NBA Off Topic Thread

[Majingir]

I have no problem with the ASG itself, it's still the most entertaining of all the major ASGs out there (I know the bar is low).

The thing which has hurt the asg a bit is that the game is more shooting focused over dunking. Past ASGs you'd be guaranteed a night of everyone just doing their best solo dunks and some 2 on 0 or 3 on 0 fast breaks with alley oops. We still get that today, but it's much more about just watching guys shooting 3s. The entire game is just one big highlight reel anyways.

Probably very little that can actually be done to improve if the players themselves don't care.

Even some crazy gimmick like a 3 on 3 tournament where you have 4 teams of 6, would guys try as much then too? 3 games where the first 2 are just 12 min games and game 3 is two 12 minute "halves" between the two winners? But that also means whoever loses might play several minutes all weekend and that's it.

[Majingir]

Um.........
https://twitter.com/NBA/status/17592...qNXSgp4PQ&s=19

[Speedy]

These ASG courts are utter nonsense. I don't want heat maps where players are or alien green highlights on the court. The amount on CGI stuff on court is effectively bloatware to me and visually unappealing.

Can I get a HUD that filters all this off? I'm an old fogey I guess, what do I know...

[Majingir]

Silver basically confirms expansion is coming.

2 teams seems most likely, something happening once the NBA negotiates a new tv deal (which expires after next season).

This summer could be very interesting for that. I'd imagine they're not going into next season still looking for a tv deal, and once that gets resolved, expansion is definitely next.

I've said it for years, it's Seattle/Vegas for sure. Those fans must be excited for sure hearing Silver reiterate it again. Minny I'd say moves to the east.

LeBron claims the Warriors rumors didn't get very far and he never heard about it until the fans did........sounds believable.

[ggsimmonds]

Quote: Originally Posted by Majingir

I have no problem with the ASG itself, it's still the most entertaining of all the major ASGs out there (I know the bar is low). The thing which has hurt the asg a bit is that the game is more shooting focused over dunking. Past ASGs you'd be guaranteed a night of everyone just doing their best solo dunks and some 2 on 0 or 3 on 0 fast breaks with alley oops. We still get that today, but it's much more about just watching guys shooting 3s. The entire game is just one big highlight reel anyways. Probably very little that can actually be done to improve if the players themselves don't care. Even some crazy gimmick like a 3 on 3 tournament where you have 4 teams of 6, would guys try as much then too? 3 games where the first 2 are just 12 min games and game 3 is two 12 minute "halves" between the two winners? But that also means whoever loses might play several minutes all weekend and that's it.

I miss the all star games of yesterday where we had things like "the Laker boy gonna try to take everyone one-on-one."

The reason we watch is to see stars go head to head. I don't want to see teams exchange wide open 3s with the occasional lob and no defense. I want to watch mini one on one battles between the best basketball players in the world.

I don't think there's a solution because its a mindset more than rules or anything like that.

[Majingir]

We're going over 200 each this year.

For reference, 2018 is the only time both teams had over 180.

[Blzer]

Quote: Originally Posted by Majingir

I have no problem with the ASG itself, it's still the most entertaining of all the major ASGs out there (I know the bar is low).

Hmm, I would've thought for sure you would declare MLB as having the most entertaining one. Though I suppose competition is not the only idea of entertainment, and the alley-oops and long three-pointers from the NBA ASG can offset that.

[Majingir]

Quote: Originally Posted by Blzer

Hmm, I would've thought for sure you would declare MLB as having the most entertaining one. Though I suppose competition is not the only idea of entertainment, and the alley-oops and long three-pointers from the NBA ASG can offset that.

MLB is the most "normal" since you can't really play at 50% (unless you wanna lob a fastball in there for a guy in his last ASG....) so that one feels like a true game.

But NBA is a 2 hour long highlight reel.