Around the NBA- February 2018

[Chris Craig]

After the Blazers are out of the playoffs??

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[Nate]

I would think not back to China. Don't think they can actually go there again?

I forgot about that little incident.

 

[julius]

After the Blazers are out of the playoffs??

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The thing about this trade that bugs me the most is the realization that they still have another year of Aminu.

I thought (hoped) he signed a 3 year deal.

 

[SIeepwalker]

The thing about this trade that bugs me the most is the realization that they still have another year of Aminu.

I thought (hoped) he signed a 3 year deal.

What are you talking about ? Aminu is playing well and is on a cheap contract, more years = better

 

[kjironman1]

What are you talking about ? Aminu is playing well and is on a cheap contract, more years = better

He has been playing well. I was so down on Aminu for so long that I am really having a change of heart.

 

[julius]

What are you talking about ? Aminu is playing well and is on a cheap contract, more years = better

He's still a bad fix on the team, at least as he is currently being played.

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Watching the Kansas game, announcer mentioned that yesterday in practice Azuibuke got an earful every time from his coach if he laid it in instead of dunking. Does Stotts do that, or is it actually really difficult physically for Nurk to dunk? He did dunk the other day but it seemed like he could barely make it. Maybe he needs to do the exercises that Connaughton's dad had him do.

 

[DUB]

is it actually really difficult physically for Nurk to dunk?

He seemed to do alright at the start of the season.

 

[jlprk]

Whatever happened to Bob? Just curious.

I think he's one of the best posters on this board.

 

[ripcityboy]

I think he's one of the best posters on this board.

The Church Of Sub Genius? Man, I even thought of that retort before you posted it. Should have added Whitsett to the original post. Damnit.

 

[jlprk]

Lottery odds need to be based off number of losses compared to other teams, not positioning. And then draw for the top 5.

Oh, and after the ASB, losses against lottery team counts AGAINST you, and wins against lottery teams counts FOR you.

Wait. What? You have a complicated mathematical system there. Wow.

 

[BonesJones]

Wait. What? You have a complicated mathematical system there. Wow.

Exactly

 

[BigGameDamian]

If you're not watching this Rangers vs Flyers game on NBC you have to be ashamed of yourself!

 

[ripcityboy]

Exactly

So its strength of schedule that determines the amount of ping pong balls you get? Oh, that's going to make a lot of teams happy.

 

[rotary111]

The lottery needs some help. I was thinking the other day that maybe it should consider adding weight to the last time the team was in the playoffs, conference finals and finals. The longer...the higher you move up along with record from the season. No idea if it would help or how to do it. Coming up with a way to get the worst teams up the ladder is not easy. Nothing will guarantee improvement though.

 

[Hobbesarable]

If you're not watching this Rangers vs Flyers game on NBC you have to be ashamed of yourself!

Around the NBA, eh?

Try creating a thread Around the NHL and see how far that gets you.

 

[jlprk]

I'm not watching the Rangers vs Flyers game on NBC.

 

[jlprk]

Exactly

You should start a thread and update it daily with your draft order to show how it works.

 

[Sarni]

The lottery needs some help. I was thinking the other day that maybe it should consider adding weight to the last time the team was in the playoffs, conference finals and finals. The longer...the higher you move up along with record from the season. No idea if it would help or how to do it. Coming up with a way to get the worst teams up the ladder is not easy. Nothing will guarantee improvement though.

There should be less incentive to be bad. It would prevent teams from building awful rosters on purpose and in turn make it less probable for genuinely talented players to get lost on dysfunctional teams for years.

 

[rotary111]

There should be less incentive to be bad. It would prevent teams from building awful rosters on purpose and in turn make it less probable for genuinely talented players to get lost on dysfunctional teams for years.

That sounds more like a problem with a bad owner/management. Maybe Brooklyn? The old Clippers? Orlando! Doesn't it seem like the NBA is taking a more hands on approach to things like that? Teams are being watched closer than ever. IMO. Bad owners should be forced to sell...again the old Clippers!(before the racist comments)

I totally agree about having less incentive to be bad!

