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Commisioner Silver is Pondering Playoff Changes
Posted on 2/6/15 at 10:48 am
Posted on 2/6/15 at 10:48 am
quote:
“Ultimately we want to see your best teams in the playoffs. And there is an unbalance and a certain unfairness. There is a proposal (from one of the broadcasters)… where the division winners would all automatically go into the playoffs and then you’d seed the next 10 best teams. I think that’s the kind of proposal we need to look at. There are travel issues of course, but in this day in age every team of course has their own plane, travels charter. I don’t think the discussion should end there. And as I’ve said, my first year I was studying a lot of these issues and year 2 is time to take action. It’s something I’m going to look at closely with the competition committee. I do think it’s an area where we need to make a change.”
The owners in the East might well oppose this.
If you used that formula this season there would be two changes: Charlotte and Miami would be out, replaced by New Orleans and Oklahoma City. Meaning the better, more deserving teams would get in. As it should be.
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I hadn't heard this format proposal before and it doesn't sound too bad. Division winners getting in automatically makes those rivalries matter more than ever, and it would also keep the playoffs from being too lopsided with one conference while still giving more deserving teams a chance than the current system.
This post was edited on 2/6/15 at 10:50 am
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Posted on 2/6/15 at 11:13 am to TigerinATL
We have watched sub .500 teams make the playoffs in 10 of the last 13 years in the east, while there has never been a sub .500 team, make the west playoffs. Even the three years that a 8th seed in the east had a winning record, the west had a team with better or equal record not make the playoffs.
It's time to make a change. It's not like it's a scenario that has happened a few times now, it's a pattern that can be traced back over a decade.
It's time to make a change. It's not like it's a scenario that has happened a few times now, it's a pattern that can be traced back over a decade.
This post was edited on 2/6/15 at 11:14 am
Posted on 2/6/15 at 11:19 am to TigerinATL
Adam Silver is going to make this league even more awesome than it already is. Love what he has done for the NBA in just a year.
Posted on 2/6/15 at 11:26 am to TigerinATL
So under that format, if the playoffs started today would it be:
#1 GSW v #16 OKC
#2 ATL v #15 NOP
#3 MEM v #14 MIL
#4 HOU v #13 PHX
#5 POR v #12 CHI
#6 TOR v #11 WAS
#7 LAC v #10 CLE
#8 DAL v #9 SAS
Updated by winning %
#1 GSW v #16 OKC
#2 ATL v #15 NOP
#3 MEM v #14 MIL
#4 HOU v #13 PHX
#5 POR v #12 CHI
#6 TOR v #11 WAS
#7 LAC v #10 CLE
#8 DAL v #9 SAS
Updated by winning %
This post was edited on 2/6/15 at 1:04 pm
Posted on 2/6/15 at 11:33 am to TigerinATL
This would be amazing for the game. I hope it happens.
Posted on 2/6/15 at 2:53 pm to TigerinATL
I've posted this in a thread or two over the years, but here's my relegation idea for the NBA:
To start, put the top 15 records in the First Division and the bottom 15 in the Second Division. Divide each division into West, Central, and East (if regular season ended now, next year would look like this):
First West: 1 Golden State, 2 Portland, 3 Los Angeles C, 4 San Antonio, 5 Phoenix
First Central: 1 Memphis, 2 Houston, 3 Dallas, 4 Milwaukee, 5 New Orleans
First East: 1 Atlanta, 2 Toronto, 3 Cleveland, 4 Washington, 5 Chicago
Second West: 1 Oklahoma City, 2 Denver, 3 Sacramento, 4 Utah, 5 Los Angeles L
Second Central: 1 Charlotte, 2 Detroit, 3 Indiana, 4 Orlando, 5 Minnesota
Second East: 1 Miami, 2 Brooklyn, 3 Boston, 4 Philadelphia, 5 New York
Scheduling:
- Play both your geographically-matched divisions 9x4 = 36
- Play three of the four remaining number matches 3x4 = 12
- Play everyone else 17x2 = 34
All six division winners go to the playoffs. Nine wild cards come from First Division; one wild card comes from Second Division. Seed teams 1-16 based on winning percentage.
Re-seed divisions each year based on previous year's regular season results. Teams who place last in First Divisions are relegated to Second Divisions and replaced by three Second Division winners.
To start, put the top 15 records in the First Division and the bottom 15 in the Second Division. Divide each division into West, Central, and East (if regular season ended now, next year would look like this):
First West: 1 Golden State, 2 Portland, 3 Los Angeles C, 4 San Antonio, 5 Phoenix
First Central: 1 Memphis, 2 Houston, 3 Dallas, 4 Milwaukee, 5 New Orleans
First East: 1 Atlanta, 2 Toronto, 3 Cleveland, 4 Washington, 5 Chicago
Second West: 1 Oklahoma City, 2 Denver, 3 Sacramento, 4 Utah, 5 Los Angeles L
Second Central: 1 Charlotte, 2 Detroit, 3 Indiana, 4 Orlando, 5 Minnesota
Second East: 1 Miami, 2 Brooklyn, 3 Boston, 4 Philadelphia, 5 New York
Scheduling:
- Play both your geographically-matched divisions 9x4 = 36
- Play three of the four remaining number matches 3x4 = 12
- Play everyone else 17x2 = 34
All six division winners go to the playoffs. Nine wild cards come from First Division; one wild card comes from Second Division. Seed teams 1-16 based on winning percentage.
Re-seed divisions each year based on previous year's regular season results. Teams who place last in First Divisions are relegated to Second Divisions and replaced by three Second Division winners.
This post was edited on 2/6/15 at 2:54 pm
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