Don't other basketball leagues do this? Since the NBA can't really get in on international compe ions without real headaches, might as well have something to hype before Christmas.
if they were bull exhibition games that didnt count for anything other than a pointless mini tournament id agree that its gonna suck
but even for muh traditionalists, you can just treat them as regular season games. meanwhile the league drums up a little excitement in the early part of the season when the novelty has worn off but the playoffs are still ages away
If motivation other than $$$ is an issue, make it so the winning conference gets home court advantage in finals.
that should be the all star game tbh. one thing the mlb does right imho
Should be dope tbh.
Disagree completely. The idea that a team can have zero all stars and their playoff fate decided by someone else seems beyond insane.
I like the idea, but I'm also a soccer fan. So I'm used to the idea of in-season cups.* To me, the question is whether they stick with it long enough for it to acquire some prestige. If it has prestige, it's worthwhile. If not, it's a gimmick.
* The downside compared to cups in soccer is that you don't have non-league/lower-league sides—or another league entirely, like the MLS-LigaMX Leagues Cup coming up—to include to give it credibility as a separate compe ion from the league.
Edited to add: What would folks think about giving the winning a team a bonus pick at the end of the 1st Round?
Last edited by jhfenton; 07-06-2023 at 01:53 PM.
A mid-season tournament between the two best teams in the east and two best teams in west, contenders with vested interest in playoffs, sounds more interesting than game with all stars/coaches that do not play regularly as a team.
My two cents worth.
Damn, the Spurs got the group of death
Sounds like the NBA made it more complicated than it needed to be. And I don't get why they decided the championship game doesn't count stat-wise.
But should be a fun addition, IMO.
That's messed up.Damn, the Spurs got the group of death
Sounds like fun
because the championship game is the 83rd game of the season......... every other team plays 82
How about two teams in the championship game get to skip one of their later meetings -- with the champion getting to pick which one to skip? Sounds better than having a ghost stats game, IMO.
i wonder who will win this inaugural NBA Cup?
Leading contenders:
Nuggets
Heat
Celtics
Bucks
Warriors?
Phoenix??
Damn, the Spurs got the group of death
at least we know the games will be Tuesday and Friday......hopefully none of them are the second game of a back to back.
There should be a NBA CUP MVP also i suppose
i think the FAKE ONE will try his very best to get it hahahahahahahaha
fakerssssssssssssssssssssss fail
To me it feels like the long way of adding 83 games for an NBA season. Oh the first couple of tournaments teams complained about more injuries in 83 games than the other 28 teams so everybody who doesn’t make the Final will have a game added to their schedule, problem solved! $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Last edited by taps; 07-09-2023 at 01:32 AM.
what an embarrassment... champion of mid season regular season games between november and december. that's what dreams are made of
Players on the winning team each get $500K. I don’t think they really care about the cup.
I could see a few superstars wanting to win one of these just to be able to say they've won everything (guys like Bron, for example). I'm not as down on this as many others. Seems fun.
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