This How The 2017 NBA Playoffs Would Look Like In A 1-16 Format

[Big Boss]

 

[ALonelyDad]

Jazz - Hawks, you know that is going straight to NBA TV

 

[tremonthustler1]

that bottom half is the snoozefest region

 

[holidayinn21]

Grizz in 6

 

[Big Boss]

Grizz in 6

 

[The Fire]

Jazz - Hawks, you know that is going straight to NBA TV

Most of these matchups are looking like this

 

[lurkinlikeamf9]

It's over

 

[Remote]

It would put a premium on having the best record in the league, that's for sure.
...would probably make the last few weeks of the regular season interesting as teams jockey for positioning. A 2 or 3 win difference could shoot you up or down 3-5 seeds in a given year.

I'm guessing this would make divisions meaningless?

 

[SchoolboyC]

It would put a premium on having the best record in the league, that's for sure.
...would probably make the last few weeks of the regular season interesting as teams jockey for positioning. A 2 or 3 win difference could shoot you up or down 3-5 seeds in a given year.

I'm guessing this would make divisions meaningless?

Divisions are already meaningless

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

It's still not good and the Cavs/Warriors would meet in the semis

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Bucks in 5.

 

[Big Boss]

It would put a premium on having the best record in the league, that's for sure.
...would probably make the last few weeks of the regular season interesting as teams jockey for positioning. A 2 or 3 win difference could shoot you up or down 3-5 seeds in a given year.

I'm guessing this would make divisions meaningless?

Even the WNBA went to a 1-8 Format




2016 WNBA Playoffs - Wikipedia

 

[Darealtwo1]

shyt would be terrible and y'all would then complain about the finals being shytty

Cavs don't give af about the 1 seed so then GSW would face them in the semis and that would be the real championship

It would be like the 2014 superbowl year when the seahawks blew out the broncos and everyone said that the 49ers vs Seattle was the real championship game

And besides.....Wizards vs Clippers in the first round

6 hour flight in the first round

3 Hour time difference

You don't play back to back but whoever is flying in basically loses an entire day

I can already hear CP0 complain about how the flight affected the clips when they lose

 

[Hersh]

I think this should be the ultimate goal.. but obviously too many variables to fully make it work ( simple thing would be shorter season.. just home / away games and elimate b2b from extra time u have)

 

[Regular_P]

Woulda been WAY better than what we're getting. Just about every first round series woulda been interesting and possibly competitive besides GS/Chi and SA/Port.

Round two coulda gave us:

GS/Wash
OKC/SA
Cle/Mil