Well, yeah, but this basically boils down to racism. Rural areas in this country are white areas. Racist white people hate basketball, or at least they hate the NBA. Stocking the Waco walmart with some Dirk shirseys isn't going to change that.
WHY IS THE NFL MORE POPULAR THAN THE NBA?
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Well, yeah, but this basically boils down to racism. Rural areas in this country are white areas. Racist white people hate basketball, or at least they hate the NBA. Stocking the Waco walmart with some Dirk shirseys isn't going to change that.
SadimirPutin
Superstar
This. This. This
The so called parity in the NFL is mostly due to the one and done format.......let NFL playoff series be best of 3 and you would see all of that bullshyt parity disappear
The QB was always the star but the star RB and star WR have been suppressed and muted over the course of a few years imo. Less hand-offs to the RB and no more celebrations for WRs after a touchdown and the media has made even more of a QB friendly slant over the last 4-5 years. Probably will never see the antics of a Chad Johnson or TO anymore
You have to be a hardcore fan to enjoy an NBA regular season because they do a terrible job of selling the product
no rivalries
No incentive to be great in the regular season (too many teams make the playoffs)
They don't flex games
When you play 82 games in a season and more than half the teams qualify for the playoffs there something wrong with the formula
But, football is bigger Because
1. More unpredictable
2. It's a spectacle unlike basketball
3. Every game feels big
no rivalries
No incentive to be great in the regular season (too many teams make the playoffs)
They don't flex games
When you play 82 games in a season and more than half the teams qualify for the playoffs there something wrong with the formula
But, football is bigger Because
1. More unpredictable
2. It's a spectacle unlike basketball
3. Every game feels big
Copy Ninja
Superstar
16 games
People like the fact that NFL players can't get spoiled and get fat because of non-guaranteed contracts
All about teammwork
Every team has a chance to win a ship. In the NBA, Charlotte, Milwaukee, Minnesota, and all those other cities ain't winning shyt.
People like the fact that NFL players can't get spoiled and get fat because of non-guaranteed contracts
All about teammwork
Every team has a chance to win a ship. In the NBA, Charlotte, Milwaukee, Minnesota, and all those other cities ain't winning shyt.
Bless't
Living the dream
Can you imagine that?
Every game we'd all just be like
I'd still prefer football though.
I love basketball as well but the season is way too long.
Doobie Doo
Veteran
If you knew how much money one NBA game generates you would understand
Niqqa You Gay
You fakkit coli nikkas disgust me
At least you had 4 contenders listed...
EVERY SOUL ON EARTH ALREADY KNOWS IN JUNE ITS GONNA BE CAVS/WARRIORS 3 WITH ZERO CHANCE OF ANOTHER MATCHUP, BARRING INJURIES OR DEATHS
I wish I could rep this post.
I NEVER UNDERSTOOD THIS.. FOOTBALL IS COOL N ALL, BUT THE NBA IS SO MUCH MORE ENTERTAINING TO WATCH IN PRETTY MUCH EVERY CAPACITY. ITS ALSO EASIER TO PICK UP, CONSTANT BACK N FORTH ACTION, AND MORE ACCESSIBLE TO ANYONE WHO WANTS TO PLAY. NOT TO MENTION, ITS A GLOBAL SPORT, AND AMERICA IS COMPRISED OF MORE IMMIGRANTS THAN ANY OTHER COUNTRY. AS FAR AS MARKETABILITY, NBA PLAYERS ARE FAR EASIER TO SELL AS INDIVIDUALS, AND DEFINITELY MORE RECOGNIZABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. WHAT IS IT ABOUT FOOTBALL THAT MAKES IT SO MUCH MORE POPULAR THAN BASKETBALL? IT MAKES NO LOGICAL SENSE.
Man, bunch of meaningless games week to week..
NFL, Your team lose on Sunday, you straight pissed until next Sunday..
Its probably 16 games in the NBA that matter during the season for the whole NBA.. shyt aint even interesting until the second round of the NBA.. and thats a big MAYBE..
And Cleveland, Jacksonville & Buffalo have a chance?
Yeah I grew up on the NBA way more than the NFL, but you just can't beat sundays during football season. Thats deeper than sports, thats cultural. The alcohol, the food, the last day of the weekend, the end of summer, cooler weather.
I look forward to being high and drunk all sunday rocking sweats and ordering up some food. People don't even ask you to do shyt on sunday cuz they know football is on. I can even tell my own mom "sorry can't help you, I have to watch TV"
In the United States, yes. The NFL is far more popular. I could make an arguement that College football is more popular than the NBA tooI NEVER UNDERSTOOD THIS.. FOOTBALL IS COOL N ALL, BUT THE NBA IS SO MUCH MORE ENTERTAINING TO WATCH IN PRETTY MUCH EVERY CAPACITY. ITS ALSO EASIER TO PICK UP, CONSTANT BACK N FORTH ACTION, AND MORE ACCESSIBLE TO ANYONE WHO WANTS TO PLAY. NOT TO MENTION, ITS A GLOBAL SPORT, AND AMERICA IS COMPRISED OF MORE IMMIGRANTS THAN ANY OTHER COUNTRY. AS FAR AS MARKETABILITY, NBA PLAYERS ARE FAR EASIER TO SELL AS INDIVIDUALS, AND DEFINITELY MORE RECOGNIZABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. WHAT IS IT ABOUT FOOTBALL THAT MAKES IT SO MUCH MORE POPULAR THAN BASKETBALL? IT MAKES NO LOGICAL SENSE.
BUT......
Globally the NFL cant touch the NBA. In most countries the word NFL has no meaning whatsoever and dont even know much about American football but basketball is arguably the world's #2 sport behind the football (reall football aka soccer)
Who cares
I do