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Date: 4/14/2010 10:32:39 AM
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(http://www.nba.com/rockets/news/the_think_tank_shane_batt...)

In case you haven't seen this article, I just thought I'd share and see what people think. For the most part, these sound like really good suggestions to me.

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Date: 4/14/2010 10:53:43 AM
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Yeah, i've read a few articles by Battier in the past and he's clearly a pretty clever dude.

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Date: 4/15/2010 1:32:55 PM
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There are ideas that will fill the best of the Nba and Fiba basketball,making the Nba style of game a little similar to Fiba style,without making it boring,but improving the show

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Date: 4/15/2010 1:46:41 PM
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I really like his ideas. He is making every game important just like in Europe. Also is a fact that 82 games with that traveling is killing the players. Actually he is saying less quantity more quality...

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Date: 4/15/2010 1:54:03 PM
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And I think that should not so hard to accept for the televisions,because the actual calendary has some days with too many games,without giving the right space to each game,and some days with few and some times less interesting game.A better distribution of the calendary,should be better for everyone

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Date: 4/15/2010 1:57:15 PM
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You don't know ESPN.

NO ONE at this table ordered a rum & Coke
Charles: Penn has some good people
A CT? Really?
Any two will do
Any three for me
Any four will score
Any five are live
From: JohnnyB

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Date: 4/15/2010 2:59:54 PM
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TV is everywhere the same man. They pay they demand...

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Date: 4/15/2010 3:28:40 PM
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Actually, I don't really like a lot of his suggestions. I just don't see a Kings Cup ever having the same prestige here...Americans are used to the whole season completing with some big playoff series or game (World Series, Super Bowl, Stanley Cup etc.)...I don't think we'd adapt well to a multiple trophy system like soccer.

Less games would be better -- the problem is it also means less money. Will never happen.

How about contraction too...there are too many teams.



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Date: 4/15/2010 3:37:47 PM
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Well more competitive games i dont think that will hard the game on any way. Actually if the games are just one is giving the hope to weaker teams to dream for something more than just better a position on the draft. In Europe championship is all, but its always nice to see a Cinderella to win the other trophy.

It makes much more sense to have something to win, than a meaningless game like ASG

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Date: 4/15/2010 4:24:39 PM
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Yeah, one of these days the Washington Generals will win!

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Date: 4/15/2010 4:55:19 PM
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I dont follow any other American sports so i dont know what you mean sorry...