Nah I remember when divisions mattered, it didn't start changing until mid-00s or so. It used to mean something to win your division in the NBA. Their playoffs used to also reward division winners with higher seeds, you don't remember that?
Its not knee jerk. It should never be a possibility. There is no logical reason to have guaranteed playoff spots let alone home games just because the other 3 squads you grouped with suck. You want divisions to matter ok give em a playoff spot. They can go on the road if they record isnt good enough. Who does that hurt?
OUTLINER shyt HAPPENS
EVERY ONCE IN A BLUE MOON...
YOU DONT MAKE KNEE JERK DECISIONS
TO COUNTER THEM.
YOULL NEVER SEE 14 WIN
TEAMS BATTLE FOR THE DIVISION AGAIN
IN YOUR LIFETIME
It's all a tv product at the end of the day. The 7 seed is just a way to fill wild card weekend over 3 days and have a MNF playoff gameTwo things:
1. He said team owners aren't feeling it so hopefully it doesn't come to pass. Divisions have to mean something in football;
2. If they make any change, it needs to go back to the old format and get rid of the 7-seeds. In 5 years of doing this shyt, the 7-seed is 1-9----->with the only victory being Green Bay beating Dallas last year...
They won and then still lost in the Divisional Round...
It's been a cool trial run but thru 5 years the 7 is losing 90% of games, an astronomically bad percentage. Cut out the 7-seed, give the 2-seed the bye back, and while you're at it go back to 16 games...
But I'm already asking too much...
I aint never heard no NBA fans talking about their division championship
. That has never driven interest or ratings.
Nope win more games if you want a home playoff game.
NOPE
WIN YOUR DIVISION IF
YOU WANT A HOME PLAYOFF GAME
It does...you got in the playoffs. Why isnt that enough?
One seed getting a bye is alright to me, gives an ultimate incentive for being the best team in your conference.Two things:
1. He said team owners aren't feeling it so hopefully it doesn't come to pass. Divisions have to mean something in football;
2. If they make any change, it needs to go back to the old format and get rid of the 7-seeds. In 5 years of doing this shyt, the 7-seed is 1-9----->with the only victory being Green Bay beating Dallas last year...
They won and then still lost in the Divisional Round...
It's been a cool trial run but thru 5 years the 7 is losing 90% of games, an astronomically bad percentage. Cut out the 7-seed, give the 2-seed the bye back, and while you're at it go back to 16 games...
But I'm already asking too much
The 2 seed does not need A byeThey felt that heat
They need to give the two seed back a bye. They know they wanna expand shyt just make 8 teams and stop delaying the inevitable. It’s all a money grab.
You're right, but the answer to that, if you HAVE to have a MNF game, just do one Wild Card game on Saturday, two on Sunday, one on Monday...
...I mean mf's didn't brag about it, but it mattered because you could get home court advantage based on it. And NBA rivalries were stronger in generations past, because of divisions...I aint never heard no NBA fans talking about their division championship
Appreciate it, I knew I won't tripping!
06-07
IT WAS A REACTION TO
THE MAVS AND SPURS MEETING
IN THAT CLASSIC 2ND RD SERIES
WITH THE 2 BEST RECORDS IN THE WEST.
SPURS LOST GAME 7 AT HOME
SO IT MADE NO SENSE TO
bytch AND MOAN ABOUT IT.
Because I'm an NFL traditionalist
...They've said they're also expanding roster size, when they expand to 18 games. They didn't put a number on it yet but the thought is your active roster will be around 60 players...
I think its overly simplistic to suggest taking away certain rewards for divisions weakened NBA rivalries. And it is revision to suggest it ever mattered like that. What was the big divisional rivalry driving interest in 05, 04, 03, 95, 85? The biggest rivalries in NBA history are Lakers/Celtics and this player vs that player. Even with a playoff spot nobody is gonna care about Pistons/Bucks like Cowboys/Commanders. Nobody is gonna stop caring about Boys/Commandos because they arent guaranteed a home playoff game. shyt it got so much history and those markets so big it would probably still have juice without the playoff spot.You're right, but the answer to that, if you HAVE to have a MNF game, just do one Wild Card game on Saturday, two on Sunday, one on Monday...
Personally we were all fine with the two Wild Card games on Saturday, two on Sunday. I hate this money grab shyt
I mean mf's didn't brag about it, but it mattered because you could get home court advantage based on it. And NBA rivalries were stronger in generations past, because of divisions...
They killed the divisions, started seeding by record only, and that killed the rivalries and playoff incentives...
Appreciate it, I knew I won't tripping!
