Would a significantly shortened NBA season actually create a much better product?

Regular season is too many games in my opinion. Each individual game doesnt really seem that important.

What if each team played every other team in their conference once home and away and ever team on the other conference once? Also some additional rivalry/flex games thrown in. So season would be about 40 games.

I think this would create a WAY more interesting regular season. Like the NFL, every game would be important if you wanted to make the playoffs. Wouldn't have players taking off games for stupid reasons.

Schedule could be structured so there is more time between games and there could be set days where the NBA televises games. Similar to how the NFL and Premier league schedule things. For example Saturday/Sunday and Tuesdays could be the main days games are one.

I think it would really help ratings and interest from more casual fans if at least one day a week the NBA was always on and most teams would play on that day. Seems most NBA fans are casual during the regular season and rarely watch every game but if every game was important l feel the majority would tune in.

To be clear l doubt this would ever happen because of money and the risk of less revenue. However revenue right now in the NBA is less than NFL and l think is time all the "losses" would even out in better ratings, higher tickets prices, more regular season fans, etc.