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Jun 22, 2017
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johnnycarson
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great quote: "Combine the two factors, and these are the drabbest playoffs in
nearly 50 years"
the two factors: number of playoff games this year and margin of victory in those games.
superteams are a mistake, NBA. the reason NFL is king is because all markets matter and have a shot within 2-3 years if they play their cards right.
direct link to the article (which was written before the terrible finals we saw)
http://nba.nbcsports.com/2017/05/26/2017-nba-playoffs-have-been-historically-uncompetitive/
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great quote: "Combine the two factors, and these are the drabbest playoffs in
johnnycarson
6/22/17 8:16am
the reason every team in the NFL has a shot within a couple years is that
smokymountainrain
6/22/17 8:19am
the nfl is swimming in money because the fans care.
johnnycarson
6/22/17 8:20am
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smokymountainrain
6/22/17 8:21am
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crack
6/22/17 8:26am
our team doesn't have a chance in college football but we all still love it
The Shazad
6/22/17 8:27am
college football is different.
johnnycarson
6/22/17 8:28am
College and the NFL are a little different IMO
-C9-
6/22/17 8:29am
Most of us here have some sort of connection to BYU - most having gone there. So
crack
6/22/17 8:31am
I just feel that league popularity is driven much more...
The Shazad
6/22/17 8:37am
That might be true. I don't know the answer. I think it was in the early 90's
crack
6/22/17 8:42am
I'll add that popularity is also driven by talent in the league
The Shazad
6/22/17 8:48am
sure. but what makes football the most popular sport is that guys without
smokymountainrain
6/22/17 8:31am
i think that's true. but the nba needs more parity. its really hard
johnnycarson
6/22/17 8:27am
the NBA is also swimming in money
The Shazad
6/22/17 8:40am
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crack
6/22/17 8:21am
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BeyondTheMark
6/22/17 8:20am
That's actually a good point. Fewer games means fewer dollars. So perhaps the
Duke Silver
6/22/17 8:22am
The salary cap is $2M lower than expected and one reason is lower revenue from
Submariner
6/22/17 8:24am
For anything to drastically change, tv ratings and ticket sales will have to go
Duke Silver
6/22/17 8:20am
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Josef K
6/22/17 8:25am
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johnnycarson
6/22/17 8:28am
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Josef K
6/22/17 8:37am
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kotacoug
6/22/17 8:58am
And fantasy drives the LFL....your point is?
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