ESPN first Take laughs at going to Milwaukee / Phoenix NBA Finals

[horizon]

Being a big market isn't a matter of opinion, either you are or you aren't

What yall are talking about as it relates to the NBA are glamor markets or desirable cities

 

[John Mexico]

um all these old nikkaz going to do is go down there for like 5 days stay in a fancy downtown hotel eat at the best restaurants

i remember sas was like this when when the raptors won as well

fukking world renowned metropolis and this fakkit gotta find someway to complain.

I'm telling you these old c00ns are suckers for cities with a Spanish dialect. There is A LOT out there to see if you have an open mind.

 

[madness]

these people make great money and have the ability to visit/vacation in attractive cities whenever they want to. it won't kill you to spend a few days in Milwaukee, especially since its not even cold there now.

 

[Spade]

The NBA and Adam Silver needs to step in and stop this... it hurts the NBA brand. You don't see the NFL downplaying small market teams like Green Bay... or get mad when teams like Kansas city have success. ESPN getting outta pocket.

Yeah agreed. That was unprofessional and unnecessary.

 

[supertrekker]

I'm in Chicago which is 90 mins away and I have never been to Mlwaukee or had had desire to go. Nobody wants to visit that shythole.

Why is it a shythole? Because it doesn't lead the nation is murders every year.

 

[NOSaintsFan02]

That's rare and RECENT... For most of history, it was florida, cali, NO, Texas... It wasn't until 1992 that they went outside those to put it in MN... They added ATL to the big 4, and never went outside those 5 again until 2006... From 2006 to 2024, they go outside of the big five, 5 times total....

NFL might entertain a shytty city once in a decade, but they know where their bread is buttered


Feb 4, 2024 LVIII Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
Feb 5, 2023 LVII State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
Feb 6, 2022 LVI Inglewood, California
Feb 7, 2021 LV Tampa, Florida
Feb 2, 2020 LIV Miami Gardens, Florida
Feb 3, 2019 LIII Atlanta, Georgia
Feb 4, 2018 LII Minneapolis, Minnesota
Feb 5, 2017 LI Houston, Texas
Feb 7, 2016 L Santa Clara, California
Feb 1, 2015 XLIX Glendale, Arizona
Feb 2, 2014 XLVIII East Rutherford, New Jersey
Feb 3, 2013 XLVII New Orleans
Feb 5, 2012 XLVI Indianapolis
Feb 6, 2011 XLV Arlington, Texas
Feb 7, 2010 XLIV Miami, Florida
Feb. 1, 2009 XLIII Tampa, Florida
Feb. 3, 2008 XLII Arizona
Feb. 4, 2007 XLI Miami, Florida
Feb. 5, 2006 XL Detroit
Feb. 6, 2005 XXXIX Jacksonville
Feb. 1, 2004 XXXVIII Houston
Jan. 26, 2003 XXXVII San Diego
Feb. 3, 2002 XXXVI N Orleans
Jan. 28, 2001 XXXV Tampa
Jan. 30, 2000 XXXIV Atlanta
Jan. 31, 1999 XXXIII Miami
Jan. 25, 1998 XXXII San Diego
Jan. 26, 1997 XXXI N Orleans
Jan. 28, 1996 XXX Tempe
Jan. 29, 1995 XXIX Miami
Jan. 30, 1994 XXVIII Atlanta
Jan. 31, 1993 XXVII Pasadena
Jan. 26, 1992 XXVI Minneapolis
Jan. 27, 1991 XXV Tampa
Jan. 28, 1990 XXIV N Orleans
Jan. 22, 1989 XXIII Miami
Jan. 31, 1988 XXII San Diego
Jan. 25, 1987 XXI Pasadena
Jan. 26, 1986 XX N Orleans
Jan. 20, 1985 XIX Stanford
Jan. 22, 1984 XVIII Tampa
Jan. 30, 1983 XVII Pasadena
Jan. 24, 1982 XVI Pontiac
Jan. 25, 1981 XV N Orleans
Jan. 20, 1980 XIV Pasadena
Jan. 21, 1979 XIII Miami
Jan. 15, 1978 XII N Orleans
Jan. 9, 1977 XI Pasadena
Jan. 18, 1976 X Miami
Jan. 12, 1975 IX New Orleans
Jan. 13, 1974 VIII Houston
Jan. 14, 1973 VII Los Angeles
Jan. 16, 1972 VI N Orleans
Jan. 17, 1971 V Miami
Jan. 11, 1970 IV N Orleans
Jan. 12, 1969 III Miami
Jan. 14, 1968 II Miami
Jan. 15, 1967 I Los Angeles

Yeah, but the funny thing is let the Pelicans host a Finals and the NBA media would clamor how we're a small market and they wish LA or GS had won it.

Whereas New Orleans is the co-king of Super Bowls.

It's a glaring problem the NBA has that they need to fix. It doesn't help superstars in the NBA only want to play in the big cities whereas it matters little in the NFL.

As for this specific topic, how the hell is Phoenix considered a "terrible city"? LMAO. Phoenix is a thriving city. Good lord some of these media doofs aren't even hiding it anymore. Then these motherfukkas are stationed in Connecticut with the nerve to talk down on other cities.

