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Lifestyle => Sports & Entertainment => Topic started by: TraceOneInfinite on May 18, 2025, 02:15:23 AM
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This could be interesting—though they won't say what role he will have. It may be a move to attract fans like me who have abandoned the NBA and what is has become, and this is a way to get those fans back. It would be nice if they threw us a bone instead of always pandering to the woke left.
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NBA ON NBC is back babbyyyy
infinite ... bruh
they callin u to come back .. its now or never
8)
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NBA ON NBC is back babbyyyy
infinite ... bruh
they callin u to come back .. its now or never
8)
yeah. it definitely caught my attention
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Thank God that the NBA is back on NBC 8)
as for MJ it will be interesting to see what role he has and how much he has kept up with the NBA the last few years since he’s been just a minority owner
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Is this even real? I can’t imagine MJ holding down a job like that
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Is this even real? I can’t imagine MJ holding down a job like that
lol 😂 yeah I know. But look, they haven’t even announced what he’ll be doing so I’m sure it will make sense once Mike is actually doing it. Mike never lets himself look silly and only makes sound moves, so I’m sure it will be quality.
I pay for NFL package and MLB package but for racist, pride, Trump-hating, Steve Kerr “woke” NBA I ain’t buying shit, I’ll try to catch clips on YouTube
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lol 😂 yeah I know. But look, they haven’t even announced what he’ll be doing so I’m sure it will make sense once Mike is actually doing it. Mike never lets himself look silly and only makes sound moves, so I’m sure it will be quality.
I pay for NFL package and MLB package but for racist, pride, Trump-hating, Steve Kerr “woke” NBA I ain’t buying shit, I’ll try to catch clips on YouTube
but the nba has more people that believe the earths flat
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lol 😂 yeah I know. But look, they haven’t even announced what he’ll be doing so I’m sure it will make sense once Mike is actually doing it. Mike never lets himself look silly and only makes sound moves, so I’m sure it will be quality.
I pay for NFL package and MLB package but for racist, pride, Trump-hating, Steve Kerr “woke” NBA I ain’t buying shit, I’ll try to catch clips on YouTube
Steve Kerr is a clown
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apparently the NBA is following the path of NFL and MLB now that they signed with NBC
a lot of these games will be available excusively on the Peacock and Prime streaming apps
hate that shit
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apparently the NBA is following the path of NFL and MLB now that they signed with NBC
a lot of these games will be available excusively on the Peacock and Prime streaming apps
hate that shit
that sucks
it also gives alot of subpar announcers the chance to do games
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strong opening day
i like NBC's presentation .. very nostalgic
too bad lakers lost .. but both games were entertaining .. especially okc vs houston
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strong opening day
i like NBC's presentation .. very nostalgic
too bad lakers lost .. but both games were entertaining .. especially okc vs houston
though it got off to a rocky star with the pregame ;D
but it already felt like more of an event like Opening Night should be than ESPNs production
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though it got off to a rocky star with the pregame ;D
but it already felt like more of an event like Opening Night should be than ESPNs production
i actually missed pregame
just put it on once the game started
anything in particular from the pregame that seemed off??
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I saw the Jordan clip I guess it was just like a 3 minute half-time piece?
I guess I will just be checking out the clips on youtube since I don't watch NBA anymore. I'm sure if there was a local KC team that would keep me watching but remember we don't have a team where I'm from. I still watched all the way up through the 2014-15 season when Lebron's team had a lot of injuries but he still had them competitive in the finals, that was a good series. And I was watching a lot back when Wade and Shaq were together and Kobe's run like the Amare Stoudamire game or whatever that game was with Nash and some guy got off the bench and got suspended that was a great series, and Paul Pierce and Garnett battling Kobe those were still good years.
I'm just mentioning the above memories to prove I still kept watching even after Jordan left the game. Even the bubble year my best friend in KC and I used to watch the finals games. But that was the last game NBA game I watched was the Lakers championship in the bubble.
It's kind of sad considering what a fanatic I was for so many years, and I still regularly watch 80's and 90's basketball on youtube.
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I saw the Jordan clip I guess it was just like a 3 minute half-time piece?
I guess I will just be checking out the clips on youtube since I don't watch NBA anymore. I'm sure if there was a local KC team that would keep me watching but remember we don't have a team where I'm from. I still watched all the way up through the 2014-15 season when Lebron's team had a lot of injuries but he still had them competitive in the finals, that was a good series. And I was watching a lot back when Wade and Shaq were together and Kobe's run like the Amare Stoudamire game or whatever that game was with Nash and some guy got off the bench and got suspended that was a great series, and Paul Pierce and Garnett battling Kobe those were still good years.
