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2018 NBA Offseason Thread -- News, Free Agency, Trades, Etc

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3 hours ago, Vic Mackey said:
14 hours ago, Patrick Bateman said:
League did a great job of holding that secret down..... lol.  Frankly, having the Knicks on is embarrassing.  I don't give a shit where they are, they suck, they have sucked and they will suck.  Get over it NBA.  Bucks/Raptors would have been better or even Bucks/Pacers.

Yeah I don't get this. Raptors just got Kawhi. One of the top teams in the East. How are they not on Xmas day? Bucks I get. But why the fucking Knicks? Aside from being the NY market, they are irrelevant and have been for a long time. Raptors would have been perfect in that spot. Hell Raptors v Spurs would have good, too.

Cause Toronto is at best an average market team that doesn't bring in the viewership NYK does. Even when NYK sucks, they still pull in more national viewers than some good mid-market teams. 

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  • UDontKnow
    UDontKnow

    Same way he got his HIV.

  • Vic Mackey
    Vic Mackey

    Good lord you can stop this act now. The last 2 seasons, you try and downlplay this superteam you decided to root for. At every turn, you break down this team like they are so flawed and vulnerable. T

  • Orca of Peace
    Orca of Peace

    that Klay barrage against OKC changed the shape of the NBA for years. If OKC wins that series, plays CLE and wins the NBA finals, KD stays IMO. Maybe Lebron wins a couple more titles and stays in Clev

All NBA fans want to see kawhis awkward return to san Antonio.

Nobody wants to see the development of kevin knox and enes kanter

4 hours ago, Machinator said:

 

Westbrook gets to witness KD get a ring. I wonder if RW will just stay in the locker room

1 hour ago, MNLonghornFUKM said:

All NBA fans want to see kawhis awkward return to san Antonio.

Nobody wants to see the development of kevin knox and enes kanter

i'm definitely interested in the development of kevin knox.

29 minutes ago, BigOrange1 said:

i'm definitely interested in the development of kevin knox.

this here.    He looks like he will be a player!

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1 hour ago, Dutchrudder said:

Cause Toronto is at best an average market team that doesn't bring in the viewership NYK does. Even when NYK sucks, they still pull in more national viewers than some good mid-market teams. 

Are you sure?  How would we know?  

1.  The Knicks have 1 game in the top 10 for Xmas day ratings, a 2012 affair where they went cross country to the Lakers in prime time with Kobe's Lakers only a year removed from a championship.  The Knicks weren't really the draw and that game comes in 9th overall since they started playing on the holiday.

2.  The Knicks/Was did a 1.8 rating in 2014.  The Pelicans/Lebron less Heat did a 1.9 in 2015 in the same noon ET time slot.  There's not a ton of data that says a listless Knicks team is a better draw than a matchup of good teams on Christmas.  Perhaps marginally, but not much.

3.  If the NBA isn't going to give exposure to their small or mid size market teams when they're good to try and build a following, then the NBA will continue to marginalize those teams in small markets and they'll financially struggle when they have to rebuild.  Toronto and Milwaukee are great Eastern teams to give exposure right now.  It's short-term thinking vs long term vision.

7 hours ago, Llogg said:

They had a segment on inside the NBA or some shit where they talked about constantly being mistaken for one another. 

NO, THAT'S NOT WHAT YOU MEATN! 

I remember when the Knicks were good..........20 years ago.

i'm definitely interested in the development of kevin knox.
K. I'm not on Christmas when theres better match ups to be had
1 hour ago, Patrick Bateman said:

Are you sure?  How would we know?  

1.  The Knicks have 1 game in the top 10 for Xmas day ratings, a 2012 affair where they went cross country to the Lakers in prime time with Kobe's Lakers only a year removed from a championship.  The Knicks weren't really the draw and that game comes in 9th overall since they started playing on the holiday.

2.  The Knicks/Was did a 1.8 rating in 2014.  The Pelicans/Lebron less Heat did a 1.9 in 2015 in the same noon ET time slot.  There's not a ton of data that says a listless Knicks team is a better draw than a matchup of good teams on Christmas.  Perhaps marginally, but not much.

