because they were robbed of some national exposure. TNT could’ve split the coverage by showing the late game on its western affiliates. I mean Wade and LeBron weren’t even playing!!!

You would think instead of making excuses about trying to convince people to watch a heat Team without it’s stars playing against the hawks that they would want to try and capture a huge LA / Pdx market. Instead they put everyone thru one of the most exscruiating and terrible OT’s I have ever been forced to watch. Did hawks even score in third OT? That wasnt basketball.

TBS. Seriously, couldn’t they pre empt Walker Texas Ranger or whatever they were rerunning at the time?
Also this was The Lakers, I’m sure they have a fan or two who was mad as well.

Tom Caraccioli said Turner’s other networks had commitments to programs they could not break.

I went over to TBS on accident 7:50…Sienfeld was on …They have an unbreakable commitment to Sienfeld?

Despicable in every way possible.
http://www.tbs.com/schedule/?selectedDate=1/5/2012&timeZone=0

What bleeping bleeps!

…To the fans that are upset, why even bother releasing a statement? You’re basically just saying, “we dont care that you’re mad.” Ridiculous.

Ted Turners stations… he couldn’t adapt to the changing times, you can’t force people to watch things “you” deem is watchable. The Heat/Hawks game left me irate… friggin 3 overtimes, serious? Chuck even said this was a horrible game. I give him props for speaking the truth! People are still hating on the Blazers and will for awhile. Wait til April rolls around and the team is still doing great, we are for sure going to have some band wagoners… including you too John Holinger!

I live inside the blackout area without the availability of comcast. I get the privilege of seeing very few games. So I anticipated this game immensely. I wouldn’t be so angry if I could at least see the other games.
Perhaps.
I feel like I’m living in the 80’s as far as game coverage is concerned.
This is enraging.

2. IT’S TWO THOUSAND AND FREAKING TWELVE, YOU HAVE HUNDREDS OF TECHNOLOGIES AT YOUR DISPOSAL THAT WOULD HAVE ALLOWED DUAL VIEWING

What a joke of a statement, my respect for TNT just took a big hit

they should have Chuck be one of the commentators of the game, he could be the brutally honest one who just lays it out lol

I must be really out of touch. Because while I can clearly understand Blazer fans frustration and even local medias frustration at being locked out of coverage. I find myself siding with TNT.

As much as I personally don’t like it, I think 2 of their statements absolutely true. #1. Its a national telecast not a regional game. You cut away from the Hawks/Heat game, you upset a greater majority of fans that probably already invested 4 quarters PLUS into the outcome of the game in progress.

#2. Turners other networks had commitments to programming they could not break.

I think with the unexpected and unpredicatable nature of the unfolding of a 3 overtime game, it’s not quite as easy as simply flip a switch and show The Blazer/Laker game on some other venue.

I might be really out of touch or out of step with my fellow Blazer fans, but I’m not surprised nor too upset that TNT stayed with the Hawks/Heat game. If I was an executive charged with the decision of whether to stay with an multiple overtime game OR cut to the start of another game? There is no decision…you stay with the overtime situation.

Sure Blazer/Laker fans got shorted. Given the exclusivity that TNT maintains about broadcast rights..but I’ll admit, from a nationwide, National Broadcast perspective, I wouldn’t expect any other outcome.

if they’re so hung up on not breaking their commitments, why is it so easy to break ours?

BE is a family-friendly website.

My ban = worth it. Though I won’t be repeating it again, Timmay :p

Christina! You suck.

and now acting like I’m 8. Thanks TNT.

Last season the Blazers streamed KGW games for free to all of Portland on their web site. Do they still do that this year? Or is there a fee now?

(Just working on the GDT broadcast info)

In my best Milton voice.

Oooook but. I could set TNT’s building on fire.

ought to have a performance clause. For every minute of playing time not broadcast, TNT will pay the NBA $100K, at least, per minute time penalty. Perhaps the penalty funds could to be allocated to teams with lost viewing time?

I’m inclined to agree with Krang on last night’s game, but suggest David call Ted and let him know that the current contract won’t be adequate next time and that any further missed minutes will be factored in the next negotiation.

I’m so happy that I can watch the streamed games now thank’s to Blazer.com … the OKC game was the first I watched guilt free on my computer. It is great to have that option in a small town that has a cable company that can’t afford comcast.

And some of his corporate peeps. Let’s take it to the top!

Im gonna try boycott them now. Except for Conan. I hate how they are acting like it is not a big deal. Hogging Nba games to themselves and leaving us with no other option.

and not a single one of them wanted to watch that Hawks-Heat game, let alone 3 overtimes. It was not exciting, and people just wanted it to be over with. That’s a BS statement and that’s a ridiculous way to handle it.