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project myu
April-21st-2005, 11:30 AM
This is really bugging me.. For some reason, I keep thinking that the first round of the NBA playoffs was always shorter than the rest of the rounds..

Was this ever the case or am I going crazy?

(Note: I don't follow much basketball.)
warpathRUskinsfan
April-21st-2005, 11:31 AM
yes
gbear
April-21st-2005, 12:40 PM
Yeah, the last time the Bullets were in it, the Bulls swept in three
canes/skins
April-21st-2005, 01:17 PM
yes that rule changed like 2 years ago.
ezdude1970
April-21st-2005, 05:43 PM
i really dont like that 7 game first round format, it takes forever for them to play it (with stupid TV coverage only playing twice a week), and 90% of the match ups are garbage anyway.
Chachie
April-22nd-2005, 01:03 AM
Originally posted by ezdude1970
i really dont like that 7 game first round format, it takes forever for them to play it (with stupid TV coverage only playing twice a week), and 90% of the match ups are garbage anyway.

I feel that usually the only bad matchups are the 1 vs 8s. The NBA can be pretty cruel to the middle seeds and this year in the East it could even get interesting between Miami and New Jersey. Kidd and Carter are NOT fooling around right now.

For me- the more games, the merrier. :D