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FuddyDuddy
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PostPosted: 01-15-2017 08:33 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


NBA will consider shortening games due to millennial attention spans

A 2015 study by Microsoft revealed that the average person's attention span in this wild world of technology and social media is down to eight seconds — which is less than that of a goldfish.

If you're an NBA fan and you're still reading this (and kudos to you, if you are) ... there's no need to worry. NBA commissioner Adam Silver has it covered.

You know those late-game situations, where timeout after timeout make the final 30 seconds last 10 minutes? During a press conference in London before the Denver Nuggets' 140-112 rout of the Indiana Pacers on Thursday, Silver noted that the league tracks the end of games — specifically the number of timeouts that are allowed — "very closely" and said the NBA's competition committee will likely take a "fresh look" at game length at the end of the season.

"It’s something that I know all of sports are looking at right now, and that is the format of the game and the length of time it takes to play the game,” Silver said. “Obviously people, particularly millennials, have increasingly short attention spans, so it’s something as a business we need to pay attention to. ... When the last few minutes of the game take an extraordinary amount of time, sometimes it’s incredibly interesting for fans, other times it’s not."

Well done, commissioner Silver. Well done.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nb ... /96535434/



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PostPosted: 01-15-2017 10:44 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


For context, attention spans were at 12 seconds back in 2000. Microsoft stressed that a lot of the reason for the drop is due to the avalanche of content we have at our fingertips today. The study also found an increase in one's ability to multitask and concentrate in short bursts.



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Who the fuck cares, basketball is a horrible thing to watch.




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when i want to watch some dribbling, i watch this guy :up:

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I just log in to Geoff's periscope.




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When I wants to watch some dribbling, I come here :|


Yeah your posts should come with a "caution wet floor" sign :|




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PostPosted: 01-15-2017 04:24 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Speaking of attention spans, I started reading this thread and then



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oh my god there's a sniper loose in this




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seremtan wrote:
when i want to watch some dribbling, i watch this guy :up:



Dribbling from all the tax evasion? :clownboat:




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PhoeniX wrote:
seremtan wrote:
when i want to watch some dribbling, i watch this guy :up:


Dribbling from all the tax evasion? :clownboat:


does evading tax make you dribble?

also, pretty sure that was the people around him who manage his shit, not Messi himself




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Apparently so, Neymar and Masherano were found guilty too. Ronaldos still under investigation I think.



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