Sportsnet won't do Raptors next season

dickydoo · Post #21 » by **dickydoo** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 5:03 am

The article says that MLSE holds the rights to non-Raptor NBA games also in Canada, and that they packaged that together with Raptors games. Since, understandably, Sportsnet couldn't guarantee national coverage for the Raptor games, they lost out on the other NBA games too.

Sounds more like MLSE should have unbundled the non-Raptors games to me.

rapz**7** · Post #22 » by rapz**7** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 5:07 am

Will Jack still be broadcasting????

kingr · Post #23 » by **kingr** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 5:09 am

Score is hte best thing we've got. They should just drop everything and do all ball, football, and baseball. Football and baseball because when basketball season isn't on, something has to be shown. Oh yeah, and the occasional horse races for the older people. I like adnan virk , and that other guy (the bald guy) forgot his name)

Russ369 · Post #24 » by **Russ369** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 5:12 am

Yea the Score dudes are pretty funny sometimes... And Adnan as goofy as he looks comes up with some clever things to say...

El Presidente · Post #25 » by **El Presidente** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 5:15 am

It hardly matters who does the game unless you only get some of the channels. We'll still be stuck with Swirsky/Leo and unless they change that, I don't really care.

The production team is the same for all channels which means you'll miss at least 3-5 plays a game while the camera focuses on something completely irrelevant. Jumpin' Johnny Russin should've completed his Sheridan diploma before joining the workforce.

carlosey · Post #26 » by **carlosey** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 5:17 am

So sportsnet becomes a poker channel? am I reading this correct?

The score is a great channel. They give love to all the sports and their NBA coverage is good. The guys there are pretty funny as well. Awesome channel

Kid.Canada.23 · Post #27 » by **Kid.Canada.23** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 5:17 am

Hopefully the Score increases its non-NBA games a lot, because as others mentioned Sportsnet carried a lot of them.

gangstaff · Post #28 » by **gangstaff** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 5:19 am

No Jack or even Less Jack makes Me Sad.

Nia · Post #29 » by **Nia** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 5:24 am

More Leo & Chuck, I can't really handle.... Jack & Chuck I can handle.... 1000+ times better.

WaltFrazier · Post #30 » by **WaltFrazier** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 5:42 am

Poor Jack has lost the March Madness gig because the Score took over the tournament from Sportsnet. Now thios. I should say, poor us the viewers, no more Jack. He just has to switch networks, go to the Score and/or TSN so he can do Raps games. Replacing Leo would be the best thing. Failing that, go back on the Fan radio casts, and send Eric Smith back to pre and post-game host.

18 Parkerville · Post #31 » by **18 Parkerville** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 5:46 am

oh man, does this mean more Leo?? :banghead:

orangutooth · Post #32 » by **orangutooth** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 5:47 am

it seems like everyone i know in real life likes jack more than leo. why did all the stations go with leo?

Illuminati · Post #33 » by **Illuminati** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 5:47 am

Sportsnet screwed me over, they have a good 3-5 games a week. Now what?

onions17 · Post #34 » by **onions17** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 5:51 am

orangutooth wrote:it seems like everyone i know in real life likes jack more than leo. why did all the stations go with leo?

he's cdn

sh00n · Post #35 » by **sh00n** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 6:49 am

I mean at least if they aired good hockey games, but they air the worst ones possible. Like I really want to watch Edmonton and Columbus square off.

jbraptor · Post #36 » by **jbraptor** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 7:25 am

if only the score was real HD!

mangos · Post #37 » by **mangos** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 7:29 am

well this is terrible news for those of us with cable dials that stop after 42

i hope someone picks up Jack, sometimes i need a break from the chuck-leo dynamic

northernpuppy · Post #38 » by **northernpuppy** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 8:41 am

Vlade Divac wrote:Than we should seriously start collecting signatures for petitions to Ottawa for allowing ESPN and ESPN2 in Canada

Since ESPN owns about 10% (give or take) of TSN, the odds of that happening are quite slim.

Egg Nog · Post #39 » by **Egg Nog** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 9:41 am

Russ369 wrote:Am I the only canadian who despises hockey? I think its the most useless sport... Meh.

All pro sports are inherently "useless". I'm not at all a hockey fan, but each to his own.

Duiz · Post #40 » by **Duiz** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 9:59 am

I think Hockey is cool, but Raptors are better.