When the playoffs began to officially become part of the playoffs, it finally made many teams impatient.
We all know that the previous playoffs, regardless of the record, were played by the top eight in the East and West, and even for a while, it was rumored that the NBA would cancel the East and West sections and list the top 16 rankings for the playoffs in terms of records;
Until the implementation of the Lottery New Deal in 2019 (that is, the three teams with the worst regular season records were tied for the highest probability of winning the lottery), many of the lower-ranked teams began to abandon themselves and put the mess on the agenda early.
In view of the previous season shrinkage caused by the epidemic and the gradual reduction of the competitiveness of the league, the NBA League has also begun to try to implement a play-off policy, that is, the top 6 teams in each division directly advance to the playoffs, the 7th-10th team stays to enter the playoff stage, and the 11th-15th team will directly enter the lottery area.
Without thinking about this move, the ratings have been significantly improved and the teams that are on the edge of the playoffs have seen hope.
The NBA has therefore decided to continue its play-off policy, regardless of whether the season is a shrinkage season or a full season.
However, as several seasons progressed, the drawbacks of the play-offs began to show.
Take Aking, for example, the Lakers in the 19-20 season did not have any feelings for the playoffs, and in Aking's view, this is not something he needs to consider;
The next year, when the Lakers also needed to play the playoffs to enter the playoffs, Aking began to express dissatisfaction with the policy: "Who the fuck invented this format?" ”
In fact, like Aking, some teams have recently begun to ask the NBA to reconsider the play-off mechanism, especially changing the 9th and 10th seeds' qualifications for the play-offs.
According to Fame Stein, these teams want to see the rules changed to the regular season The 9th and 10th seeds remain within a certain gap with the 8th place record before they can participate in the play-offs!
For now, the final record of the two lower seeds (ninth and tenth) in the regular season is not important, and the 7-10th place can participate in the playoffs regardless of the difference.
The biggest victim of this season is the Clippers, according to the previous format, the No. 8 Clippers have long been playing the playoffs, but now they are eliminated by the Pelicans, who are 6 wins away from him, and the ninth-ranked Pelicans are eliminated, which is equivalent to a cooked duck to let the Pelicans' lazy goose go.
The biggest beneficiary is naturally the Pelicans, who not only won 6 games less than the team that should have made the playoffs, but also won two games against the Suns in the West in the current playoffs, which is undoubtedly an extraterrestrial windfall for the team owner, who can earn tickets lying down.
But from another point of view, when the intensity of the team's confrontation rises, even the team ranked 9th in the West can play with the 1st team in the West, which also increases the unknown and uncertainty of the game, and undoubtedly raises the ratings and viewing.
At present, the NBA has not officially stated its position on the proposals of the league's teams, so what do the big guys think about it?