NBA season 2019/20
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Has anyone posted on this thread re what a massive opportunity is being missed here as the NBA resumes in the Orlando bubble?
If the NBA had been drawn to NZ with games played at Spark, Horncastle and any other worthy arenas (could FBS be transformed for basketball??), would there be any local tip off times that would suit viewers in US time zones? Because for mine, that's the only reasonable obstacle to bringing the NBA to this country. Everything else can be worked around.
They're having issues with players leaving the Orlando bubble. Lou Williams is excused for a funeral and gets in trouble for grabbing a meal at an...ahem...strip club. And now there is talk of the 2020/21 season starting as soon as December and also having to begin in Orlando or possibly multiple bubbles, but there might be unrest depending on whether or not families can also be isolated with the players.
So bring the NBA to virtually Covid-free NZ. We can have crowds at games which boosts income. The costs to house players and their families would be less in USD due to the exchange rate. They would have freedom of movement. Have a window mid-season when players have the option to return to the US.
Also a massive opportunity to host rich US sports fans, after they comply with our rules of entry, should they so choose.
I don't believe for a moment that with our small population we'd sell out a lot of games across a full NBA schedule, but 1,000 per game has gotta be better than 0 per game, right?
I'm sure there are negatives I'm not thinking of but if the tip off time issue can be negotiated, there must be work-arounds which can be achieved.
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OK, we could have a midday tip off which would be 8pm Eastern Daylight Time. Presumably that means anywhere from Boston to Miami? 2pm NZT would be 10pm. They're probably the best compromises for the marquee games to maximise US ratings.
4pm NZT is 9pm Pacific Daylight Time (Seattle to San Diego I guess). 6pm = 11pm.
So it's possible to play some games at times that would rate well or ok and at good times to attend locally.
Maybe some games tip off early and that's just an adjustment the players need to make, in order to suit US prime time slots. Compared to their crazy travel schedules which ordinarily include compulsory daytime naps, and flights into the early hours of the morning, this probably isn't too much of a chore.
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OK, we could have a midday tip off which would be 8pm Eastern Daylight Time. Presumably that means anywhere from Boston to Miami? 2pm NZT would be 10pm. They're probably the best compromises for the marquee games to maximise US ratings.
4pm NZT is 9pm Pacific Daylight Time (Seattle to San Diego I guess). 6pm = 11pm.
So it's possible to play some games at times that would rate well or ok and at good times to attend locally.
Maybe some games tip off early and that's just an adjustment the players need to make, in order to suit US prime time slots. Compared to their crazy travel schedules which ordinarily include compulsory daytime naps, and flights into the early hours of the morning, this probably isn't too much of a chore.
@shark was just listening to thefull48 podcast and all three of them (Howard beck, Zach Lowe and Rachel Nichols) mentioned how some overseas players briefly discussed with the NBA about moving it to their country (didn't say it was Adams) they all said let's move it to NZ as they all wanted to go live there.
Nichols can stay at my mums place I will come back and visit (irrational crush on her...not super hot but I think sports knowledge pushes her up in my hotness).
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@shark was just listening to thefull48 podcast and all three of them (Howard beck, Zach Lowe and Rachel Nichols) mentioned how some overseas players briefly discussed with the NBA about moving it to their country (didn't say it was Adams) they all said let's move it to NZ as they all wanted to go live there.
Nichols can stay at my mums place I will come back and visit (irrational crush on her...not super hot but I think sports knowledge pushes her up in my hotness).
@Magpie_in_aus said in NBA season 2019/20:
@shark was just listening to thefull48 podcast and all three of them (Howard beck, Zach Lowe and Rachel Nichols) mentioned how some overseas players briefly discussed with the NBA about moving it to their country (didn't say it was Adams) they all said let's move it to NZ as they all wanted to go live there.
Nichols can stay at my mums place I will come back and visit (irrational crush on her...not super hot but I think sports knowledge pushes her up in my hotness).
