The balance is fantastic. Literally checking the standings each morning. Never been in that habit before. So many games of interest each night. This way is so much better.
1) The league dropped the price of League Pass. Did they get more subscribers? Are the League Pass games getting better ratings than last year?
2) They rewrote the NBA iPhone and iPad app in the off-season and the new version is noticeably worse in many ways. From point 1, are they sending more fans into a worse experience? Will we see a drop off in engagement as people give up on the frustrations of buggy box scores, erratic streaming, etc.?
Let the refs toss Luka, Ja, or any other player who curses at them. There is far too much complaining and the league should get it under control. Players will adjust, as they always do.
Fully recognize this is a first-world homer complaint, but as a Wolves fan who has struggled along with the team during this early season, it feels like every game recap when they actually show up never addresses the winning team but the losing. How about some love for Jaden locking down Luka before his ejection? For Ant's near triple-double? For Naz Reid bullying the Mavs front court?
The balance is fantastic. Literally checking the standings each morning. Never been in that habit before. So many games of interest each night. This way is so much better.
Two other things to monitor:
1) The league dropped the price of League Pass. Did they get more subscribers? Are the League Pass games getting better ratings than last year?
2) They rewrote the NBA iPhone and iPad app in the off-season and the new version is noticeably worse in many ways. From point 1, are they sending more fans into a worse experience? Will we see a drop off in engagement as people give up on the frustrations of buggy box scores, erratic streaming, etc.?
Let the refs toss Luka, Ja, or any other player who curses at them. There is far too much complaining and the league should get it under control. Players will adjust, as they always do.
The line “nothing is stable, nothing is certain” is absolutely why I pay for this newsletter. Top notch
Fully recognize this is a first-world homer complaint, but as a Wolves fan who has struggled along with the team during this early season, it feels like every game recap when they actually show up never addresses the winning team but the losing. How about some love for Jaden locking down Luka before his ejection? For Ant's near triple-double? For Naz Reid bullying the Mavs front court?
Oh man, a Shai wave goodbye would have been out-of-character but oh so entertaining.