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so apparently the league is wanting to start next season december 1st. training camp tentatively scheduled for november 10th. that is less than a month off for the finals participants if it goes to game 7.
next season's schedule would be compressed and run from december through may, with the playoffs wrapping up in july in time for the olympics slated to start july 23rd.
that is an unfathomable amount of basketball and i can't envision the players association being cool with it. michele roberts "was surprised by it."
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chris wrote: View Postso apparently the league is wanting to start next season december 1st. training camp tentatively scheduled for november 10th. that is less than a month off for the finals participants if it goes to game 7.
next season's schedule would be compressed and run from december through may, with the playoffs wrapping up in july in time for the olympics slated to start july 23rd.
that is an unfathomable amount of basketball and i can't envision the players association being cool with it. michele roberts "was surprised by it."
There's also the fact that the whole playoffs will be done without travelling, which even for pro athletes, can save a lot of time and energy (no red-eye flights, no checking in and out of hotels etc..) Basically everyone will have had 4 months off, and start a 3-month playoff where they just get up, go to work and get back to their families, with no planes to catch. I think many welcome that.
Finally, I also think players are aware that everyone will be inconvenienced and/or losing something because of this pandemic. Fans won't be able to go to games, TV networks will lose money, sponsors will lose money, teams will lose revenues, and players will have a tighter schedule. I think ultimately there's some awareness there's no perfect solution and everyone will have to tough it out a bit and hold their end to keep the whole thing afloat (which is actually a microcosm of what's actually happening in the real world post-covid).
The players association is also aware that less basketball means less TV money, less ticket sales and therefore smaller salary cap, which equals to less money to a lot of them, so they also have that angle to consider.
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The NBA players have been the most accommodating through this whole thing, credit to them. NHL and MLB players have had issue with a number of things along the way, including, you guessed it, money..and neither one has anything close to an actual start date yet9 time first team all-RR, First Ballot Hall of Forum
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inthepaint wrote: View Post
I think they'll end up settling on something closer to Christmas for the start of the next season. It will be tight for the two teams in the finals, but that's 2 teams out of 30. On the flip side, 8 teams out of the 30 won't have played for about seven months. Maybe they can make the start of the next season skewed with more games for those 8 teams, and the others catching up further into the season.
There's also the fact that the whole playoffs will be done without travelling, which even for pro athletes, can save a lot of time and energy (no red-eye flights, no checking in and out of hotels etc..) Basically everyone will have had 4 months off, and start a 3-month playoff where they just get up, go to work and get back to their families, with no planes to catch. I think many welcome that.
Finally, I also think players are aware that everyone will be inconvenienced and/or losing something because of this pandemic. Fans won't be able to go to games, TV networks will lose money, sponsors will lose money, teams will lose revenues, and players will have a tighter schedule. I think ultimately there's some awareness there's no perfect solution and everyone will have to tough it out a bit and hold their end to keep the whole thing afloat (which is actually a microcosm of what's actually happening in the real world post-covid).
The players association is also aware that less basketball means less TV money, less ticket sales and therefore smaller salary cap, which equals to less money to a lot of them, so they also have that angle to consider.
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KeonClark wrote: View Post
Are the spurs even in the playoff thing?
https://www.sportsnet.ca/basketball/...ulder-surgery/
The San Antonio Spurs will be one of the 22 teams heading to Disney World when the NBA season resumes, but LaMarcus Aldridge won’t be suiting up.
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chris wrote: View Postso apparently the league is wanting to start next season december 1st. training camp tentatively scheduled for november 10th. that is less than a month off for the finals participants if it goes to game 7.
next season's schedule would be compressed and run from december through may, with the playoffs wrapping up in july in time for the olympics slated to start july 23rd.
that is an unfathomable amount of basketball and i can't envision the players association being cool with it. michele roberts "was surprised by it."
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A.I wrote: View Post
They should just shorten next season. Start it around december and end the regular season/Playoffs around their usual times and after that you can go back to the regular 82 game season schedule.
9 time first team all-RR, First Ballot Hall of Forum
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KeonClark wrote: View Post
Exactly. They should. 70 games. Like the players always talk about. But why aren't they even considering that?
would alleviate a lot of the scheduling pressures and load management issues, as well as make each game carry a little more weight. but yes the league will never accept the financial consequences.
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KeonClark wrote: View PostThe NBA players have been the most accommodating through this whole thing, credit to them. NHL and MLB players have had issue with a number of things along the way, including, you guessed it, money..and neither one has anything close to an actual start date yet
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Was curious to see the best away teams this season, as games will be on neutral sites so thinking the lack of fans helps teams that travel well
1. Lakers 26-6 away
2. Bucks 25-9 away
3. Raptors 23-9 away, identical to our home record.
How about the Sixers, who are 29-2 at home, and 10-24(!!) on the road this season
Miami is also 27-5 at home, 14-19 on the road.9 time first team all-RR, First Ballot Hall of Forum
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A.I wrote: View Post
They should just shorten next season. Start it around december and end the regular season/Playoffs around their usual times and after that you can go back to the regular 82 game season schedule.
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KeonClark wrote: View Post
Exactly. They should. 70 games. Like the players always talk about. But why aren't they even considering that?
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