Mid season tournament group c

captain green · Post #1 » by **captain green** » Tue Jul 11, 2023 7:19 pm

East Group C
Boston Celtics, Brooklyn Nets, toronto Raptors, Chicago Bulls, Orlando Magic
Who you got? and or do you care?
This looks like an easy bracket honestly!

BK_2020 · Post #2 » by **BK_2020** » Tue Jul 11, 2023 7:40 pm

Banner 1 here we come.

exculpatory · Post #3 » by **exculpatory** » Tue Jul 11, 2023 8:58 pm

What is the point of this nonsense?

lon3lytoaster · Post #4 » by **lon3lytoaster** » Tue Jul 11, 2023 9:25 pm

exculpatory wrote:What is the point of this nonsense?

Silver just likes soccer and money is all

BK_2020 · Post #5 » by **BK_2020** » Tue Jul 11, 2023 9:45 pm

exculpatory wrote:What is the point of this nonsense?

More rings > fewer rings

Bar Fight · Post #6 » by **Bar Fight** » Tue Jul 11, 2023 10:24 pm

I'd be classic fool's gold Celtics to win this **** and then fold in the Playoffs

Triple M · Post #7 » by **Triple M** » Wed Jul 12, 2023 2:21 am

We will win this and have the top record while capping the season off with the LOB in june. Being the first team to do that will be great in my view because you wqnt to be a dominant champion if possible

Celts17Pride · Post #8 » by **Celts17Pride** » Wed Jul 12, 2023 2:44 am

exculpatory wrote:What is the point of this nonsense?

Money, what else?

neno · Post #9 » by **neno** » Wed Jul 12, 2023 5:48 am

Rest 1-10
Play 11- 15 + 2 ways in this meaningless nonsense

steefP2 · Post #10 » by **steefP2** » Wed Jul 12, 2023 6:03 am

exculpatory wrote:What is the point of this nonsense?

To have great basketball being played

steefP2 · Post #11 » by **steefP2** » Wed Jul 12, 2023 6:08 am

I understand not caring about winning the tournament. The prize doesn't mean anything yet to us but lets be honest mid season basketball really falls off in quality and this might just rejuvenate that for a while. IF the players care about, which I think they will, it could be great. Ofc if they dont, it sucks and it should be discontinued but idk man these guys are competitive maniacs. You're telling me that Lebron or Curry wont care if they're staring down elimination by the Wolves and KAT for example.

Single elimination knockout games are just fun. They provide for high leverage, high quality basketball. Idc if the trophy doesnt mean anything but its a chance at higher quality play before the playoffs and i love that. Besides 500k might be nothing to tatum or lebron or any star but for the payton pritchards and Kornett's of the world, thats still a nice chunk of cash. Im sure the starters would enjoy winning that for the end of bench guys.

Kalela · Post #12 » by **Kalela** » Wed Jul 12, 2023 6:38 am

Are these games in addition to the 82 games teams are already playing?

BostonCouchGM · Post #13 » by **BostonCouchGM** » Wed Jul 12, 2023 7:01 am

what a stupid idea this is. I won't watch. Ever

Fencer reregistered · Post #14 » by **Fencer reregistered** » Wed Jul 12, 2023 7:36 am

Kalela wrote:Are these games in addition to the 82 games teams are already playing?

Not the group games.

The tournament round of -- 8? -- is additional.

steefP2 · Post #15 » by **steefP2** » Wed Jul 12, 2023 11:21 am

Fencer reregistered wrote:
Kalela wrote:Are these games in addition to the 82 games teams are already playing?

Not the group games.

The tournament round of -- 8? -- is additional.

Only the finals is extra; 2 teams will play 83 games instead of 82

ThirtyFour · Post #16 » by **ThirtyFour** » Wed Jul 12, 2023 12:34 pm

Do the 8 games count towards W/L record for the season?

If all teams/players took this seriously (which they prob won’t) it would be a great way to gauge the teams needs better prior to the trade deadline. At least compared to the regular season when teams don’t compete as hard against each other.

Triple M · Post #17 » by **Triple M** » Wed Jul 12, 2023 1:00 pm

ThirtyFour wrote:Do the 8 games count towards W/L record for the season?

If all teams/players took this seriously (which they prob won’t) it would be a great way to gauge the teams needs better prior to the trade deadline. At least compared to the regular season when teams don’t compete as hard against each other.

Yes the games count for the regular season but the final is not counted. Whixh is why i think most teams will take it seriously especially the knock out stage. If we play the Bucks, Heat, or Sixers in the knockout i think teams will treat it as a mini playoff where you can test out rotation and match ups.

Triple M · Post #18 » by **Triple M** » Wed Jul 12, 2023 1:27 pm

exculpatory wrote:What is the point of this nonsense?

The point is the importance of the regular season has minimize over the years. So this is an attempt to reinvigorate interest in the regular season. For the hardcore fans, we probably watch 70% of games or more but i hear a lot of casual fans say they only watch the finals or a few big games or days like xmas, mlk days, or Saturday prime time. The fact that the NBA was able to introduce this without interrupting the 82 gm season should be a plus.

Post #19 » by **shackles10** » Wed Jul 12, 2023 1:48 pm

During the season I watch at least one game a night and when the Celtics play I often watch 2 games that night and a third the next day before games begin. A lot of those games lack intensity until the end of the game. Not as bad as the All-Star game, but still you can tell what's going on. I have my doubts on the results, but I'm willing to give anything that attempts to add intensity to these games a chance.

Half of us care too much about summer league like it means something. Think we won't obsess over this tournament too? LOL

Fencer reregistered · Post #20 » by **Fencer reregistered** » Wed Jul 12, 2023 3:20 pm

steefP2 wrote:
Fencer reregistered wrote:
Kalela wrote:Are these games in addition to the 82 games teams are already playing?

Not the group games.

The tournament round of -- 8? -- is additional.

Only the finals is extra; 2 teams will play 83 games instead of 82

I'm having a few problems guessing the rules.

First, we see rules that suggest 8 teams are coming out of the group stage. But dates suggest it's only a round of 4. Your comment suggests you assume the same thing. (If there were a 3 round tournament with only the final round not counting, the cap would be 84 rather than 83.)

Second, what does it mean to get extra games on the schedule? If the standings at the end of the season are determined by total wins, then doing well in the tournament can only be good. But if they are determined by percentage win-loss record, there can be negative effects.