This season, star availability has plummeted from about 80% last season to just around 60%. Chances are, if you want to watch the big game, and you actually want to see all the stars playing, you won’t be in luck.
Of those 220 games, what would you guess is the number of times that both teams suited up their full complement of stars?
Would you guess 200?
Maybe 150?
It’s less than 100. Way less.
Turns out, only 72 of the 220 games featured all of the stars on the rosters.
That’s 32.7%. Less than one-third of the national TV games.
Said another way: About two out of three national TV games will have at least one star player in street clothes.
Source: Must-see TV? The alarming data behind the NBA's star outage for national games
If you can’t keep the stars on the court people pay to see then your game is broken and rules need to be changed to slow the pace of the game down.
Of those 220 games, what would you guess is the number of times that both teams suited up their full complement of stars?
Would you guess 200?
Maybe 150?
It’s less than 100. Way less.
Turns out, only 72 of the 220 games featured all of the stars on the rosters.
That’s 32.7%. Less than one-third of the national TV games.
Said another way: About two out of three national TV games will have at least one star player in street clothes.
Source: Must-see TV? The alarming data behind the NBA's star outage for national games
If you can’t keep the stars on the court people pay to see then your game is broken and rules need to be changed to slow the pace of the game down.
