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So, which team wants to be the 8th seed, and watch itself get swept by the 1st seed? We would be watching a boring knock-out tournament with all the teams trying to lose on purpose.
Anti-tanking plan must wait for new CBA
A plan to discourage tanking and add some excitement to the final weeks of the NBA season has been tabled, most likely until after a new collective bargaining agreement is ratified, CBSSports.com has learned.
The plan for a play-in tournament to determine the eighth playoff seed in each conference was the topic of "healthy debate" at the NBA compe ion committee's meeting Friday during All-Star weekend, one source present at the meeting said. The idea probably won't come up for discussion again until after a new CBA is ratified because it would involve adding games to the schedule, another person in the meeting said.
The tournament was proposed by Denver Nuggets general manager Mark Warkentien in response to an invitation from commissioner David Stern, who had solicited ideas from committee members about how to e up the final weeks of the regular season. Under the plan, the top seven teams in each conference would be seeded for the playoffs as they are now. Teams finishing 8-15 in each conference would play a three-day, single-elimination tournament with the winner being awarded the eighth seed.
In addition to providing more drama, the tournament would theoretically reduce the temptation for teams that are out of playoff contention to rest players and lose games in an effort to secure a chance at a better draft position.
In other action taken Friday, the compe ion committee recommended two further expansions of instant replay. Under the recommendations, which must be approved by the Board of Governors, referees would be able to use instant replay in its current form during the entire five-minute overtime period. Under the current rules, replay was only applicable in the final two minutes of regulation and overtime. Also, officials would be able to use instant replay to determine whether a foul fits the definition of a clear-path foul. The foul itself would remain a judgment call that is not reviewable, but whether the requirements for a clear path were met would be subject to review.
If the Board of Governors approves the recommendations -- which typically is a formality -- the replay changes would not take effect until next season.
So, which team wants to be the 8th seed, and watch itself get swept by the 1st seed? We would be watching a boring knock-out tournament with all the teams trying to lose on purpose.
not a terrible idea. it doesn't mean much, just a bunch of crappy teams playing for the right to get curbstomped by the 1 seed (unless Dallas is the 1 seed).
Make it so the winner of the tournament has the choice of either the most ping pong balls in the lottery or the 8th playoff seed.
Two home games in the playoffs in a sweep by the #1 seed are def not as good as John Wall lol
Or Seattle... Or New York...
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If they choose the pingpong balls, who gets the 8th seed? what if they were already a decent bubble team?
IMO, they STILL should have it so there is no lottery and the worst record gets the top pick. Yes, I know tanking is an issue, but it's something teams should be allowed to do. When teams tank they jeopardize losing fans, revenue, etc. Teams willing to jeopardize stuff like that by tanking deserve the #1 pick. The #1 pick shouldn't go to a team that wins a tournament. Borderline playoff teams don't get the #1 pick for a reason.
It sounds kinda cool but how would that stop teams from tanking? There are only 15 teams in the West, so it's not like a team would have to try to make this tournament. They could tank and still have a chance at the playoffs. Thinking about it that way, it actually gives more incentive to tank. Theoretically, you could have the most ping pong balls and still make it to the playoffs. A team like the Spurs could tell their star players to go home and come back in April to play in a scrub tourney to make the playoffs.Teams finishing 8-15 in each conference would play a three-day, single-elimination tournament with the winner being awarded the eighth seed.
In addition to providing more drama, the tournament would theoretically reduce the temptation for teams that are out of playoff contention to rest players and lose games in an effort to secure a chance at a better draft position.
A better idea is for a tournament that has seeds 8-12. 9 plays 12, 10 plays 11 and the two winners play each other. Then that winner plays the 8th seed at the 8th seed's home court. The winner of that game makes the playoffs and gets ten extra ping pong balls or an extra second round pick at the end of the draft.
what is this seattle you speak of?
The team that wins gets to choose among the other 7 teams who will get the 8th seed and won't be part of the lottery. Every team in it would be trying to win the tournament. Tanking in the regular season won't matter as much.
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