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    SBR Tony
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    Should the NBA reduce the number of games for a season from 82 to 58 ?

    58 would be good and would shorten the season

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    reduce it to playoffs only

    and put it on SPIKE TV
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    Yes without a doubt

    Rudy kinda hinted above that the regular season is almost meaningless in the NBA anyhow so again, yes eliminate some games.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RudyRuetigger View Post
    reduce it to playoffs only

    and put it on SPIKE TV
    Yes and make the court out of trampolines

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    Yes

    I would say make it like a 30 game season

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    lebron wants a week

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    158 would be better

    more games to bet

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    Quote Originally Posted by dhristov211 View Post
    158 would be better

    more games to bet

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    Less games = shorter season. Compelling argument Tony

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    70 games for nba and baseball should be from 100-120 at the most, 162 boring games is absurd but we know the owners love it since it means a ton more money

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    Should increase it to 86. Play each team in conference four times and each team out of conference twice. More games to bet and more money to earn for everyone. Only reason to be against that would be if you want more time of nothing but guys sitting around talking on the local Fox Sports.

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    To reduce travel fatigue, all teams should play two-game series.
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    Why would players or owners want that....just less money for everyone.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jtoler View Post
    70 games for nba and baseball should be from 100-120 at the most, 162 boring games is absurd but we know the owners love it since it means a ton more money


    Agree with everything you said

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    the money they make they should play 3 times a day and 365 = 1095 games to fix and to bet on .
    Last edited by sweethook; 06-26-19 at 03:49 PM.

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    This isn't going to happen.

    Players should only be paid if they play though

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    Never happen will lose too much money. They could cut a few games and add a mid season tournament

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    Quote Originally Posted by SBR Tony View Post
    58 would be good and would shorten the season
    and make it a round of 32 in the playoffs lmao

    its ridiculous that half the team make it to the playoffs...

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    No...baseball should reduce from 162 to 81....garbage sport that lasts too long

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    Reduce the teams and keep the 82. All these front runners want to do is team up 3-4 all stars a squad. Cut:

    Hornets
    Pelicans
    TWolves
    Grizzlies
    Hawks
    Nets

    Then merge.

    Hornets/Magic.
    Pelicans/Lakers.
    Wolves/Bulls.
    Grizzlies/University of Memphis.
    Hawks/Magic.
    Nets/Knicks.

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    No, don't fix it if it isn't broken.. Players need to play. Injuries will still happen even with less games.

    NBA and owners couldn't take the revenue cut with less games and you just know all the players would biiitch and moan when their paychecks are then cut in half..

    NOT HAPPENING....

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    Fix the fukking teams that don't have anyone...

    And force the teams that are loaded... to give up players.

    Season would be quite interesting if teams weren't LOADED.

    82 games is fine with me.

    Honestly... Silver blowing smoke. Wouldn't risk imploding the NBA by halfway season Champion or any other BS.

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    Get rid of all of the shitty teams. Get the league down to 8 Super teams and let them play each other 6 times each season. (3 home and 3 away).

    Top four teams make the playoffs and they play Best of 5 in the Semis and best of 7 in the finals.

    This would actually make it watchable.

    The team with the worst record in the league each year has to move to a new city.

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    I can't believe the racists in this thread. They are governors, damn it!

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    Quote Originally Posted by VeggieDog View Post
    To reduce travel fatigue, all teams should play two-game series.
    I'm on board with this for the conference games.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Booya711 View Post
    No...baseball should reduce from 162 to 81....garbage sport that lasts too long
    Need to find a way to split the season into 2 halves like they did in the 1981 strike season. Would potentially spark interest in teams that would be clearly out of the race halfway through the season.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Booya711 View Post
    No...baseball should reduce from 162 to 81....garbage sport that lasts too long
    Quote Originally Posted by Mr KLC View Post

    Need to find a way to split the season into 2 halves like they did in the 1981 strike season. Would potentially spark interest in teams that would be clearly out of the race halfway through the season.
    Don't understand why MLB hasn't thought of this already? Brilliant idea. Season way too damn long. I'm all for a half season champion.

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    Though it would shorten the number of games, i still feel like the league would drag out the time in between games, and the post season. We would then probably end up with a season that runs from nov through the end of may.

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    60 good

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    Quote Originally Posted by sweethook View Post
    the money they make they should play 3 times a day and 365 = 1095 games to fix and to bet on .
    Damn right, blows my mind how everyone talks about fatigue. Some us mfers do real work for 8+ hours a day for 5+ days a week. Playing basketball is not hard work!! Some of us do it for fun after completing our real jobs!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Booya711 View Post
    No...baseball should reduce from 162 to 81....garbage sport that lasts too long
    No they shouldn’t, some of us like it way more than nba or nfl and it would suck if the season was almost over. Part of the reason winning a championship is hard is because it hard to sustain success for 162 games.

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    Why would they do that? That's like asking Hollywood to not release as many crappy movies. They want to make money even though they're scared to call themselves "owners".

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    Doesnt matter .
    Still only watch Christmas Day , maybe only winners that day then the playoffs

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    120 baseball. Like 70 basketball.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Slipknot26 View Post
    Doesnt matter .
    Still only watch Christmas Day , maybe only winners that day then the playoffs
    Lol. I thought i was the only one like this!! Xmas prob only day I bet regular season nba!!!

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