NYG wrote:daoneandonly wrote:NYG wrote:Say what you want about the play-in... these games are awesome
Don't think this game will be, neither Chi or Atl should be anywhere near playoff contention
Yeah... one thing I can say is... this board always makes me forget how good DeMar DeRozan is and then I watch him play and remember again.
I still say the play-in could use some tweaks, more like they had in the bubble.
The first 7 spots should be set, with #8 only up for grabs. This is only up for grabs if #9 and/or #10 are within 3 games of #8. If neither are, there is no play-in for that conference.
If both are, #9 plays #10 in the first matchup, the winner plays #8. If #8 wins said game, they keep their spot and move on. If the 9/10 winner beats 8, they must do it again to advance. So essentially, the team looking outside has to win 3 games to claim another's playoff spot. If only the 9th seed is within 3 games and 10 is not, then its just a straight matchup between 8 and 9 where 9 still has to win 2 games, and 8 only has to win 1.
I think this still has the intrigue but legitimizes the regular season efforts more.