Comments on: While unlikely, a Group Stage format is the NBA’s best path forward https://213hoops.com/while-unlikely-a-group-stage-format-is-the-nbas-best-path-forward/ L.A. Clippers News and Analysis Tue, 02 Jun 2020 15:48:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.3.19 By: mlslaw1 https://213hoops.com/while-unlikely-a-group-stage-format-is-the-nbas-best-path-forward/#comment-1140 Tue, 02 Jun 2020 15:48:00 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=990#comment-1140 Fascinating as hell. With that set up, betting that at least one or two top teams falter (especially with all the healing rest; i.e. Blazers) since every group looks like a murderer’s row.

]]> By: Lucas Hann https://213hoops.com/while-unlikely-a-group-stage-format-is-the-nbas-best-path-forward/#comment-1139 Tue, 02 Jun 2020 13:22:32 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=990#comment-1139 It’s all hypothetical how they’d set it up, but I agree with KOC that the logical process would be to cut the 20 teams into 5 tiers based on record (so the top 4 records, MIL/LAL/LAC/TOR would all be the “Tier 1” team in their group) and then randomly drawing one team from teach tier into each group. Because the NBA would be adding 4 additional West teams (making it 12 West vs 8 East), KOC suggested they’d balance the groups by having each have 3 West/2 East.

Since the Clippers are a Tier 1 West team, and all of Tier 5 are west teams, they’d have one of those teams (Pelicans, Blazers, Spurs, Kings), plus 2 of their 3 Tier 2/3/4 opponents from the East.

Tier 2: Celtics, Nuggets, Jazz, Heat
Tier 3: Thunder, Rockets, Pacers, Sixers
Tier 4: Mavericks, Grizzlies, Nets, Magic

The group would be:
LAC
One Tier 5 team at random
One team each from 2/3/4, with only one of those three teams being from the West

So it could be LAC, Boston, Indiana, Dallas, San Antonio. Or LAC, Denver, Philly, Orlando, Portland. Etc., etc.

]]> By: mlslaw1 https://213hoops.com/while-unlikely-a-group-stage-format-is-the-nbas-best-path-forward/#comment-1138 Tue, 02 Jun 2020 04:48:00 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=990#comment-1138 “group stage would give us more games and more drama”

Absolutely agree. How bout throwing out a 5 team staging event involving the clips. Which teams mite logically be included in a Clips’ group?

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