 |
|
04-24-2007, 10:46 PM
|
#1 |
|
Member
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 96
 |
Start time...
Is anyone else here mad about the start times? So far we've picked up an 8:30 PM start time and tomorrow night its at 9:30. We are the #1 seed why should we have to play a game that starts when Golden State is most adjusted to the start time? Isn't that part of the "Home Court Advantage" or would Stern rather work out a schedule that has us tip off at 11 PM so that Golden State has even more of an advantage. Even without Overtime tomorrow there is a possibility that a HOME game in Dallas runs until 1230 Am or even later.
To make it even worse we'll have to turn around and have just as late a tip time on Friday so that we can accomdate Golden State. I'm not making excuses and saying that this is why we lost on Sunday, but that doesn't make it right either. go mavs |
|
|
| Sponsored Links |
|
04-24-2007, 10:59 PM
|
#2 | |
|
Guru
Join Date: May 2002
Posts: 40,410
 |
Quote:
__________________
"Yankees fans who say “flags fly forever’’ are right, you never lose that. It reinforces all the good things about being a fan. ... It’s black and white. You (the Mavs) won a title. That’s it and no one can say s--- about it.’’ |
|
|
|
|
|
04-24-2007, 11:04 PM
|
#3 |
|
Troll Hunter
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Sports Heaven!
Posts: 9,898
|
I almost feel like I shouldn't complain, because it is the playoffs, but the late starts are a real beating. Its not like the game ends and you can just fall asleep. Hopefully I will be a real mess for the next two months.
__________________
"I don't know what went wrong," said guard Thabo Sefolosha. "It's hard to talk about it." |
|
|
|
|
04-24-2007, 11:05 PM
|
#4 |
|
moderately impressed
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Home of the thirteenth colony
Posts: 17,705
|
I am certain the reason for it is the opponent being on Pacific time. But yeah.... it beats me.
__________________
|
|
|
|
|
04-24-2007, 11:11 PM
|
#5 |
|
Guru
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Cowboys Country
Posts: 23,336
|
Jimmy Johnson would have loved it. You know, get the crowd a little more lubed.
|
|
|
|
|
04-24-2007, 11:13 PM
|
#6 |
|
Guru
Join Date: May 2002
Posts: 40,410
|
they are a huge beating, sunday night to boot! yuck..
Not only late but it's the last game of a tnt game. so automatically it starts 15 minutes late (what time did the last one start??) and it goes over with longer than normal timeouts. I got home about 12:00 I believe. And as you say can't sleep for 1-2 hours and back up at 6-7. It's a huge whip.
__________________
"Yankees fans who say “flags fly forever’’ are right, you never lose that. It reinforces all the good things about being a fan. ... It’s black and white. You (the Mavs) won a title. That’s it and no one can say s--- about it.’’ |
|
|
|
|
04-24-2007, 11:18 PM
|
#7 |
|
Banned
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 10
 |
Yeah, Im sure the start tie is why you guys lost...
|
|
|
|
|
04-24-2007, 11:47 PM
|
#8 |
|
Guru
Join Date: May 2002
Posts: 40,410
|
Who votes for a lobotomy for this one? Not only does nothing intelligent come out of her mouth, but her hyperactive teenie sig messes up the spacing.
Ban her and force her to come back with something shorter as a sig like "duh" or something.
__________________
"Yankees fans who say “flags fly forever’’ are right, you never lose that. It reinforces all the good things about being a fan. ... It’s black and white. You (the Mavs) won a title. That’s it and no one can say s--- about it.’’ |
|
|
|
|
04-25-2007, 12:00 AM
|
#9 |
|
Member
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 96
|
My mistake. I was just watching ESPN and I could have sworn they said 10:30 Eastern. 8:30 is still too late to start in Dallas.
go mavs |
|
|
|
|
04-25-2007, 12:04 AM
|
#10 |
|
Member
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 96
|
If you read my thread I said that I wasn't using it as an excuse. Golden State whipped Dallas and it wouldn't have mattered what time the game started. However, it still isn't exactly fair that yall will get your normal start time and we won't.
go mavs |
|
|
|
|
04-25-2007, 12:24 AM
|
#11 | |
|
Diamond Member
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 9,222
|
Quote:
|
|
|
|
|
|
04-25-2007, 12:41 AM
|
#12 |
|
Moderator
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 17,873
|
Tomorrow's game is at 8:30 Central time. Dunno where you got 9:30.
