Can the NBA season really be shorter?

Photo by Soeren Stache/picture alliance via Getty Images You could be here, rather than Indianapolis, in March.Over the past few years a once faint drumbeat has grown louder, and ever louder. The NBA season is too long. It should be shorter. With no NBA official saying a word, this has nonetheless become an article of faith among many in the NBA commentariat.

Maybe the Shorter Season is like saying “I should get more sleep.” or “I should eat more vegatables.” or “I’m going to drink that six gallons of water a day.” That is, something everyone says, but few actually mean.

But what if it isn’t?

I fancy this all began in some late February podcast with Zach Lowe and Kevin Arnovitz, two NBA…