NBA Playoffs - 1st Round, how many games do you prefer?

[JordansBulls]

NBA Playoffs - 1st Round, how many games do you prefer?


NBA Playoffs - 1st Round, how many games do you prefer? (3, 5, or 7)

1) Best of 3
2) Best of 5
3) Best of 7 (currently) - Began in 2003

[nightstarstolen]

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[magicfan4life05]

best of 5

[Dr Octagon]

Best of 5.

But again, it's a business, and they'll stay with 7.

[Hoops Pimp]

I refer to the Best of 7 Series as the Laker rule. It was created for money of course, but it was also a way to make sure the best team would always win in a Playoff Series. Unfortunately that did not work out so well for Dallas last season.

[CrookedJ]

I prefer 5 , although if they could set up 7 game series that went every other day as opposed drawing them out over 2-3 weeks I would prefer 7.

[Prophet_C]

5.

[guy1]

7 games. Its more exciting then a 5 game series. I don't get how people think less is better.

[RoyceDa59]

Take a look at the Western Conference playoff standings and then try and convince me that it's good to have only 5 games to decide which teams move on. We play an 82 game schedule to decide standings, so why cut the playoffs short? Series that go 7 games are worth watching and series that arn't worth watching wont go 7 games. It works perfectly fine with the system we have in place.

[blizzard]

best of 15

[jazz1232dc]

Take a look at the Western Conference playoff standings and then try and convince me that it's good to have only 5 games to decide which teams move on. We play an 82 game schedule to decide standings, so why cut the playoffs short? Series that go 7 games are worth watching and series that arn't worth watching wont go 7 games. It works perfectly fine with the system we have in place.

Very well put.

[hoop_head]

I would prefer 5 games for the first round.

[Dtown84]

Best of 5, though yeah I wouldn't mind a best of 7 with better spacing.

[TheKingOfVa360]

7

[Hard2dhole]

Best of seven adds dollars and drama. Best of 5 means less wear on players. Fans of teams with good starters but a weak bench should be calling for shorter rounds. If you got a a durable starting 5 and a hardcore bench mob you want 7 to continue to beat on your opponent.

[FJS]

This year in west is well deserbed 7 games series.
For example Boston vs Hawks don't deserve 7 games. There's no way Hawks will win 4 vs Celtics.
But who can say Denver can't vs NO?

[Storm Surge]

what if they forgot about the Playoffs altogether.

Have everyone play the same schedule for 100 games. The team with the best record wins the championship. If there is a tie they play a 1 game tiebreaker.

[hoops4life]

Take a look at the Western Conference playoff standings and then try and convince me that it's good to have only 5 games to decide which teams move on. We play an 82 game schedule to decide standings, so why cut the playoffs short? Series that go 7 games are worth watching and series that arn't worth watching wont go 7 games. It works perfectly fine with the system we have in place.

This year is almost the exception to the rule. Does Boston & Detroit really need to play a best of 7? They will just sweep in 4. Was it two years ago in the East when just about all 4 match-up's were 4 and done with half the games as 20 point blow outs?

[DallasShalDune]

Keep it 7, or go to 1. I think both have their perks and negatives.

[MalReyn]

I'd love to see a single-elimination tournament involving NBA teams. Every game like a Game 7.

In general, I'd prefer a shorter series, it adds considerably to the intensity of game. However, clearly doing that would make it so the better team loses more frequently (which I could live with) and far less playoff revenue (which the NBA would never accept).