Seriously, what would be the problem with getting rid of conferences in the playoffs? Rank teams 1-16 and have at it.
NBA Playoff format changed
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Joe Bagadonuts
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I'm doing my best to resist negging you for saying such a blasphemous thing about the Lakers (and the Knicks).
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I want this but I have heard that travel could be an issue
Yeah that's why restricting it to the playoffs would work because you play twice then you fly. There's plenty of rest time and it wouldn't favour one team over the other.
These day and age with charter flights it's very doable.
Joe Bagadonuts
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Says the guy who doesn't have to do it. A system like this could become an advantage for teams in the middle of the country who are less likely to have long trips every series. Lots of long flights can wreak havoc on your internal clock.
Well I dunno I've never had the chance to fly charter before... I got bumped to Business class a few months back on a 12 hour flight and there was a night & day difference between economy and business I can tell you... I actually didn't want the flight to end, I didn't want to leave the aircraft it was just that comfortable.
Now I don't know how business class compares to charter flights but I would assume that they're pretty similar... what I would do is just go to sleep straight after boarding, get a good 5-6 hour sleep in. During the playoffs you get a few off days between games anyway so it's not like you're playing straight away, you'll get at least a 24 hour break before playing your next game.
I dunno.. gotta ask the players how they feel about it I guess but again let me emphasise, we're not talking regular season here, we're talking bout the playoffs.
May be somebody who has flew charter before can chime in here about how comfortable it is and do you still get jet lags, etc? PKM? Moe?
Joe Bagadonuts
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It's more comfortable with more space and easier flight schedules, but it is tiring nonetheless. I've traveled many different ways and my experience has been that when you do a lot it wears on you. Also, while the team gets to travel by charter there are a lot of other people who have to go back and forth in coach. The bottom line is that the logistics of numerous cross-country playoff series are no where near as simple as you're making them out to be.
More cross conference match ups in the playoffs = more fun = better ratings?
.... and that's why I said ask the players what they feel about it. I don't think it's really that big a deal during the PLAYOFFS where there are no back-to-backs between home and away game.
This convo is redundant unless until somebody here can ask the players how they feel.