There's something hawt about her. Maybe it's a woman who is knowledgable about sports thing
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@shark was just listening to thefull48 podcast and all three of them (Howard beck, Zach Lowe and Rachel Nichols) mentioned how some overseas players briefly discussed with the NBA about moving it to their country (didn't say it was Adams) they all said let's move it to NZ as they all wanted to go live there.
Nichols can stay at my mums place I will come back and visit (irrational crush on her...not super hot but I think sports knowledge pushes her up in my hotness).
@Magpie_in_aus said in NBA season 2019/20:
@shark was just listening to thefull48 podcast and all three of them (Howard beck, Zach Lowe and Rachel Nichols) mentioned how some overseas players briefly discussed with the NBA about moving it to their country (didn't say it was Adams) they all said let's move it to NZ as they all wanted to go live there.
Nichols can stay at my mums place I will come back and visit (irrational crush on her...not super hot but I think sports knowledge pushes her up in my hotness).
Imagine if that was NZ's thing for the next few years. The home of sport where we had all the major sports played here through the year broadcast to the world! It would earn us billions.
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@Magpie_in_aus said in NBA season 2019/20:
@shark was just listening to thefull48 podcast and all three of them (Howard beck, Zach Lowe and Rachel Nichols) mentioned how some overseas players briefly discussed with the NBA about moving it to their country (didn't say it was Adams) they all said let's move it to NZ as they all wanted to go live there.
Nichols can stay at my mums place I will come back and visit (irrational crush on her...not super hot but I think sports knowledge pushes her up in my hotness).
Imagine if that was NZ's thing for the next few years. The home of sport where we had all the major sports played here through the year broadcast to the world! It would earn us billions.
@Hooroo said in NBA season 2019/20:
@Magpie_in_aus said in NBA season 2019/20:
@shark was just listening to thefull48 podcast and all three of them (Howard beck, Zach Lowe and Rachel Nichols) mentioned how some overseas players briefly discussed with the NBA about moving it to their country (didn't say it was Adams) they all said let's move it to NZ as they all wanted to go live there.
Nichols can stay at my mums place I will come back and visit (irrational crush on her...not super hot but I think sports knowledge pushes her up in my hotness).
Imagine if that was NZ's thing for the next few years. The home of sport where we had all the major sports played here through the year broadcast to the world! It would earn us billions.
UFC FIGHT ISLAND!!!!
We could be nicknamed ESPN island. I'll buy tickets for NBA and NFL games
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@Hooroo said in NBA season 2019/20:
@Magpie_in_aus said in NBA season 2019/20:
@shark was just listening to thefull48 podcast and all three of them (Howard beck, Zach Lowe and Rachel Nichols) mentioned how some overseas players briefly discussed with the NBA about moving it to their country (didn't say it was Adams) they all said let's move it to NZ as they all wanted to go live there.
Nichols can stay at my mums place I will come back and visit (irrational crush on her...not super hot but I think sports knowledge pushes her up in my hotness).
Imagine if that was NZ's thing for the next few years. The home of sport where we had all the major sports played here through the year broadcast to the world! It would earn us billions.
UFC FIGHT ISLAND!!!!
We could be nicknamed ESPN island. I'll buy tickets for NBA and NFL games
@canefan said in NBA season 2019/20:
@Hooroo said in NBA season 2019/20:
@Magpie_in_aus said in NBA season 2019/20:
@shark was just listening to thefull48 podcast and all three of them (Howard beck, Zach Lowe and Rachel Nichols) mentioned how some overseas players briefly discussed with the NBA about moving it to their country (didn't say it was Adams) they all said let's move it to NZ as they all wanted to go live there.
Nichols can stay at my mums place I will come back and visit (irrational crush on her...not super hot but I think sports knowledge pushes her up in my hotness).
Imagine if that was NZ's thing for the next few years. The home of sport where we had all the major sports played here through the year broadcast to the world! It would earn us billions.
UFC FIGHT ISLAND!!!!
We could be nicknamed ESPN island. I'll buy tickets for NBA and NFL games
I know Baseball would be next to impossible to sort out but I would hard out go to the Mets games.
