Game three of the finals was brutal. They just missed besting (worsting?) the Finals record for crappy scoring. If a 75-72 game could be even less exciting than it sounds, this one was it.
Yes, San Antonio played great defense and Cleveland did a great job on the offensive boards, but this isn't fun to watch (unless you're a San Antonio fanatic already). This game was at 67-57 with about 6:18 left and San Antonio didn't score again until there was 1:32 left in the game. It got close, but Cleveland never seemed like they'd take over, or San Antonio would relinquish the lead. Whether or not the predicted sweep is fulfilled Thursday is irrelevant, this series won't be going back to San Antonio.
I agree with Bob Fitzgerald (hat tip TrueHoop), redo the conferences (into 3 two division conferences instead how it is now), play a more regionally compact schedule in the regular season, and seed the teams by record, not by conference (I'd add reseeding each round of the playoffs to his recommendations, but beyond that he's got some good suggestions, and I won't even point to a previous post where I suggested something similar a few weeks ago . . .)
13 June 2007
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