A geography lesson can save NBA playoffs
It is better than NBA in NCAA things that Postsen Play has been avoiding long -term regional matches as compared to NBA.
This year’s NCAA tournament produced the final conclusion – the number four seeds to make the last four.
The remarkable aspect of the incident was that the semi -finalists – Florida, Houston, Duke and Obern – all could all be drawn into the southern regional. Hey, it must have survived the expenses of the journey.
Instead, further -minded minds became strong and Florida was sent 2,700 miles west in San Francisco, Duke 500 miles north from Newark, and Houston 1,000 miles north from Indiananapolis.
The result was a great final matchup that we often do not find in NBA.
This is because Big Brother’s decision -maker is trapped in the 20th century airspace. To cry out loud, they think the team is still flying TWA, with a stopover in St. Louis.
Unlike NFL, which is stuck for its rivalry with old AFL, and Major League baseball, which catches tradition like the Honas Wagner Card, two conferences of NBA are nothing more than geography tests and profit-maximizer. Sacramento is in California, we have learned, and is cheaper to fly there from Los Angeles compared to Boston.
It does not matter that basketball fans would like to see Laks playing Celtics more often, and Lakses face Kings … Okay, not at all.
Okay, yes, NBA players complain about travel more than travel. Keeping airtime up to a minimum in a regular season, which is hardly counted anyway, is undoubtedly good on the legs.
But this is a terrible idea that once the game really matters, from which we are already being reminded of this poston.
The worst thing about the regional matchup is that geographical proximity lacks emotional proximity. What is said: familiarity is the contempt of breeds?
Hops contempt often increases to a scuffle level … and we have already seen this poston. In many cases, there is a history for hysteronics.
In short, when you have already surrounded a man four times in a regular season, you are minimizing the possibility of praising him in April, if you have not seen a setback since December.
It is avoidable. In the first round, the addresses of each other’s house in the 94-by-50 rectangular ring-who know each other’s house addresses, do not put boxes and pacers. Send pistons and niches to neutral corners as long as possible. And to cry loudly: Who thought that Driven Green and Dillon Brooks had a good idea on opening the playoffs night?
I say:
Place the conferences to wear regular-seas and cut on tears (and prevent TWA from considering returning).
Continue the same format to determine each eight playoff teams and their seeds.
All go to the East vs West in the first round pairing: East 1 vs West 8 All Tips East 8 vs West 1.
To reduce the possibility of unwanted home-court benefits and limit the inconveniences of travel, visit 2-3-2 formats in all rounds.
Instead of some really ugly items, in an environment, the atmosphere, here we are looking under DG design right now:
Cavaliers vs Grizzleez. uh oh. We start with a snoozer. But the winner of a great debate can take seven games to decide … Who’s a big legend: Elvis or Woody Hess?
Caltics vs. Warriors. You can run, but you cannot hide from Jimmy Butler.
Naxalite vs Timberwells. Some tell me that we will see a little more energy from Carl-Antony Town, as we did in Game 2 against the piston.
Passers vs. clippers. Two teams with the same fight: Who needs Paul George?
Box vs. Nagets. I am not making this stuff. What schedule. Gianis vs. Jokik in a playoff chain. Lylad is sure that Lillard beats against some friends named Nambard.
Piston vs. Revenge, 21 years in a boiling pan.
Magic vs rocket. Doubt is lifting magic. Kenny got rockets. How about you, Chak?
Summer vs. Grame. Last spoils against highly favorite. Can you say: Tyson vs. Douglas?
Now he is Entertaining basketball.