GDAWG Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 Adam Silver acknowledges possibility of NBA expansion (espn.com) They might have to announce expansion soon if they want to recoup $1 billion lost from the Pandemic and I doubt that any new TV deal that they may have incoming recoups that. Their CBA expires after the end of the 2023-2024 season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridleylash Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 2 minutes ago, GDAWG said: Adam Silver acknowledges possibility of NBA expansion (espn.com) They might have to announce expansion soon if they want to recoup $1 billion lost from the Pandemic and I doubt that any new TV deal that they may have incoming recoups that. Their CBA expires after the end of the 2023-2024 season. Not surprised, I expect most of the non-NFL leagues to be looking into expansion in the near future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDAWG Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 24 minutes ago, Ridleylash said: Not surprised, I expect most of the non-NFL leagues to be looking into expansion in the near future. Yep. Seattle seems to be a lock (with Bonderman and/or Leiweke from the Kraken involved in ownership, but also probably includes Russell Wilson) and probably Las Vegas (ugh) although I prefer Kansas City (who's ownership group would probably feature Patrick Mahomes) or Vancouver to go along with Seattle. I don't know how the NHL will be able to recoup their losses from the Pandemic. They will have 32 teams when Seattle comes in. For MLB, it's likely to be expansion, but not until the stadium situations in Oakland and Tampa are resolved, which at this point won't be for 50 years. MLB will be the last to expand. MLS may have to get to 32 once all of their upcoming expansion teams are up and running. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gosioux76 Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 I understand why expansion is suddenly an appealing cash grab for a league suffering from huge losses, but it's still a colossally terrible idea from a competition standpoint. The league already has far more roster spots than it has talent, and it has the worst competitive imbalance of any professional league. Expansion would just add two more teams to the list of irrelevant franchises that are out of contention before they even lace up their sneakers. That said, I'd love to see the Sonics back in the league. But I'd rather not see them as part of a 32-team league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digby Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 That's it, I'm going to set up a bot that responds to any mention of "NBA recouping pandemic losses" with "The Warriors spent $60 million on Kelly Oubre". Fan Style ShirtsShowcasing fan-made sports apparel by artists and designers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnWis97 Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 12 hours ago, GDAWG said: Adam Silver acknowledges possibility of NBA expansion (espn.com) They might have to announce expansion soon if they want to recoup $1 billion lost from the Pandemic and I doubt that any new TV deal that they may have incoming recoups that. Their CBA expires after the end of the 2023-2024 season. As long as the Timberwolves are in Minnesota, expansion just doesn’t seem to make sense. Disclaimer: If this comment is about an NBA uniform from 2017-2018 or later, do not constitute a lack of acknowledgement of the corporate logo to mean anything other than "the corporate logo is terrible and makes the uniform significantly worse." BADGERS TWINS VIKINGS TIMBERWOLVES WILD POTD (Shared) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinFromBoston Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 What are the odds of Canada getting another team if they expand? Vancouver has to be the obvious first choice, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridleylash Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 40 minutes ago, AustinFromBoston said: What are the odds of Canada getting another team if they expand? Vancouver has to be the obvious first choice, right? Seattle and Vancouver would make sense. Give Portland a couple of close rivals to finally stop their travel hell, plus you could finally get Minnesota out of the West and bring New Orleans with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG_ThenNowForever Posted December 23, 2020 Author Share Posted December 23, 2020 TNT's audio synching was way better during the preseason. This is kind of hard to watch. 1 hour ago, ShutUpLutz! said: and the drunken doodoobags jumping off the tops of SUV's/vans/RV's onto tables because, oh yeah, they are drunken drug abusing doodoobags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG_ThenNowForever Posted December 23, 2020 Author Share Posted December 23, 2020 Lakers start the 2020 season the way they did 2019 -- looking like chumps against the Clippers. 1 hour ago, ShutUpLutz! said: and the drunken doodoobags jumping off the tops of SUV's/vans/RV's onto tables because, oh yeah, they are drunken drug abusing doodoobags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digby Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 The "seven guys at the end of the bench rotation" era gets off to a quick start Fan Style ShirtsShowcasing fan-made sports apparel by artists and designers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridleylash Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 5 minutes ago, Digby said: The "seven guys at the end of the bench rotation" era gets off to a quick start Well, that didn't take long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAD! Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 12 hours ago, DG_ThenNowForever said: Lakers start the 2020 season the way they did 2019 -- looking like chumps against the Clippers. Better to be playing like chumps at the start of the season than during the playoffs. I saw, I came, I left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goalieboy82 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 and here is the first postpone game of the NBA season: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30590158/nba-postpones-houston-rockets-oklahoma-city-thunder-game so long and thanks for all the fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnPheitseog Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 SIxers havent played a full game yet and I'm already sick of their crap ha. Formerly known as DiePerske Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnPheitseog Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 39 minutes ago, _J_ said: SIxers havent played a full game yet and I'm already sick of their crap ha. This post aged poorly. I'm happy about that. Formerly known as DiePerske Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayMac Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 13 hours ago, _J_ said: This post aged poorly. I'm happy about that. What a 4th quarter, huh?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digby Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 James Harden, channeling his inner 2000s hipster white kid picking an English major college, is now fine with Boston and Portland. anyone told him how many strip clubs in PDX? Seems like a no-brainer. https://theathletic.com/2284237/2020/12/24/james-harden-trade-rumors-news-celtics-blazers-added-to-preferred-trade-destinations/ Fan Style ShirtsShowcasing fan-made sports apparel by artists and designers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinFromBoston Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 8 hours ago, Digby said: James Harden, channeling his inner 2000s hipster white kid picking an English major college, is now fine with Boston and Portland. anyone told him how many strip clubs in PDX? Seems like a no-brainer. https://theathletic.com/2284237/2020/12/24/james-harden-trade-rumors-news-celtics-blazers-added-to-preferred-trade-destinations/ I doubt Boston is going to make a move for him, considering how stingy Ainge is. But a big 3 of Harden, Tatum & Brown would give even the Lakers a run for their money. It's frustrating because I feel like this is the exact kind of move the Celtics need to make to get another championship, much like how the Raptors got Kawhi to finally get them over the hump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG_ThenNowForever Posted December 26, 2020 Author Share Posted December 26, 2020 16 hours ago, AustinFromBoston said: I doubt Boston is going to make a move for him, considering how stingy Ainge is. But a big 3 of Harden, Tatum & Brown would give even the Lakers a run for their money. It's frustrating because I feel like this is the exact kind of move the Celtics need to make to get another championship, much like how the Raptors got Kawhi to finally get them over the hump. I've been saying that for a while now. You need a top 5 guy or the 2004 Detroit Pistons to win a title. That's not the current Celtics. Golden State is trash and I'm unimpressed that a Steph-led team has started the season getting blown out. Granted it's been by the East's two best teams, but I want more from my first-ever unanimous MVP. I'm really impressed by these Nets. I have a feeling about them this season, and I could totally see them as Finals champions. 1 hour ago, ShutUpLutz! said: and the drunken doodoobags jumping off the tops of SUV's/vans/RV's onto tables because, oh yeah, they are drunken drug abusing doodoobags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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