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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on May 10, 2020 13:55:52 GMT -5
3 weeks training camp def has to mean the regular season is over It should be. There's no reason to waste resources so the Cavs and Warriors can finish their seasons. What I'd do is take the top 10 teams in each Conference. All the teams play a week of exhibition games to knock the rust off. The 7th and 8th place teams in each conference plays the 10th and 9th place teams in a one game playoff. The first round is best of 5 still divided between Eastern and Western conferences. That way it will be easier to schedule games when thier markets can watch. After the first round reseed the remaining teams 1-8 regardless of conference. Quarterfinals are best of 5. Semifinals and Finals are best of 7. I wouldn't even go that far If you are 1-8 in your conference, you are in. Those unlucky in the 9th seeds, tough shit but that's the way it got to be. In theory, you can say well 8-9 do a one game playoff but that really isn't all that more fair anyway. For example, currently both 9th seed teams are at least 3 games out the playoff race. Also both conferences 9-12 seeds are separated by one game. If the 9th seed gets a chance, you open the doors for the other teams to get a chance. So, 1-8 it is. As far as playoffs go, no point in reseeding. Only change I would make to expedite the process is make round one 5 games. Everything else is 7 and they playing every other day since there should be no travel If NBA really wants the outside teams to do something, do a mini tournament. If you win it you win money for charity or something like that. The more "interesting" option would be draft position. If you win, you increase your draft odds by 5%, so that way it is more fair instead of doing for number 1. |
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2020 11:24:48 GMT -5
Shaq apparently mentioned there being an asterisk to this season if it continues. I would imagine a lot of people will have that opinion. So yeah, as I said before, if play resumes, there will be a lot of debate about legitimacy for whoever wins. Especially if it’s LeBron.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on May 12, 2020 12:44:39 GMT -5
I still don't agree
If that's the case there is no real reason to play the rest of this season. Scrap everything and act like it never mattered
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Post by BRV on May 12, 2020 14:45:11 GMT -5
If the season resumes all the way through to The Finals and a champion is crowned, I don't see how an asterisk is put on the 2019-20 NBA champion. Teams were already 80 percent of the way through the regular season, and it's not like asterisks are put on the 1998-99 Spurs or 2011-12 Heat because they won championships in lockout-shortened seasons.
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Post by WR91 on May 12, 2020 16:11:55 GMT -5
If the season resumes all the way through to The Finals and a champion is crowned, I don't see how an asterisk is put on the 2019-20 NBA champion. Teams were already 80 percent of the way through the regular season, and it's not like asterisks are put on the 1998-99 Spurs or 2011-12 Heat because they won championships in lockout-shortened seasons. This. I just hope they finish it out in some form and fashion. |
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Post by RadcapRadsley on May 12, 2020 21:29:58 GMT -5
It should be. There's no reason to waste resources so the Cavs and Warriors can finish their seasons. What I'd do is take the top 10 teams in each Conference. All the teams play a week of exhibition games to knock the rust off. The 7th and 8th place teams in each conference plays the 10th and 9th place teams in a one game playoff. The first round is best of 5 still divided between Eastern and Western conferences. That way it will be easier to schedule games when thier markets can watch. After the first round reseed the remaining teams 1-8 regardless of conference. Quarterfinals are best of 5. Semifinals and Finals are best of 7. I wouldn't even go that far If you are 1-8 in your conference, you are in. Those unlucky in the 9th seeds, tough shit but that's the way it got to be. In theory, you can say well 8-9 do a one game playoff but that really isn't all that more fair anyway. For example, currently both 9th seed teams are at least 3 games out the playoff race. Also both conferences 9-12 seeds are separated by one game. If the 9th seed gets a chance, you open the doors for the other teams to get a chance. So, 1-8 it is. As far as playoffs go, no point in reseeding. Only change I would make to expedite the process is make round one 5 games. Everything else is 7 and they playing every other day since there should be no travel If NBA really wants the outside teams to do something, do a mini tournament. If you win it you win money for charity or something like that. The more "interesting" option would be draft position. If you win, you increase your draft odds by 5%, so that way it is more fair instead of doing for number 1. Imo I think they should at least have 3-5 regular season games just so the 16 playoff teams can work off some of the rust before the playoffs start. Sucks for the 9-12ish teams but it's likely if any of them leapfrogged into 8th in a non covid world they would be one and done in the playoffs anyway. |
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on May 12, 2020 21:42:20 GMT -5
I wouldn't even go that far If you are 1-8 in your conference, you are in. Those unlucky in the 9th seeds, tough shit but that's the way it got to be. In theory, you can say well 8-9 do a one game playoff but that really isn't all that more fair anyway. For example, currently both 9th seed teams are at least 3 games out the playoff race. Also both conferences 9-12 seeds are separated by one game. If the 9th seed gets a chance, you open the doors for the other teams to get a chance. So, 1-8 it is. As far as playoffs go, no point in reseeding. Only change I would make to expedite the process is make round one 5 games. Everything else is 7 and they playing every other day since there should be no travel If NBA really wants the outside teams to do something, do a mini tournament. If you win it you win money for charity or something like that. The more "interesting" option would be draft position. If you win, you increase your draft odds by 5%, so that way it is more fair instead of doing for number 1. Imo I think they should at least have 3-5 regular season games just so the 16 playoff teams can work off some of the rust before the playoffs start. Sucks for the 9-12ish teams but it's likely if any of them leapfrogged into 8th in a non covid world they would be one and done in the playoffs anyway. I think they are going to force the NBA teams to do that in their own practice team in the 3 weeks they have. If anything allow NBA teams to call upon other teams in the league and do full length games in practice so they get used to everything. This would be good use of the non playoff teams Playoffs could be interesting this year. Teams with some type of longevity shouldn't take long to gel together again while there could be a worry of Lakers, Clippers etc. They are good teams but who knows how they will be chemistry wise after all this time. |
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2020 22:13:17 GMT -5
I don't think any team outside of the top 8 (9-12) really care about fighting it out for the 8th seed just to get swept by the Bucks or Lakers. Plus there is enough distance between 8 and 9 in both conferences to not bother with continuing the regular season. Maybe the Blazers or Pels could have given Memphis a run for the 8th seed, but it would have been with 20 games left, not a handful. Just start the playoffs and be done with it as quickly as possible.
