bobloblaw

So the NBA as a live experience is poor because some people wanted to get their kids a hot dog. Nothing to do with the product on the court.

My favorite is the one who went to a live NBA game and was just meh. Live NBA is the peak of "holy shit these guys are athletic freaks'."

1. Oh my. 2. Probably hubris.

What does that even mean?

Great. I've seen a lot of posts from people here talking about how football is dying, and issues with the game. I've never seen posts like that on NFL, MLB, or NBA forums i frequent.

Is this something like the hubris of people who tell us that all of our domestic sports are boring unwatchable trash because we don't have a pyramid like you?

Alternatively, maybe we do some things well, and others could learn from it.

I think there might be some difference here between things like rules changes, and the way the sport is administered.

If the market is actually free, then it literally cant. Scarcity is a thing.

But you (or others) have said nobody is interested in American sports because there was nothing at risk.

Yeah, that's not exploitation. That's rationing.

So higher stakes lead to higher viewership right? What's the international viewership for lower level English football.

It can't. Nobody is forced to attend an NFL game. They aren't selling insulin that people need to live. The market sets the price.

So are high prices a result of people being ripped off by billionaires, or the result of consumer demand. You seem to be contradicting yourself. "US sports just really aren't that popular outside of the US." "Basketball does have some global reach as it is a genuinely global sport " Which is it?

Ah yes, the premier league just has more magnanimous owners willing to forgo profits for the benefit of fans. They could charge more, they just choose to take the revenue hit because they are good guys.

Those numbers are from 2019 when deals were ending. NBA and NFL have negotiated new deals since then.

So less demand to view the product in person.

Sure they are. The NBA is the most popular league in China, and more people watch the NBA finals in China than in the US. Also, I'd like to see some citations on your dollar numbers, since it's been estimated that tencent is paying 300m per year just for the streaming rights in China. https://www.forbes.com/sites/isabeltogoh/2019/10/14/tencent-resumes-streaming-nba-games-as-china-moves-to-cool-row/?sh=782d34956cb3 It has only been relatively recently that US sports have really tried to start expanding overseas markets, for obvious reasons (they don't really need to). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbes'_list_of_the_most_valuable_sports_teams#2020 I'm not sure I follow the argument about playing games internationally either. Notre Dame plays college football games overseas... if you could "buy" their brand, it would be valued over $1b. I don't think they are hurting.

That making a comeback, is it?

This really shouldn't be understated. As someone who uses a LMS daily, making these accommodations for blind students (I've had at least one each of the last 3 years) can be very difficult.

I read it differently, but that's fair.

Did you read the first article? Quote: "I agree completely, and that’s why I was arguing that Trump’s incompetence, which reflects his inability to concentrate on substantive issues and to talk about those issues in rational, legal language, is a cause of great trouble. You have an individual who is pursuing policies that are fundamentally flawed, and he’s doing it in an incompetent way."

You a big fan of civil forfeitures?

So you didn't know what it was, and just googled it and regurgitated the first result. It is an extension of the Great Man Theory. That theory has been eschewed for over 100 years. Evidence: First google result is this - https://definitions.uslegal.com/b/bad-man-theory/ EDIT: It is interesting that you would support that interpretation, instead of the "history from below" interpretation.

Write a book and peddle it on facebook. You'll be worth more than the pet rock guy in a couple of weeks. Just need need to superimpose it over a girl in leggings doing squats.