00:30 Why aren’t people watching the NBA as much any more? Not just one thing. 6:15 There are not really any villains that everyone wants to tune in and watch get beat.  09:00 Many people only watch highlights 13:00 TV only shows certain teams 16:30 Can kids sit through a whole basketball game any more? They are long!  17:30 TV time - why can’t they be more flexible? 20:30 Could they address some of these lingering issues when they rebuild programming after COVID? 25:00 We’re tired of watching the Pelicans and the Mavericks! We want to watch the up and coming players too. 30:00 It makes sense that some players would be showcased but there is room to highlight more. 31:30 Use the local broadcast teams more (like NBATV does). There are some really fun and exciting regional broadcast teams that are more fun than the national crews.  35:45 Things that might make the game more interesting to watch - changing the length of the game, changing the rules to make it more fun to watch. 40:45 When starts and analysts say that the regular season isn’t important, and act like it is not important, you are sending a message.  47:00 The NFL makes things feel important in the moment.  48:00 Can the playoffs be reformatted? Eliminate conferences, seeding games, etc.  53:00 Rockets update 54:45 OKC update 57:00 Golden State update 1:00 Blazers update 1:03 Kyrie Irving update

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