Playoff Rosters Expanded

[FromWayDowntown]

Teams are now allowed to keep 13 players on the playoff roster, but must deactivate 1 for each game. Not huge news, but interesting.

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NBA Expands Playoff Rosters

NEW YORK, April 11, 2006 – The National Basketball Association announced today that the league’s Board of Governors has approved the expansion of playoff rosters for the 2006 NBA Playoffs.
In the past, teams carried 12-man rosters during the playoffs. This year, teams will be allowed to carry 13-man playoff rosters although only twelve players will be eligible to play in each playoff game. Teams will be required to deactivate one player prior to each game.

NBA teams will have until 3 p.m. ET on Thursday, April 20 to file their 13-man playoff roster with the league office.

[Kori Ellis]

Very interesting. We've been hearing rumors on how this was going to be handled.

[FromWayDowntown]

I wonder, in the Spurs case, if you keep an extra big (Marks) to help with the injury problems of Duncan and Horry, or if you keep an extra wing (Sanders) to deal with the Manu question.

[SequSpur]

Marks and Sanders.

Rasho to the playoff parking lot attendant.

[MoSpur]

Or sign someone else?

[Das Texan]

Well this means Marks gets to maybe play in a playoff game or two.


cool.

[Bruno]

I wonder, in the Spurs case, if you keep an extra big (Marks) to help with the injury problems of Duncan and Horry, or if you keep an extra wing (Sanders) to deal with the Manu question.

I go with Marks even if Sanders can be useful if we meet Kobe in the first round.

[Spurologist]

This isn't news to me. Pop already mentioned this was going to happen on the POP SHOW a while back. CIA POP strikes again.

[Rummpd]

I like this, against certain teams a
Beno or Marks may be more important. Helps the Spurs.

[Kori Ellis]

This isn't news to me. Pop already mentioned this was going to happen on the POP SHOW a while back. CIA POP strikes again.

I thought when Pop mentioned it, they were talking about it being the same as in the regular season (15 players max/setting the 12 before each game).

[polandprzem]

Pop said they (leauge) were disscusing this.

There should be 3 extra but one is still more then zero.

[angel_luv]

Marks and Sanders.

Rasho to the playoff parking lot attendant.

Don't be so short sighted. Rasho is going to be huge for us.

I hope we get to free the Kiwi!

I say sit Mel.

[baseline bum]

Marks easily, because he's a far better player.

[spurster]

Because playoff rotations shrink, this won't help the Spurs because they have no major injuries.

I am wondering which team this helps the most. Suns, maybe?

[TDMVPDPOY]

when are we deactivating nve?

[slayermin]

Marks and Sanders.

Rasho to the playoff parking lot attendant.

If I see Rasho, do I tip him?

[Solid D]

1. 17 Brent Barry G 6-7 210 12/31/1971 Oregon State 10
2. 12 Bruce Bowen F 6-7 200 06/14/1971 Cal State Fullerton 9
3. 21 Tim Duncan F-C 6-11 260 04/25/1976 Wake Forest 8
4. 4 Michael Finley G-F 6-7 225 03/06/1973 Wisconsin 10
5. 20 Manu Ginobili G 6-6 205 07/28/1977 Argentina 3
6. 5 Robert Horry F-C 6-10 240 08/25/1970 Alabama 13
7. 40 Sean Marks F-C 6-10 250 08/23/1975 California 5
8. 2 Nazr Mohammed C 6-10 250 09/05/1977 Kentucky 7
9. 8 Rasho Nesterovic C 7-0 255 05/30/1976 Slovenia 7
10. 7 Fabricio Oberto F 6-10 245 03/21/1975 Argentina R
11. 9 Tony Parker G 6-2 177 05/17/1982 France 4
12. 34 Melvin Sanders G 6-5 210 01/03/1981 Oklahoma State R
13. 14 Beno Udrih G 6-3 200 07/05/1982 Slovenia 1
14. 31 Nick Van Exel G 6-1 190 11/27/1971 Cincinnati 12

[Spurologist]

I thought when Pop mentioned it, they were talking about it being the same as in the regular season (15 players max/setting the 12 before each game).

I'd have to listen to it again to be sure of # of players on playoff roster/set before the game, but he sounded confident on what he was saying.