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I disagree, I wouldn't want a member of the Orlando Magic deciding whether Cleveland holds home court. If Cleveland has the best record in the NBA they've earned that right. Baseball changed it back this year for good reason.
I like this set-up (picking teams) Adds to the intrigue and drama
Oh yeah, the western conference just gutted talent from a conference that was already inferior. Melo gone. Butler gone. George gone. Millsap gone. Lopez gone. Teague gone.
Watching the west play the east in a even remotely serious game would be like watching the Warriors and Nets in a best of 7.
Only 5 players can play at one time so breaking up all the west stars will allow fans to see more of them play. The east maybe has 1-2 first tier players that people need to see play so relative "scrubs" might play more than Westbrook, Harden, Curry, Davis, Durant, Paul, etc.
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The league is finally acknowledging the imbalance of talent between conferences. They'll adjust the playoffs next if the situation gets any worse (Lebron leaves Cleveland for a West team).
The league is finally acknowledging the imbalance of talent between conferences. They'll adjust the playoffs next if the situation gets any worse (Lebron leaves Cleveland for a West team).
I don' think it has anything to do with competitive balance and really everything to do with a game with ZERO intrigue. At least now you have captains that pick teams- maybe some grudges formed and more drama. At the very least you see maybe Steph Curry play alongside Lebron.
I don' think it has anything to do with competitive balance and really everything to do with a game with ZERO intrigue. At least now you have captains that pick teams- maybe some grudges formed and more drama. At the very least you see maybe Steph Curry play alongside Lebron.
The West vs the East this year will be a who's-who of league stars... vs "who?" That's a glaring problem that the league had to have noticed, just like the league and commissioner publicly made a big deal of Durant going to GSW last year.
Team captains picking players doesn't inherently fix the lack of interest from the players. The captains would have to be willing to create drama, and the format change really doesn't increase the likelihood of that. The best and most competitive ASGs that you've seen didn't require conference mixing.
I don' think it has anything to do with competitive balance and really everything to do with a game with ZERO intrigue. At least now you have captains that pick teams- maybe some grudges formed and more drama. At the very least you see maybe Steph Curry play alongside Lebron.
I agree i don't think it's related to competitive balance. In the past few years they've had trouble getting certain players to attend the ASG. Especially the veteran stars. I think if they get the captains to select the team, there will be more of an obligation to play. The NBA is a clique league so it may help to bring up attendance if someone they respect calls on them to play.
The West vs the East this year will be a who's-who of league stars... vs "who?" That's a glaring problem that the league had to have noticed, just like the league and commissioner publicly made a big deal of Durant going to GSW last year.
Team captains picking players doesn't inherently fix the lack of interest from the players. The captains would have to be willing to create drama, and the format change really doesn't increase the likelihood of that. The best and most competitive ASGs that you've seen didn't require conference mixing.
I have to admit I'm mildly interested in seeing Lebron and Draymond team up.
And then I think lots of these guys will feel snubbed if a guy they think they are better than is picked over them. What if Lebron picks Chris Paul instead of John Wall? You don't think a guy like John Wall is going to bring an "A" game that night and make it point to put a show on against Chris Paul.
It doesn't really address the real problem. There are still 12 players selected from each conference. That's the problem. The 24 players selected should be picked regardless of conference. But if that happened it would be LeBron, Giannis, and 22 players from the Western Conference. And the league doesn't want that.
It will be interesting to see if this makes the actual game any more competitive.
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