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Taco
11-15-2007, 01:08 PM
i am counting 16 back to back's for the Spurs this year

do you know how this compares to the rest of the league? http://www.funfilesandsmiles.com/smileys2/Basketball11.gif
Rummpd
11-15-2007, 01:16 PM
It is called Stern's attempt at parity.
Taco
11-15-2007, 01:19 PM
It is called Stern's attempt at parity.

i just counted the sun b2b and they have 16 also

i was just wondering seems like a lot but maybe it's the norm ?
Kori Ellis
11-15-2007, 01:25 PM
It's about average, I think.

I believe the Spurs have had 18 back-to-backs in other recent years.
Taco
11-15-2007, 01:26 PM
It's about average, I think.

I believe the Spurs have had 18 back-to-backs in other recent years.


yes taking a quick look at other teams schedules it's about the same for them too :spin
K-State Spur
11-15-2007, 01:26 PM
celtics have 19 this year.
batman2883
11-15-2007, 01:29 PM
taco's trying to start a conspiracy
Taco
11-15-2007, 01:30 PM
taco's trying to start a conspiracy


:lmao


just asking a question bro

just asking a question :lol
boutons_
11-15-2007, 01:31 PM
B2B games are an abomination, and cheat the fans by playing fatigued teams, risking injury, another cheat of the fans.

An 82-game schedule over 5.5 months is already very fatiguing.

There are plenty of 3-4 days breaks in a schedule that permit avoiding B2Bs, if the NBA business really wanted to.

How many games did the NBA play in the 50s and 60s when there were only 8 teams?

30 NBA teams dilutes the talent, now drawn world-wide, too much and makes the schedule too damn excruciating.
Mavs08
11-15-2007, 02:27 PM
Back to back games separate the boys from the men!
Taco
11-15-2007, 02:38 PM
celtics have 19 this year.

DAMN!!!! :dizzy

I DON'T FEELS SO BAD NOW :spin
Jimcs50
11-15-2007, 02:55 PM
Back to back complainers are pussies. I work 5 days a week back to back to back to back to back....do you see me whining?

If you do not remember, in 99, the Spurs played at least on 3-4 occasions where they played 3 straight days...back to back to back.

Also, in college bball in the conference tournaments, you play 3 or 4 straight days, depending on your seeding and whether you stay alive, so back to backs in the NBA are not that bad considering the comparison.

The Spurs are 3-0 in second half of back to backs this year and were 12-6 last year, so obviously back to backs are nor that bad for them.
41times
11-15-2007, 03:05 PM
I counted 14 B2B games for the Mavs. And i agree, it is a rip-off to the fans who don't get to see the best product possible on b2b games.
703 Spurz
11-15-2007, 07:18 PM
Back to back games separate the boys from the men!

What leads you to believe you've seen the men?