They’re talking about it on SportsCenter. I already hate it.
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In-Season Tournament is a thing.
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I'm assuming these "group games" also count towards the regular season standards, or is the NBA just adding a random 4 extra games sprinkled in?
If they don't count towards regular season it would be malpractice for any team not to rest their starters. If they *do* count that seems like a totally random method of picking semi-finalists for the Vegas tourney
Suppose they'll clarify on Saturday but seems like a big waste of everyone's time, unless you call up all your two-way guys to give them a shot at that $500k which would actually mean something to them
If they don't count towards regular season it would be malpractice for any team not to rest their starters. If they *do* count that seems like a totally random method of picking semi-finalists for the Vegas tourney
Suppose they'll clarify on Saturday but seems like a big waste of everyone's time, unless you call up all your two-way guys to give them a shot at that $500k which would actually mean something to them
This type of tournaments are typical here in Europe and they are awesome. They are like the All-Star there in USA but with actual competitive basketball games where all the games are like the 7th game of a playoff series. The NBA, media, franchises and fans should give it an oportunity and shouldn't treat it as a friendly competition. If it works here in Europe, and not only in basketball, also soccer and all the main sports, why wouldn't work there? Here winning the cup tournament is always a great achievement.
There's a lot about Euro sports leagues that's admirable, not the least of which is the club system and deep history of clubs rather than franchises that get shipped around to the higher bidder. The US system being what it is and so entrenched tho it's hard to imagine this sort of thing making sense in our milieu - especially when it's a rather naked cash grab by a league that's been trying to dig up as many quarters from the couch cushions that it can
But they said that after "pod" play eight teams will advance to the quarterfinals. So those teams play either one or two games that other teams don't play.
I suppose they could design it so that in the regular season schedule every team has to have at least one game with every other team post-tournament, and they just cancel the games that correspond to the games in the tournament. Of course, that could make a lot of people unhappy if they've already got tickets to the game that gets wiped off the schedule.
I suppose they could design it so that in the regular season schedule every team has to have at least one game with every other team post-tournament, and they just cancel the games that correspond to the games in the tournament. Of course, that could make a lot of people unhappy if they've already got tickets to the game that gets wiped off the schedule.
This is **** stupid.
What's the point of this?
Why is this going to hold any importance at all?
I mean, players know that what matters is the playoffs right, who's going to even care about this.
The "winner", what exactly is that going to provide them?
Will they get accolades/respect?
Just sounds dumb like you're telling me to care but why tf should I care?
I mean if these just count as regular season games then fine, I'll just view then as regular season games but what exactly makes this important at all?
Like what motivation will anyone have to get that cup title?
No one is going to be adding these cup titles to anyone's resume I would assume because this is right at the beginning of the season where teams are just starting to figure things out.
It doesn't hold the meaning of an end of season title after a lot of seasoning and hard work.
Just sounds dumb and like something players aren't going to care about.
500k USD.
Who the **** cares.
These dudes make way more than that and you're hoping that money in itself will motivate players so much to care.
I don't think players care THAT much about 500k.
They want to compete and this doesn't really seem like anything that matters.
What a just kind of meaningless thing this seems like.
Sounds like a waste of time!
What's the point of this?
Why is this going to hold any importance at all?
I mean, players know that what matters is the playoffs right, who's going to even care about this.
The "winner", what exactly is that going to provide them?
Will they get accolades/respect?
Just sounds dumb like you're telling me to care but why tf should I care?
I mean if these just count as regular season games then fine, I'll just view then as regular season games but what exactly makes this important at all?
Like what motivation will anyone have to get that cup title?
No one is going to be adding these cup titles to anyone's resume I would assume because this is right at the beginning of the season where teams are just starting to figure things out.
It doesn't hold the meaning of an end of season title after a lot of seasoning and hard work.
Just sounds dumb and like something players aren't going to care about.
500k USD.
Who the **** cares.
These dudes make way more than that and you're hoping that money in itself will motivate players so much to care.
I don't think players care THAT much about 500k.
They want to compete and this doesn't really seem like anything that matters.
What a just kind of meaningless thing this seems like.
Sounds like a waste of time!
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