?? Hat off to Seinfeld.
“What is the deal with this in-season tourney”
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I still don’t understand much about it either. I have yet to know what it is all about.
Seems really weird too me, but perhaps LT will have the answer (Not that Answer, AI)?
Whatever it is, I want the 82-game season to remain as is.
Actually it pretty much does Buba. Teams are broken into groups and they designate tournament games when play each other like they always do. Those games also count in the regular season standings. Only two teams that reach the tournament finals play one extra game that doesn’t count in the standings. So it’s pretty much done within the regular schedule with one added game for two teams. Winner wins 500k per player so you might actually see playoffs intensity in those designated tournament games.
Is there a point other than just more $$?
Seems to be an attempt to spice up the beginning of the season. The money is a sweetener, but it’s chump change for the big boys. We’ll see, I guess.
Perhaps for AD and LeBron. For guys like Hayes, Reddish and Max, that’s like 25% of their salary. It’s a nice little Bonus for a guy like Prince who is making 4 mil. Even guys like Vincent and Austin who are receiving their first payday probably would welcome it as well.
Here’s the way they should do it.
Play about 60 games. Then pause the season for about 5 months. Then play the tournament and just call the winner the World Champs.
Nah…that sounds preposterous.
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Been there, done that! Ring-a-ding-ding!