Imagine the first round was still best of five

[He Who Posts Well]

The fukkery

The drama

Based Silver needs to change the first round back to five games. OKC & Indiana would be on the brink.

 

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[MikelArteta]

i don't mind best of 7 i just wish games were every other night, instead of these 2 and 3 day breaks the nba gives teams

 

[-DMP-]

best of 5 would be so clutch right now. have these fake top teir teams shook.

the thought of houston, okc, or indiana one game closer to going fishing

-DMP-

 

[R.E.N. Spells Ren]

If seven games is used to determine the winner, then it should be consistent in each round.

The only justification for shortening it is to increase the probability of fluke upsets. I can't rock wit that

 

[MikelArteta]

They kind of are.
Going down 3-1 is basically the nail in the coffin

Out of 187 teams down 3-1 Only 8 teams in NBA history have come back to win the series.

best of 5 would be so clutch right now. have these fake top teir teams shook.

the thought of houston, okc, or indiana one game closer to going fishing

-DMP-

 

[yo moms]

They kind of are.
Going down 3-1 is basically the nail in the coffin

Out of 187 teams down 3-1 Only 8 teams in NBA history have come back to win the series.

i used to do it all the time on nba 2k

 

[street heat]

If seven games is used to determine the winner, then it should be consistent in each round.

The only justification for shortening it is to increase the probability of fluke upsets. I can't rock wit that

this. i dont understand why anyone wants it to go back

 

[Da King]

i don't mind best of 7 i just wish games were every other night, instead of these 2 and 3 day breaks the nba gives teams

Spurs need the rest

 

[FTBS]

I think we'd see more urgency from favorites if it was best of 5 (save Indy they just look ).

 

[CrimsonTider]

More basketball >>>>>

 

[nomoreneveragain]

More basketball >>>>>

1st round taking a month to complete

Johnny Manziel will get drafted before the 2nd Round Starts

 

[CrimsonTider]

1st round taking a month to complete

Johnny Manziel will get drafted before the 2nd Round Starts

So what?

There's multiple games on every night.

And there is nothing on after these offs

 

[R.E.N. Spells Ren]

IM PRETTY SURE THERES BEEN MORE UPSETS IN THE 1ST ROUND 7 GAME FORMAT THAN
THE 5 GAME FORMAT WHEN USING THE SAME TIME SPAN.
BEST OUT OF 5 FORCES YOU TO BRING YOUR A GAME FROM THE START...
NO SLEEP WALKING THROUGH THE 1ST ROUND.
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THIS POST MAKES NO SENSE...
BECAUSE IT DOESNT FACTOR THE 7 GAME SERIES THAT GO 3-2 AND 3-3.


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Link?


When a series is tied 1-1, it becomes best of five, yet okc and Indy still 'sleptwalk' in game 3.

Bottom line is that if it takes seven games to
determine a winner in the later rounds it makes no logical sense to have different criteria in the first round. That would be like changing the length of quarters in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs....what's the point?

 

[nomoreneveragain]

More Meaningful games.

You had tons of game 5 elimination games in the old format.