UPDATE: Blazers will be sending their TV & Radio crews w/ the team on the road

[bigbailes]

I dont see it as a good thing, I just guess I don't understand how the experience is cheapened.

Much like a player, as a broadcaster a lot of times you feed off the energy of the crowd. Now on the road it won't be like being around a Blazer crowd but it still makes a difference. On top of that, especially doing radio, you're trying to paint the picture of everything that is happening, not just what you can see on a monitor. There are times you see a coach going off on his team, or the body language of players, that he won't be able to see now unless the cameras are lucky enough to catch it. Add on that traveling with the team you learn things that you don't get at home. Guys start talking and opening up more, they have no where to run to like they do when they are at home and have family obligations. I'm sure Travis could list many other ways that being there in person is an advantage but those are just the ways I can think that it would hinder a broadcast.

 

[barfo]

I think you guys missed the bigger part of this news.

The reason the broadcast team will not be traveling for road games is that the team will be playing all 82 games at home from now on.

In the end, it was financially efficient to bribe Silver to adjust the schedule.

barfo

 

[riverman]

On a side note at least now the practices are opening up for beat reporters again. There will be more player interviews than we've had the last couple of seasons.

 

[BlazerBeav]

Have we confirmed whether this is just the on-air talent, or the whole production crew? I'd hope we'd still be sending our TV truck crew out....

 

[chris_in_pdx]

Absolute bullshit.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Have we confirmed whether this is just the on-air talent, or the whole production crew? I'd hope we'd still be sending our TV truck crew out....

What's the difference if they are in a truck outside the arena or in Portland in a studio?

 

[Natebishop3]

I fail to see how selling the team to a guy who exploited child labor in Asia will help us spend more money on the niceties.

Uh oh... your boss wants to see you in his office.

 

[Travis Demers]

I hated any broadcast during covid where the teams' announcers weren't there. I understood why of course but it took me out of the game entirely.

So every road game is going to suck now on TV. At least Travis brings it no matter what so I think he can save it, but if I'm watching it on TV it's just not the same. Oh well. Let's go, Travis! You got me for minimum 41 games! (Though I listen primarily through radio so you'll get me for most).

thanks for the support!

 

[julius]

Since I don't get the channel for road games (or home games for that matter), I don't know if I'll notice any difference other than the occasional interviews with coaching or players while on the road. :/

 

[AldoTrapani]

He can if he wants but he doesn't need to.

But he responds to a worthless comment? Come on now!

 

[AldoTrapani]

One of the biggest concerns was that small market teams can't be profitable. The previous Blazer president and the current one have blown that away. The Blazers have been profitable for years now. This helps to eliminate the chances of the Blazers being sold and then moved. The Sonics moved to OKC because their arena sucked and the team was unprofitable.

The Blazers have continually made improvements to the Moda Center, have cut costs, and raised revenue.

The team is financially healthy.

Yes, the Blazers broadcasting remotely sucks but it's not that bad, IMO.

Moves like this help to cement the Blazers in Portland.

I still don’t get it. Their payroll for the team alone is over 100M, what’s some miscellaneous cost of travel for the broadcasting team in the grand scheme of things. Cheap ass MFers imo

 

[AldoTrapani]

Or they may be cutting risk of Monkeypox and covid taking out players and staff on the road.

Covid isn’t much of a thing anymore. And the monkeypox isn’t even classified as a pandemic let alone that significant to be wary

 

[AldoTrapani]

I fail to see how selling the team to a guy who exploited child labor in Asia will help us spend more money on the niceties.

UofO begs to differ

 

[KSF-ERIC]

I assume the crews like this? More time with family?

 

[Blazinaway]

I assume the crews like this? More time with family?

Yeah, broadcasting all 82 games from home vs all the travel, most likely a no brainer they prefer this arrangement

 

[YamTastic]

UofO begs to differ

No shit, Phil went to U of O; he didn't play for the Blazers though.

 

[SlyPokerCat]

Yeah, broadcasting all 82 games from home vs all the travel, most likely a no brainer they prefer this arrangement

Depends on if their $$$ was affected. They certainly are no longer getting travel per diem.

Was their salary cut too?

 

[TBpup]

The 'color' broadcasters, in this case Hurd, is often looking for stuff outside of what the camera sees. Now, that takes away a large portion of his contribution. Just another way to make the Blazer fans' experience not quite as good. As long as the current ownership remains in place, I'm afraid we are stuck with this nonsense.

 

[Fairly-Hard]

Going to hold judgment at this point.
I’d like to know if the HCP is going to be effected?
Also I wonder about some of the court side communication and related information being less available. When there are scuffles and incidents that are being looked at having someone there usually leads to at least an opinion about what happened?
Also you some times get a glimpse into what a ref did or didn’t do that we might not catch?

I’m sure it will have an impact. Just wondering how much?

 

[barfo]

No shit, Phil went to U of O; he didn't play for the Blazers though.

It's not too late to sign him to a training camp contract.

barfo

 

[Hoopguru]

The new young Gun President is a communications guy, maybe he is putting his signature on the broadcasting part of his duties or being receptive to one old TV guy and a new family man, presenting the idea?

 

[Labinot41]

cheap ass owner. Hopefully no paycut for anyone

 

[BigGameDamian]

cheap ass owner. Hopefully no paycut for anyone

Doesn’t this kinda make it like a pay cut already?

 

[Driew]

Probably why Amara left the Blazers to go work in LA so she could still travel with a team.

 

[riverman]

Probably why Amara left the Blazers to go work in LA so she could still travel with a team.

I thought she went to work for Lebron's own company, not the Lakers? Seemed like Casey mentioned it on his last podcast with Brooke

 

[Driew]

I thought she went to work for Lebron's own company, not the Lakers? Seemed like Casey mentioned it on his last podcast with Brooke

Oh you could be right but also could have decided to do that after hearing that the social media team wasn't traveling with the team either.

 

[riverman]

Oh you could be right but also could have decided to do that after hearing that the social media team wasn't traveling with the team either.

I think she's from Los Angeles as well, so it's a homecoming for her. Lebron's company is global so she'll probably travel but the media market in LA is huge...she'll have plenty going on right there I'm sure.

 

[BigGameDamian]

 

[Phatguysrule]

 

[blazerkor]

No @THE HCP ? I want to know if this is impacting you financially in any way. If it's not, I'm cool with it but if it's taking one dollar away from your family this is fucking bullshit.