Actually it looks like the NBA would be re-seeding the four conference finalists from one through four. I think that would be a great idea. It didn’t say it clearly though to me.... “The reseeding of teams in the semifinal round based on regular-season record could give the NBA a championship series that includes its best two teams. ”
Sounds like the problems with China aren't going away, the league is very worried, so they're trying to think of ways to expand TV revenue.
Charge 5 home team fans $100 each during free throws to shoot Nerf guns at the player who is shooting.
I've been doing that at the screen for years....amazing how often it pays off....I use the classic rubber dart gun that sticks to the screen...my dart gun is responsible for Shaq's free throw woes..
Simple solution. Have a less weighted schedule. Play everyone in your own division 4 times, everyone else twice. If my math is right (correct me if I'm wrong, because I suck at math like this), it'd be 66 total games. 58 (29 opponents x 2 games =58), and then 8 games per division (2 extra games x 4 opponents). Would cut down on back to backs, but could make it so the playoffs are seeded 1-16 not 1-8 vs 1-8. They'd never go for it, since it eliminates 16 games (and 8 home games) of revenue. But maybe it'd make the games seem more important. Also if they did this, they'd need to re-align the western conference. It's idiotic that Portland is in the NW division, considering they're the only team in the NW. Put them in the Pacific, and move Phoenix out of the pacific. They're A: further from the Pacific ocean and B: further east than Portland. It makes no sense that Phoenix isn't in the same division of Utah and Denver.
There should be enough mid season tournaments that every team wins one. "Tonight on TNT, the February mid mid season tournament champion vs the March almost end of the month season tournament champion!"
Here's my idea: Start holding teams like the Knicks accountable for sucking so bad and figure out why the East isn't as competitive. The league stepped in when the 76ers actually had a plan to fix things (right or wrong), why not step in and end the Knicks run of futility? If the Nets can climb out of the hole they dug for themselves after trading all those picks for Pierce and Garnett then it's certainly possible for other teams to figure it out too. Playing an in-season tournament, reseeding the conference finalists, having play-in games, or even just taking the 16 best records does nothing to fix the reason why these things are being discussed.
The league should be about making a fair environment for teams to thrive, not about micromanaging bad franchises or owners who cant figure it out IMO. If the east, and Dolan with the knicks cant figure it out I dont think it should be up to the league to do it for them.
I agree that it should be fair for all teams but I also think as a business that it would be better for the league if a team like the Knicks were slightly more relevant or at least relevant every once in awhile, as every team should be. My goal is to find out why certain teams continue to fail instead of just excusing their failures by changing the rules. Micromanaging might be a bit much and not quite what I was going for but there has to be some way to hold teams accountable for what's going on almost 20 years of ineptitude. One thing I'd like to see is max and super max contracts not fully counting against the cap if you're the team that drafted that player. Then a team like Charlotte last summer could keep Kemba for about the amount they ended up giving to Terry Rozier instead of losing their "franchise" player because paying him a super max would cripple their franchise when they aren't that good with him. That way they can continue to build with him instead of making it so they wouldn't be able to field a team around him. There has to be some logical reasons as to why so many East teams can't figure things out.
I'll say that I'm open to changes in the sport...I think we have more parity now than I can remember...like to see the challenge call only used in the end of games ….like to see intentional fouls become an automatic 2 pts and the ball as well. As far as the playoffs...to me the best teams are going to be there in the end anyway...it just gives the underdog a shot...I doubt there will be many upsets but you know they want a California finals....that's probably what this is all about....two teams in the finals that have the same homecourt...move the Grizzlies, Clippers or Pelicans to Seattle...probably not a popular view but I'd like to see them bring back hand checking and let them play defense again.
