People keep saying we need a "big market" team in the NBA Finals to keep fans interested. But like Shaq said, “Social media is the market now… nobody cares what city you're in anymore.”
OKC is playing high-level ball. San Antonio won 5 rings without NY, LA, or Chicago. in the NFL, Green Bay, KC, and New England built NFL dynasties. The A’s, Reds, Pirates, and Twins all had their runs in MLB.
Meanwhile, the NBA kept pushing:
Lakers – 39 national games
Warriors – 36
Celtics/Knicks – 34
Mavs/Suns – 30
But the best records this year?
Celtics, Thunder, Nuggets, Timberwolves, Bucks.
Only one is a so-called “big market.”
Why does this obsession with "big media markets" still exist when most people outside those cities couldn’t care less? It’s crazy to me that some people still think the world revolves around New York or LA. News flash: that ship sailed decades ago. At this point, do fans really care where a team plays, or are we all just here for great basketball? I'm for the latter.
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