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Aca
Profile Joined April 2003
United States165 Posts
April 23 2009 00:53 GMT
#241
Sparrett the Falcon fighting!
tonight
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
United States11130 Posts
April 23 2009 01:07 GMT
#242
At least this Hawks/Heat game isn't a total blow out.
if I come without a thing, then I come with all I need @tonightsend
Ace
Profile Blog Joined October 2002
United States16096 Posts
April 23 2009 01:11 GMT
#243
DWAYNE WADE IS A FUCKING ANIMAL!
Math me up, scumboi. - Acrofales
Dknight
Profile Blog Joined April 2005
United States5223 Posts
April 23 2009 01:13 GMT
#244
When did the NBA playoffs change with the winner of 1v8 playing the winner of 4v5? I thought it was always highest seed vs lowest seed :O
WGT<3. Former CL/NW head admin.
Aca
Profile Joined April 2003
United States165 Posts
April 23 2009 01:28 GMT
#245
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On April 23 2009 10:13 Dknight wrote:
When did the NBA playoffs change with the winner of 1v8 playing the winner of 4v5? I thought it was always highest seed vs lowest seed :O


I think it has always been the way it is now. The rule change that I assume you mean happened in 2005 if I'm not mistaken, and it only seeds teams in the initial brackets according entirely to record. Before the rule change, the winners of each division of each conference were always the top three seeds for their conference.
Ace
Profile Blog Joined October 2002
United States16096 Posts
April 23 2009 01:33 GMT
#246
Orlando gonna get of with this by luck
Math me up, scumboi. - Acrofales
Dknight
Profile Blog Joined April 2005
United States5223 Posts
April 23 2009 01:35 GMT
#247
Nono. I know that but its now like the NCAA bracket where you have

1vs8
4v5

2vs7
3v6

Winner of 1vs8 vs winner of 4vs5
Winner of 2vs7 vs winner of 3vs6

I always thought it was highest seed vs lowest seed in second round and then the other two teams play. O_O
WGT<3. Former CL/NW head admin.
Ace
Profile Blog Joined October 2002
United States16096 Posts
April 23 2009 01:44 GMT
#248
lol nah the NBA hasnt ever been like that if I recall
Math me up, scumboi. - Acrofales
Dknight
Profile Blog Joined April 2005
United States5223 Posts
April 23 2009 01:49 GMT
#249
Aca and Ace posting in the same thread....I can't take it.
WGT<3. Former CL/NW head admin.
Ace
Profile Blog Joined October 2002
United States16096 Posts
April 23 2009 02:30 GMT
#250
OMFG D WADE!
Math me up, scumboi. - Acrofales
iLoveKT
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
Philippines3615 Posts
April 23 2009 02:35 GMT
#251
On April 23 2009 10:35 Dknight wrote:
Nono. I know that but its now like the NCAA bracket where you have

1vs8
4v5

2vs7
3v6

Winner of 1vs8 vs winner of 4vs5
Winner of 2vs7 vs winner of 3vs6

I always thought it was highest seed vs lowest seed in second round and then the other two teams play. O_O

it has always been this way.
Woo Jung Ho
il0seonpurpose
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Korea (South)5638 Posts
April 23 2009 02:47 GMT
#252
D Wade! When he hit that crazy bank three, you knew the Heat were gonna win.
KOFgokuon
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
United States14908 Posts
April 23 2009 02:50 GMT
#253
ahhhh philly
Dknight
Profile Blog Joined April 2005
United States5223 Posts
April 23 2009 03:05 GMT
#254
I thought so. The bracket on nba's site had been all confused and then a friend of mine who is a huge basketball fan was saying the same thing. -_-;;;
WGT<3. Former CL/NW head admin.
il0seonpurpose
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Korea (South)5638 Posts
April 23 2009 03:10 GMT
#255
Dknight, in NCAA, it is actually 1vs16, and then the winner of that plays the winner of 8vs9. So I guess in a sense, both NBA and NCAA brackets are set up so that the middle seaded team (either 4 or 5 in NBA or 8 or 9 in the NCAA) always play the number one seed (assuming they advance)
Dknight
Profile Blog Joined April 2005
United States5223 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-04-23 03:14:19
April 23 2009 03:13 GMT
#256
On April 23 2009 11:35 iLoveKTF wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 23 2009 10:35 Dknight wrote:
Nono. I know that but its now like the NCAA bracket where you have

