It should be no conferences, top 16 teams in playoffs

[QUOTE=D.J.]Only issue I have is travel. Picture that format with the Knicks playing the Lakers the 1st round, then Golden State. Or the Lakers playing the Knicks the 1st round, then having to play Boston. In terms of travel, the current system is much better.[/QUOTE]

I would certainly like the format change, for it certainly will boost the quality of the playoffs and make things more competitive. Similarly for allstar selection, the conference format just favors the east.

But this post right here makes so much sense too.

[QUOTE=Solefade]lol Spurs had it just as easy or even easier than the heat/pacers last year...they basically swept their way to the finals


and its a myth that western conference is harder to play in than the east...while west teams are a lot more potent offensively, the east teams play a more physical defensive style.[/QUOTE]


6 game series w/multiple OT = sweep?

And you're proving the point. Spurs had an "easy" WCF because they avoided OKC, who were beaten by the Grizz. OKC matches up well vs. the Spurs and had previously knocked them out of the finals. East teams don't have to worry about matchups.

Oh and let's not forget that your last statement is total bullsh1t, considering that the Grizz are a top 3 tough, brutal, physical defensive team who played very rough D on the spurs, even if it was a 5 game series.

[QUOTE=Droid101]This isn't about my Western team. This is about liking to watch the best teams play the best teams to see who wins. Nobody who lives outside of Georgia wants to see Atlanta in the playoffs over the Suns. Nobody.[/QUOTE]

Okay, I can understand that.

But then the Suns should learn how to be one of top 8 teams out of a 16 team conference.

And let's be honest. This is only about seeing the Heat play "good" teams as evident by the OP and others only mentioning potential Heat match ups.

Nobody will care if the Pacers face 2 "garbage" east team prior to the ECF. ISH would lose their shet if Miami plays 2 "garbage" east teams prior to the ECF.

[QUOTE=oarabbus][url]http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=330113&page=1&pp=15[/url]

East teams get to rest their guys. West teams are fighting a ****ing massacre.

We get it kid, you aren't going to change your mind.[/QUOTE]

And as a 49ers fan it would have been great to get some rest for our main guys instead of fighting a ****ing massacre in the NFCW.

Man, why couldn't we be the Patriots and play in the AFCE with the Dolphins, Jets, and Bills.

:cry:

[QUOTE=FLDFSU]And as a 49ers fan it would have been great to get some rest for our main guys instead of fighting a ****ing massacre in the NFCW.

Man, why couldn't we be the Patriots and play in the AFCE with the Dolphins, Jets, and Bills.

:cry:[/QUOTE]


The NFL has much better parity than the NBA, so your points are irrelevant. Not to mention differences in playoff format.


Oh, and you're a Heat and Niners fan, who went to FSU, huh? :coleman:
Us true Niners fans know whats up when someone shows up and the Bulls, Heat, or Lakers is their favorite basketball team.


edit: and since you seem to be missing the point, it's bullsh1t that the Pacers have such an easy road to the ECF as well. Don't try to make this about the Heat. It isn't.

[QUOTE=FLDFSU]Okay, I can understand that.

But then the Suns should learn how to be one of top 8 teams out of a 16 team conference.

[B]And let's be honest. This is only about seeing the Heat play "good" teams as evident by the OP and others only mentioning potential Heat match ups.[/B]

Nobody will care if the Pacers face 2 "garbage" east team prior to the ECF. ISH would lose their shet if Miami plays 2 "garbage" east teams prior to the ECF.[/QUOTE]

People care about a league that applaudes winning instead of losing, you can't see past it because of the 13 year old fan mentality.

[QUOTE=ZenMaster]You [I]are[/I] completely missing the point, I mean you're arguing for a watered down product just because the finals will present the same matchup.

Not going to bring college sports into it because that's entirely different as there are hundreds of teams playing school sports.

NBA is a pro league with only 32 top professional teams.
There's is more to a sports league than just who wins in the end.
Minnesota wins more games than teams making the playoffs in the east, they deserve recognition for being better than those teams. They deserve the extra money that comes with making the playoffs. All this goes for any team that competes better.

Instead Minnesota and Phoenix will end up in the worst positions in the NBA, because the day the regular season ends the standings is flipped for non-playoff teams in terms of importane.
Suck enough in the NBA and you get rewarded, suck in the English Premier League and you get booted out of the league for at least a year.[/QUOTE]

No they don't. Minnesota, if you want to make the playoffs, finish better than 1/2 your conference. Same for Phoenix.

This also works in my world. A Duke law student that graduates in the bottom 1/2 of his class is generally not as competitive as a student from Houston that graduates in the top 1/2 of his.

[QUOTE=FLDFSU]No they don't. Minnesota, if you want to make the playoffs, finish better than 1/2 your conference. Same for Phoenix.

This also works in my world. A Duke law student that graduates in the bottom 1/2 of his class is generally not as competitive as a student from Houston that graduates in the top 1/2 of his.[/QUOTE]

You're implying Phoenix and Minnesota aren't as competitive as the weakest eastern conference teams.. I don't even know what to say, I mean they've won more games with a tougher schedule...

Figures. Only Heat fans would be against this. :roll:

[QUOTE=kuniva_dAMiGhTy]Figures. Only Heat fans would be against this. :roll:[/QUOTE]


I hate the Heat as much as anyone, and I am against this.


There is literally zero precedent for this in any of the major US sports leagues. All of them use separate leagues/conferences, and have the winner of each meet in the finals.

Check that. Heat fans and one imbecile.

Completely agree with op.Not just for playoff seedings there should be no conferences or divisions,period.In the age of liar jets the travel excuse doesnt make any sense.Teams should face each other three times in the regular season and best 16 advance to the playoffs.

How can anyone be against this. Its completely unfair that one of the 10 best teams in the league wont be in the playoff b/c one of the conferences is so fcking horrible

Please sign me up for this.


TIRED of watching uninteresting first round matchups in the east year after year.

[QUOTE=Hamtaro CP3KDKG]How can anyone be against this. Its completely unfair that one of the 10 best teams in the league wont be in the playoff b/c one of the conferences is so fcking horrible[/QUOTE]


As a Nets fan, I wouldn't want back-to-back matchups against say the Lakers and Warriors. They would never go all the way if they had to do that.