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Should the playoff format be changed to the TOP 16 OVERALL regardless of conference?

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by rockets247, Dec 26, 2010.

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Change the playoff fornat to TOP 16 OVERALL instead of current format?

  1. Yes

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  2. No

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  1. rockets247

    rockets247 Rookie

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    I think the NBA should look into changing the playoff format to the TOP 16 OVERALL, regardless of conference. I would leave the regular season the way it is in terms of games against each opponent in your conference, opposite conference, etc. It would create better matchups and here is evidence to prove my point, if the season were to have ended yesterday.

    CURRENT PLAYOFF MATCHUPS WOULD BE:

    East: Boston/Milwaukee, Miami/Indiana, Chicago/New York, Atlanta/Orlando
    West: San Antonio/Portland, Dallas/Denver, Utah/New Orleans, LA Lakers/Oklahoma City.

    IF YOU TAKE THE TOP 16, THE PLAYOFF MATCHUPS WOULD BE

    1 San Antonio/ 16 Indiana, 2 Boston/ 15 Houston, 3 Dallas/ 14 Portland, 4 Miami/ 13 Denver, 5 Utah/ 12 New Orleans, 6 LA Lakers/ 11 NY Knicks, 7 Oklahoma City/ 10 Orlando, 8 Chicago/ 9 Atlanta.

    I would leave every series a best of 7 games, the only thing that needs to be changed is the format. What do yall think?
     
    #1 rockets247, Dec 26, 2010
  2. jae713

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    Many East teams would be left out. IMHO its not good for business. For the last couple of years the East has been very weak. Boston, Orlando, and Cleveland (not anymore) were the exception.
     
    #2 jae713, Dec 26, 2010
  3. rockets247

    rockets247 Rookie

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    I don't think a team below 41-41 deserves to make the playoffs when the 10th team in the west is above .500 and sitting at home.
     
    #3 rockets247, Dec 26, 2010
  4. KingStevo10

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    no thats stupid, it wouldnt make the regular season fun. AT All!
     
    #4 KingStevo10, Dec 26, 2010
  5. KingStevo10

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    and too many east teams would be left out
     
    #5 KingStevo10, Dec 26, 2010
  6. rockets247

    rockets247 Rookie

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    So essientially your saying even though the Rockets went lets say 43-39 this year and got the 9th spot and Milwaukee went 35-47, they deserve to make the postseason over a team that won more games in their season???
     
    #6 rockets247, Dec 26, 2010
  7. KingStevo10

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    no team under .500 deserves to make it (which last year the the lowest record in the east was 41-41)

    but we shouldnt make the way to get into the playoffs easy it should be a fight so every night your team goes out and fights to get the win
     
    #7 KingStevo10, Dec 26, 2010
  8. YaoMac09

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    You can't just change the rules to make it easier for the Rockets to make the playoffs :grin:
     
    #8 YaoMac09, Dec 26, 2010
  9. rockets247

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    Yall dont seem to get my point. The NBA is all about revenue. People don't want to see Boston vs Milwaukee play outside of Boston and Milwaukee, respectively. It wouldn't be easier to make the playoffs for the Rockets or anyone else, everything stays the same. The only thing you change is the playoff format so it creates more interest for the fans and more revenue for the league. Definitely the TOP 16 is better than eight in each conference. I don't think the 7th and 8th seeds in the EAST will be .500 this season.
     
    #9 rockets247, Dec 26, 2010
  10. MrJason

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    Maybe the regular season should still be used in terms of East and West but only to determine the top 4 seeds. After that, the last 8 slots should be determined by record.
     
    #10 MrJason, Dec 26, 2010
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    Whats a fornat? :)
     
    #11 J-Man, Dec 26, 2010
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    How can this be done? Show me an example.
     
    #12 rockets247, Dec 26, 2010
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    Should be more like NFL playoffs IMO.
     
    #13 Pieman2005, Dec 26, 2010
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    I would be all for this if all teams played each other the same number of times. There really would be no reason to even have conferences or divisions. I would like this because the best 16 teams would advance.
     
    #14 Rip Van Rocket, Dec 26, 2010
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    Top teams currently in the West are

    1)SA
    2)Dallas
    3)Utah
    4)LA

    Best in the East are

    1)Boston
    2)Miami
    3)Chicago
    4)Atlanta

    Next 8 teams are..

    9)OKC
    ...
    16)Houston Rockets or whoever has the 16th best record

    #16 would play one of the top 4 in the east/west that has the best record overall (east or west)

    in this case it would be Rockets vs SA

    and so on
     
    #15 MrJason, Dec 26, 2010
  16. MrJason

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    Sorry, 16th spot would be Pacers not Rockets.

    so it would be SA vs Pacers.

    But idk.. there's no logic behind what I said, just off the top of my head.
     
    #16 MrJason, Dec 26, 2010
  17. snc

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    Not a good idea for a lot of reasons.
     
    #17 snc, Dec 26, 2010
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    I like the idea. It'd also make the playoffs a bit more interesting since there will be a lot of inter-conference matchups that no one has seen before in the postseason.
     
    #18 shoodomoney, Dec 26, 2010
  19. yahboyryan

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    dislike the idea....
     
    #19 yahboyryan, Dec 26, 2010
  20. BasketballMind

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    Then there would be no need for conferences... Everything would have to change.
     
    #20 BasketballMind, Dec 26, 2010
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