NBA Season Suspended due to COVID-19
Re: NBA Season Suspended due to COVID-19
This made me chuckle a bit:
Re: NBA Season Suspended due to COVID-19
"Too little, too late, too unbothered."
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- Aztec Sunsfan
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Wow!!!
Somebody should have warned us!!
Somebody should have warned us!!
Re: NBA Season Suspended due to COVID-19
What do you guys think? Any chance we play any more regular season games this year? What if we had controlled games starting in mid-May with no crowds? All players would be monitored closely of course. The skeleton broadcast crew would practice social distancing. Any chance?
"Too little, too late, too unbothered."
- Phoenix Suns 2023-2024 season motto.
"Be Legendary."
- Phoenix Suns 2023-2024 season motto.
"Be Legendary."
Re: NBA Season Suspended due to COVID-19
I really think it's unlikely. If anything they'd want to jump straight to the playoffs. But I doubt they'll be able to do even that. It's just too dangerous and exposes them to too much liability and criticism if even one player, fan, ref, or team employee catches the virus and becomes seriously ill or dies.Superbone wrote: ↑Thu Apr 09, 2020 10:30 amWhat do you guys think? Any chance we play any more regular season games this year? What if we had controlled games starting in mid-May with no crowds? All players would be monitored closely of course. The skeleton broadcast crew would practice social distancing. Any chance?
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I just don't see it happening. I'd love to see a tournament held in one location, but...Superbone wrote: ↑Thu Apr 09, 2020 10:30 amWhat do you guys think? Any chance we play any more regular season games this year? What if we had controlled games starting in mid-May with no crowds? All players would be monitored closely of course. The skeleton broadcast crew would practice social distancing. Any chance?
The US has just barely started to flatten the curve this week. I don't expect the virus to be enough under control that Sterling wants to risk all of the team personnel, the broadcast personnel, the transportation personnel, the facilities personnel, the hotel employees, etc.
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I think the way they’d bring it back is if they are planning to shift the regular season anyways. Playing basketball in July/August is fine this year if you’re planning to start next year at Christmas anyways. That’s kinda my preference. Obviously depends on what this pandemic looks like come June/July.
Re: NBA Season Suspended due to COVID-19
"Too little, too late, too unbothered."
- Phoenix Suns 2023-2024 season motto.
"Be Legendary."
- Phoenix Suns 2023-2024 season motto.
"Be Legendary."
Re: NBA Season Suspended due to COVID-19
I almost want to see a draft with no workouts to see if teams make better decisions.
The league needs heroes, villains... and clowns. -- Aztec Sunsfan
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So, I was watching something non-sports related on TV and they were talking about how it might look when things start getting back to normal. Stuff like continued social distancing and continuing to wear masks. Do you think we might see things like half filled (or less) arenas with the crowd wearing masks?
"Too little, too late, too unbothered."
- Phoenix Suns 2023-2024 season motto.
"Be Legendary."
- Phoenix Suns 2023-2024 season motto.
"Be Legendary."
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What about concerts? Space the seats six feet apart?
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Zoom zoom zoom, zoom zoom zoom zoom zoom... Mazda.
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I watched the TV show on Sundays as a kid. Sunday morning kids tv sucked.
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Well, if everybody is doing it...
Surely not everybody was Kung Fu fighting...
Surely not everybody was Kung Fu fighting...
"Too little, too late, too unbothered."
- Phoenix Suns 2023-2024 season motto.
"Be Legendary."
- Phoenix Suns 2023-2024 season motto.
"Be Legendary."
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NBA targets May 8 as day some practice facilities can reopen for individual workouts
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/n ... 035594001/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/n ... 035594001/
"Too little, too late, too unbothered."
- Phoenix Suns 2023-2024 season motto.
"Be Legendary."
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"Be Legendary."
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So we're looking at the earliest possible re-start for the season being about the same date the NBA Finals started last year.
And that's the best case scenario!
And that's the best case scenario!
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Works for me. Let's do it!The Bobster wrote: ↑Mon Apr 27, 2020 8:28 pmSo we're looking at the earliest possible re-start for the season being about the same date the NBA Finals started last year.
And that's the best case scenario!
"Too little, too late, too unbothered."
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That makes a short offseason and late-starting 2020-21 season a given though.
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Available from Scarecrow Press at - https://rowman.com/ISBN/9780810890695
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A 2020-21 season isn’t a given at all.The Bobster wrote: ↑Tue Apr 28, 2020 7:22 amThat makes a short offseason and late-starting 2020-21 season a given though.