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.
How often are you going to get a Lebron vs Steph Curry play-in matchup to get those type of ratings though?
Injuries were the only reason that they were even in that situation in the first place. The ratings were a success because of the matchup and not because of the actual play-in format.
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.
The 9-10 games look worse by record than they would be by interest. This is the first set of games of the Davis-Cousins frontcourt. That Heat team is the one that wen something like 31-11 in the second half of the season to get back to being .500, and their attempt to get into the playoffs would be a story.
Those Eastern Conference games look atrocious all around. The West is so stratified that it's not clear why the 9 and 10 should even get a shot to make the playoffs. But hey, Lebron could get into the playoffs.
I thought it was complete bullshyt that the Lakers were even in the play-in tournament anyways since they were 3 games up on GS. People are getting fooled into believing that the ratings of the play-in games will carry over going forward when they were only that high to begin with because of the matchup.
Just how exactly does Richard Deitsch expect Silver to entice players of the play-in tournament when contending teams want no part of the format in the first place and the road it would take to get to the Finals?
Just as an ex., i picked the four series favorites to all win, which comes out to +467 odds ($1 wins you $4.67, or $100 wins you $467). If I were to keep the LAC pick but change everything else (so ATL, MIA, POR, LAC) that would be a +1436 odds. If i were to bet my $4600 on the favorites (+467), i "could" win $21,500 + my $4600 back. But i'm a low-risk high reward ass nygga.
After the play-in tourney, all 8 series will be available.. so betting, say, 20 (or 50) bucks that you can guess the 8 winners is more my steez. Much harder than it sounds tho... I'm 0 for 3 in 3 years of trying. Closest i ever got was 7 for 8. Still, i try it once a year on some NCAA bracket ish.
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For the play in games, similar setup:
^I'll probably throw $20 on a couple different play-in outcomes as well. Granted, something like this would probably be safer:
but not nearly as fun as going one game at a time yolo life like my nygga @inndaskKy
I put a longshot bet on MPJ when Murray went down so I’m still holding hope. You could argue that MPJ improved more, since randle was good last year, but randle will probably get it.
I put a longshot bet on MPJ when Murray went down so I’m still holding hope. You could argue that MPJ improved more, since randle was good last year, but randle will probably get it.
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That’s some bullshyt
but I feel like it was towards the latter half of the season while Randle did it consistently as the number 1 option 
