ESPN has a 'SportsCenter' problem, not a hockey problem

[Frump]

numbers you show dont mean anything. they are only revenue and attendance related. MLB got bigger stadiums and 70 more games than NBA in a season.

thats not just attendacne thats everything

And ratings for the nba have only bene good the past few years because of the Lebron saga

Baseball is a HUGE regional sport much moreso then the nba where only one city that has multiple teams is the nba team the most pouplar[Lakers]

 

[Lucky_Lefty]

ESPN is nothing but a shill for The NFL.

And SEC football

 

[Ronnie Lott]

Aside from march madnes regualr seaosn hockey probably does better or at least as well as cbb

CBB is prety far off the mainstream radar ratings wise till march madness and even ratings and attendnace dont seem to fit the hype march madnes actually gets and im a big cbb fan hockey not so much its just the truth

you have to keep it real. In the US, hockey is not as popular as u think it is. Go ask the average little kid who are their top 3 nfl or nba players. Kids are going to say Lebron, Kobe, KD or even Blake. The average kid doesnt even know any hockey players

 

[Frump]

numbers you show dont mean anything. they are only revenue and attendance related. MLB got bigger stadiums and 70 more games than NBA in a season.


NBA has beaten MLB in TV ratings the past few years though

Poll finds baseball second-most popular American sport - CBSSports.com

The coli is not indicaative of most of americas taste

 

[Frump]

you have to keep it real. In the US, hockey is not as popular as u think it is. Go ask the average little kid who are their top 3 nfl or nba players. Kids are going to say Lebron, Kobe, KD or even Blake. The average kid doesnt even know any hockey players

Im not a hockey fan and im not saying hockeys popular im saying how basketball isnt as popular as people think it is on here and how its closer to hockey in terms of poularity then it is the big two sports NFL and MLb

 

[King Poetic]

My biggest problem with ESPN is the EAST COAST BIAS THEY HAVE..

I have no problem with east coast teams whatsoever, but at least give other places it's due.. case in point the San Francisco giants won the world series and not 1 damn time did first take talk about it... espn gave it it's normal couple of hours after the game was over, but nothing compared to the new york yankees or boston red sox coverage they give if they win.. and it was the giants 2nd title in 3 years..

Then Hockey.. the L.A. Kings and 8th seed wins the stanley cup and barley any coverage but let that been boston or n.y. it's the greatest sports story in history..

only west coast they cover is the bad azz lakers...

then nfl comes around it's tom brady this, new england this, new england that, and the jets get more coverage than the giants... hell pats haven't won in 9 years and the jets are the worst franchise in the nfl...

only time i watch espn is pardon the interuption or around the horn..

 

[gho3st]

Poll finds baseball second-most popular American sport - CBSSports.com

The coli is not indicaative of most of americas taste

again where was the poll taken?? how many of them don't like the NBA? did every person who watch sports was polled?

If not then that poll is not indicative of how people view the NBA relative to MLB.


Class in session...whooo

 

[Sam Peel]

he said stephen a was from philly, cant take him serious after that

 

[Frump]

again where was the poll taken?? how many of them don't like the NBA? did every person who watch sports was polled?

If not then that poll is not indicative of how people view the NBA relative to MLB.


Class in session...whooo

so revenue pols baseball being popular in many more cities and other things dont mean anyting not you the fact you like baskeball more then baseball is reason for you to believe what you want

 

[gho3st]

so revenue pols baseball being popular in many more cities and other things dont mean anyting not you the fact you like baskeball more then baseball is reason for you to believe what you want

again bruh...you are ignoring the fact that MLB got twice the amount of games as the NBA and stadiums are 2-4 times bigger than NBA stadiums.




why dont you give up bruh ?

 

[Frump]

again bruh...you are ignoring the fact that MLB got twice the amount of games as the NBA and stadiums are 2-4 times bigger than NBA stadiums.




why dont you give up bruh ?

give up what?

theyres more proof of baseball being more popular then the nba then the other way around

 

[jfkennedy]

There's nothing more frustrating than watching SportsCenter after your team has played and not even getting a highlight from the game.

 

[Tide Run This]

My biggest problem with ESPN is the EAST COAST BIAS THEY HAVE..

I have no problem with east coast teams whatsoever, but at least give other places it's due.. case in point the San Francisco giants won the world series and not 1 damn time did first take talk about it... espn gave it it's normal couple of hours after the game was over, but nothing compared to the new york yankees or boston red sox coverage they give if they win.. and it was the giants 2nd title in 3 years..

Then Hockey.. the L.A. Kings and 8th seed wins the stanley cup and barley any coverage but let that been boston or n.y. it's the greatest sports story in history..

only west coast they cover is the bad azz lakers...

then nfl comes around it's tom brady this, new england this, new england that, and the jets get more coverage than the giants... hell pats haven't won in 9 years and the jets are the worst franchise in the nfl...

only time i watch espn is pardon the interuption or around the horn..

NBA- Lakers,Heat,Knicks

MLB- Yankees,Red Sox,Phillies

NFL- Cowboys,Jets,Patriots

NHL- Penguins (they have to cover Chi because of streak right now)

CFB- SEC,USC,ND

CBB- Duke,UNC,UK,Big East

Boxing- Nothing worthwhile only when Mayweather or Pac fight

MMA- half hearted coverage mad because Fox got all the rights

Soccer- Manchester United,Man City,Messi and Ronaldo highlights every once in a while.

Your right about the SF Giants getting no love at all and they won 2 in 3 fukking years. If the Phillies or Red Sox won they would have 20 minute clip asking if they were a dynasty.

Ravens only got some love because of Ray Lewis retiring but it still don't compare to the love affair they have with those sorry ass Jets and scrubs like Tim Tebow who gets more undeserved airtime than any athlete today.

fukk Sportscenter and ESPN!!! I watch 5 minutes and flip the channel during the afternoon they bring nothing to the table when it comes to teams I follow. Even the CFB coverage has falling off bad the past 5 years. I don't wanna see scripted debates between Lou Holtz and Mark May and a bunch of schilling for ND,USC and the SEC.

 

[The War Report]

There's no reason to watch ESPN when you have MLB/NBA/NHL/NFL networks with 24/7 coverage. NBC Sports Network is also on the come up.

 

[The_Sheff]

That's the point of the article though, it's not just some dude bytching about why don't they show hockey more, he's saying why don't they show more actual highlights of sports in general, the essence of what Sportscenter is supposed to be about rather than having debates from personalities on subjects they seem to lack basic knowledge on.

ESPN has become more about showcasing personalities than showcasing sports.

They show what people want to watch, period. More people want to watch two idiots arguing over whats wrong with the Lakers than some hockey highlights.