Fr, 7:30 tip off should mean 7 fucking 30, not 7:52, it’s not serious but it’s annoying as hell
CanaryContent9900
Isn’t it kind of a cultural thing?
ToronoRapture
I can’t agree more with this.
Where I live in the world a 7:30pm ET tip-off is 1:30am.
But Raptors games don’t actually start until around 2:00am, sometimes even 45 mins after the supposed tip-off… It’s so infuriating as a non-American fan.
smkmn13
Out of all the whiny things I’ve heard about the NBA recently ..this I can get on board with. Have the pre-game show be the, you know, pre-game. Tip should be <2 minutes after the time I see on ESPN. Some of us are old and watching west coast games on the east coast.
(Grumbles and sighs in “Dad”)
Also why does my ankle hurt for no reason?
boydivision30
The networks hold the NBA by the balls, unlike the NFL.
eightsixtyeight
He’s doign a lot of strawman lately.
It’s like SAS but on the most mundane things
Tufoguy
It’s not just the NBA. The NFL, NHL and MLB do it also. I’ll never understand it. You can get all the pre-game stuff done before the start time
chazzapompey
I’m from UK and whenever a game starts late, my first thought is “what went wrong?”. Took me a while to realise it’s just the norm, and they do it on purpose for more ads. I was so confused because a football (soccer) match starting late means there have been genuine issues…traffic, stadium floodlights not working etc
lonny__breaux
ESPN are the fucking worst for this. Easy 20 minutes later than the scheduled time ffs
temujin94
The excessive stoppages are bad enough but there’s games finishing nearly 2 and a half hours after the listed tip off time as well because every game is starting 15 minutes late. There’s absolutely no need for pretty much 17 mandatory stoppages in a 48 minute game so Doc Rivers can tell the Bucks to give Giannis the ball more.
Imagine a 90 minute football (soccer) game stopping play entirely 34 times a game. The stadium would be burnt to the ground on the 2nd timeout call. The NBA has so many timeouts they use them to cool off star players. A star playing going nuclear is the best sight in basketball, let me see teams hearts get ripped out instead please.
LordStark01
I told my co-workers about how NBA events never start at their given time and they couldn’t believe it. Matches are at 3-4 of the middle of the evening already so that extra half hour actually hurts a lot.
Meanwhile I’m running with a plate of spaghetti to catch the race start on F1 weekends.
Accurate-Albatross34
This is probably a lot more frustrating for fans in europe, where pretty much every game is at night and it’s way more annoying when it starts 30-40 minutes later then what is says lol.
Efficient_Art_1144
At 840 yesterday I looked up the all star game to see what the score was. It hasn’t started. ESPN still has the start time listed as 8
Thirdstar1
Felt the same way during the IST Final
No-Mine-3982
NBA is a product and if you are dishing out your product 30 minutes after the “scheduled” time, there’s an issue.
PhoenixUNI
Premier League – kickoff is within a minute or two of scheduled time
Formula 1 – the procession lap literally starts when the clock ticks to the start time
MLB – at least has the courtesy to say things like “first pitch 7:38”
NFL (at least during the season) – wouldn’t deviate from scheduled start time for anything
NBA – “hold my ads”
skrg187
Hero.
LuckyCulture7
I feel like this is a generational thing. Milenials (I am one) refuse to show up anywhere on time. Multiple times this week a friend who lives a 4 minute walk from us said they were on their way over and then showed up hours later or not at all. It drives me insane.
No-Astronomer139
Another reason the NFL is a better overall product. That shit is as efficient with time as possible.
Technician-Smart
Id stay a half hour late if i made 6.75 mill a year .Yeah it can be annoying but this is just privileged complaining imo . The kids are a personal problem. Record it and show them the next morning or the next evening. Figure it out. 20-30 min isnt that detrimental
instrumentally_ill
CPT
ClevelandEmpire
Amen. Been saying this for a couple seasons now
rfgrunt
Consistently my biggest complaint about watching the NBA. I’ve conceded missing some of the first quarter cause I just start 30 min late or more (if streaming) because the start times are arbitrary
FlyLikeATachyon
bpt
prestigiousdumb
As an European this is absolutely infuriating. We have to stay awake late to watch the games, and it’s so annoying when the game supposedly starts as 12:30am, but only actually starts at almost 1am
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Is this guy ever not whining about something?
