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Well you could also argue that its pretty tough to play 3 consecutive games on the road as well. Games 3, 4, and 5 are very important in a series.....
I don't understand why the NBA changes the playoff format for the Finals. Why not keep the playoff format consistent at 2-2-1-1-1?
It don't think it's fair that the team with HCA should get both game 6 AND game 7 on their home floor.
And here is a telling stat on how much of an advantage it has been for team with HCA:
Since 1985, when the league went to the 2-3-2 format for the finals, the team with home-court advantage has won 20 of 26 championships.
Well you could also argue that its pretty tough to play 3 consecutive games on the road as well. Games 3, 4, and 5 are very important in a series.....
Figures don't lie but liars figure.
What are you really saying?
The team in the Finals with the best record has won the Finals 20 of 26.
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Sure you could argue that as well... So again, why not just keep the 2-2-1-1-1 format, which is more balanced?
I agree, why they change it anyway?
I don't think it puts the Mavs at much of a disadvantage with them being such a swell road team. Plus it's not like the Heat have some insanely loud home fans.
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They changed it during a stretch where it was always a straight East Coast-West Coast matchup: Washington-Seattle, Philadelphia-Los Angeles, Boston-Los Angeles, etc. The motive was to cut down on travel costs.
For a matchup like this 2-3-2 doesn't make sense from that standpoint. It can't be much further from Miami to Dallas than it is from Portland to Dallas, if at all.
They changed it because East vs West can equal a long travel time.
Edit: JT beat me to it.
Yeah, over/under on how many empty seats there are at tip-off...
You play all playoffs with 2 2 111 then you switch all of a sudden to 2 3 2, seems kind of gay, tbh.
Well if it's all about records, then the Cavs would have reached and won the Finals in 2009 & 2010, and the Bulls would have won it this year, since they had a better record than all of their opponents.
play 2-3-2 format so the two teams don't need to travel too much across the continent imho, assuming that the eastern & western champs are farther separated than teams of the same conference imho
The Cavs weren't in the Finals either year. The Bulls aren't in it either. Your data was for teams in the Finals. It's not surprising that the team in the Finals with the best record who was obviously built for playoff basketball (thus the Finals) wins a large majority of the time.
I think it's for the media, not the teams so much. Unlike the other games that have other games going on around the same time frame, the Finals is one event and everyone has to move and set up again. It seems to be no different, but the Finals have an ASG type atmosphere and the logistics are a bit different than the playoffs.
Why would a Hornets fan be considered about something his team will never experience...
i'm just kidding.
Yeah it does suck. Game 5 should always be hosted by the team with HCA.
It's crazy that 2 extra airplane flights changes an HCA format that could determine the NBA Champion.
It was ok'd by the rank & file back prior to the change.
They can change it again if they so desire.
This. They should either ins ute this for all rounds, or eliminate the format altogether. Some WC and EC matchups are longer trips than the Finals matchups anyways. Dallas-Miami has gotta be shorter than Dallas-Portland.
i've always felt it helps the road team. aint getting changed. the media dont want to constantly travel and set up.
I've heard both points of view, but at the end of the day it's still 4>3 in home games. Besides, has any road team ever won the Finals down 2-3 (in the 2-3-2 format)? Not sure, but I don't think they have.
HC will have nary an impact on this Finals.
Has that kept them from playing better at home?
just be happy for him (Dirk) in June...k 'eppe?..
seppe said it first that JJ was gonna be the best player in the playoffs this year
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