Should Heat be taken off National TV? (merged threads)

nycballer718 · Post #61 » by **nycballer718** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 3:07 pm

the ratings wont increase at all if u replace heat with hornets or trailblazers ...maybe more ppl on realgm would watch but to the casual fans they still rather watch heat then those 2 teams u mentioned ..

Post #62 » by **Flash3** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 3:10 pm

The average fan probably can't name more than 1 player on the Hornets, let alone the Blazers.

But, they probably do know who Wade, Shaq, & LeBron are.

Plain and simple. --- You can pout, whine and moan all you want, but until the NBA goes the other way, get used to the Heat playing on your TV.

mhd · Post #63 » by **mhd** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 3:10 pm

The nba SHOULD be catering to the REALgm crowd. For one thing, we are far more educated about the nba and actually care about the nba. We made the triple headers on sunday on NBC. Poll any realgm poster, and they will tell you that they hate seeing the Cavs, SPurs, Suns, Heat, Lakers, Nuggets, Mavs, Celtics, and Pistons on every night (especially Heat and Cavs).

Optimus_Steel · Post #64 » by **Optimus_Steel** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 3:11 pm

Yes the Heat lost all national tv priviliges and should be taken off, but prob wont happen.

nycballer718 · Post #65 » by **nycballer718** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 3:31 pm

why would nba care about realgm?? realgm is just a small minority of basketball fans and a quarter of the people here are from canada anyway ...im sorry but as good as the blazers and hornets are playing i still won't be that excitied to watch them if at all i do....the nba has and will continue to be an indivual star league which is why u better get use to watching the cav,heat,lakers,celtics and suns ...but although i think that if the heat suck so abd where they cant even play competetive then take them off ..but the last few times heat have been on espn they kept the games close and wade went off in 2nd half ... will see tonight if they can atleast challenge the spurs after they played a back to back

Post #66 » by **Flash3** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 3:32 pm

mhd wrote:The nba SHOULD be catering to the REALgm crowd. For one thing, we are far more educated about the nba and actually care about the nba. We made the triple headers on sunday on NBC. Poll any realgm poster, and they will tell you that they hate seeing the Cavs, SPurs, Suns, Heat, Lakers, Nuggets, Mavs, Celtics, and Pistons on every night (especially Heat and Cavs).

if only marketing worked that way.....

Wizenheimer · Post #67 » by **Wizenheimer** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 3:43 pm

Flash3 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

the average fan can't name more than 2/3 players from the blazers or warriors, for example.

but they do know who LeBron, Wade & Shaq are...

that's why these teams continue to be on TV.

and why is that....because they're never on TV. It's a self-fulfilling dynamic

LBPTarHeel27 · Post #68 » by **LBPTarHeel27** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 3:59 pm

Picked the wrong Florida team...they will get it right next year.

TheRaptor! · Post #69 » by **TheRaptor!** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 4:02 pm

Replace them with the raptors, at least we have Bosh, and international fans might enjoy our team.

Harry Heinous · Post #70 » by **Harry Heinous** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 4:30 pm

Jeez, the Heat are BY FAR the least interesting team this year, can we stop making all these threads about them!

Post #71 » by **Flash3** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 4:42 pm

obviously the RGM Crowd thinks otherwise.

:wink:

Cliff Levingston · Post #72 » by **Cliff Levingston** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 5:14 pm

Referring to the Hornets; the NBA should look to get them on TV. The NBA loves to promote it's product using star players, and who better this year than Chris Paul?

kandiking · Post #73 » by **kandiking** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 5:20 pm

i want more hawks-kings matchups!

InsideOut · Post #74 » by **InsideOut** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 5:21 pm

It's really going to be funny when the Heat go into full tank mode and Wade is out with a mystery illness and Shaq is out for...well pick any 1 of his past 100 reasons. That will really have the TNT executives pulling their hair out. I figure this should start around late February.

hermes · Post #75 » by **hermes** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 5:21 pm

mhd wrote:The nba SHOULD be catering to the REALgm crowd. For one thing, we are far more educated about the nba and actually care about the nba. We made the triple headers on sunday on NBC. Poll any realgm poster, and they will tell you that they hate seeing the Cavs, SPurs, Suns, Heat, Lakers, Nuggets, Mavs, Celtics, and Pistons on every night (especially Heat and Cavs).

i'm ok with the lakers on every night

Milan24 · Post #76 » by **Milan24** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 5:32 pm

I don't mind the number of games they are on because I actually ENJOY WATCHING THEM LOSE.

NetsForce · Post #77 » by **NetsForce** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 5:53 pm

I don't know Milan I don't really like watching the Heat lose because slowly but surely all of the Wade lovers are jumping on the Kobe bandwagon =\

Datruth345 · Post #78 » by **Datruth345** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 5:55 pm

oh look at that

the heat with another national game tonight

what a joke

biscuitsNgrady · Post #79 » by **biscuitsNgrady** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 6:08 pm

look, you don't get on TV unless you have a star wing player.

Milan24 · Post #80 » by **Milan24** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 6:11 pm

NetsForce wrote:I don't know Milan I don't really like watching the Heat lose because slowly but surely all of the Wade lovers are jumping on the Kobe bandwagon =\

True.

BTW, I love reading your posts, I think they are funny as hell. I mean that in a good way. I think we kind of have the same type of sarcasm. Keep up the good work. :bowdown: