1. 12-04-12 11:53 PM #1
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    Wizards beat the Heat? Here's why this freak sh!t happens...

    The NBA season goes on for seemingly ever!

    If you were making tens of millions of dollars as the star(s) of a franchise, would you bust your hump every night for 82 games? Probably not. What's in it for you?

    Let's be realistic. Only a handful of teams have a legitimate chance of making the finals. If you are the Heat, Grizzlies, Thunder, Knicks, Nets, Spurs or Clippers you know that you don't need to compete every night, you just need to win enough to get seeded properly down the stretch. You know who knows these things? Greg Popovich and every brand name star in the association, so does David Stern!

    I have no doubt in my mind that one of the teams, mentioned above, could reel off close to 70 wins in a season. I really do, but the players think long term these days and they position themselves and their brands for the playoffs! This league is about money and they don't pay any extra money to teams that win all of their games, they pay extra money to playoff teams. The NBA formula: be a star, win a ring, build your brand.
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  2. 12-05-12 12:47 AM #2
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    NFL has the best regular season in professional sports. Every game matters except for the rare instances when you have a 14-0 team w/ homefield locked up. NBA and MLB regular season are way too drawn out
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  3. 12-05-12 12:55 AM #3
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    Its basketball where home court happens
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  4. 12-05-12 01:05 AM #4
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    But why not take the easy points and throw the big matchups
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  5. 12-05-12 02:17 AM #5
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    There's no way it's that easy to have a 70 win season. The Nets? Really? Even the worst players on the worst teams can affect the game in some way; they wouldn't be putting on a jersey if they couldn't. It's extremely competitive to get into the NBA, even D-Leaguers can come in and ball out.

    I DO agree with you're point on some teams taking it easy during the early season due to how many games they play/wanting to be full-strength during the end of the year.
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  6. 12-05-12 04:21 AM #6
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  7. 12-05-12 08:58 AM #7
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    Totally right A4K...but you have to beat the Wizards, no matter where the game is played.
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  8. 12-05-12 10:11 AM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by Frisco View Post
    NFL has the best regular season in professional sports. Every game matters except for the rare instances when you have a 14-0 team w/ homefield locked up. NBA and MLB regular season are way too drawn out
    I agree
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  9. 12-05-12 04:51 PM #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by vancityswag View Post
    But why not take the easy points and throw the big matchups
    I ask myself the same question everytime an elite team loses supposedly easy game to a shit.y one.
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