The regular season.

[pgardn]

Is way too long. And too many teams make the playoffs. The NBA clearly has some money difficulties, their product is becoming very ho-hum until the playoffs get underway and the chaff is eliminated.

So I propose:

1. The team with the best record in each conference wins the right to pick the exact matchups during the 1st round of the playoffs. David Stern could have a tournament show before the playoffs detailing exactly what the teams with the best records have decided. And then everyone could whine and cry about.

Or we could all just wait for Lebron's mom to get drunk again and have us some U-tube.

This would really be interesting imo (along with a hammered mom on a rampage). The best team could hack off the team they choose to play. And they could pick the worst possible matchups for the teams they might consider threats and did not play as well during the regular season. Make the regular season mean something please.

Im fed up with 82 games.

And I dont have a 2nd point.

[stnick2261]

not the worst idea I've read on these boards

[Giuseppe]

The difference in quality of play is distinct, especially at the start of the playoffs because the regular season is still fresh in one's mind. By the time The Finals have culminated one's mind is preset to that quality because it's pleasant and stimulating. When November quickly rolls about and we're presented with that product it's near disgraceful.

I've not a solution, just a refresh of the particulars.

[pgardn]

not the worst idea I've read on these boards


Then I consider this a ringing endorsement.

[iManu]

Then I consider this a ringing endorsement.

Ring ring.



:wakeup

[Juggity]

Should the number one team be given another distinct advantage like that when it's already number one and probably the favorite to win it all? As I see it, that would make the playoffs more boring because the number one team would set itself such a clear path to victory playing inferior teams.

I think the idea could possibly work if it were implemented slightly differently; if the top 3 teams within the conference, starting at number one, get to pick their matchup from the bottom 4 (obviously, the number 4 team would be forced to play whoever was left over from the choices of the top 3).

That way it gives a slight advantage to the top teams but does not bias the entire tournament in favor of the number one seed.

[pgardn]

Awwhh cmon Man!

Im bored. 82 frggn games. Make it worth something if we are going to have to go through so many games. Maybe its good to get a big advantage. The regular season is a strut for the best teams, make em play. Or get rid of some teams and make it the best 4 records in each conf.

Throw me a bone here fella, Im dyin.

[ducks]

if you are bored watching spurs play real basketball
then you can go watch golf

[tdunk21]

:td

[Barfunk]

I like it the way it is. I think it is cool that there are "alot" of playoff teams.

[DMC]

I want Stern to not fuck with the game any more. He tried a couple of things like the stupid ball change and this year the technical fiasco. Just leave the damn game alone.

[Mel_13]

Should the number one team be given another distinct advantage like that when it's already number one and probably the favorite to win it all? As I see it, that would make the playoffs more boring because the number one team would set itself such a clear path to victory playing inferior teams.

I think the idea could possibly work if it were implemented slightly differently; if the top 3 teams within the conference, starting at number one, get to pick their matchup from the bottom 4 (obviously, the number 4 team would be forced to play whoever was left over from the choices of the top 3).

That way it gives a slight advantage to the top teams but does not bias the entire tournament in favor of the number one seed.

That's exactly what the NBA has done with the D-League playoffs for the last two seasons.

[ElNono]

The offseason is too long... Just stretch the regular season until July... August off, September training camp, and off we go again... You could avoid back to backs that way, among other things...

[Mel_13]

The offseason is too long... Just stretch the regular season until July... August off, September training camp, and off we go again... You could avoid back to backs that way, among other things...

Stretch it out long enough and avoid those pesky FIBA tournaments...

[ElNono]

Stretch it out long enough and avoid those pesky FIBA tournaments...

Works for me... plus I bet you'll get less injured guys and more time for injured guys to recover without their team having to tank the season...

[gospursgojas]

I watch each and every game and will be damned if I don't get my 82+ games

[crc21209]

You think the NBA season is too long? :lol Try MLB, with 162 games....

[100%duncan]

who cares? if you get tired then stop watching

fify

[pgardn]

And this is why the NBA is the 3rd most popular sport in the US and dropping. Soon to be passed by NASCAR. Pun intended.

[dbestpro]

Yeah, the season is too long and when the summer comes everybody freaks out because there is no Spurs ball and can't wait until the season starts.

[pgardn]

Everybody is some posters on Spurstalk.
Its a very small world.

Just trying to interject some fun and it aint workin.

Last thing the NBA needs right now is to overlap with baseball and football. Taint workn fellas. Baseball and football owners are makn cash.


Ahh fkkk the big picture.

[romain.star]

And this is why the NBA is the 3rd most popular sport in the US and dropping. Soon to be passed by NASCAR. Pun intended.

For most euros, American football and Baseball are mysteries...

American football is more or less a (very) poor man version of rugby
As for Baseball... argh it's like watching an Inspector Derrick episod

BB has it all and should be the most popular sport in the US

[pgardn]

For most euros, American football and Baseball are mysteries...

