NBA on Foxtel/Aussie TV 2013/2014

[Andrew]

Apparently so. Quite a few of the other usual suspects of course. I had a quick look on ESPN's international TV Guide and it's showing a doubleheader on the 23rd rather than the Nuggets/Bulls game (which was the game listed in the Foxtel guide) so I guess it remains to be seen whether we'll be getting that one. More likely, it'll be the doubleheader.

[CMJ3]

OMG OMG!! 3 Nuggets games wow something must be up with the schedulers oh wait one of them is against the Heat. I'm looking forward to Nuggets at the Jazz thats gonna be an awesome game if both teams have full healthy squads. The Suns v Warriors will be quite fun to watch i expect it to get like 134 - 128 or something crazy. Will probably watch the All-star festivities also especially the Rookie Challenge and the Dunk Contest.

[Andrew]

OMG OMG!! 3 Nuggets games wow something must be up with the schedulers oh wait one of them is against the Heat.

I think that's what they call a silver lining.

[Scotty]

OMG OMG!! 3 Nuggets games wow something must be up with the schedulers oh wait one of them is against the Heat. I'm looking forward to Nuggets at the Jazz thats gonna be an awesome game if both teams have full healthy squads. The Suns v Warriors will be quite fun to watch i expect it to get like 134 - 128 or something crazy. Will probably watch the All-star festivities also especially the Rookie Challenge and the Dunk Contest.

*High Fives CMJ*
About Fucking time too
Looks like a great month of basketball...

[J@3]

Why are we getting the Cavs vs Celtics twice lol?

[Dan's Brain]

I never, ever, ever thought I would say this, but given recent events, here goes...

I want to see more Laker games.


Oh god. I'm going to go throw up and then re-examine my life.

[Sauru]

you should find a really high building and take a dive off it after a comment like that

[Andrew]

I never, ever, ever thought I would say this, but given recent events, here goes...

I want to see more Laker games.


Oh god. I'm going to go throw up and then re-examine my life.

I think you can be excused for that, the Gasol trade does make things a little more interesting for the non-Laker fan. Two or three per month would be sufficient.

[The X]

I for one was immensely happy to see Brandon Roy & the Blazers play today against David Lee & the Knicks....this was the 1st NBA game that I have watched from start to finish since November!!! Whilst the game wasn't high quality as far as shooting, I nonetheless enjoyed the game & pumped my fist when Outlaw made the J to put it into OT, then Brandon Roy made hustle tip-in gamewinner....I even won some money off the game, with a NY/Portland Half time/Full time leaders

[Andrew]

It was a pretty good game all around, better than I expected. Lee catching that rebound and throwing down the blind reverse dunk was pretty cool as well.

[The X]

It was a pretty good game all around, better than I expected. Lee catching that rebound and throwing down the blind reverse dunk was pretty cool as well.

yeah, that dunk was sweet....a bit of vindication & another reason why he should be in the dunk contest the fact the Knicks don't play him 35mins/night is a travesty....they looked so much better with him & Balkman on the court than they do with guys like Curry when he's healthy....

Knicks should've won that game....they kept going to Jamal Crawford who was as cold as a player can be & kept going away from Zach Randolph, who was scoring at ease....

[Scotty]

I for one was immensely happy to see Brandon Roy & the Blazers play today against David Lee & the Knicks....this was the 1st NBA game that I have watched from start to finish since November!!! Whilst the game wasn't high quality as far as shooting, I nonetheless enjoyed the game & pumped my fist when Outlaw made the J to put it into OT, then Brandon Roy made hustle tip-in gamewinner....I even won some money off the game, with a NY/Portland Half time/Full time leaders

Yeah exact same for me man, i've been watching the odd game or too, but not to the end, where as i watched this one to the end. Great Game!

Now im pumped for Thursday, when we vs Utah. I want to end their streak

[Andrew]

On the subject of Brandon Roy, I didn't even notice he had a triple double until I looked at the boxscores after the game. He put that together very quietly, I don't recall them mentioning it all during the broadcast.

[The X]

On the subject of Brandon Roy, I didn't even notice he had a triple double until I looked at the boxscores after the game. He put that together very quietly, I don't recall them mentioning it all during the broadcast.

that's the funny thing....he had a very quiet game & not up to par for him, but even when he wasn't scoring, he was rebounding & passing the ball to the open man....if the team was hitting their shots, he could've had 16 or 17 assists....

