Honestly, in tiebreakers, they should use a tiebreaker for the number of teams then, eight gets a higher seed from that tiebreaker, gets HCA.
I guess I compartmentalize well. The teams are tied for seeding, but we'd all be moaning if Portland lost home court to OKC because they found their way into a three way tie.
But that's just it! We are being punished for winning the three way tie. If the three way tie was broken differently, we could get 5 seed against OKC and have HCA. They shouldn't punish us for winning three way tie.
I was speaking hypothetically about another year where we also beat OKC. The point is, we wouldn't want to be on the other end of the deal where we won a season series, but lost home court because of some other team's record.
He will say since it is obscure they will do it the way that screws us this year then change it next year.
We never would though because we wouldn't lose the three way tie. When you're record vs one of the teams in the head to head to head is 4-0, you are going to lose the head to head to head.
I see what your saying but that woulsn't really be the case. The Blazers earned tje tie breaker by having the best head to head between the three teams. Its not the Blazers fault the Spurs didnt sweep OKC
Right. I guess I just like two standards for this scenario. I don't want the third team effecting HCA between the two teams that are playing. The league could do it either way. If people complain then just tell them to not get tied up at the end of 82 games.
But that penalizes us for winning three way tie. If three way tie matched us up with OKC, then we would get HCA according to people who are saying it's only head to head after the tie breaker.
I agree. Both have merit. The infuriating thing to me, is it is not clear. That is something that should be cut & dry what the rules and procedures are.
I think the problem you are having relates to the word "winning". In a three-way tie, none of the three win--they are tied. However, they need to be placed into a specific order for seeding, so there are rules for that. HCA also has to be determined. The only way you win, is to make sure you have more wins at the end of the season than the other guys. We didn't do that--yet. All will be fixed when we put the Jazz into their proper place.
According to all my scenarios, and assuming NO/OKC/Minn win, we will either be 4 seed/HCA vs New Orleans or 3 seed/HCA vs New Orleans.
