Boring technical details in the spoiler
Spoiler:
And this is the result:
So the East would lose one team in POs, that's the biggest difference.
Kings instead of Magic, Lakers still don't make it, Bucks are still first.
However looking further down the East only has 2 teams in the top 8, which of course has an impact on brackets:
Interesting pairings I reckon, would love to see Raps/Celtics in the 1st round (although Raps probably still make it through)
We probably get the Sixers in the 2nd round, and that would be a bitch with Jimmy and Redick how they actually played in the 2nd round last year. I think the Raps still win it ultimately, given GS injuries, but the pairings look great straight from the 1st round.
On to this year so far (up to yesterday)
The East looks better with more teams up top, especially the Celtics look great, but still one less PO team than the West. Raps lower than you'd expect, seems their current record is boosted by bad East opponents. Bucks still way ahead.
And here's the bracket if POs started today:
Man that's a drool worthy 1st round, other than Lakers-Nets nothing else is certain.
Bottom line:
That's the League I'd love to watch. Less RS games, and using scores to resolve ties makes many games much more important.
But most importantly the POs look more meaningful right off the bat, to me anyway.
What do you think?
