Are we witnessing the NBA Playoffs or NBA Rico Hines scrimmages?

[Houston911]

I respect the winner cuz they're all in the same environment

But like if someone averages 40 in a series i wouldn't compare it to a series where someone averaged 40 under normal conditions

 

[Jordan>>LeFrozen]

I wonder will there be a bubble kind of situation next year. I doubt players are staying confined to a bubble for 60-82 games or however long next season will be so I doubt the NBA wants this ever again, but in the Event things do not get better with the Rona

it will be interesting to see this environment for a season+playoffs

 

[Morethan1]

Call it what you want the shyt is competitive and fun to watch.

Shout out to @CHICAGO to use Rico Hines when referring to the bubble 1st

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Call it what you want the shyt is competitive and fun to watch.

Shout out to @CHICAGO to use Rico Hines when referring to the bubble 1st

There's a specific reason why I used that term in the first place. I'll let you work out why.

 

[Hersh]

ball is life.

 

[dtownreppin214]

 

[Remote]

Curious if that depth perception was what made that "1992 Dream Team legendary practice game" so great.

 

[Collateral]

I can see that “depth of perception” when players like Jamal Murray and Donovan Mitchell get hot. All the good shooters have an easier time lining up and aiming their shot. It looks like the game is in slow motion to them which is cool to watch.

All the other bullshyt, nah. Them dudes been playing hard since day 1. You can’t compare it to past playoffs, but this year’s is different in a good way and it still counts to me.

 

[WhatsGoodTy]

Remember when we didn’t have basketball? Now we got it and nikkas still bytching about anything.

 

[Blackrogue]

I enjoy watching Rico hines basketball especially in the off-season when there isn't much ball to watch.
And I said in a gym like that you get to see players more up close somehow. And see what they really doing and saying..

These playoffs we've seen similar in terms of the views we have of the court somehow being better. And getting to enjoy basketball at a time when there wasn't any.

So yes this is like Rico hines but with full nba teams and coaches and goals.

 

[FukkaPaidEmail]

We’re watching playoff basketball.

Teams been running rampant tossing up 3’s and not playing D all year .

only difference now is removal of fans .

 

[rbksNgirbauds]

We’re watching playoff basketball.

Teams been running rampant tossing up 3’s and not playing D all year .

only difference now is removal of fans .

Only difference..

That’s a pretty sizable difference man....dare I say it’s often a series altering difference

 

[Detroit Wave]

This counts more than a normal playoffs because of the lack of travel and lack of in-arena distractions. We are watching peak performance in the bubble.

 

[FukkaPaidEmail]

Only difference..

That’s a pretty sizable difference man....dare I say it’s often a series altering difference

Not a sizable difference. If your fans/home court made that big of a difference Denver would have multiple banners hanging up .

the best teams win the chip 99.9% of the time that’s all that matters.

no team has made a run and won the chip based on HCA

 

[DjMe]

I wonder will there be a bubble kind of situation next year. I doubt players are staying confined to a bubble for 60-82 games or however long next season will be so I doubt the NBA wants this ever again, but in the Event things do not get better with the Rona

it will be interesting to see this environment for a season+playoffs

I think a regular season inside a bubble(s) would actually be feasible.
Maybe have 5 sites, and at any given time 6 teams are there. Each team plays every other team 3 times in the bubble, 15 games per team, playing every other night takes about 2 weeks. Then they can leave the bubble take a week or 2 outside to see their families, practice in their home gyms, return to a new bubble, isolate, quarantine, and repeat the process.

Because travel time inside the bubble would be non existent, teams could play 15 games a lot faster than they would during a regular year.

Mix up the teams in the pods after they leave each bubble, so you're always playing 5 new-ish teams.

Drop conferences and just have a 16 team tournament when the playoffs start.

There would always be games on, although not every team would be playing--some teams would be on a 3 week home break/travel/quarantine at any given time.