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Listening to NBA today in and out….as my focus mostly eating a peach (50 cents a piece at Walmart) but anyway, teams aren’t expecting the commish to come down hard on the Clippers.
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Does Adam Silver not realize that fans actually want to watch live basketball games and not just highlights?

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Since when is it a good business plan to tell your customers to consume LESS of what you produce? :shrug:
 
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Since when is it a good business plan to tell your customers to consume LESS of what you produce? :shrug:

Yeah, the message seems to be, if you can't afford to watch the games… tough. Watch the highlights.

It seems to be another version of the quote, "let them eat cake"
 

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You seem to feel that content should be free.

Nah... more like, one product shouldn't force you to pay 4 different monthy fees to view it... especially when it basically WAS free, subject of TV ads, not long ago.
 

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You seem to feel that content should be free.
The different sources, like Phrazbit says. Also the affordability. One shouldn't have to decide on wether following their favorite team is a trade off with essential spending.

In a contrast, Ishbia has tried to make it more affordable with over the air broadcasts, a semi affordable Suns streaming package, lowering concession prices for staple items at the venue, etc. Ishbia's really only place where he has not been great as an owner was swinging for the fences on two highly paid aging NBA players.
 

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The different sources, like Phrazbit says. Also the affordability. One shouldn't have to decide on wether following their favorite team is a trade off with essential spending.

In a contrast, Ishbia has tried to make it more affordable with over the air broadcasts, a semi affordable Suns streaming package, lowering concession prices for staple items at the venue, etc. Ishbia's really only place where he has not been great as an owner was swinging for the fences on two highly paid aging NBA players.
Okay but it wasn't him "swinging for the fences" that has us concerned, it was the specifics of the deal that haunts this franchise now and for years to come. It would have still been "swinging for the fences" had we insisted on high lottery protection on three or four of those picks.
 

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I think sports should be affordable for the average and low income consumer.

And it is. There will be games on multiple platforms going forward. Amazon, NBC, Peacock, ESPN, and NBA TV. If you want to watch all games then it will cost you but you can grab League Pass for $150 for the season.
 
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Okay but it wasn't him "swinging for the fences" that has us concerned, it was the specifics of the deal that haunts this franchise now and for years to come. It would have still been "swinging for the fences" had we insisted on high lottery protection on three or four of those picks.

It's hard to separate the two unless one puts most of the blame on former Suns GM, James Jones.

Of course, that was his job, but it's hard to leave Mat Ishbia blameless with all the moves made in 2023.
 
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Anthony Slater gives an update on the Jonathan Kuminga situation with the Warriors.

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Okay but it wasn't him "swinging for the fences" that has us concerned, it was the specifics of the deal that haunts this franchise now and for years to come. It would have still been "swinging for the fences" had we insisted on high lottery protection on three or four of those picks.
However you look at it, there was obviously a learning curve for a new owner. Looking at the past two seasons, where the Suns have drafted young players, it is a stark contrast to his initial wheeling and dealing.
 

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Does Adam Silver not realize that fans actually want to watch live basketball games and not just highlights?

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Man that’s a tone deaf statement. LET THEM EAT CAKE!
 

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One of the few superstars you are so happy to get and then so happy to be rid of. He's kind of like a boat and we are the boat owners. And I'm sure you all know the two happiest days of a boat owner's life.
 
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Jalen Bridges will compete for a two-way spot with the Celtics.

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