Cheapseats posters... Do you believe it to be a good idea for a NBA version of the FA Cup tourney?

Young_Chitlin

Please ? Let Adam Silver Be Serious About An NBA Version Of The FA Cup

By: Billy Haisley

NBA commissioner Adam Silver had the integrity to witness for himself the crime against sport that was the Knicks-Bucks game in London yesterday. While Brits probably didn't learn anything useful about our sports by watching the worst of what we have to offer, Silver might've taken something positive from them on the trip. Silver has made noise in the past about a possible midseason tournament in some way modeled after England's FA Cup. (What is the FA Cup, you ask? The short version is it's a season-long single-elimination tournament that basically allows any soccer team in the country to enter, sometimes pitting the tiniest of local amateur teams against Premier League giants.) In this London presser, he goes into his fascination with the various competitions soccer teams play for every season, and his desire to hopefully bring something similar over here:

Like, do you understand how amazing this would be? We're always arguing whether the best college teams could compete against NBA squads, and with an FA Cup-style tourney, we'd finally get an answer. How about matching college teams with the best playground teams? How would streetball guys fare? And wouldn't Michael Jordan and Charles Oakley want to prove they still got it, staff up a collection of retired players, and see how far they could get? The possibilities are endless.

Of course, all of this is a longshot. Silver was probably both pandering to the British media by blowing smoke up their sport system's ass, as well as taking an easy opportunity to show American fans just how open-minded and innovative of a thinker he is. Even the first thought about the economics of it all shows how impossible it would be to convince all the interested parties that it was worth the trouble. But c'mon. This is almost too perfect of an idea for it not to happen.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FA_Cup

O.G.

No

Serious hoopers do not play against amatuers for fear of injury. This idea is stupid. This wouldn't even make for a good video game let alone something people would pay money to see.

northside7

Arsenal.

DillaDeaf

Yes

I'm for it. Imagine if we had that back in the day...I would love to see how the UNLV '91 squad would had matched up with some NBA teams all sorts of scenarios. Plus in a midseason tourney, you'll give the rookies and bench players something to play for so they can get ready for the big tourney (aka the NBA Playoffs)...

Bulletproof Wallets

We already have the Knicks to watch. We don't need more amateur teams.

jee504

No

What about payment of college players?
The dude who never plays that lives in the tree house at home thinking he a baller cause his team made it?
Nah leave the ? how it is.
Only thing I'd maybe like to see is the top 16 teams with the best record but the conference/division won't mean anything anymore.

coop9889

jee504 wrote: »

What about payment of college players?
The dude who never plays that lives in the tree house at home thinking he a baller cause his team made it?
Nah leave the ? how it is.
Only thing I'd maybe like to see is the top 16 teams with the best record but the conference/division won't mean anything anymore.

I too agree with the 16 best records regardless of conference. I'd keep the winners of the divisions automatic entries though to keep divisions/conferences relevant.

Parallel

No

Young_Chitlin wrote: »

Please ? Let Adam Silver Be Serious About An NBA Version Of The FA Cup

By: Billy Haisley

NBA commissioner Adam Silver had the integrity to witness for himself the crime against sport that was the Knicks-Bucks game in London yesterday. While Brits probably didn't learn anything useful about our sports by watching the worst of what we have to offer, Silver might've taken something positive from them on the trip. Silver has made noise in the past about a possible midseason tournament in some way modeled after England's FA Cup. (What is the FA Cup, you ask? The short version is it's a season-long single-elimination tournament that basically allows any soccer team in the country to enter, sometimes pitting the tiniest of local amateur teams against Premier League giants.) In this London presser, he goes into his fascination with the various competitions soccer teams play for every season, and his desire to hopefully bring something similar over here:

Like, do you understand how amazing this would be? We're always arguing whether the best college teams could compete against NBA squads, and with an FA Cup-style tourney, we'd finally get an answer. How about matching college teams with the best playground teams? How would streetball guys fare? And wouldn't Michael Jordan and Charles Oakley want to prove they still got it, staff up a collection of retired players, and see how far they could get? The possibilities are endless.

Of course, all of this is a longshot. Silver was probably both pandering to the British media by blowing smoke up their sport system's ass, as well as taking an easy opportunity to show American fans just how open-minded and innovative of a thinker he is. Even the first thought about the economics of it all shows how impossible it would be to convince all the interested parties that it was worth the trouble. But c'mon. This is almost too perfect of an idea for it not to happen.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FA_Cup

Only ? say stuff like this. No college team is beating a professional team.

You really think elite NBA players are going to risk injury to play against Hotsauce and Half Man Half Amazing? Gtfoh.

D0wn

No

This ? , single handily is tryna destroy the game.
I though he stopped, when the soccer inspired jerseys flopped.
The NBA is good the way it is.
La Liga, Primier Leaugue, n Ligue 1 are what they are and the NBA is what it is....
If he loves soccer so much, he should b the MLS commisoner.

MeekMonizzLLLLLLe14

No

No simply because of the already rigorous travel schedule of the NBA player. ? even with the Champions League games/international friendlies and National Cup games most soccer players are traveling much shorter distances. Likewise they play most times 2 games a week. NBA players are playing 3 or 4 games a week traveling cross country and are already worn out by the coast to coast travel.

This is the same reason NBA teams in europe will never happen. I don't think fans understand the deflating travel schedule of an NBA or NHL athlete.