American football is more or less a (very) poor man version of rugby
As for Baseball... argh it's like watching an Inspector Derrick episod

BB has it all and should be the most popular sport in the US



Which is what Cricket is for Americans. A mysterious snoozefest.

Baseball roots are very, very deep here. The NY Yankees have the largest payroll in the Sportsworld. Yes, ahead of Barca, and Manchester City. In fact, it might be possible the NY Yankees are the most recognized professional team in the entire world. The Far East and Central America are also baseball crazy.

[PBEEZY]

Which is what Cricket is for Americans. A mysterious snoozefest.

Baseball roots are very, very deep here. The NY Yankees have the largest payroll in the Sportsworld. Yes, ahead of Barca, and Manchester City. In fact, it might be possible the NY Yankees are the most recognized professional team in the entire world. The Far East and Central America are also baseball crazy.

Not according to facebook fan numbers lol

[Flex9050]

I'll take my 82 plus games, thank you very much. But I would like to see the best 16 teams in the playoffs based on record. Which means a few teams from the East that would normally be playing would be watching from home (or wherever they choose to spend their vacation).

[romain.star]

Which is what Cricket is for Americans. A mysterious snoozefest.

Baseball roots are very, very deep here. The NY Yankees have the largest payroll in the Sportsworld. Yes, ahead of Barca, and Manchester City. In fact, it might be possible the NY Yankees are the most recognized professional team in the entire world. The Far East and Central America are also baseball crazy.

As rich and recognized the NY Yankees might be, i don't get the interest of this sport. I've tried to watch it several times but it's just impossible for me to enjoy anything related to a game of Baseball... Guys throwing balls, guys hitting balls (1 time out of 10), guys running around a field... WTF is that??

[ChumpDumper]

For most euros, American football and Baseball are mysteries...

American football is more or less a (very) poor man version of rugby
As for Baseball... argh it's like watching an Inspector Derrick episod

BB has it all and should be the most popular sport in the USNot enough white people in the NBA tbh.

[romain.star]

Not enough white people in the NBA tbh.

well... you guys have given a black man the right to rule the white house

or you're being sarcastic

[pgardn]

As rich and recognized the NY Yankees might be, i don't get the interest of this sport. I've tried to watch it several times but it's just impossible for me to enjoy anything related to a game of Baseball... Guys throwing balls, guys hitting balls (1 time out of 10), guys running around a field... WTF is that??


Baseball is a situational game. Its somewhat like timed chess and football from a play perspective. Things set up a certain way and actual "play" is over a very short time period with decision making in between play taking up most of the time. Basketball and soccer are more alike with continuous play. Situations are constantly evolving with players having to adapt while play is still occuring over a longer time period (think for themselves). Soccer, (football), is very clearly more of a continuous play sport which is why I believe most Americans cant handle it. We need our time outs for commercials to visit the toilet, fart, or eat. And Americans want good play to usually result in a score of some sort, this occurs infrequently in soccer. A good soccer match can involve a 0-0 tie. This does not sit well with someone that has never played and has no idea how difficult the game is. And a tie...? look how much trouble we have gone through to eliminate the tie.

TV and advertisers obviously would much rather have a sport where there is a good deal of time spent between plays. All of the big 3 in the US supply this for TV. The NBA and college basketball of course implement TV timeouts if things get out of hand and the viewer has to watch play (pay attention, aka concentrate) for more than 10 minutes straight. And then of course the constant time outs and fouling at the end of games allows Networks to get all their commercial time in for basketball.

So...
I would like a grass roots movement to storm the NBA offices with my idea for the regular season/playoffs.
<cue cricket noises>

[senorglory]

playoffs are too long. roll back the first couple rounds to best of 5 series. only finals should go best of 7.

[senorglory]

I want Stern to not fuck with the game any more. He tried a couple of things like the stupid ball change and this year the technical fiasco. Just leave the damn game alone.

i liked it better when they called travelling. too many steps allowed nowadays.

[coachmac87]

What sucks about the NBA is that the league is not competitive....point blank. I mean there are really 3-4 teams that really have a chance of winning a championship.

There seems to be a different champion in football every season, and with baseball it seems like there is always a team that goes on a cinderlla run every season. Which is sad since there is no cap.

[romain.star]

What sucks about the NBA is that the league is not competitive....point blank. I mean there are really 3-4 teams that really have a chance of winning a championship.

There seems to be a different champion in football every season, and with baseball it seems like there is always a team that goes on a cinderlla run every season. Which is sad since there is no cap.

Are you serious?
The NBA is unique in its kind since it’s the only competition that gathers all the greatest players coming from all over the world.
Baskeball being a worldwild sport (unlike US Football or Baseball), it says a lot about the competitiveness of this league...