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yer sure u can't compare afl, but there are plenty of basketball examples.

Detroit pistons in 04, miami heat in '06, 1978 Washington Bullets - that year is a good example because the two teams that were in the finals where both sub-50 win teams.

So it does happen - maybe the swans would have come out on top in 7 games......... - yet the team paying the shortest price to win AFL grand final for 2017 is?

Western Bulldogs

I would argue that the NBA season contains too many games for the purpose it serves. After 82 games, over half the league is still in the running to win and are theoretically on even footing as no byes are awarded in the play-offs.

Aside from arguments over the fairness of having so many games to eliminate so few teams, the players rarely get a chance to properly rest during such a congested season.

If only money wasn't a driving factor towards squeezing all the extra games onto the schedule. I think dropping the regular season to 76 games would be better for the players, and slightly increase the value of regular season W's and L's (that's 4 games vs division rivals, 3 games vs conference teams, 2 games vs opposite conference). Maybe even go as low as 72, doing away with the concept of divisions entirely.

There's a case to be made for only letting 4 teams from each conference make the play-offs too.

Last edited by Jay (OTT) at 11/6/2016 9:29:26 AM

I like the idea of dropping from 82 to 76, the slight issue is that might make career records a little harder to achieve.

I can't see them changing the playoff structure though, as it is it's not as if teams in 6th/7th/8th are making deep playoff runs. And, on the rare chance that they do, a ton of people get behind them (because everyone likes cheering for the underdog). The champion pretty much always comes from 1st-4th anyway. But, if they were to cut the number of teams, that would be a huge revenue loss for the NBA, and I really don't see them going for that.

Knicks are looking alright. Melo's still doing what he always does, Porzingis is 7 foot 3 and you can't teach that, and whilst Rose still isn't near his prime, he has been more consistently healthy in recent times and able to contribute. Can't see them doing any better than Conference Semi-Final this season and that's if they get hot in the play-offs, but they're just one good Free Agency period away from contending.

Of course, this could be said about a lot of teams in the league right now. There's good teams and there's bad teams, but most of the bad teams still have at least one reason to feel optimistic about their franchise even if results won't come this season. Be it the 76ers and 'The Process' Embiid (not to mention Simmons who last I heard could be back before 2017), Miami and Whiteside, Minnesota and the Wiggins-Towns duo... all of these teams are 4-10 right now yet have at least one piece of the puzzle that is a good line-up. The only team that really looks boned is, unfortunately for Bogut, the Mavericks.

A couple of teams that I slept on and are doing better than expected are the Bulls, who I thought were going to suffer for a lack of outside shooting between Rondo and Wade, but have made it work thanks to Wade improving in that department, and the Lakers, who have suddenly come alive post Bryant with a new approach to basketball and fresh faces. Okay, so they got blown out by the Warriors last night. They're still 8-8 and have a win over said Warriors from earlier...

PS: Cannot believe the NBA didn't do anything about the blown call at the end of the Raptors @ Kings game... should've been over-ruled and turned into a tie.

Last edited by Jay (OTT) at 11/24/2016 5:35:54 AM

I have only just returned to watching the NBA after a 20 year break (yeah, you heard right). I was (still am) a Jordan fan who didn't see the point post-Jordan.Love the game (play and coach it still) but NBA post-Jordan...meh lol

I have watched many games this past month and a half trying to decide whether to keep following my formerly beloved bulls or start afresh with a new team.

Watching the Timberwolves go down to the Warriors today I liked what I saw in the Timberwolves. Positive future with Wiggins/Towns/Lavine...

I was surprised to find that the 2016 Bulls look ok.



I must say, plugging the defensive hole Green has left, the Warriors still look so dangerous.

I'm a big Harden fan...from a team I once followed as a backup on account of Olajuwon lol

Last edited by Mr J at 11/27/2016 8:00:43 AM

Yes Jordan and Olajuwon are top five of all time in thier respective positions.

I grew up watching the Bulls vs suns finals as a kid. I went for the suns, still do lol.

Yes Jordan and Olajuwon are top five of all time in thier respective positions.

I grew up watching the Bulls vs suns finals as a kid. I went for the suns, still do lol.

Yeah. Barkley and Jordan had some great moments on court.

Well, i think i will stick with my bulls. Butler has some game. Rondo and wade still getting it done. Lopez's inside game is very good. Valentine will eventually come into his own. Its hard watching a bulls team with no number 23 but i will eventually get over it. Lol. Hell, when i saw mj sitting courtside at one of his hornets games i almost converted to the hornets. Haha.

But...i will stick with the bulls.

Some great talent in the league. I should have got back into watching it long ago. Never saw Kobe play a single game. Sad really.

Post Jordan era was okay too. It was dominated by kobe, Duncan and shaq.

What do you think of LeBron? Is he a 1a compared to the goat?

Post Jordan era was okay too. It was dominated by kobe, Duncan and shaq.

What do you think of LeBron? Is he a 1a compared to the goat?

Tbh i have only seen him a couple of times. Yeah he is a superstar but i wilk hold my judgement until the playoffs. I want to see how much and in what way he lifts come playoffs. I have obviously heard how well he did last season and clearly he is a great player...but i want to see it for myself.

...but im (almost) certain i wont hold him in mjs company. Lol

Looking forward to seeing these 'superstars' play this season.

I watch durant, curry, williams, westbrook etc and there are some seriously good players.

Still trying to familiarise myself with who is who...and loving it.


What about you, Koops... Jordan v James?

I need to add this though, Koops.

I watch the current superstars and apart from flashes of magic, none of them have mjs presence. I dont find myself getting excited, feel the anticipation that was always felt watching any Bulls game when jordan played. Maybe im biased. Lol

Definitely biased for sure lol

LeBron is right up there but Jordan's six from six will always be the talking point when comparisons are made.

Who's Williams? You added him with durants and westbrooks. Speaking of westbrook, he's averaging a triple so far. Never done since the big o.