Adam Silver offers up 1-16 seeding compromise for possible playoff changes
Silver mentioned still having the best eight teams from each conference making
the playoffs, but then seeding those teams 1-16. In that case, if the top two
teams were from the same conference it would set up a possible Finals meeting
.
Silver提到的想法是，東西區依然各取戰績最好的八支球隊，但順序則是這16支球隊依序
排1～16種子，目的是為了讓最好的兩支球隊出現在總決賽。
"You also would like to have a format where your two best teams are ultimately
going to meet in The Finals," Silver said. "You could have a situation where
the top two teams in the league are meeting in the conference finals or somewh
ere else. So we're going to continue to look at that. It's still my hope that
we're going to figure out ways.
我們當然想讓最好的球隊出現在最終決賽，按照現在的賽制，最好的球隊可能在東區或西
區決賽就相遇了，不過我們還要繼續討論看看，個人希望可以找到解決方案，Silver說。
As has been the case with other 1-16 seeding proposals, there is an issue of t
ravel. With the current playoff format of 2-2-1-1-1 in all rounds, a long firs
t- or second-round long series between teams on opposite coasts would create a
n unfavorable situation. Also it would require a more balanced schedule so cer
tain teams didn't have an advantage in playoff qualification during the regula
r season.
如果分成1～16種子，按照現在2-2-1-1-1的主客場賽制，對戰球隊若在東西不同區，假
設這個系列賽打得很漫長，那雙方在來回移動上會有所影嚮，打起來會很累，且在第一輪
第二輪就會出現這樣的狀況。
"Maybe ultimately you have to add even more days to the season to spread it ou
t a little bit more to deal with the travel," Silver said. "Maybe air travel w
ill get better. All things we'll keep looking at."
也許最終就得增加比賽天數，這樣才可以分散賽程，以應對漫長的飛行移動時間。
At this point it is just conceptual; there are no plans for a vote. However, i
t is the furthest Silver has gone in altering the postseason format since beco
ming commissioner.
這個想法目前只是概念上的，暫時還不會投票表決。
"That is something that's gotten serious attention