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The Official NBA Season Thread: Season Starts Now
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Something something lockout.
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Could care less about the small market team charity. If you want to win maybe spend money and actually be appealing to players.
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I don't care how much prize money is involved, an in-season tournament is stupid.
Just wait until a star player gets injured from this goofy *** tournament because Adam Silver wanted to turn the NBA into college basketball.
Just wait until a star player gets injured from this goofy *** tournament because Adam Silver wanted to turn the NBA into college basketball.
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In season tournament????
What Adam on dawg
What Adam on dawg
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A lot of yall hated the play in at first too. Tourney might be aight
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I mean, IMO they addressed load management in a backhanded way, at least for stars, with the 65-game minimum for postseason accolades.
If the actual owners are cool with giving out contracts for the max contracts only to have players ask out in the middle, or even earlier, then who am I can’t be mad at it. I guess you can add that to the list of reasons why the NBA is the best league In the world when it comes to player empowerment.
We have been talking about the in-season tournament for almost two years now, if not longer. No one should be acting like this is news
It was just a matter of format (still TBD) and reward (which we now know will be $500K per player). It really depends on how seriously players take it but they may not be anymore likely to get injured in this than an ASG game.
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Tourney will be good I just don’t understand how it will count/impact regular season records.
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Surprising they didn't get rid of the one and done rule.
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I would imagine it is an isolated event and has no bearing on regular season records. I also think also think they might do it where either all 30 teams convene in one location ala Disney or initially split them up at two different spots then have the Final 4 meet at another venue for the final 3 games of the tourney. Basically like March Madness but with rounds of 32/16/8 in one spot. And before someone says it - yes, I am aware there are currently only 30 teams but you could give the top 2 seeds a bye.
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Woj's article said the tournament games will be baked into the regular season schedule, with the two teams in the championship playing 83 total games.
Final Four will be at a neutral site.
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The play in is still dumb as hell
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Mid season banners incoming
Mid season tournament Mvps used in legacy debates>>>>>>>
Mid season tournament Mvps used in legacy debates>>>>>>>
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Happy April Fool's Day.
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Manufactures importance of the regular season, draws more viewership, increases the value of the TV contract all of which leads to the ultimate goal - higher revenue and higher salary cap.
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There's nothing but upside with an in-season tourney.
Also, the unintended consequences of minimum games played for awards is tremendous!
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This is garbage.
Also, the unintended consequences of minimum games played for awards is tremendous!
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This is garbage.
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Wonder if there is some sort of codicil in place, in case Klutch athletes have second thoughts about playing more games? And want to sit more?
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TB back to the minimum this off-season, damn
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The concept of an in season tourney amongst the same league is ridiculous lol
It only makes sense if you allowed European teams in like the Champions League
It only makes sense if you allowed European teams in like the Champions League
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