Lakers got screwed by the play-in tournament setup

brutalitops · Post #41 » by **brutalitops** » Sat Apr 16, 2022 1:17 am

I dont think you should win only 36 games and play any post-season basketball, let alone 33

I understand teams like Hornets winning 43 games and at least getting a chance, But I dont think the Spurs should be in it, Let alone the 33 win lakers or 30 win Kings FFS

OdomFan · Post #42 » by **OdomFan** » Sat Apr 16, 2022 1:17 am

Lol no the Lakers weren't screwed. They simply lost too many games, there for didn't make the play in. Also no to your idea. If the NBA had an idea like that it would just defeat the purpose of the regular season even more. What's the point of making 5th seed if you just have to turn around and fight to keep it against the 6th one and so forth.

No. No....No. Leave the Playoffs as it was. Play the regular season games. Win enough regular season games = make the playoffs.

hardenASG13 · Post #43 » by **hardenASG13** » Sat Apr 16, 2022 1:29 am

Slax wrote:The purpose of the play-in is to get the best, most exciting teams into the playoffs, instead of depending on a regular season that is filled with injury luck and early season false starts. I think we can ALL agree that the Lakers have tons of talent - LeBron, AD, Russ - and deserved to make the playoffs this year. It is only fair that the best teams have the opportunity to play in the important games. Nobody wants to see the Spurs of all teams playing for an opportunity for a playoff spot while the Lakers sit at home. So the play-ins have failed to do what they were designed to do.

What was wrong with the play-in? Simple, not enough teams invited to play. We need to expand the play-in to cover more records. While 11th best record would have been enough to include the Lakers this team, I think we should expand it to 12 just to be safe.

I have spent four hours going over different possible formats, and I have settled on this as the best one:

Game A: 5th (Jazz) vs 6th (Nuggets) - winner gets 5th seed
Game B: 7th (T-Wolves) vs 8th (Clippers) - winner gets 6th seed
Game C: 9th (Pelicans) vs 10th (Spurs) - winner gets 7th seed
Game D: 11th (Lakers) vs 12th (Kings) - winner gets 8th seed

In my new improved format, the play-in tournament is only one game, providing more excitement for everyone. It also creates more incentive for teams to play hard to get the fourth best record or higher, instead of tanking to the fifth or sixth spot. And finally, you get a strong incentive to make sure you are climbing in standings from 12th best record to the 5th best record so you can compete for a higher seed. No incentives to tank except at the VERY bottom!

And best of all, we would have gotten to see an amazing Lakers-Suns matchup in the first round of these playoffs. Suns might be playing well right now, but you can never count out a team with LeBron, AD, and Russ in the playoffs! The talent is overwhelming.

What do you all think of my idea? Are there enough teams included? I was thinking maybe one more but I couldn't figure out how to make it work with an odd number of teams. Maybe someone else here can figure it out.

This is so bad it must be a joke, but are you saying they should extend the play in to ensure that one of either the 9th and 10th seeded teams should be guaranteed a playoff spot, and one of the 11th and 12 seeded teams should be guaranteed a playoff, just by playing each other? Then that one of the 5 and 6 seeds misses the playoffs all together, because they had to play each other for one spot, and same for the 7 and 8 seeds? So you are wanting to eliminate 2 of 5-8 so you can add 2 of 9-12. Did you even consider that both the 5 and 6 seed deserve to be in the playoffs, and what happens to the loser of that game in your idea? And that the 5v6 and 7v8 also play harder competition in their ridiculous play in game?

So this year either utah or denver would have to miss the playoffs so either LAL or Sac can have a spot? Really?

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ropjhk · Post #44 » by **ropjhk** » Sat Apr 16, 2022 1:38 am

We need stars to play less games so lets devalue the regular season even more. The game is better when we're watching G League players who will never sniff a playoff roster. Who wants to spend their Thursday evenings watching the marquee matchups?

ZombieKilla · Post #45 » by **ZombieKilla** » Sat Apr 16, 2022 2:24 am

We should just contract 26 teams and let the Lakers, Clippers, Knicks and Nets play each other 82 times a year.

Then start a new league with the remaining 26 teams plus Seattle, Vegas, Mexico City and Vancouver.

