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If they just took the top 16 into the playoffs... here are the current match-ups
(16) Bucks @ (1) Warriors
(15) Suns @ (2) Hawks
(14) Thunder @ (3) Grizzlies
(13) Pelicans @ (4) Trail Blazers
(12) Wizards @ (5) Clippers
(11) Bulls @ (6) Rockets
(10) Raptors @ (7) Mavericks
(9) Spurs @ (8) Cavaliers
FWIW I based this solely off of winning percentage before tonight's games
edit: I've updated in a new post below
updated again... new bracket below
FINAL BRACKETS BELOW
Last edited by rt0307; 04-16-2015 at 01:11 PM.
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This would be awesome, but personally I would love to be matched up agst memphis. I think our roster dominates them.Originally Posted by rt0307
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Wow. A round one Spurs vs Cavaliers matchup.
After we beat Portland in 6 games who do we face next?
In bracket form...
MIL/GSW
SAS/CLE
]----
NOP/POR
WAS/LAC
OKC/MEM
CHI/HOU
]----
PHX/ATL
TOR/DAL
Last edited by rt0307; 03-18-2015 at 09:18 PM.
Much more intriguing to me and has absolutely nothing to do with us making the playoffs. Those match ups are much more enticing.
Playing the Grizzles or Trailblazers in the playoffs would be a dream scenario for me.
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I believe after tonight's games that you would get your wish since OKC's win moved them a 1/2 game back over the Pelicans
The only problem this poses is the possibility of alienating large markets. Would be great for basketball but horrible for ratings. Like for instance if college football went to a playoff system where only conference champions could be in. Would kill ratings if a bama or USC or Ohio state didn't make it
This cuts both ways in either system - the current NBA one or the proposed top 16 teams in the league - so it's a net wash.
But unequivocally you put better quality into the playoffs. So that alone puts the proposed system ahead. And quality plus the same amount of market representation means ratings would likely increase.
I'm not a big fan of this change. The current system isn't necessarily broken. I'm not sure if it's even tilted. There seems to be a good balance of East and West teams winning the championship. if anything the East probably have more. Maybe that's not the point but it does have balance.
I understand teams in the West this year have more wins but it shouldn't call for any change.
It certainly isn't broken, but can it be improved? I think the answer is absolutely. Should it be? That seems to be the debate.
To me anything that increases the quality of the product I am in favor of.
updated following the games on 3/25...
1) Warriors
2) Hawks
3) Grizzlies
4) Rockets
5) Clippers
6) Cavaliers
7) Trail Blazers
8) Spurs
9) Mavericks
10) Bulls
11) Raptors
12) Thunder
13) Wizards
14) Suns
15) Pelicans
16) Bucks
match-ups in bracket form:
MIL/GSW
DAL/SAS
WAS/HOU
OKC/LAC
PHX/MEM
TOR/CLE
CHI/POR
NOP/ATL
and just to note... the Pelicans magic # to clinching a playoff berth would be 7 over Miami if my math is correct
Was that Spurs/Thunder game played in San Antonio or in a woodshed?
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updated pregame 4/8... again all based off of win percentage alone (unless tied... then I go by NBA tiebreak procedure)
1) Warriors
2) Hawks
3) Rockets
4) Grizzlies
5) Clippers
6) Cavaliers (hold conference record tiebreaker over POR)
7) Trail Blazers
8) Spurs
9) Bulls (hold conference record tiebreaker over DAL)
10) Mavericks
11) Raptors
12) Wizards
13) Pelicans
14) Thunder
15) Suns
16) Bucks
in bracket form:
MIL/GSW
CHI/SAS
NOP/MEM
WAS/LAC
TOR/CLE
OKC/HOU
DAL/POR
PHX/ATL
edit: and OKC would currently be the last team that clinched a playoff berth... BKN, BOS & UTA would be in the mix for the final 2 spots
Last edited by rt0307; 04-08-2015 at 03:48 PM.
That would be like the ideal matchup haha. Hopefully one day we will get to something like this.
FINAL STANDINGS... if they took just the top 16
1) Warriors
2) Hawks
3) Rockets
4) Clippers
5) Grizzlies
6) Spurs
7) Cavaliers
8) Trail Blazers
9) Bulls (hold conference record tiebreaker over DAL)
10) Mavericks
11) Raptors
12) Wizards
13) Pelicans
14) Thunder
15) Bucks
16) Celtics
Brackets:
BOS/GSW
CHI/POR
NOP/LAC
WAS/MEM
TOR/SAS
OKC/HOU
DAL/CLE
MIL/ATL
So basically trade OKC for Brooklyn and scramble the matchups.
Nop/Lac is actually an epic matchup that I think we would have a punchers chance of winning.
If the NBA really went to best 16 total, does anyone else think they would change the seeding system?
Maybe make it 1-8 and 9-16 for the 1st round, then go 1-16 for after 8 are eliminated?
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