You're making different arguments based on how you want the end result to be. If a 4 vs 8 series doesn't interest you, you don't have to watch it either! I think a lot of people would like to see an underdog who just beat a 1 seed try to make it thru the next round. I'm not buying that it's inherently less entertaining. Plus I just feel like a 1 seed that needs a game 7 to win 1st rnd doesn't deserve to go on. Do you think that series would've been remembered if the Jazz had played someone else?
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Thursday, 17 March 2022 19:50 (two years ago) link
second round series are more entertaining than first round series, i don’t think that’s really up for debate. if i’m gonna ignore a playoff series i’d rather it be 1/8 than anything in the second round. trying to improve the first round at the potential expense of the rest of the playoffs doesn’t make sense to me
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 17 March 2022 19:58 (two years ago) link
Idk if you just want the team that was better in the reg season to win the 1st 2 rounds every time I don't know what the purpose of those rounds are
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Thursday, 17 March 2022 19:59 (two years ago) link
the purpose is to get the best teams playing later in the playoffs
can we please get back to how bad teams playing in the play-in is bad, this silly discussion is polluting that good idea
― k3vin k., Thursday, 17 March 2022 20:01 (two years ago) link
It's not improving the 1st rnd it's just shortening it. And like ciderpress said, the number of series where a different winner between 1/2-7/8 seeds would happen if a series was 5 games vs 7 is incredibly tiny. IOW your suboptimal outcome would almost never happen whereas my suboptimal scenario happens multiple times a year.
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Thursday, 17 March 2022 20:03 (two years ago) link
No one's forcing you to read our silly discussion nor is it preventing anyone from having your preferred discussion kev
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Thursday, 17 March 2022 20:04 (two years ago) link
first round should be round robin like in footie
― lag∞n, Thursday, 17 March 2022 20:04 (two years ago) link
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 17 March 2022 20:05 (two years ago) link
second round upsets of the 1 seed are cool to me, hawks vs sixers was a really memorable series even if it kinda ruined the east finals. less cool would’ve been wizards vs hawks tho
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 17 March 2022 20:07 (two years ago) link
The teams and their owners love playoff games. They make money. They excite fans. They sell merchandise. The play-in bumps the number of 'playoff' games, if only slightly, but they won't ever go away as long as they generate some extra interest and revenue.
― more difficult than I look (Aimless), Thursday, 17 March 2022 20:08 (two years ago) link
I think its been long established in the NBA that the regular season & playoffs are different things and that teams don't really show everything until the playoffs start. its not like the NFL where random Sunday Night games have major implications, or MLB where there's a real set way to manage your team. I think those two sports have a much bigger issue with this than the NBA does.
― frogbs, Thursday, 17 March 2022 20:18 (two years ago) link
Seems not good:
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/33527472/ex-gm-donnie-nelson-sues-dallas-mavericks-says-was-fired-reporting-sexual-misconduct-team-denies-claim
― move over GAPDY, now there's BIG THIEF! (PBKR), Thursday, 17 March 2022 23:04 (two years ago) link
thats pretty bad
― lag∞n, Thursday, 17 March 2022 23:23 (two years ago) link
Best organization around
― Matt Armstrong, Friday, 18 March 2022 21:46 (two years ago) link
Richaun Holmes is out for the remainder of the season due to personal reasons: pic.twitter.com/IpIKkcipAr— James Ham (@James_HamNBA) March 18, 2022
― jammin on the dud (Spottie), Friday, 18 March 2022 23:40 (two years ago) link
Credit where it’s due Russ made a sick steal/3 to tie at the end of regulation
It was an ugly as hell jumper that looked like it could’ve airballed & it kinda looked like his foot was on the line but hey. It went in
― frogbs, Saturday, 19 March 2022 01:55 (two years ago) link
scott fucking foster man
― k3vin k., Saturday, 19 March 2022 02:08 (two years ago) link
Bulls not a very good team right now. Derozan seems to be tired out from his epic run before AS break. Bench has been pretty bad. Lavine not being aggressive.
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Saturday, 19 March 2022 02:56 (two years ago) link
1st time since I moved to AZ in 2012 that I haven't gone to see Bulls come to Phx. Prices were ridiculous!