Problem solved.

formula 400 · Post #46 » by **formula 400** » Sat Apr 16, 2022 3:07 am

LOL you're still worried about the lakers? lets see, there will be 1 champion this year. therefore, all 29 teams that didn't win got screwed. :crazy:

lakers are living rentfree :lol:

Slax wrote:The purpose of the play-in is to get the best, most exciting teams into the playoffs, instead of depending on a regular season that is filled with injury luck and early season false starts. I think we can ALL agree that the Lakers have tons of talent - LeBron, AD, Russ - and deserved to make the playoffs this year. It is only fair that the best teams have the opportunity to play in the important games. Nobody wants to see the Spurs of all teams playing for an opportunity for a playoff spot while the Lakers sit at home. So the play-ins have failed to do what they were designed to do.

What was wrong with the play-in? Simple, not enough teams invited to play. We need to expand the play-in to cover more records. While 11th best record would have been enough to include the Lakers this team, I think we should expand it to 12 just to be safe.

I have spent four hours going over different possible formats, and I have settled on this as the best one:

Game A: 5th (Jazz) vs 6th (Nuggets) - winner gets 5th seed
Game B: 7th (T-Wolves) vs 8th (Clippers) - winner gets 6th seed
Game C: 9th (Pelicans) vs 10th (Spurs) - winner gets 7th seed
Game D: 11th (Lakers) vs 12th (Kings) - winner gets 8th seed

In my new improved format, the play-in tournament is only one game, providing more excitement for everyone. It also creates more incentive for teams to play hard to get the fourth best record or higher, instead of tanking to the fifth or sixth spot. And finally, you get a strong incentive to make sure you are climbing in standings from 12th best record to the 5th best record so you can compete for a higher seed. No incentives to tank except at the VERY bottom!

And best of all, we would have gotten to see an amazing Lakers-Suns matchup in the first round of these playoffs. Suns might be playing well right now, but you can never count out a team with LeBron, AD, and Russ in the playoffs! The talent is overwhelming.

What do you all think of my idea? Are there enough teams included? I was thinking maybe one more but I couldn't figure out how to make it work with an odd number of teams. Maybe someone else here can figure it out.

Backcountry · Post #47 » by **Backcountry** » Sat Apr 16, 2022 3:09 am

Was this post entirely in green font? I can't tell on my phone.

No, seriously.

Ryoga Hibiki · Post #48 » by **Ryoga Hibiki** » Sat Apr 16, 2022 7:30 am

I suggest a system like the America's Cup in Sailing: you play the whole season, playoff included, and then the winner must face the Lakers in a 7 game series for the Championship.

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timO · Post #49 » by **timO** » Sat Apr 16, 2022 10:13 am

Nets gonna destroy celtics, so u can join LA on the new play in format, where the eliminated teams play for the loser cup

Uncle Mxy · Post #50 » by **Uncle Mxy** » Sat Apr 16, 2022 10:27 am

Ever since the Bruce Lee-Kareem "Game Of Death" rule, the Lakers must be in the Finals at all times.
All this nonsense of their not making the playoffs is just fake news by the lamestream media.

Jcity08 · Post #51 » by **Jcity08** » Sat Apr 16, 2022 10:43 am

This has to be a troll post, right? No way this was serious. 10/10 OP, you almost got me. :wink:

JN61 · Post #52 » by **JN61** » Sat Apr 16, 2022 11:00 am

They were screwed by day to Davis missing half the season and LeBron 1/3rd. Blame those numbers.

metalinguss · Post #53 » by **metalinguss** » Sat Apr 16, 2022 11:03 am

Slax wrote:What do you all think of my idea?

Bad

xinxin · Post #54 » by **xinxin** » Sat Apr 16, 2022 11:23 am

The lakers had no business being there for the entire season. They stunk it up.

Glad that this disaster of a season is over with

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hauntedcomputer · Post #55 » by **hauntedcomputer** » Sat Apr 16, 2022 11:54 am

I think the best four teams should be disqualified from the playoffs. It's not fair.

P.S. Unless one of the teams is the Lakers, then they get in. Those are the rules. Better yet, let's give them one of those RealGM Ghost Trophies in the preseason like half the board wants.

Kalamazoo317 · Post #56 » by **Kalamazoo317** » Sat Apr 16, 2022 1:43 pm

It's always hilarious to see the mixed reaction when some folks recognize a post as satire and some take it seriously.

Goomba3666 · Post #57 » by **Goomba3666** » Sat Apr 16, 2022 5:07 pm

KembaWalker wrote:they should just create like, a manufactured, sanitized environment, where the Lakers and LeBron have the best amenities and no bothersome crowds that can create pressure and stress on players. Give the teams a few months of extra rest before so age and injury aren't an excuse. Ban all teams from gathering except those with access to private mansion full service gyms to hold practices. Then you'd have a real, fair judge of who the best team is.

