Sopranos wacks NBA finals

From 8 to 9pm Sunday, the two events went head to head. IN that time, Cleveland at San Antonio averaged 8.5 million viewers and The Sopranos 11.9 million.

Just to compare, the 1997 NBA finals averaged a 16.8 rating, 1998 held a 18.7 rating.

Just in case someone wants to say all sports are in decline, lets see how those stats look:

This years World Series averaged about 16 million and the 1997 World Series averaged 15 million....

NBA action....no one cares

Looking at sports rankings over the weekend I noticed a few things...

More people watched the Brewer game than a Conference championship game in the NBA... 4.5 to 3.7
Almost as many people watched a regular season Cubs game as the championship playoff game...3.7 to 3.2
Racing has more than double the ratings that basketball...7.8 and 7.3 to 3.7...

I watched the first overtime of the Cavs/Pistons game and saw ONE basketball play in the entire over-time. I do not consider, dribble, dribble, dribble, push, travel and shot a play.
OR
Dribble, dribble, dribble, drive, run into three people and fall down a play either.

NBA stopped being basketball about 15 years ago....and most people are finally starting to figure out what the game discovered a long time ago.

NBA ALL-STAR ROWDY CROWDS; FIGHT AT WYNN HOTEL; RAPPERS, POLICE CLASH... NIGHTCLUB SHUTDOWN...

Is anyone surprised?
What is the NBA around for again?
It sure isn't to watch the game of basketball...

UPDATE:
FIGHT AT WYNN; RAPPERS, POLICE CLASH...
NIGHTCLUB SHUTDOWN...
Hundreds Arrested During Weekend...
MGM GRAND Shooting...
Strip Joint Shooting...

Celtics 117, Bucks 97

Can it get any worse for the Milwaukee Bucks? The Boston Celtics, which came into the contest having lost a franchise-record 18 consecutive games, blew out the Bucks in Boston, 117-97.Boston had also lost a franchise-record 13 straight games at home.The Celtics led by four points at the half, but blew it open in the third quarter, taking a 15-point lead.Mo Williams led Milwaukee with 31 points.

The worst team in the NBA, right here in Milwaukee...there are people who actually waste money to go to this crap

This game was starting when my wife and I were sitting down for dinner...I told her the Bucks would lose...it seemed like a no brainer