I don't understand the NBA play-in game pairings............

[homie1975]

i'm being lazy so i am not googling. i am relying on my fellow degenerate peeps.

why would 7 play 8 and 9 play 10?

shouldn't 7 play 10 and 8 play 9?

there has to be a great reason why adam silver is doing this but i cannot figure it out.

???

[texhooper]

I think whoever wins 7/8 becomes 7. The loser plays the winner of 9/10 and they become 8.

I think the argument is 10 shouldn’t be allowed to jump to 7, if that makes sense.

[Easy-Rider 66]

I think whoever wins 7/8 becomes 7. The loser plays the winner of 9/10 and they become 8.

I think the argument is 10 shouldn’t be allowed to jump to 7, if that makes sense.

yeah think that is correct.

[homie1975]

I think whoever wins 7/8 becomes 7. The loser plays the winner of 9/10 and they become 8.

I think the argument is 10 shouldn’t be allowed to jump to 7, if that makes sense.

yes. deems the reg season more meaningless than it already is.

7th seed in West is Lakers at 42 wins and 10th seed is Spurs at 33 wins. HUGE margin there.

in the L-EAST coast conf, only 3 games separate the current 7th and 10th slots.

[CantFeelMyFace]

Pretty easy to understand...

7/8 seeds are double elimination
9/10 seeds are single elimination

Great idea actually

[jtoler]

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[homie1975]

Pretty easy to understand...

7/8 seeds are double elimination
9/10 seeds are single elimination

Great idea actually

yes i was being lazy. GENIUS actually.

NBA playoff ratings will be excellent again, just like i tell you every year.

Adam Silver will win again. write it down.

[IBetYou]

I thought you were a degenerate, thanks for reassuring me.

[thetrinity]

This is a good idea to jump start the playoffs.

[IBetYou]

This is a good idea to jump start the playoffs.

It's good for giving the middle-tier teams the spotlight. That's the only nice thing I can say about it. These teams should have their moment -it's not their fault they don't have the best players. Other than that I would say it's gimmicky, and undermines the regular season.

[pologq]

i like the concept. i agree finishing 7 or 8 should still mean more.

[homie1975]

I thought you were a degenerate, thanks for reassuring me.

I'm not. I just know that misery loves company so I threw it out there so you wouldn't feel alone.

My degenerate days are over a decade gone by. I took my licks but got out and have finally healed up.

[homie1975]

It's good for giving the middle-tier teams the spotlight. That's the only nice thing I can say about it. These teams should have their moment -it's not their fault they don't have the best players. Other than that I would say it's gimmicky, and undermines the regular season.

I agree with your last sentence.

[pologq]

it definitely undermines finishing 7 or 8 which were perfectly fine spots up until last year. i don't mind adding 9 and 10 but i think it should be different. not sure how or what without involving byes.

[Mac4Lyfe]

It's good for giving the middle-tier teams the spotlight. That's the only nice thing I can say about it. These teams should have their moment -it's not their fault they don't have the best players. Other than that I would say it's gimmicky, and undermines the regular season.

The regular season has been undermined in damn near every sport. People don't really care about the regular season as they will still come to games. It's all about the playoffs and they hype building up to it. CFB playoffs has killed the bowl games, no one cares about the regular season or the bowls. CFB needs to expand the playoffs and really get huge numbers.

[pologq]

The regular season has been undermined in damn near every sport. People don't really care about the regular season as they will still come to games. It's all about the playoffs and they hype building up to it. CFB playoffs has killed the bowl games, no one cares about the regular season or the bowls. CFB needs to expand the playoffs and really get huge numbers.

i agree. unless the bowl games are playoff games as a sports fan i could care less. betting wise i still care about every game of course.

[unde0087]

This is a good idea to jump start the playoffs.

Ya because adding a couple extra games to teams that aren't going to win anyways is going to make everyone forget about how big of a pile of shit the league is. I didn't watch one game during the regular season and a new playoff format isn't going to make me watch one playoff game. The league is shit and if I wanted to hear about BLM matter I could just watch CNN.

[Mac4Lyfe]

it definitely undermines finishing 7 or 8 which were perfectly fine spots up until last year. i don't mind adding 9 and 10 but i think it should be different. not sure how or what without involving byes.

A 7 or 8 have never won a championship. A 7th never even got to a championship series. 1 eight got the finals but that was the Knicks during a shortened lockout year. The 6th seed defending champion Rockets won it all but they were definitely not a bad team as defending champs. The west was very stacked that year.


of the 66 NBA champions, 64 of them were either a No. 1 seed (47), a No. 2 seed (10) or a No. 3 seed (7).


You just don't see seeds below 3 win champions. The Lakers could change that this year... but they should be an asterisk as they were playing well, then AD and lebron got hurt but are now both back, so I don't really consider them a 7th seed.

