Perhaps cuz ESPN has its big city regional stations, they can afford to let a small market game show. While still having stand-alone knob slobbing on the Los Angeles, NY and Boston channels. So they kinda have the best of both worlds. Where TNT its only in their best interest to cover the popular games & cities. (And you don't have to feel the exasperation from Reggie Miller & Barkley grumbling & snoozing cuz an event is "boring" not worth their attention. Thats what I don't like about the TNT coverage)
