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

[aceboon]

Promoting the league using party promoter/influencer lingo perfectly sums up the state of ESPN's coverage, "vibes"

 

[Rasille]

They’re appealing to the casual fans. Die hards are going to tune in regardless.

 

[T-K-G]

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.

You're giving them too much credit

Alot of these producers and journalists fukking suck, it's a cop out to say "we only suck cuz y'all aren't smart enough for our good writing"


Journalism fell apart harder than damn near every other medium in entertainment and we see the results everywhere we look

 

[StatUS]

Let's be real, not a lot of people are watching the "X's and O's" football shows. They're just not. Hence, why these shows come on at 1pm on Tuesday when the only competition at that time is All My Children.

If more people were interested in that kind of programming, it would be on during peak hours.

X and O stuff found its spot on Youtube.

 

[areohbee824]

They literally told Tim Legler not to talk about the Pacers too much on LeESPN

 

[Born2BKing]

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?

According to some of the Coli, its what everyone wants and they should replace the Inside the Nba crew with more Tim Leglers

 

[CarltonJunior]

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?

Media conditioning is the only reason that it's this way right now.

If they provided more analytical and less vapid content the fans would in turn become more analytical and less vapid.

 

[FukkaPaidEmail]

Gil’s arena is the best NBA related show

They have a perception issue because of the shyt Gil does from time to time but it’s the only show that :
1.You can tell they actually watch basketball at all levels
2.Will break some shyt x and o shyt down on some straight nerd shyt and

3.Is entertaining

 

[mastermind]

This site proves that exec correctly

 

[mastermind]

Basketball and soccer/football are free flowing and you have to wait until there's a break in action/time out until you can get some kind breakdown on plays or X's and O's -if they even talk about that during the break.

Absolutely untrue for both sports

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

Media conditioning is the only reason that it's this way right now.

If they provided more analytical and less vapid content the fans would in turn become more analytical and less vapid.

No they wouldn’t. Nothing even points to nba and nfl fandom being the same so just a blanket wish that if there was more people would want it is unfounded. Again, them x and o shows for the NFL ain’t even what does numbers so let’s stop acting like your average fan is wanting that

 

[pete clemenza]

Absolutely untrue for both sports

Ok

 

[Jx2]

Gil’s arena is the best NBA related show

They have a perception issue because of the shyt Gil does from time to time but it’s the only show that :
1.You can tell they actually watch basketball at all levels
2.Will break some shyt x and o shyt down on some straight nerd shyt and

3.Is entertaining

This is a shyttier take than Gil’s hot takes on that dumpster fire of a podcast breh

 

[mastermind]

Ok

It’s not true at all breh. Those sports thrive on tactics and positioning. Individual greatness can make override it, just like it does in the NFL.

 

[Soldier]

Consider this:

Most people in Asia and Europe don't watch NBA games. They watch NBA highlights.

You got to give them the "summary" because they aren't watching these games and listening to the commentary.

4PM PST/7PM EST is:
12AM in Nigeria
1AM in France
1AM in Serbia
7AM in China
9AM in Australia/Oceania

You think people following the game like that or are they working, at school or sleeping?

Yes this is very difficult to follow in real time the day to day activities and news (watching games, espn talk shows and league drafts, trades, hiring/firing of general managers, coaches ) of sports leagues from overseas.

Watching games played in completely different time zones is nearly impossible.

When LIVE nba/nfl/nhl/ mlb games are being played at North American Eastern/central/western time, the British, the Nigerians, the Chinese, the Australians are sleeping in the middle of the night or working at their jobs in the morning.

It’s more convenient for them to watch YouTube highlights and rely on internet/ highlights/ blogs etc