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Is the NBA Finals the least fabled of Championships?

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by Apps, Feb 24, 2012.

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  1. rn_xw

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    Hockey just gives me a different feeling when in playoffs. It's a completely different game, and best of all, the hits and fights..I think other than NFL hockey probably has the highest intensity.

    Other than that I'd say UEFA Euro, UEFA Champions league and the world cup is probably the biggest events on earth. NBA finals? Not so much.

    Superbowl is awesome tho.
     
    #21 rn_xw, Feb 24, 2012
  2. Lurch

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    In my area, it looks like this:

    1. Super Bowl
    2. NCAA Championship
    3. NBA Finals
    4. World Series



    I'm not going to put hockey anywhere on the list because I have never even met an NHL fan.
     
    #22 Lurch, Feb 24, 2012
  3. Thefabman

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    Heres how it goes for me...

    College Football
    NBA
    NFL
    ...
    ...
    MLB, MLS

    Of course the World Cup over everything when it comes around.
     
    #23 Thefabman, Feb 24, 2012
  4. heypartner

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    You can't really compares any of these to the World Cup, since it is once every 4 years. It's fairer to compare to Champions League.
     
    #24 heypartner, Feb 24, 2012
  5. The CDN Dream

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    Here in Canada.. although ppl watch all of them... the most hype goes to the super bowl and the stanley cup. NBA is next and baseball comes 4th.
     
    #25 The CDN Dream, Feb 24, 2012
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    Really? Because every year I hear ESPN talk about how the veiwership for the World Series is struggling :confused:
     
    #26 Pieman2005, Feb 24, 2012
  7. Apps

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    You have understood me correctly, sir. I'm talking about the pure veneration of the award. The Stanley Cup, although many basketball fans on here might not even get close to understanding it, is perhaps even MORE honorable than the Super Bowl or the World Series. The degree of importance that thing has to hockey fans is awesome.

    Awkward sentencing on my part--I meant to say that the other three sports were older.

    But yeah, to reclarify, this isn't about T.V. ratings or world popularity, this is about the weight and honor that the Championship trophy has. It just seems like the NBA doesn't have a very epic conclusion to its seasons, whereas the Super Bowl, World Series, and Stanley Cup are particularly illustrious and memorable.
     
    #27 Apps, Feb 24, 2012
  8. jbasket

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    The order of the "Big Four" in popularity is:

    Super Bowl
    NBA Finals
    World Series
    Stanley Cup

    baseball is falling under basketball because seriously, most casual sports fans get put to sleep by its slow play. And no, the Super Bowl trumps the NBA finals.
     
    #28 jbasket, Feb 24, 2012
  9. SamFisher

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    If you're talking about the physical trophy itself, sure, it has more history (how it's more "honorable" is another matter) than almost any one out there. In terms of an event that resonates in the US/worldwide...not even close.
     
    #29 SamFisher, Feb 24, 2012
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    casual fans would watch more a superbowl then a 7th game of the world series or a 7th game of the nba finals.
     
    #30 david_rocket, Feb 25, 2012
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    The Yankees/Phillies World Series got better ratings than either of the last two Celtics/Lakers series. A lot of it depends on the size of the markets of the teams playing, and how deep the series goes. Six of the last ten World Series ended by Game 5. While it's true that World Series are down from the 80s and 90s, viewership of the NBA Finals is WAY down from that same period. NBA Finals ratings still haven't recovered from Jordan's retirement, and are nowhere near the levels of the 80s and 90s.

    Talk to me when a World Series draws fewer viewers than any of the last three finals that the Spurs have played in.
     
    #31 dharocks, Feb 25, 2012
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