Oh, you thought we were done? Nah, here's another NBA TV Ratings thread

[bl2k8]

It's gonna be drilled into y'all heads until y'all stop acting like the sky is falling down on today's NBA, all because y'all are trying to speak the demise of the league into existence because YOU don't like it.

All the shyt you think has only existed during this era, existed in all the eras that have come before: discourse around ratings being down, bad basketball play, discourse around how the current era doesn't compare to the previous era(s). All these things aren't recent phenomena; all these things have been lurking in the shadows since the league's inception.

No matter how much crying and complaining y'all do about it, the league is gonna continue on its path without a care for your tears, as it has always done.


And here are some side notes for y'all who claimed the TV ratings are down because nobody wants to watch today's product:




"Largest NBA regular season audience since 2019"
"Most-watched NBA game* since the 2020 NBA Finals"
"Largest audience for a Noon Christmas game since 2011"
"NBA Viewership on ESPN networks up 4%"
"Largest audience ever for late-night Christmas window (dating back to 2008)"

Y'all bytch ass nxggas can't even carelessly use an outdated-measurement of viewership like TV ratings as a weapon now. Y'all only have your delusions left.

Now gon'head, pick up your ball and head back to the crib.

You can separate the die hards who aren’t feeling what’s going on in the league from the people who never cared for the NBA at all and are rejoicing on its downfall.

Die hards don’t want the league to fail, they are just voicing their displeasure, which shocker, you tie yourself to social media this shyt will be emphasized

Outside of 2007, NBA would gladly take 91 and 99 numbers, shyt if they’re talking about finals 07 might have outdid last years

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

You can separate the die hards who aren’t feeling what’s going on in the league from the people who never cared for the NBA at all and are rejoicing on its downfall.

Die hards don’t want the league to fail, they are just voicing their displeasure, which shocker, you tie yourself to social media this shyt will be emphasized

I've got to question if they're actual die hards in the first place, or if they're cats who just can't let go of the past. Why can't y'all just take today's game for what it is like y'all do other eras (that were no by means perfect and had their own flaws)?

Because the truth is, it doesn't matter what changes are made, y'all are still going to find fault in the product.

Outside of 2007, NBA would gladly take 91 and 99 numbers, shyt if they’re talking about finals 07 might have outdid last years

Back in 91 and 99, TV was the only way to watch games. The viewership is fragmented now. I don't know why this has to be reiterated over and over.

 

[Elim Garak]

Look guys, I found other instances where ratings went down.

 

[Belize King]

Who cares.

The NBA is going on an 11 year deal. fukk ratings. It’s a silly topic if you watch the game. It’s silly if you don’t. Enjoy your bootleg streaming and trade rumors.

Adam Silver will move to run Disney, Tatum will have the first 1B dollar deal, we will get two more expansion teams, a four point line will be created, New Orleans will lose their team, and fans will still go to the live games.

Gen Alpha won’t care about live sports during it initial run. Sports will become a niche for old millennials to argue about in their wheel chairs.

It is what it is

 

[bl2k8]

I've got to question if they're actual die hards in the first place, or if they're cats who just can't let go of the past. Why can't y'all just take today's game for what it is like y'all do other eras (that were no by means perfect and had their own flaws)?

Because the truth is, it doesn't matter what changes are made, y'all are still going to find fault in the product.

Back in 91 and 99, TV was the only way to watch games. The viewership is fragmented now. I don't know why this has to be reiterated over and over.

Streaming illegally or social media views does not make up that much difference in viewership data no matter how much you try to force that point.

People will always bytch about sports, yes but to act like the complaints and concerns aren’t legitimate is ignoring theres an issue

2007 was a legit issue with style of play and offense that the NBA was already trying to actively fix

99 is so obvious what happened I don’t even know why that was used as a reference. Of course numbers will be down coming off the highest rated finals off all time and next season being a lockout.

1991

 

[ROFL_GUY]

The tecmo bowl beat NBA Christmas ratings

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Streaming illegally or social media views does not make up that much difference in viewership data no matter how much you try to force that point.

Household cable viewership has decreased nearly 40% since 2010, so how do you possibly think folks in this country are consuming the product, if not by NBA League Pass (which saw a 50% increase in viewership during the 2023 season), illegal streams and social media? Do you think TV ratings are the overwhelming majority piece of the pie, despite the NBA signing a $77b media rights deal?

You do know the NBA is moving towards streaming all of its games next season on various platforms, right?

Furthermore, why are you speaking as if viewership is only dictated by U.S. TV ratings, and not accounting for how it's viewed globally? Why are you trying to force a point that TV ratings matter like they did 20, 30, 40 years ago?

