Bob Costas throws shade on ESPN for putting few NBA games on ABC while saying MJ > LeBron
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I get what he's saying, but outside of the weekends there's really no where on the schedule for ABC to put them. I guess you could do Friday nights, but you run the risk of the NBA potentially being embarrassed sometime if wrestling comes with a higher television rating at a fraction of the cost.
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He's right. People who just stepped foot in the country and didn't follow the sport, knew who Michael Jordan was within a year. NBA on NBC was why.
The television landscape is completely different now compared to what it was then. Not to mention the fact that their main target demographic isn't watch TV like that let alone network television. Those old heads could care less about sports and would flip out if the NBA jacked one of favorite TV show's spot in the lineup.
You knew what time it was
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I hear what you're saying, but the Sunday Night Football game on NBC holds the same significance that Monday Night Football on ABC used to in past era.
The marquee game of the week, on free tv.
Broadcast tv isn't quite as dead as people think.
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So the league is thriving with this new generation of young people that don't watch the games...the demographic that mainly watches highlights on YouTube and Twitter and reposts and edits them for likes and going viral.
I think that's why Coli brehs call the league TMZ-ball.
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ESPN IS TRASH WITH BROADCASTING ON ABC
Sundays should be triple headers with your top games and stars being showcase
there’s really no shyt on Sunday nights and plus u have your younger audience all in the house getting ready for school the next day and men getting ready for work on Monday
Sundays should be triple headers with your top games and stars being showcase
there’s really no shyt on Sunday nights and plus u have your younger audience all in the house getting ready for school the next day and men getting ready for work on Monday
That's the NFL though, which is on an entirely different level than the NBA and other sports. Two completely different demographics as well. We on The Coli complain about how trash NBA games are these days yet you think old heads are going to pay attention to them as well
People didn't even fukk with Football when it was on network television on Thursdays a couple of years ago which is how Amazon got it and the NBA would fare even worse.
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Was this true during Michael Jordan's era?
If not, the change/shift towards the NFL supports what Costas is saying. Also, if you attend home games, you'll see that the demographic for the two sports isn't quite as different as you think. Lot of overlap of fanbases.
saturday
nba inside stuff 1230p
1pm knicks vs heat
4pm bulls vs pacers
7pm lakers vs blazers
nba inside stuff 1230p
1pm knicks vs heat
4pm bulls vs pacers
7pm lakers vs blazers
Aint no shame in losing to the Tribal Chief
It's a completely different landscape in television now compared to what it was back then, so it's unfair to even compare the two. Again I ask, what day would ESPN put games on ABC outside of weekends that wouldn't their base and their love for network television?
