By Peter Linskey | Twitter: @Izzy_Legit
Well, the time every NBA fan has waited for since … **flips
though calendar - finds date - shakes head in disgust** … October, is here. (yes, October).
The NBA Playoffs are upon us and personally I can’t wait for all the Cinderella
teams to emerge and top seeds to fall … wait sorry that tournament already
happened. I almost forgot that these were the NBA Playoffs, where
upsets happen less often than they do in nearly every other professional sports
league playoff.
Seven of the last ten years, a #1 seed has won the NBA Finals,
and eight out of the last ten representatives from each conference has either been
a #1 or #2 seed. What excitement does that create when you can so easily
predict the outcome?
What I find even more discouraging is that there aren’t even
any lower seeded teams advancing far enough to give people like me an opportunity to root for the underdog. Over the last 10 years, the Eastern Conference
Finals has had six meetings between a #1 and #2 seed. In the West there has been
a little more parity with only four #1-#2 Conference Finals match-ups, but they
still have a very high rate of having a #1 seed at least represented (seven).
Some may still argue that even without the madness that has been
personified by March Madness, you can still have a successful and exciting playoff.
Last year when the Cavaliers came back from a 3-1 deficit was exhilarating and
great entertainment. However that didn’t happen until the Finals. So if it
takes that long for the NBA Playoffs to really get going, then fine. Wake me up
when that starts in …**flips through calendar - pounds head on desk** … JUNE!
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