Comments on: This Could Save the NBA http://dimemag.com/2009/03/this-could-save-the-nba/ Dime is your daily source for NBA News, NBA Trades, NBA Rumors, NBA Videos and Sneakers Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:02:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Strength http://dimemag.com/2009/03/this-could-save-the-nba/comment-page-1/#comment-161483 Strength Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:26:13 +0000 http://dimemag.com/?p=7695#comment-161483 came back to this again. I don't think the NBA is going to contract to 24 teams. There's too much money on the table for that. I think instead the NBA should look to have more games between the top teams. If the teams in both conference finals played eachother at least 4 times they'd have 10 additional games. the NBA would have 10 more high profile games. The NBA could also regulate schedules based off the 16 teams that made the playoffs last year. Playing each playoff team one additional game would create a more competitive league. came back to this again. I don’t think the NBA is going to contract to 24 teams. There’s too much money on the table for that.

I think instead the NBA should look to have more games between the top teams.

If the teams in both conference finals played eachother at least 4 times they’d have 10 additional games. the NBA would have 10 more high profile games.

The NBA could also regulate schedules based off the 16 teams that made the playoffs last year. Playing each playoff team one additional game would create a more competitive league.

]]> By: Strength http://dimemag.com/2009/03/this-could-save-the-nba/comment-page-1/#comment-160454 Strength Sun, 19 Jul 2009 09:17:12 +0000 http://dimemag.com/?p=7695#comment-160454 How do you decide which teams/markets get cut and which don't? Is it really that easy to just say poof Sacramento you're done? Why cut Memphis when they're no worse in attendance than Atlanta? I don't think contraction works. Some teams have good GMs some don't. I'm also not sure about revenue sharing. The Hornets almost traded Chandler because of financial reasons. Revenue sharing could effect actual rosters and why would the Knicks go for that? How do you decide which teams/markets get cut and which don’t?

Is it really that easy to just say poof Sacramento you’re done?

Why cut Memphis when they’re no worse in attendance than Atlanta?

I don’t think contraction works. Some teams have good GMs some don’t.

I’m also not sure about revenue sharing. The Hornets almost traded Chandler because of financial reasons.
Revenue sharing could effect actual rosters and why would the Knicks go for that?

]]> By: Detroit Dave http://dimemag.com/2009/03/this-could-save-the-nba/comment-page-1/#comment-131483 Detroit Dave Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:21:36 +0000 http://dimemag.com/?p=7695#comment-131483 Im all for having cutting out a few of those teams but I dont believe it would happen. How about the NBA try this plan for 5 years. Cut the regular season to 60 games. Seed the best teams 1-16. Add 1 extra wild card rounds to the playoffs. Out of the rest of the teams that didn't make the playoffs let them play an elimination tournament to get in the playoffs with the winner playing against the TOP overall seed. How about cutting the rosters down to 12 players with no IR List? Who needs OKC, Memphis, BOBCATS, CLIPPERS, T-WOLVES? Im all for having cutting out a few of those teams but I dont believe it would happen. How about the NBA try this plan for 5 years. Cut the regular season to 60 games. Seed the best teams 1-16. Add 1 extra wild card rounds to the playoffs. Out of the rest of the teams that didn’t make the playoffs let them play an elimination tournament to get in the playoffs with the winner playing against the TOP overall seed.

How about cutting the rosters down to 12 players with no IR List?

Who needs OKC, Memphis, BOBCATS, CLIPPERS, T-WOLVES?

]]> By: ur brother http://dimemag.com/2009/03/this-could-save-the-nba/comment-page-1/#comment-131379 ur brother Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:29:54 +0000 http://dimemag.com/?p=7695#comment-131379 nice article, but there has to be more solutions than to just cut those teams nice article, but there has to be more solutions than to just cut those teams

]]> By: mykee http://dimemag.com/2009/03/this-could-save-the-nba/comment-page-1/#comment-131084 mykee Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:39:09 +0000 http://dimemag.com/?p=7695#comment-131084 Where's the Clippers on that poll question? L.A. doesn't need two franchises. Contraction wouldn't work with Stern's implemented me-first-I-am-a-superstar attitude. There is way too much ego in the League to implement some of those players into other teams. Where’s the Clippers on that poll question? L.A. doesn’t need two franchises. Contraction wouldn’t work with Stern’s implemented me-first-I-am-a-superstar attitude. There is way too much ego in the League to implement some of those players into other teams.

]]> By: Dime Magazine http://dimemag.com/2009/03/this-could-save-the-nba/comment-page-1/#comment-131050 Dime Magazine Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:06:37 +0000 http://dimemag.com/?p=7695#comment-131050 Willis, Totally understand where you're coming from. Someone else in this chain suggested a completely different lineup of teams to cut off if the NBA ever decided to contract, leaving the Kings and Pacers off. I think it would be a big loss for the NBA to lose that Sac franchise. And I'd throw Indiana and Atlanta in that boat too. But, I also thought that it was a terrible thing that the Sonics left. I'm all for holding on to the League's best franchises - whether they're having great or terrible years. But I'm also for improving the quality of play in the League so that it takes its rightful place as the unquestioned "best basketball" in the world. It irks me to think that college ball is a better "brand" of ball, simply because guys play harder at that level. As Klosterman said in that podcast, "If college players practiced as hard as NBA players play, they'd be thrown off their team." That's not always the case - last night's PHX/Denver game was hotly contested for 48 minutes with 'Melo diving on the ground in the 3rd quarter, and everyone going all out. However, that was also a must-win game for Phoenix if they're going to make the playoffs. I'm all for any suggestion that would help to improve the quality of play. -ak Willis,

Totally understand where you’re coming from. Someone else in this chain suggested a completely different lineup of teams to cut off if the NBA ever decided to contract, leaving the Kings and Pacers off.

