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Why weren't the in-season tournament groups divided by division? (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by DontBanMe_IWasJoking@alien.top to c/nba@nba.space

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Each division has 5 teams, and plays each other more often than other teams. Divisions as they currently stand basically have no meaning in the current NBA. The in season tournament seems like the perfect opportunity to use divisions, as they play each other more anyway and it means less travel, and each division would have at least one representative in the next stage.

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[–] MiopTop@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Competitive balance. Imagine how insane the Pacific division group would have been last year.

The hope is for the 4 best teams in the conference to qualify for the KOs. If three of those are in the same division, it becomes impossible for all 3 to qualify and some mid team from a weak division gets in.

[–] MySilverBurrito@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Divisions are pretty much for travel purposes.

IIRC, IST will have different groups every year.

[–] rick_32@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

To make it different from the regular season/ playoffs that already exists