Official NBA 2018-2019 Thread - the end of the regular season is near
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Adam Silver is sick of teams tanking, like the Knicks
CHARLOTTE – The tanking strategy, such as the Knicks have plainly instituted, is “corrosive” and detrimental to the organization, according to NBA commissioner Adam Silver.
With his new anti-tanking rules clearly not deterring in their first year of implementation, Silver urged for a wait-and-see approach while condemning the long-term effects of purposeful losing. He even floated the relegation system in the European soccer leagues, where the worst teams are sent to a minor league.
“There’s a mindset that if you’re going to be bad, you might as well be really bad,” Silver said. “I believe personally that’s corrosive for those organizations.”
The Knicks (11-47) own the second-worst record in the NBA, and are among four teams on pace for 20 wins or fewer. They halted a record-long losing streak of 18 games just prior to the All-Star break.
Under the ratified lottery system, the Knicks will have just a 14 percent chance of landing the first overall pick and a much greater chance of picking fifth or sixth. There is still a benefit to stinking, however: the better the record, the more likelihood a team can slip in the draft lottery.
For instance, the worst team can’t finish lower than fifth in the draft, the second-worst can’t finish lower than fourth, and so on. The Knicks have been upfront about their tanking strategy, saying wins and losses are inconsequential.
“I still think it’s a bit early and then we’ll see what happens to see if certain teams behavior is rewarded through the lottery,” Silver said. “Clearly, in many cases the odds are not in their favor. I recognize in terms of analytics it doesn’t mean the strategy is going to be eliminated completely. As you know this is the sixth time we’ve changed the lottery and I’m pretty sure we acknowledged at the time and people familiar with the operation of other leagues, you understand why there’s relegation in European soccer, for example. Because you pay an enormous price if you’re not competitive. And I think for the league and for our teams there’s that ongoing challenge if we can come up with a better system.”
https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/...r2vNhtn52Eovs0qj49MZ8tgqqcHjTWqSG-JCHjvw7KQSc
CHARLOTTE – The tanking strategy, such as the Knicks have plainly instituted, is “corrosive” and detrimental to the organization, according to NBA commissioner Adam Silver.
With his new anti-tanking rules clearly not deterring in their first year of implementation, Silver urged for a wait-and-see approach while condemning the long-term effects of purposeful losing. He even floated the relegation system in the European soccer leagues, where the worst teams are sent to a minor league.
“There’s a mindset that if you’re going to be bad, you might as well be really bad,” Silver said. “I believe personally that’s corrosive for those organizations.”
The Knicks (11-47) own the second-worst record in the NBA, and are among four teams on pace for 20 wins or fewer. They halted a record-long losing streak of 18 games just prior to the All-Star break.
Under the ratified lottery system, the Knicks will have just a 14 percent chance of landing the first overall pick and a much greater chance of picking fifth or sixth. There is still a benefit to stinking, however: the better the record, the more likelihood a team can slip in the draft lottery.
For instance, the worst team can’t finish lower than fifth in the draft, the second-worst can’t finish lower than fourth, and so on. The Knicks have been upfront about their tanking strategy, saying wins and losses are inconsequential.
“I still think it’s a bit early and then we’ll see what happens to see if certain teams behavior is rewarded through the lottery,” Silver said. “Clearly, in many cases the odds are not in their favor. I recognize in terms of analytics it doesn’t mean the strategy is going to be eliminated completely. As you know this is the sixth time we’ve changed the lottery and I’m pretty sure we acknowledged at the time and people familiar with the operation of other leagues, you understand why there’s relegation in European soccer, for example. Because you pay an enormous price if you’re not competitive. And I think for the league and for our teams there’s that ongoing challenge if we can come up with a better system.”
https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/...r2vNhtn52Eovs0qj49MZ8tgqqcHjTWqSG-JCHjvw7KQSc
Just got through watching the three point contest. I know Joe Harris almost had a heart attack when Steph was coming back at the end...
Nah, I’d like to know how it goes though.
I like KG and Chuck, so I'll watch some of it
Can't front. Anthony Hamilton killed it with his rendition
1st 5 seconds of Meek Mill kicking off the NBA All Star game was better than the entire Superbowl halftime show.
I hope Petey Pablo is getting residuals from the NBA cuz he'll never hear his song get this much airplay again
I'd like to see those Olympic practices
Middleton isn't doing too bad either.
J Cole got some thick back up singers
Man I was just about to say the same thing.
Raw to the one with the long hair