I think it would be a big loss for the NBA to lose that Sac franchise. And I’d throw Indiana and Atlanta in that boat too. But, I also thought that it was a terrible thing that the Sonics left.

I’m all for holding on to the League’s best franchises – whether they’re having great or terrible years. But I’m also for improving the quality of play in the League so that it takes its rightful place as the unquestioned “best basketball” in the world. It irks me to think that college ball is a better “brand” of ball, simply because guys play harder at that level.

As Klosterman said in that podcast, “If college players practiced as hard as NBA players play, they’d be thrown off their team.” That’s not always the case – last night’s PHX/Denver game was hotly contested for 48 minutes with ‘Melo diving on the ground in the 3rd quarter, and everyone going all out. However, that was also a must-win game for Phoenix if they’re going to make the playoffs.

I’m all for any suggestion that would help to improve the quality of play.

-ak

]]> By: Willis http://dimemag.com/2009/03/this-could-save-the-nba/comment-page-1/#comment-131048 Willis Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:51:14 +0000 http://dimemag.com/?p=7695#comment-131048 And I told Dave what I thought of that idea on that blog. I just thought that Dave (and you for that matter) were trying to use teams with bad records and attendance this season as scapegoats. I'd understand if we threw a few good teams in the discussion. (Like Atlanta, which happens to be one of the teams with the worst attendance numbers over the last decad, not one of the best ie. Sac) The reason this really irks me is because Kings fans might end up losing their team anyway because of arena complications, so even suggesting contraction of a recently successful franchise and one of the original NBA teams hurts as well. And I told Dave what I thought of that idea on that blog. I just thought that Dave (and you for that matter) were trying to use teams with bad records and attendance this season as scapegoats. I’d understand if we threw a few good teams in the discussion. (Like Atlanta, which happens to be one of the teams with the worst attendance numbers over the last decad, not one of the best ie. Sac)

The reason this really irks me is because Kings fans might end up losing their team anyway because of arena complications, so even suggesting contraction of a recently successful franchise and one of the original NBA teams hurts as well.

]]> By: Mr. Free Sports Betting http://dimemag.com/2009/03/this-could-save-the-nba/comment-page-1/#comment-131017 Mr. Free Sports Betting Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:22:56 +0000 http://dimemag.com/?p=7695#comment-131017 The Clippers just got a hostile bid from the Lakers....Contraction is starting!!! The Clippers just got a hostile bid from the Lakers….Contraction is starting!!!

]]> By: Dime Magazine http://dimemag.com/2009/03/this-could-save-the-nba/comment-page-1/#comment-131011 Dime Magazine Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:52:56 +0000 http://dimemag.com/?p=7695#comment-131011 Willis, I wasn't saying that the Kings should automatically be cut if the NBA decided to contract. In fact, I was quoting Dave from Blazers Edge when choosing which teams to lop off. The central idea here is not about which teams to eliminate, it's about a suggestion to solve a number of issues in the NBA today. That's what the article you linked to is missing. They talk about the financial crisis in the League - and the world in general - but they fail to talk about the issues with the NBA's style of play, it's second-place to college hoops in the eyes of mainstream Americans, and the complete lack of parity year-to-year without major roster changes. I'm suggesting that contraction might be able to address all of those issues, but no where in this article do I say that it's the definitive, final answer. - ak Willis,

I wasn’t saying that the Kings should automatically be cut if the NBA decided to contract. In fact, I was quoting Dave from Blazers Edge when choosing which teams to lop off.

The central idea here is not about which teams to eliminate, it’s about a suggestion to solve a number of issues in the NBA today. That’s what the article you linked to is missing. They talk about the financial crisis in the League – and the world in general – but they fail to talk about the issues with the NBA’s style of play, it’s second-place to college hoops in the eyes of mainstream Americans, and the complete lack of parity year-to-year without major roster changes.

I’m suggesting that contraction might be able to address all of those issues, but no where in this article do I say that it’s the definitive, final answer.

- ak

]]> By: sans http://dimemag.com/2009/03/this-could-save-the-nba/comment-page-1/#comment-130993 sans Tue, 24 Mar 2009 06:55:51 +0000 http://dimemag.com/?p=7695#comment-130993 This will never happen, especially with Seattle as an open market right now. It's a good idea, but saving the NBA is like saving Hip Hop, terribly trying to resuscitate living entities. The League could benefit from more hustle, a contracted schedule, more revenue sharing, and lowered ticket prices to garner more attendance, but contraction will never happen. Isn't Stern trying to expand with Euro squads by 2012? This will never happen, especially with Seattle as an open market right now. It’s a good idea, but saving the NBA is like saving Hip Hop, terribly trying to resuscitate living entities. The League could benefit from more hustle, a contracted schedule, more revenue sharing, and lowered ticket prices to garner more attendance, but contraction will never happen.

Isn’t Stern trying to expand with Euro squads by 2012?

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