Notice NBA Board of Governors discussing possible Christmas Day start of 2020-21 season, more changes

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  1. BigGameDamian

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    Could be a disaster then.
     
    BigGameDamian, Oct 24, 2020
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    NBA to hold back 40% of players salaries in escrow for upcoming season. Hoopshype
     
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    Will be interested in how social distancing will work if games resume. Not sure I am ready to go back though.
     
    Charcoal Filtered, Oct 25, 2020
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    then don’t?
     
    Scalma, Oct 25, 2020
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    With basketball being played in doors and the leagues abundance of caution, I think that when Silver says they're going to start the season before the new year, that's him giving up on his stance of not starting the season until he can have fans at games. So you probably won't have a decision to make. I think it's very likely that the league has sources that are telling them that neither rapid testing or a vaccine will have effective availability soon enough for the league to get what they want (live attendance) in time to salvage a season, so they're likely going to some contingency plan (mini-bubbles etc.) I imagine that plan has the owners losing money again, like I'm sure they did this last season, the players taking a lot less money (latest reporting says that players will have 40% of their salaries held back) and the entire sport taking a hit, so they don't lose interest from fans just by losing momentum, get on a schedule where they end the season in the Summer and don't have to compete with football during the playoffs and have a chance at having a completely normal season starting in the fall of next year.
     
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    I'm assuming Stotts will run more ISOLATION plays.

    Get it?

    Isolation?
     
    THE HCP, Oct 25, 2020
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    Would not matter if I were not a season ticket holder. Will see how it plays out but not wanting to go to games but want to keep my seats.
     
    Charcoal Filtered, Oct 25, 2020
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    It's reckless to have fans right now.
     
    illmatic99, Oct 25, 2020
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    Dames social makes it look like he's training for real basketball in a month or so.
     
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    I would expect that. Most major sport leagues are back in some capacity. It will definitely be a challenge and I want the season to start. Just not sure how many people are going to be comfortable in a building with even a reduced capacity. My thinking is I have seen hundreds of games and no need to risk getting COVID-19 watching another.
     
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    Looks like the Draft is Nov 18th and the free agency window opens a couple days after. This is going to be weird. Weakest draft in decades.
     
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    Why do we have to wait a month after the season ends for the draft, when its usually only a week or so wait.
     
    RR7, Oct 27, 2020
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    Probably because they have to have that "adjusted" CBA done first.
     
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    I am glad. Golden State is going to be tough enough to catch up with. If it were a strong draft and they added a franchise player on an affordable contract, it would take all of our young players fully developing.
     
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    Scalma, Oct 27, 2020
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    Utah Jazz sell to Ryan Smith local hight tech guru.
     
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    Wow, $1.6 billion.
     
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