What Does This Have To Do With The Show?

Kryptonite

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On the 6/1 PTI, Tony Kornheiser was talking about the LA Rams making big moves.

Me: "They make money moves!"
 

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The New York Knicks are in Game 5 of the NBA Finals.

The FIFA World Cup is in the United States.

Here. We. Go.
 

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I only saw the knicks last 3 minutes. The wife is jazzed for the cup. I will drive around town like I was the hoops logo.

The interesting part is that the Knicks also won the NBA Cup.

Soccer fans know the importance of winning multiple titles per season (there's at least four in England and it's rare to win the three big ones simultaneously), but considering the NBA's weak attempt at an in-season tournament, it's doubtful the American audience catches on.

The closest thing American sports would have had would have been back when MLB didn't play interleague. The best replication would have been to have teams play within their leagues Friday-Sunday and to play interleague Tuesday and Wednesday with teams being eliminated from interleague play as the season progressed. Teams would have to decide to chase one trophy over the other *or* be talented enough to go for both...and probably end up failing to win either.
 

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Ya, it's too many extras that won't helpful for teams in most of the sports. If we can add some games in the ncaa let's do it.

The soccer equivalent might be to run the NCAA basketball tournament alongside the regular season and to have smaller minnow teams start in earlier rounds. Teams like Siena, Montana State and BYU would get a chance to win a game or two before the big boys would come in.

...and I wouldn't mind seeing such. It'd be interesting to simulate a tournament where the top X seeds in each region would take the first round/weekend off.
 

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