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http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/20286965/nba-issues-memo-detailing-how-add-rest-schedule

No more 4 in 5 is huge.
Some of the new improvements include:

• Eliminating stretches of four games in five days and 18 games in 30 days.

• Reduction of five games in seven nights to just 40 instances across (1.3 per team), down from last year when it was on the schedule 90 times (three per team).

• Reduction in number of back-to-backs to 14.9 per team, down from 16.3 per team. In all, 40 back-to-backs have been eliminated from last season.

• Reduction of single-game road trips by 17 percent.

• Reduction in single-game road trips over 2,000 miles by 67 percent; there are only 11 of them on schedule.

• Increase in weekend games from 549 to 568, much of the boost coming on Saturdays. Previously the NBA avoided Saturdays and Sunday afternoons during football season to dodge conflicts.
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IMO the back to backs are not too bad on long eastern road trips. (i.e Miami /Orlando) They often play better the 2nd night. Plus do we want them to have a night off in south beach or NY? Hell no

But the 4 in 5 nights are killers. And even worse are the back to back out west. A home game and then a road game the next night in Utah or Denver have sucked sucked over the years. (Maybe the altitude plays a part-not enough time to acclimate?)
 
BoBoBREWSKI said:
I like that they moved up the start of the season to mid October.
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Yeah, honestly, starting the season earlier is a win-win. Fans get to start following basketball earlier and the schedule can be more forgiving. I'd probably start the season at the start of October, but maybe the NBA doesn't want to compete with a month of baseball playoffs.
 
Minstrel said:
Yeah, honestly, starting the season earlier is a win-win. Fans get to start following basketball earlier and the schedule can be more forgiving. I'd probably start the season at the start of October, but maybe the NBA doesn't want to compete with a month of baseball playoffs.
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Why would the NBA care if they put MLB out of business? ;)
 
• Reduction in single-game road trips over 2,000 miles by 67 percent; there are only 11 of them on schedule."

Does this one ever occur other than a make up game in NJ? Houston and Memphis are only 1850 air miles away. That leaves only N.O out west as a possibility, and I don't ever recall it happening.
 
Pinwheel1 said:
• Reduction in single-game road trips over 2,000 miles by 67 percent; there are only 11 of them on schedule."

Does this one ever occur other than a make up game in NJ? Houston and Memphis are only 1850 air miles away. That leaves only N.O out west as a possibility, and I don't ever recall it happening.
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I think they mean round trip 2000 Miles.
 
HCP said:
I think they mean round trip 2000 Miles.
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I'm sure they did, in which case we only had one 2000+ mile single game road trip last year - OKC. That one is nearly 3000 air miles, and two time zones away. With three teams in Texas, plus MEM and NOP, it makes no sense to make us fly nearly 3000 miles for a single game.

DEN almost qualifies at 1980 air miles round trip.

We also had three separate one game road trips to LA (1670 miles round trip) - one for the Clippers and two for the Lakers. With four teams in California, you think they could make those trips more efficient.

BNM
 
It's a good start to hopefully creating more competitiveness in the league. Higher quality product, and all that good stuff.
 
How are they able to make all these changes by only starting the season 1 week earlier? Seems like it would take at least 2 weeks to accommodate.
 
BoBoBREWSKI said:
How are they able to make all these changes by only starting the season 1 week earlier? Seems like it would take at least 2 weeks to accommodate.
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Man the season used to start on halloween. Starting 13 days earlier this season.
 
Last season was the first time we collectively felt a difference in the schedule. There were days off on the road during trips that we've NEVER had before. We had 2 days off in NYC, Toronto and San Francisco. In my years of traveling, that has never happened. It was great. You could really tell the vibe was better. More rested, less stress amongst the players. You still need talent to win games, but as much as we travel more than everybody else, it was a much needed change. And the extra all star break days off was fantastic.
 
BoBoBREWSKI said:
How are they able to make all these changes by only starting the season 1 week earlier? Seems like it would take at least 2 weeks to accommodate.
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They've been gradually creeping the start date up over the last several years. In 2004-05, the Blazers season opener was November 3rd. Last year, it was October 25th. This year, it will be around October 17th. This is just the first time they've moved it up by such a large amount in a single season. Still, even an additional 8 days off over the course of a six month season, is significant.

As we all know, the Blazers are the most geographically isolated team in the NBA, but last year we only had one single game road trip of more than 200 miles. We also had zero 4 game in 5 nights road trips and zero 5 games in 7 nights road trips last year. We did have 15 back-to-backs, however (14 originally scheduled, the make up game in MIN pushed it to 15).

So, they were already doing away with most of the single game 2000+ road trips and the 4 in 5 and 5 in 7 situations. The additional 8 days off will allow them to eliminate more than half out our back-to-backs. One back-to-back per month with no 4 in 5 or 5 in 7 seems quite reasonable. The quality of the play will improve and coaches will feel less need to rest players when they are already getting additional rest between games.

BNM
 
HCP said:
Last season was the first time we collectively felt a difference in the schedule. There were days off on the road during trips that we've NEVER had before. We had 2 days off in NYC, Toronto and San Francisco. In my years of traveling, that has never happened. It was great. You could really tell the vibe was better. More rested, less stress amongst the players. You still need talent to win games, but as much as we travel more than everybody else, it was a much needed change. And the extra all star break days off was fantastic.
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Yep, as brutal as the March schedule was last year (travel wise), it's the first time I can remember when we didn't have at least one 4 in 5 or 5 in 7 road trip in March.

BNM
 
Boob-No-More said:
They've been gradually creeping the start date up over the last several years. In 2004-05, the Blazers season opener was November 3rd. Last year, it was October 25th. This year, it will be around October 17th. This is just the first time they've moved it up by such a large amount in a single season. Still, even an additional 8 days off over the course of a six month season, is significant.

As we all know, the Blazers are the most geographically isolated team in the NBA, but last year we only had one single game road trip of more than 200 miles. We also had zero 4 game in 5 nights road trips and zero 5 games in 7 nights road trips last year. We did have 15 back-to-backs, however (14 originally scheduled, the make up game in MIN pushed it to 15).

So, they were already doing away with most of the single game 2000+ road trips and the 4 in 5 and 5 in 7 situations. The additional 8 days off will allow them to eliminate more than half out our back-to-backs. One back-to-back per month with no 4 in 5 or 5 in 7 seems quite reasonable. The quality of the play will improve and coaches will feel less need to rest players when they are already getting additional rest between games.

BNM
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I was going to LIKE this post, but theres just TOO many numbers in it to read!
 
Now when HCP is in the big easy...he might have a couple days off....I'm thinkin' longer road trips but fewer back to back games....I can see the joy....the Mrs HCP joy!!!!! Folks will weep for joy!!!!!
And HCP will take more photos which in his case are definitely better than a thousand words..
 
Congrats to the NBA players. Stomp your feet, hold your breath and get your way.
 
Mediocre Man said:
So you don't think they'll still rest?
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Not as much. It was only a few star players and older players that rested when healthy. Now all the players will be less fatigued during the regular season. That should improve the overall quality of play.

I'm not sure why you said the players stomped their feet and got their way. It was coaches, not players, who started the practice of resting healthy players.

BNM
 
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