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I ****ing hate the 9:30 central tip.
Yeah, it's complete bs. It's basically impossible to fall asleep directly after a game too
LoPo
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I agree 100%. A 9:30 tip is completely ridiculous. I don't see why the game couldn't start an hour earlier. So what if the 4th quarter of the Minny game overlaps with the 1st quarter of our game?
Well, they want to show them both on National TV, so it does matter. I guess they could put one on ESPN 2 or something, but the ratings would be much worse for both games.
LoPo
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I understand why they do it (more NBA exposure), but I don't agree that it necessarily means more dollars. How many Eastern time TV's are going to watch a game that starts at 10:30pm and ends at 1am? How many more would be stick around from 9:30 to midnight?
There is always talk of an "East Coast" bias because people don't stay up to watch "West Coast" programming. The NCAA tournament used to have 1 network airing all the games. Their financial model has ballooned since they played the games on various networks simultaneously. I think the NBA would make similar money if there was slight overlap with games being on different networks (not NBATV but something like TNT and TBS).
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I'm on the West Coast and love having a late game... kids go to bed and there is still basketball on. I'm guessing the die hard East Coast fans stay tuned throughout... starting the game earlier won't lead to the casual fan finishing the game anyway.
I don't know... but it sucks for you guys... just start doing meth... then you can stay up all night and get a ton done at work the next day.
Yeah, but if you put two games on at once you are going to cannibalize your own ratings for the prime time game.
LoPo
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Not necessarily. Like I said, the NCAA staggers games in prime time on low usage channels like TruTV and they still get great ratings. NCAA TV ratings are still on the rise:
http://variety.com/2018/tv/news/tv-ratings-ncaa-1202728915/ NCAA coverage (over 4 channels) averaged 8.6 million viewers.
http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2018/04/nba-playoff-ratings-2018-tuesday-viewership/ NBA numbers are down in some areas.
My whole point is this - games that start at 10:30 EST seem stupid to me. It's like they don't care at all about so much of the country that watches it's product. And they put the game that late just so you can watch another 1st round playoff game to the very last second? Seems dumb to me....
Florinc Florin
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5:30 am. It's the easiest hour for me to wake up, but I'll miss the 4th quarter because I'll be on my way to work...
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mane I don't know if I should just go ahead and "call in" for tomorrow... go home and take a nap now or what.
thebrazilianzz
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11:30 p.m. Brazil time, with a 2 month old baby at home that wakes up during the night.
I'll probably get 2 hours sleep tonight.
Game6Conley
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I'm looking forward to the timberwolves-rockets game too so I'm not in the same boat.
Good time to listen to some high-energy music..
Good time to listen to some high-energy music..
gregbroncs
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Normally I hate it as well. But because tonight is my league bowling night and it's almost impossible to concentrate on the game while league bowling, I'm glad for the late tip.
Then at least I'll get to re-watch the first hour after bowling and come close to finishing the game when it's actually over.
I was hoping there wouldn't be a playoff game on a Monday this year.
NCAA isnt the NBA and they dont run their games against each other when they dont have to.
Ugh... Is it game time yet????