Should the NBA expand to 32 teams?

[Dirty D]

Add teams in Seattle and KC or St Louis. Make each conference 16 teams. Have every single team make the playoffs.

Playoffs would be:
Round 1 - best of 3
Round 2 - best of 5
Round 3-5 - best of 7

This basically turns the current first round into a best-of-5 like it used to be and adds a 3-game first round. It adds one playoff game for a team if every round goes the distance (28 now, 29 in this format).

This also would necessitate a change to the draft lottery. Odds could be rebalanced among all 32 teams, restricted to the 16 who lose in the first round, or just the 16 worst records. I like the last option the least since teams could still tank to get into the lottery and just give up homecourt with the idea being that if they aren't good enough to win on the road then they want a shot at the top pick.

What's not to like about this idea?

 

[CrimsonTider]

No

 

[the cool]

jason collins is a faq

 

[Adebisi_Said]

That just means 30 more scrubs will be employed.

 

[Hersh]

Wouldn't mind a couple more teams... but they just need to do away with conference as a whole. . And let the 16 best teams in the playoffs. .

Also have every team play each other 3 times.. 1 home 1 away. . 1 neutral (mex. Vegas. London. .etc)

 

[Stealth]

theres not enough talent out there to make 2 more teams

 

[LezJepzin]

 

[Freedman]

They should be looking into folding 2-4 teams

 

[Aje]

Wouldn't mind a couple more teams... but they just need to do away with conference as a whole. . And let the 16 best teams in the playoffs. .

Also have every team play each other 3 times.. 1 home 1 away. . 1 neutral (mex. Vegas. London. .etc)

So, adding 2 more teams makes 32; each team plays every team three times. Are you planning on increasing the schedule to, at least, 93 games?

 

[He Who Posts Well]

Nooooope.

 

[Redguard]

I think it could work and would be better than putting teams in Europe. As long as both teams have competent ownership and management.

Although I would prefer to have a team in Louisville instead of Kansas City or St. Louis.

 

[NatiboyB]

No...but I agree Seattle should have a basektball team and they should come from expansion...and every team shouldn't make the playoffs keep it at 8 per and take the 1st rd back to 5 games..id really like a 3-5-7-7 layout.

The lottery I don't give a damn if teams tank go off of win-loss records and a live drawing for the worst 4 teams,...

 

[mbewane]

They should be looking into folding 2-4 teams

 

[904Lurker]

They should be looking into folding 2-4 teams

That's what i'm thinking.....Rudy Gay,NENE, Josh Smith are max players, the talent pool is already watered down.

 

[Kaypain]

I would like a team in Columbus... fukk Cleveland