I'm just mentioning the above memories to prove I still kept watching even after Jordan left the game. Even the bubble year my best friend in KC and I used to watch the finals games. But that was the last game NBA game I watched was the Lakers championship in the bubble.
It's kind of sad considering what a fanatic I was for so many years, and I still regularly watch 80's and 90's basketball on youtube.
pretty weak of u .... basketball is easily the most entertaining and complete game
and the talent in the NBA is currently on a major uptrend
baseball playoffs have been great but even a strong regular season game ala okc-houston double OT thriller last night can be as entertaining as an mlb playoff game if not more
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i actually missed pregame
just put it on once the game started
anything in particular from the pregame that seemed off??
it started innocently enough with Maria Taylor introducing the panel of Carmelo, Vince Carter and T-Mac but soon as they cut to Melo talking you could barely hear him...I thought it was him but it turns the mics were going in and out and that happened for what it seemed 5 minutes...but the rest of the pregame was pretty smooth
I don't know how I feel about Tirico doing the play by play for the A team but I guess he was the best available option...the game itself was pretty classic...I saw a little of the Lakers-Warriors but I nodded off on the couch...Luka looked in great shape though
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https://www.instagram.com/p/DQFZSxGkbUZ/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==
https://twitter.com/willmbetts/status/1980870596771869031
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I wish they would get better matchups though
Orlando and Atlanta doesnt excite me :-\
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yea .. they're pushing the small teams a little too much
spurs lakers shoulda been the one on nbc .. great game
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https://www.instagram.com/p/DQFZSxGkbUZ/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==
https://twitter.com/willmbetts/status/1980870596771869031
Interesting.. I didn't see this opening. Sorry, rant coming...
I only saw the clip of Jordan talking about "load management" which I'd actually already heard him speak on before. I already knew how important it was for him to be there every night, for that fan in the last row that was getting to see Jordan for the first and only time. It really is a touching sentiment actually. Because I do remember when my step-father tried to get tickets to a Bulls game, and it wasn't going to be easy, and it would have even involved a flight to Chicago, and it would have been a one-off. For whatever reason it was a bit too complicated and we weren't able to go. But imagine how many families tried the same thing in the 90's and it would be like the only trip the family might take that whole year, just to see Jordan, a once in a lifetime chance---and then imagine if you found out the guy was sitting the game out because he was resting for the playoffs!! But yet, that never happened. You could always count on Jordan being there. The Bulls came to Kansas City only one time when I was a kid and it was for a preseason game. My step-father didn't get the ticket because he had the bigger plan to go to a regular season game because he thought Jordan wouldn't play much for a preseason game. It turns out, not only did Jordan play in that preseason game, but it was phenomenal his performance, and the few kids that were lucky enough to go were all talking about it at school the next day.
It's a bit like my Hulk Hogan memory from being a kid. We begged and begged my step-father to go see WWF when we were kids. It was easier than seeing a Bulls game because they would actually come to Kansas City maybe about once a year. We got tickets to go see the Ultimate Warrior in the main event, because Ultimate Warrior at that time was starting to get as big as Hogan. When we got there, it was announced, "Ultimate Warrior will not be performing tonight due to scheduling issues." Years later, it was found out that this was Warriors character. He didn't really care about the fans in the way that Hogan did, and it wasn't uncommon for him to threaten Vince that he wouldn't show up, there's the famous incident where he held Vince up for like a 1 MILL bonus or something just to show up to Summer Slam.
In contrast, just to wrap this up, Hulk Hogan was the one Vince and the fans could always count on. No matter if he was hurt, injured, or what craziness was happening in the background of his personal life. He loved his fans, and he cared about those kids in the back row with their first and only chance to see their hero live in action. Sure enough, the night we we to see Hogan in the main event against the Big Boss Man he showed up and showed out. He showed up and delivered all the key Hogan moments every 80's kid was counting on, he did the Hulk Up, the body slams, he worked the crowd, he did it all, and everyone went home happy that night.
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I hate load management but its the coaches and the front office who are making these decisions
I agree with MJ that the 90's players would not go for it but the players today are so financially stable why rock the boat?
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I hate load management but its the coaches and the front office who are making these decisions
I agree with MJ that the 90's players would not go for it but the players today are so financially stable why rock the boat?
I honestly understand it in baseball and football. Like the way pitchers get injured so often. They say you don't get paid as a pitcher for being a below average guy who can be counted on to make every start and relief appearances. But if you learn how to throw pitches with a lot of movement or burn out your arm throwing heat; you could sign like 40 Million Dollar contracts just off of a good seasons or even a solid few months to end the season. So they would rather have a good few months on tape and get injured than show themselves to be consistent. So they don't care if they get injured.
