what i mean by this is that a trukload of teams make the playofsss..even if a basketball team is 500 they make..personally it doesnt really matter.. im sure somewhere out  might be thinking the same thing
138988
I'll answer that as soon as I figure out what you just said...
601601
It all came about in the 1984-85 season. It was purely a shrewd marketing move by new commissioner David Stern. It had nothing to do with team fatigue (though that was the excuse that Stern used at the time). What it DID do was increase the likelihood of a six or seven game series, and that's when viewership increased as well as revenues.\n\nWhat it also did was make it almost essential for the team with home court advantage to win it's first two games, or risk not returning for games six and seven.\n\nI totally disagree with this concept. To me, game five in a seven game series is the most critical game, and it should be held at the home team's arena. If fatigue was such a factor, they could increase the days between games to give the players an extra day of rest.
355524
Honestly, Gambling is probably a big reason as to why its so big. That and a lot of people like to watch college basketball and football to see who will be in the NBA and NFL respectively in the next couple of years. College baseball has a low  viewer rating because those players still have to rise up through all of the minor leagues before making it to  MLB.
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Possibly...you never know. But I would guess this is not their year. There are teams that are built to win regular season games and then there are ones more geared to win in the playoffs. For example, the Memphis teams in the past have all been very good and deep and ended up with good reg season records, yet they get blown out in playoff games.....while a team like the Lakers or Cavs may not end up with the best records....but noone really wants to face those teams in a 7 game series. Why? Kobe and Lebron. To win championships you need superstars. Look what Wade did for the Heat last year, despite playing the "better" and deeper team with the better record. The thing is, having a superstar go off and "stealing" a game here and there can shift an entire series.\n\nUtah looks very solid right now. They have one of the best frontcourts in AK, Boozer, and Okur and Deron is playing really well. And I think Brewer was a steal in the draft and will pay off down the line. But still, there is a very fine line, but distinct one between a very good team and a great team.
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I hate how the NBA promotes the superstar of each team and not the whole team.  \n\nFor example, "Come see Kobe and the Lakers as they play the Shaq and the Heat!"  when they should be saying Lakers vs. Heat.  We all know who the superstar is.  It is a team sport.\n\nThere is no "I" in team.  Although Kobe could say "There is no team without "me".
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They would just work the schedules - You are also assuming they would all have home court/ice advantage - the games are spread out enough. It's also happened in Boston or Phoenix, I think - I'm sure somewhere else - where they played a hockey game during the day, then they just lay the basketball floor over the ice surface and play a night basketball game. The same scheduling conflicts occur all regular season, you know - the leagues just work together.
82417
Well there are a lot of international players in the NBA, but they really shouldn't call themselves that.  THere's the Olympics and International tournaments to determine world champions.
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Detroit is prolonging the the series to get mo money.  They already know that they will face Miami in the finals and will dominate.  Basketball is rigged and it is exactly like professional wrestling.  Most of what you watch has already been figured out and the point spreads fixed to keep the bettors off guard and the rich-rich.  Look at The Superbowl where Seattle was robbed by the officials.  If a game gets to look too far out of place the officials are there to bring it back into perspective.  Don't believe me-I will tell you now that college teams are the real champs and that is why the US Olympic team was shot down.  Because when it comes time to play real ball they are so outta sync that they can not function as a team.  Why not let the US NBA team play for The Olympics as a reward and as representation of OUR Champions.  Because They Cheat and the Olympics would disgrace the US by permanently barring them.  However if we allowed Florida State (and I pulled for Gonzaga by-the-way) to represent U.S., we would have true team spirited champions giving it there all for their country.  They could give a sHEEt about the money HOMEY!
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Even if D1-A adopted a playoff system, people would still complain about WHICH 8 (or however many) teams should be in it... you KNOW that fans of the #9 team would claim THEY should be in it instead of #7, because #9 beat #7 early in the season.\n\nPlus, a playoff makes it LESS likely we'd see the two best teams in the championship game, not more likely....the more playoff games you have, the greater the chance for an upset... this year is the exception, but the BCS has be correct more often than not.  It just SEEMS like it hasn't because all fans have their biases.\n\nI'd love to see the top 4 college basketball teams play in the final four...but it's NEVER happened... why do fans and sportswriters supposedly love stories like George Mason getting to the final four? Who wants to watch THAT? I wasn't happy they got there last year....I want to see the #1 seeds from each bracket play in the final four....but because of having so many rounds, it's something we'll most likely never see.\n\nIt's the same with football... an 8 team field would just about guarantee that we wouldn't see the top two teams. And who decides which 8 teams get there?
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Because this isn't basketball where almost every team makes it in.  If there were more games, it would take longer to do the season, and while you would think it would be popular, extended playoffs actually aren't exciting to most fans.\nRemember, 10 years ago, there were only two divisions in each league and only one playoff before the WS.  The addition of the wildcard and the additional round are recent additions, and exciting ones at that (especially with 4 of the last 5 Champions coming from Wild Card berths).\nHowever, I think 2 additional teams (so lets say a playin game/series between the two wildcards) would add too much time to the playoffs and throw a lot of teams off cycle/rotation.
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With all these star players they won't play well together. \nWhat I'm trying to say is with so many stars they each want the glory to themselves and won't play as a team.
214091
Maybe, maybe not...I just think Lebron has more to ijmprove on like his jump shot.for me it's still not perfect. You can't slash to the basket everytime so you got to have versatility in your game. Well for me Lebron will not put the same number in the era of Jordan. A lot of players that played that era have retired when Lebron came into the picture. He will be left out iof that happened...Not even enter the playoffs
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I AGREE, IT SURE LOOKS LIKE ONE TO ME, BUT DON'T WORRY ABOUT WHAT ANYONE SAYS, JUST KEEP DOING \nWHAT YOU ARE DOING CAUSE IT MAKES ANY GAME MORE \nEXCITING AND FUN TO WATCH!!!  KEEP CHEERING!!!
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There may not be jerseys around and the game sometimes moves to fast to stop and recognize a face. And they're guys, most of the time, so they don't too much care as long as the game is played. Also, most often games start out of nowhere, just a bunch of guys on the court, when theres enough its like "hey, lets play a game". Even when everyone agrees to meet there at a certain time, no one says over the phone lets pick team because one person maay not be reliable or someone better might show up the day of the game.
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Yeah I guess they could be real but I don't think they're gonna go all the way.You probably did not know but the Nets used to be an ABA team. When the 8 team NBA was losing money the manager brought the 4 best teams up from the ABA. They were the Nets, Pacers, Clippers, and Super sonics.
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I agree. I would like to see the NBA go back to having 20 to 23 teams instead of 29. That way, teams would have more than one superstar and a bunch of role players. It's unbelievable the quality of the teams that make the playoffs nowadays versus the playoff teams of the 70's and 80's. Some cities don't deserve an NBA franchise.\n\nAs for a marketing guru, the WNBA should look at David Stern (NBA commissioner). Look at what he's done for the NBA's popularity, not to mention Michael Jordan's career.
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One team is loaded with guards..and the other team is loaded with big men.  It really depends on the tempo of the game.  In a running game, I would think Team 1 would win.  In a half-court set, I would think Team 2 would win.