Fixing to NBA Regular Season

My love for the NBA borders on obsession, much like my love for buffets, alcohol, and taking terrible care of my body.

Now at a buffet you want to start off with a strong start at the main course stations, and then in the middle you resort to salad just feel like you still are getting your moneys worth.  Now, that is fine at buffets, but in the NBA I don't want salad at any point during the season, I want consistent nights for games, and a quality product.  

However, even for an addict like myself, there is too much, too early with the NBA. Just like the season itself for the players, there's a lot of games and intensity in November. By the end of December, I'm burned out with the volume of games early on.

I'm tired of players complaining 82 games is too many games.  It is not too many games, but the way the games are scheduled is stupid.  There are 30 teams now, a schedule of 3 days games per week with every team playing is possible

The product suffers after Christmas,  in January, February and March due to this. And so does our interest.  I still watch, but not without the help of alcohol.

The NBA doesn't need fewer games, it needs fewer back to backs and spreading the games out more than force feeding us tired teams all November and December long.

The NBA Regular season is 6 months. Why not have 12-14 games per month, per team and play 3 games a week on Mondays, Thursdays,  and Saturdays. It eliminates two drags on the league, ESPN and back to backs.

I think everyone could be satisfied with never hearing ESPN trot out a subpar and "hip" pregame show.  A pregame show that copies Saturday Night Live's intro, are you kidding me ESPN?  You guys are not given enough credit for the lack of creativity that you display. 

ESPN should only be allowed to cover NBA if they put Doug Collins back covering games, and get Michelle Beadle or Cassidy Hubbardth hosting the pregame show.  

Sorry too much about ESPN being incapable at having a good broadcast for a sporting event, supposedly their specialty.  

I truly hope the NBA goes to a more set schedule instead of dart board scheduling.  I think this would definitely help with ratings, interest, and most importantly a product people won't complain about due to player fatigue.

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