2025 NBA Draft and Offseason

#529
#529
apevol said:
Simmons keeps saying Dolan is the driving factor behind owners being resistant to expansion

what doesn't make sense to me is how? nobody likes him, he's constantly the lone dissenting vote on plenty of matters and the math clearly shows expansion is the biggest bang for their buck unless they all plan to stay alive and owning teams for ages
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Too lazy to remember, but doesn't Dolan only make his money through the Knicks, Rangers and MSG? That's probably why.
 
#530
#530
n_huffhines said:
I just think it's too hard for these guys to give full effort for 82 games, and the league isn't interested in fewer games.

I would love it if we went to 32 teams, 64-game schedule, and 40-minute games. Playoffs would just be top 16 teams in the table. All that would make the individual games/moments matter more. I also think it would be cool to do Elam ending for regular season.
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I think 64 games is too light. I think 72 games+ IST would be plenty. Start 1st of November and run through June.
 
#531
#531
What's interesting about expansion is I think it's the cities more so than anything. Seattle got screwed, we all know that and they need a team. The Vegas teams (Raiders, Knights) have been pretty successful and Vegas is a major hub, plus they need a WC team to balance things out.

After 32, I don't see really any other cities that would viably support an NBA team outside the US. You'd have to start going to the Vancouver, Montreal, Mexico City route which causes a lot of issues. One of Kansas City/St. Louis, maybe Baltimore, maybe Nashville but that causes other issues (specifically Wizards and Grizzlies). The NBA map is pretty well spread out (unlike MLB).
 
#532
#532
The only other teams I can see moving in the next 10-15 years are the Grizzlies (which is unfair but that ownership group you never know) and the Pelicans (the shakiest ownership group in the league from a financial standpoint). The Grizzlies would probably pack up to Nashville or St. Louis. New Orleans, I do not know. Every other place (even Charlotte) seems in pretty good standing right now.
 
#533
#533
zjcvols said:
Too lazy to remember, but doesn't Dolan only make his money through the Knicks, Rangers and MSG? That's probably why.
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not asking why dolan would push back, its a given with him. he's on a paranoid warpath against the league. Why would any of the other owners side with him? all hes done is make life in the nba more frustrating
 
#534
#534
apevol said:
not asking why dolan would push back, its a given with him. he's on a paranoid warpath against the league. Why would any of the other owners side with him? all hes done is make life in the nba more frustrating
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Ever since the Nets moved to Brooklyn he has gone against the league in everything.
 
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#535
#535
zjcvols said:
The only other teams I can see moving in the next 10-15 years are the Grizzlies (which is unfair but that ownership group you never know) and the Pelicans (the shakiest ownership group in the league from a financial standpoint). The Grizzlies would probably pack up to Nashville or St. Louis. New Orleans, I do not know. Every other place (even Charlotte) seems in pretty good standing right now.
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I’d expect our s***ty state leadership to facilitate this happening at some point.
 
#537
#537
zjcvols said:
I think 64 games is too light. I think 72 games+ IST would be plenty. Start 1st of November and run through June.
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I think there is still untapped real estate, and some cities are also growing.

Seattle (15th largest metro area)
Tampa (17th)
San Diego (18th)
St Louis (23rd)
Pittsburgh (28th)
Vegas (29th)
Cincy (30th)
KC (31st)

And for reference, Salt Lake City = 46th

Hell, Riverside, CA is basically 2 hrs from the Clippers/Lakers (12th biggest metro area). Probably all Lakers fans, but there are other potential American cities, IMO. Whether the league would want that or not, IDK.
 
#538
#538
n_huffhines said:
I think there is still untapped real estate, and some cities are also growing.

Seattle (15th largest metro area)
Tampa (17th)
San Diego (18th)
St Louis (23rd)
Pittsburgh (28th)
Vegas (29th)
Cincy (30th)
KC (31st)

And for reference, Salt Lake City = 46th

Hell, Riverside, CA is basically 2 hrs from the Clippers/Lakers (12th biggest metro area). Probably all Lakers fans, but there are other potential American cities, IMO. Whether the league would want that or not, IDK.
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Can't imagine Tampa would get a team with two Florida teams and the issues they've had with the Rays.

Clippers/Lakers own south Cali, already have 4 Cali teams. Can't imagine San Diego would get a team.

St. Louis/Pittsburgh/Cincy/KC all could potentially make it work. I forgot about Pitt and Cincy.
 
#539
#539
I do think, despite the success of the Intuit Dome so far, Balmer missed an opportunity to go back to San Diego in my opinion.
 
#540
#540
zjcvols said:
I do think, despite the success of the Intuit Dome so far, Balmer missed an opportunity to go back to San Diego in my opinion.
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If he had built somewhere in Anaheim/Irvine area, you can take a train from LA there, get there an hr driving from either SD or LA (if traffic is OK), and you could call them the California Clippers.

Players probably want to play in LA tho.
 
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#543
#543
@n_huffhines what am I missing about Amir Coffey? 6'7 that tries hard on defense and shot 41% from 3 on decent volume and only 27. Why can't he get the taxpayer MLE
 
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#544
#544
zjcvols said:
@n_huffhines what am I missing about Amir Coffey? 6'7 that tries hard on defense and shot 41% from 3 on decent volume and only 27. Why can't he get the taxpayer MLE
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IDK how hard he's trying on defense. 7 blocks in over 1700 minutes from a 6' 7" guy indicates he's not doing much on D. Rebound rate is atrocious and steals rate is poor. He doesn't look lost out there, but he's not getting it done with the dirty work.
 
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#547
#547
apevol said:
i told y'all they wanted him back.

I'm happy for him he gets to go back home and maybe play a year or two of meaningful games

i hope this wont be the last memory blazers fans have of their franchise
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I'd rather try and win a 'ship than go back to Portland.
 
#549
#549
when he went down, he didn't cry or grimace in pain or writhe around, he kinda just sat there with a look on his face like "this is it, i ain't ever gonna win ****"
 
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