Are the NBA playoffs even close to March Madness?

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  • Mitchell88
    SBR MVP
    • 12-16-12
    • 4334

    #1
    Are the NBA playoffs even close to March Madness?
    I just think that March madness has such draw for gamblers and fans. Everything about it is great. NbA playoffs don't even come close to as exciting IMO. what do you think?
  • paco
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    • 05-07-09
    • 62873

    #2
    I agree. Not even close.

    In order

    Nfl playoffs.
    march madness
    nhl playoffs
    mlb playoffs
    soccer champions league
    tennis finals
    nba playoffs
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    • OLY
      SBR Rookie
      • 03-18-14
      • 42

      #3
      NFL PLAYOFFS
      MARCHMADNESS
      MLB PLAYOFFS
      NBA PLAYOFFS
      ...soccer isn't even on some people's list
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      • Deuce
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        • 01-12-08
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        #4
        NHL
        NFL
        Ncaaf
        MM
        MLB
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        • Mitchell88
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          • 12-16-12
          • 4334

          #5
          NHL is number one for me March madness number 2
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          • Iwinyourmoney
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            • 04-18-07
            • 18368

            #6
            I was in vegas for a game of the heat/okc finals.
            Been in vegas for a sweet 16.

            ZERO comparison.

            Vegas was had the same vibe/feel/betting crowd and volume of a regular season game. Was shocked.

            Sweet 16 was crazy in vegas
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            • InTheDrink
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              • 11-23-09
              • 23983

              #7
              Nfl?
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              • Smoke
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                • 10-09-09
                • 48111

                #8
                Originally posted by OLY
                NFL PLAYOFFS
                MARCHMADNESS
                MLB PLAYOFFS
                NBA PLAYOFFS
                ...soccer isn't even on some people's list
                Soccer
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                • FistOfFreedom
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                  • 01-20-14
                  • 302

                  #9
                  Nba
                  nba
                  nba
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                  • homie1975
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                    • 12-24-13
                    • 15452

                    #10
                    Only elimination games in nba playoffs especially game 7s have the feel of march madness
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                    • cala56
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                      • 02-25-10
                      • 4231

                      #11
                      Neutral Court and a win or go home always will payoff
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                      • brownsfan
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                        • 09-25-12
                        • 387

                        #12
                        Love gambling on the first two rounds. Nothing like it.
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                        • Darkside Magick
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                          • 05-28-10
                          • 12638

                          #13
                          Give me the pros than minor league basketball!
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                          • SteveKerrsJunk
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                            • 10-25-13
                            • 2706

                            #14
                            NBA playoffs are the most predictable crap ever. Rarely an upset. Same lame teams every year.

                            NHL/NCAA playoffs by a billion years. NFL playoffs are ok..
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                            • InTheDrink
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                              • 11-23-09
                              • 23983

                              #15
                              Originally posted by InTheDrink
                              Nfl?
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                              • mintpicks79
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                                • 10-04-08
                                • 1151

                                #16
                                I'm a huge nba fan. But, nothing compares to March madness. Look at the last 2 days. 32 games of craziness!
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                                • Goat Milk
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                                  • 03-24-10
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                                  #17
                                  Originally posted by Iwinyourmoney
                                  I was in vegas for a game of the heat/okc finals.
                                  Been in vegas for a sweet 16.

                                  ZERO comparison.

                                  Vegas was had the same vibe/feel/betting crowd and volume of a regular season game. Was shocked.