Lol. Hopefully people caught on to this...

lamscott · Post #58 » by **lamscott** » Sat Apr 16, 2022 5:09 pm

Look. I'm a Laker fand and love the play-in. This year's team was unwatchable, atrocious, and I think Laker fans generally hate mostly everyone on the team except for Reeves and maybe Malik.

Kingsway_fan · Post #59 » by **Kingsway_fan** » Sat Apr 16, 2022 5:12 pm

Slax wrote:The purpose of the play-in is to get the best, most exciting teams into the playoffs, instead of depending on a regular season that is filled with injury luck and early season false starts. I think we can ALL agree that the Lakers have tons of talent - LeBron, AD, Russ - and deserved to make the playoffs this year. It is only fair that the best teams have the opportunity to play in the important games. Nobody wants to see the Spurs of all teams playing for an opportunity for a playoff spot while the Lakers sit at home. So the play-ins have failed to do what they were designed to do.

What was wrong with the play-in? Simple, not enough teams invited to play. We need to expand the play-in to cover more records. While 11th best record would have been enough to include the Lakers this team, I think we should expand it to 12 just to be safe.

I have spent four hours going over different possible formats, and I have settled on this as the best one:

Game A: 5th (Jazz) vs 6th (Nuggets) - winner gets 5th seed
Game B: 7th (T-Wolves) vs 8th (Clippers) - winner gets 6th seed
Game C: 9th (Pelicans) vs 10th (Spurs) - winner gets 7th seed
Game D: 11th (Lakers) vs 12th (Kings) - winner gets 8th seed

In my new improved format, the play-in tournament is only one game, providing more excitement for everyone. It also creates more incentive for teams to play hard to get the fourth best record or higher, instead of tanking to the fifth or sixth spot. And finally, you get a strong incentive to make sure you are climbing in standings from 12th best record to the 5th best record so you can compete for a higher seed. No incentives to tank except at the VERY bottom!

And best of all, we would have gotten to see an amazing Lakers-Suns matchup in the first round of these playoffs. Suns might be playing well right now, but you can never count out a team with LeBron, AD, and Russ in the playoffs! The talent is overwhelming.

What do you all think of my idea? Are there enough teams included? I was thinking maybe one more but I couldn't figure out how to make it work with an odd number of teams. Maybe someone else here can figure it out.

another clown post by loser LA fan ... lol ...

best teams got in ..system works ... LAKERS SUCK ... not even close to playoff worthy ...

lamscott · Post #60 » by **lamscott** » Sat Apr 16, 2022 5:14 pm

Kingsway_fan wrote:
Slax wrote:The purpose of the play-in is to get the best, most exciting teams into the playoffs, instead of depending on a regular season that is filled with injury luck and early season false starts. I think we can ALL agree that the Lakers have tons of talent - LeBron, AD, Russ - and deserved to make the playoffs this year. It is only fair that the best teams have the opportunity to play in the important games. Nobody wants to see the Spurs of all teams playing for an opportunity for a playoff spot while the Lakers sit at home. So the play-ins have failed to do what they were designed to do.

What was wrong with the play-in? Simple, not enough teams invited to play. We need to expand the play-in to cover more records. While 11th best record would have been enough to include the Lakers this team, I think we should expand it to 12 just to be safe.

I have spent four hours going over different possible formats, and I have settled on this as the best one:

Game A: 5th (Jazz) vs 6th (Nuggets) - winner gets 5th seed
Game B: 7th (T-Wolves) vs 8th (Clippers) - winner gets 6th seed
Game C: 9th (Pelicans) vs 10th (Spurs) - winner gets 7th seed
Game D: 11th (Lakers) vs 12th (Kings) - winner gets 8th seed

In my new improved format, the play-in tournament is only one game, providing more excitement for everyone. It also creates more incentive for teams to play hard to get the fourth best record or higher, instead of tanking to the fifth or sixth spot. And finally, you get a strong incentive to make sure you are climbing in standings from 12th best record to the 5th best record so you can compete for a higher seed. No incentives to tank except at the VERY bottom!

And best of all, we would have gotten to see an amazing Lakers-Suns matchup in the first round of these playoffs. Suns might be playing well right now, but you can never count out a team with LeBron, AD, and Russ in the playoffs! The talent is overwhelming.

What do you all think of my idea? Are there enough teams included? I was thinking maybe one more but I couldn't figure out how to make it work with an odd number of teams. Maybe someone else here can figure it out.

At least we don't have to deal with your weather in Toronto.
another clown post by loser LA fan ... lol ...

best teams got in ..system works ... LAKERS SUCK ... not even close to playoff worthy ...