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Profound23 wrote:CrossOver wrote:?s=20
Yep, they had those same open looks against the Bucks (and Knicks/Celtics). Yesterday they did not hit their open shots.
3ddman23 wrote:I dont get the whole " o don't worry miami will make adjustments for game 2"... are we not expecting Denver to also make adjustments as well. Like is it only Miami that can make adjustments and get better but not other teams? So confusing to hear that
jumblin wrote:Wargreymon wrote:Highsmith has an NBA body but does not have the IQ to match
Celtics should sign him.
Jkam31 wrote:?s=46&t=XHl6MkQyOm3Zbk1mBBrooA
Jkam31 wrote:MindState wrote:Is Jokic the most consistent superstar in recent memory? This dude is guaranteed a triple double in every playoff game. Dude have 0/0/0 at halftime and end the game with 35/10/10. Put the best defender in the league on Jokic and he still will get to his numbers.
Remember when he was at like 10/6/4 and some clown said he was exposed then finished the game with 20/12/9
Mickey8 wrote:C3H6N6O6 wrote:Celtics players and front office should be ashamed that they are not playing in these finals.
Why??? They obviously suck, three series seven games. Even against Atlanta they barely squeezed in to the next round.
Wallace_Wallace wrote:Exp0sed wrote:levon wrote:The Miami-Lakers ratings weren't due to the teams or players playing, obviously.
I think the more concerning thing for the NBA is that the series might be noncompetitive. I wouldn't underestimate the Heat, but it just seems like a foregone conclusion in addition to there being no compelling narratives between these teams. If Butler's run out of gas, there's just no personality in this series.
Like I wouldn't be surprised if those Game 1 ratings were the highest of the series.
yup, the bubble was the bubble
nonetheless, even if we discount that - only a 5% drop going from the comeback of the Dubs dynasty + the storied Celtics franchise with it's two American superstars to the Heat and Nuggets - something doesn't add up right?
Denver was about dead last in ratings (in the rs I mean) and more than doubled that in recent years with the emergence of Jokic as a superstar (still towards the bottom tho, those late hours are a real killer)
my point was that the networks who own the rights and have the whole enchilada around it, with their famous panelists and basketbfall figures etc - that system of promotion is still in place regardless of is actually competing
casuals are sheep, if it's on their TV sets and they guy they know and love (be it Shaq or Stephen A. Smith for all I care) keeps talking about it and hyping it up and explaining why the Heat and Nuggets are so damn impressive and great (Heat culture!) and narratives are being manufactured to draw viewes - it works!
it doesn't matter whose playing, the series get it's "shine" and appeal for being what it is - the NBA finals and the hype train around it
Do you as a fan enjoy a beautiful brand of basketball? If yes, then who cares about the ratings. The year that the Warriors swept the Cavs felt boring too. I remember the poster was Curry/KD/Thompson/Green/Iguodala vs LeBron/Korver/Thompson/Love/Someone Else (talk about a foregone conclusion just look at the names). I honestly don't remember much besides the epic game 1 (James going off ruined by George Hill and JR Smith).
-Sammy- wrote:Is anyone else itching for Nikola to get his 10th rebound on every shot?
DrPampiloni wrote:Savage_Mode wrote:Super boring game. Hopefully Miami turns things around. Denver is a great team but I really dislike watching them. Denver being so good is bad news news for the NBA. A new super team needs to form ASAP to get rid of this Denver crap.
Trolling, right?
Sgt Major wrote:Is everyone here aware of the fact that the Nuggets yesterday had a worse 3PT % than the Heat?
The "yeah this-and-that Nuggets' opponent figured some ****" narrative doesn't hold.
el_Diablo wrote:Rainwater wrote:The Lakers vs. Denver was the finals. Either one of those teams would have beaten this heat team and that series was competitive in that every game was close.
.. Phoenix and Minnesota at least got a win against Denver.
Savage_Mode wrote:DrPampiloni wrote:Savage_Mode wrote:Super boring game. Hopefully Miami turns things around. Denver is a great team but I really dislike watching them. Denver being so good is bad news news for the NBA. A new super team needs to form ASAP to get rid of this Denver crap.
Trolling, right?
Nope. Not everyone follows along with the views of the majority of this forum (i.e. worships Jokic, hates player empowerment, hates all the cool players, hates every announcer and talking head, ect.)
Infinite Llamas wrote:Savage_Mode wrote:DrPampiloni wrote:
Trolling, right?
Nope. Not everyone follows along with the views of the majority of this forum (i.e. worships Jokic, hates player empowerment, hates all the cool players, hates every announcer and talking head, ect.)
“Cool players”. Lol. What does that even mean?
Stoic domination bothers them.
Jkam31 wrote:KyRo23 wrote:I see the Heat fans sounding like Laker fans last series
Atleast Miami fans ain’t banking on there 12th and 13th man (Bamba and Thompson) to be there saviors
