played on Christmas every year except its first season ever and the 1999 lockout season that didn't begin until February.
ESPN needs to stop forcing this made up "tradition".
The NBA isn't as much of a tradition as going on the internet and being blasé and dismissive about everything in an attempt to hide your addiction to the terrible programming on ESPN, but it's a tradition nonetheless. As long as the NBA and Christmas exist, there will be NBA games on Christmas.
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Posted on 12/25/13 at 6:45 pm to The Boat
quote:why?
ESPN needs to stop forcing this made up "tradition".
Every fan wins by playing the games. If you don't want to watch, you don't. For fans that do, there are games.
Kinda the same with bowl games, I never understood why so many people are so adamant about there being sso many people bowl games.
Posted on 12/25/13 at 7:00 pm to shel311
The thing is that NBA has Christmas to itself. It's a chance to pull in casual fans. I watched the first half of the Knicks game and it was God awful to sit through. Knicks looked like they couldn't give two shits about being out there. If any casual fans were watching this afternoon, they sure as hell won't be watching anymore NBA until maybe playoffs.
Posted on 12/25/13 at 7:15 pm to BigBrian774
That dude was going to town on Mike & Ike's. I want a .gif!
Posted on 12/25/13 at 7:22 pm to BigBrian774
quote:Don't know if this was your first Knicks game this season, but that's par for these Knicks' course. Not exclusive to Christmas.
The thing is that NBA has Christmas to itself. It's a chance to pull in casual fans. I watched the first half of the Knicks game and it was God awful to sit through. Knicks looked like they couldn't give two shits about being out there. If any casual fans were watching this afternoon, they sure as hell won't be watching anymore NBA until maybe playoffs.
Also, no coincidence that the markets represented by the 19 teams are t1 t1 t2 t2 5 9 13 17 28 29.
On the business end of things, we can't deny David Stern for being savvy. He knows what he's doing on that end.
Posted on 12/25/13 at 8:39 pm to goldennugget
quote:The Knicks are the team most responsible for the Christmas NBA tradition. They'll pretty much always get a game if they want one. Also flexing these matchups is virtually impossible.
The Knicks blow this year yet because they are the Knicks they get a Christmas National TV matchup while Portland is no where to be found.
Posted on 12/25/13 at 8:42 pm to floridatigah
quote:Having watched the game, I can conclude that you are mistaken.
The Lakers/Heat matchup is stale.
Posted on 12/25/13 at 8:54 pm to ballscaster
Watching the Nets play at noon made me not want to watch basketball for the rest of the day, they are so bad. But this Houston game has been great so far.
Posted on 12/25/13 at 8:59 pm to sbr2
quote:I was there, and it made me not want to ever watch sports again. The first half was competitive, though.
Watching the Nets play at noon made me not want to watch basketball for the rest of the day, they are so bad.
Don't expect to see Christmas without the Nets and Knicks anytime soon. Biggest tv market in a city that is a popular Holiday destination, and most importantly, the biggest population of people from ethnic backgrounds that do not observe Christmas.
Posted on 12/25/13 at 11:25 pm to bigeztiger
quote:Three of the five have been really good.
Christmas Day NBA games suck this year
Posted on 12/26/13 at 4:30 am to ballscaster
Happy to report I tuned in to the HOU/SA game only. Highly satisfying matchup, those absolutely horrid unis notwithstanding.
Posted on 12/26/13 at 5:07 am to Dalosaqy
GS/LAC was awesome
Posted on 12/26/13 at 7:45 am to LosLobos111
quote:
GS/LAC was awesome
Posted on 12/26/13 at 8:25 am to bigeztiger
That's what happens when you wear uniforms like that
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