seeding for the playoffs would be the rankings during the regular season. The best 4 teams would get home court during the playoffs, then a best-of-4 finals.
Idea: precede the regular playoffs with the benchwarmer playoffs. All of the players with less than X number of minutes of regular season on court time would be eligible to play.
hers an idea take the teams that don’t make the playoffs and let them have a tournament to decide loser gets the number one pick overall. imagine how laughable that final would be
There’s a cartoon somewhere that shows the NBA season on tree rings. The start of the season is at the center and the end of the season is the tree bark.
I don’t see the joke here at all. Absolutely, cut the regular season down by 25%-30%, then begin to eliminate teams through 5-game series. When you’re down to four teams, switch to 7-game series.
(Single-elimination doesn’t work in basketball any more than it works in baseball, if your goal is to eliminate flukes and try to ensure that the best teams advance farthest; it doesn’t really work in football either, except it’s too grueling to play more than one game a week.)
Assuming it’s true, that is pathetic! The season is far too long as is, and it only eliminates a handful of teams from the playoffs. Putting everyone into a playoff system renders a “season” utterly meaningless. It becomes nothing more than a rec league.
Polsixe about 6 years ago
He could set it up as a single loss tournament in March.
Plods with ...™ about 6 years ago
Someone feel free to correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t that what the regular season is for?
Just rename it preplayoffs and call it a day.
MS72 about 6 years ago
seeding for the playoffs would be the rankings during the regular season. The best 4 teams would get home court during the playoffs, then a best-of-4 finals.
For a Just and Peaceful World about 6 years ago
Idea: precede the regular playoffs with the benchwarmer playoffs. All of the players with less than X number of minutes of regular season on court time would be eligible to play.
Linguist about 6 years ago
The NBA shortening their season ? What a blessing !
Actually, for me, it comes under the category of Who Cares ?, since I don’t follow NBA basketball.
I will occasionally, watch an NBA minor league game – NCAA colleg basketball – but I don’t go all Mad in March !
CrgBeauregard about 6 years ago
hers an idea take the teams that don’t make the playoffs and let them have a tournament to decide loser gets the number one pick overall. imagine how laughable that final would be
Timothy Madigan Premium Member about 6 years ago
why have a regular season? Just call the whole thing a playoff and be done with it.
YatInExile about 6 years ago
There’s a cartoon somewhere that shows the NBA season on tree rings. The start of the season is at the center and the end of the season is the tree bark.
fritzoid Premium Member about 6 years ago
I don’t see the joke here at all. Absolutely, cut the regular season down by 25%-30%, then begin to eliminate teams through 5-game series. When you’re down to four teams, switch to 7-game series.
(Single-elimination doesn’t work in basketball any more than it works in baseball, if your goal is to eliminate flukes and try to ensure that the best teams advance farthest; it doesn’t really work in football either, except it’s too grueling to play more than one game a week.)
jmworacle about 6 years ago
More isn’t better…..
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member about 6 years ago
Assuming it’s true, that is pathetic! The season is far too long as is, and it only eliminates a handful of teams from the playoffs. Putting everyone into a playoff system renders a “season” utterly meaningless. It becomes nothing more than a rec league.