I started this last season but didn’t have time during the season to update it. However, we’re going to run it back. Same idea as last year:
I and most other NBA fans live for Zach Lowe’s yearly League Pass Rankings. He misses on some and hits on others, but he’s largely right because he watches more of this sport than anyone else, and that includes scouts paid by teams to do so.
I toyed with the idea of doing this last year, but I figure this is the most quantifiable way to give recommended viewing games for all basketball junkies across the universe. Below is a spreadsheet with composite ratings based on both teams playing for each game in the first week of the NBA season. I’ve highlighted the highest-rated game or games for each day, along with a table on the front end showing Lowe’s ratings from best to worst. This should give you an idea of what games are the most watchable past opening night, and I’ll be doing this weekly throughout the season with tweaks to the rankings as need be. Those tweaks will be based on injuries, surprises, disappointments, and much more.
Here’s your first Weekly TV Guide for NBA League Pass of the 2017-18 season:
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