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Downsize the NBA
Posted on 11/17/20 at 3:31 pm
Posted on 11/17/20 at 3:31 pm
With all this talk of Harden trying to go to Brooklyn to form the latest super team, it's time to accept that there's not enough elite talent to fill out a 30 team league. There's about 20-30 legit elite players and probably about 10 superstars and they all want to play on the same team.
The result is a bad basketball experience for the majority of fan bases across the country. Unlike the NFL where a team can come out of nowhere from the 6 seed wildcard to win the Super Bowl, the seven game playoff format means Goliath almost always wins. In fact, just five teams account for 51 of the NBA's 74 championships. If you're a fan of the Hornets or Pelicans or Pacers, you know going into this season (and every season for the next ten years) that your teams isn't going to win.
End the charade. Put out a 16-20 team NBA and load each team with multiple superstars/elite talent.
The result is a bad basketball experience for the majority of fan bases across the country. Unlike the NFL where a team can come out of nowhere from the 6 seed wildcard to win the Super Bowl, the seven game playoff format means Goliath almost always wins. In fact, just five teams account for 51 of the NBA's 74 championships. If you're a fan of the Hornets or Pelicans or Pacers, you know going into this season (and every season for the next ten years) that your teams isn't going to win.
End the charade. Put out a 16-20 team NBA and load each team with multiple superstars/elite talent.
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Posted on 11/17/20 at 3:32 pm to ClientNumber9
As far as I am concerned, they can downsize to 0 (zero).
Posted on 11/17/20 at 3:33 pm to ClientNumber9
Not to mention all these small market teams with barely any corporate support let alone local die hard fans that show up consistently
Posted on 11/17/20 at 3:35 pm to ClientNumber9
Agree about the problem but disagree on the solution. I think bigger incentives need to be given to players for staying with the franchise that drafted them. Not sure what that could look like at the moment.
Posted on 11/17/20 at 3:36 pm to ClientNumber9
Downsizing? Que Dwight Schrute
Posted on 11/17/20 at 3:39 pm to ClientNumber9
You have been able to pick the 2-4 teams that have any shot of winning before the season even starts for the last forever many years.
The regular season is just a sick joke at this point.
The regular season is just a sick joke at this point.
Posted on 11/17/20 at 3:40 pm to ClientNumber9
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Unlike the NFL where a team can come out of nowhere from the 6 seed wildcard to win the Super Bowl, the seven game playoff format means Goliath almost always wins.
You want a less accurate way to decide the best team in the league?
Posted on 11/17/20 at 3:49 pm to ClientNumber9
I agree that the NBA seems like the one sport where certain teams will literally never do anything.
Lived in Atlanta for 7 years and followed the Hawks - even in their best season they got swept by Lebron in the ECF.
Now have lived in MSP for 7 years, TWolves have had multiple #1 picks (not to mention several former #1 picks on the roster) and still won't do jack shite. Even when they had Wiggins, KAT, and Butler it was a g-sweep by Houston
Lived in Atlanta for 7 years and followed the Hawks - even in their best season they got swept by Lebron in the ECF.
Now have lived in MSP for 7 years, TWolves have had multiple #1 picks (not to mention several former #1 picks on the roster) and still won't do jack shite. Even when they had Wiggins, KAT, and Butler it was a g-sweep by Houston
Posted on 11/17/20 at 3:51 pm to ClientNumber9
quote:1st, it's perfect as is, no changes needed.
Downsize the NBA
But if your issues is super teams, what you should be arguing for is the following:
- Hard Cap
- No Max salaries
- No draft
Then you get as much parity as you possibly can.
Posted on 11/17/20 at 3:52 pm to ClientNumber9
Eliminate the franchise with the worst record every year for the next ten years.
Posted on 11/17/20 at 3:54 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
quote:
As far as I am concerned, they can downsize to 0 (zero).
Well that didn't take long.
Posted on 11/17/20 at 3:56 pm to shel311
I think they should get rid of the draft, expand to 40 teams, and have an upper/lower division with promotion and relegation.
Posted on 11/17/20 at 3:57 pm to ClientNumber9
quote:
There's about 20-30 legit elite players and probably about 10 superstars and they all want to play on the same team.
So that's 40 players... 4 teams.
2 in the east, 2 in the west.
2 7 game series, 1 7 game series final and you are done.
NBA season in 3 weeks.
Posted on 11/17/20 at 3:59 pm to ClientNumber9
I bet no one expected the heat to make the finals at the beginning of the season
Posted on 11/17/20 at 4:03 pm to ClientNumber9
A hard cap or doing away with fully guaranteed contracts would help but the players will never go for it.
Giving them more money to stay isn’t the answer because we’ve seen players turn down the super max(AD) and larger extensions(Harden).
Hell Kawhi left a championship team to go home and team up with PG. This current group of stars just love teaming. Hope the next generation isn’t like that.
Giving them more money to stay isn’t the answer because we’ve seen players turn down the super max(AD) and larger extensions(Harden).
Hell Kawhi left a championship team to go home and team up with PG. This current group of stars just love teaming. Hope the next generation isn’t like that.
Posted on 11/17/20 at 4:05 pm to WB504
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Giving them more money to stay isn’t the answer because we’ve seen players turn down the super max(AD) and larger extensions(Harden).
If the players want to give up millions of dollars to improve their place of living, idk why people are so hell bent on stopping them
Posted on 11/17/20 at 4:05 pm to ClientNumber9
I disagree. I think it helps the NBA to create more lore around super stars if there’s a wide disparity between them and the bottom half of players.
The NBA is about stars more than it’s about teams. People from all over the country wear the jerseys of NBA stars, especially when they are winning.
The NBA is about stars more than it’s about teams. People from all over the country wear the jerseys of NBA stars, especially when they are winning.
This post was edited on 11/17/20 at 4:07 pm
Posted on 11/17/20 at 4:37 pm to BeepNode
Everyone complains about super teams, but super teams drive ratings.
Posted on 11/17/20 at 4:44 pm to shel311
quote:
1st, it's perfect as is, no changes needed.
Those skyrocketing TV ratings sure support your point.
Posted on 11/17/20 at 4:46 pm to SoFla Tideroller
quote:k
Those skyrocketing TV ratings sure support your point.
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