NBA reopening gonna be a disaster?

[Mike Huntertz]

Techinically speaking they didn't wait on the numbers - they planned it in advanced like the NBA and hoped for the best - but your point is fair. NBA has a lot more money to through at this however. It will be a military operation.

I agree, but if the numbers didn't fall to the proper level....no games. Not in the USA.
The show must go on.I'm pulling for "Play" but thinking "no go".

[IBetYou]

NBA now working on a 2nd league for the eliminated teams. It will be in Chicago.

[bballs84]

2nd bubble in Chicago should really be for draft pick order.. Would mean something.. Players would play hard.. Would be good watch

[KVB]

NBA now working on a 2nd league for the eliminated teams. It will be in Chicago.

Unreal.

[Unrivaled]

NBA now working on a 2nd league for the eliminated teams. It will be in Chicago.

Why? Can we please see the other league get through a full week first without shutting down?

[lakerboy]

NBA is funny.

[Booya711]

Cracker Jack league....reach inside the box and get your draft order prize

[IBetYou]

It's great news. If the Orlando one fails because of Florida, then there's this to bet on instead. Not until September unfortunately.

[clockwise1965]

The NBA schedule will continue to be pushed back until the season is canceled.

[Goat Milk]

2nd bubble in Chicago should really be for draft pick order.. Would mean something.. Players would play hard.. Would be good watch

great idea honestly. should do this every year

[IBetYou]

great idea honestly. should do this every year

You lot are so naive. You think these players give a fkcu if their team gets a good pick? They care about mins & usage rate because that affects their chance to showcase and thus make money. Getting a good pick may well worsen a player's status in the hierarchy.

Summer league is ultra competitive every year. What do they play for? A job, a role, good favour with the coach...

[Goat Milk]

You lot are so naive. You think these players give a fkcu if their team gets a good pick? They care about mins & usage rate because that affects their chance to showcase and thus make money. Getting a good pick may well worsen a player's status in the hierarchy.

Summer league is ultra competitive every year. What do they play for? A job, a role, good favour with the coach...

Pretty sure players like Lillard and Booker are sick of losing. They already make 40 million a year. They want to win. CJ Mccolum isn't it, sorry. Imagine if Lillard were fighting to get a player like Zion? Portland would be a contender for years.

Not gonna argue w you. You're too stubborn.

[IBetYou]

Lillard needs someone in his age group. Can't be waiting on a kid to develop -even a phenom such as Williamson. Someone like Griffin or Gallinari would fit the Blazers nicely.

Speaking of Lillard, he was that young star when Aldridge was THE MAN in Portland. My case in point: Aldridge left because he wasn't willing to wait.

Anyway... top picks should go to the worst team, not the best of the lottery teams, otherwise the playoff bubble would be a contest to MISS the playoffs

[Goat Milk]

Lillard needs someone in his age group. Can't be waiting on a kid to develop -even a phenom such as Williamson. Someone like Griffin or Gallinari would fit the Blazers nicely.

Speaking of Lillard, he was that young star when Aldridge was THE MAN in Portland. My case in point: Aldridge left because he wasn't willing to wait.

Anyway... top picks should go to the worst team, not the best of the lottery teams, otherwise the playoff bubble would be a contest to MISS the playoffs

Zion doesn't need time to develop, he'll be a top 5 PF in the NBA next season. That's a guarantee, not an opinion.

You can miss the playoffs, that doesn't mean you're gonna win the next tournament. There's not much difference between an 8 seed and a 10th seed. Losing should not be rewarded in the NBA.

[clockwise1965]

Its done

[TheLock]

The NBA will finish their season

Everybody calm the penetrate down.

[stake1]

With more and more players not wanting to play? The motivations in question, hard to handicap this mess

[shadymcgrady]

Silver loves LeBron, don't forget he suspended Draymond Green for no reason in the finals just to prolong the series and manufacture the fakest 3-1 comeback and finals series since stern fukked cuban and the Mavs in 06.

As long as LeBron and Davis don't report contracting covid, the league will happen. Doesn't matter if over 50% of the players are quarantined. They'll pull up G league guys to give LeBron another astericked title

[shadymcgrady]

You lot are so naive. You think these players give a fkcu if their team gets a good pick? They care about mins & usage rate because that affects their chance to showcase and thus make money. Getting a good pick may well worsen a player's status in the hierarchy.

Summer league is ultra competitive every year. What do they play for? A job, a role, good favour with the coach...

That sounds about right, only other tidbit with summer league play are the occasional high draft picks who sat out their entire rookie year ready to make a splash use summer leagues as a first taste.

With regards to the second bubble, James Dolan didn't even send a team rep to participate with silver and the other teams on a conference call.



One of the few times the Knicks dgaf attitude and approach is actually on the right side

[lakerboy]

The NBA will finish their season

Everybody calm the penetrate down.

Exactly.

[Mike Huntertz]

The players bubble will only be breached by workers.
The Bubble sounds like a cruise ship?

[Mr KLC]

Khris Middleton said he went two or three months without touching a basketball, which is probably the longest he has gone in his life.

[lakerboy]

Silver loves LeBron, don't forget he suspended Draymond Green for no reason in the finals just to prolong the series and manufacture the fakest 3-1 comeback and finals series since stern fukked cuban and the Mavs in 06.