People will always bytch about sports, yes but to act like the complaints and concerns aren’t legitimate is ignoring theres an issue

What makes these complaints and concerns legitimate, and not folks being negative for the sake of because they can't let go of the past?

 

[Remote]

You coli idiots bang that ratings drum all the time on here to try to elevate past superstars and bash current ones.

That's the subtext with all these stupid ass "ratings are down" threads.

Oh noes! Ratings aren't what they were in 1995.
Yet everyone is making more money than ever before.

Were you guys born stupid or did you have to work at it?

 

[Hersh]

didn't read much of thread.. but it's the same shyt with owners when they say they "operating at a loss" gtfoh . brehs just got ninjas handling the books

 

[bl2k8]

Household cable viewership has decreased nearly 40% since 2010, so how do you possibly think folks in this country are consuming the product, if not by NBA League Pass (which saw a 50% increase in viewership during the 2023 season), illegal streams and social media? Do you think TV ratings are the overwhelming majority piece of the pie, despite the NBA signing a $77b media rights deal?

You do know the NBA is moving towards streaming all of its games next season on various platforms, right?

Furthermore, why are you speaking as if viewership is only dictated by U.S. TV ratings, and not accounting for how it's viewed globally? Why are you trying to force a point that TV ratings matter like they did 20, 30, 40 years ago?

What makes these complaints and concerns legitimate, and not folks being negative for the sake of because they can't let go of the past?

.Cable is down but the main reason people keep it is for sports.The concerns are legitimate because the platform you keep trying to attribute to the success of the league is the same one complaining about the state of the game, and why this website even exist

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

.Cable is down but the main reason people keep it is for sports.The concerns are legitimate because the platform you keep trying to attribute to the success of the league is the same one complaining about the state of the game, and why this website even exist

I'm asking you why the concerns/complaints are legitimate?

Cats complaining for the sake of don't make them legitimate reasons. There has to be a reasonable explanation behind why folks don't like today's NBA, and not just some desperate attempt at clinging onto the past. If that's the case, then those cats don't really like hoops, they like their childhood memories.

I've never argued that popularity = quality of the product. The only ones who're doing that are those who believe because the TV ratings are down that means the quality of the product is bad, when that's not even remotely the case. Arguing that the league is still just as popular as it's ever been is used as a counterargument to those who believe TV ratings make up the viewership of the NBA.

 

[ROBEEZYKILLA]

You right fukk ratings! This is one of the most exciting must see tv nba regular seasons ever!

 

[bl2k8]

I'm asking you why the concerns/complaints are legitimate?

Cats complaining for the sake of don't make them legitimate reasons. There has to be a reasonable explanation behind why folks don't like today's NBA, and not just some desperate attempt at clinging onto the past. If that's the case, then those cats don't really like hoops, they like their childhood memories.

I've never argued that popularity = quality of the product. The only ones who're doing that are those who believe because the TV ratings are down that means the quality of the product is bad, when that's not even remotely the case. Arguing that the league is still just as popular as it's ever been is used as a counterargument to those who believe TV ratings make up the viewership of the NBA.

There is a reasonable explanation you just want to ignore it. The quality is bad too. I just listened to a podcast with Raja Bell and Danny Green where they both said the same shyt. The league has BOTH a quality of play problem and lack of stars problem that didn’t exist in any of the years you used from that tweet.

Can’t really control the stars thing but the play style can get fixed, and hopefully it does

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

There is a reasonable explanation you just want to ignore it. The quality is bad too.

Give me the reasonable explanations.

I just listened to a podcast with Raja Bell and Danny Green where they both said the same shyt.

Players have always criticized the product.

What makes Raja's and Danny's critiques any more legitimate than from those in the past?

Rodman, Bird and Chuck shytted on the 90s, calling the product diluted due to the expansion era. Wilt shytted on the 90s saying it was soft and the game become too easy for guards, killing the impact of the big man in the process.

The league has BOTH a quality of play problem and lack of stars problem that didn’t exist in any of the years you used from that tweet.

What issues do they have with the quality of play? What makes those issues any different to the issues players had with the product from previous eras?

Lack of stars?

This era has the deepest talent pool in the history of the game, how could there possibly be a lack of stars? Unless you're talking about the lack of American stars, when that's even remotely a valid criticism about the game.

Can’t really control the stars thing but the play style can get fixed, and hopefully it does

And what play style needs to be fixed?

 

[ItWasWritten]

Stupid Man with the Stupid Plan