11-25-2020, 01:29 PM
(11-25-2020, 12:48 PM)Kammrath Wrote:
https://twitter.com/RealGM/status/1331657265980600338
And that probably infuriates Silver because it doesn't translate to actual games watched. Which is what they monetize. League viewership has been steadily declining for years. It fell faster than a fat man who slipped off the diving board by accident in a pool in the bubble. Silver has to find a way to translate the social media views into actual viewers, while not further alienating a large portion of his audience with political messaging.
I suppose the NBA can justify that cord cutters are a big problem, but then why not bolster your terrible League Pass subscription arm and turn it into a usable product that isn't overpriced glitchy shit? MLB's league pass shows how great a subscription to a league can be.
Silver overall has been a terrible commissioner. Between ads on jerseys, to destroying league pass in 2015, to focusing more on social issues than the NBA's own business. I wonder how much longer he has before the owners decide enough is enough.
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