Official NBA General Discussion 2025-26 V2.0

[Tripod]

Too convoluted for fans to follow. Would never fly

The solution is to borrow from mlb. Play more than one game against an opponent when you travel to a city.

Toronto has already played @ Philly twice. Rather than have travel at the end of the first game and prior to the second, playing back to back eliminates 2 travels.

Provide a day off before and a day off after will get as many games in but less fatigue. Fatigue contributes to injury. It's stupid to play b2b in two different cities.

When Clippers and Lakers played in the same building, this already happened.

nba did do this a few years ago, and it went away
see raptors schedule in 2022-23
6 instances of playing same team b2b in same city.
https://www.espn.com/nba/team/schedule/_/name/tor/season/2023

We have 3 of them this year.

In Jan vs Atl and also 76ers, then in March vs Heat

[MiamiSPX]

Warriors are disgusting. Sitting:

Curry
Butler
Green
Horford
Kuminga

Of course it's against an East team, the Heat.

I thought this can only be done for home games? They're probably going to take a fine like the Cavs.

That’s Adam Silver in a nutshell. He announces a new rule and then stops enforcing it after awhile.

To be fair to the Warriors, and I did not know this at the time of my post, that was already their FIFTH b2b this season. That makes things a little different because that is a disgrace of a schedule. This was probably intended as a FU to the league, but ultimately it's the fans that pay the price. Many fans buy tickets explicitly to see Curry and I am sure there were many that were eager to cheer/heckle Butler.

[Madvillainy2004]

The Kawhi Clippers thing working out as poorly as humanly possible and ruining their franchise is funny as ****. 2019 will always be amazing but the way he was moving that whole summer was so wack. Demanding we trade Lowry/Fred/Siakam to get PG/Russ coming off a championship always rubbed me the wrong way. And seeing that the clippers are basically ruined for the next decade+ because of it is amazing.

[Psubs]

The Kawhi Clippers thing working out as poorly as humanly possible and ruining their franchise is funny as ****. 2019 will always be amazing but the way he was moving that whole summer was so wack. Demanding we trade Lowry/Fred/Siakam to get PG/Russ coming off a championship always rubbed me the wrong way. And seeing that the clippers are basically ruined for the next decade+ because of it is amazing.

Had they kept Powell, things would've been okay.

[WaltFrazier]

There is one way to shorten the season but not eliminate games(or the money). Expand the rosters and create two seasons running concurrently. Basically dissolve the G league into the NBA. You can have a roster of around 22 and have an "nba elite" season of 60 games and another nba season of maybe 20-30 games ending in the nba cup happening some time in late Jan/early Feb. Players would be capped at playing no more than 65 games total between both levels. When a team goes to a city they would play a game at each level within 2 or 3 day period. Obviously pricing would reflect the difference in levels and only NBA elite games would be shown nationally. This way players would never play more than 3 games in a week. Anyway that's my rough idea.

Too convoluted for fans to follow. Would never fly

The solution is to borrow from mlb. Play more than one game against an opponent when you travel to a city.

Toronto has already played @ Philly twice. Rather than have travel at the end of the first game and prior to the second, playing back to back eliminates 2 travels.

Provide a day off before and a day off after will get as many games in but less fatigue. Fatigue contributes to injury. It's stupid to play b2b in two different cities.

When Clippers and Lakers played in the same building, this already happened.

I think the league does that more the past few years, but the 2 LA teams and the 2 NY teams are the only pairs in the same city, so it's limited.

[WaltFrazier]

Too convoluted for fans to follow. Would never fly

The solution is to borrow from mlb. Play more than one game against an opponent when you travel to a city.

Toronto has already played @ Philly twice. Rather than have travel at the end of the first game and prior to the second, playing back to back eliminates 2 travels.

Provide a day off before and a day off after will get as many games in but less fatigue. Fatigue contributes to injury. It's stupid to play b2b in two different cities.

When Clippers and Lakers played in the same building, this already happened.

nba did do this a few years ago, and it went away
see raptors schedule in 2022-23
6 instances of playing same team b2b in same city.
https://www.espn.com/nba/team/schedule/_/name/tor/season/2023

I guess an argument against it is about competitive advantage. If a rival meets say Miami twice at a time when Bam and Herro are hurt, might be two easy wins compared to a third conference rival meeting them later at full strength. But I don't think the NBA schedule makers care about that stuff anymore than caring about evening out B2B's for injury prevention.

[Dennis 37]

The solution is to borrow from mlb. Play more than one game against an opponent when you travel to a city.

Toronto has already played @ Philly twice. Rather than have travel at the end of the first game and prior to the second, playing back to back eliminates 2 travels.

Provide a day off before and a day off after will get as many games in but less fatigue. Fatigue contributes to injury. It's stupid to play b2b in two different cities.

When Clippers and Lakers played in the same building, this already happened.

nba did do this a few years ago, and it went away
see raptors schedule in 2022-23
6 instances of playing same team b2b in same city.
https://www.espn.com/nba/team/schedule/_/name/tor/season/2023

We have 3 of them this year.

In Jan vs Atl and also 76ers, then in March vs Heat

Yes but the Hawks play the Knicks the day before. If they move the first Atlanta/Raptors game to the Sunday, the back to back would be in the same city. Giving neither team an advantage.

It's stupid to have a day off between the games when it means the first game is b2b in two cities for the Hawks.

[Dennis 37]

The solution is to borrow from mlb. Play more than one game against an opponent when you travel to a city.

