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The 2024-2025 NBA Basketball Season

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You seem to have embraced the tournament, and that's notable as you're pretty "old school"
Lmao I couldn’t care less about it but if the team cares enough to win I’ll watch. I really don’t think anything additional is needed for Dallas coming to town Tuesday but that’s why they are coming.
 

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Lmao I couldn’t care less about it but if the team cares enough to win I’ll watch. I really don’t think anything additional is needed for Dallas coming to town Tuesday but that’s why they are coming.
They are coming because it's a scheduled game already, it just happens to count in the tournament.

And yeah the players seem to like it...gotta call it a win for the NBA, no harm done and some extra player and fan investment generated.
 

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Cavs with 10 guys with double digit minutes....lot of depth.....Strus has yet to play too. Go into Denver and beat the Nuggets by double-digits while Jokic has a 27-20-11

44 points from the Cleveland bench. 16 from the Nugget bench.
Guessing someone mentioned but if not Cavs were at home.

Still a nice win, though.
 

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They are coming because it's a scheduled game already, it just happens to count in the tournament.

And yeah the players seem to like it...gotta call it a win for the NBA, no harm done and some extra player and fan investment generated.
Well I guess yeah it counts as a scheduled game but no not on that date. It’s just one of those things that adds a little if you are successful, certainly not banner worthy. It’s a money grab but it’s certainly better than giving your best hitter 150 extra at bats.
 

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Well I guess yeah it counts as a scheduled game but no not on that date. It’s just one of those things that adds a little if you are successful, certainly not banner worthy. It’s a money grab but it’s certainly better than giving your best hitter 150 extra at bats.
Good thing no one is contemplating that bolded bit. The talk is to maybe allow one switch in the order for the trailing team each game. No extra at bats.

Also all pro sports are money grabs, first and foremost.
 

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Good thing no one is contemplating that bolded bit. The talk is to maybe allow one switch in the order for the trailing team each game. No extra at bats.

Also all pro sports are money grabs, first and foremost.
It’s an extra at bat for someone if they pick someone in the lineup, otherwise it’s just a pinch hitter.
 

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It’s an extra at bat for someone if they pick someone in the lineup, otherwise it’s just a pinch hitter.
Nope. The way it would work is let's say your #8 hitter is up when you are trailing 3-2 in the 7th inning and there's 2 men on. You would be able to switch your #3 hitter with your #8 hitter just that one time. So your #3 hitter doesn't get any more at bats, he just hits a little earlier. When his spot comes up the #8 hitter is now hitting 3rd, and the #3 guy is hitting 8th. No extra ABs.

It's not too different from the 'double switch' they used to do in the NL before the DH got there.
 

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Nope. The way it would work is let's say your #8 hitter is up when you are trailing 3-2 in the 7th inning and there's 2 men on. You would be able to switch your #3 hitter with your #8 hitter just that one time. So your #3 hitter doesn't get any more at bats, he just hits a little earlier. When his spot comes up the #8 hitter is now hitting 3rd, and the #3 guy is hitting 8th. No extra ABs.

It's not too different from the 'double switch' they used to do in the NL before the DH got there.
You are not seeing the article I saw, all options are on the table and one of them is as I am describing. I think there has already been enough blowback it’s not happening. Even what you are describing could absolutely be an extra at bat.
 

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You are not seeing the article I saw, all options are on the table and one of them is as I am describing. I think there has already been enough blowback it’s not happening.
The blowback is over the dumber proposals. The idea I'm expounding is one they are contemplating and has a lot less reason to oppose it.

It may not happen at all, sure, and if it does it will be a while. But I doubt they are already done even considering it.
 

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Cavs with 10 guys with double digit minutes....lot of depth.....Strus has yet to play too. --->Go into Denver<--- and beat the Nuggets by double-digits while Jokic has a 27-20-11

44 points from the Cleveland bench. 16 from the Nugget bench.

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Wrong. The game last night was in Cleveland. I watched it. It seems you didn't since you said it was in Denver. :crazy:
 

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Kenny is coaching well and he is also entertaining. They had a strategy for Pritchard
 

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Wrong. The game last night was in Cleveland. I watched it. It seems you didn't since you said it was in Denver. :crazy:
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