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kriD · 04-14-2006, 02:55 AM

NBA may tweak playoff format ... eventually

By DAVID MOORE / The Dallas Morning News

PHOENIX – There's a chance the playoff format will change. But not in time to help the Mavericks.

Commissioner David Stern and deputy commissioner Russ Granik discussed the NBA's seeding process in a conference call with the media Thursday. Stern said he wasn't sure "we can find a good reason for any change to be made," then conceded there might be a better way to do it for next season. Granik said that response among the people he has talked to has been mixed but acknowledged, "we can clear the issue up of the team with the second-best record being seeded fourth."

The Mavericks hold the fourth seed in the Western Conference despite a significantly better record than No. 2 seed Phoenix and No. 3 Denver. Granik likes the idea of taking the three division winners in each conference along with the runner-up with the best record and seeding those teams one through four according to record.

Said Mark Cuban: "It's too strong a possibility that a team could win a division with a record under .500, and a single division could have three 50-win teams, which would create a big mess."

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04-14-2006, 02:55 AM	#14
kriD Platinum Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 2,039	NBA may tweak playoff format ... eventually By DAVID MOORE / The Dallas Morning News PHOENIX – There's a chance the playoff format will change. But not in time to help the Mavericks. Commissioner David Stern and deputy commissioner Russ Granik discussed the NBA's seeding process in a conference call with the media Thursday. Stern said he wasn't sure "we can find a good reason for any change to be made," then conceded there might be a better way to do it for next season. Granik said that response among the people he has talked to has been mixed but acknowledged, "we can clear the issue up of the team with the second-best record being seeded fourth." The Mavericks hold the fourth seed in the Western Conference despite a significantly better record than No. 2 seed Phoenix and No. 3 Denver. Granik likes the idea of taking the three division winners in each conference along with the runner-up with the best record and seeding those teams one through four according to record. Said Mark Cuban: "It's too strong a possibility that a team could win a division with a record under .500, and a single division could have three 50-win teams, which would create a big mess." (...)