History Shows Pacers vs. Thunder May Draw Record-Low Ratings

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TNGophfan said:
Win a road game or don't lose either of first 2 at home. Easy.
Seems to work fine for baseball. Again, know I'm probably in minority on this.
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Baseball/World Series is a different animal than the NBA Finals & Stanley Cup, playing on consecutive days as many as 4 times during a 7 game series so it's much less feasible to do the 2-2-1-1-1 thing.

Even if the NBA stuck with 2-3-2 there would be just as many off days. The games are being played when Disney/ABC-ESPN wants to show them.
 

Ope3 said:
Baseball/World Series is a different animal than the NBA Finals & Stanley Cup, playing on consecutive days as many as 4 times during a 7 game series so it's much less feasible to do the 2-2-1-1-1 thing.

Even if the NBA stuck with 2-3-2 there would be just as many off days. The games are being played when Disney/ABC-ESPN wants to show them.
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Maybe the ratings this year will tell Disney that people lose interest when the series is spread out so much, though not holding my breath.
 

TNGophfan said:
Maybe the ratings this year will tell Disney that people lose interest when the series is spread out so much, though not holding my breath.
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In this day in age, I am not sure how much ratings matter with how much is consumed online and via highlights etc, not just nationally but across the globe.

Having extra days off also gives the networks/broadcast partners extra days to fill their schedule with other NBA programming, talkers and the like.
 

kg21 said:
Nobody can physically wear down the other team in the playoffs anymore.

And the finals possibly ending 2/3 of the way through June is a f-------g joke.
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The finals has only ended at this point in June for about the last 30 years...
 



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