Quote:I just don't get why people think adding one team per conference is SUCH A BIG DEAL

 

And people keep saying, "Oh no, we are going to be like the NBA."  Well, the NBA is actually growing in popularity. I'm not a fan of the NBA, but when playoffs come around it becomes more interesting.

 

Adding one more team to the playoff system is not going to ruin the league.

 

  Adding one team to the playoffs per conference is only the first step.    Like I expressed earlier in this thread,  once a # 1 seed gets a bye because they are in a weak division,   the call will be for elimination of byes.  Hence adding one more team per conference to the playoffs.

 

  If the regular season had more meaning in the NBA,   I truly believe you would pay more attention to it.   The reason i'm only a very casual NBA fan,  who practically doesn't watch any regular season games,   is the regular season means so little.   Some people like the sport enough that they will watch it regardless of what the league feeds them.    I'm not one of those people.    I'm old enough to remember when the NBA didn't have a 16 team playoff system.    That's when I paid attention to the regular season.

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