Eliminating conferences (1 Viewer)

[Sinobas]

I do not see the NBA getting rid of conferences. I think it would be a harder sell for the semifinals to be named something different than the conference finals. The NCAA splits its field of 64 into four so that it has multiple #1's and a low of 16. Do you really want to sell an #3 vs #14 vs being able to call it an #2 vs 7?

Oh give me a break! So people aren't going to watch because it's not named "conference finals"......

 

[KingSpeed]

I do not see the NBA getting rid of conferences. I think it would be a harder sell for the semifinals to be named something different than the conference finals. The NCAA splits its field of 64 into four so that it has multiple #1's and a low of 16. Do you really want to sell an #3 vs #14 vs being able to call it an #2 vs 7?
Giving the elite teams a first round bye is also not going to happen. The NBA does not have much to compete with during playoff time. I do not think they want their best teams taking a break.

Divisions really mean little and have no problem getting rid of them.

Dude, if it's sooo important to you, you could call it West Bracket and turn
1 vs 16 into 1 vs 8
4 vs 13 into 2 vs 7
5 vs 12 into 3 vs 6
8 vs 9 into 4 vs 5

Then East Bracket turns
2 vs 15 into 1 vs 8
3 vs 14 into 2 vs 7
6 vs 11 into 3 vs 6
7 vs 10 into 4 vs 5

Instead of Conference Championship, you could call it say... West Bracket Championship.

 

[illmatic99]

Is it really that much more of a hassle for POR to travel to CHI or IND instead of OKC or MIN?

They can work out scheduling to give two days between travel days. Won't make too much of a difference.

 

[Charcoal Filtered]

Is it really that much more of a hassle for POR to travel to CHI or IND instead of OKC or MIN?

They can work out scheduling to give two days between travel days. Won't make too much of a difference.

Exactly. I do not see travel being the problem.

Another option could be keeping it the same, but allowing the 1, 7, and 8 seeds to be up for grabs regardless of conference.

Eliminating conferences would make fan voting for the all star team interesting. One team of five determined by fan voting, then the rest by.coaches and the commish.