| One great thing about the NBA and
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| | playoffs by the superior Mavericks.The
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| commissioner David Stern is that they fix
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| | NBA cannot allow this to happen again.
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| mistakes with their game. Case in point -
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| | It's an embarrassment to their game and
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| in 2003 the NBA switched the first round
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| | to all things sports. There should never
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| of the playoffs from a best-of-five game
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| | be a game where it is in each teams best
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| series to a best-of-seven to help ensure
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| | interest to lose. So what do I
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| that the better team advances. That's why
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| | propose?The most simple and logical
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| it's mind boggling to wonder why they
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| | solution to this problem is to guarantee
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| won't change the playoff format to
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| | each division winner a spot in the
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| account for debacles like this season.If
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| | playoffs, but then seed the teams based
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| a non-sports fan took a quick check at
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| | on their records with the highest seed
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| the 2006 Western Conference Standings and
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| | always having home court. All ties in
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| then the Playoff bracket, they would
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| | record would go to the division winner.
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| scratch their heads in disbelief. The
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| | This still makes winning the division
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| Dallas Mavericks had the second best
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| | important - it guarantees you a spot in
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| record in the conference at 60-22, three
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| | the playoffs and the upper hand in tie
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| games behind conference leading San
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| | breakers - but also ensures that the best
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| Antonio. The Denver Nuggets were 44-38,
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| | teams get the best seeds and home court
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| 19 games behind San Antonio. Yet, come
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| | advantage. I liken it to the NCAA
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| playoff time the Nuggets were the #3 seed
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| | Tournament - winning the Big Ten or the
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| while the Mavericks were the #4 seed. All
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| | ACC doesn't guarantee you a number one
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| because Dallas happens to play in the
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| | seed, it guarantees you a spot in the
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| same division as San Antonio and the top
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| | tournament.Here's what the seeding looked
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| three seeds HAVE TO be division winners.
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| | like this year:1. *San Antonio (63-19)2.
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| So now Dallas and San Antonio are meeting
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| | *Phoenix (54-28)3. *Denver (44-38)4.
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| in the second round of the playoffs as
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| | Dallas (60-22)5. Memphis (49-33)6. LA
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| opposed to the Western Conference
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| | Clippers (47-35)7. LA Lakers (45-37)8.
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| Championship, where the two best teams
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| | Sacramento (44-38)
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| should be meeting.To add to the chaos,
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| | *Division WinnerHere's what it would
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| the #6 seeded LA Clippers had a better
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| | have looked like in my proposed system:1.
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| record than the #3 seed Nuggets.
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| | *San Antonio (63-19)2. Dallas (60-22)3.
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| Therefore, in their first round series
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| | *Phoenix (54-28)4. Memphis (49-33)5. LA
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| the #6 seed had the home court advantage!
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| | Clippers (47-35)6. LA Lakers (45-37)7.
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| This is because the NBA gives the team
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| | *Denver (44-38)8. Sacramento (44-38)
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| with the better record the home court
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| | *Division WinnerAmazing! The best teams
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| advantage...but not the higher seed. Does
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| | actually have the highest seeds AND have
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| that make sense at all? If you are going
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| | the home court advantage, all while still
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| to reward division winners with the top
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| | preserving the importance of winning a
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| three seeds, shouldn't you also reward
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| | division. This would prevent Dallas and
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| them with home court advantage? Or you
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| | San Antonio from playing in the second
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| could just reward the teams with the
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| | round, ensure that Memphis would have
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| better record with the home court
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| | home court advantage and not be stuck
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| advantage AND the higher seed! This isn't
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| | playing Dallas, and prevent Denver from
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| rocket science Mr. Stern.If all of that
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| | getting the #3 seed just for winning the
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| wasn't embarrassing enough, at the end of
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| | division...all while keeping the
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| the regular season the NBA was faced with
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| | integrity of winning a division by giving
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| the worst possible scenario for a
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| | Denver the #7 seed over Sacramento for
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| sporting event - a game where it was
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| | winning their division.Please, please do
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| better for each team to lose. The #5
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| | the right thing for next season Mr. Stern
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| seeded Memphis Grizzlies were playing the
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| | and adopt a system that is fair for every
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| #6 seed Clippers with the loser having
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| | team. Don't let this disaster turn into
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| the inside track to the #6 seed and home
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| | the new BCS. Do what you always do - fix
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| court advantage in the first round. The
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| | what's wrong.Adam McFarland owns the
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| winner would likely get the #5 seed and a
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| | Network - a network of sports sites
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| date with the Mavericks in the first
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| | including collectibles, movies, books,
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| round. The Clippers "lost" the game and
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| | video games, and more.You can read Adam's
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| went on to get the #6 seed, home court
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| | blog about being a young internet
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| advantage, and a relatively easy win over
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| | entrepreneur by going to was recently
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| the Nuggets in the first round. The
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| | awarded honorable mention in the
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| Grizzlies "won" the game, the #5 seed,
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| | Microsoft Start Something Amazing Awards.
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| and were promptly swept out of the
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