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This goes for ESPN too. The other night, EVERY story was about the Nets losing and KD’s awesome yet fruitless tying shot. Very little about the Bucks, um, winning. They have no one but themselves to blame if ratings tank
If the NBA offices are downtrodden this morning then maybe do a better job of promoting Trae Young, Giannis, Devin Booker 24/7/365 so that “casual fans” root for them too. Small-market NBA teams are still NBA teams. The NFL does just fine on this.
If the NBA offices are downtrodden this morning then maybe do a better job of promoting Trae Young, Giannis, Devin Booker 24/7/365 so that “casual fans” root for them too. Small-market NBA teams are still NBA teams. The NFL does just fine on this.
Is this not a nightmare for the NBA? None of the big crossover stars are left in the playoffs—guys who casual basketball fans know and want to watch. No Lebron, Steph, Durant, Luka... Only one of the top 15 best-selling jerseys are still playing. This is not good for the league.
@ADavidHaleJoint The insane part is we do this song and dance every year with nfl draft coverage and nobody remembers any of this in Week 6 when we’re solely dissecting the players’ performance on the field.
@markkiszla Devil’s advocate:
Nets have gone all in, have crazy talent on paper, and are 14-12 after losing to last place Pistons.
Jazz made zero offseason moves and are 19-5, but got smacked around by ... these Nuggets.
Easy to cherry-pick individual situations but it’s not 100% cut & dry
In honor of the Super Bowl being played in Tampa... the last time I was there I saw the best game I’ve ever seen in person alongside some pretty good friends
Professionally: If there’s any young beat writers who still follow me, this is the longtime beat writer for the Rockies’ paper of record behaving the exact opposite of how a team’s beat writer should behave.
Personally: Patrick, you are and have always been an absolute hack.
I covered Bo Ryan at Wisconsin. This Coach K thing is about a 4/10 on the Bo scale.
Only reason this is being discussed is because, social media + aggregation.
At worst, K's response was a very measured mini-sermon. He never even raised his voice. Yet the headlines said stuff like "belittles," "lashes out," "needlessly rude," "condescending jerk," "cheap shot." We got a big problem here and it ain't the coach.
My daughter will not be a Chicik-Fil-A worker when she’s older. Just playing drive thru...
Her: “Welcome to Chick-Fil-A. What would you like?”
Me: “A chicken sandwich no pickles.”
Her: “Sorry our sandwiches have pickles.”
Me: “I want it without them.”
Her: “Then go to Zaxbys.”
Thanks Gene!
This pretty girl and I have been together six years. Our relationship has seen one cross country move, two new employers (each), two new dogs, one wedding, one new house, one baby on the way, and zero @CFBPlayoff years without Clemson.
UCF is 27-6 since Scott Frost left.
Nebraska is 10-18 since Scott Frost arrived.
Nebraska is paying $5 million a year to Scott Frost, who is headed toward his fourth losing season in five years as a head coach.
CFB head coach contracts are as confounding as they are hilarious.
Gene Chizik lasted 25 games after Cam Newton.... er, Auburn won the 2010 title.
Will Ed Orgeron last 25 games after Joe Burrow... er, LSU won the 2019 title?