I'm not even sure that the players union would want to get rid of the max

May 26, 2022
6:15:50pm

cougarfan84 All-American

Contract. Sure, it would benefit the superstar max-level players, but all the mid-level guys would get screwed as the top players eat up all the salary cap.

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If I were the Czar of the NBA this is what I would do to "fix" the game

kimdaddy35 Future Lions Scout

5/26/22 2:46pm

I'm all in on 10 and 2 , and like most others

Plato

5/26/22 2:48pm

10 would fix so many of the problems. At least Draymond would be gone within

crack

5/26/22 3:00pm

2, 5 and 10 would be huge for fixing the game.

Rise Against

5/26/22 2:50pm

I don’t have the NBA ref complex that most here seem to have. It’s not even in

Memmo

5/26/22 2:55pm

The refs have had biases towards certain players, mostly stars forever. It also bugs me that they allow stars to

kimdaddy35

5/26/22 3:01pm

This. I don't think they are out to get my team. I honestly think for the most

Rise Against

5/26/22 3:15pm

I agree with everything you’re saying. I guess I just don’t think it affects

Memmo

5/26/22 7:20pm

Allow any type of defense. Let them play a 2-3 zone. Get rid of illegal defense

Don_Juan_El_Guapo

5/26/22 2:53pm

I don't like that as I don't like guys just sitting in the paint the entire time. It will encourage teams to go even

kimdaddy35

5/26/22 2:54pm

It will also give players like Gobert an even better advantage. I'd love to see

Don_Juan_El_Guapo

5/26/22 2:59pm

Re: #3, I dont think players are sitting out because the games are too close

Memmo

5/26/22 2:54pm

That is fair, but there is a reason you see guys take days off at the end of the season and that is to get rest

kimdaddy35

5/26/22 2:57pm

I disagree on #2 about flopping. Actually make them pay for flopping.

crack

5/26/22 2:57pm

On #8 — I think if a team signs a player from another team with AAV at 80% or

wjman11

5/26/22 3:00pm

In which case players would simply take the larger payday and force a trade...

krindorr

5/26/22 6:57pm

That’s still better than losing a player for nothing. Which is the point.

wjman11

5/26/22 7:57pm

For the salary cap - make it a hard cap like the NFL has with no such things as

crack

5/26/22 3:02pm

The reason I don't like that is it can penalize a team with home grown talent. I hate that a team like Oklahoma City

kimdaddy35

5/26/22 3:04pm

Yeah, I get that. But it is a tradeoff I would be willing to make.

crack

5/26/22 3:10pm

I think that plays to a bigger advantage for the bigger markets, but it would be interesting to see if that is

kimdaddy35

5/26/22 3:25pm

I like your idea in #7 about the luxury tax stuff. If you are going to

cougarfan84

5/26/22 3:13pm

I'd add a big one. Find a way to get rid of the "euro foul" where teams

Blueto

5/26/22 3:14pm

They already have a "clear path" foul, don't they? Would that just be an

cougarfan84

5/26/22 3:15pm

Yeah. Teams take that foul every time. I hate it. Bring back fast breaks

Blueto

5/26/22 3:18pm

The clear path is very rare as you only have to be on the right side of the lead guy. Pretty easy to do.

kimdaddy35

5/26/22 3:18pm

Yes, they need to do a better job of this. Whether it is to "play advantage" or whatever it is that needs to change.

kimdaddy35

5/26/22 3:17pm

On #9, I think you would have to balance the schedule out to make that work

Huge Manatee

5/26/22 3:24pm

I understand that, but the NFL makes it work (within the own conferences). I mean often times one team plays

kimdaddy35

5/26/22 3:32pm

At the very least maybe add a few more cross conference games, maybe 5-10?

Huge Manatee

5/26/22 3:38pm

I would be fine with that as well. Travel distances don't really matter with chartered flights and the East and the

kimdaddy35

5/26/22 4:03pm

How about making it illegal to set a screen beyond the three point line? Make it

Bandit

5/26/22 3:25pm

Also I mentioned in a different thread but I would move all replay functions

Huge Manatee

5/26/22 3:29pm

This would be helpful and hopefully take away a lot of the bias of keeping the call the same when it wasn't the right

kimdaddy35

5/26/22 3:38pm

I honestly don't know why they haven't done this already

Huge Manatee

5/26/22 3:40pm

Get rid of the max contract

Diddy

5/26/22 4:16pm

I thought about that and it is an interesting concept. I'm just not sure it turns out better for the NBA overall. But

kimdaddy35

5/26/22 4:30pm

I'm not even sure that the players union would want to get rid of the max

cougarfan84

5/26/22 6:15pm

Response: 1. Sure, but doesn't that throw off every court in America now? 2. Yes

TO11

5/26/22 4:53pm

I’m all in on 2, 3, 5, 7, and 10.

ldssdl

5/26/22 6:04pm

I like all of your ideas but not sure how easy it'd be to change the size of the court in existing arenas.

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