NBA Season Part 2: Life In The Orlando Bubble

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  1. karacha

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    That goes without saying.
     
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    I don't know. As purple tinted as my glasses are, a crazy playoff format that doesn't resemble anything that has ever been done in the NBA would even make me look at the title with some skepticism.
     
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    Majority of NBA GMs vote to restart season by going straight to playoffs
     
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    How do you get from that current event today to people packed together in stands again? Thaaat's right .... forgot it's really all a hoax and not contagious in your opinion and none of these people have parents or older friends and neighbors they will be mingling with after these events. We get it you are unhappy about the current sports situation.

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    No chance of a Laker catching the bug and ending his "playoffs" and maybe other teammates immediately is there?
     
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    Lol It is not in my opinion , it is 99.99 of all doctors and scientiests around the world.Of course there is some exeptions for more than 7 Billons people but that ok too
    Just turn off CNN or FOX news
     
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    Everything in this post is factually incorrect and we are all worse off for having read this.
     
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    Everything in this post is factually correct but you trust every f***ing talking head on CNN or some other news station
    And especialy Dr.Fauci who told you that 50 % without any symptoms
    Fyi People without symptoms are not sick and can't f***ing spread anything

    Then they told you that people get sick from touching the door or iphone which is bull,then they told you it is dangerous to go outside without mask and that is even bigger bull

    :Laugh:
    https://images.app.goo.gl/Cxz2cbowuRH81CGk6
    and now they are saying that when it is 100 ° F it is going to be second wave
     
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    Majority of NBA GMs vote to restart season by going straight to playoffs
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    As the NBA's board of governors met Friday afternoon to assess options for how to restart the season, the league's general managers have expressed their preference to go straight to the playoffs.

    In a survey of all 30 general managers, which was viewed by ESPN, 16 said they would prefer the league come back with just the typical 16 playoff teams, with the teams and seedings based on the standings when the season was suspended March 12.

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    That was one of four potential return-to-play options presented, and it earned more votes than the other three options combined:

    • Resume the regular season with all 30 teams followed by a play-in tournament (8 votes);

    • Go straight to the playoffs with either a play-in tournament or a World Cup-style group stage (5 votes);

    • Resume the regular season with all 30 teams and then go straight to the playoffs (1 vote).

    This was one of more than 10 questions on the survey, which covered a variety of topics, ranging from roster sizes to how long the season should last. But, not surprisingly, most of the questions centered on what the league's return to play should look like and how it should be formatted.

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    In addition to preferring a return with just playoff teams, there also was a slight preference to keep the traditional playoff format, which received 16 votes. An option to reseed the 16 playoff teams regardless of conferences received 14 votes.

    There were also several questions about what a potential "playoff-plus" model might look like, in terms of how many teams would be involved and how it would be formatted. A play-in tournament for the seventh and eighth spots in each conference -- with the top six advancing directly to the playoffs -- received the most votes with 13. A play-in tournament for the eighth spot in each conference received nine votes, while a group-stage format got eight votes.

    When asked how many teams should participate in one of these expanded playoff formats, there were 15 votes for 20 teams, while seven voted for 24, five for 18 and three for 22.

    One thing that achieved widespread consensus was the need for teams to have more flexibility with their rosters no matter how the league chooses to resume play. When asked if the playoffs should have expanded rosters or teams should have more of an ability to replace players sidelined by injury or illness, only two teams voted for neither option. Twelve voted for expanded rosters, and 16 voted for an increased ability to replace players who are injured or sick.

    Meanwhile, when asked on a 1-5 scale to what extent they would support increasing the number of inactive roster spots available to teams, 13 voted for "5" (strongly support), while eight others voted for either 3 or 4.

    There also was a strong preference to add two-way players to playoff rosters -- something that previously wasn't the case. Only three teams said they would vote against adding two-way players to playoff rosters, while 19 said they would support it if rosters remain the same size. The eight other teams said they would support adding two-way players even if rosters expanded beyond 15.

    In addition, 16 teams said they preferred that the league add two roster spots for the playoffs, while nine voted for one extra spot and five voted for three.