[johnnyvegas13]

A 7 or 8 have never won a championship. A 7th never even got to a championship series. 1 eight got the finals but that was the Knicks during a shortened lockout year. The 6th seed defending champion Rockets won it all but they were definitely not a bad team as defending champs. The west was very stacked that year.


of the 66 NBA champions, 64 of them were either a No. 1 seed (47), a No. 2 seed (10) or a No. 3 seed (7).


You just don't see seeds below 3 win champions. The Lakers could change that this year... but they should be an asterisk as they were playing well, then AD and lebron got hurt but are now both back, so I don't really consider them a 7th seed.

thinking lakers win it as wild card

just like bucs won did Super Bowl this yr

[lakerboy]

A 7 or 8 have never won a championship. A 7th never even got to a championship series. 1 eight got the finals but that was the Knicks during a shortened lockout year. The 6th seed defending champion Rockets won it all but they were definitely not a bad team as defending champs. The west was very stacked that year.


of the 66 NBA champions, 64 of them were either a No. 1 seed (47), a No. 2 seed (10) or a No. 3 seed (7).


You just don't see seeds below 3 win champions. The Lakers could change that this year... but they should be an asterisk as they were playing well, then AD and lebron got hurt but are now both back, so I don't really consider them a 7th seed.

Take a look back last 10 seasons from the east. How many 1 seeds made the finals?

[Ryermkd]

This is a good idea to jump start the playoffs.

Bubba...

You can't go to the gloryhole everyday buddy.

They'll catch-on soon!

[Mac4Lyfe]

i agree. unless the bowl games are playoff games as a sports fan i could care less. betting wise i still care about every game of course.

Even the betters are not watching the meaningless bowl games. They just place a bet then refresh their browsers.

[Mac4Lyfe]

Take a look back last 10 seasons from the east. How many 1 seeds made the finals?

Lebron had a lot to do with that. Amazing run.

[Ryermkd]

thinking lakers win it as wild card

just like bucs won did Super Bowl this yr

Ivan listen buddy,

Americans have gone limp, they don't have pi-nash to get gifted superbowl wins anymore....

When that happens, it can, and will get messy.

They become rabid-dogs Johnny.


Not good for society as a whole... Well...

[homie1975]

Ya because adding a couple extra games to teams that aren't going to win anyways is going to make everyone forget about how big of a pile of shit the league is. I didn't watch one game during the regular season and a new playoff format isn't going to make me watch one playoff game. The league is shit and if I wanted to hear about BLM matter I could just watch CNN.

then turn off your TV or turn the channel to something else. no one cares.

a gazillion BLM-haters will tune into the playoffs and the ratings will once again score HUGE DOLLARS for the league.

adam silver and all of the BLM crew in the league will win again.

it is inevitable.

[homie1975]

Take a look back last 10 seasons from the east. How many 1 seeds made the finals?

80% of the time it is #1 or #2 from the West or the East who makes the finals. it is tough to beat the best teams in a Best of 7 series. difficult to fluke into 4 wins over the same team if they are better.

[Ryermkd]

then turn off your TV or turn the channel to something else. no one cares.

a gazillion BLM-haters will tune into the playoffs and the ratings will once again score HUGE DOLLARS for the league.

adam silver and all of the BLM crew in the league will win again.

it is inevitable.

I duno man, Swedish-Pol-Lickers throwing punches right now.

[Mac4Lyfe]

80% of the time it is #1 or #2 from the West or the East who makes the finals. it is tough to beat the best teams in a Best of 7 series. difficult to fluke into 4 wins over the same team if they are better.

Not unless someone gets hurt or all the teams are fairly even and bunched up which they are this year for the most part. We could finally see some upsets.

[homie1975]

Not unless someone gets hurt or all the teams are fairly even and bunched up which they are this year for the most part. We could finally see some upsets.

look at the L10Y in both conf's - the #1 or #2 seed usually makes the finals.

i'm not talking about a 3 seed vs a 6 seed in the first rd where the 6 seed might be just as good or even better.

injuries and other things are outliers, random things.

i am talking about the top two teams seeds-wise in each conf. probably 80% of the time in the L10Y maybe even the L15Y, the top teams have made the finals.

prior to that it was the jordan led teams that made the finals from the east no matter where they were seeded.

outliers.

[lakerboy]

80% of the time it is #1 or #2 from the West or the East who makes the finals. it is tough to beat the best teams in a Best of 7 series. difficult to fluke into 4 wins over the same team if they are better.

The 1 seed in the east hardly ever makes the finals . Go look back in the last ten to fifteen years.

Also you think the jazz will be playing Philly this year?

[homie1975]

I duno man, Swedish-Pol-Lickers throwing punches right now.

wow, very talented kid. and to think that native americans of yesteryear (and maybe now) would refer to him as a "pale face". SMH

[kostasblues]

Washington Wiz will win by 15

[homie1975]

Washington Wiz will win by 15

bet big !!!

[Ryermkd]

wow, very talented kid. and to think that native americans of yesteryear (and maybe now) would refer to him as a "pale face". SMH

Oh, how ma\uh-tour!

[Zlaniner]

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