No home court/crowd
disadvantaged a team like the Lakers, who would’ve had it the whole time under normal circumstances. Not helped them. But somehow you actually had the audacity to list this as some killer talking point.
No travel means less fatigue, distractions and jet lag. These dudes were locked in resort with nothing to focus on but basketball. Again, this optimizes the playing conditions and actually lessens the talent gap.
And less crowd/media pressure in theory helps role players perform better. TJ Warren had a period in the bubble where he looked like Michael Jordan. You ever watch the gym runs of NBA players? Even scrubs can’t miss. If we’re using that logic that again, makes the game harder. Because now everyone is killing.
Regular post season environment introduces a lot of handicaps that help teams wins when they aren’t necessarily the best. Home court, travel, injuries from the regular season grind, etc. The bubble was ball in its purest form. Completely neutral just nut up or shut up. The team that was considered the best prior to Covid won and the 3 runner ups all went on to return to the finals and 2 of them got titles.
What are we even doing here? Seriously. I want to believe you aren’t this fukking retarded.