Recent content by RR7

The only drawback I see to the 3 to make 2 FT change is it will all but guarantee every team will employ the foul up 3 at the end of games, especially knowing that the fear of fouling him in the act of shooting resulting in 3 FTs is taken away.

Read this board, even in wins, this place is melting down about a poor product in the first half of close games. People would be demanding half refunds for poor starts. What if the team plays like shit when I'm at the game? Can I get a refund because I paid to see them win? What if we win...

I've tried kicking around the idea of the elimination of the draft, tied to each team getting different salary slots based on record. Wouldn't necessarily eliminate tanking, but being worst wouldn't immediately mean you get the best player, if they don't want to play there. I think there's...

Mexico city seems like it would be such a colossal failure. I agree with you, something the NBA would do to make money, for sure. But guys don't even want to play in Toronto! We'd look like a free agent hot bed comparably

I voted Love. It means we don't convert him. We have Jrue, Scoot and Wesley all to run the point. And Deni, who has been running point for most of the season. I don't see the value in releasing someone for a 4th string PG, and I like Love, and want to keep him around. If injuries happen...

I'm with you on this. I just don't care. I mean, it sucks when you're competing, and scoreboard watching, and you see a team you need to lose to move ahead of has a game against a team likely to sit all of their halfway decent players, but it probably evens out slightly when you get those...

Did they say specifically it's for shutting JJJ down for the season? I imagine they're being fined for benching guys in a few recent 4th quarters of close games. Winnable games where you then bench Lauri and JJJ for the 4th quarter is pretty egregious tanking

I'd happily take him for free, but am sure someone else will scoop him up.

Thanks for the math on it! Was roughly what I was thinking, while being too lazy to do the leg work. I'm sure there's some factors for owners to vote against. 32 teams instead of 30 means if they were ever to sell, maybe the value is dinged ever so slightly, because there's more supply...

Eventually...potentially. But the current deal is already signed, so it's an immediate loss on that income. Though I imagine teams will clear a nice chunk in the expansion fees to help with some of that

I thought that, my big issue was figuring out the breakdown in the East. Although admittedly, it's because I think Minnesota should go east, not Memphis, due to proximity. If it's Minnesota, then there's an awkward attempt at getting 8 teams, and potentially breaking up Philly, NY, Brooklyn...

Yeah, I know people talk about tourists at the games, but Vegas does have a metro population similar to Portland, Pittsburgh. It's bigger than Indianapolis, Cleveland, Nashville, Milwaukee, Memphis, Salt Lake City.

They should get rid of divisions and just do East and West, 1-16.