It IS incentivized monetarily. There is a prize pool. And if you’re one of the really rich players, it’s good team building to help win the prize for the young guy on the end of the bench.
I don't understand "random draw based on last year's regular season record" why not just group them like this? Atlantic, Central, Southeast; Northwest, Pacific, Southwest
Problem is, tournament represents a small % of the regular season to warrant guaranteed play in spot. Maybe, in addition to the glory of being the nba cup champs, and the monetary incentive, the winner gets tie-breaker. In other words, it supersedes head to head record
I know it is but it’s not enough to motivate your star players. Believe originally it was supposed to be $1 mill and now they’ve cut it in half. No need to CAPATALIZE your point I know you like it and I don’t it’s ok we disagree. I hope it turns out great and players buy into it in my opinion they won’t and this will be a one year thing.
This is what I was dealing with yesterday. http://www.sportstwo.com/threads/my-grandson.333063/ Was asked to fix a thread going off the rails so I did it the quickest and easiest way I could think of.
Awesome! I love this new tourney. Best accomplishment a team can have over a title. Id rather win this than MVP, all star selection, 1 playoff series then bounced in round 2.
Yeah its a great idea and a great format. Just changes 4 boring games to group stage. 8 teams go to Vegas for knockout round and other 22 teams stay at home playing 2 games on off days. 7 games in Vegas over 3 days of games with 8 teams to get the cup. All games win or go home. That'll be a ton of fun to see in person, way better than the totally meaningless all-star weekend. Yeah some grumpy old men on this forum don't like the idea. Let's see what they think 5 years from now. This will be a huge hit.
Because 82 games is a ridiculously boring grind. Instead they will now play 76 games and 6 that are both regulars season and tourney games. There will be the same or less load management than today so I don't understand your criticism.
This tourney accomplishes 90% of what your suggesting. Games start November 3rd very early in the season. 8 teams go to neutral site in Vegas for knockout rounds. I think it's great as is and am eager to see it. Would be a ton of fun to go to Vegas for those 4 days of knockout games.
People are skeptical because, why fuck with it if it ain’t broke. The league viewership numbers during the playoffs and this summer league are at an all time high. Leave well enough alone. Some on here will tell you the league is struggling….wait 18 months and when the details of the new TV deal are released, we will see how absolutely false that is.
