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What the NBA should do about this East vs West bullsh*t

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by silentfan, Jun 21, 2003.

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  1. silentfan

    silentfan Member

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    which will occur a season later than it should have. Still makes no sense for Memphis to be in the west. It's not even west of the Mississippi. Which further supports my point: for as long as there have been 29 teams in the NBA, that means one conference has had the burden of competing against one extra team for the 8th and final playoff spot than the other conference teams. Hmm..seems fair.
     
    #21 silentfan, Jun 21, 2003
  2. rezdawg

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    Yeah, you are right. There should always be an even number of teams. Lets just add another team at will. Its not so easy. God forbid the western conference had to have the burden of facing those deadly Grizzlies.
     
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  3. silentfan

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    LOL, it's called REWARDING the team who performed the best in the regular season by giving them an easier time to succeed in the playoffs. Why do you think there is such a thing as home court advantage, seeding? You're in denial. You're making a value judgement based on your narrow minded reasoning. Bad choice.
     
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  4. silentfan

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    another biased value judgement.

    credibility flies out the window.

    Nitey night. I'll let the other finish you off.
     
    #24 silentfan, Jun 21, 2003
  5. Band Geek Mobster

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    Another reason for the division of teams by geographical regions is because of air travel. Imagine how terrible it would be for a team like Portland to be forced to play Miami in say...Round 1 of the playoffs. Then they follow that up with NY for example. It would be total hell for Portland. I'd still like to know how you decide who gets homecourt advantage in these 3 game series. You're taking an okay system and turning it into an absolutely horrible system.
     
    #25 Band Geek Mobster, Jun 21, 2003
  6. rezdawg

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    silentfan, you whole idea is bogus until you can come up with a real plan.

    You started with an 84 game season.

    None of your math adds up.

    If every team plays 3 games against every other team, how do you decide home field advantage?

    The idea is fine. But to accomplish it is another story. Your method is completely whack and ridiculous. Come up with a real plan before spitting nonsense.
     
    #26 rezdawg, Jun 21, 2003
  7. silentfan

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    top 4 seeds get home court advantage. If it comes down to a tie, the winner of the series between the two teams is the deciding factor.
     
    #27 silentfan, Jun 21, 2003
  8. rezdawg

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    How do you decide home court during the regular season.

    When the Lakers and Kings play in the regular season, which team gets 2 games at home and 1 on the road?
     
    #28 rezdawg, Jun 21, 2003
  9. Band Geek Mobster

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    Is English your primary language?

    Edit: This reminds of a certain dialogue

    JULES: What country you from!

    BRETT: What?

    JULES: "What" ain't no country I know! Do they speak English in "What?"

    BRETT: What?

    JULES: English-mother****er-can-you-speak-it?

    BRETT: Yes.

    JULES: Then you understand what I'm sayin'?

    BRETT: Yes.

    JULES: Now describe what Marsellus Wallace looks like!

    BRETT: What?

    JULES: Say "What" again! C'mon, say "What" again! I dare ya, I double dare ya mother****er, say "What" one more ******* time! Now describe to me what Marsellus Wallace looks like!

    BRETT: Well he's ...he's...black --

    JULES: -- go on!

    BRETT: ...and he's...he's...tall --

    JULES: -- does he look like a b****?!

    BRETT: What?

    JULES: Does-he-look-like-a-b****?!

    BRETT: No.

    JULES: Then why did you try to **** 'im like a b****?!
     
    #29 Band Geek Mobster, Jun 21, 2003
  10. silentfan

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    The hardships of travel is a crutch used too often to explain the current geographical divisions. Teams do east coast swings, west coast swings already, it would'nt be much different than the way they do things now. Teams fly by private charter so its not like they're getting delayed and waiting through security checks at airports wasting time. They stay in fancy hotels and get paid millions to do what they do...and they always arrive one to two days before every away game to practice and rest..etc. Nah, I don't think playing in 28 more out of town games is going to kill anyone.
     
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  11. silentfan

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    It could alternate or it could be be based on the previous year's record. I'm not getting paid to come up with an NBA master plan, don't get me wrong, I'm just pointing out the fact that a plan based on what I proposed could be made to replace the current one which would make more equitable sense and help solve the problems of the current western vs leastern conference dilemma and the ensuing farce that has become the finals.
     
    #31 silentfan, Jun 21, 2003
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    My English question still stands because you've yet to really answer any of my questions. I'm ejecting myself from this thread.
     
    #32 Band Geek Mobster, Jun 21, 2003
  13. silentfan

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    I answered your question in the above post. But be my guest, don't let the door hit your ass on the way out. YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!

    To answer your question: me no speakuh englishi. understan is verry harde for mee.
     
    #33 silentfan, Jun 21, 2003
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    [​IMG]
     
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    oooh how witty. I'll refrain from further responding to you because I don't want to get a perfectly good thread closed on your account. Thank you please drive through.

    Questions for the others:

    1) How does Dallas getting a 3rd seed after tying for the best record in the league seem fair?

    2) How does a team with a .610 record get a #1 seed in the east, when 6 teams in the west have a .610 record or higher seem fair?

    someone please try to answer those questions for me, i'd like to know or hear a better proposal plz.
     
    #35 silentfan, Jun 21, 2003
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    The winner is coming out of the western conference, right?

    Thus, it doesnt matter what happens in the east.
     
    #36 rezdawg, Jun 21, 2003
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    while i agree with little else silentfan is saying, he has a point with the dallas being a 3rd seed thing. why is this still in effect. there is no longer an unbalanced schedule wherein you play divisional rivals more than others. since everyone is playing the same schedule, why does the divisional leader need the two seed?

    while it doesn't matter in a head-to-head playoff matchup (better record still gets home court), it does affect who you play. true, rezdawg, if you lose to one team, you didn't deserve to win the conference, but still why should you have to play the better of the 6 and 7 teams (and presumably get the harder challenge, more wear and tear, etc) when you've earned the right to play the 7 seed through the 82 game regular season. it seems to be an easily fixable problem and it shouldn't continue when it's unfair to the better team. just because you should beat whoever you play, doesn't mean it's right that you play the better team.

    of course it did work out to the jazz's misfortune in 95 when they played us instead of the 7 seed (as they should have based on record) and got eliminated in round 1 by the defending champions. so maybe the rule isn't all bad.
     
    #37 francis 4 prez, Jun 21, 2003
  18. rezdawg

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    is playing the 6 seed that much different than playing the 7th seed as far as wear and tear is concerned?

    Honestly, it really dont matter.

    The 3rd seed should still beat either the 6 or 7 seed.
    The 3rd seed still has home court advantage in the 1st round.
     
    #38 rezdawg, Jun 21, 2003
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    You're not a man of principle are you?
     
    #39 silentfan, Jun 21, 2003
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    Anybody else think it's time to lock this thread?

    It's an argument that's devoled into silentfan taking offense to any criticism of his plan.
     
    #40 mfclark, Jun 21, 2003
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