OT: Why NBA League Pass is so shady?

The Skyhook · Post #161 » by **The Skyhook** » Mon Oct 10, 2016 11:20 pm

Its extremely annoying that these games are blacked out. For the money you pay, you'd think they would be able to show preseason games.

matt3254 · Post #162 » by **matt3254** » Mon Oct 10, 2016 11:25 pm

Is this Hornets vs. Timberwolves game anywhere on national tv? I'm 700 miles from Charlotte and 700 miles from Minnesota yet this game is blocked out for me. I see that the Hornets have a free live stream of the game on their website but you have to be within like 150 miles to watch it. That would be absolute bull if that live stream is the reason why the game is blocked on league pass.

Post #163 » by **floppymoose** » Tue Oct 11, 2016 12:25 am

For $20 a month I would need full dvr-style control, reliable feeds, no blackouts, and 720p+ quality. Wake me up when they've got that.

DTP · Post #164 » by **DTP** » Tue Oct 11, 2016 12:37 am

I think some of these random blackout games may be because there's just no live television coverage of it...that's the only thing I can think of. I will say during the regular season its not usually like this....so I fully expect it to be just a preseason thing. The portal is still horrible...and it seems to be different on every device but yet still confusing on all. I get a different menu on nba.com from my laptop which is different from on my roku which is different from on my ps4....its crazy. I don't see that changing unfortunately.

CometGM · Post #165 » by **CometGM** » Wed Oct 12, 2016 1:17 am

boren wrote:
CometGM wrote:Does the Canadian version come with NBA TV?

Yes.

Is the NBA TV on 24/7 or is it only for games? Sorry for all the questions. Thanks.

Has anybody in here ordered International League Pass with a U.S. billing address?

TroubleS0me · Post #166 » by **TroubleS0me** » Wed Oct 12, 2016 1:50 am

Slim Shady?

j-ragg · Post #167 » by **j-ragg** » Wed Oct 12, 2016 4:47 am

DTP wrote:I think some of these random blackout games may be because there's just no live television coverage of it...that's the only thing I can think of. I will say during the regular season its not usually like this....so I fully expect it to be just a preseason thing. The portal is still horrible...and it seems to be different on every device but yet still confusing on all. I get a different menu on nba.com from my laptop which is different from on my roku which is different from on my ps4....its crazy. I don't see that changing unfortunately.

I'm hoping this is the case, just a preseason hiccup.

PharmD · Post #168 » by **PharmD** » Wed Oct 12, 2016 8:03 am

matt3254 wrote:Is this Hornets vs. Timberwolves game anywhere on national tv? I'm 700 miles from Charlotte and 700 miles from Minnesota yet this game is blocked out for me. I see that the Hornets have a free live stream of the game on their website but you have to be within like 150 miles to watch it. That would be absolute bull if that live stream is the reason why the game is blocked on league pass.

No, Min-Cha was not televised.

boren · Post #169 » by **boren** » Wed Oct 12, 2016 8:19 am

CometGM wrote:
boren wrote:
CometGM wrote:Does the Canadian version come with NBA TV?

Yes.

Is the NBA TV on 24/7 or is it only for games?

It's on 24/7. You're lucky if you have time to watch that much basketball outside the games...

Post #170 » by **King of Canada** » Thu Oct 13, 2016 11:42 pm

FYI, just confirmed that Team Pass will be available again. Pricing will be posted on Oct 21st.

LivingLegend · Post #171 » by **LivingLegend** » Fri Oct 14, 2016 12:51 pm

meekrab wrote:LP is crap because it directly competes with the likes of ESPN and ABC who pay the NBA a ton of money for rights to broadcast games. If LP subscription rates soar then the tv rights will be worth less. And two, all the other streaming services are technically illegal.

It works perfectly fine for NFL Sunday Ticket, LP has no excuse for a terrible product.

Post #172 » by **Qwigglez** » Fri Oct 14, 2016 11:51 pm

Just bought LP. It's tougher to navigate through NBA.Com now to get the game though. I'm going to try it on my Kindle to see if it's any easier.

matt3254 · Post #173 » by **matt3254** » Fri Oct 14, 2016 11:54 pm

I think there is only 1 game on league pass tonight, Spurs and Heat. The rest are blacked out

Post #174 » by **Qwigglez** » Sat Oct 15, 2016 12:37 am

Sweet so the three games that are currently on right now (Pacers vs Magic, Bulls vs Cavs, International team vs Raptors) are all blacked out. This $200 is really great value!

matt3254 · Post #175 » by **matt3254** » Sat Oct 15, 2016 12:39 am

Don't worry though, yet.. I think it's just **** for the preseason. It better be anyway

DTP · Post #176 » by **DTP** » Sat Oct 15, 2016 2:44 am

Qwigglez wrote:Sweet so the three games that are currently on right now (Pacers vs Magic, Bulls vs Cavs, International team vs Raptors) are all blacked out. This $200 is really great value!

Some of these games just aren't televised, which is why they're "blacked out". The Bulls/Cavs game is on NBAtv, another reason why blacked out. Won't be an issue in the regular season.

boren · Post #177 » by **boren** » Sat Oct 15, 2016 6:55 am

Qwigglez wrote:Just bought LP. It's tougher to navigate through NBA.Com now to get the game though. I'm going to try it on my Kindle to see if it's any easier.

wikihoops.com is a better "gate" to get to the games on LP, as well as stats and recaps. It also helps you find games worth watching (based on people's votes and spoiler-free comments). It's not very useful now during pre-season, but is great during the regular season.

t-time · Post #178 » by **t-time** » Sat Oct 29, 2016 6:30 am

Last season I was pleasantly surprised when ILP was showing as 60 FPS.

Looks like we are back to 30 FPS this season. I thought things were meant to improve as technology advanced.

Also my username and password are no longer recognized on the iPhone app even though it's been the same for the past 7-8 years.

Cappy_Smurf · Post #179 » by **Cappy_Smurf** » Sat Oct 29, 2016 7:02 am

Blackout games do suck, but if you're like me and you watch games at a later time when you can't catch them live, the blackout games are usually available a week later.

Pissed me off tonight though, as I was trying to watch the opener between Spurs/Dubs, and for some reason, that game on my computer LP had a big TNT overtime banner across the top of the screen. Really annoying. Ended up casting it off my phone through chrome cast, but the picture is really **** for about half the game like that. Much better when I can just hook an HD cable from my computer to TV. I have no idea why the NBA can't put out a better product.

C3H6N6O6 · Post #180 » by **C3H6N6O6** » Sat Oct 29, 2016 7:47 am

International League Pass is great.