Toronto has already played @ Philly twice. Rather than have travel at the end of the first game and prior to the second, playing back to back eliminates 2 travels.

Provide a day off before and a day off after will get as many games in but less fatigue. Fatigue contributes to injury. It's stupid to play b2b in two different cities.

When Clippers and Lakers played in the same building, this already happened.

nba did do this a few years ago, and it went away
see raptors schedule in 2022-23
6 instances of playing same team b2b in same city.
https://www.espn.com/nba/team/schedule/_/name/tor/season/2023

I guess an argument against it is about competitive advantage. If a rival meets say Miami twice at a time when Bam and Herro are hurt, might be two easy wins compared to a third conference rival meeting them later at full strength. But I don't think the NBA schedule makers care about that stuff anymore than caring about evening out B2B's for injury prevention.

I think it would even out. Bam and Herro will be healthy when they meet another team facing injury.

Thing is b2bs in the same city reduce travel, which reduces fatigue.

[WaltFrazier]

I feel bad for Pascal this season. He's balling out, maybe all star again, but they've won 2 games. Sad to have a wasted season at this stage of his career, and it's not like they'd trade him to a contender. He just has to wait a whole year for Hali to make them relevant again. Even then they'll have to replace Turner at the C

[Los_29]

I feel bad for Pascal this season. He's balling out, maybe all star again, but they've won 2 games. Sad to have a wasted season at this stage of his career, and it's not like they'd trade him to a contender. He just has to wait a whole year for Hali to make them relevant again. Even then they'll have to replace Turner at the C

Yeah it’s tough. They got a big hole at C but they’ll have an opportunity to get a top 5 pick most likely. It can actually work out for them.

[WaltFrazier]

nba did do this a few years ago, and it went away
see raptors schedule in 2022-23
6 instances of playing same team b2b in same city.
https://www.espn.com/nba/team/schedule/_/name/tor/season/2023

I guess an argument against it is about competitive advantage. If a rival meets say Miami twice at a time when Bam and Herro are hurt, might be two easy wins compared to a third conference rival meeting them later at full strength. But I don't think the NBA schedule makers care about that stuff anymore than caring about evening out B2B's for injury prevention.

I think it would even out. Bam and Herro will be healthy when they meet another team facing injury.

Thing is b2bs in the same city reduce travel, which reduces fatigue.

No doubt travel is part of the fatigue but it's an interesting question which is more impactful on injuries, travel fatigue or the wear and tear of the actual games.

Also, many players from the 80s and before talk about how flying commercial was so much worse than the charters they use now. Charters with the optimum schedule, and lots of leg room, minimize the effects of air travel as much as possible. The games have to be the bigger factor

[bballsparkin]

I haven't watched much Keyonte George. He looks pretty good so far this game. He's definitely got skills.

[Tripod]

Reed Shepherd having a great half

[HiJiNX]

What Cooper is doing at 18 years old is incredible. Future HOFer. Great poise and leadership qualities as well. Humble. He’s probably gonna win some rings (maybe not as the lead guy but a 1b). Pure winner.

[Psubs]

I guess an argument against it is about competitive advantage. If a rival meets say Miami twice at a time when Bam and Herro are hurt, might be two easy wins compared to a third conference rival meeting them later at full strength. But I don't think the NBA schedule makers care about that stuff anymore than caring about evening out B2B's for injury prevention.

I think it would even out. Bam and Herro will be healthy when they meet another team facing injury.

Thing is b2bs in the same city reduce travel, which reduces fatigue.

No doubt travel is part of the fatigue but it's an interesting question which is more impactful on injuries, travel fatigue or the wear and tear of the actual games.

Also, many players from the 80s and before talk about how flying commercial was so much worse than the charters they use now. Charters with the optimum schedule, and lots of leg room, minimize the effects of air travel as much as possible. The games have to be the bigger factor

Instead of going to the airport and flying, could get an extra 3-5 hours of sleep.

[MiamiSPX]

Statement game from the Nuggets.

[UnbelievablyRAW]

Coward and Queen been validating my predraft takes

[UnbelievablyRAW]

Likened Reed to Booker a lot predraft as well and his scoring has already taken up a notch. That shooting form is always so consistent I think in the next 2 years he may end up being a "Guy"

[MiamiSPX]

The Kawhi Clippers thing working out as poorly as humanly possible and ruining their franchise is funny as ****. 2019 will always be amazing but the way he was moving that whole summer was so wack. Demanding we trade Lowry/Fred/Siakam to get PG/Russ coming off a championship always rubbed me the wrong way. And seeing that the clippers are basically ruined for the next decade+ because of it is amazing.

Kawhi "never looked healthier" Leonard. People continue to get hoodwinked into thinking he's going to play a lot of games. The 68 he played in 23-24 was an outlier and coincided with being extension eligible. Landed that extension and is back to barely playing. Amazing how much money he and his uncle have basically stolen from Ballmer.

Since we know the All-Star will go ahead as planned with Ballmer front and center, I take solace knowing by then his team will be mathematically eliminated, back to being irrelevant, and Kawhi likely on the IR again. Enjoy the questions.

[Clutch0z24]

Coward and Queen been validating my predraft takes

I was right there with you on the both of them.....So many on the board trashed talked Queen it was funny to me because i knew he would be good while everyone was loud and wrong about him, Everyone wanted Carter Bryant, Noa Essengue, Khaman Maluach....I liked CMB more than them 3 But me personally i would have picked both Queen/Coward before CMB.....But CMB still has time to show he was the right pick for us at 9 hopefully.