Unpopular opinion: the NBA should pull out of Florida

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  1. Rastapopoulos

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    I don't think the NBA should reward Florida by setting up its bubble there. Apart from being too risky, why reward an idiot like DeSantis for being an idiot? Didn't they pick Florida (in part) because it opened up early? What message does that send? Imagine playing sports in the state just as the hospitals are being overrun (like New York in the early days of the pandemic). What if a player gets injured and needs to go to the hospital?

    Relocate the bubble, or if that's not possible, cancel the season.
     
    Rastapopoulos, Jun 26, 2020
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    Rastapopoulos, Jun 26, 2020
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    Not unpopular. As much as I really want the NBA to play. Its in their best interests to fold up camp and move on to planning next season.
     
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    Hawaii would have been a better choice.

    Seeing how well New Zealand has done with the virus there are advantages for islands when trying to isolate.
     
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    This whole restart is a fucking scam.
     
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    It’s happening. So much work has been done. It’s too late to relocate.
     
    KSF-ERIC, Jun 26, 2020
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    strong possibility if the cancel rest of season there wont be one in 20/21. James may as well retire.
     
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    Perfect!!!! Our window opens wider! :)
     
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    How much of this was just Disney offering the NBA a sweet deal?
     
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    Reading how the big NBA sponsors will be allowed to attend games I'm sure Florida was a big consideration for their convenience.
     
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    Or just having the space to hold something like this. Theoretically, I could see how Disney could provide an effective solution. However, I do not see it working. Too many players recently have gotten infected. Not sure anywhere is going to work if everyone involved does not take responsibility.
     
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    I don't think it's all that unpopular. I agree. I actually think they should just call it a season until the Winter.

    The kinda infrastructure they need to host 22 teams prolly isn't available in such a closed manner anywhere else, however.
     
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    I don't think that it is going to be any different in the winter. It actually could be a lot worse then too.
     
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    I have hope for a vaccine come January. Availability will be an issue obviously due to manufacturing hurdles, but the level of research going on right now is unprecedented (I'm in the industry). Nearly every big pharma has a trial going on, and so much investment coming from biotechs too.
     
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    Only 16 tested positive. Did we expect less?
     
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    302 players tested and 22 tested positive so far recently...I've been on the "shut it down" bandwagon since this began...lead by example...
     
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