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Raps in 4 wrote:Raptors broke him. Lebronto is no more.
Shock Defeat wrote:Raps in 4 wrote:Raptors broke him. Lebronto is no more.
lmao raps fans will say anything. How did the raptors "break" LeBron. The last time they played in the Playoffs, LeBronto was in full swing. Raps never beat LeBron in the Playoffs and will probably never beat him in the Playoffs. LeBronto will be a thing forever.
dhsilv2 wrote:monopoman wrote:dhsilv2 wrote:
I take no joy in people getting lucky. I want to see hard work paying off.
Funny people say this when ratings buck this trend, playoff games in the NFL get far better viewership because one game sends either team home. In the best of 7 series of the NBA it seems outside of hardcore NBA fans and fans of the two teams involved most don't draw nearly the attention.
****, March Madness also probably draws more total viewers than the NBA playoffs do on average. That tournament is far more luck based because every game is win or go home.
I'm 100% sure the average person likes the upset stuff. They also watch reality tv. They drink makers mark and johny walker. They elect their politicians and then complain about them. In short the average person and things that get high ratings generally suck.
Antinomy wrote:The play-in tournament made sense last season but should’ve been scrapped this year with every team slated to play the same number of games.
The idea is dumb as hell over a 70-82 game season.
Dragging in the #7 & #10 teams is even dumber.
You play hard, endure injuries, hardships, etc just to potentially get knocked out of playoff spot by a hot shooting team on the last day.
And even if you win, your reward is losing a lottery pick & getting your ass kicked by the #1 & #2 seeds.
G35 wrote:dhsilv2 wrote:monopoman wrote:
Funny people say this when ratings buck this trend, playoff games in the NFL get far better viewership because one game sends either team home. In the best of 7 series of the NBA it seems outside of hardcore NBA fans and fans of the two teams involved most don't draw nearly the attention.
****, March Madness also probably draws more total viewers than the NBA playoffs do on average. That tournament is far more luck based because every game is win or go home.
I'm 100% sure the average person likes the upset stuff. They also watch reality tv. They drink makers mark and johny walker. They elect their politicians and then complain about them. In short the average person and things that get high ratings generally suck.
I would include stat/efficiency nerds in things that generally suck.....
BeatDaCavs420 wrote:More Lebron crying...In other news Water is wet
Big J wrote:Antinomy wrote:The play-in tournament made sense last season but should’ve been scrapped this year with every team slated to play the same number of games.
The idea is dumb as hell over a 70-82 game season.
Dragging in the #7 & #10 teams is even dumber.
You play hard, endure injuries, hardships, etc just to potentially get knocked out of playoff spot by a hot shooting team on the last day.
And even if you win, your reward is losing a lottery pick & getting your ass kicked by the #1 & #2 seeds.
The idea is to get more teams trying to make the play in and less teams resting guys and tanking. It’s working.
Slacktard wrote:Cubbies2120 wrote:hyper316 wrote:I'm not a fan of 7th for play-in, should have just been for 8th place between 8-10
How would the 3 team play-in work?
IMO it should have been like last year - #8 and #9 play with #9 needing to win twice. Not sure why they're dragging #10 and #7 into it as well besides $$$
clyde21 wrote:mcmurphy wrote:darmani wrote:This is absurd. Regular season is much more important now. Teams were just coasting the last 10-15 games, resting players etc. Not the case now.
exactly... this is the point
every season last 10 games was garbage games... now no more
are we watching 2 different NBA?
Antinomy wrote:The play-in tournament made sense last season but should’ve been scrapped this year with every team slated to play the same number of games.
The idea is dumb as hell over a 70-82 game season.
Dragging in the #7 & #10 teams is even dumber.
You play hard, endure injuries, hardships, etc just to potentially get knocked out of playoff spot by a hot shooting team on the last day.
And even if you win, your reward is losing a lottery pick & getting your ass kicked by the #1 & #2 seeds.
HeartBreakKid wrote:Antinomy wrote:The play-in tournament made sense last season but should’ve been scrapped this year with every team slated to play the same number of games.
The idea is dumb as hell over a 70-82 game season.
Dragging in the #7 & #10 teams is even dumber.
You play hard, endure injuries, hardships, etc just to potentially get knocked out of playoff spot by a hot shooting team on the last day.
And even if you win, your reward is losing a lottery pick & getting your ass kicked by the #1 & #2 seeds.
You would need to lose twice in a row to lose your spot.
LordCovington33 wrote:Big J wrote:Antinomy wrote:The play-in tournament made sense last season but should’ve been scrapped this year with every team slated to play the same number of games.
The idea is dumb as hell over a 70-82 game season.
Dragging in the #7 & #10 teams is even dumber.
You play hard, endure injuries, hardships, etc just to potentially get knocked out of playoff spot by a hot shooting team on the last day.
And even if you win, your reward is losing a lottery pick & getting your ass kicked by the #1 & #2 seeds.
The idea is to get more teams trying to make the play in and less teams resting guys and tanking. It’s working.
It’s clear you don’t understand how the play-in works if you think all it takes is to lose just once against a hot shooting team.
7 seed hosts 8 seed
9 seed hosts 10 seed
Loser of 7/8 hosts winner of 9/10
So it would take two matches, not just one, which is what you implied.
