OFFICIAL Around the NBA thread - End of season/Playoffs!!

I like the way you think, wouldn't it likely be on Monday though?

 

Paul George walked on the court from the bench during a scuffle tonight. By letter of NBA rules, he should be suspended for Game 7. Remember when the Knicks had players suspended for a Game 7 against Miami, when the players barely went on the floor?

Adam Silver is having a trial by fire here in his first playoffs as commissioner. Wow.

 

I think it's predictable that magically all these series are going to six and possibly seven games. The NBA gets money off ad revenue. Seven game series generate a TON of ad revenue. It also extends the length of the playoffs, which was the whole point behind making the first round 7 games instead of 5.

I think it's highly questionable that virtually every series has gone six or seven games.

 

I don't think its even suspicious at all. The reason a 7 game format makes the NBA so predicable is because the better team is almost always going to win 4 games, they may lose a couple or have some close calls but its really hard to get 4 fluky wins in a series. The longer a tight NBA series goes the better chance the higher seed has of winning it, with the west being such a powerhouse conference none of these matchups were going to be over in 4 or 5, the West teams are just to good to go down without a fight this year.

 

Because the crew is neutral.....they could care less of its a good call or not. They can use that time to run promos instead.

 

And bad calls make the NBA look bad.

 

...except the one Miami was in, because Wade could use the extra rest.

 

Another month has ended, and AGAIN I must remind the moderators of THEIR OWN RULE that this thread is closed at the end of the month.

INCOMPETENTS.

 

It seems to me, like the NBA had a big fix to get lots of money, and drag out the series.

 

I couldn't get all-stars only. Robin Lopez did it 4 years ago.

http://bkref.com/tiny/GHytw

 

I don't buy that conspiracy theory. Besides, I think sometimes you need to play well enough and agressively enough so the score isn't close enough so cheating can occur.

 

Actually, so many Knicks were suspended that they had to split it up. half of them missed game 6 and the other missed game 7.

There weren't this many game 7s last year. Why didn't they fix last year? Thunder dominated last night. I don't think anything is fixed.

 

Bird and Pritchard are not pleased with their seats.

http://media.giphy.com/media/4LZMbupr2eC5g0tI6f3q/giphy.gif

 

Hmm. To disprove that theory I'd have to go back about 3 months to the end of one of these threads when the moderator announced the new monthly policy.

Who has energy to do these things...Hey, HCP! Got some research for you!

 

You don't need a conspiracy for 6 and 7 game series. Fact is, the NBA has more parity. It's no longer 2 really good teams, a bunch of fairly good teams and a lot of crappy ones. Clippers/Warriors both have really good shooters. Not surprising they are back and forth. With favored teams winning Game 6's on the road, we are just seeing what we expect, they may slip but they won't fall, probably.

Let's hope for a 6 game Portland/Houston series.

BTW, what was that deer in the headlights look Atlanta got? They had the game all but won.

 

One point game in Dallas, early in the 4th.

 

Splitter is destroying the Mavs, but Duncan is quiet.