Wtf, they are actually gonna go through with this ?
So... is the semi-finals an extra regular season game? Or will each team have a home game displaced? Weird how they are folding the games into the regular season like this. I think the format would work better if it were more like Soccer, where it's a separate compe ion and teams sometime field different active rosters for it. Hard to do in basketball, but I could see it being heavily played by reserve players in the early rounds - but not if the results count towards regular season W/L totals.
should be cool tbh
all the games (except the tournament finals) count toward the regular season anyway, for standings/stats, etc. they're not exhibition games like the all star game, so teams/players have no reason to dog it.
and the players are playing for 500k bonuses for each player of the winning team. should be something interesting to maintain regular season intrigue before the late season playoff push
Yeah, they're basically having a regular schedule but with some games being counted for a potential bonus game and cash prize. It's about a unobtrusive as this could get. December seems insanely early to have a final for this tournament. The whole first chunk of the season must just be tourney-weighted games. Will be interested to see what that ends up looking like.
I've got a hard time seeing team/players taking the final game seriously. If stats don't matter then it's basically a designated load management game.
players in the final game are gunning for 500k bonuses
Sure, the role players will def be gunning for that.
I know it won't matter much, but don't underestimate the compe iveness of today's players and the pride aspect that goes along with winning the inaugural event.
I believe there are monetary prizes for players on the winning team.
And the stars will be gunning to get their teammates paid. Except for #2, he don't give a .
Not sure if you were being sarcastic, but I think this is correct. Another consequence of the anticipated hollowing out of the middle class by the second apron is that lower salaried players will make up a larger proportion of rosters. They will definitely play hard for an extra 500k.
Are you going to go and hit on some tail waitresses?
Only if she's working there to put herself through law school.
I was 100% serious. I just don't see contending teams with aging stars being very enthused with the idea of having to playing a meaningless 83rd game. To name a few...
Lakers - The Ancient One & Day to Davis will not be suiting up for this.
Heat - Bulter would be unlikely to play.
Bucks - Freak missed a quite a few games last year and just went through a clean-up procedure on that bothersome knee. Middleton took an entire year to get over his injury.
Suns - KD & Beal haven't exactly been iron men. Suns sure as didn't mortgage their entire future for 500k bonuses.
Nuggets - Okay Joker is still young, but I guarantee you that he'd rather be at home watching Daniel Radcliffe's rousing performance in Equus.
Clipper - Need I really explain?
Dubs - Curry, Dray & Klay ain't gonna suit for this .
The teams I do see gunning for this are Kings, Thunder, Magic, Celtics, Cavs & Knicks. So yeah basically one contender in Celtics.
This is a horrible idea ... I can only imagine what Pop thinks about this
They all still count as regular season games toward the standings, stats etc
This seems stupid and badly thought out. I hope I'm wrong.
yeah but I doubt Pop will treat these games any different than a regular season game i.e. he will sit/rest players and will not put more emphasis on a game plan.
I agree. It's gimmicky, stupid and basically admits the regular season is meaningless now and needs junk like this to draw attention.
Silver has some good points, but he's really turning the actual game into a joke.
another dumbass new addition by Adam Silver. Just like changing the All-Star game when they now discussing if they should change it back to East vs. West
todays nba.
i heard the washington generals may get an invite
Tbh, I like it. December is usually the dog days of the regular season that nobody cares about other than hardcore fans. Breaking up the monotony with a tournament sounds like a great idea.
Win or go home basketball will be fun to watch. Oldheads whine about "tradition" in every sport but I'm a fan of advancements that improve the experience. The Play-in Tournament has been awesome and this will probably be similar. We will see.
You're right. I hated the idea of the play in but I think I've watched all of them.
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