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I bet Rachel Nichols gives incredible head
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ESPN island. I think they could genuinely have an ANZ comp to spread the games no huge travel if you ignore Perth. If Melb/Syd get their shit sorted by December. Could have hubs in Aussie/NZ that way you would get consistent ticket sales to games as well. Imagine what it would do for the game globally as well. NBL games as curtain raisers. Combine biggest prospects from G-League with NBL for a hybrid game.
Its funny Rachel >>>> Molly overall IMO. Molly just offers nothing. Love reading youtube comments on videos shes in.
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ESPN island. I think they could genuinely have an ANZ comp to spread the games no huge travel if you ignore Perth. If Melb/Syd get their shit sorted by December. Could have hubs in Aussie/NZ that way you would get consistent ticket sales to games as well. Imagine what it would do for the game globally as well. NBL games as curtain raisers. Combine biggest prospects from G-League with NBL for a hybrid game.
Its funny Rachel >>>> Molly overall IMO. Molly just offers nothing. Love reading youtube comments on videos shes in.
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Well done Jaden though, I don't doubt that she offers something in other, hmm, areas.
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@Magpie_in_aus said in NBA season 2019/20:
@shark was just listening to thefull48 podcast and all three of them (Howard beck, Zach Lowe and Rachel Nichols) mentioned how some overseas players briefly discussed with the NBA about moving it to their country (didn't say it was Adams) they all said let's move it to NZ as they all wanted to go live there.
Nichols can stay at my mums place I will come back and visit (irrational crush on her...not super hot but I think sports knowledge pushes her up in my hotness).
Imagine if that was NZ's thing for the next few years. The home of sport where we had all the major sports played here through the year broadcast to the world! It would earn us billions.
@Hooroo If we had a proactive Govt who gave a flying fuck about economic recovery and taking advantage of the bit of good work they did in basically eliminating Covid from these shores, we could push for this.
ESPN Islands. Has a ring to it. Or ESPN Aotearoa. We could host the NBA and NFL relatively easily. Particularly the NFL with all our rugby grounds.
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@Hooroo If we had a proactive Govt who gave a flying fuck about economic recovery and taking advantage of the bit of good work they did in basically eliminating Covid from these shores, we could push for this.
ESPN Islands. Has a ring to it. Or ESPN Aotearoa. We could host the NBA and NFL relatively easily. Particularly the NFL with all our rugby grounds.
@shark said in NBA season 2019/20:
@Hooroo If we had a proactive Govt who gave a flying fuck about economic recovery and taking advantage of the bit of good work they did in basically eliminating Covid from these shores, we could push for this.
ESPN Islands. Has a ring to it. Or ESPN Aotearoa. We could host the NBA and NFL relatively easily. Particularly the NFL with all our rugby grounds.
And while we're at it let's invite the EPL to pay us to host their top 6 teams for a preseason tournament. Fuck the America's Cup, imagine the money to be made from the cut of broadcast cash
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@shark was just listening to thefull48 podcast and all three of them (Howard beck, Zach Lowe and Rachel Nichols) mentioned how some overseas players briefly discussed with the NBA about moving it to their country (didn't say it was Adams) they all said let's move it to NZ as they all wanted to go live there.
Nichols can stay at my mums place I will come back and visit (irrational crush on her...not super hot but I think sports knowledge pushes her up in my hotness).
@Magpie_in_aus said in NBA season 2019/20:
@shark was just listening to thefull48 podcast and all three of them (Howard beck, Zach Lowe and Rachel Nichols) mentioned how some overseas players briefly discussed with the NBA about moving it to their country (didn't say it was Adams) they all said let's move it to NZ as they all wanted to go live there.
Nichols can stay at my mums place I will come back and visit (irrational crush on her...not super hot but I think sports knowledge pushes her up in my hotness).
37 mins in, they have a two minute light-hearted discussion about the NBA season being played in NZ. Exactly what I'm suggesting.
