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Apr 20, 2010 1:04pm
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rock_knutne
Apr 20, 2010 1:17pm
I don't watch the NBA at all so it's easy for me to say the NHL playoffs are better but I don't know if that article holds 100% true because the NBA gets much better ratings.
SQ_Crazies
Posts: 7,977
Apr 20, 2010 1:19pm
Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm....no, not even close. And I'm a hockey fan.
1st round, the advantage goes to hockey. After that, I don't even pay attention to it until the Cup games.
1st round, the advantage goes to hockey. After that, I don't even pay attention to it until the Cup games.
hoops23
Posts: 15,696
Apr 20, 2010 1:20pm
I don't really care much for hockey. The Olympics had little affect on the overall sport, which I'm living proof of. I loved watching olympic hockey, but the NHL itself just doesn't do it for me..
I love basketball though, so whatever.
I love basketball though, so whatever.
gorocks99
Posts: 10,760
Apr 20, 2010 1:22pm
It comes down to which sport you like better. Personally, I watch hockey just about every night this time of year. I'll flip to basketball every once in awhile. But, the NBA is a better marketed (and more popular) US product, so they get the nod when it comes to ratings and coverage.
wes_mantooth
Posts: 17,977
Apr 20, 2010 1:23pm
Not a hockey fan, but the until the NHL gets off of VS....it is barely a major sport. Not a knock on the game...more of a knock on whoever decided to ink the deal with a network like that.
I would probably at least watch a few games if it was on ESPN or a TBS-type of network. I have gone to several NHL games in the past couple of years, so the game is interesting enough to me to watch....just not on VS.
I would probably at least watch a few games if it was on ESPN or a TBS-type of network. I have gone to several NHL games in the past couple of years, so the game is interesting enough to me to watch....just not on VS.
Non
Posts: 9,517
Apr 20, 2010 1:32pm
NHL is better overall I'd say.
The scores are low, 3-2, 4-3, so naturally more games are going to be close.
Let's say you're watching a random NBA game and it's 21-10 then 30-17, 41-30. Those games are usually boring as hell unless they get close in the fourth quarter and it comes down to a few possessions.
The scores are low, 3-2, 4-3, so naturally more games are going to be close.
Let's say you're watching a random NBA game and it's 21-10 then 30-17, 41-30. Those games are usually boring as hell unless they get close in the fourth quarter and it comes down to a few possessions.
Non
Posts: 9,517
Apr 20, 2010 1:37pm
I will say that these NHL playoffs have been tremendous so far.
A lot of even series and OT games and upsets.
If you just went by what's happened so far it's a strong case for the NHL but it's not always this compelling.
A lot of even series and OT games and upsets.
If you just went by what's happened so far it's a strong case for the NHL but it's not always this compelling.
hoops23
Posts: 15,696
Apr 20, 2010 1:38pm
The NHL playoffs started?Non wrote: I will say that these NHL playoffs have been tremendous so far.
A lot of even series and OT games and upsets.
If you just went by what's happened so far it's a strong case for the NHL but it's not always this compelling.
Seriously though, the NBA playoffs last year were AMAZING.
This year, there have been a few good games in the 1st round, especially the surprising upsets by Utah and Portland on the road.
End of Line
Posts: 6,867
Apr 20, 2010 1:51pm
Last years NHL Playoffs were amazing as well.
-Crosby and Ovechkin both having hat tricks in the same game
-Anaheim and 8 seed upsetting San Jose the best team in the league
-The Rangers forcing a game 7 against the Caps
-Carolina upsetting New Jersey in 7
-Carolina upsetting Boston in 7
-Capitals vs. Pens in a thrilling 7 game series (nuff said)
-Anaheim forcing a game 7 against Detroit (Detroit won)
-Incredible 6 game series between the Hawks and Nucks
-Malkin takes over the ECF
-Detroit dominates Chicago in the WCF
-Pens/Red Wings for the second year in a row
-Pens win the Stanley Cup on the road in game 7
-Crosby and Ovechkin both having hat tricks in the same game
-Anaheim and 8 seed upsetting San Jose the best team in the league
-The Rangers forcing a game 7 against the Caps
-Carolina upsetting New Jersey in 7
-Carolina upsetting Boston in 7
-Capitals vs. Pens in a thrilling 7 game series (nuff said)
-Anaheim forcing a game 7 against Detroit (Detroit won)
-Incredible 6 game series between the Hawks and Nucks
-Malkin takes over the ECF
-Detroit dominates Chicago in the WCF
-Pens/Red Wings for the second year in a row
-Pens win the Stanley Cup on the road in game 7
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thavoice
Posts: 14,376
Apr 20, 2010 1:53pm
"If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love was on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs even if they were coming in fuzzy"
Robert Montgomery Knight.
Robert Montgomery Knight.
Non
Posts: 9,517
Apr 20, 2010 2:03pm
It's like 20-2 NHL in good games so far.
I think people make too big of a deal about Versus. It's 2010. There are a lot of channels. Unless you're 85 years old, it doesn't take much to locate the channels above 10.
I really can only speak for myself. I like all sports even basketball but when I watch an NBA game I usually have to flip back and forth through the first half. It's tough to watch 2 1/2 hours unless it's like those Bulls-Knicks games when it was so intense throughout.
I think people make too big of a deal about Versus. It's 2010. There are a lot of channels. Unless you're 85 years old, it doesn't take much to locate the channels above 10.
I really can only speak for myself. I like all sports even basketball but when I watch an NBA game I usually have to flip back and forth through the first half. It's tough to watch 2 1/2 hours unless it's like those Bulls-Knicks games when it was so intense throughout.
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rock_knutne
Apr 20, 2010 2:11pm
The last 16 seconds of that game was incredible, Fleury making that incredible save on Lidstrom to win the Stanley Cup.The_Crosby_Show wrote: -Pens win the Stanley Cup on the road in game 7
DeyDurkie5
Posts: 11,324
Apr 20, 2010 2:34pm
I like both sports equally and love sports in general. I am an avid soccer fan and I think the World Cup is the greatest sports spectacle on this Earth. With that being said, nothing trumps the NHL playoffs for me.
martyirish
Posts: 490
Apr 20, 2010 2:38pm
HOCKEY!!!!!
The sport MEN play during basketball season.
I guess that tells you how I feel.
Oh yea
LET'S GO PENS!!!
The sport MEN play during basketball season.
I guess that tells you how I feel.
Oh yea
LET'S GO PENS!!!