[Chiang] Bam Adebayo on importance of point differential for the In-Season Tournament: “That’s the thing a lot of guys I’ve been seeing disagree with because if you’re up 15 and you’re trying to get a point differential with 40 seconds, it takes the integrity from the game.”
by UnbiasedNBAFan_
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that sounds too respectful for a team that described themselves as the most disrespectful
With all these young players saying stuff like this, is it possible we’re the ones who are wrong?
Tony larussa would die in this tournament
And then Booker hits a three-pointer in a blowout that was the difference between being eliminated and a (potential) wildcard spot.
Also Eric Gordon
no,, but not trying to score takes the integrity from the game.
Point differential is one of the tie breakers for league standings for making the playoffs. Wonder if these guys would dribble it out for the integrity of the game during #82 knowing they might need to pad to make the post season.
There’s really no other good way to implement a reliable tiebreaker in a 4 game group stage.
No it doesn’t
I don’t really see how it’s disrespecting the game to try to score as much as possible and hold your opponents to as low a score as possible. Is it because they’re incentivizing in-game behavior that doesn’t affect the outcome of that game?
Does that mean it’s bad to sit your starters in a blowout so they’re fresh for next game? What about coasting through the regular season so you have energy for the playoffs? Coaches running experimental lineups early in the season that aren’t the most competitive in that game so they get reps?
Don’t worry after tonight the Bol Bols of the NBA will get their time to cook again.
Playing til final buzzer takes integrity from the game. How did we end up here.
If you don’t like people scoring on you then play defense.
It’s breaking the code?
Yeah, it’s against the integrity of the game to play your best players for 48 minutes like the fans paid to see.
“Trying to score takes the integrity from the game”
Players are funny sometimes
You know what takes the integrity of the game? Not playing hard for 48.
These guys will either get over it or they won’t make the tournament anyway
Jobs not done. So play until there’s all zeroes.
> if you’re up 15 and you’re trying to get a point differential with 40 seconds, it takes the integrity from the game.”
I guarantee if he was asked to elaborate on why that is, the answer would be “idk it just does.” Because there is literally no way playing basketball until the buzzer in a situation where point differential matters takes away from the integrity of the game.
People wanna see players fight it till the last minute. If the starters won’t, then the bench should.
Booker’s garbage time three put the Suns in the West WC Spot lol.
The rule is already there. You can advocate for it to change next season, but you can’t blame those who know the rules and play for it.
Whether people like it or not is irrelevant right now. Right now the teams who want to win this tournament will use everything at their disposal to win, which includes scoring as much as possible until the buzzer to secure the tie breaker if necessary.
Brother, being down 15 with 40 seconds to go destroys the integrity of the game.
Fuck are you talking about
It’s a game, save integrity for things that matter like Bridges, Porter, Giddey situations.
On the other side, it’s giving the team behind by 15 incentive to make the last few minutes competitive, even if they don’t win.
Unwritten rules in professional sports is such a loser mentality
just play whistle to whistle you bum.
All these players are so soft. They know point differential matters so why can’t they comprehend that the other team is scoring for an opportunity to advance, not to be disrespectful?
I love the point differential. It brings the integrity BACK to the game
Is it really that big of a deal? Maybe both teams should just keep playing like it’s a game and both try to score the entire game instead of just deciding that the game is over and that people who paid to see it are out of luck.
As a gambler the very first thing you notice when you start betting on foreign sports leagues is how they always play 100% effort on both sides until the final whistle. Basketball, rugby, cricket, Aussie football, doesn’t matter the sport. They are all going full intensity even in total blowouts. Very jarring to watch American sports after that where it’s super common to see teams just completely give up night in and night out.