NBA.com lies about broadband availability

[Snoopy the Celtics Beagle]

YAY!!!!!!


At 11:42 PM 7/6/2007, FLCeltsFan wrote:

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>From: FLCeltsFan
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>Date: 7/6/2007 10:38:02 PM
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>To: The Boston Celtics Mailing List
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>Subject: RE: NBA.com lies about broadband availability
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>Here is a link that works to view the game
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>From: Snoopy the Celtics Beagle
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>Date: 7/6/2007 10:21:05 PM
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>To: The Boston Celtics Mailing List
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>Subject: RE: NBA.com lies about broadband availability
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>I don't know whether to be relieved that it's not just here, or
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>appalled at how widespread the problem really is.  I can't stream
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>webcasts, but I'll plug my--and every other--fansite as an
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>alternative to NBA.com and their pack of liars.
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>And if I ever figure out how to stream video, I may just provide an
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>At 11:08 PM 7/6/2007, Paul Whitla wrote:
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> >Snoop, I'm living in Hong Kong and the game 'blacked out' here too, so
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> >nothing to do with local markets, I'm guessing they just don't have the
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> >NBA.com must be one of the most poorly designed websites out there.
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> >MLB.Com and the excellent streaming services they offer with the pathetic
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> >'service' of the NBA in this regard and all of the folks at the NBA should
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> >be ashamed of themselves.  Last year, credit card in hand, I tried and
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> >On another matter, regarding the need for a veteran PG isn't Derek Fisher
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> >From: celtics-bounces at igtc.com [mailto:celtics-bounces at igtc.com] On Behalf
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> >Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2007 10:59 AM
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> >To: celtics at igtc.com; Celticsstuffgroup at yahoogroups.com
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> >Subject: NBA.com lies about broadband availability
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> >  From the CBW:
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> >NBA.com LIES about broadband availability of Summer League games.
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> >This past week, NBA.com stated that all Summer League games would be
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> >Well, that turned out to be a LIE.
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> >I went to NBA.com and tried to log in and watch the Celtics play
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> >Portland, and was told the game was blacked out in my area.  I don't
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> >live in Boston.  I don't live in Portland.  There's no national
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> >broadcast of this game.  Nowhere did they say it was subject to any
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> >blackout to begin with.  So why was it blacked out?
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> >Because the NBA LIED when they said the games would be available on
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> >would broadcast a tape delay of the game tomorrow on NBAtv.
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> >But I now expect they'll LIE about that, too.
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> >They owe every fan who wasn't able to log in and see the game an
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> >fans already GOT what they wanted).  But they're probably too busy
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> >Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics
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> >Looks like NBA.com has all three covered.
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