Clean wrote:Joel has to be the worst player to watch in the league. Looks at this trash. The ref actually gave him a foul call for this.
Watching him flail his way to another first round exit is one of the most satisfying things in basketball tho 
Clean wrote:
No matter what Kat does I am good with never having Randle again.
I am sure he will have a perfectly fine excuse for his newly found " depression". Maybe it's the cold weather? Or may it's not enough weed this time around?
ramtour420 wrote:Clean wrote:
No matter what Kat does I am good with never having Randle again.
I am sure he will have a perfectly fine excuse for his newly found " depression". Maybe it's the cold weather? Or may it's not enough weed this time around?
Hey I get it. There are times that Randle can be frustrating to watch.
I can't stand watching 75% of KAT's game. At twice the price.
ToddTT wrote:ramtour420 wrote:Clean wrote:
No matter what Kat does I am good with never having Randle again.
I am sure he will have a perfectly fine excuse for his newly found " depression". Maybe it's the cold weather? Or may it's not enough weed this time around?
Hey I get it. There are times that Randle can be frustrating to watch.
I can't stand watching 75% of KAT's game. At twice the price.
I wish I had an argument here, but I got nothing. I actually feel the same way.The only thing I can say is that Towns is a better player in like every category, but not THAT much better to justify the salary difference
With Jalen, Knicks need all the off ball playmakers
martin wrote: I have a new convoluted idea to address tanking/the lottery: a lottery without a fixed number of teams.Very straightforward. Flat odds. Miss the playoffs, you’re in. But you can’t be in consecutive lotteries, and if you’ve been in two out of three, you’re out for the next two.
The draft order after the lottery is solely based on record. If six teams are in, you draw for six picks. If 10 teams are in, you draw for 10. There will still be naturally bad, young and rebuilding teams. But there will be less incentive to be explicitly terrible or string together several bad years.
I have an anti-gap year addendum I’d consider as well. If you’ve made the NBA Finals within five seasons, you’re banned from the first lottery you’d otherwise be eligible for. Second time, you’re good to go. I’m open-minded about this. I just don’t want good teams taking gap years to take advantage of flat odds.
Anyway, most of the lottery concepts I conceive at 4 in the morning are riddled with unintended consequences. So please let me know what I’m wrong about here.
Something has to change because teams are sitting most of their team to tank now. I said this somehwere else and I forget where so if I am saying this twice here, my fault. Adamn Silver has been the best thing for the NBA when talking about making money. He has been the worst when talking about viewing and playing the game of basketball. The product is in the worst state I can remember. I am too young to remember the drugged fueled days.
Clean wrote:martin wrote: I have a new convoluted idea to address tanking/the lottery: a lottery without a fixed number of teams.Very straightforward. Flat odds. Miss the playoffs, you’re in. But you can’t be in consecutive lotteries, and if you’ve been in two out of three, you’re out for the next two.
The draft order after the lottery is solely based on record. If six teams are in, you draw for six picks. If 10 teams are in, you draw for 10. There will still be naturally bad, young and rebuilding teams. But there will be less incentive to be explicitly terrible or string together several bad years.
I have an anti-gap year addendum I’d consider as well. If you’ve made the NBA Finals within five seasons, you’re banned from the first lottery you’d otherwise be eligible for. Second time, you’re good to go. I’m open-minded about this. I just don’t want good teams taking gap years to take advantage of flat odds.
Anyway, most of the lottery concepts I conceive at 4 in the morning are riddled with unintended consequences. So please let me know what I’m wrong about here.
Something has to change because teams are sitting most of their team to tank now. I said this somehwere else and I forget where so if I am saying this twice here, my fault. Adamn Silver has been the best thing for the NBA when talking about making money. He has been the worst when talking about viewing and playing the game of basketball. The product is in the worst state I can remember. I am too young to remember the drugged fueled days.
I agree with you, but at the same time, Adam does need to tackle the betting, TV rights, and international expansion. And making money and then figuring things out for fans (and purists) later - while not blatantly losing them, and that is surely up debate if that is happening - will always be secondary, unfortunately.
It sucks right now. The flipping between 4+ apps just to watch your team is awful. Same with not being able to watch local broadcasts. But maybe those other revenue streams will fix that. Who knows.
martin wrote: I have a new convoluted idea to address tanking/the lottery: a lottery without a fixed number of teams.Very straightforward. Flat odds. Miss the playoffs, you’re in. But you can’t be in consecutive lotteries, and if you’ve been in two out of three, you’re out for the next two.
The draft order after the lottery is solely based on record. If six teams are in, you draw for six picks. If 10 teams are in, you draw for 10. There will still be naturally bad, young and rebuilding teams. But there will be less incentive to be explicitly terrible or string together several bad years.
I have an anti-gap year addendum I’d consider as well. If you’ve made the NBA Finals within five seasons, you’re banned from the first lottery you’d otherwise be eligible for. Second time, you’re good to go. I’m open-minded about this. I just don’t want good teams taking gap years to take advantage of flat odds.
Anyway, most of the lottery concepts I conceive at 4 in the morning are riddled with unintended consequences. So please let me know what I’m wrong about here.
Makes sense.
Remember Leagues are run by owners who make committees to visit these subjects and the board puts to a vote.
Its childish to think major leagues in sports are autocratic in nature. They get booed and catch the ire of the fans.
Think about it, all major sports fans boo their commish.
martin wrote:Clean wrote:martin wrote: I have a new convoluted idea to address tanking/the lottery: a lottery without a fixed number of teams.Very straightforward. Flat odds. Miss the playoffs, you’re in. But you can’t be in consecutive lotteries, and if you’ve been in two out of three, you’re out for the next two.
The draft order after the lottery is solely based on record. If six teams are in, you draw for six picks. If 10 teams are in, you draw for 10. There will still be naturally bad, young and rebuilding teams. But there will be less incentive to be explicitly terrible or string together several bad years.
I have an anti-gap year addendum I’d consider as well. If you’ve made the NBA Finals within five seasons, you’re banned from the first lottery you’d otherwise be eligible for. Second time, you’re good to go. I’m open-minded about this. I just don’t want good teams taking gap years to take advantage of flat odds.
Anyway, most of the lottery concepts I conceive at 4 in the morning are riddled with unintended consequences. So please let me know what I’m wrong about here.
Something has to change because teams are sitting most of their team to tank now. I said this somehwere else and I forget where so if I am saying this twice here, my fault. Adamn Silver has been the best thing for the NBA when talking about making money. He has been the worst when talking about viewing and playing the game of basketball. The product is in the worst state I can remember. I am too young to remember the drugged fueled days.
I agree with you, but at the same time, Adam does need to tackle the betting, TV rights, and international expansion. And making money and then figuring things out for fans (and purists) later - while not blatantly losing them, and that is surely up debate if that is happening - will always be secondary, unfortunately.
It sucks right now. The flipping between 4+ apps just to watch your team is awful. Same with not being able to watch local broadcasts. But maybe those other revenue streams will fix that. Who knows.
I haven't had any problems whatsoever watching live games. There are a gazillion sites that stream for free. Just need to use a normal browser, not Google Chrome
