Eliminate and play badly! Three magical changes in the playoffs!

A special mention of a previous news:

A little Warriors fan was wearing a white home Curry jersey and carrying a piece made by himself, with the words "Come on, the Warriors! MVP CURRY!", but as the game progressed, the expressions of the little fans gradually changed from excited eyes to sadness, and finally cried and cried. Due to the star's rest, the young fans worked hard to save pocket money for three years and bought a ticket to the Warriors for a visit to Denver, but ultimately failed to see the charm of idol Curry.

A heart full of anticipation from the fans was finally shattered in front of the rest. At the end of the story, a beautiful enough ending was obtained. Curry not only gave her a new ticket, but also gave her a signed jersey and a precious photo.

Of course, not all fans can be so lucky, and the rest of the stars is not something the league likes to see. In order to solve the garbage game caused by the team's bad play, the team's rest, and the subsequent junk game, the league finally chose to add a playoff.

What changes have the league changed since the playoffs were implemented in 2021? Below, we discuss the magic of the playoffs from three aspects: the proportion of garbage games has decreased

The proportion of garbage games has decreased

According to ESPN, since 2021, 24 of the league's 30 teams still have the opportunity to chase playoff spots in the last two weeks of the regular season. The proportion of garbage games has decreased significantly, and about 80% of the teams have maintained the hope of challenging the playoffs.

And when all teams still have the chance to fight, they will naturally go all out in the game, and the battle situation and rankings have become confusing. Until the last moment, no one knows who will surely enter the playoffs, which also adds more suspense.

Fan attention increased

Data shows that the number of live viewing votes in the last month of the regular season increased by about 15%. When the teams they support still have a chance to make the playoffs at the last moment, the motivation for fans to cheer for the team will become stronger, and the tension on the field can even reach a near-the-scenes atmosphere.

When the team enters the play-offs, the single-game elimination system is as exciting as March Crazy, and it also aroused many fans' enthusiasm for watching the game. The emergence of the

commercial value increase

play-offs have added four high-intensity games in vain. The direct benefit is the additional ticket revenue, broadcast revenue and peripheral commodity revenue. Whether it is the league, team, or even broadcasters, they are optimistic about this, which is a win-win measure.

So are there any shortcomings in the play-offs?

It is undeniable, and there are also disadvantages.

The most direct disadvantage is the issue of fairness. When the team tries its best to achieve the top seven or top eight records in the division, although they have the advantage of home and two rounds of defeat, the mere two games directly determine their efforts throughout the season, which may still be a bit hasty.

In 2021, Mavericks boss Cooper and player Doncic once publicly criticized, believing that the entire season's efforts to win the seventh place in the Western Conference, but they still faced a single-game knockout match. This is really unfair.

In addition, the playoffs are also an additional problem for the players. In the past, after playing 82 regular season games, players could take a break and prepare for the playoffs. However, due to the emergence of the playoffs, 7-10 players in the team cannot get a rest. After playing the regular season, they will be the playoffs and then face the high-intensity playoffs directly, which invisibly increases the fatigue load of players and invisibly increases the risk of players' injuries.

Of course, everything has two sides. As long as you can work hard to achieve a balance, you will make things win-win as much as possible.

For example, increasing the number of days of rest for the team winning the playoffs, so that players can have enough recovery time. After all, fatigue accumulation is indeed one of the direct risks of players being injured; and if a star player is injured, the viewing of the playoffs will be greatly reduced, and this adjustment can also make the entire competition system more complete.

, and the establishment of the play-offs until now, the overall benefits outweigh the disadvantages. The team, league, fans and even the broadcasters have gained a lot of benefits. But such a reform is not achieved overnight. The alliance plans to achieve the expected results based on the desired results.

In order to solve the bad trend at the end of the season, what changes are needed to reverse the league? The first thing is to change the core issue at the most: the probability of winning the No. 1 pick.

reduces the chances of the teams ranked in the bottom position, and the incentive for the team to be bad will naturally decrease; in addition, it gives more teams the opportunity to enter the playoffs, and changes step by step are all for achieving the ultimate goal. Perhaps there are still many imperfections in the end, but overall, this is also the right direction.