When basketball is around the corner, we know that a potential new NBA champion is on the rise. June marks the last month of the NBA playoffs, a four round series in which eliminated teams are sent home. In each of these playoff series, the winner moves on when he has won 4 of the 7 games. The 7 games are played accordingly to who had the better record, with the weaker team having one less home game. But is this the best for everyone? Should there be a playoff format change when 7 games are just too much? A lot can happen in 7 games and it puts pressure only when 2 games have been lost by a particular team. The NBA playoffs are too long in my opinion and it can be very boring at times.
To further explain my point, the NBA playoff is like a show that is run basketball and over. There is a pregame talk about the players and more, when it can all be done in several games at most. While hyping up the playoffs is okay, there should be fewer games. There should only be 4 or 5 games so that the pressure is quickly on a team to win. It also makes each game count more and is more interesting when there are fewer games played. The NCAA is very interesting because there is a one rule elimination game. In order to become the champion, you have to win all of your games without dropping any of them.
The NCAA is very interesting as a result of their format. It puts that much more pressure on things to be done well the first time. There is also more meaning to each game because it counts. Meanwhile, the NBA has so many games that it makes each game almost meaningless unless a team is close to losing the series.
If the NBA playoffs format is changed it will not benefit any team. It will be the same rules and formatting for each and every team in the playoffs. They will have to adapt to the rules and will have to play more effective. It will make the NBA something to watch again.
NBA fan
By Jonathan T Chin
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