Whatever the players and the league can agree to is going to be good enough for the fans, who have by far the least at stake.
A guy like Dame Lillard is at the stage in his career where wear and tear or injuries are vital concerns, not because he must keep playing to earn money. Every minute of his career from now on is about maximizing his chance for a ring. Of course he'll sit if he can't make the offs. That's his concern. As fans our main concern is just being entertained. I'll accept whatever they offer me.
― A is for (Aimless), Tuesday, 26 May 2020 18:54 (three years ago) link
the simplest solution is to just say the standings are what they are, bring the 16 teams to orlando, have them quarantine, give them cross conference scrimmage match ups to get back up to game speed, and then start the playoffs as is
― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, 26 May 2020 18:59 (three years ago) link
I was watching what little jerry Sloan playing clips are on YouTube and his defense was like 20 years ahead of its time. An absolute pest
― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, 26 May 2020 19:00 (three years ago) link
The bullets leaving him unprotected in the expansion draft belongs on the list of unbelievably bad decisions that franchise has made
― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, 26 May 2020 19:01 (three years ago) link
I'd be pretty into a qualification tourney. Why not just lock in the top 6 in each conference and then do some sort of tourney for the last four spots? Give the other guys something to play for.
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Tuesday, 26 May 2020 19:42 (three years ago) link
i think the problem with most alternate formats is that every team is going to have a competing agenda and it's going to be really, really hard to get a consensus. if i'm the mavericks and someone suggests that i need to play a tournament for the 7 seed i was comfortably earning, there is absolutely no way i am agreeing to that. likewise, there are teams that are very happy with their current seed and teams that would love to shake the snow globe. how are they ever going to bridge that?
and honestly, one of the only appealing things about being an 8 seed in the nba (a couple of nights of home playoff gate revenue) is gone. as an owner on the outside looking in, i'm not sure how hard i would push to get my team into the 'offs.
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 26 May 2020 19:53 (three years ago) link
You're right about the Mavericks situation. I just would love to see it.
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Tuesday, 26 May 2020 20:07 (three years ago) link
Although Cuban himself advocates for a tourney https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29224715/mark-cuban-suggests-play-tournament-final-2-seeds-nba-playoffs
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Tuesday, 26 May 2020 20:13 (three years ago) link
i like the round robin first round cause it gives us some good team on good team action and just has a bunch of different matchups where the first round has historically been kind of a slog
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 26 May 2020 23:04 (three years ago) link
It’s a great idea Cos maybe the warriors will be healthy and the hilarity of them being the worst team to having a shot at something could be fun. Also gives Zion n them a chance to make some noise. Don’t really matter to me tho let’s just see some damn hoop asap
― Spottie, Tuesday, 26 May 2020 23:07 (three years ago) link
i disapprove of anything that lets the warriors into the playoffs unless the draft lottery gets retooled to match the playoff structure
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 26 May 2020 23:12 (three years ago) link
I feel like that would lead to some obvious tanking in the tournament. Would the low seeds really risk their top pick for a sliver of a chance in a tournament that might not even finish?
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Tuesday, 26 May 2020 23:23 (three years ago) link
idk how it would work i just know that letting the dominant team of the past 4 years both have a chance in the playoffs and get the top lottery odds is nagl
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 26 May 2020 23:27 (three years ago) link
if that happened i would post "the fix is in" roughly twice as often as i already do
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 26 May 2020 23:29 (three years ago) link
The Warriors are destiny's team. It would only be right.
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Tuesday, 26 May 2020 23:32 (three years ago) link
Otm it’s only right
― Spottie, Wednesday, 27 May 2020 00:40 (three years ago) link
stop
― methinks dababy doth bop shit too much (m bison), Wednesday, 27 May 2020 01:08 (three years ago) link
If KD is feeling better he has to play for the warriors, right?
― DJI, Wednesday, 27 May 2020 02:22 (three years ago) link
dont think anyone is proposing letting the warriors in itd just be the top 20 teams
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 27 May 2020 02:30 (three years ago) link
Me n poly propose it
― Spottie, Wednesday, 27 May 2020 04:14 (three years ago) link
sorry u have to make a podcast first
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 27 May 2020 12:42 (three years ago) link
ESPN doing back to back airings tonight of Kobe's last game (lol he just fouled nonstop and dared the refs to call it) at 9.30 pm est and the 2016 dubs' 73rd win at 7 pm est
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Wednesday, 27 May 2020 17:35 (three years ago) link
pretty interesting listening to two espn pods recorded within days of each other:
brian windhorst/tim bontemps: the only logical decision from a timing, expense, and safety perspective is to only bring back the playoff teams.
woj/zach lowe: the nba is set on playing more games than just the playoffs, adam silver would love to do a play-in tournament, here's a byzantine idea to bring back 20 teams and have a 7-team tournament for three playoff spots.
