But at the very least I’ll be there, hope to see some of yous guys as well.

But let’s be frank — we’re talking about pre-season games here.

no preseason games on TV? THAT’S DISRESPECT.

This is just another one of those signs.

Golly! It sure would be nice if I could take in some very important advertisements while enjoying a little light competition the the form of a preseason basketball game. It is unfortunate that I will not be compelled to give my hard earned money to a manufacturer of lifestyle essentials who in turn would use those dollars to purchase time on a local network who in turn would pay for a contract to carry preseason games during which pretty flickering enticements would drive me to the store to buy again. Unfortunate. If only I could help the economy, by seeing these fantastic advertisements.

Doesn’t make any sense.

why the team or whomever would not want the preseason games on TV. With as much as everyone has been talking this summer about the Blazers, you would think that someone would have thought that it would be a good idea to have all games broadcasted.

16,000 people show up to a practice game, never has that happened before…..do you not think that people would want to see the preseason games? Preseason is only like 5 or so games, do the broadcasts really cost that much? The season starts soon and all those are on TV………..WHAT GIVES???

and they can’t put something on that the fans have been waiting for since the playoffs of last season?!??! The Blazers have been good to the fans but this is dropping the ball. PUT IT ON CSN!!! I guarantee it’ll get better ratings than the damn Blazer Dancer show they always have on there.

Or was it simply a confluence of making sense?

This is greed.

The Blazers want to sell the game out.

At what point is a few more tickets sold in the preseason more important than a good relationship with your fans?

I support the team every year by buying tickets, league pass, and various other things throughout the course of the year. I live out of Portland now, so it’s obviously much more difficult to actually go to the game.

I really wish that the team would broadcast it so I could see my Blazers. The Blazers that I’m going to be supporting financially this year.

Who is the witch that made this horrible decision? I have my torch and pitchfork, who’s comin’ with me? :)

I would only watch 1-2 preseason games anyway. I am not that bummed by this. I still have yet to decide if I’m going to be buying league pass or go with sketchy internet feeds again for the ~50-60 games I’m able to watch.

but what better way to build blazers fans into a frothing, feverish mass than to televise some unbelievable blowouts. On espn this morning they showed highlights from the dallas v. orlando game, so other teams like their fans.

There is Football on anyway. I care more about the Blazer’s regular season games.

:-)

1. You want the Blazers to be successful and make you money at the same time (though you have shown time and again that you are willing to sacrifice for the team and we thank you for that).

2. One of your plans to make the Blazers more successful in every way is to raise the number of fans outside of the team’s regional area, and especially overseas.

3. People outside of the Portland regional area, and especially those overseas, are going to find it unreasonably difficult to travel to every preseason Blazer game.

4. People are more likely to become supporters of the Blazers if they are exposed to the Blazers.

5. TV is a cheap and easy way for people all over the world to get exposed to the Blazers.
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6. Therefore, it would fit with your plan to make the Blazers more successful to televise the preseason Blazer games.

Party foul indeed.

They should be building off the obvious momentum they have (17k showing up to a scrimmage).

They used to as well, even before they basically had their own network.

I for one have been chomping on the bit to watch ALL of the blazers games this year, including the preseason. I’m a season ticket holder, so the home games aren’t a problem for me, but I feel for all of the fans that won’t even get this much exposure to the team before the home opener on the 27th. The preseason was extremely enjoyable last season and I expect it to be the same this season, especially considering the intense position battles that are going to take place this year. There will be plenty of god play to be seen.

The fact that the team televised the free fanfest and is not televising the preseason baffles me. I understand that fanfest is special within the blazer community, but I guarantee all 17,000 + anyone who viewed fanfest on TV (which includes myself) want to see every preseason game, home and away. I propose we start a petition to PA and the organization to get the games televised. The team is going to make the playoffs and likely go into the 2nd or 3rd rounds, which is all just extra cash for the organization. I think they can afford the dip in cash to televise these 8 games, especially since I know that the team is break even with sponsors from last year (per Larry Miller at a talk I went to at OSU last week). The team isn’t hurting for money in this depression, so this move makes no sense in both a PR and a business perspective. More exposure (if at a reasonable price) is going to be better for this team, IMO.

   I know fans are starving for some Blazer Basketball but pre-season is really just a time for the team to shake rust off, tune up and coaching to experiment. I still remember last season where I think the build up to the opening game had the young Blazers psyched out before the ball was even tossed into the air.

   I’d like to see The Blazers as much as anyone, but believe it or not the regular season is coming. I think I can suffer through not being able to actually SEE pre-season.

  I suspect I’m in the minority, but I think it might be good to give this team a little media, exposure breathing room to work out some kinks.

  I do however really respect the fact that as usual the amazing Blazer fan base is this upset. Thank god I don’t follow a team where the fan base could care less.

Late last night
I was speaking with my wife
When she turned into a momur
Tried to put me uptight
I said “you don’t scare me”
Then she let out a scream
That’s when my heart started jumpin’
Like a broken t.v.
A broken TV momur!

