The play-in should only be played if the 9/10 seeds are within 3 games of 8

[LezJepzin]

9th seed all locked up


Light the beam on a Sunday afternoon brehs

 

[RadaMillz]

without the play-in, most of these games in the last stretch would be a snooze fest.
im glad they are playing for something.

 

[get these nets]

Play in gimmick was wack then, it's wack now.
If you want to keep viewers tuned in until the last day, flex the most meaningful games to be the last games on last day of the season.

Play-in for NCAA makes a bit of sense because teams from lesser known conferences fight to earn a chance to get steamrolled by a #1 seed. But for pro teams who all played each other all season, it's bogus.

 

[Osmar]

The last thing the NBA wants is more teams shutting it down at the end of the season

 

[FTBS]

8 out of 15 teams have no business in the playoffs for basketball. 8 of 11/12 was asinine but if that aint ruin the league neither will this. They will never do the right thing and cut it to 6 (4 would really be best) so might as well make it interesting with the also rans

 

[Loose]

I actually like the play-in, one of the rare good things silver made. I kind of like the in season tournament too, just needs slight adjustments

 

[CHICAGO]

I'd argue the Eastern Conference didn't need this at all for there may only be 6 playoff teams worth giving a damn about.

In the West, once you realize that the 7th seed gets a game against the Cancun Grizzlies and the winner gets Houston, that starts feeling like a reward. America just jumps for anything where the loser dies so the NBA won't change this.

YOU nikkaS REALLY IN HERE
UNDERESTIMATING THE GRIZZ AND ROCKETS



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[bl2k8]

play in is 100% justified in the west, the east Even if Kyrie and Ad never got hurt they weren’t going to be an 8 seed, it would have been wack to not see that version of Dallas have a shot at it

 

[CHICAGO]

play in is 100% justified in the west, the east Even if Kyrie and Ad never got hurt they weren’t going to be an 8 seed, it would have been wack to not see that version of Dallas have a shot at it

NO ITS NOT.

YOU HAVE ALL SEASON
TO FINISH IN THE TOP 8.

SIMPLE



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[murksiderock]

8 out of 15 teams have no business in the playoffs for basketball. 8 of 11/12 was asinine but if that aint ruin the league neither will this. They will never do the right thing and cut it to 6 (4 would really be best) so might as well make it interesting with the also rans

I'm not mad at this, actually. Historically MLB only let 8 teams in tge playoffs (4 from each conference), though I'd argue the expanded postseason has benefitted MLB...

I'd argue that a contracted postseason would benefit the NBA. In a given season anyway, only 7 to 8 teams actially have a real title shot. So contract that shyt to Top 4 seeds on each side...

If that were the case this year, it would be:

(4)Nuggets vs (1)Thunder
(3)Lakers vs (2)Rockets

(4)Pacers vs (1)Cavs
(3)Knicks vs (2)Celtics

If you can't make a Top 4 seed in your conference, you just don't make the playoffs. I'd have less opposition to the play-in, in this scenario, but it would be the 5-seed playing the 4, for the 4-seed, and that's it...

(5)Bucks vs (4)Pacers
(5)Clippers vs (4)Nuggets

in a 1-game playoff, I'd even be cool with a best of 3 series...

So basically cut the shyt in half, a 10-team playoff field instead of the current 20. Completely eliminate sub-500 teams having a chance at a playoff berth, that's bullshyt...

And cut the season to 66 games while you're at it!

 

[MikelArteta]

who cares
baseball has it , college basketball has it. Nfl expanded their wild card and so did college football

everyone is happy with more teams getting a chance except 45 year old coli nikkaz

Look at the classic we got today because teams don't want to play in the play in

 

[CHICAGO]

who cares
baseball has it , college basketball has it. Nfl expanded their wild card and so did college football

everyone is happy with more teams getting a chance except 45 year old coli nikkaz

Look at the classic we got today because teams don't want to play in the play in

WE USED TO GET 8/9 SEED
CLASSICS AT THE END OF SEASONS
BEFORE THE PLAY IN.

THIS ISNT NEW



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[Cladyclad]

Explain. How has it changed anything?

The play in kept my lakers from shutting down Bron & AD 2 or 3 different times. So it worked for me being a lakers fan

I love it

 

[FTBS]

I'm not mad at this, actually. Historically MLB only let 8 teams in tge playoffs (4 from each conference), though I'd argue the expanded postseason has benefitted MLB...

I'd argue that a contracted postseason would benefit the NBA. In a given season anyway, only 7 to 8 teams actially have a real title shot. So contract that shyt to Top 4 seeds on each side...

If that were the case this year, it would be:

(4)Nuggets vs (1)Thunder
(3)Lakers vs (2)Rockets

(4)Pacers vs (1)Cavs
(3)Knicks vs (2)Celtics

If you can't make a Top 4 seed in your conference, you just don't make the playoffs. I'd have less opposition to the play-in, in this scenario, but it would be the 5-seed playing the 4, for the 4-seed, and that's it...

(5)Bucks vs (4)Pacers
(5)Clippers vs (4)Nuggets

in a 1-game playoff, I'd even be cool with a best of 3 series...

So basically cut the shyt in half, a 10-team playoff field instead of the current 20. Completely eliminate sub-500 teams having a chance at a playoff berth, that's bullshyt...

And cut the season to 66 games while you're at it!

Long regular seasons + long postseason is ass backwards. At least the play in gives teams that handled their business an actual advantage. Football bout to look dumb as hell when they inevitably go to 18 games and 8 playoff teams. Elite teams will have no reason to chase the number 1 seed. Getting in the playoffs healthy will be all that matters (sound familiar?). Teams, especially in shytty divisions gonna be so throughout the season.

 

[Voice of Reason]

If AD does not play like a p*ssy Dallas would be a decent 8th seed dark horse. We will see.