NBA Finals Prove Helpful To ABC In Ratings War
June 11, 2008
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The coverage of the NBA finals has to be the worst I’ve seen. As a sports fan who is in his mid 40′s, I’ve grown up on instant replay. There is absolutely NO instant replay. It is mindboggling and frustrating. If ABC wants to produce a story, go back to the old afternoon movie. But if they want to cover A GAME, provide the viewer with instant replay. There have been questionable calls throughout the first 3 games that needed to be re-examined, but instead, the announcers barely acknowledge the calls and move on to talk about their personal views on whatever current issues are surrounding the game itself. I have no problem with the announcers, I can just turn them down. However, when critical plays and critical calls are produced, the viewer deserves to see them INSTANTLY. This has to be a conscious decision on the directors or the producers part and it is beyond absurd that they would not have INSTANT replay.
The coverage of the NBA finals has to be the worst I’ve seen. As a sports fan who is in his mid 40’s, I’ve grown up on instant replay. There is absolutely NO instant replay. It is mindboggling and frustrating. If ABC wants to produce a story, produce another corny prime time show. But if they want to cover A GAME, provide the viewer with instant replay. There have been questionable calls throughout the first 3 games that needed to be re-examined, but instead, the announcers barely acknowledge the calls and move on to talk about their personal views on whatever current issues are surrounding the game itself. I have no problem with the announcers, I can just turn them down. However, when critical plays and critical calls are produced, the viewer deserves to see them INSTANTLY. This has to be a conscious decision on the directors or the producers part and it is beyond absurd that they would not have INSTANT replay.