NBA - The Re-Open: - Connaughton has Covid-19, pg. 94

MrHoneycutt · Post #1801 » by **MrHoneycutt** » Fri Jul 17, 2020 10:48 pm

chonestown wrote:Wes totally discovered Graham Central Station sometime between March and now.

Larry Graham, thumpin' and pluckin'.

FlagsFlyForever · Post #1802 » by **FlagsFlyForever** » Fri Jul 17, 2020 10:54 pm

SkilesTheLimit wrote:
Badgerlander wrote:
MickeyDavis wrote:No home court advantage is a definite factor. But who you're matched up with in the playoffs does matter.

Of course it does BUT like I’ve said the team isn’t going from 4 months off to playoffs ready in 2 weeks so I don’t want to see Giannis playing 40 minutes doing everything himself to win what amounts to an exhibition game. That’s how players get hurt. Like I’ve brought up before, remember Dorsey Levens hold out and then signing a contract and the team saying he’s kept himself in great shape so we are just going to throw him into the next game and he breaks his freaking leg. We need the whole team to win a championship and it’s going to take time, reps, practice and patience so if we win a few games and get the matchup we want great but I’ll be happier with 20 minutes of solid execution by the starters per game and everyone getting thru it healthy.

I’m saying win at what cost

You do not want to see Giannis playing 40 minutes, I agree. However, you can't play him 15-20 minutes every game and not anticipate him being winded when he's now asked to play 38-40 minutes vs. the Sixers/Raptors/Celtics in the second round or ECF. You have to have a plan to ramp up minutes and maybe that comes in the first round match-up where you can possibly play him in the low 30s and still win handily.

Exactly. Bud needs to learn from last year.

Chuck Diesel · Post #1803 » by **Chuck Diesel** » Fri Jul 17, 2020 10:57 pm

Really think Jemerrio Jones would be the perfect guy to have busting his ass for these lower rung bubble teams. Would keep the games feeling competitive, not good enough to stop the tank.

Lippo · Post #1804 » by **Lippo** » Fri Jul 17, 2020 11:52 pm

Most you guys were bytchin so much about the lack of crowd noise at the Forum, no home court is probably even a bigger advantage for us, 3 games in Toronto is a greater advantage than 4 in Milwaukee, neutral would be good for us, no?

Post #1805 » by **ReasonablySober** » Sat Jul 18, 2020 12:20 am

The Forum bitching has been lame forever. It's plenty loud.

M-C-G · Post #1806 » by **M-C-G** » Sat Jul 18, 2020 12:57 am

Badgerlander wrote:
step3profit wrote:
dedned wrote:Long term everyone dies.

Citation please

“Our new Constitution is now established, everything seems to promise it will be durable; but, in this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes,” Franklin said.

Well, well, well played.

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blazza18 · Post #1807 » by **blazza18** » Sat Jul 18, 2020 1:06 am

ReasonablySober wrote:The Forum bitching has been lame forever. It's plenty loud.

Nah

FlagsFlyForever · Post #1808 » by **FlagsFlyForever** » Sat Jul 18, 2020 1:09 am

ReasonablySober wrote:The Forum bitching has been lame forever. It's plenty loud.

I guess it depends on what "plenty" means to you. We definitely have a better crowd than teams like Houston, Atlanta, Miami but we're also considerably worse than crowds like OKC, Toronto, Boston, Golden State, Utah, Portland. So I think it's a fair criticism, especially for Bucks fans who remember how loud the Mecca and the Bradley Center would get.

Chuck Diesel · Post #1809 » by **Chuck Diesel** » Sat Jul 18, 2020 2:01 am

The NBA/Broadcast Partners would be wise to treat this like it’s Hard Knocks and let the ambient sounds of the gym breath without constant pauses to censor “explicit” audio. The best sound/calls often come in the tensest moments, which inevitably coincidence with strong language. The vacant building feels even more so when it’s muted. The casuals will be turned off by it, the regulars will be annoyed by it. They slipped up a couple times and we heard some naughty words in TBT. Everyone was ok. One of the highlights of FIBA is listening to Australians swear at each other during timeouts. Woj is out here **** youing Senators. Embrace it.

Post #1810 » by **ReasonablySober** » Sat Jul 18, 2020 2:06 am

I don't know how many of you have been watching the Brewers' broadcasts on Brewers.com this week, but they've been incredible. They mic up the manager, random players, third base coaches, have a catcher cam. This week has been the best MLB broadcasts I can remember.

