NBA needs less games so every star isnt hurt come playoff time

[Kings County]

nothing but injures all playoffs fatigued bodies they need to lower the games

 

[MJ Truth]

This doesn't happen every year though. There's been a lot of freak injuries that have nothing to do with amount of games played, like Kevin Love or Sefolosha or Kyrie even. Conley's injury had nothing to do with physical fatigue.

 

[Higher Tech]

60 games. Diversify the teams that play nationally. 5 game first round series.

 

[Liquid]

60 games. Diversify the teams that play nationally. 5 game first round series.

It won't go down to 60 games, do you guys realize what happens once these leagues start expanding and the contracts get higher? Tickets prices will skyrocket if they cut a quarter of the season off the schedule.

Baseball started with a 70 game season...then it just kept going up. Although it hasn't changed in 50 years.

 

[King Poetic]

 

[jwinfield]

Less games doesn't stop the cops from breaking Thabo's leg.

Or someone from pulling Love's arm out of socket.

Kyrie is just injury prone, got hurt in Duke's 9th game of the season which took place more than 3 weeks after the season started.

 

[Higher Tech]

It won't go down to 60 games, do you guys realize what happens once these leagues start expanding and the contracts get higher? Tickets prices will skyrocket if they cut a quarter of the season off the schedule.

Baseball started with a 70 game season...then it just kept going up. Although it hasn't changed in 50 years.

I didn't type that with the expectation of it happening.

 

[CarltonJunior]

One of the biggest myths about basketball is that less games will create less injuries.

 

[Originalgangsta317]

60 games is enough

 

[Consumed]

The best player on every Western Confetence playoff team was fine

 

[Juggalo Fred]

make the first round a best of 5 again, no fukking need for the extra 2 games 90% of the time

 

[FTBS]

This doesn't happen every year though. There's been a lot of freak injuries that have nothing to do with amount of games played, like Kevin Love or Sefolosha or Kyrie even. Conley's injury had nothing to do with physical fatigue.

This is true but Kevin Love's injury did have a lot to do with having a 7 game first round rather than a 5 game first round.

I don't understand why extending the season is not an option. The league has actually condensed the schedule by limiting the teams that can play on Thursdays and pushing the end of the season up in order to accommodate a pretty useless and pointless 2 week first round and you got a week long all star break too. Something has got to give. Nobody is giving dates back. There is no point in even discussing that. However, I have yet to hear a legit reason why the regular season can't go into late April/early May and the playoffs can't just extend into July.

 

[blackestofpanthers]

So what about injuries that occur midseason? Should they then change it to wnba type season?

 

[SchoolboyC]

This is true but Kevin Love's injury did have a lot to do with having a 7 game first round rather than a 5 game first round.

I don't understand why extending the season is not an option. The league has actually condensed the schedule by limiting the teams that can play on Thursdays and pushing the end of the season up in order to accommodate a pretty useless and pointless 2 week first round and you got a week long all star break too. Something has got to give. Nobody is giving dates back. There is no point in even discussing that. However, I have yet to hear a legit reason why the regular season can't go into late April/early May and the playoffs can't just extend into July.

Wouldn't it make more sense to cut down the preseason and start the season 2 weeks earlier than to end the season later?

I mean I really don't see the need for an 8 game preseason.

 

[Truth200]

What really has changed that is causing these injuries because 82 game seasons go back a long time?