I was thinking it would have to the worst of the non playoff teams the last 5 years or so gaining weight towards a better pick to keep a team from tanking for a year or two and gaining an advantage. (San Antonio with Duncan?) But i'm just spitballing here.

 

[tester551]

Just needs to be based on revenue.

Nba should split the revenue distribution. Half of it should be split equally between all teams.

The other half should be split based on the winning percentage of the team.

 

[kjironman1]

So its strength of schedule that determines the amount of ping pong balls you get? Oh, that's going to make a lot of teams happy.

Isn't strength of schedule even at the end of the season? I'm confused here?

 

[jlprk]

Isn't strength of schedule even at the end of the season? I'm confused here?

Not if you use each opponent's strength as of the date you played them, not as of the end of the season.

 

[blue9]

Isn't strength of schedule even at the end of the season? I'm confused here?

SOS will never be even until all teams play all other teams an equal amount - that means either an 87-game (which still wouldn't be entirely even, given the home/away 2/1 split) or a 58-game season (the only way to have true parity in SOS). These days, SOS isn't even equal within conferences, given that teams play some team in their conference 3 times and others 4.

 

[Sarni]

I had nothing to do and saw there was a replay of extremely high scoring Denver v Milwaukee game available so I watched it.

Nuggets have quietly built a very good team there. They are a proper small forward away from having a very bright future. Murray, Harris and Jokic are a great foundation to build on and entire starting 5 can shoot threes very well which is extremely impressive. Will be interesting to see how they build but they feel a bit like Warriors before they were ridiculous - two great shooters in the backcourt, a big from second round with great playmaking skills, an experienced free agent star (though he doesn't play now). Their defence needs to improve though but I like their outlook for the near future.

Wasting that pick on Mudiay will set them back a little but then again players that went after him, including Booker, would not have addressed the biggest issues they seem to have and would mostly only add to the riches.

 

[dviss1]

Just needs to be based on revenue.

Nba should split the revenue distribution. Half of it should be split equally between all teams.

The other half should be split based on the winning percentage of the team.

Please tell me how this incentivizes parity?

 

[dviss1]

"Too quick and strong for the refs to see it...."

Giannis traveled so hard on that play.

 

[handiman]

Please tell me how this incentivizes parity?

It does just the opposite. Half of revenue sharing goes to keeping all teams (and the league, as a byproduct) afloat, while the other half is incentive to win games. As long as the financial incentive to win now meets or exceeds the [risky] incentive to tank for the future, it has potential.

Now, whether that proper balance can be found is another question. If one more late season loss gives you a much higher chance at the top pick, how do you device a revenue distribution scale that punishes them as much for that loss? Overshoot the "punishment" and suddenly teams have no incentive to win, period. They're already too screwed to care.

I like the proposal, but thinking it through, I'm unconvinced it would work.

 

[Sarni]

That sounds more like a problem with a bad owner/management. Maybe Brooklyn? The old Clippers? Orlando! Doesn't it seem like the NBA is taking a more hands on approach to things like that? Teams are being watched closer than ever. IMO. Bad owners should be forced to sell...again the old Clippers!(before the racist comments)

I totally agree about having less incentive to be bad!

I was thinking it would have to the worst of the non playoff teams the last 5 years or so gaining weight towards a better pick to keep a team from tanking for a year or two and gaining an advantage. (San Antonio with Duncan?) But i'm just spitballing here.

To be honest Brooklyn and Orlando have not built awful teams because of their desire to lose as many games as possible, which was my main problem. Brooklyn were a victim of a terrible trade because they did not bother to check the age of players they were acquiring from Boston, Orlando have been run like a joke for the last few years.

Teams like Atlanta, Dallas and Chicago this year were basically stripping their teams of any talent they had in order to get a very high draft pick. This is more of an issue than someone being genuinely bad but trying to get better (even if they are inept with their attempts)

 

[BonesJones]

So its strength of schedule that determines the amount of ping pong balls you get? Oh, that's going to make a lot of teams happy.

The goal isn't to make them happy, the goal is to discourage tanking.