Cameron Frick's Blog

In his blog, Matt Lundy talks about the effects of the NBA Lockout on the business world. I agree that the lockout has its effects on NBA TV, local sports bars, and even though its a bit of a stretch, I guess the New York City escort service fits in there too. Matt mentions that google+ members will have the chance to win opportunities to chat with NBA players via “hangouts”. This is a good marketing ploy, but I don’t see what the lockout has to do with it. Would players not be able to have five minute conversations with fans if they were still playing? I’m not saying that Google+ won’t be successful. Crazy fans are still going to pay heavy subscription fees to talk with their sports idols but should this only be brought on by a lockout. Ideally, players would still be entertaining on the court and still finding time to talk with fans. I’m pretty sure most questions in these interviews will be related to the lockout. Wouldn’t fans rather talk about the players about their games? Isn’t that what makes them their idols in the first place?

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