[quote name='Genocidal']And as soon as it gets changed, a team will barely win in a tough division, coming out with a lower record and getting a lower seed. Then the bitching will continue. Division winners get the highest seeds in every American sport, and I can't find a compelling argument to change it for the NBA.
I also find it funny that everyone seems to think the guy from "their team" should be MVP. Just look at locations and who the poster's arguing about being MVP.[/QUOTE]
I'm from Ohio, and I'm not arguing for LeBron.
Just because I live in Tempe now doesn't mean I'm a fan because I live here at the moment. I've been a fan since Barkely was in town. Nice try though.
[quote name='Grave_Addiction']Yeah, the NBA should take it away, because it's a giving a false reading of that team's success. So a team should get rewarded more for winning a division rather than trying to have the most wins in their conference?
What's more telling of a team's success - winning their division or winning more games? It's simple, teams with the best records should get rewarded with a higher playoff seeding for winning more games.
The Denver Nuggets finished the season with a 44-38 record and the third seed in the playoffs. That's a .538 winning percentage, barely over .500. Do you honestly think it's reasonable that they are seeded higher than the Mavericks who have a .732 winning percentage? That's just plain stupid, and many journalists have predicted the NBA will look to change it this offseason.[/QUOTE]
In a perfect world, the top 8 teams would make it in based on their skill rating, but we don't live there and the playoffs aren't ranked by . Having the most wins in your conference does have a reward, it's called winning your division by default.
If a team is truly as good as their record says they are, they'll actually win their series, not have to rely on their rankings to affect the outcome.