New Normal Game Setup - a success or a failure?

[dunfida]

Without the new normal game setup, it is impossible for sports matches to run again in a pandemic situation. I can say that the new
normal game setup is quite successful to be implemented now, although there are still some shortcomings it is something that is natural
to happen. Because it is impossible to run perfectly, but it must be admitted that this new normal game setup provides a few changes to
some of the game results. Due to the absence of a live audience, the home advantage is no longer valid, with many strong teams
experiencing defeats.

We cant say completely that the current situation is the main reason on why those strong teams are experiencing defeats.How about those third seed teams on making out some good runs?
Does it mean that theyre good in current set-up we are in? Its not really that a valid reason for a team to tell that this current situation do really heavily affect their performance.
When it comes to this new normal game set-up comments then its a success it is indeed different but at least the pending games were revived and continued and finish off the season.
Difference is evident but doesnt mean that it would be a reason on completely shutting down this industry.

[goinmerry]

As long as the league or event was finished smoothly without any problems, then that's a success no matter how much profit or revenue they made. It's already expected that revenue will be affected.

Just imagined how much effort they made to bring back sports during the wild spread of the pandemic. It's impossible to open up such sports when we looked at how fast and quick the spread of the virus. But even with that serious concern, sports slowly resumes and even ended what they left prior to the global lockdown.

With that setup trial, I'm sure more good features will be added in the future while waiting for the world to come back again to normal.

[maydna]

As long as the league or event was finished smoothly without any problems, then that's a success no matter how much profit or revenue they made. It's already expected that revenue will be affected.

Just imagined how much effort they made to bring back sports during the wild spread of the pandemic. It's impossible to open up such sports when we looked at how fast and quick the spread of the virus. But even with that serious concern, sports slowly resumes and even ended what they left prior to the global lockdown.

With that setup trial, I'm sure more good features will be added in the future while waiting for the world to come back again to normal.

It is hard to start sports again in this pandemic, while people are suggested to stay away from the crowd. We should give support to the sports association which cares to continue the sports events. The effort they did should appreciate by always taking care of ourselves because without us, they can't do something, and if they don't show the effort, we will not have entertainment in the sports.

I am sure that we can reduce the new case, and the sports will have a chance to resume the events, although they follow the health protocols from the government. We can watch our favorite teams or players on the field again. Once the virus is ended, everything will be back to normal, and we can watch them at the stadium and still give support to them.

[Janation]

For me, it is a success.

It is not that easy to manage a lot of people, millionaires, to start with, putting in a place and behave there as they should be. A lot of things happened but it went well in the end. They adjusted so well, they did so well in maintaining these people, following the protocol and such. It won't end that easy but I hope it ends this year.

[Cling18]

Some of the sports leagues that got canceled due to the pandemic already finished with their respective resumes with some still on-going and lots of future events will take place under the new normal setup.

We have seen how these leagues put big efforts to somehow bring the sports back while people don't need to go outside to watch. They also think of a way on how to help players feel that the intense and excitement is still there performing in front of the fans.

Even with low ratings and small revenue (as expected), I consider this new normal setup as a success. It's not that easy to set up an own bubble amid the dangerous pandemic.

Kudos to their effort.

Lots of people are dealing and coping up with it so I could say that it's a success for us. It might sound too early to conclude but since we can adopt it, I believe that it's working well for everyone. Since we're in this kind of situation, we have no choice but to embrace the new normal even for sports or any kind of game. We have to look at the brighter side of it though we're having a hard time sometimes.

[jostorres]

As a fan of sports, I am grateful for what they had done especially the NBA.

I would also appreciate UFC's president Dana White a big credit for organizing these fights during such tough times because UFC was expected to dry up as we all know how much spectators matters in fights in UFC as they create a whole atmosphere, anyone who watched UFC with crowd knows what I mean. But they kept making fights happen and never let the crowd factor let them down.

I mean, they could increase it a little to gain some profits but there will still be advertisements that will pay high amounts to get a spot.

