last night proved....NHL>NBA

[Comeds]

It doesnt happen a lot but I have seen a guy running into second base and a tiger attacked him. That was kind of exciting.

 

[forty_three]

Three reasons hockey is better than Basketball:

1) I like sports with an element of danger. It's takes 30 minutes to suit up to play hockey. Basketball is played in your underwear.
2) You cannot teach a mouse to play hockey with the promise of cheese
3) Literacy

Or if you prefer:

 

[Forty_Sixand2]

2 reasons why the NBA is more popular:

1) Hockey is exclusive to cold weather climate and people with $. If I want to play a pick-up basketball game, all I have to do is grab my shoes and head to the local park. If I want to play hockey, well that is pretty difficult to find here in Virginia.

2) The NHL does not lend itself to TV as easily as the NBA. It can be difficult to follow the action at times.

Very good and valid points.

 

[DaBoltsNIsles]

Both are borning.

Have fun watching the cheaters always prosper. I like Baseball to a point, but they really need to speed up the game. When the Yankees play the Red Sox I refuse to watch. A 9 inning game shouldn't take 4 or 5 hours to complete.

 

[b_lake]

bottom line is the NBA is more popular within the States than hockey.

BUT NHL doing a great job of getting more exposure of the sport out there with their new TV deals. NBC sports is helping in a BIG way.

that is the reason really, NBA has just had more exposure over decades, NHL just recently getting on TV more and more each season is allowing it to become more popular, keep doing this and the sport will be huge here. Especially after games like last night.

 

[bamabear82]

Says the guy who's a fan of MLB.

Yup hockey sure is more boring than baseball. I know I love watching a bunch of juiced-up meatheads paw at their crotch while chewing on HGH-laced tobacco. This excitement is brought to an abrupt halt by the riveting spectacle that is the pitcher stepping off the mound to glare at the base-runner. It sure gets better when he daringly picks up his rosin bag. All this work has this 320 pound 67% body fat index specimen sweaty. He takes of his vaseline drenched cap to mop his brow. My pulse is racing by now!!!

All of the pitcher's posturing is timely because the jumped-up baboon at the plate now has time dig his barely opposable thumbs into his jock in order to adjust the shrunken raisins that once could be called testicles.

Finally the pitch!!! Foul ball and the ball lands in the beer of some fan who has justifiably fallen asleep.

Rinse, repeat and continue for 4 hours.

Thrillfest!!

Hockey is a clown sport bro.

 

[Comeds]

Hockey is a clown sport bro.

I was going to disagree but then I figured if someone listed his location as "All Up In Ya!" and finished his post with 'bro' then I figure he has got to be right.

 

[bamabear82]

I was going to disagree but then I figured if someone listed his location as "All Up In Ya!" and finished his post with 'bro' then I figure he has got to be right.

You know it homeslice.

 

[forty_three]

I was going to disagree but then I figured if someone listed his location as "All Up In Ya!" and finished his post with 'bro' then I figure he has got to be right.

He's only half right.

 

[RangersReds03]

Football>rugby>lacrosse>basketball>baseball>soccer>hockey

cool story bro

 

[mattola]

Football>rugby>lacrosse>basketball>baseball>soccer>hockey

you cant run out of bounds in hockey

 

[raptorlife4]

The NBA is popular because the NBA does a fantastic job selling its stars. They promote like no other.
NHL playoffs>>> anythimg on earth. By far the hardest trophy to win.

Sell the stars more and the NHL will do better. To me I dont give a shit because NHL will always be number 1. Those who dont agree are fags and or gay

 

[beantownmaniac]

Hockey is a clown sport bro.

Do you mean this kind of clown?

 

[SEC Official]

I will admit, I don't watch hockey during the regular season... but that 1st game was incredible.

I had two friends at the game I was messaging with the entire game... I loved it.

I stayed up.. but I know a few people I work with who set their DVR at the end of regulation to record for another 30 mins and missed the end... they are kicking themselves.

 

[juliansteed]

I prefer the NHL but it's simply a matter of opinion. I think basketball is a great sport too but I just don't have the interest to watch it in TV. I have a lot of fun when I go watch my local minor pro team but just can't get into watching the NBA. Even the NHL and NFL I'm not as interested in regular season as I use to be, but the playoffs for both are awesome. I like to see the NHL do well but how it compares to other leagues doesn't really concern me.

 

[TiLoBrown]

The only sports I can watch and be excited about are hockey, baseball, soccer, and handball

 

[bamabear82]

Do you mean this kind of clown?

Basketball is a turrible sport to watch too.

 

[sherbert1421]

The NBA is popular because the NBA does a fantastic job selling its stars. They promote like no other.
NHL playoffs>>> anythimg on earth. By far the hardest trophy to win.

Sell the stars more and the NHL will do better. To me I dont give a shit because NHL will always be number 1. Those who dont agree are fags and or gay

ESPN does a great job of selling the NBA to the casual sports fans. NBC can try all they want, but espn has a stranglehold on the causal sports fans and i don't see that changing anytime soon. Until the nhl gets on espn or if by some mircale, nbc sports network becomes as a popular as espn, it's always going to be a niche sport in the united states.

 

[Comeds]

ESPN's ratings for non NFL programming is not so impressive. Without the NFL ESPN is marginally bigger than Nbcsportsnet so I don't feel ESPN is the kingmaker so many others feel the network is.

In fact Disney has been worried about falling profits cf or ESPN.

 

[Jims_Doors]

The NBA is popular because the NBA does a fantastic job selling its stars. They promote like no other.
NHL playoffs>>> anythimg on earth. By far the hardest trophy to win.

Sell the stars more and the NHL will do better. To me I dont give a shit because NHL will always be number 1. Those who dont agree are fags and or gay

I agree.

Bettman and the NHL does an awful job at promoting it's sport.