EXACTLY.
shyt IS BUSH LEAGUE AS fukk.
NBC/TNT/TBS HAD PRESTIGE
NBA approves new media deals with Disney (ABC/ESPN), Comcast (NBC), and Amazon for 11 years, $77 billion. Update: NBA REJECTS WBD's (TNT Sports) deal
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EXACTLY.
shyt IS BUSH LEAGUE AS fukk.
NBC/TNT/TBS HAD PRESTIGE
ESPN doesn't truly care about any other sport other than NFL and in recent years, college football. Look at how they treat baseball every season 
It sucks, the NBA on NBC games felt like genuine events and I don't think it's just nostalgia talking.
It sucks, the NBA on NBC games felt like genuine events and I don't think it's just nostalgia talking.
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KnickstapeCity
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For all of us who want the NBA back on NBC, its 100% nostalgia, however, it is time for a change in the presentation, cause ESPN's coverage of the NBA is terrible. Silver does need to require better in the next deal. (NBA was on NBC from 1990-2002)
When NHL games are on, they get a good 10 minutes of actual discussion in the studio between periods. No reason why the NBA doesnt have that.
I would love to have games back on NBC, but NBC has heavy golf coverage on Sunday afternoons (partnership with Golf channel), so that will play a part. Unless they could carve out a Sunday night Basketball package ( to mirror Sunday night Football)
When NHL games are on, they get a good 10 minutes of actual discussion in the studio between periods. No reason why the NBA doesnt have that.
I would love to have games back on NBC, but NBC has heavy golf coverage on Sunday afternoons (partnership with Golf channel), so that will play a part. Unless they could carve out a Sunday night Basketball package ( to mirror Sunday night Football)
Lucky_Lefty
Dreams Are Colder Than Death...
It's games on tonight?
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It's nostalgia in terms of wanting the "NBA on NBC," but it's not nostalgia when it comes to the NBC broadcast and the gravitas that lends to a sporting event. When an NFL game is on NBC, you know it's a big game. The presentation is the best in the business. The camera work and quality is the best. The music is the best, thanks in large part to the theme by John Williams. There's a reason why Amazon has NBC produce their games for Thursday Night Football.
This gravitas was also there with hockey. I don't watch hockey but even I could tell that NHL games on NBC were big games. The orchestral musical score combined with the urgency of the commentary really built great hype even for regular season games, which is not what ESPN is providing for NBA games.
The money being offered probably hinges on getting more product. I cant imagine Silver intentionally shorting the league from revenue if he thought more broadcasting partners meant a healthier bottom line.
Never was in doubt. It was always going to be a bidding war in the end. nikkas babbling about ratingsNBA about to get paid.
It seems like Zaslav got caught sleeping at the wheel a bit according to the article, he needs live sports to sell that service he’s doing with Fox and ESPN.
tremonthustler1
aka bx_representer
if they can't demand this of their own network, they can't reasonably expect that from other network partners and they can't do that because the NBA deep down thinks the coverage is done how you'd prefer it.
