NBA Cup Winner should get an automatic playoff spot. Y/N?

[Professor Emeritus]

I don't like the idea because it's gonna knock out some other team that fought all season for it. Plus, if they're a lower seed then it reduces their incentive to compete for the rest of the year.

The play-in is already an elimination tournament for the last two slots. No need to have two of the same thing.

 

[Professor Emeritus]

Winner gets a guaranteed top5 pick

high draft pick

Give the winners a 1st pick from 2nd round. That would be more than enough.

So the players would be playing for the honor of getting replaced? Lol.

Draft pick doesn't make sense. If you want an incentive that improves the team, give them extra salary cap space or some shyt.

 

[FukkaPaidEmail]

So the players would be playing for the honor of getting replaced? Lol.

Draft pick doesn't make sense. If you want an incentive that improves the team, give them extra salary cap space or some shyt.

The only guys that would consider dogging it out there would be the end of the bench nikkas that get almost zero tick anyway…

And how many of those Maxwell Lewis type nikkas gonna throw away 500K like that also while putting ass tape out there ?

Team like the lakers would’ve probably used it as an extra trade chip anyway

 

[H.J.Duck]

For the futbol fans, was there equal amount of discourse when they started all the different in season tournaments?

I know there’s different leagues for different countries but idk if it’s multiple tournaments during the season or just one big tournament like the World Cup.

There's a huge difference because the cup competitions started waay back in the day, so they have always just existed to basically everyone who was born after 40s/50s. All countries have their own league+cup, some countries have 2 national cup competitions.

There's 3 European competitions that have changed a bit, but Champions League used to be European Cup which was started in the 50s, Europa League used to be UEFA Cup (started in the early 70s) and there used to be Cup Winners Cup (from 1960 to 1999) where winners of the national cup competitions competed in. Only new tournament is Conference League, but it's basically for a bit smaller clubs/clubs from smaller nations so most of the fans who's teams play in the Conference League are exited about it.

As an example English FA Cup is older than the English league system. Even English League Cup (which is basically a secondary cup competition) is 60+ years old.

 

[winb83]

No. If they make the top 8 they should get play-in immunity though. If they end up the 7th or 8th seed the 6th seed should be forced into the play-in to take their place.

 

[concise]

If we had Pelicans, Suns, Kings, Warriors in the play-in and Lakers at 6 seed ... ?

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

I forgot the 'NBA Cup' was a thing until this thread was bumped lmao...

 

[concise]

I forgot the 'NBA Cup' was a thing until this thread was bumped lmao...

Exactly, doing this would have kept it in everyone's mind all year.

 

[The God Poster]

If we had Pelicans, Suns, Kings, Warriors in the play-in and Lakers at 6 seed ... ?

Nah leave it as is. If the play in has shown us anything it’s Silver is on a good path.

Same posters were complaining about the play in & now it feels normal. Add in fans are excited

 

[CHICAGO]

If we had Pelicans, Suns, Kings, Warriors in the play-in and Lakers at 6 seed ... ?

NO. WHY WOULD YOU GUARANTEE
A PLAY OFF SPOT TO A TEAM
THAT MIGHT NOT EVEN MAKE THE PLAYOFFS,
WHEN ALL THEY DID WAS WIN
A FEW REGULAR SEASON GMS
BACK IN NOVEMBER?





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[winb83]

NO. WHY WOULD YOU GUARANTEE
A PLAY OFF SPOT TO A TEAM
THAT MIGHT NOT EVEN MAKE THE PLAYOFFS,
WHEN ALL THEY DID WAS WIN
A FEW REGULAR SEASON GMS
BACK IN NOVEMBER?





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It should only be a guaranteed playoff spot if you finish in the 4 play-in teams. Like I said if you win this and make the play-in you should get an automatic bump up to #6 and the #6 seed pushed down to #7.

 

[CHICAGO]

It should only be a guaranteed playoff spot if you finish in the 4 play-in teams. Like I said if you win this and make the play-in you should get an automatic bump up to #6 and the #6 seed pushed down to #7.

HELL NO.

WE ARENT REWARDING YOU
FOR WINNING A FEW REGULAR SEASON
GAMES IN NOVEMBER





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[winb83]

HELL NO.

WE ARENT REWARDING YOU
FOR WINNING A FEW REGULAR SEASON
GAMES IN NOVEMBER





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You won an NBA tournament. That deserves a reward.

 

[CHICAGO]

You won an NBA tournament. That deserves a reward.

500K PER PLAYER IS THE REWARD.

THE NUGGETS GOT LESS THAN
700K PER PLAYER FOR THEIR
WHOLE 2023 PLAYOFF RUN.





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[Ohene]

I forgot the 'NBA Cup' was a thing until this thread was bumped lmao...

me too. was it oKC who won? or indiana or sumn?