WHY IS THE NFL MORE POPULAR THAN THE NBA?

[Canada Goose]

Its only 16 games a year and most of them take place on the most boring day of the week, Sunday.


Also most people have Sunday off, NBA has a lot of weeknight games in which people might be busy and can't watch.


Football Sundays is an american tradition.

 

[South Paw]

one is like checkers, the other is like chess

 

[Fade Runner 2049]

It's more popular because more cacs are in the NFL and they are better at football than the cacs in the NBA

 

[Niggthaniel Essex]

White people.

 

[Sccit]

violence
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THEN MMA SHOULD BE THE NUMBER 1 SPORT

 

[Sccit]

Gambling and fantasy football

EASIER TO PREDICT NBA GAMES IN TERMS OF GAMBLING AND NBA STATS ARE EASIER TO FOLLOW IN TERMS OF FANTASY

 

[Sccit]

Because people appreciate the teamwork aspect of football.
It takes blocking, running, catching and passing to score points.

Not an arrogant jagaloon dribbling up the court and shooting the ball while trashing his teammates.

THE MOST SUCCESFUL NBA TEAMS MOVE ON A STRING ON DEFENSE AND PLAY AS A UNIT ON OFFENSE.. SO THIS ARGUMENT MAKES NO SENSE

 

[South Paw]

EASIER TO PREDICT NBA GAMES IN TERMS OF GAMBLING AND NBA STATS ARE EASIER TO FOLLOW IN TERMS OF FANTASY

nba fantasy harder because of all the games. NFL cakes on compressing most of their games into the same day

 

[Sccit]

16 > 82

WHY? 82 GAMES MEANS YOU GET MORE OF A CHANCE TO FOLLOW YOUR TEAMS, AND ITS NOT EXCESSIVS TO WHERE U CANT WATCH MOST THE GAMES ALA BASEBALL

 

[I AM WARHOL]

Ultimate team game. Plus it's ingrained In American culture and unlike baseball, it's actually fun to watch if you understand what's happening.

 

[Remote]

THE MOST SUCCESFUL NBA TEAMS MOVE ON A STRING ON DEFENSE AND PLAY AS A UNIT ON OFFENSE.. SO THIS ARGUMENT MAKES NO SENSE

I'm surprised you'd say this since you certainly haven't seen it watching the lakers.

 

[G.O.A.T Squad Spokesman]

Give me the NBA over any other sport by far. Basketball is such a better sport to watch. How can anybody watch this and tell me any other sport has something that could compare.

 

[PortCityProphet]

THEN MMA SHOULD BE THE NUMBER 1 SPORT

it's still a new sport.
remember Boxing was a top 2 sport in america until it killed itself with PPV.
Basketball has never been number 2 in america. they used to broadcast the finals on tape delay up into the 80s
face the NBA ain't as big as ya'll think

 

[Sccit]

Shorter season requires less attention, every play has meaning, and more americans follow it- success breeds success.

NBA SEASON DOESNT REQUIRE ATTENTION, EVEN IF FANS ONLY WATCH HIGH PROFILE/NATIONALLY TELEVISED GAMES, THATS ENOUGH TO KEEP UP WIT THE TEAM .. SO IT DOESNT EXPLAIN WHY NATIONALLY TELEVISED FOOTBALL GAMES GET MORE VIEWERS THAN NATIONALLY TELEVISED NBA GAMES.


I GET THAT EVERY PLAY HAS MORE MEANING IN A SHORTER REGULAR SEASON, BUT THAT DOESNT HOLD TRUE FOR THE NBA PLAYOFFS, WHERE EVERY GAME IS VITAL TO SURVIVING ANOTHER ROUND, AND MANY GAMES GO DOWN TO THE WIRE.

 

[FSP]

All of the answers stated, plus because of the popularity of college and high school football. I'm sure some people do watch high school BB, but high school FB is HUGE so you essentially get to see some of these guys grow up from being little kids into the NFL. There's like a cumulative effect that no other sport has