Ducklett wrote:Skybox wrote:pepe1991 wrote:I'm getting annoyed with playin tournament stuff. It feels like nothing but cash grab and NBA's desparate attemp to squeeze few more stars into playoffs.
No nba team in history won title being lower than 6th seed and second lowest was 4th.
There is no reason why team 15 games under .500 should be 2 games away from knocking down team who is 5 games over .500 based on two games. Too many outside factors could decide single game.
There's no other explanation for it...same goes for the expansion to going to a 7 game series in every round...in the past, Cinderella had a shot to take a first round series with a great game plan...it's like upsets have basically been legislated out of the NBA playoffs. Everything great about NCAA March Madness has been sucked out of the NBA...somewhere in the middle would be best as I don't want to disregard the entire regular season either.
So you don't like the first round being 7 games because you want there to be a chance of upsets, but you don't like the winner take all play-in because... there is a chance for upsets? o.O You guys are too much.
I am excited to see when the Hornets, Nets, and Hawks have knock down, drag out fist fights in the play-in.
Playing devil's advocate. So Minessota will finish season with around 46- 47 games. Lakers/Spurs won't pass 35 wins.
It's still covid rule out there, so in theory, one KAT can test positive in wrong time, be out of playin tournamet but could return for playoffs.
So you are knocking down way ,way better team to give dumpsterfire of a team chance to luck into playoffs? Why?
They had 82 games to finish with at worst- neutral record. They failed. There is zero reasons why they should be awarded
straw of salvation when they did not deserve it.
Fact that projected 34-48 team is in play for playoffs is simply laughable.
I mean... 2019-20 theater of absurd in nba reached new levels ,when Hornets didn't make it to the bubble, Wizards did. But because win percentage is criteria- Hornets surpassed them in standings -by not playing, as Wizards kept losing .
But that's not all, absurdity went on whole new level because "new" standings had direct impact on draft .So Wizards not only wasted time of his players in Bubble but also drafted lower ( against odds) as Hornets got 3rd pick and Wizards got 9.
NBA regular season should be only criteria for playoffs. No playin crap. If you are desparate for raiting boost, like Silver is, be better at marketing and thrim fat out of games. 48 min games in real time is 3 hours with 1 hour of commercial breaks.
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