Think about a guy like Kris Bubic. The Royals pitching coach taught him how to throw some junk that burnt out his arm halfway through the season. But before that, he was the top guy in the league and pitched in the All Star Game mid-season before getting injured the week after. If he had done that in the second half of the season instead of the first, he could probably sign a 40 Million dollar contract right now.
Anyway, the point is, MLB pitchers and NFL players are so often injured that I totally understand load management for those guys. The 90's NBA Players were remarkably able to play 82 games plus the postseason without getting injured much. And still look as strong in the postseason as they did in the regular season.
But for some reason modern NBA players can't do that and truly benefit from load management. So I can see both sides of the issue.
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Interesting.. I didn't see this opening. Sorry, rant coming...
I only saw the clip of Jordan talking about "load management" which I'd actually already heard him speak on before. I already knew how important it was for him to be there every night, for that fan in the last row that was getting to see Jordan for the first and only time. It really is a touching sentiment actually. Because I do remember when my step-father tried to get tickets to a Bulls game, and it wasn't going to be easy, and it would have even involved a flight to Chicago, and it would have been a one-off. For whatever reason it was a bit too complicated and we weren't able to go. But imagine how many families tried the same thing in the 90's and it would be like the only trip the family might take that whole year, just to see Jordan, a once in a lifetime chance---and then imagine if you found out the guy was sitting the game out because he was resting for the playoffs!! But yet, that never happened. You could always count on Jordan being there. The Bulls came to Kansas City only one time when I was a kid and it was for a preseason game. My step-father didn't get the ticket because he had the bigger plan to go to a regular season game because he thought Jordan wouldn't play much for a preseason game. It turns out, not only did Jordan play in that preseason game, but it was phenomenal his performance, and the few kids that were lucky enough to go were all talking about it at school the next day.
It's a bit like my Hulk Hogan memory from being a kid. We begged and begged my step-father to go see WWF when we were kids. It was easier than seeing a Bulls game because they would actually come to Kansas City maybe about once a year. We got tickets to go see the Ultimate Warrior in the main event, because Ultimate Warrior at that time was starting to get as big as Hogan. When we got there, it was announced, "Ultimate Warrior will not be performing tonight due to scheduling issues." Years later, it was found out that this was Warriors character. He didn't really care about the fans in the way that Hogan did, and it wasn't uncommon for him to threaten Vince that he wouldn't show up, there's the famous incident where he held Vince up for like a 1 MILL bonus or something just to show up to Summer Slam.
In contrast, just to wrap this up, Hulk Hogan was the one Vince and the fans could always count on. No matter if he was hurt, injured, or what craziness was happening in the background of his personal life. He loved his fans, and he cared about those kids in the back row with their first and only chance to see their hero live in action. Sure enough, the night we we to see Hogan in the main event against the Big Boss Man he showed up and showed out. He showed up and delivered all the key Hogan moments every 80's kid was counting on, he did the Hulk Up, the body slams, he worked the crowd, he did it all, and everyone went home happy that night.
dope .. yea, that's part of why lebron is a faggot .. he's more ultimate warrior than he is jordan
u never seen jordan live?....... damn
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I honestly understand it in baseball and football. Like the way pitchers get injured so often. They say you don't get paid as a pitcher for being a below average guy who can be counted on to make every start and relief appearances. But if you learn how to throw pitches with a lot of movement or burn out your arm throwing heat; you could sign like 40 Million Dollar contracts just off of a good seasons or even a solid few months to end the season. So they would rather have a good few months on tape and get injured than show themselves to be consistent. So they don't care if they get injured.
Think about a guy like Kris Bubic. The Royals pitching coach taught him how to throw some junk that burnt out his arm halfway through the season. But before that, he was the top guy in the league and pitched in the All Star Game mid-season before getting injured the week after. If he had done that in the second half of the season instead of the first, he could probably sign a 40 Million dollar contract right now.
Anyway, the point is, MLB pitchers and NFL players are so often injured that I totally understand load management for those guys. The 90's NBA Players were remarkably able to play 82 games plus the postseason without getting injured much. And still look as strong in the postseason as they did in the regular season.
But for some reason modern NBA players can't do that and truly benefit from load management. So I can see both sides of the issue.
pitching is understandable as they play daily and the rest is physically required to maintain their performance
in the nba and nfl there is zero reason to rest
nfl is once a week and nba is 3-4 games a week, which ain't shit .. back in the day nba teams used to have games 3 days in a row, and everyone played all 3 games .... now even back to back games is far more sparse.
