NBA already airs marquee match ups on Network TV after the NFL season ends.... but they only do it on the weekend. I guess the local Network channels don't wanna dedicate a random weeknight to the NBA in the middle of the week during the regular season.
I don't think it's realistic for the MAJORITY of NBA games to be on Network TV. NFL is the only sport where all of the local teams games air on Network TV. Easy to do because most the games take place on Sunday afternoon. Most MLB and NHL games like the NBA are on cable too.
I hope I'm remembering right but when I was a kid, I think NBA games were on every weekend (during the NBA season) and I looked forward to it.
You've mentioned something I never even thought of, when in the hell did they postpone weekend Network TV games until after the NFL season? I know it's been like that for awhile now.
It would make since to do it all season, a weekend full of double and triple headers
