The NBA Needs To Change It s Playoff Format...Now

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The NBA Needs To Change It’s Playoff Format...Now
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One great thing about the NBA and commissioner David Stern is that they fix mistakes with thei
If a non-sports fan took a quick check at the 2006 Western Conference Standings an...

Keywords:
nba, playoffs, seeding

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One great thing about the NBA and commissioner David Stern is that they fix mistakes with thei

If a non-sports fan took a quick check at the 2006 Western Conference Standings and then the P

To add to the chaos, the #6 seeded LA Clippers had a better record than the #3 seed Nuggets. T
If all of that wasn’t embarrassing enough, at the end of the regular season the NBA was faced

The NBA cannot allow this to happen again. It’s an embarrassment to their game and to all thin


The most simple and logical solution to this problem is to guarantee each division winner a sp
Here’s what the seeding looked like this year:
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*San Antonio (63-19)
*Phoenix (54-28)
*Denver (44-38)
Dallas (60-22)
Memphis (49-33)
LA Clippers (47-35)
LA Lakers (45-37)
Sacramento (44-38)


*Division Winner
Here’s what it would have looked like in my proposed system:
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*San Antonio (63-19)
Dallas (60-22)
*Phoenix (54-28)
Memphis (49-33)
LA Clippers (47-35)
LA Lakers (45-37)
*Denver (44-38)
Sacramento (44-38)


*Division Winner

Amazing! The best teams actually have the highest seeds AND have the home court advantage, all

Please, please do the right thing for next season Mr. Stern and adopt a system that is fair fo

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