 

[Gyasi85]

You would think at some point Silver would step in and say something to ESPN seeing as all it does is fuel the narrative about the bias against small market teams. Too bytchmade to do anything about it though as they view any NBA talk as eyes being on their product whether it's positive or negative.

No way would Goodell and the NFL allow some of the talk and slander about their product and teams that ESPN does about the NBA.

 

[Saint1]

I think it's pretty disrespectful of them to just straight up call cities terrible. Not everyone needs to live in LA/Chi/NY and not everyone can.

 

[Gyasi85]

Stern been dead for a few years now and the Coli aint even see fit to honor him with a Smiley ? .........

 

[Rice N Beans]

Never been to Phoenix. Milwaukee is pretty bland but the lakefront is great. Not much else.

To escape the dangers of Chicago, Milwaukee isn't a bad spot for families. It's pretty quiet and laid back from the places I've managed to go to.

 

[pete clemenza]

these people make great money and have the ability to visit/vacation in attractive cities whenever they want to. it won't kill you to spend a few days in Milwaukee, especially since its not even cold there now.

Exactly.. SAS talking like he's broke and can only see LA, Miami, or ATL if a playoff series switches to one of those cities but yet he makes like $3-5 million a year. These dudes is comical. The way they be talkin' you'd think they were part of the skinny jeans-money to the ear-hot girl crowd and have club walkthroughs, appearances, features in the studio, and performances lined up in said places. They better go sit down somewhere and take a nap.

 

[pete clemenza]

That's rare and RECENT... For most of history, it was florida, cali, NO, Texas... It wasn't until 1992 that they went outside those to put it in MN... They added ATL to the big 4, and never went outside those 5 again until 2006... From 2006 to 2024, they go outside of the big five, 5 times total....

NFL might entertain a shytty city once in a decade, but they know where their bread is buttered


Feb 4, 2024 LVIII Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
Feb 5, 2023 LVII State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
Feb 6, 2022 LVI Inglewood, California
Feb 7, 2021 LV Tampa, Florida
Feb 2, 2020 LIV Miami Gardens, Florida
Feb 3, 2019 LIII Atlanta, Georgia
Feb 4, 2018 LII Minneapolis, Minnesota
Feb 5, 2017 LI Houston, Texas
Feb 7, 2016 L Santa Clara, California
Feb 1, 2015 XLIX Glendale, Arizona
Feb 2, 2014 XLVIII East Rutherford, New Jersey
Feb 3, 2013 XLVII New Orleans
Feb 5, 2012 XLVI Indianapolis
Feb 6, 2011 XLV Arlington, Texas
Feb 7, 2010 XLIV Miami, Florida
Feb. 1, 2009 XLIII Tampa, Florida
Feb. 3, 2008 XLII Arizona
Feb. 4, 2007 XLI Miami, Florida
Feb. 5, 2006 XL Detroit
Feb. 6, 2005 XXXIX Jacksonville
Feb. 1, 2004 XXXVIII Houston
Jan. 26, 2003 XXXVII San Diego
Feb. 3, 2002 XXXVI N Orleans
Jan. 28, 2001 XXXV Tampa
Jan. 30, 2000 XXXIV Atlanta
Jan. 31, 1999 XXXIII Miami
Jan. 25, 1998 XXXII San Diego
Jan. 26, 1997 XXXI N Orleans
Jan. 28, 1996 XXX Tempe
Jan. 29, 1995 XXIX Miami
Jan. 30, 1994 XXVIII Atlanta
Jan. 31, 1993 XXVII Pasadena
Jan. 26, 1992 XXVI Minneapolis
Jan. 27, 1991 XXV Tampa
Jan. 28, 1990 XXIV N Orleans
Jan. 22, 1989 XXIII Miami
Jan. 31, 1988 XXII San Diego
Jan. 25, 1987 XXI Pasadena
Jan. 26, 1986 XX N Orleans
Jan. 20, 1985 XIX Stanford
Jan. 22, 1984 XVIII Tampa
Jan. 30, 1983 XVII Pasadena
Jan. 24, 1982 XVI Pontiac
Jan. 25, 1981 XV N Orleans
Jan. 20, 1980 XIV Pasadena
Jan. 21, 1979 XIII Miami
Jan. 15, 1978 XII N Orleans
Jan. 9, 1977 XI Pasadena
Jan. 18, 1976 X Miami
Jan. 12, 1975 IX New Orleans
Jan. 13, 1974 VIII Houston
Jan. 14, 1973 VII Los Angeles
Jan. 16, 1972 VI N Orleans
Jan. 17, 1971 V Miami
Jan. 11, 1970 IV N Orleans
Jan. 12, 1969 III Miami
Jan. 14, 1968 II Miami
Jan. 15, 1967 I Los Angeles

Nah most of this is because they predominately use a warm weather city since the Superbowl is in February. You could place the Superbowl in any cities if it too place in the spring or summer

 

[ROFL_GUY]

PHX is ugly as fukk .. in the middle of nowhere .. most spread out city all time shyt don't even feel like a city ..

be 115degreez there in July

 

[Heavy_Handz]

Man, this playoffs WIDE OPEN & that’s a good thing. fukk these media drones

 

[Big Boss]

And they will be in the best rooms in the city lmao

Lol right they gon be in best luxury hotels with anything they can get