    Among questions regarding a return of all 30 teams and a resumption of the regular season, 18 of the 30 teams voted for getting all teams to 72 games -- meaning all 30 teams would play 5-9 more games. Twelve teams voted for getting all teams to 76, which would require teams to play 9-13 games.

    Those votes fell in line with a question asking what the minimum number of regular-season games needed for a return to play was, with 12 teams voting for five and nine voting for 10 or more.

    The question that saw the most divided responses was one about when the season should end. Presented with five options -- Labor Day, Sept. 15, Oct. 1, Oct. 15 and Nov. 1 -- none received 10 votes. Oct. 1 led the way with nine votes, followed by Sept. 15 (seven), Nov. 1 (six), Oct. 15 (five) and Labor Day (three).
     
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    You make wild "assumptions" where people here that disagree with you get their facts and news ..... and then you post random clips and make wild conclusions of your own as to what they even mean. And call it "fact". Like "99.9% of doctors and scientists in the world" (agree with you). Listen to yourself.

    Or how about answering my question above about what happens when you ignore keeping players safe in the bubble environment (all the stupid gullible people the NBA, unlike yourself) are trying their best to figure out so we can finish the season ..... and instead have 18,000 screaming people packed into an arena showering their vapor into the confined air on each other and the players on the floor ..... and one or more Lakers picks up the virus and is now out for the series at least. Yeah what a great plan. Genius.
     
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    There is no virus .None.it is a flu .
     
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    So why 100k people have already died in a couple of months in US? It's from a flu? Why in 2019 less than 1/3 have died from it, what happened?

    Why are there around 400k deaths in the space of 5 months in the world all of a sudden? Just the standard flu? Why is that number higher than the standard flu who is estimated to kill 300k per year?

    It's also important to bear in mind that in half the countries of the world, health systems are incapable of defining the cause of death being related with COVID, specially in the first months of the pandemic.
     
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    Jeezus of all things to be a troll about .... you pick this @KuzmoBall17 ? EDIT... And still no comment on your willingness, you big sports / Lakers fan, to risk losing games and the entire playoffs with Lakers AGAIN getting one or more players infected inside of a howling, screaming 18,000 seat enclosed arena. We already had at least one player infected. Other teams with infected players say hello (Utah) and others. Front line health workers dying from lack of serious and proper gear to protect them (from the "flu") ..... and members of their families dying due to them getting infected from this "non virus / simple flu" say hello.

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    Sorry, my bad @KusmoBall17 and Barnes.
     
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    This sort of thinking is very dangerous, man. I enjoy conspiracy theory more than the usual person, but come on now, there’s realistic ones like the Kennedy assassination and then there’s this. The virus is real. It’s likely due in large part TO the social distancing and stay at home orders that this isn’t worse than it is, not that it’s fake and that we never needed to do these things. Pandemics happen, they always have and always will, to deny that as a conspiracy is not logical. Now if you want to talk conspiracies about where it CAME from, then I’m more open to that, I certainly don’t think it was as simple as a dirty food market.
     
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    I actually think he is the goat over Jordan. Most misunderstood player of all time. Very intelligent but just not a bullshitter who gabs for media attention. I credit him as on of my main influences that helped me learn compassion for the African American experience. Not easy for an old white guy. When he talked, I listened. It changed my perspective because I respected him.

    The problem with people understanding that he is the GOAT is that his best years were in Milwaukee and his early years in LA. The Bucks were small market then and he did not win in the early years with the Lakers. By the time he was winning big on the Lakers, he was getting a lot older and was not as dominant, even if he was still very good. You watch his Milwaukee days, when he was dominant and you realize how good he was.

    Another point worth making. When he was a Freshman on the UCLA Bruins, he was not allowed to play varsity. That year the varsity team won the NCAA Championship but there was one team that dominated them. THE UCLA JUNIOR VARSITY TEAM LED BY LEW ALCINDOR!!! That guy would have been MVP of the regular season AND the playoffs all four years if they had allowed him to play.
     
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    You give conservatives a bad name!
     

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