NBA Off Topic Thread

[jeebs9]

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Huh.... I like this. But it would be so different. Very European.

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/34854066/adam-silver-says-nba-monitoring-serious-tanking-issue-sources-say

[dubcity]

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Money aside though I think he genuinely enjoys his work on TNT. He wouldn't have signed if it was ESPN

Right. They be working him 12 hours a day on ESPN Ocho.

[ProfessaPackMan]

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Right. They be working him 12 hours a day on ESPN Ocho.

https://youtu.be/Mw_7pMCUfh8

[Master Live 013]

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Huh.... I like this. But it would be so different. Very European.


https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/...ue-sources-say

Yeah, that ain't happening.




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[ggsimmonds]

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He was just thinking out loud. He knows such a proposal is DOA.

Teams better chill out with tanking cause I really don't want to have a lottery tournament

[Majingir]

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https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1584357456440078337?t=qRE4UcuXUYN1WTIWi3kbbQ&s=19

Getting fined for defending himself...

Especially being on a rookie deal, I'm sure a vet on the team is paying that fine for Koloko.

[Master Live 013]

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Maybe Silver is thinking about that Wheel idea.

Basically you choose a random order for all teams and then that's the fixed order for the 1st pick going forward forever and ever. So a team would have the 1st pick once every 30 years. Drawbacks are obvious, what if this was the Warriors year to get the 1st pick But since a lot of people, including Adam, keep bitching about tanking (I don't see it as a big deal) then perhaps that would "solve" the problem once and for all.



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[dubcity]

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I don't hate that idea. I'd rather they just completely randomize the entire draft order every year.

To me tanking is just a side effect of player movement and teams having less and less direct control over things. Eliminating that just ties their hands even more.

[zello144]

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Huh.... I like this. But it would be so different. Very European.


https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/...ue-sources-say

That would be terrible for a lot of teams. Imagine they get relegated to the G-league. What happens to those guys under contract? They gotta play in the G-league now? Also who gets promoted? A lot of G-league arenas are pretty small and aren't up to NBA standards.

Though it would be funny seeing the South Bay Lakers and the Sioux Falls Skyforce in the NBA.

[ggsimmonds]

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I don't hate that idea. I'd rather they just completely randomize the entire draft order every year.

To me tanking is just a side effect of player movement and teams having less and less direct control over things. Eliminating that just ties their hands even more.

NBA is such a star driven league that a single player can turn around a franchise's fortunes. Other leagues may say that, but its only really true here. Supposedly that French dude is a generational talent so whoever gets him could instantly turn around their franchise.

I think the hope is that Silver can just use threats or bluff his way into getting teams to not blatantly tank and then not change anything

[bigeastbumrush]

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NBA is such a star driven league that a single player can turn around a franchise's fortunes. Other leagues may say that, but its only really true here. Supposedly that French dude is a generational talent so whoever gets him could instantly turn around their franchise.

I think the hope is that Silver can just use threats or bluff his way into getting teams to not blatantly tank and then not change anything

Tanking won’t change until the lottery is changed..threats or not.

I say just make the odds equal for the 14 non-playoff teams.

[ggsimmonds]

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Tanking won’t change until the lottery is changed..threats or not.

I say just make the odds equal for the 14 non-playoff teams.

Bad teams will always factor in draft position in making decisions the closer they get to the end of the season. That won't change. What Silver and the league office probably want is for teams just not to be blatant about it. Threats could work for that.

[Majingir]

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Maybe Silver is thinking about that Wheel idea.

Basically you choose a random order for all teams and then that's the fixed order for the 1st pick going forward forever and ever. So a team would have the 1st pick once every 30 years. Drawbacks are obvious, what if this was the Warriors year to get the 1st pick [emoji38] But since a lot of people, including Adam, keep bitching about tanking (I don't see it as a big deal) then perhaps that would "solve" the problem once and for all.



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That would be interesting trade wise.

Instead of dealing a 1st pick in 5 years, you know it's a 9th ovr pick already. Trade values will change so much.

But then how do you guarantee this rule won't change once in 30 years? Or no new team will be added in those 30 years?

[Master Live 013]

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I don't remember the details, here is the article:

The NBA’s Possible Solution for Tanking: Good-bye to the Lottery, Hello to the Wheel

[dubcity]

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I don't remember the details, here is the article:

The NBA’s Possible Solution for Tanking: Good-bye to the Lottery, Hello to the Wheel

So every pick would basically be cycled around, not just the first one. I like that idea. The 10 year run up before it kicks in is a long time tho, but I guess it's necessary.