NBA officially confirms In-Season Tournament

Dennis 37 · Post #141 » by **Dennis 37** » Fri Sep 1, 2023 5:52 pm

720 wrote:50 years from now these mid season cups will mean something. Franchises and fans will value them.

Or one of the two teams that make the NBA finals will win the majority of the cups and other than those teams' fans, not many will care.

720 · Post #142 » by **720** » Fri Sep 1, 2023 8:14 pm

Dennis 37 wrote:
720 wrote:50 years from now these mid season cups will mean something. Franchises and fans will value them.

Or one of the two teams that make the NBA finals will win the majority of the cups and other than those teams' fans, not many will care.

There will be scenarios where teams that win the mid season cup choke in the finals and vice versa. Some years injuries will lead to two different champions. There will likely be a team that wins a bunch of mid season cups but not any finals championships which will lead to debate and discussion about teams and players and their legacy, etc. There are so many scenarios and people in the future will value it more than we do.

6ixpessant · Post #143 » by **6ixpessant** » Sat Sep 2, 2023 11:12 am

OakleyDokely wrote:Even in European soccer cup tournaments that have tradition and mean something, not every team approaches these competitions the same way. Man City won't treat a certain competition the same as Everton. In league cups, a lot of the big teams won't play their best lineups until closer to the end whereas many of the smaller clubs are playing very hard from the start.

Yep, most top shelf teams in soccer couldn't care less about the FA Cup (EPL), Copa Del Rey (LaLiga), etc..... it's league and Champions League or bust... a cavaet being having a chance at a treble.

As much fun as a Champions League for basketball would be, Euro League still has a ways to go to be viable competition.

Maccabi Tel Aviv 105 - Toronto Raptors 103 F (2005) aside.

I have tickets for the Mavs @ Real Madrid.... I hope the Mavs at least try... I'm sure Luka will put on a show being "home".

WaltFrazier · Post #144 » by **WaltFrazier** » Tue Sep 12, 2023 1:16 am

Maybe with the obvious improvement in European basketball shown in the FIBA tournament, having some Euro league teams in the NBA tournament might work after all.

WuTang_OG · Post #145 » by **WuTang_OG** » Wed Oct 25, 2023 5:48 pm

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Yeezus_ · Post #146 » by **Yeezus_** » Wed Oct 25, 2023 5:54 pm

Feel like they should change the name from "In-season tournament" to something that doesn't say that. Make it have it's own brand. I'm sold on the idea though, I think its great.

OakleyDokely · Post #147 » by **OakleyDokely** » Wed Oct 25, 2023 6:01 pm

Yeezus_ wrote:Feel like they should change the name from "In-season tournament" to something that doesn't say that. Make it have it's own brand. I'm sold on the idea though, I think its great.

Call it the Kobe Cup

M3tro · Post #148 » by **M3tro** » Wed Oct 25, 2023 6:28 pm

They should invite the top 2 teams from the previous G-League season.

Might as well emulate the Euro soccer league models and have an open tourney.

wegotthabeet · Post #149 » by **wegotthabeet** » Wed Oct 25, 2023 6:52 pm

M3tro wrote:They should invite the top 2 teams from the previous G-League season.

Might as well emulate the Euro soccer league models and have an open tourney.

then it should emulate the FA Cup, but include teams from Euroleague, NBL etc...

WuTang_OG · Post #150 » by **WuTang_OG** » Mon Oct 30, 2023 3:58 pm

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Brinbe · Post #151 » by **Brinbe** » Mon Oct 30, 2023 4:09 pm

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i hate it, the sooner they phase out this bland ovo crap, the better. we have so many better colorways in franchise history and they insist on this. bleh

YogurtProducer · Post #152 » by **YogurtProducer** » Mon Oct 30, 2023 4:27 pm

WuTang_OG wrote:

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YogurtProducer · Post #153 » by **YogurtProducer** » Mon Oct 30, 2023 4:28 pm

Brinbe wrote:

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i hate it, the sooner they phase out this bland ovo crap, the better. we have so many better colorways in franchise history and they insist on this. bleh

I believe it is just gold to match the in season tournament branding. Nothing to do with OVO

Ganjamayne · Post #154 » by **Ganjamayne** » Mon Oct 30, 2023 4:29 pm

That black Raps court looks pretty sick ngl

WuTang_OG · Post #155 » by **WuTang_OG** » Mon Oct 30, 2023 4:40 pm

All black way nicer than that puke gold they used last year in the paint

Brinbe · Post #156 » by **Brinbe** » Mon Oct 30, 2023 4:50 pm

YogurtProducer wrote:
Brinbe wrote:

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i hate it, the sooner they phase out this bland ovo crap, the better. we have so many better colorways in franchise history and they insist on this. bleh

I believe it is just gold to match the in season tournament branding. Nothing to do with OVO

Lol what? The colors are definitely purposeful even without the gold for the trophies. So drab and boring regardless.

YogurtProducer · Post #157 » by **YogurtProducer** » Mon Oct 30, 2023 6:12 pm

Brinbe wrote:
YogurtProducer wrote:
Brinbe wrote:

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i hate it, the sooner they phase out this bland ovo crap, the better. we have so many better colorways in franchise history and they insist on this. bleh

I believe it is just gold to match the in season tournament branding. Nothing to do with OVO

Lol what? The colors are definitely purposeful even without the gold for the trophies. So drab and boring regardless.

Every single court has the gold in the center logo, and the paint.

Considering we have gold city jerseys (which is my guess is the only thing worn during the tourney games) this makes a lot of sense.

douggood · Post #158 » by **douggood** » Mon Oct 30, 2023 6:36 pm

gold is one of the raptors official colours

Red, Black, purple and Gold

https://mediacentral.nba.com/wp-content/uploads/logos/nba/tor/Toronto_Raptors_Logosheet.jpg

WuTang_OG · Post #159 » by **WuTang_OG** » Mon Oct 30, 2023 10:59 pm

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Knicks sue the NBA for forcing them to have orange court

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YogurtProducer · Post #160 » by **YogurtProducer** » Tue Oct 31, 2023 12:13 am

Dennis 37 wrote:
720 wrote:50 years from now these mid season cups will mean something. Franchises and fans will value them.

Or one of the two teams that make the NBA finals will win the majority of the cups and other than those teams' fans, not many will care.

So like the Celtics and Lakers for the onset of the NBA?