rpb is wrong. Phil McCracken is useful.

RPB is right. You suck.

They should raise the limit to 20 years old and 2 years removed from HS just for the sake of me getting to watch better basketball. It seemed like Brandon Jennings found a pretty good work around from doing the college route.

I am not a legal expert, how many times do I have to say it?

I agree that the product has been better, but I just can't understand why current players would be fighting for something that would in the long run hurt them. If you are 30+ year old veteran bench player, you could be out of a job if guys start coming out of high school again.

rpb is wrong. Phil McCracken is useful.

RPB is right. You suck.

I agree that the product has been better, but I just can't understand why current players would be fighting for something that would in the long run hurt them. If you are 30+ year old veteran bench player, you could be out of a job if guys start coming out of high school again.

I am not a legal expert, how many times do I have to say it?

I am not a legal expert, how many times do I have to say it?

I think these two gifs are actually from the same game...

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NBA Cancels Summer League. Not a good sign. I was thinking of making a July Vegas trip and thought I would maybe check out some hoops, I guess I'll just have to hang out with Mac and his kid.

I rarely troll.

NBA playoff ratings skyrocket from '10

NEW YORK -- The NBA attracted plenty of attention all offseason, and that's carried over into the real games.

Those months of free-agent intrigue fed into robust television ratings in the regular season and now into the playoffs. Viewership for the first round was up 30 percent from last year.

"We actually couldn't be more pleased," Commissioner David Stern said on a conference call Monday. "We're actually a little surprised, but pleasantly."

First-round games on ABC, ESPN and TNT were watched by an average of 4.15 million people, up from fewer than 3.2 million last year.

The big jump came on top of already-strong ratings. In 2007, the first round averaged fewer than 2.7 million viewers.

To this point of the playoffs, TNT has drawn the highest average rating ever for games on cable. The network's 23 games averaged a 2.7 rating -- representing the percentage of American homes with televisions tuned in -- easily eclipsing the previous high of 2.3 in 2009.

ESPN's first-round ratings were the highest since it began televising the playoffs in 2003, and ABC's were the best since 2004.

"I know it isn't league management that's responsible. I'm pretty sure it's the compelling stories the players have been delivering on the court," Stern said.

Even the series that ended quickly had plenty of close games in the first round. A No. 8 seed upset a No. 1 when Memphis eliminated San Antonio. Marquee teams in the Lakers, Celtics, Knicks and Bulls made the playoffs -- along with a certain Miami squad that's been getting so much publicity.

A Grizzlies-Hawks finals wouldn't exactly inspire the same buzz as, say, Lakers-Heat, but for now the NBA is in prime position to draw some more big ratings.

"This is about as good as it gets," Stern said.

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Laurence Holmes is a fucking weirdo, a nerd in denial, and a wannabe. Not a very good radio host either.

age restrictions are a joke, if you are good enough to play and get drafted then nobody should have the right to deny you that. and nobody should be forced to play in college or go to europe over such a stupid ass rule. krause fucked up and drafted 2 high school players one was a stiff(7 footer who averaged like 8 rebounds in high school) one turned into a nice player.if you don't have the balls to draft the next kobe or k.g. then dont, take some 3 year starter out of college.

rpb is wrong. Phil McCracken is useful.

RPB is right. You suck.

I am not a legal expert, how many times do I have to say it?

I am not a legal expert, how many times do I have to say it?

Stern is a genius. He won't get that but he's going to absolutely dominate the players in this.

There are too many players who simply cannot afford to not have a season.

At least quote Simmons if your gonna post that, its close to verbatim.

How long does everyone think the lockout lasts?

I think it lasts til both sides reach an agreement

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