While I can not disagree that this is partly the consumers fault I blame it more on ESPN for forcefeeding us the drama that is laced throughout sports. I have to take the stance (since you used the NBA I will too although I could care less about it in either way, games and drama), that I do care who had the triple-double or that Howard fouled out in a game and somehow the Magic were able to pull the win off without him (I would much rather use baseball but I'll work with what you gave me for now). Even though the games do not count for a large part of the overall total the athletes still go out night after night and get paid equally for each game so I want to know what happened in these games...Do guys take nights off yes do I agree with it no but it happens and I've dealt with that...Reguardless I still want to see what pitcher's curveball was baffaling a line-up that night or which player laid out to block a shot because thats what his team needed (i.e. Ian Lapierre).
Your argument goes back to the "casual fan" theory which I know you are right now for most sports except football. I think ESPN has crafted many in our generation to become a casual sports fan for the exact reason you said - "I want to hear that Gilbert Arenas brought a firearm into the locker room. I want to hear this... because this is all I have time to care about." - We are all undoubtedly busy day in and day out, some more than others, but the less time I have the more I want to see that actual sports highlights from the day and not that LeBron James, D Wayde and Chris Bosh were texting each other about maybe playing together or that Tiger Woods checked into sex rehab and Elin was with him. I DON'T CARE!!
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