The 2024-2025 NBA Basketball Season

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Very good article on Gregg Popovich & the Spurs....

'It's Pop's decision. He's earned that': Inside Gregg Popovich's fight to return to the sideline

For the first time in 30 years, the legendary coach has been on a different sideline, battling to return to what he once was. This is the story of his season -- and what might come next for the proud franchise he leads.

www.espn.com

 

[tlance]

I like the idea. Seed them so teams with better records have HCA and it might lead to less tanking. Would also create more revenue.

I hate it.

It wouldn’t create less tanking. It would just change who tanks.

Teams would be tanking the play in games some years.

Get rid of the lottery

Award the top pick to the worst team.

 

[trojanfan12]

I hate it.

It wouldn’t create less tanking. It would just change who tanks.

Teams would be tanking the play in games some years.

Get rid of the lottery

Award the top pick to the worst team.

Awarding the top pick to the worst team is what they should do and I've been saying since the idea of the lottery first came up. It hasn't stopped tanking and, imo, has actually made it worse because more teams are willing to play the odds that they can get a better pick than their record would indicate.

But the NBA seems like they're hellbent on doing anything except just award the worst team the top pick.

As for tanking, there's always going to be tanking so I'm not sure it would change all that much. The play in teams and worse will still tank...but I'm not convinced the 5-7 teams will as I'm not sure they'd be able to lose enough to do anything but hurt their playoff seeding.

At least the tournament would be entertaining and there'd be more basketball.

 

[trojanfan12]

That's only going to increase tanking with midlevel teams. The playoff team that slips out will be the heavy favorite and will be incentivized to miss the playoffs.

Make the tournament only for the teams that don't even make the play in.

 

[Stakesarehigh]

Make the tournament only for the teams that don't even make the play in.

This.

10 teams

 

[DJ Fieri]

AD assigned to the G-League as he prepares to return.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Just a one game differential separates the 4, 5, & 6 seeds in the EC. (Pacers-Bucks-Pistons)
In the WC...only 1 game is separating the 2, 3, 4, & 5 seeds. (Rockets-Nuggets-Lakers-Grizzlies)

 

[DJ Fieri]

Cartoon time!!!!

 

[Stakesarehigh]

Fortunately divisions don't matter in basketball, how bad is the Southeast lol.

Will the winner hang a banner despite being under .500

 

[bksballer89]

Damn Zubac did that to those Cavs bigs?

 

[bksballer89]

A healthy Warriors, Wolves, and Clippers is as bad of a draw as the top 3 seeds would hope for out west

 

[Stakesarehigh]

A healthy Warriors, Wolves, and Clippers is as bad of a draw as the top 3 seeds would hope for out west

I think it is basically up for grabs out west.

 

[Stakesarehigh]

I know I'd rather see Houston and Memphis than any of those teams