The Competition For Your Attention

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The Cavaliers are off to one of the greatest starts in the history of the NBA, standing 31-4 as they get ready for Wednesday night’s showdown at home against the best team from the Western Conference, the 30-5 Oklahoma City Thunder.

Winning 31 of your first 35 games in any pro sports league is almost incomprehensible.

Perhaps you are vaguely aware that the Ohio State Buckeyes are playing Texas on Friday night in the semifinals of the College Football Playoffs as they seek their first national championship in a decade.

The Guardians won’t be playing games that count in the standings for almost three months, but they are coming off a season in which they won the Central Division title and advanced all the way to the American League Championship Series.

And the Browns? It’s just the opposite. They have just finished one of their most miserable seasons ever, going 3-14.

Now, that is both good news and bad news for the Browns. The good thing is that the focus is off them for a while and they won’t be getting criticized on a daily basis. It will also allow frustrated fans to shift their attention to any or all of those three winning teams. It’s a lot more fun.

The bad thing, though, is, as they say, any coverage — even the negative variety — is better than no coverage at all. In addition, with the Cavs, Bucks and Guards doing so well, they are drawing eyeballs — at least temporarily — away from the Browns. And there is definitely competition between those teams — and others in the market — for the fans’ attention.

Steve King

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