re: NBA Playoffs: 7 Games reasonable?

Posted by Akit1

Baton Rouge, LA

Member since Jul 2006

8382 posts

Posted on 4/4/13 at 9:36 pm to TulaneUVA

7 is awesome, but first round should be reduced back to 5. Issue is how far games are spread out once the Conference Finals start.

Game 1 Sunday
Game 2 Tuesday
Game 3 Friday

Too much time off

This post was edited on 4/4/13 at 9:38 pm

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Posted by LSUTIGER in TEXAS

Member since Jan 2008

13690 posts

Posted on 4/4/13 at 9:41 pm to Akit1

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Issue is how far games are spread out once the Conference Finals start.

Game 1 Sunday
Game 2 Tuesday
Game 3 Friday

Too much time off

i think every other night is perfect. but in the first round, coordinating 8 different series and tv slots would be a bitch. they do the best they can. NBA playoff basketball is fantastic.

Posted by jturn17

Member since Jan 2011

4978 posts

Posted on 4/4/13 at 9:43 pm to Akit1

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Game 1 Sunday
Game 2 Tuesday
Game 3 Friday

Too much time off

Last year they did every other day for both CF, and then every other day for the Finals, except an extra day to switch venues from OKC to MIA.

Posted by medtiger

Member since Sep 2003

22004 posts

Posted on 4/4/13 at 9:53 pm to LSUTIGER in TEXAS

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The purpose is to determine a champion, not who the best team is

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this is just... wrong.

The purpose is to make money. The NBA owners could give a shite if the best team is the champ as long as people watch the basketball. Same with the NCAA.

This post was edited on 4/4/13 at 9:54 pm

Posted by USMC Gators

Member since Oct 2011

14633 posts

Posted on 4/4/13 at 9:57 pm to TulaneUVA

First round should be best of 3.
Second round should be best of 5.
The other 2 rounds should be best of 7.
Profit.

Posted by LSUTIGER in TEXAS

Member since Jan 2008

13690 posts

Posted on 4/4/13 at 10:04 pm to medtiger

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The purpose is to make money. The NBA owners could give a shite if the best team is the champ as long as people watch the basketball.

thank you, captain obvious. theyre businesses, got it. their playoff basketball model is trying to maximize dollars, hence the 7 games series in each round. i dont recall stating i have a problem with the current set up.

Posted by tigerfan88

Member since Jan 2008

9076 posts

Posted on 4/5/13 at 12:22 am to LSUTIGER in TEXAS

If you like NBA playoff basketball I don't see what the complaint is. Who cares if it takes awhile? The more games the merrier. And the nba playoffs have the added benefit of crowning the true best team champions more often than any other American sport.

Posted by genro

Member since Nov 2011

62646 posts

Posted on 4/5/13 at 12:23 am to TulaneUVA

7 for all rounds is the best way

Posted by Sophandros

Victoria Concordia Crescit

Member since Feb 2005

45219 posts

Posted on 4/5/13 at 5:05 am to shel311

One is objective while the other is subjective.

Posted by ShoeBang

Member since May 2012

22274 posts

Posted on 4/5/13 at 7:45 am to Sophandros

I love it. That means that every night for like a month there is meaningful basketball being played. Round 1-2 of the NBA playoffs is my favorite time of the year for sports.

Posted by Master of Sinanju

Member since Feb 2012

12165 posts

Posted on 4/5/13 at 8:37 am to TulaneUVA

They should use the regular season for seeding, let every team in the playoffs, and do an one & out March Madness style tournament.

It'd be a fun playoff.

Posted by GumBro Jackson

Raleigh

Member since Mar 2011

3141 posts

Posted on 4/5/13 at 10:21 am to LSUTIGER in TEXAS

Everything about the NBA is just bloated. The regular season is too long and the playoffs are like a second season.

The first two rounds of playoffs should definitely be reduced to best of five.