Silver says NBA will 'take a fresh look' at changing playoff format

[BlazerCaravan]

don't you ever admit when you make a mistake?

Does ANYONE on this forum?

 

[maxiep]

don't you ever admit when you make a mistake?

Huh? The Knicks are out of the playoffs, which means they're in the lottery.

 

[julius]

Does ANYONE on this forum?

I do. I made a mistake unblocking you from ignore!!

suck on that, BC!


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[julius]

Huh? The Knicks are out of the playoffs, which means they're in the lottery.

Show me where the Knicks have a lottery pick in the year 2014. Thats what kingspeed referenced, and that's where BGD changed the foundation his argument.

And then he changed it to include Detroit (not one of the 4 biggest markets in the NBA), as a "major franchise". Not sure how Detroit became a "major franchise".

The top 4 market teams (by city, so LA and NY are counted once) are New York, LA, Chicago and Philadelphia. Then Dallas, SF/Oakland, Boston, Atlanta, WDC and Houston.

THEN it's Detroit.

Not sure how Detroit is considered a major franchise.

 

[Hobbesarable]

Well they sure as hell aren't in the playoffs.

BGD, the Knicks first round pick goes to Denver.

Then Denver has the choice of conveying that pick to Orlando.

 

[maxiep]

Show me where the Knicks have a lottery pick in the year 2014. Thats what kingspeed referenced, and that's where BGD changed the foundation his argument.

And then he changed it to include Detroit (not one of the 4 biggest markets in the NBA), as a "major franchise". Not sure how Detroit became a "major franchise".

The top 4 market teams (by city, so LA and NY are counted once) are New York, LA, Chicago and Philadelphia. Then Dallas, SF/Oakland, Boston, Atlanta, WDC and Houston.

THEN it's Detroit.

Not sure how Detroit is considered a major franchise.

I guess I misread the post. I thought it was referring to the thread where someone stated this was the first year the L*kers, Knicks and Celtics all missed the playoffs.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

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[KingSpeed]

Well they sure as hell aren't in the playoffs.

Exactly. They aren't in the playoffs OR the lottery. That's the price for picking up Melo.

Huh? The Knicks are out of the playoffs, which means they're in the lottery.

No, it doesn't. Denver has NY's pick.

I guess I misread the post. I thought it was referring to the thread where someone stated this was the first year the L*kers, Knicks and Celtics all missed the playoffs.

Yes, they all missed the playoffs but the Knicks don't have a pick so for all intents and purposes, the Knicks aren't in the lottery.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Yay semantics.

 

[maxiep]

Exactly. They aren't in the playoffs OR the lottery. That's the price for picking up Melo.



No, it doesn't. Denver has NY's pick.



Yes, they all missed the playoffs but the Knicks don't have a pick so for all intents and purposes, the Knicks aren't in the lottery.

Oh, for Christ's sake. Really KS? Quit acting and go be a lawyer with that bullshit.

 

[Strenuus]

Wiping Toronto would be very counterproductive to the leagues dream of expanding over seas.

Why are we talking about contracting over expanding?

Because Expanding is positive and doesn't get as many posts.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Expanding overseas is hilarious. Contract Toronto just to make sure it doesn't happen.

 

[Draco]

I like the idea of a play-in single elimination tournament for the 7th and 8th seeds. I'd set it up so 12 teams make the playoffs. 16 teams make the playin tournament, with 4 winners advancing to the playoffs. The worst two teams in the league are left out.

For the playin games, the teams with the four best records, who would currently be the 7th and 8th seeds would play all playin games at home. All they have to do is win two home games and they are into the main best of 7 series playoffs. The teams with the next four best records, who currently just miss the playoffs, would host the first playin game and travel for the final playin game unless there is an upset.

Matchups should be reseeded after each round just as the NFL does. So in the current system if the 8th seed beat the one seed they play the 4 vs 5 winner. I'd rather see it where the 2nd seed plays the lowest remaining seed, in this case the 8th seed, and the 3rd seed plays the 4 or 5 seed.

I'm kind of torn on the seeding 1-16 idea. Its kind of fun with the history of always having an East vs West finals. But there are some big positives changing to the 1-16 format, it would be much more fair. It would make the end of the regular season more interesting because there would be a lot of teams in the other conference to battle for playoff positioning with. Also if they combined this 1-16 format with reseeding after every round it would make the matchups very unpredictable, but reward the teams with a good record so they always play the lowest seed.

I think there will be some big changes this summer, with playoff format and tanking. Stern probably would've made a change the last few years but I think with him leaving soon the league decided it wanted to let the new commissioner in first before some of these big changes begin.

 

[Eastoff]

One thing I like about MLB is that they have no real eastern conference and western conference lineup.

So, you can have a NY/LA first round in both leagues.

In a way, the NBA could do something like that, although I'm not sure how.

If they could do a league where everyone plays everyone equally, that'd be good. But I'm fairly certain that would to an unbalanced schedule.

You could reduce the number of games. Play every team twice, and then play your own division 4 times each. (Keep divisions for travel reasons). That drops it down to 66 games I believe.

 

[maxiep]

I like basketball. I don't want fewer games. I want more games.

 

[BillBrasky]

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on...-take-a-fresh-look-at-changing-playoff-format

For instance, if you just scrapped the conferences, you could potentially eliminate the possibility of a LeBron-Durant NBA Finals. East versus West is an institution in the NBA, so there would have to be a way to still have that while making sure the best teams make the postseason.

Maybe it was not intended to come off this way, but I would like to see the two best teams rather than a marquee matchup like James and Durant. I would almost go with something in the middle. Say, the top four teams in each conference earn those top four spots, with the bottom four seeds in each conference being determined by the next best eight records across the league. That would at least propel teams in each conference to battle for one of those top four spots.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Maybe it was not intended to come off this way, but I would like to see the two best teams rather than a marquee matchup like James and Durant. I would almost go with something in the middle. Say, the top four teams in each conference earn those top four spots, with the bottom four seeds in each conference being determined by the next best eight records across the league. That would at least propel teams in each conference to battle for one of those top four spots.

Make no mistake, the second LeBron moves west, the current playoff picture will be the one that prevents a LeBron/Durant finals... and then we'll see this new solution put into place.

 

[BillBrasky]

Make no mistake, the second LeBron moves west, the current playoff picture will be the one that prevents a LeBron/Durant finals... and then we'll see this new solution put into place.

Would not surprise me in the least.