"Follow your favorite team no matter where you live!"

by ocho-ocho on Oct 30, 2009 7:33 PM PDT

That was the exact quote from an NBA League Pass commercial that just aired. What a load of crap! I'm sure there must have been some very fine print there somewhere, because my favorite team (like most of you) is the Blazers, and I can't use the League Pass to watch them here in Portland.

Had to vent for a moment since it felt like they were rubbing salt in a Comcast hating Blazers fan's wound.

NBA League Pass advertisement-- FAIL!

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The NBA makes no secret that with League Pass, local blackout rules apply

They mention it repeatedly, and it has its own help section. Sure, they’re not going to put it in giant letters on the main page, but it’s not exactly a well-kept secret or something either.

That being said, I still do understand the frustration. But that’s why you get a week of free preview, so you can confirm your blackout status.

by Timmay! on Oct 30, 2009 8:15 PM PDT reply actions

Not this time

I actually haven’t seen very many of their commercials, but the one that was just on during one of their broadcasts definitely didn’t mention it, and maybe there was some fine print that I couldn’t see on my not so massive 19" monitor— it’s still annoying.

Blazers aside, they played that commercial moments after I’d realized they were blacking out the Lakers vs Dallas game. Also, they blocked out about 4 of the games on Wednesday.

That being said, a week of some free games is better than none, but not enough to be effective marketing in this case. No sale.

With that being said, I am finally giving into the Comcast pressure. 1 month ago, it was a $50 per month intro rate to see all the Blazers games in HD. They lowered it to $36. That’s fairly reasonable.

NBA League Pass: "Follow some of the your favorite NBA teams and get to watch them most of the time, as long as they’re not your home team, "

Yeah, I guess the truth doesn’t really roll off the tongue.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099316/quotes

by ocho-ocho on Oct 30, 2009 10:53 PM PDT reply actions

NBA leaue pass reminds me of Steve Martin, as a carnival barker in "The Jerk"

I’ll guess your weight, your height or your sex…The most exciting thing on the midway.
Imagine the thrill of getting your weight guessed by a professional. You can blow up your cheeks, you can stick out your chest…but you’re not going to fool the guesser!

How ‘bout you, sir? Step right up!

Honey, let’s see how good this guy is. Now, what do I win?

Anything in this general area right in here…Anything below the stereo and on this side of the bicentennial glasses…Anything between the ashtrays and the thimble…Anything in this three inches right in here, in this area…That includes the Chiclets, but not the erasers.

No, sir! Come on, honey. He thought he had himself a rube.

When reached 40 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!

by two4larue on Oct 31, 2009 4:00 PM PDT reply actions