                                  Sweet 16 was crazy in vegas
                                  Who gives a shit about the crowd. It's about the talent on the floor and watching a real game of basketball. Not some shit show like these ncaa tourneys are. All these kids your watching in the tournament. Less than 1% of them will make it to the nba. That's what a shit product ncaa is.
                                  Cause Sleep is the Cousin of Death
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                                  • Goat Milk
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                                    • 03-24-10
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                                    #18
                                    Yeah right just last year game 6 nba finals trophy being wheeled out spurs players smiling Ray Allen for the tie...boom. no one saw it coming. nba players have ice in their veins. these college kids fold up shop at the first sign of adversity.
                                    Cause Sleep is the Cousin of Death
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                                    • paco
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                                      • 05-07-09
                                      • 62873

                                      #19
                                      Originally posted by Goat Milk
                                      Yeah right just last year game 6 nba finals trophy being wheeled out spurs players smiling Ray Allen for the tie...boom. no one saw it coming. nba players have ice in their veins. these college kids fold up shop at the first sign of adversity.
                                      come on goat, there have been clutch plays all tourney here. Did u watch the SF Austin/ vcu game? Tell me that kid wasn't cold blooded hitting that 3 at the end to tie and the foul
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                                      • meader99
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                                        • 10-30-10
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                                        #20
                                        Originally posted by Goat Milk
                                        Who gives a shit about the crowd. It's about the talent on the floor and watching a real game of basketball. Not some shit show like these ncaa tourneys are. All these kids your watching in the tournament. Less than 1% of them will make it to the nba. That's what a shit product ncaa is.
                                        Most of the players you rave about came from that shit show you're talking about. Just sayin.
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                                        • InTheDrink
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                                          • 11-23-09
                                          • 23983

                                          #21
                                          Originally posted by Goat Milk
                                          Yeah right just last year game 6 nba finals trophy being wheeled out spurs players smiling Ray Allen for the tie...boom. no one saw it coming. nba players have ice in their veins. these college kids fold up shop at the first sign of adversity.
                                          the resident board idiot
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                                          • Killer_Demo
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                                            • 06-15-08
                                            • 8409

                                            #22
                                            Originally posted by Mitchell88
                                            I just think that March madness has such draw for gamblers and fans. Everything about it is great. NbA playoffs don't even come close to as exciting IMO. what do you think?

                                            Are you seriously this fukking stupid? nba playoffs compared to march madness? lay off the meth-pipe kid
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                                            • bigtymer56
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                                              • 07-31-12
                                              • 4742

                                              #23
                                              After all of the underdogs are gone could care less about the tournament...nba usually doesn't get exciting until all the underdogs r gone.
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                                              • mintpicks79
                                                SBR MVP
                                                • 10-04-08
                                                • 1151

                                                #24
                                                Just because most off these players will not make the nba shouldn't take away from the high level of play. Exhibit A Jabari Parker is probably gonna be a very good nba player. However, he struggled against a well coached experienced Mercer team. Players you will never hear from again. There One shining moment!
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                                                • WeinketoWarrick
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                                                  • 05-30-09
                                                  • 1698

                                                  #25
                                                  NBA blows NCAA out of the water. #1 seed can only score a point a minute. Gimme NBA all day
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                                                  • Goat Milk
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                                                    • 03-24-10
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                                                    #26
                                                    Originally posted by meader99
                                                    Most of the players you rave about came from that shit show you're talking about. Just sayin.
                                                    Only 0.92% of D1 athletes make the nba. So actually almost all of the guys you're watching in this tournament will not make the nba. fact.
                                                    Cause Sleep is the Cousin of Death
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                                                    • jjgold
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                                                      • 07-20-05
                                                      • 388179

                                                      #27
                                                      Average person does not bet college hoops period

                                                      Other than Brackets and Vegas thats about it
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                                                      • Goat Milk
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                                                        • 03-24-10
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                                                        #28
                                                        Originally posted by paco
                                                        come on goat, there have been clutch plays all tourney here. Did u watch the SF Austin/ vcu game? Tell me that kid wasn't cold blooded hitting that 3 at the end to tie and the foul
                                                        i saw the highlights of that 3, can't compare that to the pros, ray allen hitting a 3 with 4 spurs draped around him, the best coached team of all time, in any sport, makes no mistakes, way more on the line, lebrons legacy on the line, way more pressure, way tougher shot. imo you can't compare the two.