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 28 May 2020 00:10 (three years ago) link
they need to hit 70 games to meet tv contracts. this could be supported by players if it will get them paid.
― micah, Thursday, 28 May 2020 00:27 (three years ago) link
ah that is an important detail!
― lag∞n, Thursday, 28 May 2020 00:28 (three years ago) link
the other side of that is that putting on more games means players get paid more of their salary without corresponding gate revenue. putting on games is an expense to teams and the nba. as i understand it RSN money varies wildly from team to team.
it's just really tough to figure out.
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 28 May 2020 01:30 (three years ago) link
A Modest Proposal: put every player for every team in the league on one court, last man standing with the ball wins the NBA Finals. Not his team, just him.
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Thursday, 28 May 2020 02:27 (three years ago) link
LIST OF NBA CHAMPIONS2015 - Golden State Warriors2016 - Cleveland Cavaliers2017 - Golden State Warriors2018 - Golden State Warriors2019 - Toronto Raptors2020 - Boban Marjanović
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Thursday, 28 May 2020 02:29 (three years ago) link
xp the great indoor fight?
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 28 May 2020 02:31 (three years ago) link
heh, yes: Onstad for Commissioner
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Thursday, 28 May 2020 02:33 (three years ago) link
Windhorst is bad at his job “I'll tell you one thing: that scenario gets Zion Williamson in," added Windhorst. "Look, I've just heard... I'm not saying the NBA is going this route, I'm just saying I've already heard this scenario that no matter what happens, the cutoff line will be the Pelicans. They'll be in. It will be the first time in the history of the NBA that the league kicked the ball into the fairway for New Orleans.""Other than vetoing the CP3 to the Lakers' trade," replied Tim MacMahon.
― Matt Armstrong, Thursday, 28 May 2020 16:20 (three years ago) link
Is Boban Marjanovic the greatest 9th man of all time?
― Matt Armstrong, Friday, 29 May 2020 15:48 (three years ago) link
btw i listened to that windhorst thing yesterday and from what i could tell he was relaying what other teams in the league were theorizing, not saying the nba was actually going to rig it for zion
― J0rdan S., Friday, 29 May 2020 15:55 (three years ago) link
yes, that is what he was saying.
restart scenario reporting is slowly killing me; i hate it but i can't stop consuming it.
― call all destroyer, Friday, 29 May 2020 16:51 (three years ago) link
its all we've got
― Spottie, Friday, 29 May 2020 16:54 (three years ago) link
its perfect i love it the ultimate nba story
― lag∞n, Friday, 29 May 2020 17:15 (three years ago) link
BREAKING – NBA commissioner Adam Silver has informed the Board of Governors that July 31 is a target date for the return of the #NBA season. 🔜🏀Sources tell @ShamsCharania/@TheAthleticNBA— The Athletic (@TheAthletic) May 29, 2020
― lag∞n, Friday, 29 May 2020 19:44 (three years ago) link
So like ... are all four sports going to happen simultaneously?
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Friday, 29 May 2020 19:53 (three years ago) link
all on the same field
― lag∞n, Friday, 29 May 2020 19:54 (three years ago) link
If the NBA ultimately goes this route … it would increase the number of teams invited to Orlando from 20 to 22 and add Washington and Phoenix to Portland, New Orleans, Sacramento and San Antonio https://t.co/mNnpx2bosS— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) May 29, 2020
― lag∞n, Friday, 29 May 2020 19:58 (three years ago) link
idgi, where's the part where the dubs get to be first seed?
― DJI, Friday, 29 May 2020 20:10 (three years ago) link
Boycott the nba playoffs if no dubs
― Spottie, Friday, 29 May 2020 20:43 (three years ago) link
they shd let steph n dray sit in w one of the bubble teams
― lag∞n, Friday, 29 May 2020 21:06 (three years ago) link
they should have won more than 15 games if they wanted to play in the offs
― ciderpress, Friday, 29 May 2020 21:07 (three years ago) link
its true thats how u get in
― lag∞n, Friday, 29 May 2020 21:09 (three years ago) link
Seriously though, are we really going to do this without healthy Steph and Klay? At least put Klay on the sideline beat.
― DJI, Friday, 29 May 2020 21:12 (three years ago) link
Bundesliga has restarted season in empty stadiums. Without home fans, the home team has gone won just 5 of 27 matches. The NBA should take heed and make sure higher-seeded teams get homecourt edge replenished. Solution: Pick-Your-Opponent: https://t.co/ZFlpSwi7BM— Tom Haberstroh (@tomhaberstroh) May 29, 2020
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Friday, 29 May 2020 21:14 (three years ago) link
― Spottie, Friday, 29 May 2020 21:56 (three years ago) link
why on earth would those guys choose to enter the bubble?
― call all destroyer, Friday, 29 May 2020 22:07 (three years ago) link
tired of their mansions prob
― Spottie, Friday, 29 May 2020 22:29 (three years ago) link