Watching this hawks game now. They straight owned this game the entire time.
Miami looks so out of sync
Miami looks so out of sync
Anyone notice how the #1 seeds get screwed by the play-in schedule?
Specifically, they don't know exactly who they're facing in round one, until 2 days before game 1 (Fri eve to Sun eve), lessoning their opponent-specific prep time.
Contrast with the #2 seeds get 4 days (BOS) or 5 (MEM), to prepare for their opponents.
And the #3 and #4 seeds get even more time to prepare, 6 days or more.
I get that the #1 seed should steamroll any opponent without concern, but they do get a slight disadvantage compared to pre-play-in years.
Denver could face Minnesota, New Orleans, or OKC. And it'll still be one of two teams until Friday night.
Damn this post aged as bad and quickly as spoiled milkGet rid of the play-in
Aging like wine, hell you mean. Awful basketballDamn this post aged as bad and quickly as spoiled milk![]()
it doesn't any more than it screws up teams who don't know what 16th seed they'll face in college.Anyone notice how the #1 seeds get screwed by the play-in schedule?
Specifically, they don't know exactly who they're facing in round one, until 2 days before game 1 (Fri eve to Sun eve), lessoning their opponent-specific prep time.
Contrast with the #2 seeds get 4 days (BOS) or 5 (MEM), to prepare for their opponents.
And the #3 and #4 seeds get even more time to prepare, 6 days or more.
I get that the #1 seed should steamroll any opponent without concern, but they do get a slight disadvantage compared to pre-play-in years.
Denver could face Minnesota, New Orleans, or OKC. And it'll still be one of two teams until Friday night.
Yeah that's pretty much what I said. It's a new disadvantage for the best teams, but probably won't affect the outcome.it doesn't any more than it screws up teams who don't know what 16th seed they'll face in college.
the idea is that it really doesn't matter who finishes 7th or 8th because they're gonna lose anyway.