Fr, 7:30 tip off should mean 7 fucking 30, not 7:52, it’s not serious but it’s annoying as hell
Isn’t it kind of a cultural thing?
I can’t agree more with this.
Where I live in the world a 7:30pm ET tip-off is 1:30am.
But Raptors games don’t actually start until around 2:00am, sometimes even 45 mins after the supposed tip-off… It’s so infuriating as a non-American fan.
Out of all the whiny things I’ve heard about the NBA recently
..this I can get on board with. Have the pre-game show be the, you know, pre-game. Tip should be <2 minutes after the time I see on ESPN. Some of us are old and watching west coast games on the east coast.
(Grumbles and sighs in “Dad”)
Also why does my ankle hurt for no reason?
The networks hold the NBA by the balls, unlike the NFL.
He’s doign a lot of strawman lately.
It’s like SAS but on the most mundane things
It’s not just the NBA. The NFL, NHL and MLB do it also. I’ll never understand it. You can get all the pre-game stuff done before the start time
I’m from UK and whenever a game starts late, my first thought is “what went wrong?”. Took me a while to realise it’s just the norm, and they do it on purpose for more ads. I was so confused because a football (soccer) match starting late means there have been genuine issues…traffic, stadium floodlights not working etc
ESPN are the fucking worst for this. Easy 20 minutes later than the scheduled time ffs
The excessive stoppages are bad enough but there’s games finishing nearly 2 and a half hours after the listed tip off time as well because every game is starting 15 minutes late. There’s absolutely no need for pretty much 17 mandatory stoppages in a 48 minute game so Doc Rivers can tell the Bucks to give Giannis the ball more.
Imagine a 90 minute football (soccer) game stopping play entirely 34 times a game. The stadium would be burnt to the ground on the 2nd timeout call. The NBA has so many timeouts they use them to cool off star players. A star playing going nuclear is the best sight in basketball, let me see teams hearts get ripped out instead please.
I told my co-workers about how NBA events never start at their given time and they couldn’t believe it. Matches are at 3-4 of the middle of the evening already so that extra half hour actually hurts a lot.
Meanwhile I’m running with a plate of spaghetti to catch the race start on F1 weekends.
This is probably a lot more frustrating for fans in europe, where pretty much every game is at night and it’s way more annoying when it starts 30-40 minutes later then what is says lol.
At 840 yesterday I looked up the all star game to see what the score was. It hasn’t started. ESPN still has the start time listed as 8
Felt the same way during the IST Final
NBA is a product and if you are dishing out your product 30 minutes after the “scheduled” time, there’s an issue.
Premier League – kickoff is within a minute or two of scheduled time
Formula 1 – the procession lap literally starts when the clock ticks to the start time
MLB – at least has the courtesy to say things like “first pitch 7:38”
NFL (at least during the season) – wouldn’t deviate from scheduled start time for anything
NBA – “hold my ads”
Hero.
I feel like this is a generational thing. Milenials (I am one) refuse to show up anywhere on time. Multiple times this week a friend who lives a 4 minute walk from us said they were on their way over and then showed up hours later or not at all. It drives me insane.
Another reason the NFL is a better overall product. That shit is as efficient with time as possible.
Id stay a half hour late if i made 6.75 mill a year .Yeah it can be annoying but this is just privileged complaining imo . The kids are a personal problem. Record it and show them the next morning or the next evening. Figure it out. 20-30 min isnt that detrimental
CPT
Amen. Been saying this for a couple seasons now
Consistently my biggest complaint about watching the NBA. I’ve conceded missing some of the first quarter cause I just start 30 min late or more (if streaming) because the start times are arbitrary
bpt
As an European this is absolutely infuriating. We have to stay awake late to watch the games, and it’s so annoying when the game supposedly starts as 12:30am, but only actually starts at almost 1am