ofiba Posted June 15, 2012 Posted June 15, 2012 The 3 teams breaks the home court and all they have to is carry their home court. That same logic applies to the 2-2-1-1-1 format.
K-9 Posted June 15, 2012 Posted June 15, 2012 Whenever I need to stoke my hatred of the Heat, I think about that victory celebration they had the night after Lebron signed. I felt so bad for Cleveland. Well, considering the entire OKC organization pulled a LeBron James on the ENTIRE city of Seattle, I think the Thunder are even more detestable and harder to root for. They are the LA Clippers to me. I'm not rooting FOR the Heat so much as rooting AGAINST the Thunder.
ExiledInIllinois Posted June 15, 2012 Posted June 15, 2012 That same logic applies to the 2-2-1-1-1 format. Not really. For the non-home court team to win the series on their court, it would have to be game 6... Not game 5. Giving anybody a 3 game home stand in a 7 game series is an advantage, IMO... Negates most of the home court advantage... MOST. Now... If MIA drops just one at home... They are in do-do... Not deep do-do though...
K-9 Posted June 15, 2012 Posted June 15, 2012 Not really. For the non-home court team to win the series on their court, it would have to be game 6... Not game 5. Giving anybody a 3 game home stand in a 7 game series is an advantage, IMO... Negates most of the home court advantage... MOST. Now... If MIA drops just one at home... They are in do-do... Not deep do-do though... I don't know. If they gave me the option of having games 6 and 7, both more than likely to be series clinchers, AT HOME, I'd take it every time.
dayman Posted June 15, 2012 Posted June 15, 2012 I don't know. If they gave me the option of having games 6 and 7, both more than likely to be series clinchers, AT HOME, I'd take it every time. Agreed. I mean if you lose 4 out of 5 games...even if 3 are on the road...you just lost the series and you damn near got swept so you really don't have a leg to stand on complaining about the structure of the series...you got whooped.
Buftex Posted June 15, 2012 Author Posted June 15, 2012 The 3 teams breaks the home court and all they have to is carry their home court. I think Heat take it in 5. Not a chance.
BuffOrange Posted June 15, 2012 Posted June 15, 2012 Not really. For the non-home court team to win the series on their court, it would have to be game 6... Not game 5. Giving anybody a 3 game home stand in a 7 game series is an advantage, IMO... Negates most of the home court advantage... MOST. Now... If MIA drops just one at home... They are in do-do... Not deep do-do though... Well history doesn't really agree. Only two teams have swept the middle 3 games at home (one of which was done with an asterisk as the refs pretty much handed Miami Games 3 & 5 in '06).
bbb Posted June 16, 2012 Posted June 16, 2012 Well history doesn't really agree. Only two teams have swept the middle 3 games at home (one of which was done with an asterisk as the refs pretty much handed Miami Games 3 & 5 in '06). If I remember right, didn't Jordan's first title come when the Bulls split at home and then went to LA and swept them on their own court?
bbb Posted June 16, 2012 Posted June 16, 2012 In reading Buftex' link to the Phil Jackson article in the Knicks thread, I then read an article on the NBA teams with the most dominating runs to the Finals. I did see where I was right in my post right above about the Bulls in '91. But, this is about the Bucks in '71 with Kareem and the Big O: Milwaukee took care of its business by posting the third-highest score for a second round, the fifth-highest for a conference finals, and the highest one for a Finals -- a four-game rout of Baltimore in which no game was closer than eight points. Thank heavens it went only four; it was played under a bizarre 1-1-1-1-1-1-1 format. Who would EII think has the advantage under that format?!?
ExiledInIllinois Posted June 16, 2012 Posted June 16, 2012 In reading Buftex' link to the Phil Jackson article in the Knicks thread, I then read an article on the NBA teams with the most dominating runs to the Finals. I did see where I was right in my post right above about the Bulls in '91. But, this is about the Bucks in '71 with Kareem and the Big O: Milwaukee took care of its business by posting the third-highest score for a second round, the fifth-highest for a conference finals, and the highest one for a Finals -- a four-game rout of Baltimore in which no game was closer than eight points. Thank heavens it went only four; it was played under a bizarre 1-1-1-1-1-1-1 format. Who would EII think has the advantage under that format?!? Not that I don't think it is a viable format... I just don't think a team should have 3 games in a row at home when all they need it 4 to win the series. In best of 7, 2-2-1-1-1 is the best. I know that the results speak otherwise... I just don't like it or think it is fair... Same with a best of 5 for baseball wild card games.
bbb Posted June 16, 2012 Posted June 16, 2012 Not that I don't think it is a viable format... I just don't think a team should have 3 games in a row at home when all they need it 4 to win the series. In best of 7, 2-2-1-1-1 is the best. I know that the results speak otherwise... I just don't like it or think it is fair... Same with a best of 5 for baseball wild card games. I don't like it either. I'm just not sure who it favors. I think they should go back to this 1-1-1-1-1-1-1 thing!
ExiledInIllinois Posted June 16, 2012 Posted June 16, 2012 I don't like it either. I'm just not sure who it favors. I think they should go back to this 1-1-1-1-1-1-1 thing! Honestly? I think it favors both teams! That is why teams bite on taking the chance... Just don't think 3 games should be played in a row when it takes 4 to win.
ExiledInIllinois Posted June 16, 2012 Posted June 16, 2012 It favors both teams?!? Yes. Depends if the away team can break one of the first two... The have the potential to finish the series at home... Which the Heat will finally do this time around. If the home advantage team carries the first two... It favors them no doubt... Because they can finish at home. That is why I think teams usually do not object to this high risk, high reward TRAVEL format... There is a little taken off the home court advantage with this format. Anyway, IMO... Again, it evens thing out more and takes away some of the home court advantage... I know, results speak for themself... This isn't about the format being better than others... This format is soley done for travel purposes.
truth on hold Posted June 18, 2012 Posted June 18, 2012 Wow with all those heat turnovers in the 4th qtr and OKC still can't take advantage of it. Have to wonder if they're a good as advertised.
dayman Posted June 18, 2012 Posted June 18, 2012 LETS GO HEAT Agreed though OKC had a shot there and let it go
truth on hold Posted June 18, 2012 Posted June 18, 2012 Poor FT shooting was one of the reasons. Durant missing 2 in a row like he didn't care.
inkman Posted June 18, 2012 Posted June 18, 2012 The Miami Heat PA announcer is the worst thing that has ever happened to sports.
bbb Posted June 18, 2012 Posted June 18, 2012 The Miami Heat PA announcer is the worst thing that has ever happened to sports. Agreed! The whole NBA experience is ridiculous now. Playing music during play. Not one moment of just silence the whole game.
dayman Posted June 19, 2012 Posted June 19, 2012 Agreed! The whole NBA experience is ridiculous now. Playing music during play. Not one moment of just silence the whole game. People can differ on that one issue but I think being in either of arenas during these games would be electric...def. OKC. Pretty good atmosphere IMO probably better than most NFL games.
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