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Lebron drew the group of death

Posted on 7/8/23 at 7:38 pm
Posted by nicholastiger
Member since Jan 2004
42392 posts
Posted on 7/8/23 at 7:38 pm
For the new in season tourney

Grizzlies suns lakers jazz Trail Blazers

Does Lebron get to count this as another ring?
This post was edited on 7/8/23 at 7:40 pm
Posted by Mr. Elvert
Dallas
Member since Oct 2012
14975 posts
Posted on 7/8/23 at 7:41 pm to
Seems like a dumb idea. This ain’t Euro soccer
Posted by Cosmo
glassman's guest house
Member since Oct 2003
120196 posts
Posted on 7/8/23 at 7:41 pm to
Nobody cares about the in season tourney

They should have had a post season tourney to determine draft order, that would be fun
Posted by TriadTigers
North Carolina
Member since Jan 2020
1293 posts
Posted on 7/8/23 at 7:48 pm to
Do they not realize that soccer does national cups and champions league because those teams don't play each other during the season. I mean WTF? Everybody already plays everybody. It's called the regular fricking season.
Posted by tiggerthetooth
Big Momma's House
Member since Oct 2010
61135 posts
Posted on 7/8/23 at 7:51 pm to
The NBA is boring. We've seen a rough defensive era, a dunking era, and now a super offense and 3 point era.


I don't think the game has anywhere else to find creativity. People just dont grow up playing sports like they used to.

The NBA is competing with video games and gaming media now.
Posted by Broski
Member since Jun 2011
70789 posts
Posted on 7/8/23 at 7:52 pm to
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Do they not realize that soccer does national cups and champions league because those teams don't play each other during the season. I mean WTF?


Yeah, if they really wanted this to emulate what the EPL is doing, you'd hold an "open" tournament that includes NBA G-League squads... which would be dumb.

It's already incredibly fricking stupid though that you already have an 82-game regular season, followed by a postseason tournament and now you're adding a contrived midseason tournament to it.
Posted by TomRollTideRitter
Member since Aug 2016
12617 posts
Posted on 7/8/23 at 7:53 pm to
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Seems like a dumb idea. This ain’t Euro soccer


The Euro soccer tournaments all have characteristics that differentiate them from the primary domestic competition.

Suckers may fall for this contrived NBA Cup though. They may as well try because every regular season other than football does sorry ratings out of market.
Posted by WaltTeevens
Santa Barbara, CA
Member since Dec 2013
10953 posts
Posted on 7/8/23 at 7:54 pm to
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Do they not realize that soccer does national cups and champions league because those teams don't play each other during the season. I mean WTF? Everybody already plays everybody. It's called the regular fricking season


It never fails to amaze me how resistant/hostile to change some people are.

If the Internet was invented tomorrow I bet the lot of you would shite all over it:

"I ain't frickin 'logging on' to that shite! Read on the computer? What for? What am I? Some kinda nerd?! It'll fail within two years. No question."
Posted by Broski
Member since Jun 2011
70789 posts
Posted on 7/8/23 at 7:54 pm to
I can't wait to see some team unveil a banner for winning this.
Posted by TomRollTideRitter
Member since Aug 2016
12617 posts
Posted on 7/8/23 at 7:55 pm to
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Yeah, if they really wanted this to emulate what the EPL is doing, you'd hold an "open" tournament that includes NBA G-League squads... which would be dumb.


Or invite Euro and Chinese squads. The games probably wouldn’t be very competitive, but at least there would be some distinguishing factor.
Posted by Broski
Member since Jun 2011
70789 posts
Posted on 7/8/23 at 7:56 pm to
I'm just going off of whenever Silver said he wanted this to be like the FA Cup, which was such a stupid thing to say, because this is nothing even remotely close to the FA Cup.

It's literally an exhibition in the middle of the season.
Posted by TomRollTideRitter
Member since Aug 2016
12617 posts
Posted on 7/8/23 at 8:02 pm to
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It never fails to amaze me how resistant/hostile to change some people are.


If the NBA comes up with a good idea to improve its boring regular season, I’ll support it.

This thread isn’t showing resistance to change. It’s showing resistance to a contrived, lazy cash grab.

In actuality, the NBA is the one afraid of changing anything that may impact the playoffs, so their “change” is just “Hey these aren’t just regular season games! They’re NBA Cup games!”

It’s uninspired trash.
Posted by BowlJackson
Birmingham, AL
Member since Sep 2013
52881 posts
Posted on 7/8/23 at 8:05 pm to
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Yeah, if they really wanted this to emulate what the EPL is doing, you'd hold an "open" tournament that includes NBA G-League squads... which would be dumb.


It would not be dumb if it allowed the Birmingham Squadron to replace the lame arse Pels in the NBA
Posted by Bestbank Tiger
Premium Member
Member since Jan 2005
70919 posts
Posted on 7/8/23 at 8:05 pm to
Just play it in a bubble after three months rest and he'll be fine.
Posted by Broski
Member since Jun 2011
70789 posts
Posted on 7/8/23 at 8:06 pm to
quote:

It would not be dumb if it allowed the Birmingham Squadron to replace the lame arse Pels in the NBA



I see your bait
Posted by LSUneaux
NOLA
Member since Mar 2014
4486 posts
Posted on 7/8/23 at 8:06 pm to
So much anger in here. The Cup games ARE REGULAR SEASON GAMES.
Posted by TomRollTideRitter
Member since Aug 2016
12617 posts
Posted on 7/8/23 at 8:07 pm to
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I'm just going off of whenever Silver said he wanted this to be like the FA Cup, which was such a stupid thing to say, because this is nothing even remotely close to the FA Cup.


Yeah and it’s a shame because an FA Cup would be wildly entertaining for basketball, but it simply can’t exist in our closed pro sports system.

And the owners will never jeopardize that closed system, so we’re left with this idea that just arbitrarily calls some games important because they’re “cup games”.
Posted by Broski
Member since Jun 2011
70789 posts
Posted on 7/8/23 at 8:09 pm to
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So much anger in here. The Cup games ARE REGULAR SEASON GAMES.



It's not anger, it's just pointing out something that doesn't really make sense.
Posted by TriadTigers
North Carolina
Member since Jan 2020
1293 posts
Posted on 7/8/23 at 8:09 pm to
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The Cup games ARE REGULAR SEASON GAMES.


So a gimmick then.
Posted by BowlJackson
Birmingham, AL
Member since Sep 2013
52881 posts
Posted on 7/8/23 at 8:09 pm to
No bait. Birmingham deserves an NBA team, New Orleans doesn’t. It’s that simple.
This post was edited on 7/8/23 at 8:11 pm
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