I like it but also it has a 0% chance of ever happening
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You think so? I can imagine the needing to win late in the season thing not really going over well. Just doing the cut off at the All Star Break would give you most of the effect.
Just not nearly straight forward enough for owners to agree to.
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Jokic is cooking
Williams with a big 3
these boys are positively hoopin
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the salary cap is incredibly opaque and complicated!
man what a fun game. like Celtics Knicks last night minus the obvious. NBA at its peak is a gd joy.
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There were rumors of lavine mpj trade and a bunch of nuggets fans were against it, thought it was dumb to be against at the time and it 100% was
This gives āGold Planā vibes
Zach Lavine sucks though
Iām not a big Zach fan to say the least but man I dk. In the very least you net out like 40 IQ points.
Not sure what you mean?
Is there really a difference? There may be more focus on fitness training than there was (though Rodman was famous for working out right after a game)I donāt see anyone more explosive than Dr. J, Nique, Jordan, Drexler, Rodman, Pippen, Kemp, etc. or being quicker than Isiah, Tim Sr., KJ, Iverson, etc. And itās not like KD, Dame, Cousins, and Tatum fit in that Freak Athlete category. I think @mglās theory above your post is more plausible.
KD and cousins are athletic specimens based on their size and their movement abilities, yes
I would def lean to overuse due to constant summer ball as my top reason tho. Shoes are pretty low on the list, I say that as someone that does not get the low top thing and had my worst sprained ankle ever after wearing low tops once
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Players have been playing summer ball forever and there was a lot more play on outdoor courts.
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I know that for a while people really hit hard on the grassroots circuit as leading to overuse.
Itāll be interesting to see if thereās any noticeable shift now that EYBL (and most other major circuits) only play one game per day.
The volume isnāt anything close to what it was back 10-15 years ago.
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They were not playing summer ball like this, with constant year round never ending season plus training
I would say yes, especially in how bodies are trained and maintained.
Not sure picking out random outliers in any direction is really the best way to make a case here.
Maybe it is just low tops. 
I couldāve gone deeper but I opted for etc. instead. Who wants to hear about Brad Sellars?Weāre also not touting the modern athleticism (or lack of) of THT, Caleb Houstan, Bobby Portis or Alex Len. Weāre always going to bring up name players, regardless of the era.
In the past 25 years, the eastern conference has collectively had a winning record against the west TWICE
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