EP-130 Potential Rule Change To Speed Up The End of NBA Games

NBA commissioner, Adam Silver, says the league has its eye on speeding up the end of games, with a focus on retaining younger fans and their increasingly short attention spans. In a recent Rockets vs. Thunder matchup on TNT, it took nine minutes to play 24 seconds of game time.Brian Cristiano and Rob Cressy dish about whether or not a rule change to speed up the end of NBA games is too reactionary. When does entertainment and marketing come before the actual play on the court? What about the element of strategy with saving timeouts? How can they achieve a delicate balance of appealing to the younger demographic without compromising the game? At the end Brian and Rob give actionable advice on what you can implement into your business from the way commissioner, Adam Silver, is attempting to reshape the NBA. - In each episode of The Sports Marketing Huddle, CEO of BOLD Worldwide Brian Cristiano, and Founder of Cress Media & Bacon Sports Rob Cressy give a forward-thinking perspective about some of the hottest topics in the world of sports marketing and then give you actionable advice on how you can implement it into your business. Our goal of the podcast is to create the best sports marketing podcast and take The Sports Marketing Huddle up to #1 on iTunes New & Noteworthy. One way you can help support they show is by subscribing to The Sports Marketing Huddle on iTunes and letting your friends who are in the sports and marketing worlds know about it.Your feedback is super important to us. We want to make sure that we deliver value for you and make this the best sports marketing show possible. You can connect with Brian & Rob on social media and let us know what you think (good or bad):Brian Cristiano -Twitter: @boldceo - Instagram: @boldceoRob Cressy -Twitter: @RobCressy - Instagram: @rob_cressyWebsites: BOLD Worldwide: http://www.boldworldwide.comBrian Cristiano: briancristiano.com Cress Media: http://www.cressmedia.comBacon Sports: http://www.baconsports.comFacebook:BOLD WorldwideBacon SportsCress Media