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so were the games shown on ESPN warm ups? or did they count? When is the season opening? Tonight?
Those were scrimmages, officially, the same as preseason games. Starting tonight it’s for real.
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so were the games shown on ESPN warm ups? or did they count? When is the season opening? Tonight?
Kawai is a great player I know. But Siakam is just as good watch for him. Lowry is streaky, OG is a hidden gem. Gasol and Ibaka are tough competition too. VanFleet , Powel and Bouche are steady . Then the bunch is solid too with shooters Thomas the 3 shooter, Hollis Jefferson mans a stud. Davis is up and coming too. The only guy on the team who doesn’t belong is Hernandez, guys a joke and waste of a pick .And who could forget the man with 4 championship rings McCaw.
Masai is god sent he saved the team for sure. Without him we would be stuck as missing the playoff year after year. That being side I’m hoping he pulls strings on a rumour I’ve been hearing. Has ties to Giannis as he brought him to Greece and are friends. Don’t let me down Masai not now. Would give up Lowry and Hernandez and a first round pick for him. NN are first I was sceptical about but dude proved himself and I’m happy he’s our coach. Actually coaching team Canada in the Olympics now tooNo doubt that Masai Ujiri has assembled a great team with parts fit together extremely well. He may well be the best GM in the league. When he hired Nick Nurse, I was thinking, “WTH?,” but what a great coach, too.
Cavs are out... I will root for LeBron and the Lakers! #LBJThose were scrimmages, officially, the same as preseason games. Starting tonight it’s for real.
This season is a complete asterisk.
The NBA should wait one year and re-start. You can afford it if we can.
Why do you think this? The NBA season was 80% complete before the shut down and they are playing another 8 games which would increase the amount of games played to 90%.This season is a complete asterisk.
The NBA should wait one year and re-start. You can afford it if we can.
Boy did those ratings plummet. Im curious if the NBA will back off its selective activism and allow games to be just games and entertainment. A lot of fans tuned out evidently.
Not sure I would equated the ratings to the "activism" by the NBA. For a lot of the high profile teams, these first 8 games are just a glorified pre-season.
Im not sure I agree. There are a lot of people that tune into sports to escape the news. Each time a polarizing topic starts to trickle in, ratings drop, regardless of sport.
If it was just early on every game down, I would agree. In this instance, opening night was a juggernaut, then it went the wrong way, with nothing opposing it at all.
I say this not to pick sides, but that its interesting to watch from the outside looking in.
Boy did those ratings plummet. Im curious if the NBA will back off its selective activism and allow games to be just games and entertainment. A lot of fans tuned out evidently.
Im not sure I agree. There are a lot of people that tune into sports to escape the news. Each time a polarizing topic starts to trickle in, ratings drop, regardless of sport.
If it was just early on every game down, I would agree. In this instance, opening night was a juggernaut, then it went the wrong way, with nothing opposing it at all.
I say this not to pick sides, but that its interesting to watch from the outside looking in.
I did not see the ratings. Turning sports into social/political activism is a sure fire way to alienate a large segment of viewership. It must be worth it to the players, because they are going to take tremendous pay cuts when the new salary cap is announced. The basketball-related income is going to be crushed. Then, when new tv deals are negotiated, there will be another awakening.
I also wonder how many people just feel like it is not basketball season, although we all have been clamoring for sports.
I would consider myself to be way more than just a casual sports fan. But to date, I have not watched any baseball, basketball or hockey since their starts or restarts. I just don’t feel it for some reason. And it’s not political for me.
Moving Ben Simmons to a more natural play making PF I think will serve them well.... but he needs to become a better shooter to make the 'process' succeed, IMHOI’ve trusted the process far too long to give up now. Go Sixers!
I do think of these 8 games more so as 'play in' but I also watch the game knowing that I will turn off the TV post game to avoid commentaryNot sure I would equated the ratings to the "activism" by the NBA. For a lot of the high profile teams, these first 8 games are just a glorified pre-season.
I do think of these 8 games more so as 'play in' but I also watch the game knowing that I will turn off the TV post game to avoid commentary