Ever since LeBron James spoke for the players, begging for a longer All-Star break. I have been saying that all we need to do. Is lengthen the NBA Schedule by a month. With all that added time, there will be less back-to-backs.
Well guess what? After me saying that a year ago. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is finally considering mixing up the schedule structure according to the Associated Press.
Commissioner Adam Silver is determined to make a schedule that keeps NBA players fresher, and he is willing to discuss starting the season earlier or ending later.
Change could come as early as next season, with fewer stretches of games on back-to-back nights, or four in five nights. He said Saturday during his All-Star press conference that he is concerned with the wear and tear on players.
Praise the Lord! We might just finally open the door that’s been in front of us for years!
“We hear everyone loud and clearly,” Silver said. “Certainly our players and our teams, that there’s nothing more important than the health and welfare of our players. And ultimately we want to see players getting appropriate rest and playing at the highest level.”
“One of the things we’re hoping to address, even for next season, is to come as close as possible as we can to eliminating the four games out of five nights,” Silver said. “It’s a math formula at the end of the day in terms of the number of days we play, but we think we can make a dramatic reduction there.“
Make it happen Mr Silver. Make it happen. More days to play with, less back-to-backs. Fresher players. If that’s not perfect. What is? If it starts a month before or finishes a month later. The positives will FAR outweigh the negatives.
