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Begging for attention

August

Does everybody know now why the summer of 2010 is so important?

Nobody outside New York cares about the Knicks. Things are so bad, nobody wants to sit in front of the flat screen and watch this franchise win or lose.

It used to be a love-hate relationship.

Either way, fans across the country tuned in and generated ratings. Patrick Ewing was Darth Vader. Now there’s nobody to focus on.

Check out the broadcast schedule for the upcoming season, you’re going to see a lot of the following stars:

LeBron James

15 ESPN/ABC

10 TNT

Kevin Garnett/Paul Pierce

Â 16 ESPN/ABC

9 TNT

Kobe Bryant

15 ESPN/ABC

10 TNT

Steve Nash/Shaquille O’Neal

15 ESPN/ABC

Â 10 TNT

Dirk Nowitzki

14 ESPN/ABC

Â 7Â TNT

Tim Duncan/Tony Parker

15 ESPN/ABC

5 TNT

Carmelo Anthony/Allen Iverson

9 ESPN/ABC

7 TNT

Greg Oden

5 ESPN/ABC

8 TNT

A couple of winning seasons would help the Knicks regain credibility, but one marquee name turns a struggling organization into an overnight success in the ratings game.

This entry was posted on Thursday, August 7th, 2008 at 10:57 am by Mike Dougherty.
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3 Responses to “Begging for attention”

fridayjones August 7th, 2008 at 11:48 am
An excellent point Mike. The greatest step towards bringing in a marquee name is simply bringing in Coach D. Players love his system, and want to play for him.
Marc R August 7th, 2008 at 2:41 pm
I’d rather win than be on TV.
james August 7th, 2008 at 4:36 pm
i agree with marc. I’d rather be winning without a marquee player than being average with one, a la denver et al. Also, national TV appearances are subject to change, so if the knicks do well and get good ratings in the first half then they might get a second-half national TV spot.

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