I guess there is enough revenue to keep the sports like NBA going because they earn massive just by selling TV rights and sponsors so if they make small revenue it is still better than having no NBA and facing loss.

[AicecreaME]

We are still not out of the woods because there's no commercial vaccine yet.
So whether the new normal game set-up will be success or a failure, just be grateful that we can watch them live again.
I know this is hard for those die-hard fans who are going to the stadium or arena just to support their favourites.
But it is better to safeguard everyone from potential infection and of course save lives with this decision.
In time, we will enjoy the game again as what we had before.

I definitely agree with this.

So much efforts are being put in every actions of those people who wanted to continue their passion in the amidst of pandemic, even if it's too dangerous especially in sports. Sports betting and the sports industry are also being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic just like any other businesses in the whole world economy, therefore they are making ways to make it work again to slowly make their business rise up again.

Playing sports, mostly team sports are dangerous because there's no physical distancing which is prone on getting a COVID-19 virus. So yes, in this new normal, we must appreciate all of the efforts in all of the businesses and other things that are trying hard in the middle of pandemic. We must help each other to survive this pandemic.

[freedomgo]

We are still not out of the woods because there's no commercial vaccine yet.
So whether the new normal game set-up will be success or a failure, just be grateful that we can watch them live again.
I know this is hard for those die-hard fans who are going to the stadium or arena just to support their favourites.
But it is better to safeguard everyone from potential infection and of course save lives with this decision.
In time, we will enjoy the game again as what we had before.

I definitely agree with this.

So much efforts are being put in every actions of those people who wanted to continue their passion in the amidst of pandemic, even if it's too dangerous especially in sports. Sports betting and the sports industry are also being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic just like any other businesses in the whole world economy, therefore they are making ways to make it work again to slowly make their business rise up again.

Playing sports, mostly team sports are dangerous because there's no physical distancing which is prone on getting a COVID-19 virus. So yes, in this new normal, we must appreciate all of the efforts in all of the businesses and other things that are trying hard in the middle of pandemic. We must help each other to survive this pandemic.

Well, I can see that everyone appreciated their effort here as no one voted for "no" in the poll. It's a big success as they were able to provide real entertainment despite it's not advisable to have physical contact in the current situation but they find a way to make it happen and provide us the sports that we really love to watch.

[lixer]

For me, it is a success.

It is not that easy to manage a lot of people, millionaires, to start with, putting in a place and behave there as they should be. A lot of things happened but it went well in the end. They adjusted so well, they did so well in maintaining these people, following the protocol and such. It won't end that easy but I hope it ends this year.

Honestly speaking I might be the only one with this opinion but having sports without fans is actually good because there is no useless noise and crowd and the games are happening so peacefully. I was watching IPL the other day and the virtual fans sound they have implemented makes it feel like real crowd is there while there is no fights happening and the matches are going on quite swiftly. If fans were there it was always more intense and rivalry based matches.

I am not saying I don't like fans cheering for their teams but some sports are so much better without fans. I love watching soccer with filled stadiums no doubt but I would always want cricket matches happening with less crowd in future too.

[Silberman]

To be honest, as a football fan, watching the game without spectators at the stadium reduces the excitement of the match.
But like it or not we really have to get used to this new game setup, even though we really don't want it. Because indeed
a football match with a live audience is desired by many people. So far the new game setup is running quite well, even though
the corona virus is still spreading, but by running this new normal game setup the number of deployments can be minimized.
But I really hope that a vaccine can be found soon, so that the football game can run normally as usual.

This is something that also happens to me and to be quite frank it surprises me, after all the players are still doing their best on the field but without any spectators the event seems lifeless and it is missing that excitement, there is a psychological study that shows that smiles are contagious, if you see people smiling then most likely you will begin to smile soon afterwards and maybe that is what is happening, without the excitement of other people on the screen it is more difficult for people to feel a connection with the game and feel excited about it as well.

[dimonstration]

I've added a poll to see the overall status of the subject.

I'm seeing a post that doesn't understand well the definition of "Success" and "Failure of the new normal setup.

