Great Article...

[ianzym]

I found this great article written by Bob Fitzgerald, the Golden State Warriors announcer over at bleacherreport.com You guys should definitely check it out and add your insight over here.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/22070-Thoughts-on-NBA-Realignment-and-a-New-Playoff-Format-080508

 

[Billy Bob]

I like it because it puts the Suns back in the lottery (see the bracket) atlanta doesnt make the playoffs.

 

[YouJustGotSUNSD]

This is like us leading the charge to get the bench rule changed. Golden state advocates cant make a case for a playoff bracket change because they would be the most obvious benefactors of the change.

 

[mojorizen7]

From the article:

I would also suggest the 2-3-2 format currently used for the Finals to be in place for all series. This minimizes travel.

The 2-3-2 format should be eliminated alltogether. Think about it.....in a 2-2-1-1-1 format the team w/homecourt gets to play 3 of the first 5 games at home(hence the advantage)
In a 2-3-2 format the team w/homecourt has to play 3 of the first 5 on the road(that is not an advantage)
The objective and mindset of playoff coaches and teams isn't to stretch a series to 6 or 7 games , so arguing that it's an advantage that you get to play games 6 & 7 at home is nonsense.
For travel purposes obviously the Finals format of 2-3-2 works better, but i really hope that the NBA doesn't convert ALL rounds to this format.....and the Finals format needs to be changed to 2-2-1-1-1.

 

[ianzym]

I agree, I love the 2-2-1-1-1 format, it definitely gives the higher seed that advantage which they deserve. Imagine if Atlanta had 3 straight home games, they would've been up 3-2 going back to Boston, imagine if they would've had 2 chances to close the series out. It would've been exciting but not fair really

 

[mojorizen7]

I agree, I love the 2-2-1-1-1 format, it definitely gives the higher seed that advantage which they deserve. Imagine if Atlanta had 3 straight home games, they would've been up 3-2 going back to Boston, imagine if they would've had 2 chances to close the series out. It would've been exciting but not fair really

Exactly. What top seeded team decides that having their series go 6 or 7 games just so you can play them at home is a good thing?

 

[TheHopToad]

IMO, the perfect home court advantage would be playing games 1-2 on the road, 3-4-5 at home, 6 on the road, and 7 at home.