tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post2009552126815655959..comments2023-11-02T12:10:41.494-04:00Comments on Awful Announcing: The NBA Finals On ABC, Now With More Kimmel!DeROKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11989933780728785428noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-41645249256137236542008-06-03T14:10:00.000-04:002008-06-03T14:10:00.000-04:00Can hardly wait .. an early evening installment of...Can hardly wait .. an early evening installment of Jimmy Kimmel, followed by the haunting sounds of Van Gundy-Jackson all night. Whopee.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-56592474685242157512008-06-02T22:36:00.000-04:002008-06-02T22:36:00.000-04:00So 5:45, you would have no problem if the games in...So 5:45, you would have no problem if the games in Boston were to start at 7:30 or 8? Just askin'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-72672646648390197432008-06-02T22:33:00.000-04:002008-06-02T22:33:00.000-04:00http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYjrSYRIxVQhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYjrSYRIxVQAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-71233327703248707342008-06-02T22:13:00.000-04:002008-06-02T22:13:00.000-04:00Am I the only one who thinks it's funny that the o...Am I the only one who thinks it's funny that the only appearence of the Miami Heat's championship on the ABC intro is a short radio call near the end. But I can watch that video 100 times and still get chills.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-60701707217412345802008-06-02T20:57:00.000-04:002008-06-02T20:57:00.000-04:00What stuns me more: The fact that Jon Barry was i...What stuns me more: The fact that Jon Barry was in the NBA for 16 seasons, or that ABC pays this non-entity for his opinion given that he averaged 5.7 PPG during his inconsequential run as a pro ball player. This guy lends very little in the way of in-depth analysis, unless you were among those who weren't sure if the Celtics needed Ray Allen to start shooting the ball better to be succsessful.Changohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13478362076176959305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-61679102309585913242008-06-02T20:05:00.000-04:002008-06-02T20:05:00.000-04:00No disrespect was intended to anyone on the West c...No disrespect was intended to anyone on the West coast.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-27432957426115081632008-06-02T20:02:00.000-04:002008-06-02T20:02:00.000-04:00I get that LA is in the Finals, but the game were ...I get that LA is in the Finals, but the game were scheduled to start after 9 even if it were Boston and New Orleans or something.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-69928568978716192042008-06-02T20:00:00.000-04:002008-06-02T20:00:00.000-04:00Too bad the Detroit Pistons didn't make the NBA Fi...Too bad the Detroit Pistons didn't make the NBA Finals.<BR/><BR/>Jimmy Kimmel would have been a perfect analysis for that series.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-1307983599754248162008-06-02T19:19:00.000-04:002008-06-02T19:19:00.000-04:00Will Kimmel bring Ben Affleck with him? Just wonde...Will Kimmel bring Ben Affleck with him? Just wondering...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-90558028403205066142008-06-02T18:45:00.000-04:002008-06-02T18:45:00.000-04:00I live out West, and I fully agree with anon 5:45....I live out West, and I fully agree with anon 5:45. Last year in the Stanley Cup Finals, NBC started the games in Anaheim close to 5pm PT. The Honda Center seemed like 80% empty at gametime because so many fans were stuck on the freeway. And getting to Staples for 6pm is going to be almost as bad. I used to live on the East Coast, so I 100% sympathize with their sentiment, but you need to be Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-30462699512774652322008-06-02T18:42:00.000-04:002008-06-02T18:42:00.000-04:00Why the NBA reject ESPN International bid for broa...Why the NBA reject ESPN International bid for broadcast the Finals in Latin America?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-91064766354596745362008-06-02T17:45:00.000-04:002008-06-02T17:45:00.000-04:00Uh, the Finals involve a West Coast team? We who w...Uh, the Finals involve a West Coast team? We who work 9-5 appreciate and then have to deal with the LA traffic, appreciate the 6:15 p.m. Local Time start. A 5p.m. start would be pretty East Coast centric of you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-59479004314552553262008-06-02T17:39:00.000-04:002008-06-02T17:39:00.000-04:00I guess it's a new rule in TV that games have to e...I guess it's a new rule in TV that games have to end after midnight on the east coast. I understand that TV ratings are important, and that over the years TV start times have changed for the benefit of the west coast, but it wasn't that long ago when Finals games started at 8, and now it will be well after 9.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com