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NBA Playoff format changed

Joe Bagadonuts said:
It's more comfortable with more space and easier flight schedules, but it is tiring nonetheless. I've traveled many different ways and my experience has been that when you do a lot it wears on you. Also, while the team gets to travel by charter there are a lot of other people who have to go back and forth in coach. The bottom line is that the logistics of numerous cross-country playoff series are no where near as simple as you're making them out to be.
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.... and that's why I said ask the players what they feel about it. I don't think it's really that big a deal during the PLAYOFFS where there are no back-to-backs between home and away game.


This convo is redundant unless until somebody here can ask the players how they feel.
 
franklin said:
Can someone explain what the actual problem with the current format is? The best team wins and that's bad?
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As a jazz fan it seems like for the next coupe seasons at least it gives us a much better chance of making the playoffs.

But I expect the team to make the playoffs, regardless.
 
Gameface said:
I suggested it in another thread, but I think a good hybrid would be top 6 per conference play within the conference and then the bottom four playoff spots are open regardless of conference.
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ONE LOVE said:
I think it needs to be simple enough a system to be workable... when it's too complicated casual fans get confused and give up trying to understand.
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I think if you go back through the standings, you'd find the top 6 from each conference generally make it in no matter what. It's only the last two spots that might be affected.

It would definitely be a disadvantage to the 1st place teams in either the EC or WC (or both) who may have to travel cross-country for Rd 1 games, not to mention the extra expenses.
 
Stifle Tower said:
I think if you go back through the standings, you'd find the top 6 from each conference generally make it in no matter what. It's only the last two spots that might be affected.

It would definitely be a disadvantage to the 1st place teams in either the EC or WC (or both) who may have to travel cross-country for Rd 1 games, not to mention the extra expenses.
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I was thinking the bottom four would pay each other.
 
Gameface said:
I was thinking the bottom four would pay each other.
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So #1 plays #6 while #7 plays #8? Doesn't sound fair to the top seed.

Only way this works is if they have a play-in round. You expand to 10 teams from each conference in the playoffs with seeds #7 vs. #10 and #8 vs. #9 playing a 3 game series. You could cross conferences if you like, or even have it imbalanced based on records. Games are played over 5 days at most (travel day in between each game).

Winners are seeded 7th and 8th for traditional rounds of playoffs.
 
The bottom 4 thing is wayyy to complicated to be workable, the NBA would never go through with it.


It's too arbitrary too. Like why bottom 4? Why not bottom 2? Or Bottom 6?
 
Joe Bagadonuts said:
Are you proposing that lottery teams start playing one another? Very innovative.
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Yes!!! Ditch the ping-pong balls and have the lottery teams in a play-off for draft position! They'd all be trying to lose! It'd put an interesting spin on things!!!

What a genius idea.

(and no, I don't think I've ever flown on a chartered flight - but I think you're confusing it with a corporate or general aviation jet anyhow)
 
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