Only the lottery-bound Detroit Pistons and Portland Trail Blazers had worse net ratings in the clutch (score within five points, last five minutes and OT) post-All-Star. The good news for the Nets is that sample represented just 35 minutes, and their defense in particular should regress to...
But with ratings and excitement skyrocketing around the college game, and an incoming rookie class stepping into the W, bringing along more social media followers than ever, the question is: has that moment turned into an era? Hall of Famer and ESPN basketball analyst Rebecca Lobo is here to...
2023 PIGSKIN PICKS OF PROFUNDITY…Bowl Season (Part 1) Citizens, I am a creature of habit. I’m not very spontaneous and prefer the comfort of routine. Therefore it cannot be taken lightly when I decide to switch things up. For as long as we’ve been doing our annual Bowl-a-Palooza ...
However, the second half of "First Things First" competes with "NFL Live." "NFL Live" had ratings momentum last season and should again. Granted, the show runs into a similar problem as "Get Up." Laura Rutledge is an elite anchor. Dan Orlovsky and Marcus Spears are talented analysts. A...
“bubble” in 2020. NBC, on the other hand, was not just quick to exit as soon as the ratings dipped, but was publicly derisive of the league’s falling viewership. At one point in 2001, Variety reported that while the “overall ratings decline of the NBA is bad enough … NBC is ...
decline in television ratings coincided with the arrival of high school kids. The high schoolers have immature games that drag down the quality of the sport: And never forget, quality is the essential feature of all products. With a few exceptions, the only style of play a high school kid...
Nine weeks of the 2023 NFL season have given way to heightened hopes for some and a heavy dose of reality for others.Much of what we thought we knew when the campaign began two months ago has been confirmed.Patrick MahomesandJalen Hurtsare still good, the NFC South has no clear ...
These are NOT power rankings! They are watchability ratings derived from a secret algorithm Bill Simmons found scrawled on beer-soaked parchment paper under his seat at the old Boston Garden. We score teams 1-10 in five categories: Zeitgeist:Do normal people care about this team?
His ratings were buoyed by a strong open score (64), the most stable and important metric. His catch score was just 36, however. The price is about what I would have guessed going into free agency, but I'm thrown by the lower-than-expected deal Jakobi Meyers got w...
More of the same will keep Tucker rising in the ratings. It's not impossible for him to be a top-20 player going into 2024. He has the talent. Season prediction: Tucker takes another leap, repeating as Gold Glove winner while hitting 35-plus home runs with a batting average at least ...