He said stars though, Bird was only one and his career was short.
What will it take for the NBA to overtake the NFL as the most popular sport in the USA?
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He was a huge star for a decade
If it's just about watching other white people then the NHL would be huge
Tide Run This
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NFL will kill NBA just off Gambling and Fantasy Football alone
What I meant, essentially, is that it's impossible.
It doesn't matter though. The American market is the only market for the NFL. NBA is global. It doesn't need the Real 'Murica market to thrive.
Parity
If more teams have a legitimate chance at winning a championship, then more people in that city/region that don't necessarily watch religiously would be interested in watching a lot more.
If more teams have a legitimate chance at winning a championship, then more people in that city/region that don't necessarily watch religiously would be interested in watching a lot more.
who_better_than_me
Time to go!!
After that whole Harden game 6 fiasco, who knows. That's one of your most marketable, noticeable superstar and he had maybe the worst performance ever by a certified superstar.
When Bron retires the league is gonna suffer greatly
Love him or hate him he's what the casual fan will tune into see in the finals
And he's so much better then anyone else in the league it's scary
the next guy
Superstar
just revenue. NBA needs to get their revenue up, thats the only answer. They're on the path with opening up Africa and those places.
that is because basketball is a worldwide sport. Gridiron football is an American thing.
the NBA is already 10x bigger than the NFL will ever be on a global scale, which is why it has more internet presence, but it's not indicative of the popularity of each sport in the U.S.
Wargames
One Of The Last Real Ones To Do It
More white superstar players and more violence are easy answers
I actually think requiring players to play 2 years in college might work since fans of the NCAA will follow their favorite players to the league
I actually think requiring players to play 2 years in college might work since fans of the NCAA will follow their favorite players to the league
Hockey isn't an American sport. Nor does it provide the spectacle the NFL does. American Football speaks to the soul of modern America: fighter jets, military tributes, white coaches and QBs as the generals who lead the faceless negroes into literal violent battle... The helmets and the interchangeable nature of players on the roster dehumanize the bulk of the players so you never have to feel too bad about the crimes they commit, nor the fact they destroy themselves for non-guaranteed contracts.
Hockey is actually a fascinating sport. Football makes no fukking sense. No fanbase knows less about the games they watch.
PortCityProphet
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Nothing in the foreseeable future. NBA just can't create that fever pitch like the NFL. Its a lot like wrestiling. They're too focused on 1 or 2 guys having to carry the company to get constant monster interest to the casual public. When that guy goes you got to start all over, NFL doesn't or should I say hasn't had that issue. I do think they're leaning that way with the way they're promoting QBs over everything but has yet to be seen.
When the NBA can create an importance of the games it'll help but it's too many games for people to care, they still haven't fully baseball out as #2
When the NBA can create an importance of the games it'll help but it's too many games for people to care, they still haven't fully baseball out as #2
Whitey being destroyed
Don't go by the internet/social media
The NBA has a much younger fanbase that's why they dominate their. The average NFL fan age is 40 something their not on twitter
The nytimes had an article that theres over 90 million ardent NFL fans in this country meaning over 90 mill that consume the sport and look things up about it at least 3 times a week.
That's insane
Yes alot of it is gambling but regardless it's so far ahead of the other sports it's crazy