NBA Schedule Thread (Opening Night, Christmas, Full Schedule)

[Shock Defeat]

What a stupid miss by Adam Silver. LAL vs DAL on opening night or Xmas would've blown up the ratings.

If it was on Christmas it would have gotten less ratings than whatever NFL game was playing that day.

They never put their best matchups on opening day and there's good reason for that

You don't know what you are talking about

[PistolPeteJR]

Came into this thread fully expecting to see Lakers-Mavs. I’m absolutely shocked it’s not on the schedule for either of those days.

[OrlandoMagic198]

Came into this thread fully expecting to see Lakers-Mavs. I’m absolutely shocked it’s not on the schedule for either of those days.

Not me, I guess the NBA does not think the Mavericks will be a good team this year so they did not put it on the schedule

[Ito]

Getin these parlays ready

[ORLMagicGirl15]

The Finals teams normally have a Christmas Day game, even if it is not against each other. I am sorry Pacers fans.

[Syd-TK3]

The teams are right but the matchups aren't

Also the east is trash clearly

[NyKnicks1714]

Lakers vs Warriors lol.

God this league is so stale.

Literally the two biggest draws in the league. When LeBron retires, Curry will have that distinction to himself until he retires. Yes I know people hate on the NBA for it but it would be terrible business to not feature the Lakers and Warriors whenever possible.

[MrBigShot]

Should've put the pistons or new look Magic there instead of the cavs

[omerome]

Should've put the pistons or new look Magic there instead of the cavs

Agreed.

I wouldn't mind a NY/DET rematch and a CLE/ORL, or they can keep NY/CLE and do DET/ORL. Instead, we get four Western Conference matchups.

[omerome]

the nba is absolutely ass at marketing the product. sure the injuries to hali and tatum have put a damper on the east but still… you should showcase some of the up and coming teams and shove em down the audience’s throat until they catch up. only 1 east game is crazy

This is the exact opposite of good marketing strategy lol. Trying to force your audience to like something they haven’t already shown an inclination for is incredibly stupid.

A good marketing strategy is to promote these up-and-coming teams on the national stage throughout the season to give them more exposure. Teams like ORL and DET have stars who are coming into their own, and they deserve more airtime. It gives fans a better overall product and lets them also see games they never would have seen since not all fans don't live in the area their team resides in.

I can't be the only one who is tired of seeing GS and/or the Lakers on my screen if I tune in on a weekday at 10 PM EST. We can already guarantee that during the holidays, they will play.

[CometGM]

Christmas schedule is really good. NBA did a great job there.

[Ducklett]

the nba is absolutely ass at marketing the product. sure the injuries to hali and tatum have put a damper on the east but still… you should showcase some of the up and coming teams and shove em down the audience’s throat until they catch up. only 1 east game is crazy

The east is weak this year, who did you want them to put in, hawks vs magic? Ooof, good luck getting anyone to tune in on that.

Magic vs Pistons in a battle of the young guns of the East would be smart if you are supposed to be marketing the future.

[Yank3525]

Lakers vs Warriors lol.

God this league is so stale.

Literally the two biggest draws in the league. When LeBron retires, Curry will have that distinction to himself until he retires. Yes I know people hate on the NBA for it but it would be terrible business to not feature the Lakers and Warriors whenever possible.

As the late David Stern once said, no one is really watching the NBA till April anyway. They can afford to not have Steph vs LeBron on opening night.

[Liam_Gallagher]

Opener should've been Lakers @ Thunder.

[Sofia]

lol even the league office doesn’t care about the busted east this season

[Mr Peanut]

I get the East is weaker, but only one East game vs four West games seems quite lopsided. I would've done NY/DET and CLE/ORL matchups. There's a good chance all of those teams will have better records next year than the Spurs, Mavericks and Warriors.

[JayMKE]

Pretty big joke that they’re only highlighting 1 eastern conference game. Bad schedule, NBA is terrible at marketing.

[TheChaser]

Yeah. This is shi**y

[YogurtProducer]

the nba is absolutely ass at marketing the product. sure the injuries to hali and tatum have put a damper on the east but still… you should showcase some of the up and coming teams and shove em down the audience’s throat until they catch up. only 1 east game is crazy

This is the exact opposite of good marketing strategy lol. Trying to force your audience to like something they haven’t already shown an inclination for is incredibly stupid.

No, it is a great marketing strategy.

The NFL does it brilliantly.

[YogurtProducer]

Should've put the pistons or new look Magic there instead of the cavs

LOL no **** chance middling eastern teams deserve to be there over the 60+ win Cavs. What the hell?