Comments on: Game Three Thoughts http://www.forumblueandgold.com/2008/04/27/game-three-thoughts/ A Lakers Blog. Thoughts, reflections, and the odd rant on the Los Angeles Lakers and the NBA (even the Clippers). Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:59:17 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: matt. http://www.forumblueandgold.com/2008/04/27/game-three-thoughts/comment-page-2/#comment-558692 matt. Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:57:54 +0000 http://www.forumblueandgold.com/2008/04/27/game-three-thoughts/#comment-558692 New post up. New post up.

]]> By: matt. http://www.forumblueandgold.com/2008/04/27/game-three-thoughts/comment-page-2/#comment-558691 matt. Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:57:20 +0000 http://www.forumblueandgold.com/2008/04/27/game-three-thoughts/#comment-558691 62 Or The Shining. 62
Or The Shining.

]]> By: Renato Afonso http://www.forumblueandgold.com/2008/04/27/game-three-thoughts/comment-page-2/#comment-558689 Renato Afonso Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:55:10 +0000 http://www.forumblueandgold.com/2008/04/27/game-three-thoughts/#comment-558689 62. Obviously he's talking about Jack Nicholson in the Shinning ;) 62. Obviously he’s talking about Jack Nicholson in the Shinning ;)

]]> By: pb http://www.forumblueandgold.com/2008/04/27/game-three-thoughts/comment-page-2/#comment-558683 pb Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:38:55 +0000 http://www.forumblueandgold.com/2008/04/27/game-three-thoughts/#comment-558683 I don't think there's anything wrong with the current playoff format. So who cares if one conference dominates the other as it is always cyclical. Sports is all about great players dominating during their prime years. In the 80s when most of the powerhouses were in the east coast, the playoff series in the first few rounds were crazy and even in the 90s. Plus, before the games were played, everyone was excited about the first round serieses of western conference playoffs. No one should try to "force" great matchups. Teams will find ways to use the system to their advantage. If it aint' broke, why fix it? If it takes more than a couple of sentences (or even paragraphs) to explain your idea, then most likely, it's not a good one. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with the current playoff format. So who cares if one conference dominates the other as it is always cyclical. Sports is all about great players dominating during their prime years. In the 80s when most of the powerhouses were in the east coast, the playoff series in the first few rounds were crazy and even in the 90s. Plus, before the games were played, everyone was excited about the first round serieses of western conference playoffs. No one should try to “force” great matchups. Teams will find ways to use the system to their advantage. If it aint’ broke, why fix it? If it takes more than a couple of sentences (or even paragraphs) to explain your idea, then most likely, it’s not a good one.

]]> By: exhelodrvr http://www.forumblueandgold.com/2008/04/27/game-three-thoughts/comment-page-2/#comment-558674 exhelodrvr Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:00:49 +0000 http://www.forumblueandgold.com/2008/04/27/game-three-thoughts/#comment-558674 58) This Little Pinky Hopefully not the Jack Nicholson at the end of "Cuckoo's Next." 58) This Little Pinky

Hopefully not the Jack Nicholson at the end of “Cuckoo’s Next.”

]]> By: Goo http://www.forumblueandgold.com/2008/04/27/game-three-thoughts/comment-page-2/#comment-558673 Goo Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:59:47 +0000 http://www.forumblueandgold.com/2008/04/27/game-three-thoughts/#comment-558673 57, the problem is that having lottery percentages allotted to all non-playoff teams makes EVERY team want to tank, so that they all could potentially gain 5-10% depending on how bad their record ends up...if they could just limit the lottery style to the worst 5-3 teams (or even a coin flip between the worst two or something), then you won't have a team like Portland who is far away from the worst record deciding to punt a few games since it could potentially be the difference between a 11 or 3 draft pick. 57, the problem is that having lottery percentages allotted to all non-playoff teams makes EVERY team want to tank, so that they all could potentially gain 5-10% depending on how bad their record ends up…if they could just limit the lottery style to the worst 5-3 teams (or even a coin flip between the worst two or something), then you won’t have a team like Portland who is far away from the worst record deciding to punt a few games since it could potentially be the difference between a 11 or 3 draft pick.