3.  If the NBA isn't going to give exposure to their small or mid size market teams when they're good to try and build a following, then the NBA will continue to marginalize those teams in small markets and they'll financially struggle when they have to rebuild.  Toronto and Milwaukee are great Eastern teams to give exposure right now.  It's short-term thinking vs long term vision.

They do track this stuff, it's not based on gut feelings. The Knicks were terrible last year, and were able to be #7 in total ratings per nationally televised game. Toronto had their best season EVAR!!! and got 16th. Now maybe the difference is time slots and holidays or whatever, but regardless the Knicks still did really well given how bad they were overall.  Lebron+Lakers this year is gonna be crazy ratings this year. 

Here's the breakdown on average viewers per game:

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http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2018/04/nba-ratings-warriors-cavs-local-national/

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11 minutes ago, Dutchrudder said:

They do track this stuff, it's not based on gut feelings. The Knicks were terrible last year, and were able to be #7 in total ratings per nationally televised game. Toronto had their best season EVAR!!! and got 16th. Now maybe the difference is time slots and holidays or whatever, but regardless the Knicks still did really well given how bad they were overall.  Lebron+Lakers this year is gonna be crazy ratings this year. 

Here's the breakdown on average viewers per game:

topnbateams.png

http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2018/04/nba-ratings-warriors-cavs-local-national/

And here's the breakdown on ratings and viewers specifically on Christmas..... I wasn't debating how the Knicks do on TNT on a random Thursday night.  I'm sure they do well relatively.  The idea is to promote and give exposure to teams expected to be good even if they're in small markets rather give a shitty product even if it has a big market team.  If the Knicks were expected to be good.... great, get them on, but they don't seem to really drive viewership on this specific holiday.

http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/nba-christmas-ratings-chart-history/

TOP TEN GAMES
All on ABC
Highest Rated Most-Watched
# Year Game Rtg. # Year Game Vwrs.
1 2004 MIA-LAL 7.3 1 2004 MIA-LAL 13.18M
2 2010 MIA-LAL 6.4 2 2010 MIA-LAL 13.11M
3 2015 CLE-GS 5.7 3 2015 CLE-GS 11.12M
4 2011 CHI-LAL 5.6 4 2011 CHI-LAL 11.01M
5 2008 BOS-LAL 5.3 5 2016 GS-CLE 10.14M
6 2012 OKC-MIA 5.1 6 2008 BOS-LAL 9.98M
7 2016 GS-CLE 4.9 7 2012 OKC-MIA 9.63M
8 2011 MIA-DAL 4.9 8 2014 CLE-MIA 9.33M
T9 2014 CLE-MIA 4.8 9 2011 MIA-DAL 9.02M
2012 NY-LAL 4.8 10 2017 CLE-GS
12 hours ago, MNLonghornFUKM said:

All NBA fans want to see kawhis awkward return to san Antonio.

Nobody wants to see the development of kevin knox and enes kanter

Haha, you are right... 

9 hours ago, Dutchrudder said:

They do track this stuff, it's not based on gut feelings. The Knicks were terrible last year, and were able to be #7 in total ratings per nationally televised game. Toronto had their best season EVAR!!! and got 16th. Now maybe the difference is time slots and holidays or whatever, but regardless the Knicks still did really well given how bad they were overall.  Lebron+Lakers this year is gonna be crazy ratings this year. 

Here's the breakdown on average viewers per game:

topnbateams.png

http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2018/04/nba-ratings-warriors-cavs-local-national/

Memphis, 2 games, why the hell did this team leave Vancouver again..?

15 hours ago, d2o said:

The Knicks are gonna get prime time games no matter how shitty they are.   Its happened forever and will continue forever.

Agreed, biggest market in the league...

