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EricaLubarsky · 04-13-2021, 02:40 PM

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/...ormous-mistake

Cuban told ESPN's Tim MacMahon that "in hindsight, this approach was an enormous mistake," citing concerns over the NBA's compacted schedule.

He continued:

"I get why the NBA is doing it. But if we are going to be creative because of COVID, we should go straight up 1-20 and let the bottom 4 play in. This is the year particularly to do it since the 10 games cut [from the normal 82-game schedule] were in conference.

"The worst part of this approach is that it doubles the stress of the compressed schedule. Rather than playing for a playoff spot and being able to rest players as the standings become clearer, teams have to approach every game as a playoff game to either get into or stay in the top 6 since the consequences, as Luka said, are enormous. So players are playing more games and more minutes in fewer days."

04-13-2021, 02:40 PM	#8
EricaLubarsky Inactive. Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 41,984	https://bleacherreport.com/articles/...ormous-mistake Cuban told ESPN's Tim MacMahon that "in hindsight, this approach was an enormous mistake," citing concerns over the NBA's compacted schedule. He continued: "I get why the NBA is doing it. But if we are going to be creative because of COVID, we should go straight up 1-20 and let the bottom 4 play in. This is the year particularly to do it since the 10 games cut [from the normal 82-game schedule] were in conference. "The worst part of this approach is that it doubles the stress of the compressed schedule. Rather than playing for a playoff spot and being able to rest players as the standings become clearer, teams have to approach every game as a playoff game to either get into or stay in the top 6 since the consequences, as Luka said, are enormous. So players are playing more games and more minutes in fewer days."