Success means that the setup follows all the health protocols and able to finish the whole season (e.g basketball) or certain events (e.g boxing, e-sports) without recording a new case of the virus spread. While at the same time, able to give entertainment to the fans at their home. A failure on the other hand means that even with a strict protocol, the virus still breached the league resulting in a much worst-case scenario.

In my country there is a referee in basketball that is suspected to be a covid positive so the game were paused by that time, thankfully in his test result he was negative. We never know whom others meet or interact with so as the players were facing new normal and they know they have a game or events to deal with it's everyone's responsibility to follow the protocols, the needed quarantine time before the game. It's nice that the league continues but it will be a failure even they win in a game if ever someone in their te tested positive so better be careful, we all hope that this game setup will be successful in not spreading more virus even they continue the games.

[jostorres]

As long as the league or event was finished smoothly without any problems, then that's a success no matter how much profit or revenue they made. It's already expected that revenue will be affected.

That is true and for gamblers they get something to bet on real sports because these days e-sports have been vastly popular and another sport that was famous these days is Table Tennis but both of these I hate betting on because I have not much knowledge how they work and it is like betting on random games and then hope to win.

Just imagined how much effort they made to bring back sports during the wild spread of the pandemic. It's impossible to open up such sports when we looked at how fast and quick the spread of the virus. But even with that serious concern, sports slowly resumes and even ended what they left prior to the global lockdown.

I believe NBA was a great success because although the gameplay was below average quality and the NBA finals never felt like they were finals but at least organized the league in a really good manner and some of the games were really good apart from some horrible officiating and bad plays at times but that is understandable with no spectators there is always a lack of energy within players.

[Fortify]

It'll be interesting to see how bigger events like the winter olympics or Paris olympics end up. As those involve moving athletes from all around the world together and be a way for the virus to spread if it's not handled properly. In my country it's a bit bizarre to see football stadiums that usually hold 50,000+ people completely empty and it must be a bit of a surreal atmosphere for the footballers. I wonder if they are happy in a way because there are less distractions from the stands..

[Oasisman]

Just imagined how much effort they made to bring back sports during the wild spread of the pandemic. It's impossible to open up such sports when we looked at how fast and quick the spread of the virus. But even with that serious concern, sports slowly resumes and even ended what they left prior to the global lockdown.

I believe NBA was a great success because although the gameplay was below average quality and the NBA finals never felt like they were finals but at least organized the league in a really good manner and some of the games were really good apart from some horrible officiating and bad plays at times but that is understandable with no spectators there is always a lack of energy within players.

What do you mean by "gameplay was below average"?
The game itself in the NBA bubble has the same intensity like when you're watching it live on TV, except the court was empty. It might just be a bit disappointing for some fan, because of the unexpected outcome and match up upset. Horrible officiating is kinda normal even during the normal days, that's considered as inevitable.

I don't know why some fans felt that there were something lacking and not a hundred percent satisfied with the result. Remember how hard it was for the players to adjust into the new normal inside the bubble. That was more than a sport they risks everything for the fans and to salvage the NBA business. Being a champion inside the bubble is something unforgettable in NBA history.

[Viscore]

It'll be interesting to see how bigger events like the winter olympics or Paris olympics end up. As those involve moving athletes from all around the world together and be a way for the virus to spread if it's not handled properly. In my country it's a bit bizarre to see football stadiums that usually hold 50,000+ people completely empty and it must be a bit of a surreal atmosphere for the footballers. I wonder if they are happy in a way because there are less distractions from the stands..

I think the Olympic body has to decide that they have to hold the schedule or re-scheduled it next year, it wasn't really lively to see and for the safety of everyone. And I don't think also that the government will allow it during this complicated time. Because if they'll have to push it, I wonder if it has better results, limited players, limited live audience, it is just like a dead Olympic. It certainly not give an entertaining result, much better if they move it when the pandemic is over and everyone could fully enjoy the moment.

[Twinkledoe]

With the poll at the start, only 5 voters participated so far. So I am assuming most of those who commented on this thread have no preference, whether the current set-up is a success or failure.

