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Message: [QUOTE="nomar, post: 4980197, member: 651"] Viewership of practically everything with historically high ratings is down. There are a billion channels/streaming options. The days of half the country watching M*A*S*H are over. If you haven't watched in 15 years than you're completely disqualified to comment on this. The game is totally different than it was. The athletes and performances are incredible. The defense is great -- the offense is just better. Anybody who says otherwise is basing their opinion on a superficial review of box scores. That said, watching this UConn team, with this offense, play was more fun than I've ever had watching any NBA team. (Although the Celtics are super fun to watch, too: 5 guys on the floor who can shoot and pass.) So I love UConn. And I'll always want to watch them first. And I do love good college basketball. But I think the average NBA product beats the average MCBB product. It's just a matter of preference, but I'd rather watch, say the Knicks play the Mavs than WVU play TCU. It used to be the opposite; I used to prefer college basketball to the NBA. But I think the quality of play has improved in the NBA since the all-iso days and there's been a talent drain in MCBB. Not a popular opinion here but there it is. [/QUOTE]