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Saturday, 19 March 2022 02:57 (two years ago) link
makes sense that it would be a hot ticket!chris was sitting on the bench talking to cam while clenching and unclenching his fist, looks like he doesn’t have any kind of support on his thumb now
― circles, Saturday, 19 March 2022 03:57 (two years ago) link
― jammin on the dud (Spottie), Saturday, 19 March 2022 04:45 (two years ago) link
Jimmy couldn’t rub off on kat but it’s looking like pat bev is lol
https://t.co/JuXw5Ajyi0 pic.twitter.com/4jEWCXVKPG— .🫥. (@philfanacc) March 18, 2022
― jammin on the dud (Spottie), Saturday, 19 March 2022 05:02 (two years ago) link
Hawks beat the Grizz without Collins and Trae last night. Not sure how that happened
― Heez, Saturday, 19 March 2022 12:11 (two years ago) link
if you look at the standings and the law right now regarding the play in games nets would play the raptors in toronto without kyrie then if they lost they would play the winner of the 9-10 game in brooklyn without kyrie
― lag∞n, Saturday, 19 March 2022 14:49 (two years ago) link
yeah & then if the raptors move up to 6 we’d get a kyrie return to cleveland game
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 19 March 2022 15:32 (two years ago) link
Between places he is not allowed to play and cities where he has burned bridges, hope everyone is ready for plenty of Kyrie drama and things of that nature in the coming weeks
― Lavator Shemmelpennick, Saturday, 19 March 2022 15:35 (two years ago) link
Defense ➡️ OffenseThe steal leads to a Daniel Gafford dunk to cut down the lead to 2!pic.twitter.com/VxGt9ywAzp— Wizards Nation (@WizardsNationCP) March 20, 2022
― k3vin k., Sunday, 20 March 2022 02:13 (two years ago) link
ilh bowl bout to tip off here
― lag∞n, Monday, 21 March 2022 00:02 (two years ago) link
uh knicks jazz is about the hit the second quarter my man, time to ffwd the dvr
― Clay, Monday, 21 March 2022 00:03 (two years ago) link
lol
― lag∞n, Monday, 21 March 2022 00:05 (two years ago) link
we shd get a jazz fan
refs are wilding! refs calm down
― lag∞n, Monday, 21 March 2022 00:48 (two years ago) link
celtics are wilding
― lag∞n, Monday, 21 March 2022 01:01 (two years ago) link
woww
― lag∞n, Monday, 21 March 2022 01:05 (two years ago) link
probably good
― ciderpress, Monday, 21 March 2022 01:06 (two years ago) link
decent at least
― lag∞n, Monday, 21 March 2022 01:07 (two years ago) link
celtics have been up 20+ in all three games of this road trip so far
― lag∞n, Monday, 21 March 2022 01:19 (two years ago) link
lol devner starting its bench in the 2nd half, malone mad?
― lag∞n, Monday, 21 March 2022 01:20 (two years ago) link
― lag∞n, Sunday, March 20, 2022 8:05 PM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink
love this in theory though i assume most jazz fans are defensive
― call all destroyer, Monday, 21 March 2022 01:45 (two years ago) link
we shd get a jazz fan to antagonize
― lag∞n, Monday, 21 March 2022 01:48 (two years ago) link
btw who could have predicted
DeAndre Jordan’s effort in 5 minutes of play was unacceptable. Counted at least 3 shots in the paint in which Jordan didn’t even jump to contest.— Austin Krell (@NBAKrell) March 21, 2022
hes totally cooked, should be out of the league once his contract expires
― class project pat (m bison), Monday, 21 March 2022 01:55 (two years ago) link
Shoulda been 3 years ago haha. That contract the nets gave him was completely insane
― jammin on the dud (Spottie), Monday, 21 March 2022 01:55 (two years ago) link
there's a pretty prominent ilx poster who lives in utah we just have to get them into basketball and boom xps
― Clay, Monday, 21 March 2022 01:56 (two years ago) link
― lag∞n, Sunday, March 20, 2022 9:19 PM (fifty-nine minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
celtics have won all three games of the road trip by 20+
― lag∞n, Monday, 21 March 2022 02:19 (two years ago) link
Everyone just assumes that the playoffs will start and the Celtics will just turn into a pumpkin but they probably believe in the whole thing at this point. Derrick White a huge addition too.
― Matt Armstrong, Monday, 21 March 2022 02:23 (two years ago) link
not sure what reason people would have to disbelieve them at this point, having said that obvs the east is stacked so who knows how it will play out
― lag∞n, Monday, 21 March 2022 02:26 (two years ago) link
tatum even remembered how to shoot
― lag∞n, Monday, 21 March 2022 02:28 (two years ago) link
tatum's shooting amnesia for all those months was the weirdest thing
― more difficult than I look (Aimless), Monday, 21 March 2022 02:30 (two years ago) link
― Matt Armstrong, Monday, 21 March 2022 02:32 (two years ago) link