She was a momur and it was just like I told ya’
She said “you better watch out, I might bite a big hole in ya”

The very next morning
I was watching cartoons
When I thought I saw a momur
It was you know who
Well, she backed me in a corner
Tried to kill me with a broom
And shouted personal remarks
From across the living room

She was a momur and it was just like I told ya’
She said “you better watch out, I might bite a big hole in ya”’

Late last night
I was speaking with my wife again
When she turned into a momur again
Tried to put me uptight again
She took me favorite guitar
And she smashed it on the floor
When she danced around on top of it,
I thought I might get sore
Oooh! Just a little bit sore!

She was a momur and it was just like I told ya’
She said “you better watch out, I might bite a big hole in ya”’

Stop it! – Adrian Belew

audio. Please, please, please!!!!!! 95.5 doesn’t broadcast the games over the internet, supposedly due to NBA regulations and I don’t live in range of their broadcasts over the radio. I will be seriously bummed. It’s like I’m dying of thirst in the desert next to an oasis that I’m prohibited from reaching.

Has anyone bought League Pass Broadband yet or this season? Will they be doing a free preview again this year? For those living out of the market, is the service enough of an upgrade over sketchy atdhe.net feeds to merit paying the money?

GRRRRRRRRR

Blazers response —> RT @bevans10: Ben, I’d love 2 hear your biz plan 2 make it viable. Go on.

via Ben’s twitter.

This all has to do with Brandon being selfish and getting a max deal. I just know it…

The Comcast deal still frustrates many people, and not giving people any coverage at all is the tip of the iceberg. I can understand there was no coverage last year for the preseason game in Kansas City. But this one, after anybody can see that it would have solid ratings in the Oregon market? There is no good explanation.

Heck, the Kings were able to stream their intra-squad scrimmage on Kings.com, as were a number of other NBA teams.

Napier and Reynolds can be annoying (especially Napier), but they aren’t horrible— certainly no worse than watching the Mikes would be if I wasn’t a Blazer fan.

him getting his big, fat max contract cut into the Blazers broadcasting funds

Selfish.

FAIL.

I’m getting pretty fed up of not watching blazer games, I’m near sac with league pass, and of course there’s no reason for the sac guys to cover the opening of probably a pretty bad season. but the blazers are relevant, as are a lot of other teams that should have their pre season games on league pass. I guess i just have to play blazers v kings in nba 2k10

The demand is there. People are salivating to get a look at this new roster. It’s not like people aren’t going to watch. For an organization that has tried so hard for the last few years to reach out to the fans and make a statement that they care about the fans, this is a step backward. Total fail on this one.

But they are only going to broadcast it on a remote island in the Bikini Atoll. There is an evil billionaire paying 6 million for it, and the Blazers like money more than they like fans.

I am definitely disappointed by their decision to not allow me to support them from TX.

It worked on me…bought 9$ tickets this morning.

While it’s frustrating when living in the moment, this isn’t a big deal, and nobody will remember this after the season starts. We’ll get updates from those who are there, read stories from the local reporters, and will move on.

There’s nothing about this that’s “completely unforgivable”. I’m not sure it means what people think it means. If Portland wins a title this year, will anyone be there saying “Well, it’s nice they won a title… but I’ll NEVER forgive them for not televising the preseason!”. Since that’s not the case, “completely unforgivable” should have never been written, unless it’s going to be used as commentary throughout the season. (“I know this was a big win today, but don’t forget, they didn’t televise the preseason!”).

This feels like the Fox News of news stories. Manufacturing outrage.

In advance, “thanks for your feedback”.

I lost my job last year and am finishing my degree. I quite simply won’t have the money to attend a game at any price, let alone full price. I haven’t missed a TV game in 3 years however, so I’m feeling a little left out by this.

Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.
Booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.

It’s not that big of a deal, but I don’t like it.

Here’s my suggestion: NBA TV replays the same… training camp footage over and over. I find it hard to believe that they wouldn’t have better ratings from preseason games and that it would cost all that much for their guys to call the games from their study in Atlanta.

I am sure the Kings just paid the Blazers to not show their embarrassing team play.

its gonna take forever for the season to start.

having a closed circuit feed at select venues around town? would that be more viable? if they chose 5 locations around town…people would surely flock to those bars being as tho they are the only 5 showing it. the bars would have to subsidize the costs associated since there will probably not be any advertising or anything…or hell just open up The Game across the RG and do a closed circuit feed there at the very least.

update: blazers respond to this post, refresh post

I’m going to the game tonight, but what about all the other games?

Comcast never fail to surprise me with their horrible service and ability to hold us hostage. I feel that the Blazers Top Bra$$ aren’t much better sometimes with this whole Direct TV/Dish negotiation freeze-out. There are so many fans that won’t get those CSN Blazer games because they (like me) absolutely refuse to sign up to Comcast. Will it ever end?? To paraphrase The Smiths, Please, Please, Please Comcast/Blazers, let me get what I want this time….