Exclusive Around the NBA: February, 2026! (3 Viewers)

[Cugel]

Incredible 30pt in 12 min. Jaw dropping

 

[Everything Beagle]

Incredible 30pt in 12 min. Jaw dropping

37 in 18 minutes at halftime

 

[Everything Beagle]

Why is LA throwing the game?

 

[THE HCP]

 

[KingSpeed]

Incredible 30pt in 12 min. Jaw dropping

Kevin Love had a 34 point first quarter against us once. I’m not kidding. It was embarrassing.

 

[Everything Beagle]

Shit, the Lakers have cut it to 29

 

[Everything Beagle]

Kevin Love had a 34 point first quarter against us once. I’m not kidding.

That sounds about right

 

[KingSpeed]

Why is LA throwing the game?

None of their stars are playing. Not even Smart or Ayton.

 

[Everything Beagle]

None of their stars are playing. Not even Smart or Ayton.

Exactly. Why are they throwing the game by not playing these guys?

 

[SharpesTriumph]

The NBA schedule is just ridiculous. It's becomes very rare to have teams play each other at full strength without somebody resting or a team on a back to back.

It would be so much more exciting if there was just 60-70 games but both teams were trying hard to win. Maybe have some games count 2x in the standings.

Also if they disencentivized tanking. Maybe freeze records at the trade deadline for the lottery.

I'm not sure exactly what the best change would be. I just love how games matter in the NFL as well as the NBA playoffs. The NBA regular season means very little 80% of the time.

 

[Pinwheel1]

The NBA schedule is just ridiculous. It's becomes very rare to have teams play each other at full strength without somebody resting or a team on a back to back.

It would be so much more exciting if there was just 60-70 games but both teams were trying hard to win. Maybe have some games count 2x in the standings.

Also if they disencentivized tanking. Maybe freeze records at the trade deadline for the lottery.

I'm not sure exactly what the best change would be. I just love how games matter in the NFL as well as the NBA playoffs. The NBA regular season means very little 80% of the time.

The players would never go for that. They get a bigger contract with a 82 game schdule yet only actually playing 60-70 of them.
The owners make more money as well. Plus, I bet they probably would raise the ticket prices even more to make up for fewer games.

I wonder if they should give the home team a bigger advantage? Right now, older, more experienced teams don't care about where they end up in the playoff seeding, just that they make it. Maybe the one-home game advantage is not enough?

Agree on disincentivising the top of the lottery even more.

 

[BigGameDamian]

 

[THE HCP]

LFG Bronny!

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

LFG Bronny!

Get outta here with this BS. He played in garbage time last night.
We expect better from you HCP.

 

[THE HCP]

Get outta here with this BS. He played in garbage time last night.
We expect better from you HCP.

You talking about the #1 pick on the left, whatever his name is the #1 pick who should be an all star by now or the kid who has no expectations whatsoever and is only in the league because of his dad?

 

[SheedSoNasty]

We expect better from you HCP.

Do we?

 

[Everything Beagle]

The NBA schedule is just ridiculous. It's becomes very rare to have teams play each other at full strength without somebody resting or a team on a back to back.

It would be so much more exciting if there was just 60-70 games but both teams were trying hard to win. Maybe have some games count 2x in the standings.

Also if they disencentivized tanking. Maybe freeze records at the trade deadline for the lottery.

I'm not sure exactly what the best change would be. I just love how games matter in the NFL as well as the NBA playoffs. The NBA regular season means very little 80% of the time.

A balanced 32 team league would give each team a 77-game schedule which might be pitched as a good thing for reducing back to backs and wear and tear.

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

is only in the league because of his dad?

Yup. Exactly. Facts

 

[andalusian]

Yup. Exactly. Facts

No NBA player would exist without their father, so...

 

[Pinwheel1]

No NBA player would exist without their father, so...

Sperm and father are not necessarily the same.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

I'm starting to think @THE HCP has a Bronny tramp stamp.

 

[andalusian]

Sperm and father are not necessarily the same.

Dad and father are not the same thing. Sperm, until Claude code can make it, comes from the father

 

[Everything Beagle]

I'm starting to think @THE HCP has a Bronny tramp stamp.

“BRONNY’S REAL DAD #BAM”

 

[SharpesTriumph]

The players would never go for that. They get a bigger contract with a 82 game schdule yet only actually playing 60-70 of them.
The owners make more money as well. Plus, I bet they probably would raise the ticket prices even more to make up for fewer games.

I wonder if they should give the home team a bigger advantage? Right now, older, more experienced teams don't care about where they end up in the playoff seeding, just that they make it. Maybe the one-home game advantage is not enough?

Agree on disincentivising the top of the lottery even more.

NFL has way more revenue but plays only 17 games. Seems to me if they did it correctly the NBA could have less games but MORE revenue than they do now.

There might be a short term loss in there. I'm not sure exactly how they can fix that best.

I just know it's stupid to have hundreds of totally meaningless games throughout the league along with all the resting/tanking. If this was a new schedule the NBA was starting now from scratch nobody would ever think it's a good idea to have it structured like it is being played out today.

 

[Everything Beagle]

NFL has way more revenue but plays only 17 games. Seems to me if they did it correctly the NBA could have less games but MORE revenue than they do now.

There might be a short term loss in there. I'm not sure exactly how they can fix that best.

I just know it's stupid to have hundreds of totally meaningless games throughout the league along with all the resting/tanking. If this was a new schedule the NBA was starting now from scratch nobody would ever think it's a good idea to have it structured like it is being played out today.

I’d be okay with a 62-game season (playing each opponent twice in a 32-team league) if it meant the league could crack down on load management. The question is how much would home trams lose in ticket sales if they keep selling out and having to turn fans away. It would help lesser teams get closer to selling out, but great teams with sold out arenas already will be leaving 10 games’ worth of ticket sales on the table.

 

[SharpesTriumph]

I’d be okay with a 62-game season (playing each opponent twice in a 32-team league) if it meant the league could crack down on load management.

Yeah, could have 3 more division games and 3 cup games for 68 or whatever. No back to backs.

Something like that would nearly eliminate the need for any load management.

That would also eliminate needing to fly at night after games. No back to backs would mean there's always a separate day between games for flying. That's a huge issue for players rest/sleep right now when they get to hotels at 4am because the NBA requires travel the day before a game.

 

[RR7]

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

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

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

Why? He sucks

 

[JfizzleBlazer]

Why? He sucks

We played Sidy Cissoko 19 minutes in our last game. Thats why.

Sochan has shown more in his short career so far.

 

[THE HCP]

“BRONNY’S REAL DAD #BAM”