Lights Out Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 1 hour ago, the admiral said: Stern was a visionary but also a traditionalist in that he firmly believed every team should have a star player so that local fans are engaged with the team and want to see them play. That seems so quaint and provincial now. Stern was once quoted as saying that his dream Finals matchup was Lakers vs. Lakers. He would have personally traded all those local teams' stars to the Lakers if he could have. 1 Quote POTD: 2/4/12 3/4/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haz_Matt Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 Why do we need to have the trophy on the court 3 times? They're ugly enough on their own then adding the trophy in the keys makes it worse 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fouhy12 Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 If we're talking about the format of the in-season tournament, it seems most akin to the early season multi-team events in college basketball. Those often feature games between teams in the field played on home courts followed by a tournament at a neutral site a few weeks later. Quote fouhy12's NFL Concepts 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digby Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 1 hour ago, the admiral said: I said one time that going to an NBA game was becoming more like attending a performance of Hamilton than a sporting event and people got mad at me. If it wasn't true a year or two ago, it has to be true by now. I imagine Hamilton crowds keep their mouths shut during the action, whereas every NBA game I go to now I have idiot finance bros behind me who won't shut up about their respective FanDuel bets on other games. I'd also say that particular phenomenon hasn't seemed to be limited to the NBA. Again, might be market-by-market, but Bruins and Sox games of the post-covid era to me have felt similarly moribund, and similarly wallet-destroying, though maybe with less FanDuel banter. Though the Red Sox were pursuing the luxury-experience strategy for many, many years now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFGiants58 Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 Just now, Digby said: I imagine Hamilton crowds keep their mouths shut during the action The Hamilton crowds will get you in other ways. I'd insert that one popular image about the Hamilton fandom/fanart community here, but I don't think it's allowed on the forum. But yeah, the in-season tournament stuff looks fairly tacky, and it will no doubt be successful enough to keep the tournament around. Quote MLB: Project 32 (Complete), MLB: The Defunct Saga (Complete) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brave-Bird 08 Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 I can't get over the ESPN feature story giving gas to this debacle. Not just a horrible idea, but the execution is egregious. I thought when I first saw these pop up on my IG that they were really bad fan concepts. It's also condescending to fans, engaged and casual, to suggest score bugs or other smaller indicators are enough to signify a tournament game is happening. They went as loud as possible without thinking of the consequences. This is just comical. I mean, look at that Pelicans court. Look at the Indy one?! If anything, this is just going to put more of a spotlight on how the City program has destroyed the identity of the NBA's teams. The worst part is the giant trophy logos in the keys and at mid-court. This is so bad it makes the World Cup 2026 branding look good. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMU Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 16 hours ago, sayahh said: "Never been done before." So... bodysuits? Tom O’Grady’s finally getting his transparent side panels! 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueYankee26 Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 2 hours ago, fouhy12 said: Imagine being the guy in charge of calibrating the cameras for this game lol Am I the only one that thinks of Halloween rather tham Mardi Gras with these colors? If so it is appropriate they released it 1 day before lol. Quote trueyankee26.wordpress.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VikWings Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 What is going on in the key on these court designs. Is the in-season tournament actually a backgammon tournament? EDIT: I just realized that's supposed to be the trophy. Seems redundant given that it's at center court too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kolob Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 Quote The stripe running down the center of the court is supposed to represent the airport runway in Las Vegas, which will host the semifinals and finals at T-Mobile Arena on Dec. 7 and 9. This is the DUMBEST reason for a design element I've heard in quite a while. 10 4 1 4 Quote "I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific." Lily Tomlin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadSeed84 Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 Reminds me of the old Rock N Jock courts. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Rich Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 5 hours ago, PurpleRain said: It's also stupid that they're not wearing them for their games around Halloween because they haven't even officially announced them yet. I think the intention is less Halloween, more voodoo / spooky / scary. New Orleans is one of the spookiest/haunted places in the country. I mean, the O.G. Haunted Mansion in DisneyLAND is a New Orleans thing. Throw in all of Anne Rice's work with vampires and witches and such, and ghosts and zombies, and you'll see why the Haunted History tours in the city are such a big deal. I personally like playing up THAT aspect of my town, something a little different than music, food, Mardi Gras and booze. Which is why I always thought New Orleans Spirits would be a great name for a team here-- not just for the spooky aspect, but in a double reference to 'spirits' as booze. 1 Quote It is what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 1 hour ago, kimball said: The stripe running down the center of the court is supposed to represent the airport runway in Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada. A city with a trillion recognizable landmarks. Adam Silver selects a slab of concrete from McCarran to inspire their tournament courts. 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old School Fool Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 Fans: Let's put emphasis on the Playoffs and Finals again! Put the logos on the court! Adam Silver: Best I can do is just make you have a Purple and Yellow Lakers floor in November. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepis21 Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 I like trophy behind logo on center circle, because it reminds me of Larry O'Brien trophy in Finals back in the day, and until I see a real photos that's the only thing I like. By the way at first I thought these courts are made from PVC, but then I read that article from ESPN. On the other hand I wonder how Lakers and Clippers would storage these? IIRC the reason why they don't have any City or Classic courts are lack of space in storeroom for that in their arena. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panthers_2012 Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 8 hours ago, fouhy12 said: Imagine being the guy in charge of calibrating the cameras for this game lol I get the voodoo concept, but the design of the court is poor. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMU Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 6 hours ago, kimball said: Quote The stripe running down the center of the court is supposed to represent the airport runway in Las Vegas, which will host the semifinals and finals at T-Mobile Arena on Dec. 7 and 9. This is the DUMBEST reason for a design element I've heard in quite a while. Uhhh… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 5 hours ago, panthers_2012 said: I get the voodoo concept, but the design of the court is poor. Loved the Perry tribute. Dude will be missed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
who do you think Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 Not to sound like a Tiktoker, but the NBA is firmly in their no-such-thing-as-bad-publicity era. I think it's been 10 years since Mark Cuban's famous comment about the NFL's supposed downfall, but the NBA feels a lot hoggier today than the NFL ever has. The latter has swept some egregious under the rug to keep the train otherwise running pretty much as normal save for the occasional simulcast on Nickelodeon or whatever, but the NBA's ambitions for itself have become so bizarre and off-putting, made worse by the fact that they'll throw literally anything against the wall to make just one baby step toward realizing them. I just read From Hang Time to Prime Time*, and a recurring theme throughout the book is David Stern lecturing all his new employees and business partners about how the NBA isn't actually a sports league, it's Disney, with the league's (easily identifiable thanks to the nature of the sport) being the equivalent of iconic Disney characters. Explains a lot. Considering how much more obnoxious things have gotten in the last decade, Adam Silver appears to be doubling down pretty hard on that. *Which spends very little time covering the actual business side of the sport regarding franchise placement/health and CBA stuff (which is the type of content I was hoping for, a la The Instigator for the NHL), while dedicating entire chapters to crap like Marvin Gaye singing the national anthem. I do not recommend, this thing's getting donated to the library in my next round of downsizing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pabig93 Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 16 hours ago, Digby said: Zach Lowe has the embargo drop. https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/38772965/how-bold-new-nba-season-tournament-courts-came-fruition Some samples: What a bad day to have eyes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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