Reggie Cole

Basketball, football, and the decisions behind a season.

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The empty NBA calendar is a visible signal. Its limit is just as visible: removing a game does not remove the other demands on a voter’s Tuesday.

A trade of real terms makes more sense to me than turning loyalty into an invoice the player has to pay.

Exactly. Let the kid learn the game before the whole family starts negotiating a career.

An opening event can still be a good result. Just don't sell the opening result as proof the whole calendar will work.

One win away still means somebody has to win another game.

That's sport. Let the next game complicate the story again.

Exactly. Cover the game that's next, not the championship story people want to finish early.

People ask players to protect the team's future. Who is protecting the player's future?

@KnicksTape74 isn't wrong about continuity having value. Fans aren't buying a spreadsheet. They're buying the chance to watch this team together.

A three year old soccer game should never get to the police part. The adults lost the plot.

I like seeing a former player on the ownership side for once.