1vs8
4v5

2vs7
3v6

Winner of 1vs8 vs winner of 4vs5
Winner of 2vs7 vs winner of 3vs6

I always thought it was highest seed vs lowest seed in second round and then the other two teams play. O_O

it has always been this way.


Actually, I'm looking into it a bit more and it seems this isn't the case at least in the case of the last three years and from what it looks like, this year. :\


On April 23 2009 12:10 il0seonpurpose wrote:
Dknight, in NCAA, it is actually 1vs16, and then the winner of that plays the winner of 8vs9. So I guess in a sense, both NBA and NCAA brackets are set up so that the middle seaded team (either 4 or 5 in NBA or 8 or 9 in the NCAA) always play the number one seed (assuming they advance)



Yeah, I know that o_O.
WGT<3. Former CL/NW head admin.
Xusneb
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
Canada612 Posts
April 23 2009 03:23 GMT
#257
Miami played well tonight. DWade finally showed up Watching NO/DEN atm and it's pretty close early in the 2nd.
If you want to be happy, be. - Leo Tolstoy
Ace
Profile Blog Joined October 2002
United States16096 Posts
April 23 2009 03:23 GMT
#258
It did change in the last 3 years, but not what numbers played what numbers.

The seeding is different. Now it's Division Winners automatically having the top 3 out of 4 seeds regardless of the records of everyone else. It's a shitty system in most respects because if one division was just absolute garbage (imagine Kings, Warriors,Thunder, Clippers are one) one of those teams bumps a better team out the playoffs and gets the #8 seed a ridiculously easy matchup.

The only thing saving the NBA from this setup is that with 82 games and enough good teams per division it's unlikely to happen.
Math me up, scumboi. - Acrofales
il0seonpurpose
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Korea (South)5638 Posts
April 23 2009 03:37 GMT
#259
On April 23 2009 12:13 Dknight wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 23 2009 11:35 iLoveKTF wrote:
On April 23 2009 10:35 Dknight wrote:
Nono. I know that but its now like the NCAA bracket where you have

1vs8
4v5

2vs7
3v6

Winner of 1vs8 vs winner of 4vs5
Winner of 2vs7 vs winner of 3vs6

I always thought it was highest seed vs lowest seed in second round and then the other two teams play. O_O

it has always been this way.


Actually, I'm looking into it a bit more and it seems this isn't the case at least in the case of the last three years and from what it looks like, this year. :\


Show nested quote +
On April 23 2009 12:10 il0seonpurpose wrote:
Dknight, in NCAA, it is actually 1vs16, and then the winner of that plays the winner of 8vs9. So I guess in a sense, both NBA and NCAA brackets are set up so that the middle seaded team (either 4 or 5 in NBA or 8 or 9 in the NCAA) always play the number one seed (assuming they advance)



Yeah, I know that o_O.




Well I was reading this

On April 23 2009 10:35 Dknight wrote:
Nono. I know that but its now like the NCAA bracket where you have

1vs8
4v5

2vs7
3v6

Winner of 1vs8 vs winner of 4vs5
Winner of 2vs7 vs winner of 3vs6

I always thought it was highest seed vs lowest seed in second round and then the other two teams play. O_O



But I guess thats like the sweet 16, assuming the higher seeds advance. Sorry
Sadist
Profile Blog Joined October 2002
United States7326 Posts
April 23 2009 04:37 GMT
#260
Billups is missed

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How do you go from where you are to where you want to be? I think you have to have an enthusiasm for life. You have to have a dream, a goal and you have to be willing to work for it. Jim Valvano
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