The NBA needs this.

skbucks1985 · Post #1811 » by **skbucks1985** » Sat Jul 18, 2020 2:16 am

I think the reason for censoring is not the fear of hearing players use the 4-letter f-word but rather the fear of hearing players use the 3 and 6-letter f-words

Chuck Diesel · Post #1812 » by **Chuck Diesel** » Sat Jul 18, 2020 2:40 am

safi wrote:I think the reason for censoring is not the fear of hearing players use the 4-letter f-word but rather the fear of hearing players use the 3 and 6-letter f-words

Fear over the utterance of those specific words have been tossed out as obstacle before, and I just don’t think they’re as common an occurrence as people think.Especially not in the hyper social media focused/conscious Orlando environment. For the few guys who still have a habit of calling their opponents/refs/teammates those names in 2020, maybe their being exposed isn’t the worst thing either. Even so, I’d think the NBA/sponsor backlash would be more severe if the six letter word someone let slip was “Uyghur.”

StickeeFingaz · Post #1813 » by **StickeeFingaz** » Sat Jul 18, 2020 2:46 am

Man is a monster.

Read on Twitter

FlagsFlyForever · Post #1814 » by **FlagsFlyForever** » Sat Jul 18, 2020 2:46 am

safi wrote:I think the reason for censoring is not the fear of hearing players use the 4-letter f-word but rather the fear of hearing players use the 3 and 6-letter f-words

It's both. Disney, which owns ESPN, censored the four letter f-words in Hamilton and it was still a big success. Woj got suspended for his f-scapade. HBO has the luxury of not having commercials so they don't need to censor Hard Knocks. ABC and TNT aren't going to agree to make NBA games rated M because sponsors would pull out. We can't even swear here because there are ads on this site. That's the world we live in. The Washington NFL team had a racist name for almost a century and only changed it when sponsors threatened to pull out.

skbucks1985 · Post #1815 » by **skbucks1985** » Sat Jul 18, 2020 2:57 am

Chuck Diesel wrote:
safi wrote:I think the reason for censoring is not the fear of hearing players use the 4-letter f-word but rather the fear of hearing players use the 3 and 6-letter f-words

Fear over the utterance of those specific words have been tossed out as obstacle before, and I just don’t think they’re as common an occurrence as people think.Especially not in the hyper social media focused/conscious Orlando environment. For the few guys who still have a habit of calling their opponents/refs/teammates those names in 2020, maybe their being exposed isn’t the worst thing either. Even so, I’d think the NBA/sponsor backlash would be more severe if the six letter word someone let slip was “Uyghur.”

Who knows how frequently homophobic slurs are used in trash talk. But from their perspective the cost pretty heavily outweigh the benefits

Bucknado · Post #1816 » by **Bucknado** » Sat Jul 18, 2020 2:58 am

I was gonna fly into MKE during finals games. And if we went up 3, potentially to LA or wherever as well. Sucks that we can’t be there for a potential ring run but damn am I excited. Let’s ducking go!!!

skbucks1985 · Post #1817 » by **skbucks1985** » Sat Jul 18, 2020 3:05 am

ElPeregrino wrote:
safi wrote:I think the reason for censoring is not the fear of hearing players use the 4-letter f-word but rather the fear of hearing players use the 3 and 6-letter f-words

It's both. Disney, which owns ESPN, censored the four letter f-words in Hamilton and it was still a big success. Woj got suspended for his f-scapade. HBO has the luxury of not having commercials so they don't need to censor Hard Knocks. ABC and TNT aren't going to agree to make NBA games rated M because sponsors would pull out. We can't even swear here because there are ads on this site. That's the world we live in. The Washington NFL team had a racist name for almost a century and only changed it when sponsors threatened to pull out.

That's a good point about sponsors pulling out. There's no way that games on ABC will have profanities flying. I don't know what it would do to ad rates if they stuck an MA game on ESPN 2 or TBS if whatever they would lose with the "clean" games they would make up for with the additional ad revenue on those secondary channels.

Ryan5UW · Post #1818 » by **Ryan5UW** » Sat Jul 18, 2020 3:22 am

Do like they did with Last Dance.... censored on one channel, uncensored on the other. Give fans the choice.

0BobLobLaw0 · Post #1819 » by **0BobLobLaw0** » Sat Jul 18, 2020 3:29 am

ElPeregrino wrote:
ReasonablySober wrote:The Forum bitching has been lame forever. It's plenty loud.

I guess it depends on what "plenty" means to you. We definitely have a better crowd than teams like Houston, Atlanta, Miami but we're also considerably worse than crowds like OKC, Toronto, Boston, Golden State, Utah, Portland. So I think it's a fair criticism, especially for Bucks fans who remember how loud the Mecca and the Bradley Center would get.

I think a lot has to do with the design of fiserv. Sound can go into the open concourse vs bouncing off concrete at the bc or Mecca. It's not like 18000 different fans showed up in the playoffs in fiserv vs the bc.

chonestown · Post #1820 » by **chonestown** » Sat Jul 18, 2020 3:47 am

I'd leave it up to the mods to decide what language is permissible and what language is verboten during telecast. MODS!