NBA Considering Cutting Down The Preseason and Starting The RS Earlier

[cd021]

Parker suggested this. Cutting down the preseason games and starting the RS earlier and using the additional days to trim down on the back to backs.

Every team would probably play 2 less back to backs because of the extra 10 days.

http://grantland.com/the-triangle/the-nbas-new-preseason-schedule/

[100%duncan]

Better for the fans and the TOSBs.

[Mr. Body]

Makes sense.

[BillMc]

Pop uses the Regular Season basically as Preseason anyway. He uses the Preseason as nothing but a scrimmage. So, I'm all for it.

[Ice009]

I've said this before. Not one person even bothered replying. There's no reason why they can't start the regular season at least two weeks early and cut out a lot of the back to backs. It completely ruins the product having so many back to backs.

This would be awesome, might even make Tim and Manu want to come back for another season or two if this happens.

[spurs1990]

In addition go back to the previous interval for the all star break.

Make the first round best of five.

Make the finals 2-3-2.

[spursparker9]

Nice. IIRC, Tony once said that he wanted this too

[Robz4000]

In addition go back to the previous interval for the all star break.

Make the first round best of five.

Make the finals 2-3-2.

Get rid of the 3 point line too.

Also, no more dunking !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[BG_Spurs_Fan]

Makes sense. Yet another decision heavily influenced by the Spurs.

[boutons_deux]

better to reduce the number of teams, which reduces the number of games and which concentrates the talent and , reducing the abominable B2Bs

[100%duncan]

I've said this before. Not one person even bothered replying. There's no reason why they can't start the regular season at least two weeks early and cut out a lot of the back to backs. It completely ruins the product having so many back to backs.

This would be awesome, might even make Tim and Manu want to come back for another season or two if this happens.

:tu

[100%duncan]

In addition go back to the previous interval for the all star break.

Make the first round best of five.

Make the finals 2-3-2.

Ehhh 2-3-2 removes HCA.

First rounds usually give us atleast 2-3 good series. It's all good.

[Raven]

bad idea.

[Mal]

There should be 76 games. 2x other conference, 3x conference, 4x division. 2x15 + 3x10 + 4x4 = 76