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Tottery wrote:Inside works because of the chemistry between the 4. If Shaq was removed, you'd be taking away a lot of banter and jokes between he and Barkley.
Other sports programs have been chasing that magic for a long time and fail. If TNT loses, I bet NBC brings the guys over. It is an Emmy winning show.
Hoop Hunter wrote:WentzerWuver wrote:TNT is NOT free unless you pay for cable LolHoop Hunter wrote:Screw that. That really sucks. I hate streaming.
Streaming is da IN thing!
I didn't say anything about money.
I hate the way streaming works.
Can't just flip the channel fast.
The rewind and FF suck, most just has like a jump forward or back 15- 30 seconds.
The HD doesn't seem as sharp as Sat or cable. Both on my 77" OLED LG TV. I have 1 gig connection.
NFL looks horrible on AmazonPrime compared to DirecTV. Not even remotely close and they're both suppose 1080p.
Most formats you can't just DVR it. or start 30-40 minutes after it starts.
I despise streaming.
shi-woo wrote:I'll never understand the amount of love the TNT group gets. How many "I have rings and you don't" jokes can you guys stomach?
I hope this means the NBA goes more in the direction of the NFL where they actually break the game down and explain it so the people at home can understand and learn. The best we get from these shows is Jet running to a big screen and "stop it right here. This is a pick, this is a role, and this is a defender not stopping the pick and the role." That's it. 3 stooges and an Alton Brown wannabe, it just seems like something that always should have been a special more than an actually show.
It probably wont happen, but I with the crew was more professional and geared towards the actual game, and not just a but of wise cracking ex players. In the era of podcasts this is just such an out dated model.
It's always bothered me that anyone who didn't play basketball could watch the NBA for a decade and not be able to tell you a damn thing about the actual game. Everyone knows what shotgun, pitch, hail mary, 3-4/4-3, flea flicker, cover 2, QB spy, crossrouts, ect ect
Do people even know what Horns is? Do people even know what the mythical triangle offense is? What a Box and 1 zone is? Elevator play?
I've met people who have watched the NBA for years, and never realized that plays are called and run for a large portion of the game
The game is fluid, I get it, but there has been zero effort to actually explain the game of basketball. I get watching to laugh at Chuck and Shaq acting like the 3 stooges but i would like some actual inside once in a while.
Mk0 wrote:HotRocks34 wrote:Please do it.
No more Kenny and Shaq would be amazing.
Someone either here or reddit said EJ wouldn't leave TNT. He has been there for almost 40 years and would just do MLB/golf.
WentzerWuver wrote:They will not bring anyone over cause they are boring.Tottery wrote:Inside works because of the chemistry between the 4. If Shaq was removed, you'd be taking away a lot of banter and jokes between he and Barkley.
Other sports programs have been chasing that magic for a long time and fail. If TNT loses, I bet NBC brings the guys over. It is an Emmy winning show.
ForeverTFC wrote:Tottery wrote:Inside works because of the chemistry between the 4. If Shaq was removed, you'd be taking away a lot of banter and jokes between he and Barkley.
Other sports programs have been chasing that magic for a long time and fail. If TNT loses, I bet NBC brings the guys over. It is an Emmy winning show.
Most of us remember inside without Shaq. Honestly as long as they get Chuck, EJ and Kenny, it will be good.
dhsilv2 wrote:Tottery wrote:Inside works because of the chemistry between the 4. If Shaq was removed, you'd be taking away a lot of banter and jokes between he and Barkley.
Other sports programs have been chasing that magic for a long time and fail. If TNT loses, I bet NBC brings the guys over. It is an Emmy winning show.
The show went on for years without Shaq ruining it. He ruins the chemistry!
Chuck Everett wrote:azcatz11 wrote:Why do people care about the stupid NBA song? You would rather have that over Inside the NBA? Dumbest thing I've ever heard
I don't know why people care about Inside the NBA. These guys are over 60 (well Shaq isn't). Time to put them out to pasture. I watch basketball for the games. ESPN's presentation sucks no doubt, but if the game on air is good, I just tune them out.
NYPiston wrote:shza wrote:Agree with all the comments about Inside — though it would not surprise me if NBC bought the show or at least the guys.
Hopefully they do NOT bring over Ian Eagle — I have never been as bothered by a commentator’s voice/vowel pronunciation as I am by him.
I gotta disagree with you on this one. Ian Eagle is one of the best out there, he's sort of a Kevin Harlan type that can make anything sound exciting.,
Tottery wrote:dhsilv2 wrote:Tottery wrote:Inside works because of the chemistry between the 4. If Shaq was removed, you'd be taking away a lot of banter and jokes between he and Barkley.
Other sports programs have been chasing that magic for a long time and fail. If TNT loses, I bet NBC brings the guys over. It is an Emmy winning show.
The show went on for years without Shaq ruining it. He ruins the chemistry!
Nah. He encourages Charles to talk ish.
Wolfgang630 wrote:I think folks are too worried about Inside the NBA. Those guys will just go to NBC to continue, except for Ernie who will need to be replaced.
hauntedcomputer wrote:But TNT Overtime is the only free streaming hoops aside from piracy. It would be a shame to lose that.
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Mamba81p wrote:ESPN cannot be replaced as much as we hate their pregame/halftime show. When they don't have the rights for a league they usually ignore it in their shows/sports center. That exposure is very valuable for a league like NBA that is still growing. NFL doesn't need them, but NBA does
Wolfgang630 wrote:I think folks are too worried about Inside the NBA. Those guys will just go to NBC to continue, except for Ernie who will need to be replaced.
dhsilv2 wrote:Mamba81p wrote:ESPN cannot be replaced as much as we hate their pregame/halftime show. When they don't have the rights for a league they usually ignore it in their shows/sports center. That exposure is very valuable for a league like NBA that is still growing. NFL doesn't need them, but NBA does
The NBA was far better before ESPN! This is just nonsense!
Anticon wrote:Hes_On_Fire wrote:A few things -
ESPN is absolute hot garbage.
Their presentation and their personnel is awful. I hate watching games on their network.
Should have replaced ESPN with NBC and kept TNT, who does a great job with their coverage.
I still hope the Inside guys can reunite on Amazon or NBC if this indeed happens. We can't lose Inside in this fashion. We need them back.
What I've never gotten is how ESPN just consistently produces unwatchable game coverage. Just cartoonish and over the top no matter who is involved.
