Basketball is dead

[CajunVic]

With your proclivity to post I can see your view.

And is probably partially true, but leaving viewers out, or discounting them as non fans comes across as agenda driven.

Earlier in the week you were claiming UL only had 7,000 fans and today that RP only has 20 participants.

Agenda sounding.

Where did I ever say there were only 7,000 fans . . .

Where did I say that RP had only 20 participants . . .

Neither is true and both show your proclivity for word mining with no goal towards veracity . . . and you are good at it . . .

[CajunVic]

Vic is certainly in the 20 or so posters. Hey he’s probably in the top 10.

. . . one is not the same as the other 19 or so posters . . . at least 15 or so need a barrel of cheese . . . the others are varied . . .

[SlickRick]

Basketball isn’t dead. People just watch less TV. Ratings are down massively for EVERY sport.

The NBA’s CBA is based on revenue. The salary cap is based on Players get paid about 50% of total revenue. So if they are getting paid more, it’s only because the league is making more money.

And our crowd size is not an indictment of Marlin. It’s an indictment of our fan base.

Well, this article disagrees with you, bigly. Check it out.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/nba-...-supposed-know

[Turbine]

Where did I ever say there were only 7,000 fans . . .

Where did I say that RP had only 20 participants . . .

Neither is true and both show your proclivity for word mining with no goal towards veracity . . . and you are good at it . . .

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and when they don’t, they are in a bind . . . that is where we are now . . . lots of smart Asses in this thread and I would suspect that some of them don’t have a pot to pee in . . . but they think they are smart . . . that football game attended by 7,000 ain’t going to get very much bonding . . .

. . . I guess you calling the 20 or so who post here the fan base . . . those are generally the cheese eaters, not the fan base . . .

[CajunVic]

I said 7,000 attended one game . . . I never said Louisiana only had 7000 fans . . . those two things are not remotely the same . . .

I asked if you were calling the 20 or so who post here the fan base. I never said only 20 participate here . . . those two things are not remotely the same

As I also said, you are the master at word mining, however what you produce from is usually far from what you eventually mine . . .

CASE IN POINT . . .

[Turbine]

I said 7,000 attended one game . . . I never said Louisiana only had 7000 fans . . . those two things are not remotely the same . . . . .

You made that number the anchor of your response to CajunExpress' post on bonds.

By saying how 7000 fans couldn't bond much you are putting a cap on available contributers, and shrinking the fan base to 7,000.

[CajunVic]

You made that number the anchor of your response to CajunExpress' post on bonds.

By saying how 7000 fans couldn't bond much you are putting a cap on available contributers, and shrinking the fan base to 7,000.

again, I never said that . . . what I said was that the bonding commission would have to deal with that number . . . Your word mining is now despicable

[Turbine]

...I asked if you were calling the 20 or so who post here the fan base. I never said only 20 participate here . . . those two things are not remotely the same...

You are right, you limited it to posters.

I said participants, because to me after 21 years I view posters as participating.

I view the silent majority as fans and supporters of Louisiana and RP to a lesser extent.

They crave Louisiana Ragin Cajuns news and RP is where the water cooler conversation gets corrected .... eventually.

[Louisiana84]

NCAA or Bust is partially correct. Basketball is almost dead; it has come to resemble track and field. Few understand or appreciate T&F, and even fewer show up to watch.

The NBA? Stick a fork in it. The last time I watched an NBA game, Larry Bird was playing. UL mens basketball has been on life support for years. Save for a handful of posters on this forum, nobody cares. I haven't been to a UL basketball game in at least four years, and most posters here have stayed away longer.

Cajun fans have stated their preferences with their feet. They will watch football games on ESPN+... maybe. It might be possible to save football.

Louisiana fans are not interested in basketball. Hire the best coach, pay him the highest salary; it won't matter. The ship has sailed. The audience is not coming back.

[babysitter]

Has it ever been divulged what they’re paying this clown since Maggard decided to keep him around ?