Go back to the best of 5 first rounds.
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NBA commissioner Adam Silver does not believe it’s time to rebalance the Western and Eastern Conference or make any changes to the league’s playoff format.
The imbalance of the NBA’s two conferences and how it affects playoff seedings was just one of many issues Silver addressed at Wednesday’s board of governor’s new conference.
“Ultimately [two years ago] we concluded that given all the focus on sports science, health of our players and impact of travel, it didn’t make sense, at least at this time, to move to a rebalanced schedule because we played an imbalanced schedule,” Silver said via ESPN.
“Ultimately I don’t recall the precise calculations, but it resulted in significantly more travel for our teams, especially for those teams on the coast. So the conclusion was at least, given the state of science on travel, we are better off staying in the conference system the way we have it and of course same implications for the playoffs.”
Silver went on to say that the 16-seed playoff format was a popular idea when it was proposed.
“Will we look at it again? I assume we will,” Silver said. “I think for the league, many of us felt that a 1-through-16 playoff made more sense and maybe there’s also the potential, in some ways a separate issue, should you reseed after every round as some leagues do? I think those are things we will continue to look at, but it is not at the top of the agenda right now.”Comment -
I don't get how they get the viewership they do,so many bad teams,the playoffs were a shit of show this year.Comment -
The Sacramento Kings’ decision to trade power forward DeMarcus Cousins in February was an awkward one, as the five-time All-Star first heard about the possibility of him being dealt during his press conference following the All-Star Game. There should not be such awkwardness at next year’s All-Star Game, with the league making the decision to move its trade deadline.
It was reported on Wednesday by Shams Charania of The Vertical that the NBA has moved the trade deadline to the second Thursday before the All-Star break, which during the 2017-18 season will fall on February 8, 2018. Last year’s deadline was February 22, three days after the All-Star Game.Comment -
Each team has one player that doesn't against the cap. Kind of like soccerComment -
Make shot clock go from 24 to 19.Comment -
1 step further...1st round is best of 3. 2nd round best of 5. Conference championship and Finals best of 7.
Shorten regular season to 70 or 72 games.
Start season right after Thanksgiving and have finals in late July. Don't compete with football. Then sports junkies aren't forced to watch baseball for their fix.
They are on the right track with cutting out a few timeouts per team.Comment -
Best of 3 would be awesome,could make for some very interesting first round Series I think.
They could make some good changes but seems like they just want to stick to the same old stale tired formula,could restructure the Conferences aswell make the East abit more stronger,and like you said shorten the schedule abit.Comment -
NBA commissioner Adam Silver practically confirmed the 2016-17 season would start Oct. 17 – the earliest start date (by eight days) in 37 years. That will allow the league to spread 82 games per team over a longer period, offering more rest days.
Some of those off days will be reserved for the day prior to nationally televised games.
Zach Lowe of ESPN:
One more sked wrinkle: league trying hard to have teams in marquee national TV games (ABC Saturday) both coming off a rest day, sources say.
Travel and arena conflicts will arise. The league should also try to ensure nationally televised games are followed by rest days, because teams don’t always pick the second game over the first game of a back-to-back for resting. Games will get flexed onto national television later in the season, and those won’t necessarily include teams with ideal surrounding schedules.
The rest issue isn’t going away, but this is a small step the NBA can take on the margins to improve the product when it matters most – when the most people are watching.Comment -
These NBA rule changes always seem to make parity less likely.Comment -
Money has ruined sports.Comment -
franchise tag with for your best player. if he leaves, the team gets compensatory picks.
fix the draft to eliminate tanking.Comment -
Permit 1 on 1 fighting and award 10 points to the team with the winning fighterComment -
I want to see more games end up like Indiana VS Detroit Brawl of 2004Comment -
Eliminate conferences, re-seed each round of the playoffs.Comment -
No substitute allowed in the last 1:30. That way if they do want to sub they will use a timeout which they have less of now.Comment -
Salary cap per player and payroll cap....
something like no more than 20 million per year and a team max salary cap of 80 million.Comment -
yeah good old walton was hilarious if one was stoned or drunk.
"Shaquille O'Neal is just hawrrible today, down right terrible."
Very next play... "AND WHERE WOULD THE LOS ANGELES LAKERS BE WITHOUT SHAQUILLE O'NEAL!"Comment -
like the first idea. think the draft is fine right now.
love it. always thought that basketball players would be the professional athletes that could be trained to be great boxers.
final 2 minutes are an eternity but if the subs are occurring between free throws like they are now, there is no real stoppage of gameplay.
no way can you cap an individual's salary. players should receive lion share of revenue. owners are doing well enough financially for me to feel they need a bigger slice of revenues.
big stars are worth a lot more to the franchise than they are getting paid as it is.Comment -
Malice at the palace would've been avoided if ron artest and big Ben Wallace could've just fought each other for 5 min or so.
2 of the baddest dudes the nba had to offer at the time. Everyone would've tuned in to see that. Grits gets itComment -
Yeah grits but for every artest or rondo there were good ballers that were a bunch of wimps.
Remember when Larry johnson and Alonzo mourning had a slap fest at center court? Or when Marcus Camby threw a hook at Danny ferry and hit van gunny instead?
Loved it when doug Christie wouldn't take sht from Rick fox and effed him up after fox did him dirtyComment -
My dad is very tight with Robert Parish and when I was really young I remember him saying you don't want to punch another player with a closed fist. Too easy to break your hand or injure wrist. That is why a lot of guys throw goofy punches.
Some guys are bitches though.Comment -
Shotgun infinitayyyyComment -
Dunks only worth 1 point unless you are white.
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That's pretty cool grits, parish seems pretty real and down to earth. Similar to duncan. Dr. J didn't get that memo when he sucker punched bird with a few tags while malone had him in a full nelsonComment
