(07-29-2020, 02:21 PM)p_rushing Wrote:

(07-29-2020, 12:37 PM)mal234 Wrote: Here is more positive news regarding the NBA. It's being reported that no player in the NBA bubble has tested positive for the virus since July 20th.

https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine/status/...0096046083

The only issue is that NFLPA didn't want the bubble. They are going to have issues just like MLB has because you cannot trust all of the players to follow the rules.

If that's true, maybe they will change their opinion now that they see that the bubble works.

If the NFL tries to continue without a bubble, you will see games canceled, just like MLB.

If they want to have a predictable season, they need to plan for a series of bubbles.

Look at the big state universities that aren't opening this fall. Most of these would be suitable locations for a bubble, they have practice fields and dorm rooms and security, and they're empty right now. Bring four teams to a bubble, each of these eight bubbles would be about the same size as the NBA's bubble.  Wait 2 weeks after everybody checks in, and play three round robin games in fifteen days. 

It's doable.  You can play three games per month this way.

The only limit to how long you can keep it going, is how much tolerance the players have for isolation.

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