__________________
John Madden on Former NFL Running Back Leroy Hoard: "You want one yard, he'll get you three. You want five yards, he'll get you three." "Your'e a low-mentality drama gay queen!!" -- She_Growls |
|
|
|
|
04-25-2007, 12:50 AM
|
#13 |
|
Diamond Member
Join Date: May 2006
Location: DC
Posts: 4,712
|
only an hour later than regular starts. no big deal. when there's fewer games to squeeze in, it will return to normal for the mavs in rd. 2
|
|
|
|
|
04-25-2007, 07:02 AM
|
#14 |
|
Golden Member
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 1,763
|
I was told that the reason we get the late starts is because that game is TNT's biggest draw. That would make sense. I do hate it though. I'm going tonight, and then I'll have to turn around and get up early tomorrow. Oh well. It's more than worth it to see my Mavs.
__________________
________________________________  my boy cheering on the Mavs with his Mavs maraca and wearing his Jason Terry headband. 
|
|
|
|
|
04-25-2007, 07:23 AM
|
#15 |
|
Golden Member
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: TX
Posts: 1,868
|
There is a significant viewing audience in a small Pacific state called California. I'm pretty sure this league would be bankrupt without people to watch the games. One great way to lose fans is to show your teams first playoff game in 12 years during your drive home from work.
|
|
|
|
|
04-25-2007, 07:40 AM
|
#16 |
|
Golden Member
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 1,057
|
yah wtf, i'm from the east and having games start laste sucks. yesterday i was watching the suns game (10:30 start here) and at 1230 i was like okay screw this i have to goto bed, work in the morning at 7am
__________________
|
|
|
|
|
04-25-2007, 09:28 AM
|
#17 |
|
Diamond Member
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 3,082
|
I understand the complaints but they're not going to overlap games to where you have to choose and I actually applaud them for that. With that being the fact the other games Wednesday night are Washington @ Cleveland (they're time zone is an hour later than ours so of course they'll start earlier) and Denver @ San Antonio. It'd be nice if we could switch with that game but it's really a wash because both teams are in Texas. Why we're later than them? I really don't know but I think it has to do with seedings as I think whoever was the #1 seed in the West was going to play the last game after every other team plays Game 1 which was Sunday night and then once that happens it carries over to every other game for consistancy.
|
|
|
|
|
04-25-2007, 09:29 AM
|
#18 |
|
Platinum Member
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: TX
Posts: 2,505
|
Start the games at the normal time and deal with the TV Scheduling issues another way.
Perhaps having more than one station broadcasting games...there's a novel concept. Most fans only watch their teams games...I know some are hooked and watch all the games, but I'm just saying the majority only watch their team. As it stands now, I tend to record the Mavs game and watch it about 30-60 minutes later...this allows me to skip commercials and still catch the end result at about the same time as everyone watching it live. I'll watch some other shows so that I can get ahead on Tape Delay...and if the Mavs start sucking it up, I can skip ahead and avoid a heart attack!!! 8:30 scheduled start time, simply sucks!!! |
|
|
|
|
04-25-2007, 03:07 PM
|
#19 | |
|
Diamond Member
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Arlington, VA
Posts: 7,031
|
Quote:
haha, lubed. classic. |
|
|
|
|
|
04-25-2007, 03:26 PM
|
#20 | ||
|
Diamond Member
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Miami, FL
Posts: 6,655
|
Quote:
Quote:
And for the people in the East like me, it does suck, 9:30, the game won't be over til 12, but probably much later.
__________________
Let's go Mavs! Last edited by bernardos70; 04-25-2007 at 03:27 PM. |
||
|
|
|
 |
«
Previous Thread
|
Next Thread
»
Linear Mode
|
|
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 03:25 AM.