8 hours ago, Patrick Bateman said:

And here's the breakdown on ratings and viewers specifically on Christmas..... I wasn't debating how the Knicks do on TNT on a random Thursday night.  I'm sure they do well relatively.  The idea is to promote and give exposure to teams expected to be good even if they're in small markets rather give a shitty product even if it has a big market team.  If the Knicks were expected to be good.... great, get them on, but they don't seem to really drive viewership on this specific holiday.

http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/nba-christmas-ratings-chart-history/

TOP TEN GAMES
All on ABC
Highest Rated Most-Watched
# Year Game Rtg. # Year Game Vwrs.
1 2004 MIA-LAL 7.3 1 2004 MIA-LAL 13.18M
2 2010 MIA-LAL 6.4 2 2010 MIA-LAL 13.11M
3 2015 CLE-GS 5.7 3 2015 CLE-GS 11.12M
4 2011 CHI-LAL 5.6 4 2011 CHI-LAL 11.01M
5 2008 BOS-LAL 5.3 5 2016 GS-CLE 10.14M
6 2012 OKC-MIA 5.1 6 2008 BOS-LAL 9.98M
7 2016 GS-CLE 4.9 7 2012 OKC-MIA 9.63M
8 2011 MIA-DAL 4.9 8 2014 CLE-MIA 9.33M
T9 2014 CLE-MIA 4.8 9 2011 MIA-DAL 9.02M
2012 NY-LAL 4.8 10 2017 CLE-GS

Back when the Shaq/ Kobe beef was real... #1 MIA-LAL

4 hours ago, kopp0e said:

Memphis, 2 games, why the hell did this team leave Vancouver again..?

Cause it was still a MASSIVE step up.

What narrative?  He's the best defensive player in the NBA, finished in the top 5 is assists per game, and was probably the 2nd best player on a championship-winning team--and was definitely the 2nd best player on a 73 win team--before KD even got there.  That's beyond Horace Grant level contributions.
He's also a hot-headed, petulant child who cost them another title and ruined the "best season ever."
Both can be true.
 
if I pass to Curry, Thompson, and KD, I will get a lot of assists.

But, yeah, DG is good.

Horace Grant was, too.

Neither could play in the other's game/era.

I'm so late. bye.
2 hours ago, d2o said:

Cause it was still a MASSIVE step up.

In fan attendance, yes, but as far as the city it's akin to Seattle heading to Oklahoma City... But overall, the style of play fits the city of Memphis #GrindHouse...

Don't the Knicks have a streak of playing on Christmas Day?  Like the nfl puts the Lions on every Thanksgiving. 

And didn't someone mention during the playoffs that Toronto does not count in the TV ratings?  If so,  I think that would play a big factor in not showing them on Christmas. 

On 8/10/2018 at 2:04 AM, 52-80 said:

 

The fact that 'Melo has a history with the Rocket's coach probably works out better than when Melo joined the Thunder, with no history...

No Karl Malone or John Stockton? No Rick Mahorn? No Charles Oakley? 

2 hours ago, Vic Mackey said:

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B, D, Karl Malone and the field.  I think people are getting "dirty" mixed up with "rough". Dirty means intentionally trying to cause injury in sneaky ways outside of the game flow. Guys like Laimbeer, Mahorn, Rodman (crazy they were all on the same team), Maurice Lucas and some others were tough guy enforcers but I won't call them "dirty". 

There’s a generation of basketball players who would disagree with you on Laimbeer and Mahorn. Especially Laimbeer. But, we would all love to have that dude on our team.

Laimbeer was plenty dirty

with few exceptions, all of that was rough play. Guys like Bowen and zaza are flat out evil and should have been permanently tossed from the NBA.

2 hours ago, Orca of Peace said:

with few exceptions, all of that was rough play. Guys like Bowen and zaza are flat out evil and should have been permanently tossed from the NBA.

Riiiiiiiiight. I don’t think I’ve ever seen someone describe Laimbeer’s antics as rough play or call him a tough guy enforcer. Congrats? 

James Harden’s entourage sure does like to fight.

James Harden probably fell over before the first punch was thrown

14 hours ago, Patrick Bateman said:

James Harden finally trying to play some defense...... he failed again.  

 

Fake news. They were filming season 4 of Ballers

11 hours ago, Machinator said:

 

the what?

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Guy is a Rockets media member so no idea about the veracity of this, but it certainly makes sense....

9 hours ago, Vic Mackey said:

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Cocaine is a helluva drug

7 hours ago, Patrick Bateman said:

Guy is a Rockets media member so no idea about the veracity of this, but it certainly makes sense....

Farewell tour?  I'm just glad he's not as narcissistic as Kobe.

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