didn't they (in the 90's) use TBS & TNT (games on both stations) now they stack the games closer together and put the third on NBA TV of course... they also played more national TV games (NBA on NBC)
The main problem is this.... all NBA games are given a 2 hour 30 minute time slot, local and national. But for each timeout in a national TV game, there are 2 minutes worth of commericals, compared to 1:30 for local telecasts. For national TV games, the commerical time after the first and third quarter breaks are 3 minutes long, compared to 2 minutes for local telecasts. And the halftime for national TV games are longer. So, at the end of the day, the NBA needs to set three hour time slots for national TV games or REDUCE the commercial spots, and I don't think they are going to do the latter.
Jesus Christ you guys complain waaaaaay too much. I seriously hope this was sarcasm. Anyway, be lucky that you aren't a Pistons, Sixers, Pacers, or Celtics fan -- Game 1 of the Pistons' series and Game 3 of the Pacers' were on NBATV. I don't get NBATV. I don;t live in Houston. I get TNT and I'm grateful enough to get to see the Rockets play when they do make it to national television. Obviously none of y'all care for the game of basketball; you're just bandwaggoned-homers who only care to see the first quarter of a game versus a Double OT thriller (that sucked, but that's beside the point). And hell no TNT wouldn't switch to the other game; going from an OT game to the second quarter probably kept millions of viewers watching; when one game ends, who honestly cares to see another game that JUST started.
yeah i was upset i couldnt see the first part of the game but what i think tnt should have done was as soon as the rocket game started kept the score of the game on the bottom throughout instead of having it pop up every few minutes. also there was a point where they had returned from a commercial played for 14 secs (in the heat game) and then called another timeout and they went back to a commercial, instead of doing that they should ahve switched it over to the rocket game. there was a lot tnt/nba could have done last night to satisfy both crowds. having the score just pop up every few minutes was irritating.
How does wanting to watch all of my own game make me a bandwagonner? So it's wrong that I would rather watch all of my own playoff game rather than a game I really couldn't care any less about? How does that mean I don't care for the game of basketball?
If it were a good game, that'd be one thing. It was horrid, horrid basketball. The game went into the 2nd overtime because Eddie Jones bricked TWO free throws inside 2 minutes and Vince was shooting freaking fadeaway 3 pointers were 10 seconds still left on the shot clock. It wasn't good defense and it wasn't good offense (See Jason Kidd WIDE OPEN bricking the 3 horribly). It was painful to watch. It was two teams who wouldn't freaking win, not two who wouldn't lose.
So you watch for the playoffs; how many regular season games did you watch or attend in person? How about the past 5 years when the team wasn;t good enough for the playoffs? Did you care about games then? If not, you're a bandwaggoner since you seem to all of a sudden be interested in this team this year. I'll rephrase: more specifically watching basketball (ie: college, or in this case NBA). And you did say you couldn't care less about the other game, so it led me to believe that you, thus, don't care much for the NBA as a whole. I think it's pointless to be arguing about anyone's personal interest in a game; I was just explaining a point that I think a lot of people on this board (quite recently) complain about the most picky things (now it's TNT; for the past countless months it's been how much the rfereees suck. Just ****ing understand that 95% of the refs (**** YOU STEVE JAVIE, haha) don't have **** against any player or any team. Just watch the game and when the Rockets lose, quit trying to blame some stupid reason for the team losing. EVERY single loss is the refs' fault according to some here. Sure, some calls are questionable, but the refs are fair 95% of the time). But then again, that's (non-football) Houston fans in general.
That's true; I wasn't going to get ancy or impatient since there was nothing I could do personally to speed up the game. That's when I made the most out of it and laughed my ass off when NJ missed what, 7 or 8 straight 3's??? It was amazing just how bad they played, but rewinding RJeff's missed layup on Tivo over and over again was hilarious. ========= And one last thing. Since it was a playoff game, I don't know, but was there or is there a rule mandating an overtime playoff game to be televised no matter what? At least it wasn't a baseball double-header; there have been dozens of time when one game went into an absurd amount of extra innings and the second game already be half over.
The most recent one being game 5 of the NLCS (Backe's 1 hitter, followed by Kent's walkoff). The entire country (besides Houston and St. Louis) had the Yankees-Red Sox extra inning game on (that started around 4pm), and it didn't end till the Astros game was already in the 8th inning. Granted, you could have watched the entire game on FX... but a lot of people don't know what the hell "FX" is, or that its even a channel.
i really couldn't get too mad. it is still a double OT playoff game, they have to go with it. i was probably the worst and least exciting double OT game i've ever seen but regardless... seriously, does NJ understand shot selection?? 3-23 from 3 pt. land??? don't you think they would get it after like 1-18 that 3's aren't getting it done??? anyway, just some thoughts.
