Which is fine with me, but they are going to have to tinker with it when they go back to an 82 game season.
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Which is fine with me, but they are going to have to tinker with it when they go back to an 82 game season.
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True. I don’t think the current format works well with a 82 game season.
It will be quite embarrassing on the NBA's part if that particular play-in game gets more viewers than their actual first round matchups.
I think that’s a lock breh. 30 and 23 are the faces of the league.
Totally correct. I should have said when and not if as it was always going to be the case.
The problem with it is that you aren't going to get Lebron vs Steph type matchups each year.
Silver hit the jackpot with the Lakers and Warriors falling to the play-in seeds, but once the high of that has worn off, and we start getting more of De'Aaron Fox vs. Ja Morant type-matchups, then folks are going to be less inclined to tune in.
We saw that in the ratings with the other play-in matchup.
He wants Silver to make it worthwhile to who exactly?
Exactly the NBA got lucky.... someone posted this on reddit. Just looking back at the last 3 non bubble seasons some of these matchups look okay, but I dont think I would have been that hyped for them. I expect more Pacers vs Hornets than Lakers vs Warriors type matchups.
2016-17
- Pacers (Paul George, .512) - Bulls (Butler, .500)
- Heat (Dragic, .500) - Pistons (Drummond, .451)
- Grizzlies (Marc Gasol, .524) - Trail Blazers (Damian Lillard, .500)
- Nuggets (Gallinari, .488) - Pelicans (Anthony Davis, .415)
2017-18
- Bucks (Giannis, .537) - Wizards (Wall, .524)
- Pistons (Drummond, .476) - Hornets (Kemba, .439)
- Spurs (LaMarcus Aldridge, .573) - Timberwolves (Butler, .573)
- Nuggets (Jokic, .561) - Clippers (DeAndre Jordan, .512)
2018-19
- Magic (Vucevic , .512) - Pistons (Drummond, .500)
- Hornets (Kemba, .476) - Heat (Adebayo, .476)
- Spurs (Lamarcus Aldridge, .585) - Clippers (Gallinari, .585)
- Kings ( De'Aaron Fox, .476) - Lakers (Lebron James, .451)
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Sweet and sour Wiggins.The Penny Hardaway..
A little sweet a lotta sour
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Small data sets breh.
But yes I am all for this format for one simple reason.
Before the fact that half of the league made the playoffs was a huge joke.
Now it's more like only 38% (3/8s) that make it comfortably is a step in the right direction.
I also like the idea that the top 2 seeds should choose their first round.matchup to be fair to them for winning the regular season.