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illmatic99 said:
you don't get it.
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Wheels said:
My guy. We get it. It’s out of there hands now. But I think it’s perfectly fine for people to be annoyed with a franchise that has done a decent amount to show they don’t actually give an f about the fans for at least a couple decades.
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They did the same damn thing with Comcast too. The team has shown time and time again that they don't give a shit about fans' ability to watch the team.
 
Its the way of subcontracted business. No liability or responsibility.

Its complete bullshit.

when companies don't own up to a made decision and just say “we made a decision and the ball is now in their court,” it simply wont go over well with the consumers.
Comcast has a ton of hate because of this.
 
Tince said:
I think the Blazers had to operate under the assumption that Root was going to be as greedy as possible and put one of these options in their contract lanague:

1) They can cancel the contract if <x>% of services do not have Root in their lineup package
2) Root must offer their channel at <x> amount per subscriber to providers
3) If <x>% of services don't have Root, they can offer their own internal streaming service.

Yes there are flaws in each of my 3 proposals I just spit-balled out, but all those smart people in a room, with time, could have ironed something out if they wanted to.
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How do you know the contract doesn't have any of this?
 
THE HCP said:
Then I guess they are guilty of signing a deal that makes them the most money then. A wise business decision, maybe not so wise for fans of this site or my family. I have friends who lost their businesses and a restaurant during 2020..... I don't blame businesses any more for doing what helps them succeed. Just don't.
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That’s it! Pull a Kaep or Irving and refuse to work until you get the fans what they want!
Do it for us HCP!
You will be the forum hero!
Everyone will read your posts!
Nobody would dare have you on ignore!
Just do it! You can start sitting out games today!
 
Phatguysrule said:
And Root will say it's not their fault as well.
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- The team says it's Root's fault but did the deal with them anyway.

- Root says it's the streaming companies' problem (seriously they have been tweeting this same thing the past week-- it's really embarassing).

- The streaming companies say Root is charging too much.

Who gets screwed? All of us.
 
Fairly-Hard said:
That’s it! Pull a Kaep or Irving and refuse to work until you get the fans what they want!
Do it for us HCP!
You will be the forum hero!
Everyone will read your posts!
Nobody would dare have you on ignore!
Just do it! You can start sitting out games today!
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“HCP goes on strike for the fans!!!”


That will quickly become the longest thread in S2 history!
 
…………. I’m hearing on the streets that DirecTV shouldn’t be an issue. You guys hearing anything out there like that? Hmmmmm
 
illmatic99 said:
who cares if they lose money every year when they just turned a 70 million investment to 2 billion in valuation? And the 260 mil PA put into the rose garden wasn't exactly a sunk cost either.

Even with inflation, that is a ridiculous profit.
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There was some detailed posts about a month ago that showed since Paul Allen bought the Blazers the returns haven't exceeded average returns of the stock market. Yes that seemed unbelievable to me seeing 70 million go to 2 billlion. But owning the Blazers has been a rather average investment. Compound interest is crazy.

That was only looking at holding value changes. Factoring in those $100million loss years Paul Allen was eating and the investment looks even worse. I'm sure Paul made money from affiliated businesses and profits in more recent seasons, still I'd expect cumulative losses have exceeded the profits.

So no, the Blazers haven't been a "ridiculous profit" investment.
 
This was a straight cash grab by the Blazers as they learned nothing from the Comcast deal. It's fine that they took the money and ran from the problem, some see getting the largest pile of cash as a smart business move, others see it as foolish and not thinking long term. Neither is right, neither is wrong and only time will bare out which is the correct answer.

I keep reading on here "my family can't watch games" or "I haven't been able to watch a game in XX years" .... unless you're living in a place that didn't have Comcast, then you CHOSE not to watch games. Yes you might have hated Comcast with the passion of a million suns, but you still have a choice in watching them or not, just like you still do. I feel for the people that couldn't get Comcast and now Fubo even if they wanted to.
 
illmatic99 said:
you don't get it.
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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.
 
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.
 
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
 
illmatic99 said:
who cares if they lose money every year when they just turned a 70 million investment to 2 billion in valuation? And the 260 mil PA put into the rose garden wasn't exactly a sunk cost either.

Even with inflation, that is a ridiculous profit.
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And a more rabid fan base (which you'd have if more people had access) only increases that valuation more.
 
bigbailes said:
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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This seems like a very simple solution. Just make a deal with YouTube and move on.
 
THE HCP said:
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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Sorry man but this post shows you are clearly not getting it.

ehizzy3 said:
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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there are alot of us who cant get comcast.
 
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