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I was rooting for the Kings but when that man is on, the other team's fate is sealed.
I will be satisfied now if the Nuggets survive to the conference finals, but I truly don't believe they will (Suns in 6) and then I still say the Celtics will take the championship.

NBA is smiling big time,

Old time rivals in the East for both series. In the West, Jokic vs Durant and Curry vs James

patrick wrote: ↑Mon May 01, 2023 1:52 am NBA is smiling big time,

Old time rivals in the East for both series. In the West, Jokic vs Durant and Curry vs James

Neither Denver nor Jokic is some ratings bonanza. They're gonna be much more happy about the Warriors vs. Lakers and the East series.

Also, they would've happily taken the Kings over the Warriors. There have been plenty of signs that they are looking to launch the Kings into stardom and get them as much exposure as they can, betting on the young guys that can help carry them into the future even if there's a short term loss and not the old heads.

Denver has become the San Antonio of this era. Fine team, with nobody to cheer them outside of Denver. The NBA must be rooting mightily against them, to get a CP3/KD vs LAL/GSW winner conference final.
Ratings should be fine in the east. Those four teams have fans. Miami may be the ficklest ones.

I was rooting for Duncan and San Antonio during their prime time. Ambivalent about Denver so far.

So it was the people of San Antonio, you me and Argentina (because of Manu). But David Stern really did not like them.

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Mon May 01, 2023 8:01 pm So it was the people of San Antonio, you me and Argentina (because of Manu). But David Stern really did not like them.

I'm sure he liked them fine, just didn't want to center the league around them because they couldn't drum up interest despite their success. Had David Stern rode the Spurs, he would've ridden the league into obscurity. Back to back to back eras of David Robinson, Tim Duncan, and Kawhi Leonard. Amazing players, HOFers for sure. But some of the most boring "superstars" you'll ever find in the game. You could list the Top 5 most boring All-Stars of all time, and all 3 could legitimately be on that list, which is just an amazing thing to consider. Kawhi is the only one who you could say, isn't necessarily boring, just silent, and that gives the appearance of being boring.

And to say San Antonio doesn't rate on a national scale is just a massive understatement.

JazzNU wrote: ↑Tue May 02, 2023 2:21 am ...

I'm sure he liked them fine, just didn't want to center the league around them because they couldn't drum up interest despite their success. Had David Stern rode the Spurs, he would've ridden the league into obscurity. Back to back to back eras of David Robinson, Tim Duncan, and Kawhi Leonard. Amazing players, HOFers for sure. But some of the most boring "superstars" you'll ever find in the game. You could list the Top 5 most boring All-Stars of all time, and all 3 could legitimately be on that list, which is just an amazing thing to consider. Kawhi is the only one who you could say, isn't necessarily boring, just silent, and that gives the appearance of being boring.

And to say San Antonio doesn't rate on a national scale is just a massive understatement.

You think so? I remember reading several times how some of their finals were the lowest watched finals ever.
They must have shown at most two Spurs' games down here this year.

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Tue May 02, 2023 2:41 am

JazzNU wrote: ↑Tue May 02, 2023 2:21 am
And to say San Antonio doesn't rate on a national scale is just a massive understatement.

You think so? I remember reading several times how some of their finals were the lowest watched finals ever.
They must have shown at most two Spurs' games down here this year.

For sure, and yes, some of the lowest watched Finals ever. The team doesn't get ratings and the city is similarly lost in the national conversation. It's like the 8th most populous city, 2nd most populous in Texas, but you wouldn't know it. It just doesn't have a lot going on that grabs national headlines and attracts outsiders like that. Dallas, Houston and Austin are talked about so, so much more often and Austin, which is less populous, gets so much attention and San Antonio gets very little. The thinking by some is that if you put the Spurs in Austin and they'd be appreciably more popular than they are right now, and some have pushed for it to happen. I believe the last attempt at this was thwarted, haven't heard much about it recently at least.

"Under any circumstances"

JazzNU wrote: ↑Wed May 03, 2023 3:38 am "Under any circumstances"

Serious here. Why go the extreme of such forceful language? It is not as if Dillon has committed crimes outside the court. I know he led the league in technicals, but "under no circumstances"...
Could have let it out and it would have still been an equally forceful statement.

JazzNU wrote: ↑Wed May 03, 2023 3:39 am

Five years in a row now of foreign MVP's. Obviously the longest stretch in the league's history.
Good for Joel.