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pitching is understandable as they play daily and the rest is physically required to maintain their performance
in the nba and nfl there is zero reason to rest
nfl is once a week and nba is 3-4 games a week, which ain't shit .. back in the day nba teams used to have games 3 days in a row, and everyone played all 3 games .... now even back to back games is far more sparse.
yeah I agree with all of this
especially the NFL where every game is magnified because there are only 17 games
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yea .. they're pushing the small teams a little too much
spurs lakers shoulda been the one on nbc .. great game
they might be limited to what game they could show because its network TV and they want that primetime spot for the East Coast audience
last night they had a good matchup though Celts and Sixers...ended up being a 2 point game :notbad:
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the NBC presentation has been the bright spot
the matchups and the Jordan piece has not :-\
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the NBC presentation has been the bright spot
the matchups and the Jordan piece has not :-\
i don't really care bout that jordan halftime thing tbh
but NBA has been better than NFL thus far this season
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i don't really care bout that jordan halftime thing tbh
but NBA has been better than NFL thus far this season
yeah its been much better
the Rams look like they might win it all though
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yeah its been much better
the Rams look like they might win it all though
God willing
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thnx for the jinx bruh
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thnx for the jinx bruh
I wish I had that kind of power ;D
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I wish I had that kind of power ;D
don't doubt yaself
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Well that's the beauty of this forum is you can always bump old threads. The past asks questions and the future answers them. Back when this thread was made everyone was excited about what role MJ would be playing with NBC. We probably thought Jordan would be calling some games or at least visit the commentators booth for a portion of some games, maybe something like that.
It literally ended up just being one single one hour interview with Mike Tirico, which is being split into short segments over the course of the season. Jordan was paid 20 million for this.
SMH
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Well that's the beauty of this forum is you can always bump old threads. The past asks questions and the future answers them. Back when this thread was made everyone was excited about what role MJ would be playing with NBC. We probably thought Jordan would be calling some games or at least visit the commentators booth for a portion of some games, maybe something like that.
It literally ended up just being one single one hour interview with Mike Tirico, which is being split into short segments over the course of the season. Jordan was paid 20 million for this.
SMH
yeah honestly that segment has been a disappointment
that's probably the only blemish on NBCs coverage though
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yeah honestly that segment has been a disappointment
that's probably the only blemish on NBCs coverage though
What’s so great about NBC’s coverage in 2025? I don’t watch the NBA anymore — but what did they do?
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What’s so great about NBC’s coverage in 2025? I don’t watch the NBA anymore — but what did they do?
better coverage, better presentation .. they present the game like an event, while abc just threw it in a mcdonald's bag and tossed it to u.
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better coverage, better presentation .. they present the game like an event, while abc just threw it in a mcdonald's bag and tossed it to u.
no coincidence either that the NBA has had a huge surge in the ratings since NBC got back in the game as well
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no coincidence either that the NBA has had a huge surge in the ratings since NBC got back in the game as well
that part
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no coincidence either that the NBA has had a huge surge in the ratings since NBC got back in the game as well
Maybe I should give it a chance...
(re-watches Game 2 Bulls/Suns 93)
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Maybe I should give it a chance...
(re-watches Game 2 Bulls/Suns 93)
ill let u know next time a big prime time game is on
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Maybe I should give it a chance...
(re-watches Game 2 Bulls/Suns 93)
I don't blame you that was a classic 8)
back then it was just different...its still a great game though but its changed a lot since
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I don't blame you that was a classic 8)
back then it was just different...its still a great game though but its changed a lot since
Watching the TNT Coverage 1991 Semi-finals rounds now. Real Golden Era Vault Diamond Studded GEMS!!
-Prime Barkley 76ers vs. Bulls
-Bird's 2-seeded Celtics vs. Pistons last stand
-Malone Stockton Jazz vs. Blazers
-Mullin vs. Magic
^^^. That's some great basektball all covered by a young Earnie Johnson back in the TNT studio. How could any new coverage compete with that?
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Infinite, if you have Amazon Prime check out the Pistons-Knicks matchup tonight
but then again where you're at its probably the middle of the night never mind ;D
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Infinite, if you have Amazon Prime check out the Pistons-Knicks matchup tonight
good call
cade cunningham is one to watch no doubt
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good call
cade cunningham is one to watch no doubt
he dropped 42 last night
KAT should've dominated more...his role in the Knicks offense is kind of puzzling
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he dropped 42 last night
KAT should've dominated more...his role in the Knicks offense is kind of puzzling
he was doing much better under thibs