NBA media might be turning the corner
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Rasille
(Rah.Zil.E)
Last years all star game was bad for TNT, nothing but bashing the product all weekend. The NFL has the same problem with the pro bowl but you couldn’t tell because the commentators aren’t talking about how bad this is. That’s the difference.
gtj1982
Superstar
They got me to watch last year but in the end it’s a pointless “tournament” that has no effect on the season and subjects me to horrible floor paintings.
Voice of Reason
Veteran
I think ESPN and ABC have been just as terrible for the NBA as TNT's after show.
They never adequately developed story lines about people like Giannis and the next batch of stars.
They never adequately developed story lines about people like Giannis and the next batch of stars.
Voice of Reason
Veteran
Some of it is probably Lebron fatigue as well.
threattonature
Veteran
Y'all be so disingenuous sucking the NFL dikk. I've seen plenty of analysts shyt on the NFL slate of games with no problems. I listen to the Mina Kimes pod who is prominently featured on ESPN and she was saying how garbage last week's slate of games were. Early in the year there were countless segments about how bad the quality of play was and how teams need to take the preseason more seriously because quality of play was so bad. There were Tom Brady segments on every show about Tom Brady's comments about how the game has been dumbed down for today's QBs and how they aren't learning how to run offense due to gimmick offenses.And some people think that shyt was cool
Imagine if Ryan Clark or someone said that about the Falcons-Raiders game. Goodell would have had him fired at halftime
threattonature
Veteran
I've seen you make this statement before, I'm just curious where you are getting the stats from. Not at all saying you're wrong.
fifth column
Superstar
Only an unserious person thinks that letting the past go is a smart thing in a sports league, the past needs to be celebrated, it’s the foundation. Smarten up
The NBA Cup is only in its infancy. It needs a few more years to work out the kinks. It's largely a foreign concept to fans, so it'll take a while to get used to.
Dipsey Doo
Superstar
I love Inside The NBA, and agree it’s the most entertaining sports show hands down, but there definitely is some truth to this. It even goes beyond calling games boring and/or not knowing who plays for what team, this show is also responsible (partly) for the ring talk discussion that’s gotten out of hand today. Shaq is the worst offender of this by far. Ever since he showed up to Inside The NBA, the conversation always breaks down to “I got 4 rings, you can’t say nothin to me”. Every other segment on that show eventually has Shaq and Kenny reminding Chuck that he never won shyt. It’s mostly all fun and games, but when you combine that with the lack of player knowledge and calling some games that air on TNT as “boring” or “trash”, they’re inadvertently trashing the product, and the regular season.
Don’t get me wrong, the ESPN shows also devolve into ring talk too, but Inside The NBA is the most popular show, and people take that show much more seriously than First Take or NBA Today.
Don’t get me wrong, the ESPN shows also devolve into ring talk too, but Inside The NBA is the most popular show, and people take that show much more seriously than First Take or NBA Today.