Changes to the NBA
Posted: Sat Aug 8, 2020 1:33 am
The bubble has been a lot of fun and the NBA should make changes based on some of the stuff we have seen. For example, a play-in for the 9th place team should always be an option in the future.
Also, I think it would be cool to have a lottery playoff. For example, at the end of the season the 15 teams who did not make it would receive X number balls where X is 30 for the worst team, 28 for the second, 26 for the third, ... 2 for the best team that didn't make the playoffs. Then each team plays each other once. That is, each team is guaranteed 14 more games. For every win, you earn an extra ball. The worst-case scenario is the 30th place team wins 0 games and has 30 balls and the best team wins 14 games and has 16 balls. An unlikely scenario but still could happen. Then play the lottery for picks 1-15 not just top 3.
Why do this:
1) It would allow the NBA to shorten the regular season
2) It would really help eliminate tanking
3) It would give non-playoff fans something to get excited about
4) These losing teams with younger players would get to experience playoff level intensity
Also, I think it would be cool to have a lottery playoff. For example, at the end of the season the 15 teams who did not make it would receive X number balls where X is 30 for the worst team, 28 for the second, 26 for the third, ... 2 for the best team that didn't make the playoffs. Then each team plays each other once. That is, each team is guaranteed 14 more games. For every win, you earn an extra ball. The worst-case scenario is the 30th place team wins 0 games and has 30 balls and the best team wins 14 games and has 16 balls. An unlikely scenario but still could happen. Then play the lottery for picks 1-15 not just top 3.
Why do this:
1) It would allow the NBA to shorten the regular season
2) It would really help eliminate tanking
3) It would give non-playoff fans something to get excited about
4) These losing teams with younger players would get to experience playoff level intensity