Seedings question

[gcvbcat]

What is the point of giving Portland the higher seed if they don't get HC? I know they are division champs but isn't higher seeding supposed to help you get HC?

[imnew09]

to secure a playoff spot and fk up others

[Bernkastel]

Seems dumb. If they're going to give them the higher seed, give them home court too.

[noob cake]

What is the point of giving Portland the higher seed if they don't get HC? I know they are division champs but isn't higher seeding supposed to help you get HC?

Blazers can go 10-72 and be the playoffs as long as the other 4 teams in their division have worse records.

Usually this is never an issue, but Southwest was way too strong this year.

[L.Kizzle]

Been like this since the beginning of time. Leader of division get a playoff spot and top 4 seed. Used to be top three seed and before that 2 back when their were 2 divisions.

[Roundball_Rock]

What is the point of giving Portland the higher seed if they don't get HC? I know they are division champs but isn't higher seeding supposed to help you get HC?

Teams like Portland still benefit from drawing a weaker first round opponent, in theory, by getting the #4 seed by virtue of being a division winner. If they were ranked on record a team like Portland would be facing the #3 seed instead of the #5 seed. This year there is not much of a difference between the #3 and #5 but you can see in many years there still is a benefit, even without HCA, for being guaranteed a top 4 seed as a division winner.

[returningfan]

I was wondering about this.

I thought:

1 vs 8
2 vs 7
3 vs 6
4 vs 5

Isn't that how it normally goes? But not this year? Don't understand.

[Micku]

I was wondering about this.

I thought:

1 vs 8
2 vs 7
3 vs 6
4 vs 5

Isn't that how it normally goes? But not this year? Don't understand.

It is the same this year.

If you win your division, then you are guarantee a top 4 spot regardless of your record. If your division suck, you can still get a top four spot if you're .400.

[Cleverness]

so you get to play the 5th seed instead of the 3rd seed

(3rd seed, in theory, is a better team than the 5th seed)

[bballnoob1192]

to secure a playoff spot and fk up others
it's not even as bad as the east this one year when one of the top 4 seeds had a losing record and wouldn't have made he playoffs if it wasn't for the division rule. i forgot what year it was but yea.