This How The 2017 NBA Playoffs Would Look Like In A 1-16 Format

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Something has to give somewhere. To do a 1-16, you have to remove divisions and conferences completely and play a somewhat balanced schedule, each opponent 2-3 times. That means more travel. That means more back to backs. That means some really shytty road trips. And you'll still have people complaining that the schedule wasn't fair because one team got more home games against good teams while another team had to play good teams on the road more often.
 

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Even the WNBA went to a 1-8 Format




2016 WNBA Playoffs - Wikipedia

This nikka said WNBA

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Something has to give somewhere. To do a 1-16, you have to remove divisions and conferences completely and play a somewhat balanced schedule, each opponent 2-3 times. That means more travel. That means more back to backs. That means some really shytty road trips. And you'll still have people complaining that the schedule wasn't fair because one team got more home games against good teams while another team had to play good teams on the road more often.
It won't work period. People can just keep bytching. The NBA cares most about making that bank. And that's what they are doing. :manny:
 

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Woulda been WAY better than what we're getting. Just about every first round series woulda been interesting and possibly competitive besides GS/Chi and SA/Port. :ehh:

Round two coulda gave us:

GS/Wash
OKC/SA
Cle/Mil
Golden state is beating Washington in 5 or less
Cleveland is beating Mil in 5 or less
SA is beating OKC in 5 or less

All this does is put the Cavs and Warriors in the confrence Finals and makes the NBA Finals totally irrelevant :camby:
 

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Wouldn't work and would defeat the purpose of Conferences/Divisions - essentially be like the Premier League, everybody in one table.

But some of those first rounders would be nice. That GS vs WAS matchup, Wall vs Curry...
:wow:
 

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Nba would never agree on this shyt, it fukks up the scheduling and causes dumb matchups like having your finals matchup in the second round

People who suggest this 16 team playoff still havent awnserd the question

Why did noone want a 16 playoff when jordan won 6 titles in 8 years or when the lakers won 5 in 8 years but now you want a full league playoff? :MjgrinAnime:
 

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Spurs....Warriors in the Finals :scust:....matchups otherwise look better than what is currently constructed tho :mjgrin:
 

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If this was the way it was designed Cleveland would have tried harder in the regular season so for those complaining about a cavs warriors semis can :camby:
 
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