Post by Miege22 on Apr 27, 2014 1:31:09 GMT -5
I was going through old threads and noticed one about the divisions being unbalanced. With talk in the NBA of abolishing divisions, I figured it might not be a bad thing to have that discussion here. There are a lot of ways to "get rid" of divisions. I laid out a few I can think of:
1. Form two conferences, 10 teams each, and go from there.
2. Get rid of conferences completely and play one balanced schedule of 19 games. (This might not be possible because of our playoff format)
3. Keep the divisions, but balance the schedule so everyone plays the other teams in their own conference 1 time. Division winners do not get an automatic bid and seeding is determined on record regardless of division.
I've also been playing around with the idea of a TRUE East and West...
PACIFIC - GS, LV, SEA, UTAH, POR
MIDWEST - HOU, OKC, KC, MEM, MIN
SOUTHEAST - TB, ORL, CHA, ATL, WAS
NORTH - BOS, BRK, TOR, CLE, CHI
Don't know how much it changes competitiveness for the future (if you're looking at just this year, it really doesn't change anything), but it would add a different look.
Another fairly interesting idea that might be cool for a fantasy league is an NBA/ABA split. What I mean is, the teams in the NBA conference would be comprised of our 10 original owners. The ABA would be the 10 new(er) owners. The divisions within each conference would be determined based on the previous year's standings, with the breakdown being as follows:
Division A: 1st, 4th, 5th, 8th, 9th
Division B: 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 7th, 10th
Our 10 "original" owners: BRK, BOS, TOR, WAS, UTA, ATL, HOU, TB, CHA, GS (all of these owners joined in 2009)
Our 10 "new" owners: ORL, OKC, CLE, MEM, CHI, KC, LV, MIN, POR, SEA (all joined after 09)
Based on the current standings, here's how the divisions would break down...
NBA D1: BRK, TOR, WAS, GS, CHA
NBA D2: UTA, ATL, BOS, HOU, TB
ABA D1: ORL, OKC, CLE, MEM, CHI
ABA D2: KC, LV, MIN, POR, SEA
What intrigues me about this one is the fact that "new" owners all took over teams that had previous, irreversible transactions. They oftentimes started at a disadvantage, and this, in some ways, minimizes those disadvantages.
Just a thought.
I'm sure there are other ways. Let me know what you all think.
1. Form two conferences, 10 teams each, and go from there.
2. Get rid of conferences completely and play one balanced schedule of 19 games. (This might not be possible because of our playoff format)
3. Keep the divisions, but balance the schedule so everyone plays the other teams in their own conference 1 time. Division winners do not get an automatic bid and seeding is determined on record regardless of division.
I've also been playing around with the idea of a TRUE East and West...
PACIFIC - GS, LV, SEA, UTAH, POR
MIDWEST - HOU, OKC, KC, MEM, MIN
SOUTHEAST - TB, ORL, CHA, ATL, WAS
NORTH - BOS, BRK, TOR, CLE, CHI
Don't know how much it changes competitiveness for the future (if you're looking at just this year, it really doesn't change anything), but it would add a different look.
Another fairly interesting idea that might be cool for a fantasy league is an NBA/ABA split. What I mean is, the teams in the NBA conference would be comprised of our 10 original owners. The ABA would be the 10 new(er) owners. The divisions within each conference would be determined based on the previous year's standings, with the breakdown being as follows:
Division A: 1st, 4th, 5th, 8th, 9th
Division B: 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 7th, 10th
Our 10 "original" owners: BRK, BOS, TOR, WAS, UTA, ATL, HOU, TB, CHA, GS (all of these owners joined in 2009)
Our 10 "new" owners: ORL, OKC, CLE, MEM, CHI, KC, LV, MIN, POR, SEA (all joined after 09)
Based on the current standings, here's how the divisions would break down...
NBA D1: BRK, TOR, WAS, GS, CHA
NBA D2: UTA, ATL, BOS, HOU, TB
ABA D1: ORL, OKC, CLE, MEM, CHI
ABA D2: KC, LV, MIN, POR, SEA
What intrigues me about this one is the fact that "new" owners all took over teams that had previous, irreversible transactions. They oftentimes started at a disadvantage, and this, in some ways, minimizes those disadvantages.
Just a thought.
I'm sure there are other ways. Let me know what you all think.