Around the NBA: Week 9 (12/16 - 12/22)

[ShelC]

Nationally televised games this week
Tuesday, Dec 17th
Bucks @ Thunder at 8:30PM EST on ABC - NBA CUP FINAL!

Thursday, Dec 19th
Thunder @ Magic at 7:00PM EST on TNT
Knicks @ Timberwolves at 9:30PM EST on TNT


NBA News
Bucks-Hawks: 5 takeaways from Emirates NBA Cup Semifinals
https://www.nba.com/news/bucks-hawks-5- ... semifinals

Thunder-Rockets: 5 takeaways from Emirates NBA Cup Semifinals
https://www.nba.com/news/thunder-rocket ... semifinals

Mavericks, Warriors set single-game NBA record with 48 combined 3-pointers
https://www.nba.com/news/mavericks-warr ... ingle-game

Sixers' Joel Embiid suffers sinus fracture against Pacers
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/429 ... ial-injury

[Mori Chu]

Sixers smell like they're about ready to pack it up and start tanking this year. I think I read that they get to keep their traded-away pick only if it is in the top-6 in the draft.

[Mori Chu]

[Mori Chu]

[In2ition]

He showed us.

[Kryptonic]

Good ol centel FTW!

[specialsauce]

HIMMY HIMMY HIMMY

[Cap]

HIMMY HIMMY HIMMY

Gets blocked on a go ahead shot at the end, loses by one. Loser.

[Split T]

35/19/10/4/1 for Jimmy tonight…just trade for him already

[specialsauce]

HIMMY HIMMY HIMMY

Gets blocked on a go ahead shot at the end, loses by one. Loser.

Did it on purpose to tank his value for Phoenix

[Superbone]

[ShelC]

This will for sure get the players to play harder. Having said that, they brought it on themselves to an extent.

[Superbone]

I like it! Apparently, Curry had something to do with it.

[Mori Chu]

Meh, it sounds really stupid. Just do it the regular East vs West way. The players can play hard or not play hard. Just leave it how it is.

[Carno]

I won't watch it either way. It's just not entertaining. I appreciate the effort, but the fact that they keep tinkering with the format tells you all you need to know.

[ShelC]

Salary Swap All-Star Game. Vets vs the top players on rookie deals. If the rooks win, they swap salaries with the vets for this year. Rooks will be out for blood while vets will have to play extra hard to keep that $50-$60mil.

[In2ition]

In this instance, I could see many vets trying to get out of playing in the All-Star game.

[Split T]

Meh, it sounds really stupid. Just do it the regular East vs West way. The players can play hard or not play hard. Just leave it how it is.

This just sounds like you don’t care if it’s competitive or not. The regular way is terribly non-competitive. They need to do something.

The young guys will play hard and the vets won’t want to be shown up. It might not work, but I like that they are trying.

My questions…what if someone makes the 24 man roster but is also Rising Stars eligible? Who do they play for? Looking at Wemby here.

Next, is it still 12 from each conference? Or just 24 players?

[Ring_Wanted]

Salary Swap All-Star Game. Vets vs the top players on rookie deals. If the rooks win, they swap salaries with the vets for this year. Rooks will be out for blood while vets will have to play extra hard to keep that $50-$60mil.

Nice idea haha

[Mori Chu]

Meh, it sounds really stupid. Just do it the regular East vs West way. The players can play hard or not play hard. Just leave it how it is.

This just sounds like you don’t care if it’s competitive or not. The regular way is terribly non-competitive. They need to do something.

It's more that I care about the history of the ASG. I like East vs West. I like looking back on past years to see which conference was loaded, whether that team won the game, etc. I like seeing who tries to be the alpha, who guns for ASG MVP, and so on. I actually like the All-Star Game just fine as it was. I certainly don't think any of the many changes they've tried have helped, so why not leave it be?