Archive for the 'Television' Category

Three Too Many, Three Too Little (Six NBA TV Schedules All Out of Whack)

So the NBA revised it because of the KG trade, and in a huge surprise, small markets get hammered and bigger markets grab the lion’s share of the takes. The usual contenders get their due (San Antonio, Dallas and Phoenix will be seen plenty this year), and the pushovers get close to squadoosh (The Sixers, [...]

Roundball Rock, RIGHT NOW: NBA TV Coverage, Part II

NBA TV Coverage, Part I here.

When the NBA on NBC said farewell in 2002, I was a little sad—it was like saying goodbye to an old friend, saying goodbye to an era that would never be replicated. Nevertheless, I was hopeful that ESPN and ABC (or ESPN on ABC, which I just cringe trying [...]

Ten Fantastic NBA on NBC Intros: NBA TV Coverage, Part I

As we lurch past the wreckage of another broadcasting craptacular on ABC and the gloomy prospect of eight more years of viewing their maudlin vaudeville, I decided to look back at a time when basketball meant more to TV executives than drawing attentions to their Sunday night lineup (what, not tired of gratuitous Eva shots [...]