Why did the NBA go from NBC to ABC?

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Why did the NBA go from NBC to ABC? 

Post#1 » by JordansBulls » Sun Jun 8, 2008 7:40 pm

Why did the NBA go from NBC to ABC?

Was it due to the contract being up and NBC not wanting the NBA any longer? Was it due to the NBA wanting to just go to ABC?

Does anyone know what actually happened?
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Post#2 » by Heat3 » Sun Jun 8, 2008 7:42 pm

ABC paid more money than NBC was willing to. Simple as that. NBC left the NFL for the same reason years ago, then came back.
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Post#3 » by rayofsunshine » Sun Jun 8, 2008 7:50 pm

To get to the other side.
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Post#4 » by magicfan4life05 » Sun Jun 8, 2008 7:52 pm

Heat3 wrote:ABC paid more money than NBC was willing to. Simple as that. NBC left the NFL for the same reason years ago, then came back.



exactly, but dont wait for the nba to go back to nbc like football did


It was announced on June 27, 2007 that the NBA on ABC had been renewed through the 2015-2016 season



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_on_ABC

So it's gonna be many more years of

"YOU'RE BETTER THAN THAT"

"BANG!!"

"PUTS IT IN!!!"


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Post#5 » by miller31time » Sun Jun 8, 2008 7:54 pm

At least it seems as if the experiment known as the Pussycat Dolls "RIGHT NOW" song has ended.
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Post#6 » by Abyss Impact » Sun Jun 8, 2008 7:57 pm

miller31time wrote:At least it seems as if the experiment known as the Pussycat Dolls "RIGHT NOW" song has ended.

They were hot, and sex sells on TV, so it was a good experiment. I hope they do more of that.
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Post#7 » by miller31time » Sun Jun 8, 2008 8:00 pm

Abyss Impact wrote:They were hot, and sex sells on TV, so it was a good experiment. I hope they do more of that.


They were hot, sure. But annoying as hell. And on e-v-e-r-y telecast after e-v-e-r-y timeout. It was hard to bear.
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Post#8 » by magicfan4life05 » Sun Jun 8, 2008 8:02 pm

I dk which one was worse, pussycat dolls or the cuts to longoria every time parker did something on the court.
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Post#9 » by Spykes » Sun Jun 8, 2008 8:56 pm

miller31time wrote:They were hot, sure. But annoying as hell. And on e-v-e-r-y telecast after e-v-e-r-y timeout. It was hard to bear.


I remember a year or so before when they did the same thing with a song by that guy from Matchbox 20.
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Post#10 » by cdubbz » Sun Jun 8, 2008 8:59 pm

"YOU'RE BETTER THAN THAT!" -- Mark Jackson thinks thats really clever and funny I bet and its his tagline. Man he is horrible....I wish Bill Walton was back.

Since i'm on the topic of this...

"ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!" -- Reggie Miller. is he with espn or tnt? well doesnt matter because thats his tagline and he loves to say it and kill it. its annoying ahhhh.
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Post#11 » by Bucky O'Hare » Sun Jun 8, 2008 9:05 pm

The biggest reason was money, of course, but the fact that ABC is a sister network of the ESPNs likely helped as well.
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Post#12 » by Dagameplaya PnG » Sun Jun 8, 2008 10:36 pm

If they could just bring the old NBA on NBC theme song to ABC, I'd be ok with it. That theme song was great.
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Post#13 » by Rocky5000 » Sun Jun 8, 2008 11:24 pm

Derick22333 wrote:If they could just bring the old NBA on NBC theme song to ABC, I'd be ok with it. That theme song was great.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RW9o6BSCLw4
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Re: Why did the NBA go from NBC to ABC? 

Post#14 » by DEEP3CL » Sun Jun 8, 2008 11:36 pm

JordansBulls wrote:Why did the NBA go from NBC to ABC?

Was it due to the contract being up and NBC not wanting the NBA any longer? Was it due to the NBA wanting to just go to ABC?

Does anyone know what actually happened?
You answered you own question with a question.

It's all about who Stern take the most cash from. ABC offered more and he took it. Plus Stern like how the whole package will be presented.
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Post#15 » by the sea duck » Mon Jun 9, 2008 2:30 am

i don't know if he knew what he was talking about when he said it, but, charles barkley said that if nbc hadn't spent all that money on the xfl, they would have been able to keep the nba.

but all around, i heard there were bad financial decisions by nbc the years leading up the expiration of their contract with the nba.
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Post#16 » by Death Knight » Mon Jun 9, 2008 2:36 am

A comes before N, and the NBA finally realized that. Therefore ABC wins.
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Post#17 » by slamdunk » Mon Jun 9, 2008 2:54 am

The NBA go from NBC to ABC because the NHL go from ABC to NBC
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Post#18 » by RJM » Mon Jun 9, 2008 2:57 am

Death Knight wrote:A comes before N, and the NBA finally realized that. Therefore ABC wins.


Interesting point. :rofl:
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Post#19 » by Bucky O'Hare » Mon Jun 9, 2008 3:24 am

The NBA on NBC had such a nice ring to it.
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Post#20 » by Blame Rasho » Mon Jun 9, 2008 4:32 am

Money.
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