ESPN explains their approach to NBA coverage.......

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

“When our department examines the NBA, we have to be much more focused on the storyline and vibes … because that drives a lot of this more so for the NBA than any other league,” -from the vice president of brand strategy and content research for ESPN.

 

[Big Boss]

Of course, is Ant Man the next MJ


Does Lebron needs more help


Can Lebron get 6 rings like MJ

 

[H. Selassie]

Translation: “NBA fans are dumb so we only give them books with a lot of pictures and crayons instead of an actual well-written story.”

Got it.

 

[Marlow Stanfield]

Ugh

 

[Thavoiceofthevoiceless]

I mean when you look at the NBA discourse on this site and social media, their thought process makes total sense.

Posters are always complaining about it, yet stay engaging in said content.

 

[CantStop]

half of NBA twitter is about aura and who they're attracted to.

 

[PatCake]

Shameless

 

[mag357]

“When our department examines the NBA, we have to be much more focused on the storyline and vibes … because that drives a lot of this more so for the NBA than any other league,” -from the vice president of brand strategy and content research for ESPN.

This literally what changed the NBA into what it is today.
The NBA execs understood this, so they started working the storylines and making players winners, losers, heros and villains.
ESPN and every entity associated with the NBA is in on it.

They basically just took the wwf model and applied it to basketball.
It's just Sports entertainment

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

This literally what changed the NBA into what it is today.
The NBA execs understood this, so they started working the storylines and making players winners, losers, heros and villains.
ESPN and every entity associated with the NBA is in on it.

They basically just took the wwf model and applied it to basketball.
It's just Sports entertainment

The NFL has entire shows dedicated to the X's and O's...

 

[mag357]

The NFL has entire shows dedicated to the X's and O's...

The NFL never had to do the same thing the NBA did with being fake.
People love the violence of football and there seemed to be more parity or the sense that any team might have a shot any given year.
So that makes it more popular

The NBA took off once it started to adopt the rivalry story lines, the heel and face, the next big thing etc

Football is also more complex. So the fans have to understand the game at a deeper level.
Which makes the fans more knowledge.

With the NBA you hear alot of commentators refer to things that have nothing to do with x's and O's.
"His body language"... "jokic stood up the whole game"... "they didn't come to play".

Watching inside the NBA with Draymond and seeing people talk about the games on social media, shows me the basketball fan and culture is cooked

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

The NFL has entire shows dedicated to the X's and O's...

How many NBA fans do y’all truly think want this? nikkas ain’t trying to be coaches and 90% of people don’t have the height to play ball at an elite level so wtf they learning this shyt for?

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

How many NBA fans do y’all truly think want this? nikkas ain’t trying to be coaches and 90% of people don’t have the height to play ball at an elite level so wtf they learning this shyt for?

Why do NFL fans watch this type of content? They aren't 6'4" with a rocket arm or 300lbs running a sub 5 40 time... etc....

 

[cartierhoe]

I mean when you look at the NBA discourse on this site and social media, their thought process makes total sense.

Posters are always complaining about it, yet stay engaging in said content.

This, I don't condone it either and actively search out good content breaking down the game but this seems to be what the average fan wants so they double down on it.

 

[concise]

It's crazy because the way pro and college football are covered is a lot closer to each other than the way pro and college basketball are.

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

Why do NFL fans watch this type of content? They aren't 6'4" with a rocket arm or 300lbs running a sub 5 40 time... etc....

Realistically, how well do these shows do in comparison with your average overview/recap/preview show? And there are more ravenous football coaches and players at all levels soaking this shyt up than basketball. I’m sure the pop Warner system in the south has a bunch of out of shape dad coaches watching that shyt to implement with their 12-14 teams. And there’s more players on the field, a lot more plays and coverage to breakdown, and die hard football fans always wanna be them nikkas trying to call plays during the game vs watching scoring or blocks