It'll be interesting to see how bigger events like the winter olympics or Paris olympics end up. As those involve moving athletes from all around the world together and be a way for the virus to spread if it's not handled properly. In my country it's a bit bizarre to see football stadiums that usually hold 50,000+ people completely empty and it must be a bit of a surreal atmosphere for the footballers. I wonder if they are happy in a way because there are less distractions from the stands..

I think the Olympic body has to decide that they have to hold the schedule or re-scheduled it next year, it wasn't really lively to see and for the safety of everyone. And I don't think also that the government will allow it during this complicated time. Because if they'll have to push it, I wonder if it has better results, limited players, limited live audience, it is just like a dead Olympic. It certainly not give an entertaining result, much better if they move it when the pandemic is over and everyone could fully enjoy the moment.

High probability that they will push it. Vaccine should be available first to most people. This will be the only way for people to be more or less at peace with himself to mingle with other people. Even the government will not allow people to be in crowded places without seemingly strong protection from the spread of the virus.

[Debonaire217]

High probability that they will push it. Vaccine should be available first to most people. This will be the only way for people to be more or less at peace with himself to mingle with other people. Even the government will not allow people to be in crowded places without seemingly strong protection from the spread of the virus.

It is not enough to make the people feel that it is safe even with the release of the vaccine, perhaps, it supplies might be insufficient whenever a huge breakout happens because people are already celebrating. Whenever the vaccine came out, we should still practice to gradually adjust back to life before and should not jump to conclusion that it was safe already.

IMO, the new Normal Game Setup is the best setup we have through utilizing the technology and blockchain to facilitate gambling instead of just plain Internet. We should be thankful that before the crisis happened, crypto gambling casinos were already established. It is just that, majority of the gamblers aren't fully aware of it so they need to adjust.

[bitterguy28]

Some of the sports leagues that got canceled due to the pandemic already finished with their respective resumes with some still on-going and lots of future events will take place under the new normal setup.

We have seen how these leagues put big efforts to somehow bring the sports back while people don't need to go outside to watch. They also think of a way on how to help players feel that the intense and excitement is still there performing in front of the fans.

Even with low ratings and small revenue (as expected), I consider this new normal setup as a success. It's not that easy to set up an own bubble amid the dangerous pandemic.

Kudos to their effort.

Just having the idea that sports can come to play now and team are conducting their practice normally ?this means Success mate.
imagine for how many months that the world stops not only in sports and gambling but everything in essentials ?
Let us be contented in what we are allow so far,in i few months we will be in watching live again.

[ethereumhunter]

Some of the sports leagues that got canceled due to the pandemic already finished with their respective resumes with some still on-going and lots of future events will take place under the new normal setup.

We have seen how these leagues put big efforts to somehow bring the sports back while people don't need to go outside to watch. They also think of a way on how to help players feel that the intense and excitement is still there performing in front of the fans.

Even with low ratings and small revenue (as expected), I consider this new normal setup as a success. It's not that easy to set up an own bubble amid the dangerous pandemic.

Kudos to their effort.

Just having the idea that sports can come to play now and team are conducting their practice normally ?this means Success mate.
imagine for how many months that the world stops not only in sports and gambling but everything in essentials ?
Let us be contented in what we are allow so far,in i few months we will be in watching live again.

As long as the government can found the vaccine and people can get a cure from the vaccine, everything will slowly back to normal, and the sports will live again with the audience at the stadium. We need to enjoy the time now because sports finally can restart after it stops for months. We can have entertained temporarily, and it is no problem if we can only watch our team or player from our home for our safety.

[qwertyup23]

The fact that most sports sector adjusted the moment the pandemic started constitute a big success for me.

Generally, these people have to follow strict mandates and protocols before engaging to such activity due to the risks involved. Again, they managed to continue the games live (despite having a virtual audience) and even if they acquired a relatively low amount of revenue compared before, they managed to find a way to still earn. That for me is a huge success in such sector.