re: When will NBA structure league more like NFL

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That doesn't make it good for the fans / game.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.