IMO the past decade (or more) have shown too many meaningless games ........... many games between weak, non-playoff teams versus playoff teams who can afford to loan manage, given the weak opponent.
I've long been in favor of lowering games, or the very least, make a serious study of it ............ it was best shown in the recent bubble, they based on historical data, statistics, on the cut-off and criteria, on who'll be invited to the bubble and what would it take for the bubble participants (fringe teams) to make the play-in tournament.
Or possibly shrink the league - there's just too many teams, the league is watered down ........ too many weak teams - by incompetent owners and/or are inherently disadvantaged (sinong FA's ang pupunta sa Charlotte, Utah, Sacramento, etc).
It's good that the NBA will be implementing some home-away series this coming season, like in the MLB ........... teams plays each other for some games, just to limit the travel.
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Hehe, siguradong aangal at mang-aasar na naman yung mga old school legends ex. Barkley, Pippen, etc ........... and they would be right, actually.
Players before had to endure a much physical NBA for the full 82 games slate.
But it's a different era now - the game is more scientific and much, much faster. There were even past suggestions to somehow increase the court size.
In JJ Redick's podcats, DWade was a recent guest ......... he admitted about one incident that convinced him to finally retire - the HEAT were playing the KINGS, DWade had to guard Hield and Fox .......... reklamo daw siya kay Spo na i-bangko na siya, hindi daw niya kaya ang bilis nung dalawa. Hehe.
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Adam Silver is the progressive type .......... he's slowly making improvements to the league, which are ideas whos time has come.
Like the All-Star Game, much more exciting now with removing the East-West format and replacing it with the draft.