I'm going away for the year, staying in the states but may not have ability to get cable TV. I know I have the option of getting Direct TV and League Pass, but I was wondering if there was a way to watch the games online? I've heard some folks here mention SOPcast before? Is that any good? I know NBA does a League Pass Broadband feature, but it seems like you have to already have league pass to get it. Anyone know if there is a way to get League Pass Broadband without actually having a cable TV or direct TV package?

any help would be greatly appreciated. I think I'll go crazy if i miss this season...

Don't move is all the advice I can give you.

consider it this way: if the knicks keep winning, consider your chances of being able to catch even most regular season games very good on sopcast. If they keep losing, a lot of the people who provide these streams usually don't do it and trail off (see last season).
However, it's definitely not for the faint-hearted. The quality varies wildly, as does your ability to actually get a consistent connection (you need lots of people watching and uploading at the same time to get you a smooth stream).

Posted by crzymdups:

where do you get sopcast? can I just google it?

TVants (p2p network) should also get the job done. You should be able to find NBA TV and multiple ESPN channels here.

what he said.

Posted by bklynix:

get yourself a slingbox. connect it to your home tv and you can watch that tv on your laptop or pc anywhere you can get an internet connection. www.slingmedia.com for info. I love it. watch tv on computer at work or when kids are watching cartoons..

Slingbox is the best option.