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  1. THE HCP

    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    I get it. The team made a decision that pissed you guys off as die hard fans. Now you are angry at the team. Your anger being aimed at the team fixes nothing. I get it.
     
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    bigbailes Well-Known Member

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    I'll add that the lifespan on RSNs is dwindling as it is ... didn't wade through every post on here but both Adam Silver and Rob Manfred bashed them recently basically saying their sports HAVE to find another way of getting their product to the fans because the old model is on life support. Time for the teams, but more specifically the leagues to get creative with streaming.
     
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    ehizzy3 RIP mgb

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    This is funny to me because for the majority of people, they could just get Comcast and pay only a little more than YouTubetv or Hulu

    If you can afford YouTubetv you can afford Comcast. If you hate Comcast and will never be a customer, well welcome to capitalism

    imo only people like @Wheels have a true grip
     
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    Phatguysrule Well-Known Member

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    And a more rabid fan base (which you'd have if more people had access) only increases that valuation more.
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    He get’s it.
     
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    Phatguysrule Well-Known Member

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    This seems like a very simple solution. Just make a deal with YouTube and move on.
     
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  7. Orion Bailey

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    Sorry man but this post shows you are clearly not getting it.

    there are alot of us who cant get comcast.
     
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  8. Orion Bailey

    Orion Bailey Forum Troll

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    I sure hope you are right. Thats what i switched to. Specifically for the games.
     
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    ehizzy3 RIP mgb

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    yeah those are the only people who have a legit grip imo
     
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    SlyPokerDog Woof! Staff Member Administrator

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    I'm pretty sure it's gripe.

    No one wants to grip HCP, not even Mrs HCP.
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    But we know that’s not the truth.
     
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    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    Choices similarly limited in Central OR for me. Cheapest option I have is $110/month when you include all the cable boxes, fees etc. League pass blacks out not only the blazers but also the warriors and kings for me, which is hilarious.

    I was paying close to 120 for the whole season for the team pass while I lived out of state.

    The gripe is about the system and the team missing a golden opportunity to be a "trailblazer" but they took the quick buck instead.
     
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    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    I question those numbers. Got a link? Id be curious to see any sustained losses of 100 mil per yr being real
     
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    The Blazers are perfectly in their right to take the largest regional TV contract. I would think less of them if they didn't take it.

    So there are a bunch of vocal Blazer fans that don't want to pay for access to the team, and the Blazers might risk alienating some of them. I don't see any fault with the Blazers here. The fans can buy service, or choose not to, thats how the world functions, thats the norm in all professional sports, thats the norm throughout the NBA.

    This notion that the Blazers can take vastly less revenue now to ensure more people watch the games and build a larger following in the future is ludicrous. The Blazers would be setting an expectation with their fan base to expect an inexpensive or free product. It seems more likely to cost both current revenue and harm future revenue, the Blazers would not have a history of a product selling for value to capitalize on as they will now.
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Really? You think it's VASTLY less? I highly doubt that.
     
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    SharpesTriumph Well-Known Member

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    Its a privately held company so your never going to have full financials.

    There was plenty of articles with comments from the team and reporting in the media years ago about 2000 to Jail Blazers, Steve Patterson, Larry Miller period losing tons of money before McGowen. Sly in this thread posted about it.

    My point is 70 million to 2 billion isn't beating the stock market, yet it seems like a shocking enormous profit. You or anyone can do the math. So the Blazers aren't in some position to give fans free products with huge windfalls of capital gains. Although I disagree with that notion regardless of the gains.
     
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    Strenuus Global Moderator Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Thats not even the real issue. At all. It's making it available to people so they have CHOICES. Not monopolize.

    If you haven't noticed in recent times, people have issues with cable companies in principle, otherwise YTTV and other streaming companies wouldn't be getting this deals (or not getting them, as is this case).

    Comcast is fucking stupid. On principal alone I and many many many many others choose not to use them for cable. There needs to be choices. We live in a time where choices are paramount to customer satisfaction. This antiquated "well, just go with the one that has it" doesn't fly in principle in the current consumer market. Consumer minds have changed and evolved and this issue here is a direct anecdote of that.
     
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  18. Orion Bailey

    Orion Bailey Forum Troll

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    you have this wrong. Its not Dont want to. Its, cant.
    Go look at a map of comcast serviceable communities in the nw and notice the large gaps for smaller communities.
    And many companies plan long term, not short term. Its how they last. So its not ludicrous.
     
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    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    lot of hyperbole from those posts, im just asking for this evidence.
     
  20. Orion Bailey

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    Great post!
     
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