As far as the asterisk, today is the one year anniversary of Kawhi's game winner against the Sixers in game 7. Do the Raptors win that game if it were held in an empty gym in Las Vegas? Maybe. Maybe not. But the point is they got home court because of their regular season record, and Philly was penalized for it. I don't know, you can make an argument both ways, at this point I just want the NBA back in any possible way, but believe me, people are going to debate the legitimacy of this. If Shaq and other former players are doing it, then I think it will be highly contested. At least short term. Over time people will forget and the record book will stand as is.
Although I will admit if the Raptors repeat as champions in an empty gym, I’ll pretend like I never brought up the asterisk argument.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on May 12, 2020 22:37:31 GMT -5
I don't think any team outside of the top 8 (9-12) really care about fighting it out for the 8th seed just to get swept by the Bucks or Lakers. Plus there is enough distance between 8 and 9 in both conferences to not bother with continuing the regular season. Maybe the Blazers or Pels could have given Memphis a run for the 8th seed, but it would have been with 20 games left, not a handful. Just start the playoffs and be done with it as quickly as possible. With the way drafting rules are, being the number 10 pick gets you a legit chance at a number one pick A team like Portland who is getting older and expensive need that type of impact player if they can have the cards fall their way and get a top 5 or 3 pick |
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on May 14, 2020 12:22:53 GMT -5
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on May 16, 2020 2:07:12 GMT -5
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Post by OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 on May 19, 2020 0:13:19 GMT -5
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on May 19, 2020 1:42:53 GMT -5
His mans LeBron said today, Jordan would been the perfect team for him so yeah Channing was trying clout chase and LeBron himself basically refuted that |
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Post by OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 on May 19, 2020 10:46:23 GMT -5
His mans LeBron said today, Jordan would been the perfect team for him so yeah Channing was trying clout chase and LeBron himself basically refuted that This reminds me of Kendrick Perkins saying that Lebron was better than Jordan. Scrubs shouldn’t be allowed to question the goat. |
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Post by XIII on May 19, 2020 11:16:06 GMT -5
Did Dude really say that all MJ did was try to score? Does he know anything about basketball? What a scrub
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on May 19, 2020 11:20:07 GMT -5
Did Dude really say that all MJ did was try to score? Does he know anything about basketball? What a scrub I assumed he was trying to be a troll since that is what him and Richard Jefferson do but that more serious commentary since you tried to say all he do is score and no one would want to play with him today |
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on May 19, 2020 11:22:17 GMT -5
His mans LeBron said today, Jordan would been the perfect team for him so yeah Channing was trying clout chase and LeBron himself basically refuted that This reminds me of Kendrick Perkins saying that Lebron was better than Jordan. Scrubs shouldn’t be allowed to question the goat. It is going to be a clash of generations People 20 and under have known the greatness of LeBron but only know the legend of MJ. Now they got to see it with their own eyes and that is only part of his greatness but since they never witnessed Jordan live and in the moment I can still see them saying LeBron |
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on May 19, 2020 11:42:15 GMT -5
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Post by Push R Truth on May 19, 2020 12:58:29 GMT -5
9 times All Defensive NBA Team, 3 times he lead the league in steals and won a Defensive Player of the Year.
But yeah, he's just a scorer. He'd be a bum today.
*there is no emoticon that can properly show just how large my sarcastic eye-roll is*
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on May 19, 2020 13:24:02 GMT -5
9 times All Defensive NBA Team, 3 times he lead the league in steals and won a Defensive Player of the Year. But yeah, he's just a scorer. He'd be a bum today. *there is no emoticon that can properly show just how large my sarcastic eye-roll is* People forget how good Jordan was on defense because obviously Scottie is one of the top defenders ever Being on the all defensive team is no joke. Steals is always subjective but he has the other accolades to back up he's not just reaching and gambling for the ball. People have brought up recently well, Harden isn't as bad on defense as people says he is. No, he's still bad. Steals is not a good barometer of a solid defender because you can gamble and play passing lanes or reach on the weak side and end up with enough steals. If Jordan put all his focus on scoring like some players do today, he might get 40 a night. |
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