2022-2023 NBA Season Thread

[wildturkey]

Nope.

I have never had a job that didn't require several random wiz quiz.

You need some clean wiz to pass the test, I know guy.

 

[SMOKEY95]

JADEN IVEY WINS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

 

[Stakesarehigh]

Ivey and Cade gotta get on same page. Cade is off to the same slow start he had last year. Hopefully just preseason stuff but I'm doubting it.

 

[DJ Fieri]

Saw where Zion said he is playing the opener

The question is how many games does he play before getting hurt?

 

[thunderc]

The question is how many games does he play before getting hurt?

I don’t think he volunteered that information

 

[thunderc]

It’s game day!!!

 

[DJ Fieri]

I don’t think he volunteered that information

The smart assery needs to cease and desist until I have finished my coffee.....

 

[thunderc]

The smart assery needs to cease and desist until I have finished my coffee.....

I was just trying to be my normal helpful self, even though I am up way too damn early.

 

[shopson67]

The idea would be to make changes for all teams to have relief signing their homegrown players not just the Warriors.

Don't see it happening. Why would the rest of the league agree to help the team that put itself in this situation with a brand new shed that the rest can't get built? Pretty crappy to expect relief after essentially bragging that you don't need it.

Most franchises have made decisions not to retain homegrown players due to cost. Just because the Warriors had the money to ignore that risk to this point, they should get relief? Strongly disagree.

 

[shopson67]

The NFL is the envy of all leagues from an owner and fans point of view. Literally any team can win.

That's the difference between 25 starters (11 offense, 11 defense, kicker, punter, long snapper) vs 5 in the NBA. Single elimination playoffs are a huge factor too. 17 games vs 82. Owner has a cap to deal with to keep things even. Worst teams get the best draft picks and trading up comes at a huge cost. Every thing plays to competitive balance. Super rich owners can't sway the balance.

Baseball is a mess. No real cap, huge gap between the aggressive spenders and the cheap teams. 162 game regular season being made less and less important by stupid playoff changes to include more teams.

I'm always in favor of more regulation for competitive balance, even if less would benefit my teams, notably the Dodgers of course, as well as the Lakers (when they have good management - certainly wouldn't expect the current front office to take proper advantage).

 

[shopson67]

I gotta Lakers motto...

If it's broke don't fix it.


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Not sure anyone involved with the Celtics should use "Fuck 'em" as a motto just yet......too soon?

 

[The Q]

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That's the difference between 25 starters (11 offense, 11 defense, kicker, punter, long snapper) vs 5 in the NBA. Single elimination playoffs are a huge factor too. 17 games vs 82. Owner has a cap to deal with to keep things even. Worst teams get the best draft picks and trading up comes at a huge cost. Every thing plays to competitive balance. Super rich owners can't sway the balance.

Baseball is a mess. No real cap, huge gap between the aggressive spenders and the cheap teams. 162 game regular season being made less and less important by stupid playoff changes to include more teams.

I'm always in favor of more regulation for competitive balance, even if less would benefit my teams, notably the Dodgers of course, as well as the Lakers (when they have good management - certainly wouldn't expect the current front office to take proper advantage).

Competitive balance is just owner code speak for cut player costs

 

[thunderc]

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Competitive balance is just owner code speak for cut player costs

Well the NFL is doing something right, they kill the other sports. Fans like competitive balance.

 

[The Q]

Well the NFL is doing something right, they kill the other sports. Fans like competitive balance.

The nfls claim of superb competitive balance is a myth

Sure it has some, but not nearly as much as the average fan claims

And the number one reason for any type of balance is not a cap, it’s revenue sharing

The problem for mlb is that some teams don’t even spend up to the revenue sharing amount on player payroll.

Revenue sharing plus a floor is the optimal model

 

[shopson67]

Well the NFL is doing something right, they kill the other sports. Fans like competitive balance.

The one game a week thing is a huge thing for fans too. Much easier to devote time to watch the games. 17 vs 82 vs 162.

 

[shopson67]

The nfls claim of superb competitive balance is a myth

Sure it has some, but not nearly as much as the average fan claims

And the number one reason for any type of balance is not a cap, it’s revenue sharing

The problem for mlb is that some teams don’t even spend up to the revenue sharing amount on player payroll.

Revenue sharing plus a floor is the optimal model

A floor is certainly a key if you're going to penalize the big spenders or revenue share.

 

[The Q]

A floor is certainly a key if you're going to penalize the big spenders or revenue share.

Every mlb team should have at least a 100m payroll since the shared revenue and media revenue is alone enough to cover that

 

[thunderc]

Every mlb team should have at least a 100m payroll since the shared revenue and media revenue is alone enough to cover that

The players could get that if they would accept a reasonable salary cap. They won’t.

 

[The Q]

The one game a week thing is a huge thing for fans too. Much easier to devote time to watch the games. 17 vs 82 vs 162.

Imagine how mlb would look playing one game per week so the Astros could throw verlander every game.

That’s what the nfl is

 

[The Q]

The players could get that if they would accept a reasonable salary cap. They won’t.

The current cap hasn’t been kept up with inflation

The owners don’t want a reasonable cap


Gtfo with that bullshit