                                                        also college commentators are pretty amazing and the crowds are amazing and that adds so much hype to the product. so i understand why ppl like it so much. every game in march madness is like a tossup that's why it's crazy and exciting. you don't really see that competition start in the nba until round 2 or 3 of the playoffs because there aren't too many upsets in nba playoffs
                                                        Cause Sleep is the Cousin of Death
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                                                        • RMStanley
                                                          SBR Wise Guy
                                                          • 10-03-11
                                                          • 824

                                                          #29
                                                          Originally posted by Mitchell88
                                                          I just think that March madness has such draw for gamblers and fans. Everything about it is great. NbA playoffs don't even come close to as exciting IMO. what do you think?
                                                          I like the NBA playoffs way more. Neutral site games suck and the one-and-done makes it so fluky. The atmosphere at NBA playoff games (especially by games 4,5,6,7 when there's been some chippiness and you start to get a hatred for the opposite team... man that's awesome stuff). I'm one of the old grumpboxes who thinks the Finals of everything should almost certainly be the two best teams - you get that in the NBA far more often than you do in NCAA.
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                                                          • Darkside Magick
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                                                            • 05-28-10
                                                            • 12638

                                                            #30
                                                            Originally posted by jjgold
                                                            Average person does not bet college hoops period

                                                            Other than Brackets and Vegas thats about it
                                                            This.
                                                            College Basketball is sucker bets...
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                                                            • Seto
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                                                              • 12-16-11
                                                              • 12906

                                                              #31
                                                              I'd rather watch NBA preseason than March Madness.

                                                              But I won't bore you longer with my non-American opinion as I know no one shares it
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                                                              • RMStanley
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                                                                • 10-03-11
                                                                • 824

                                                                #32
                                                                Originally posted by Seto
                                                                I'd rather watch NBA preseason than March Madness.

                                                                But I won't bore you longer with my non-American opinion as I know no one shares it
                                                                NBA regular season can be frustrating (especially this time of year) when guys take nights off on the reg - both literally and figuratively. Even if you find the college game flawed (I certainly do - especially the refs and the rule that the clock doesn't stop on made FG's and that timeouts don't advance the ball late in the game) you have to admit the passion of the one-and-done is something to behold.

                                                                Once the playoffs start though, NBA action is faaantastic.
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                                                                • Seto
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                                                                  • 12-16-11
                                                                  • 12906

                                                                  #33
                                                                  Originally posted by RMStanley
                                                                  NBA regular season can be frustrating (especially this time of year) when guys take nights off on the reg - both literally and figuratively. Even if you find the college game flawed (I certainly do - especially the refs and the rule that the clock doesn't stop on made FG's and that timeouts don't advance the ball late in the game) you have to admit the passion of the one-and-done is something to behold.

                                                                  Once the playoffs start though, NBA action is faaantastic.
                                                                  I don't see how the passion of one-and-done is anything to behold if

                                                                  1) You don't care about any team since you didn't go to college/university in the USA or ever live there
                                                                  2) You don't bet on the games because you know nothing and would be just guessing
                                                                  3) You find the games incredibly boring

                                                                  There's one-and-done in nearly every damn sport, doesn't mean it's exciting. Does watching the final of a tennis challenger tournamenent in Uzbekistan with the 673rd ranked player facing the 356th have you on the edge of your seat cause it's one-and-done?

                                                                  On a side note, I'd HATE it if the NBA every went the one-and-done route. The fact that there are series is what makes the playoffs so exciting in my mind. If they want to, they can replace All-Star weekend with a one-and-done tournament over 4-5 days with the best teams and have it be a separate trophy (as you can win several trophys in other sports like soccer for instance).

                                                                  But really, just let them leave the game the fuk alone. NBA is great as it is.
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                                                                  • TwoWays
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                                                                    • 03-24-10
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                                                                    #34
                                                                    i love watching the best, most athletic, talented players compete.
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                                                                    • k13
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                                                                      • 07-16-10
                                                                      • 18104

                                                                      #35
                                                                      Nba has been horrible since the 90's.
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