This is just logical. Make that tournament mean something towards the end of the year since the players are playing an extra game that doesn't get factored into their statistics. For instance, AD actually played 77 games this year and is about to play at least 78 games before the playoffs start. That's a physical toll and sacrifice on his body that affects what he can do in these situations. I get they get paid, but from a competitive standpoint this just makes too much sense to me.
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I think doing it by which round the team makes it to is too much. It really should just be the winner of the IST gets first tiebreaker.
Here’s more context: [https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/1780303303047553178](https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/1780303303047553178)
“GMs will choose among options, per sources: 1) NBA Cup as first postseason tiebreaker, 2) NBA Cup as second tiebreaker (after head-to-head) and third in ties involving more than two teams, 3) advancement to NBA Cup as first tiebreaker and further advancement as third/fourth.”
The whole point of the IST is in the name..it’s a “in season” tourney.
But I get Americans aren’t used to having this type of concept where you don’t really get a reward other than a trophy for something you win. In soccer their in season tournaments are decade’s long and that in itself is a prestigious honor. You don’t get a tiebreaker for the rest of the season.
I said it at the time.
The tournament winner should get to ‘trade’ one loss for a win. So we officially finished 47-35. Nah, since we won the IST we get to trade out one loss for that IST final win so we instead have a 48-34 record.
We’d still have finished the 8 seed anyway but if you win a game it should mean something so let it count in the win/loss record.
After the Lakers’ collapse in December, teams who want to contend won’t try in IST unless there’s a season-wide reason to. Tanking teams with cheap players will try for the cash prize.
I think it should be head to head first if it’s between two teams. But in any multi-team scenario it goes to IST first.
That would be a great idea. Make the IST have more weight than cash and bragging rights.
I mean we won an extra game so that should give us the edge in the tiebreaker
They should count the championship game in the regular season too