RonRon wrote:I think they should cut the regular season games down

However, you have to remember that each game missed, generates a lot of money, which allows players to make more money, a reason why MLB players make the money they make and NFL make what they make with more/less games

To make up for the season games, to allow players to continue to make the money they make as well as the owners, maybe cut down regular season games to 12-15 less games while extending the playoffs for like a NBA Wild Card, that the BEST RECORDS of the entire NBA fight for and not just Conference, especially with the way the Westerm teams have been missing the playoffs the past decade or so while the East makes the playoffs with under a 50% season in a weaker conference

Add in 4 teams *which would be 2 series wild card match ups* or 8 teams to play a 3 or 5 *which would be 4 series of wild card match ups*game series that would be the NBA version of the NFL's Wild Card...
We should cut down back to back to back series, and limit back to back games down, and 5 games in 7-8 nights, it is just brutal to the health of and careers of these players for the better of the league and their careers

WronWron,

16 of the 30 teams already make it. After one round, that drops to 8. Which means after 10 days, 22 teams are resting.
If every team dropped 10 games its 150 less games for the season!!! Whats the profit per game?

Your saying players would be agree to losing 12% of pay? Remember, Playoffs don't make up the difference. Keep winning and it pays your only talking a hand full of teams. Spurs got to share 3.2Mill. Heat shared 2.8mil.

Think A player making 20 mil a year is going to think its cool to give up 2.4mil a season when he can sit out a few games and rest anyway?

Think Tony Wroten would agree to that?

Personally I think there should be greater financial incentives for players but it don't work that way.