]]> By: Joem http://www.forumblueandgold.com/2008/04/27/game-three-thoughts/comment-page-2/#comment-558663 Joem Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:05:14 +0000 http://www.forumblueandgold.com/2008/04/27/game-three-thoughts/#comment-558663 Here's my suggestion for playoff selection and seeding. Division winners get the top three seeds in each conference. The remaining top ten teams by W-L record are assigned alternately to the East or West with the top record going to that team's conference. The next best goes to the other conference playoffs and so on. If I did this right, this year would have the West as LA, NO, Utah, SA, PHX, DEN, CAVs and POR. In the East it would be BOS, DET, ORL, HOUS, MAVS, GS, WAS and TOR. If you look at first round matchups, I think there are several that would be more entertaining than the current ones going on in the East. Here’s my suggestion for playoff selection and seeding.
Division winners get the top three seeds in each conference.
The remaining top ten teams by W-L record are assigned
alternately to the East or West with the top record going to
that team’s conference. The next best goes to the other
conference playoffs and so on. If I did this right, this year
would have the West as LA, NO, Utah, SA, PHX, DEN, CAVs
and POR. In the East it would be BOS, DET, ORL, HOUS,
MAVS, GS, WAS and TOR. If you look at first round matchups,
I think there are several that would be more entertaining than
the current ones going on in the East.

]]> By: Pato http://www.forumblueandgold.com/2008/04/27/game-three-thoughts/comment-page-2/#comment-558661 Pato Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:58:44 +0000 http://www.forumblueandgold.com/2008/04/27/game-three-thoughts/#comment-558661 Matt (39), thanks a lot but don’t worry about me. I can see the games, the trouble is that I’m force to see them in Internet (i.e. in stoogetv) and sometimes the signal (?) get lost (??) (sorry even I have problems trying to understand what I’m writing). So I’m watching the first quarter, then 2 minutes of the second, three in the ESPN gamecast, again I get the image and continue with the game… That’s what I was talking about. Besides, another example, today LA plays at 10.30 (east time, right?), here in Argentina is at 11.30 PM (and before in the season the difference was 3 hours). So I go to bed at 2 AM and got to get up at 6AM!!! But, right now with Internet I can watch the games (I also bought the NBA Pass, but here they transmite two games by day, and of course sometimes you can see the Lakers), the problem was in the 80’s (just one game of the entire NBA, sometimes, by week) or in the 90’s (2 or 3 games by week and always the Bulls in the TV). Of course, right now everybody forgot they were Bulls fans in the past and this country looks like a big San Antonio city (because of Manu, of course). Matt (39), thanks a lot but don’t worry about me. I can see the games, the trouble is that I’m force to see them in Internet (i.e. in stoogetv) and sometimes the signal (?) get lost (??) (sorry even I have problems trying to understand what I’m writing). So I’m watching the first quarter, then 2 minutes of the second, three in the ESPN gamecast, again I get the image and continue with the game… That’s what I was talking about.
Besides, another example, today LA plays at 10.30 (east time, right?), here in Argentina is at 11.30 PM (and before in the season the difference was 3 hours). So I go to bed at 2 AM and got to get up at 6AM!!!
But, right now with Internet I can watch the games (I also bought the NBA Pass, but here they transmite two games by day, and of course sometimes you can see the Lakers), the problem was in the 80’s (just one game of the entire NBA, sometimes, by week) or in the 90’s (2 or 3 games by week and always the Bulls in the TV).
Of course, right now everybody forgot they were Bulls fans in the past and this country looks like a big San Antonio city (because of Manu, of course).

]]> By: This Little Pinky http://www.forumblueandgold.com/2008/04/27/game-three-thoughts/comment-page-2/#comment-558654 This Little Pinky Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:47:40 +0000 http://www.forumblueandgold.com/2008/04/27/game-three-thoughts/#comment-558654 I think of myself as the Jack Nicholson of this blog. I think of myself as the Jack Nicholson of this blog.

]]> By: Britton http://www.forumblueandgold.com/2008/04/27/game-three-thoughts/comment-page-2/#comment-558653 Britton Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:35:21 +0000 http://www.forumblueandgold.com/2008/04/27/game-three-thoughts/#comment-558653 The NBA (David Stern) didn't take into account man's fundamental need to cling to whatever hope he can find. The lottery, I believe was made on one hand to discourage teams racing to the bottom to automatically get the pick and X player coming out that year and also to create off-season buzz for the league. The second objective is usually achieved, but the first is not. Teams still race for the bottom because even though it's only 25%, it's still better odds individually than the other teams. Personally, I hate when the lottery rewards teams that barely missed the playoffs. I'm looking at you Orlando and Portland. But that's just my two cents... The NBA (David Stern) didn’t take into account man’s fundamental need to cling to whatever hope he can find. The lottery, I believe was made on one hand to discourage teams racing to the bottom to automatically get the pick and X player coming out that year and also to create off-season buzz for the league. The second objective is usually achieved, but the first is not. Teams still race for the bottom because even though it’s only 25%, it’s still better odds individually than the other teams.

Personally, I hate when the lottery rewards teams that barely missed the playoffs. I’m looking at you Orlando and Portland.

But that’s just my two cents…

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