As long as LeBron and Davis don't report contracting covid, the league will happen. Doesn't matter if over 50% of the players are quarantined. They'll pull up G league guys to give LeBron another astericked title

Then when James wins he will say it was for Kobe ( a guy he hated)

[Goat Milk]

Silver loves LeBron, don't forget he suspended Draymond Green for no reason in the finals just to prolong the series and manufacture the fakest 3-1 comeback and finals series since stern fukked cuban and the Mavs in 06.

As long as LeBron and Davis don't report contracting covid, the league will happen. Doesn't matter if over 50% of the players are quarantined. They'll pull up G league guys to give LeBron another astericked title

A lot of people say this, but Dallas was up by 15 points with like 7 min to go in game 3, and were about to take a commanding 3-0 lead, and then as you know it would have been over. Wade was making some ridiculous shots.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNBmR09eUPU

[lakerboy]

A lot of people say this, but Dallas was up by 15 points with like 7 min to go in game 3, and were about to take a commanding 3-0 lead, and then as you know it would have been over. Wade was making some ridiculous shots.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNBmR09eUPU

Dallas went Ice cold. I could care less that finals was boring

[IBetYou]

All FTs, layups, wide open jump shots -never seen a guy fall down on a wide open shot so many times.

Mavs had a v.inexperienced coach. And NBA wanted Wade to be a bit like Mike.

[IBetYou]

Mavs went and got Carlisle shortly after that. They learned their lesson. If you want to go all the way you can't go cheap on the coach.

[Goat Milk]

All FTs, layups, wide open jump shots -never seen a guy fall down on a wide open shot so many times.

Mavs had a v.inexperienced coach. And NBA wanted Wade to be a bit like Mike.

You have to actually make the shots... Mavs were giving Wade room to shoot, they had no choice, no one in the world could stay in front of him at that point in time.

And he didn't really shoot many free throws in the last 7 min of that game. Think he had like one and1, and then free throws at the end when he was intentionally fouled. The layups he made were tough layups for a 6'4 guard.

We're talking about game 3 here. The series wasn't rigged because if it was, NBA wouldn't have allowed Dallas to take a 3-0 lead, and if Wade misses even one of those jumpers (does the ref have a remote control that dictates what goes in???), then Miami was toast in the series. No one is coming back from 3-0.

If series was rigged, officials would never allow game 3 to be so 1 sided until the final quarter....

So that pretty much disproves that theory.

Maybe as the series went on and went, refs took more of a liking to Wade and gave him a few phantom calls.

But Lakerman is right, Dallas went cold as hell, and they were out-toughed by Miami. Miami had a lot of desperate veterans on that team that weren't willing to give up.

[clockwise1965]

NBA will not see the finals

[shadymcgrady]

You have to actually make the shots... Mavs were giving Wade room to shoot, they had no choice, no one in the world could stay in front of him at that point in time.

And he didn't really shoot many free throws in the last 7 min of that game. Think he had like one and1, and then free throws at the end when he was intentionally fouled. The layups he made were tough layups for a 6'4 guard.

We're talking about game 3 here. The series wasn't rigged because if it was, NBA wouldn't have allowed Dallas to take a 3-0 lead, and if Wade misses even one of those jumpers (does the ref have a remote control that dictates what goes in???), then Miami was toast in the series. No one is coming back from 3-0.

If series was rigged, officials would never allow game 3 to be so 1 sided until the final quarter....

So that pretty much disproves that theory.

Maybe as the series went on and went, refs took more of a liking to Wade and gave him a few phantom calls.

But Lakerman is right, Dallas went cold as hell, and they were out-toughed by Miami. Miami had a lot of desperate veterans on that team that weren't willing to give up.

Phantom calls is a gross understatement. Wade practically paid rent at the free throw line for the series. Not taking anything away from his athleticism at that point either, just a yr prior during his rookie season wade demolished a healthy baron Davis in the playoffs and baron was one helluva baller.

The common theme in the one sided officiated series (or in silvers case downright suspending a player) is that both teams that lost practically quit mentally. Watching it was painful bc the whole world knew they were put in that situation in a manufactured sense rather than an organic one. Dirk and curry folding under the pressure that was created from the refs rather than the opponent was a doubled edged blade. It cuts both ways

[shadymcgrady]

This is starting to heat up and get good now.

3 players for Miami have now tested positive, multiple members of various coaching staffs and Landry shamet of the clippers.

As long as LeBron and company don't report a positive test, silver is going to keep on trucking. Fukking hilarious

[Emily_Haines]

Even if they play

No American that loves their country should watch

Fuk BLM

[IBetYou]

This is starting to heat up and get good now.

3 players for Miami have now tested positive, multiple members of various coaching staffs and Landry shamet of the clippers.

As long as LeBron and company don't report a positive test, silver is going to keep on trucking. Fukking hilarious

Well they haven;t even moved to the bubble yet so it doesn't matter. You're overreacting!

[IBetYou]

10% of 300+ millionaires in their physical prime getting a virus in a pandemic is not surprising in the least. If they're in the bubble and they get it THEN it is news.

[manny24]

i hope young kids are working out like crazy hungry for the game to replace all the overpriced trash