Re: Yippee, more games

["Dan Forant" <dforant1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Oh goody. More welfare for the NBA. Now we get to see the Weasels in the
7&8th spots play 1&2. This makes the playoffs at this level less interesting
and boring. More folks will be watching more calf roping during these
series. The 7th and 8th deserve early departures. Now we'll get at least 1
more game to see how they really suck.

Let's not settle just for this, let's handicap the 7&8 teams. Yeah, make it
fair, then 4 of 7 will mean something. Actually everyone should make the
playoffs.........yeeesssssssssssssss..........................

DanF

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Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 2:59 PM
Subject: Yippee, more games


> First round of NBA playoffs to be best-of-7
> By CHRIS SHERIDAN, AP Basketball Writer
> February 8, 2003
>
> ATLANTA (AP) -- The first round of the NBA playoffs will switch from
> best-of-5 to best-of-7 this season under a tentative deal between the
> players' union and the league, The Associated Press learned Saturday.
>
> The union and a handful of owners reached the agreement in talks during
> All-Star weekend. The sides also agreed to meet this summer to begin
> discussing an extension of the collective bargaining agreement that
> will expire after the 2003-04 or 2004-05 season.
>
> The switch to a best-of-7 format was expected to be announced Saturday
> night at commissioner David Stern's annual All-Star news conference.
>
> ADVERTISEMENT
>   A source within the league with knowledge of the agreement, speaking
> on condition of anonymity, outlined the terms of the deal to the AP:
>
> -- The playoff pool, to be divided among players on teams that qualify
> for the postseason, will rise by $750,000 to $8.75 million this season.
> It will go to $8.875 million in 2003-04 and $9 million in 2004-05.
>
> -- Veterans with at least four years of experience will not be required
> to report for the first three days of training camp next season, and
> the first five days of training camp in the two subsequent seasons.
>
> -- Teams will be prohibited from holding two-a-day practices after the
> 10th day of training camp.
>
> Previous talks between the league and the union failed to produce an
> agreement on expanding the first round of the playoffs, which have been
> best-of-5 since 1984.
>
> The change means that all four rounds of the NBA playoffs now will be
> best-of-7.
>
> The agreement still must be approved by the 29 NBA owners, but that is
> considered a formality.
>
> Owners also must decide by Dec. 15 whether to exercise an option in the
> collective bargaining agreement that would extend it through the
> 2004-05 season.