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handiman said:
Between the courts, jerseys, team shirts, relentless promo spots, and LL knocking people out, the league sure is trying to make the NBA Cup be a thing. Is it working? I have no idea, but my impression is no one cares other than the players (and perhaps fans) on the one team that eventually wins it. It just feels totally arbitrary in the qualifying stages, which then leads to something fairly meaningless. Make it an actual mid-season tournament, not a scattering of games that affect the rest of the schedule in a way that no one understands.

For the few people who get it, I could buy the argument that it's just entertainment like every other aspect of the game. But, my take fits with everything I've seen and heard personally: very few people get it. It's more of a turn-off than anything.

But I do agree, our Cup court is pretty damn awesome this year, other than the giant trophy.
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They should have the cup games be all at once so it's over 2 weeks instead of spread out over months.

Also the point differential tiebreaker is stupid.

Give the winner a playoff birth and runner up a playin.

Have the groups be divisions or something more memorable.

I really like the concept but it needs tweaks.

After 10 years it'll start to be way more meaningful and eventually the 2nd biggest team accomplishment after a title.
 
SharpesTriumph said:
After 10 years it'll start to be way more meaningful and eventually the 2nd biggest team accomplishment after a title.
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Like all hated changes, they eventually settle in as the norm. But, even the senseless Cup trophy is arguably already the 2nd biggest team accomplishment after a title ... which is exactly why it's a difficult concept to sell. The title is all that matters in the eyes of most people. Everything else is a step along the way.

The NCAA basketball setup might provide a better model to follow, with conference tournaments setting up seeding for the NCAA tourney. I don't know whether that could work with the long NBA schedule as a lead-up.
 
SharpesTriumph said:
Zion, Garland, and Tyler Herro still on this list.

4 Rockets. Title favorites OKC has Chet and Jalen. Magic have #3 and #4, then Suggs at #18.

Zero Blazers - depressing as were so far from exiting this rebuild, at least in a way we might be able to eventually contend.
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This link means nothing. Sharpe, Scoot, Camara, and DC will prove them wrong.
 
Zion has no business being on that list. The list should really reflect which players would the average GM want on the roster. Nobody is touching Zion with a 10ft pole.
 
Strenuus said:
Yet if it had them on it you'd see it as the holy grail.

Rinse. Repeat. So predictable.
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I wouldn’t call it the holy grail, I’d just say they’re right. My opinions of our players don’t change based on what reporters say about them, for good or bad,
 
KingSpeed said:
I wouldn’t call it the holy grail, I’d just say they’re right. My opinions of our players don’t change based on what reporters say about them, for good or bad,
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They do. They always have.
 
"Right price" is pretty simple.

1 pick each for JG or Rob. We can debate on protections but that's the baseline.

And I prefer 2025 or 26 picks. Next year's draft is prolly more loaded.
 
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