NBA In-Season Tournament

[PhoenixMilwauke]

My understanding is this is a like an European or English soccer idea, right? As a non-soccer guy, is this (in-season tourney) a big deal in those leagues? Especially with the fans?

Depends on the tourney. But having bragging rights to trophies is something fans jaw about all the time. Champions League (European wide club tourney), Europa, Conference League are all pretty big. But things like Carabao Cup (England only tourney) usually get B/C squads for the bigger clubs.

Until the Semi's and later.

[ReasonablySober]

So if the Bucks make the final game you won't watch because it's the one game of the whole thing that doesn't count for the regular season record?

I'd watch to see how the team treats it but wouldn't care if they lost.

You won't feel that way if we made the final and you watched the other team lift a trophy.

Why is it hard to believe that some people don't care about a made up trophy that doesn't mean anything?

[skones]

I'd watch to see how the team treats it but wouldn't care if they lost.

You won't feel that way if we made the final and you watched the other team lift a trophy.

Why is it hard to believe that some people don't care about a made up trophy that doesn't mean anything?

Why is it so hard not to be a scrooge? I don't know if you realize this or not, but ALL trophies are made up and don't mean anything until they do.

[MartyConlonOnTheRun]

Poll should separate out "hate it" and "don't care". I want to shame all the "hate it" as irrational scrooges. Don't care is perfectly fine but IMHO kind of weird since 99% of NBA basketball is meaningless. Anything that incentivizes players to try even a little hard (rather than sit) a December Tuesday night game should be applauded.

[Ron Swanson]

I honestly hope that they make it to the final game and then rest everybody because it doesn't mean jack in the standings. They won't because you know Silver will be furious and manufacture another "tampering" charge sometime in the near future, but it would be hilarious to give him the middle finger like that and tell him to shove his stupid exhibition trophy you-know-where.

[emunney]

I'd watch to see how the team treats it but wouldn't care if they lost.

You won't feel that way if we made the final and you watched the other team lift a trophy.

Why is it hard to believe that some people don't care about a made up trophy that doesn't mean anything?

<describes all trophies>

[ReasonablySober]

All words are made up. And currencies. And music and film and art.

Don't be dorks.

[WeekapaugGroove]

You won't feel that way if we made the final and you watched the other team lift a trophy.

Why is it hard to believe that some people don't care about a made up trophy that doesn't mean anything?

<describes all trophies>

Right? Getting sanctimonious about anything in professional sports is funny since it's just a big TV show.

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[emunney]

All words are made up. And currencies. And music and film and art.

Don't be dorks.

<learns about social construction for the first time> hmmm yes yes very true very smart

[ReasonablySober]

I'm glad this thing that means nothing seemingly brings so many of you joy. Good for y'all. If a star is injured because of this dumb tournament it'll be gone and no one will miss it.

[MartyConlonOnTheRun]

"Anyone who thinks the IST means anything has no brain, anyone who doesn't like it has no heart"
-Vladimir Putin....probably not

[emunney]

I'm glad this thing that means nothing seemingly brings so many of you joy. Good for y'all. If a star is injured because of this dumb tournament it'll be gone and no one will miss it.

Yes, that's what happens when someone gets injured. That's why there's no longer a regular season.

[skones]

All words are made up. And currencies. And music and film and art.

Don't be dorks.

This you?

I always know who to tune out and ignore when they resort to, "You're a hater." As if there's literally nothing else to point to.

Nothing like calling people dorks on the internet while you sit at a computer and argue with strangers!

[ReasonablySober]

All words are made up. And currencies. And music and film and art.

Don't be dorks.

This you?

I always know who to tune out and ignore when they resort to, "You're a hater." As if there's literally nothing else to point to.

See above post about injuries.

[skones]

All words are made up. And currencies. And music and film and art.

Don't be dorks.

This you?

See above post about injuries.

Idk, feel pretty intimidated as a dork, you must just be having ALL of the intercourse. Wish you'd save some for the rest of us you big stud!

[ReasonablySober]

Ok, skones. You have a good day.

[Jez2983]

I like it because teams seem to care about it, and it adds interest to otherwise dull games.

See if teams care Year 2...

[skones]

Dorktimists win.

[Ron Swanson]

The tournament is the "Don't ask questions. Just consume content/product" meme in NBA form. I won't tell anybody that they can't enjoy it for what it is, but please spare me the existential "what even is a trophy, man?" stuff lol.

[MVP2110]

Being upset that players and teams are trying to win is weird. Isn't that what we all want? To watch high quality basketball?