We come back to the idea of having issues with the length of the NBA season. So many people have voiced their opinions on it, fans, owners, LeBron James, Mark Cuban, Eric Spolestra, and even the commissioner of the NBA, Adam Silver. Nothing has been set it stone, but the obvious argument is that the wear and tear of the season is too much for NBA teams. With less games, or a longer season, there is the ability to have more rest in between games, and have a high level of basketball Every game.
Shane Battier says 60 games is perfect.
According to Brett Polakoff of ProBasketballTalk:
“Personally, I think a 60-game season would be perfect,” Battier said. “Every game matters more. You can’t sleepwalk through a few weeks of the season — it does happen — and then all of a sudden wake up near the All-Star break and turn it on. Fans just want to see the best basketball players in the world at their highest level going head-to-head.
“Every team has a certain number of throwaway games. You just know. You just know you’re not winning tonight. You don’t have it. And then after the game, coach knows it, everybody knows it, coach comes in, says ‘Alright, bring it in guys. We’ll get ‘em tomorrow. 1-2-3 team!’”
The argument is there and everyone knows it, the 82 game season is not stable for players. but it is for the economics of the NBA. Many others speaking at the event also pointed out that nothing will ever change, because at the end of the day the NBA is a business. The NBA season will not become shorter, but it may become longer, with longer differences between games to give players more rest. Either way you will see an increase of basketball. If the season is longer, more basketball. If the season is shorter, better basketball. Either way the 82 game idea needs to be thrown out.
