NBA 2019 Thread

[Cobra Mgr]

Thought #1......James Harden will never win a ring if he is the 1st option

Thought #2......How is anyone going to decide between Giannis, LeBron, Kawhi & Luka for 1st team all NBA?

Thought #3......I will be tremendously disappointed if the Lakers & Clips aren't the WC finalists.

[rudel.dietrich]

Originally Posted by Cobra Mgr

Thought #2......How is anyone going to decide between Giannis, LeBron, Kawhi & Luka for 1st team all NBA?
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Luka on basketball ref has split enough time between guard and forward to qualify for either.
And it depends on how many games Kawhi plays.
And Giannis has logged some minutes at center. I don’t think it will be enough to qualify him, but it’s worth looking out for.

[monkeyman576]

Apparently the NBA is considering reseeding and a play in playoff games I am in favor of play in games but not reseeding. Having a 7 vs 8 seed in the 2nd round potentially makes things interesting.

[Cobra Mgr]

Originally Posted by monkeyman576

Apparently the NBA is considering reseeding and a play in playoff games I am in favor of play in games but not reseeding. Having a 7 vs 8 seed in the 2nd round potentially makes things interesting.

I give credit to the league for thinking outside the box. Too many times people in charge are hesitant to make adjustments for the sake of tradition or sentimentality.

[rudel.dietrich]

Originally Posted by Cobra Mgr

I give credit to the league for thinking outside the box. Too many times people in charge are hesitant to make adjustments for the sake of tradition or sentimentality.

Still around a 82 game season. I would be more in favor of 68 game schedule along with expanding rosters to 15 players being able to dress on any given night.

[thehef]

Originally Posted by monkeyman576

Apparently the NBA is considering reseeding and a play in playoff games I am in favor of play in games but not reseeding. Having a 7 vs 8 seed in the 2nd round potentially makes things interesting.

Not sure I understand where you're comin' from because neither in the current format nor in a re-seeding format can there be a 7 vs 8 matchup in the 2nd round. Perhaps I'm misunderstanding

At any rate, I have no problem with re-seeding, or a format that would - for example - put a 9th seed, 48-win Minnesota in the playoffs ahead of an 8th-seed, 34-win Washington. But I wouldn't want to see a re-scrambling that would make a WC vs WC or EC vs EC just as likely as WC vs EC in the finals.

As a long-time Celtics fans, that sort of system would come about 40 years too late, as strength-of-conference is the primary reason that the Lakers ended up as the team of the 80's, and not the Celtics.

[thehef]

Originally Posted by Cobra Mgr

Thought #1......James Harden will never win a ring if he is the 1st option

Concur. Also think that a Harden-style offense is better-suited for the regular season. And I agree with Chuck Barkley that it's ugly basketball.

Originally Posted by Cobra Mgr

Thought #3......I will be tremendously disappointed if the Lakers & Clips aren't the WC finalists.

Living in the LA area among the most-insufferable of insufferable fans - Laker fans - I generally don't wanna see the L's anywhere near the NBA finals. But seeing the Clippers knock off them off in the WC finals would be most-satisfying!

[thehef]

Originally Posted by thehef

I have no problem with re-seeding, or a format that would - for example - put a 9th seed, 48-win Minnesota in the playoffs ahead of an 8th-seed, 34-win Washington.

I guess what I mean by this is, assuming the current playoff format (and not a new re-seeding one), I'd like to see a playoff qualification rule something like this:

- If the 9th seed in the other conference is X games above .500 and the 8th seed in the other conference is X games below .500, the 9th seed replaces the 8th seed in the other conference.

or...

- If the 9th seed in the other conference is X games ahead of the 8th seed in the other conference, the 9th seed replaces the 8th seed in the other conference.

In those scenarios, and using the Minnesota & Washington example above, it'd be possible that Minnesota would be assigned a higher than 8th in the EC if their win total exceeded one or more teams in the EC.

Either rule could produce some additional playoff-race drama.

[Cobra Mgr]

Does each NBA team now have 25 "official" jerseys?

[David Watts]

How in the world can a dunk get called a miss and the wrong call stands?

[Cobra Mgr]

Originally Posted by David Watts

How in the world can a dunk get called a miss and the wrong call stands?

I think only NFL refs understand.

[rudel.dietrich]

Originally Posted by Cobra Mgr

Does each NBA team now have 25 "official" jerseys?

They have a lot and it's pretty much up to the team to decide how many times a year to wear them.

The Mavericks are wearing their 'city edition' uniforms over 25 times this season.
That is almost 2/3 of their remaining home games.

But some teams like the Heat and Hawks have some really fantastic alternate uniform designs.

[Boomcoach]

Originally Posted by David Watts

How in the world can a dunk get called a miss and the wrong call stands?

It is hard to believe that they didn't do something to verify the call. At the same time, asking for a game to be replayed because a call with 7 minutes left is stretching it a bit. I know it has happened in the past, but I think those were for for errors with only a short time left in the game. 7+ minutes and a double-digit lead and they are blaming it on one missed call?

[Boomcoach]

I remember, well before anyone started to use replay to make changes, there was a scoring error in a Big Ten game, seems like it was IU V Minn, but I can't swear to it. Player gets fouled, goes to the line for a 1 and 1. Hits both free throws. Coach of his team notices, a play or two past this, that only one point was credited. Big delay. Everyone except the official scorer, apparently, realized that he his both, but the scorer only marked him for one. The scorebook was the final decider, so the error had to stand. I recall the Big Ten making a ruling that TV replay could be used to correct that sort of error. First time I remember TV replay being sanctioned by any official body.

[rudel.dietrich]

Also the Bucks Cream City uniforms look pretty damn good besides the meme worth name and all of the porn puns.

[RchW]

Originally Posted by rudel.dietrich

Still around a 82 game season. I would be more in favor of 68 game schedule along with expanding rosters to 15 players being able to dress on any given night.

Is it currently 12?

[rudel.dietrich]

Originally Posted by RchW

Is it currently 12?

12 can dress for a game. 15 on the roster.
Two way players do not count but a team is allowed to have up to two of these types of contracts.

I would be for 18 being on the roster and 15 being able to dress.

[thehef]

Originally Posted by rudel.dietrich

12 can dress for a game. 15 on the roster.
Two way players do not count but a team is allowed to have up to two of these types of contracts.

I would be for 18 being on the roster and 15 being able to dress.

Used to be 12. Last few years it's been 13 active for a game.

[rudel.dietrich]

Originally Posted by thehef

Used to be 12. Last few years it's been 13 active for a game.

That is good to know. Thank you!

[monkeyman576]

Maybe someday the Knicks will figure out the problems not the coach.