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re: When will NBA structure league more like NFL
Posted on 7/5/16 at 5:00 pm to corndeaux
Posted on 7/5/16 at 5:00 pm to corndeaux
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The idea that the league is structurally flawed because of Durant (a FA exercising his right to choose) is beyond absurd. This the CBA the owners, by and large, wanted.
That doesn't make it good for the fans / game.
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And it's been very good for business. This, too, will be good for business. The NBA is never better than with a monolith.
Ok. I'm not sure I agree, but for the sake of argument let's assume it's true. I don't think that changes anything about whether or not it's good for the game or the fans.
It's kind of like what ESPN programming has become with Skip Bayless, Stephen A. Smith, etc. It may be good for business. People may love to hate it. But, it's not good programming, and ultimately, It think it will hurt the network.
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This raises the bar for everyone else and teams will try like hell to solve the Warriors. It should be exciting, even if ultimately futile.
I can honestly say that I'm not excited. If the Warriors begin to dominate the league, I really won't have much interest until the final...where I'll be pulling for the underdog to win. And, in the end, if the Warriors do win, any talk about them being the greatest, etc. will simply be comparing apples to oranges to me. It won't hold any water. But, my opinion is only one. Maybe you and many others can enjoy the manufacturing of greatness.
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Posted on 7/5/16 at 8:00 pm to moneyg
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That doesn't make it good for the fans / game.
How many NBA seasons have there been when there weren't just 4 or 5 teams who realistically could win the title? Durant drops that number to 2. 50%, sure. But if we're up in arms about there only being 2 teams with any shot instead of 4 or 5, it rings a little hollow to me.
This idea of championship or tank is way off to me. There is nothing wrong with being the Grit/Grind Girzzlies. A solid core that consistently wins 50+ games, is a tough out, but is never, ever sniffing a title.
Can the Pels become a real, competent basketball team? That's pretty damn interesting.
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People may love to hate it. But, it's not good programming, and ultimately, It think it will hurt the network.
The NBA, unlike ESPN, is actually entertainment. Sport itself is entertainment. Two middle aged dudes arguing about people actually doing things is stupid. Watching people compete, achieve, struggle, overcome, etc is endlessly fascinating.
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I really won't have much interest until the final
You and I are just wired differently. There's literally an entire league to watch during the regular season. Forest for trees, my man. Plenty of other things happening besides the Warriors death march. Giannis, Simmons, We the North, Stevens, Jokic/Nurkic, Cousins, AD, Buddy Hield, Westbrook turning into a banshee, KAT/Wiggins/Thibs, Baby Lakers, Devin Booker avoiding PHX guard curse, Harden/D'Antoni, Dirk, whatever the frick Orlando is doing, SVG building fricking walls, et al....
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Maybe you and many others can enjoy the manufacturing of greatness.
Just like the Heatles won 4 consecutive titles, right? Nothing is set in stone. They still have to earn it. They are overwhelming favorites, and it may be inevitable, but they will have to take the title.
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