When did I say I watched only for the playoffs? Now that I no longer live in Houston, I watched every single game on NBA league pass this year. How in the world did you come to the conclusion that I didn't care about the team the past 5 years? Look under my username. I've been coming to this site discussing every game since 1999. I've watched atleast 95% of the team's games since 1992. How in the world did you draw the conclusion that I am only interested in this team from what I said? Because I was upset I missed a great deal of the game? You're right, I don't care much for the rest of the NBA. I'm a ROCKETS fan. How does this make me a bandwagonner again? I agree 100%. But you can't criticize someone for complaining that they missed half of a playoff game when there were ways the fiasco could have been avoided. I'm not blaming TNT for not switching over to the Houston game - they would have been stupid to switch from a double OT game. But there were ways that this could have been avoided. This is the playoffs, the NBA should have assumed that the majority of the games had the potential to run longer. Steps could have been taken to avoid what happened last night. I don't blame TNT for not switching over, but I'm damn pissed about it. Not sure how that makes me a bandwagoner. I'de rather watch a Rockets intersquad scrimmage than watch Vince Carter run down the court and jack up 3's.
Fans of the participating teams do Mooch. You do realize that some nba fans only care about their favorite team, right? and why would we be sarcastic? This is a big problem. Every game should be shown in its entirety someway, somehow. and the Games shown on NBA TV are a blessing. If one doesn't have this channel, they can go to a bar and watch the game, and know they will able to see all of it. Every bar has NBA TV. There is a lot of complaining going on this board, but complaining about this issue is justified and fans of NBA teams should raise hell about it. Your first post in this thread makes me wonder if you are a Rockets fan at all, and based on it, your not.
please........ i'm a HOUSTONIAN... i want to watch the HOUSTON ROCKETS, not some sh!tty NJ-Miami game. granted it was a good game, but the least TNT could've done was split screen or, maybe.... just maybe, cut over to the Houton-Dallas game for TEXAS fans. it cant be that hard to pull off. i dont care how good the game was, it wasn't worth missing the first quarter and a half of MY TEAMS GAME. period.
I have to agree completely. I'm not trying to pile on you Mr. Mooch, but hell yes I'de rather watch a "game that JUST started" if it's my own team! I've been waiting for those 48 cherished minutes since 12:03 EST on Monday! I damn right have every right to be pissed that I didn't get to watch every last second of that game rather than this switching in with 5 minutes left in the 2nd BS. Honestly, you'de rather watch the end of that NJ garbage than every last second of a Rocket playoff game? Are you a Rockets fan?
umm, they did have a choice. They could have chosen to switch the Heat vs Nets game over to TBS. Or, they could have started the Rockets game on TBS till the other game is over. Or, they could have switched regionally like the NFL does.
man, that jersey game pissed me off bigtime. I never thought I could be so bored watching a double-overtime game...
I'm glad you guys have your own opinions...I do too. I love so much how you guys question me being even remotely a fan. Okay I'll admit that there was "jumping to conclusions" about cabbage being a bandwaggoner (from me reading what he wrote it led me to believe it, from his complaints about TNT). However, I think the point is getting washed up and getting brutally off topic when questioning my fan status. I don't give a **** if you think I am the world's biggest or worst fan of the Houston Rockets to ever exist. It's not even worth going into. I'll just say this: Obviously most of the people who are active members on this board are big Rockets fans (excluding the (insert here)OF or fair weather folks). This is jumping to conclusions on your part. Consider the situation again: TNT is showing a basketball game that is in OT. Knowing they won;t change it, I would rather watch it than nothing at all while waiting. However, I will stress that yes, watching the beginning of a game isn't all that exciting (unless I was there in person). The thing is most if not all of the games on national TV this year I watched in entirety. The others (including Game 3 while waiting for it to be aired), I tuned in (as always) to Gene and Jim on Audio Ticket. Not like I completely ignore the team, and I sure as hell would rahter listen to those guys than the annoying dick****s on TNT (Doug Collins...my vote for Worst Broadcaster of the Year). Here's a point that I would like to ask y'all who are being serious when complaining about TNT not giving in to your demands: Say it was Dallas-Houston in the first game of the night. It went into OT. Dirk hits two free throws and puts the Mavs up by two, 99-97. With 2 seconds left, TMac throws up a shot, it bounces around, hits the backboard, rolls around the rim and drops in at the buzzer. The luckiest shot in the history of the game. Double OT... The point is, how would y'all like it if TNT absurdly split-screened the game or just decided to switch after the first OT just because the Heat game was just getting underway, ignoring Houston gets no respect in the media. Yeah, you'd be pissed, no matter how bad the Rockets' or (hopefully the Mavs) shooting percentage was. How about we all just stop b****ing and focus all of our energy on the Rockets?
TNT (and the NBA) did the right thing by staying with the Heat game. But what the NBA needs to do is start the next game of a doubleheader on a different station that is affiliated with the original station.
