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back2backs? ing really?
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NBA Commish David Stern holding playoff conference; makes introductory note about # of small markets in post season; level playing field
Says Metta suspension of 7 games did have to do with player's past
Stern says a teams schedule to end season will have bearing on Saturday/Sunday playoff opener, but so will building availability.
Stern says there will be "back to backs" in the 2nd round because of scheduling quirks.
back2backs? ing really?
Expected yet still sucks.Stern says there will be "back to backs" in the 2nd round because of scheduling quirks.
I'm sure the Spurs will magically get a Saturday start.Stern says a teams schedule to end season will have bearing on Saturday/Sunday playoff opener, but so will building availability.
So, that means, for practically first time ever, Spurs will actually get to start on a Sunday for a change??
Saturday at noon.
Lets just hope it's a night game or late afternoon at least for the Spurs. in noon games we play horrible.
also this from Jeff McD:
Jeff McDonald @JMcDonald_SAEN
Spurs staying over in San Francisco on Thurs. Won't return to SA until mid-day Fri. If Game 1 is Sat, there will be no practice beforehand.
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Stern says there will be "possible" back to backs in round 2, because of scheduling quirks. Left out the word "possible" in last tweet
Are the big 3 returning to SA tomorrow?
b2bs in the playoffs are bull . Thank god we have the best depth in the league but it really hurts Manu/Timmy.
While I initially thought that sucked (because of the age of Tim and Manu), I wonder actually if this could play to our advantage with our present run away depth.
Less deep teams might be sucking wind on the second game, while we might be able to put fresh bodies in....
Saturday, April 28
2 PM ABC
4:30 TNT
7 PM ESPN
9:30 PM ESPN
Sunday, April 29
12 PM ESPN
2:30 PM ABC
6 PM TNT
8:30 PM TNT
These are the time slots for game 1 if anyone is interested.
These are central times.
Last edited by DesignatedT; 04-25-2012 at 03:49 PM.
No doubt.
Really though, the Spurs need a Sunday start. They will probably be the last team playing on Thursday night. Add in Neal's injury and the other probable fluke injury that will happen in the next two games ... and I'm hoping for something like Sunday, Wednesday.
as a Spurs fan, i'm *hoping* for a Saturday start... i'm ready to see them play!
i don't think Pop will play the Big 3 Thursday, anyways.... so they'll be all rested.
but a Sunday game would be fine with me, knowing that extra day of rest will be useful.
Sat. 5:30 TNT sounds about right.
lol NBA
Noon EST... 11AM CST.
B2B is bull . ing greedy NBA. Bad enough 66 games was squeezed into 4 months. Should have reduced the season to 50 games and have a normal playoffs.
Literally all but two games on Thursday start at 8 p.m. EDT -- only LAL/SAC and SA/GST start at 10:30 EDT. The Lakers are playing at home this weekend, so the late start is pretty much meaningless to them.
For what it's worth, only one Eastern Conference playoff team is playing a Thursday away game against a Western Conference opponent -- Orlando, which is playing in Memphis.
Reading between the lines a bit, Stern's comment about scheduling could only really apply in a couple of situations:
1. the Clippers play tonight in New York and might play this weekend in LA; it would make some sense that the league might push the Clippers to Sunday to account for the cross-country trip and have the Lakers play Saturday (though that would be highly unusual) -- I don't think that's what he's talking about because the Mavericks play in Atlanta on Thursday and will likely have to play in LA this weekend, so making them travel to play on Saturday at LA might be considered unfair (particularly by someone like Cuban).
2. the Spurs' situation.
For ease of reference, here's where the playoff teams close -- all games on Thursday unless otherwise noted:
EAST
Chicago v. Cleveland
Miami at Washington
Indiana v. Chicago (Wednesday)
Boston v. Milwaukee
Atlanta v. Dallas
Orlando at Memphis
New York at Charlotte
Philadelphia at Detroit
WEST
San Antonio at Golden State
Oklahoma City v. Denver (Wednesday)
LA Lakers at Sacramento
LA Clippers at New York (Wednesday)
Memphis v. Orlando
Denver at Minnesota
Dallas at Atlanta
Utah v. Portland
Guess it does not matter since Utah plays on Thursday too. I guess Sat at 5:30 will be our game.
I hope a Saturday start or at least a Memphis / Clippers saturday starts
The big 3 will likely not play Thursday and the sooner both series starts, the more chance we have to avoid back to back in 2nd round
this makes sense.
and a back to back should they get to the 2nd round
Spurs earned Saturday off with # 1 seed and killer schedule to close the season. I'd be surprised if they play on Saturday.
Spurs Sunday at 6.
Spurs played on Sunday at noon last year, it will prob be same this year.
I doubt the NBA will ever let the top playoff seeds pick their opponents, but why not let them pick the schedule? I know building conflicts could exist, but each team could submit a ranked list of preferred dates/times, with better records getting priority. This would give the Spurs a reason to try and pass the Bulls, for example.
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