[J@3]

I think Jon Barry mentioned at one point that he could end up with a triple double.

[shadowgrin]

the fact the Knicks don't play him [i](David Lee)[i] 35mins/night is a travesty

It's all part of Isiah's plan to build the Knicks' 10-year dynasty. Have faith.

That dunk is just wow.

[Andrew]

I think Jon Barry mentioned at one point that he could end up with a triple double.

He probably did but other than that possible mention it didn't seem to get much attention. I guess that's how effortlessly he put together that triple double.

[Matt]

Saturday, February 23rd 12:00 PM 508 Nuggets vs Bulls

It seems as we won't get the above mentioned game, instead the TV Guide lists Cleveland vs Washington AND Phx vs Boston back-to-back!

[Andrew]

I noticed that too. I'm personally disappointed of course as even in their current state I'll watch the Bulls whenever they're on TV, but those are two matchups most people would rather see (and it's a rare complete doubleheader to boot).

[Scotty]

Saturday, February 23rd 12:00 PM 508 Nuggets vs Bulls

It seems as we won't get the above mentioned game, instead the TV Guide lists Cleveland vs Washington AND Phx vs Boston back-to-back!

Damn... As Andrew said i would have preferred to watch Denver, but we get Phoenix v Boston which will be a great game, dunno bout Cavs v Wiz, but hey it's an extra, im not compaining.
Woulda preferred Denver v Miami, then Boston v Phoenix. Oh well
Atm im watching Denver v Boston from a Live stream on the net. Great Game

[J@3]

I'm glad we get the Lakers/Suns game tomorrow, hopefully it'll be the debut of Shaq which will be interesting.

[Andrew]

March Schedule according to the latest Foxtel guide:

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Date   Time   Channel   Game
Saturday, March 1st   2:30 PM   508   Clippers vs Nuggets
Wednesday, March 5th   12:30 PM   502   Bulls vs Grizzlies
Thursday, March 6th   1:00 PM   508   Nuggets vs Suns
Friday, March 7th   11:00 AM   501   Bulls vs Cavaliers
Saturday, March 8th   2:30 PM   508   Spurs vs Nuggets
Wednesday, March 12th   1:30 PM   503   Lakers vs Raptors
Thursday, March 13th   10:30 AM   508   Supersonics vs Celtics
Friday, March 14th   11:00 AM   502   Wizards vs Cavaliers
Saturday, March 15th   11:00 AM   508   Pistons vs Spurs
Wednesday, March 19th   11:00 AM   502   Bucks vs Heat
Thursday, March 20th   11:00 AM   508   Cavaliers vs Pistons
Friday, March 21st   11:00 AM   502   Mavericks vs Celtics
Saturday, March 22nd   1:30 PM   508   Lakers vs Sonics
Wednesday, March 26th   10:00 AM   503   Magic vs Spurs
Thursday, March 27th   10:30 AM   508   Suns vs Celtics
Friday, March 28th   11:00 AM   503   Pistons vs Heat
Saturday, March 29th   11:30 AM   508   Bucks vs Magic


It should be noted that the online guide lists Jazz vs Hornets for March 1st (this Saturday), so that's probably the game we're getting. There was an error in the Foxtel guide last month as well since the ESPN doubleheader was shown last weekend rather than Bulls/Nuggets.

I know it won't appeal to everyone but I'm glad to see a couple of Bulls games on the schedule. With the Raptors being shown for the first time in a couple of years, that should mean just about everyone has been shown this season. From memory, the Bobcats and Sixers are the only teams that haven't been shown on Foxtel this season.

[Dan's Brain]

It's been a while since i've watched a full game all the way through. Probably only 3 or 4 times this year. I've nearly already checked out of the Bulls' season. But I will probably watch the Cavs game. If only to heckle Ben Wallace from the comfort of my living room.

15000 kilometres from where he is.

[Andrew]

I'm finding that now we're getting four games a week, I do skip games here and there that I'm not that interested in seeing. I couldn't be bothered watching the Kings/Heat game today. Back when we were only getting one or two games a week, I'd tend to watch everything because it's all we got but getting a wider selection (compared to a couple of years ago, anyway) has made me a bit more selective.

[Dan's Brain]

But if any employees of Foxtel/ESPN Australia are reading this forum:


"YES, WE ENJOY NBA GAMES! PLEASE CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THEM!"