I was wondering why they (NHL) waited so long. They could have started Saturday, right?

Basketball and hockey should not be played in June.

Football can be discussed year round because there is a demand for it year round. That is a simple fact you cannot seem to accept.

No one is talking Football except you maybe.

I would say I would not mind if the winter sports ended sooner but this is a pretty good time to have both leagues going into their finals. The initial joy of baseball has passed and we are a while from preseason NFL so it fits nicely.

Hockey season should start no later than October 1st, playoffs as close to April 1st as possible. I think that would mean the Final reasonably could have started on the 19th and wrapped no later than June 1st. Having both Finals going at the same time should really be avoided.

Another lie. EVERY sports radio show in Chicago was talking NFL last week due to the kneeling rule that was put into place.

As I said, you seem to have a very hard time accepting facts, so you just lie and change your argument all the time.

And Espn talk shows (who i trust to know more) Are talking NBA.

And Espn talk shows (who i trust to know more) Are talking NBA. Continue down this fallacious path to nowhere if you must.

Fact remains that playoffs ratings are up 30% and you think that people want to hear about OTAs.

Sports talk radio in Chicago is dead and its evidenced by the thirst for relics like "Dangerous" Dan McNeil.

You are the one that has been lying by continuously pumping "niche" radio as if it is something people are just dying to hear. They aren't as evidenced by the lack of real discussion about actual sports content on here.

As we've explained many times, the Julie thread continually veers off topic (just like her car on the Ike) into general culture-war discussion.

ESPN shows were talking NFL and kneeling last week. This is a fact.

People do want to hear about OTAs. Mark Grote was playing sound bytes from Kevin White last week. Just because NBA playoff ratings are up, doesn't mean people do not want to hear about NFL happenings.

Disagree, but whatever.

If nobody wanted to hear about NFL, it would not be on the air. If people wanted to talk about regular season NBA, that would be on the air. The one show that did talk a lot of national NBA no longer exists.

I'm not pushing anything but facts here. You just can't handle the truth. You look more and more foolish every time you take this up on the board.

That's a mistake. They don't know more. That's why national shows do so poorly here.

Look, for the majority of sports fans (ones who don't actively dislike the NBA) there is little to no reason to talk NFL after the draft until camp opens. Unless there is a national story like what happened last week.

MLB, NBA/NHL Playoffs offer plenty.

Move on (which i know you won't) and accept the L on this one.

No one on this board has ever accepted an L at any time.