max Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 What're your problems...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCall Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Ignore button would go a long way to getting it back on course.Thats what I did Friday. The only way to vanqish the troll is to rid of it's power. Quit feeding him attention and he will eventually go away.Where do you go to ignore them? I couldn't find it anywhere. Quote https://dribbble.com/MakaioCall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 The current NBA has very few scheduling/alignment deficiencies. The deficiencies are magnified by the massively unbalanced home-court advantage (25%) in the league, second only to the MLS (29%, larger than EPL).The Knicks are 4 games back of 1st in the East:They play the Western Conference 30 times (h/a, even). They play their Atlantic Division teams twice home twice away (16 games). They play three teams in each of the other divisions in the conference twice home and twice away also (24 games). The Knicks remaining 12 games are the cause of the dysfunction, and can be fixed by adding 4 games to the schedule.The missing games:vs. Charlotte, @ Atlanta, @ Milwaukee, vs. ClevelandVs 4 teams of atlantic HHAAVs 6 teams of central/southeast HHAAVs 2 teams of central/southeast HHAVs 2 teams of central/southeast HAAVs 15 teams of western conference HAEither go up to 86 (HA vs opp conf, HHAA vs own conf) or go down to 58 and release team schedules from conference/divisional discriminations (or add different discriminations, like regulating league divisions by past performance......but what amount of teams should be included in each new conference and what criteria should determine the best teams?).The Home team will beat the Away team in the NBA 30% of the time...From Houston (Rockets are in the Western Conference):Western Conference 143Eastern Conference 138Add four games to the schedule and the all-star game will be twice as arbitrary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Ideally,The Knicks, to take any team in the NBA, should play every team in their league (NBA) once at home once away, every team in their conference (and all "Conferences/Divisions" should have a really good reason for existing) once (more) home and away, and every team in their division once more (than teams just in their Conference) home and away. The last "idea" (divisional games) is really open. Should the Knicks play twice as many games against their Atlantic Division opponents as their Central/Southeast opponents, just like they play twice as many games against the Eastern Conference as the Western Conference?Should the Knicks play 3 or 4 home and home series versus Atlantic Division opponents? Does the amount of games played matter?Getting long, basically, I am an advocate of a shorter schedule, but if Conferences/Divisions must exist, the smallest grouping of teams should be where the preliminary playoff games must exist. There are no clear answers, but I think truly divisional playoff rounds ("Smythe Division") are the could provide a basis for the existence of a playoff (think "should divisional regular season games be three or four home away series?"), with the winners of each divisional playoff playing in a tournament, but...There are six divisions.What system is most often used to determine winners in a group of six? Right. Round-robin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raysfan24 Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 I'm sorry but the last 3 pages of this thread have been hilarious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sodboy13 Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 So, anyway. 4 divisions of 8, then.AnaheimCalgaryColoradoEdmontonLos AngelesSan JoseVancouver(Seattle)ChicagoDallasDetroitMinnesotaNashvilleSt. LouisWinnipeg(Milwaukee)CarolinaColumbusFloridaNew JerseyPhiladelphiaPittsburghTampa BayWashingtonBostonBrooklynBuffaloMontrealNew YorkOttawaQuebecToronto Quote On 1/25/2013 at 1:53 PM, 'Atom said: For all the bird de lis haters I think the bird de lis isnt supposed to be a pelican and a fleur de lis I think its just a fleur de lis with a pelicans head. Thats what it looks like to me. Also the flair around the tip of the beak is just flair that fleur de lis have sometimes source I am from NOLA. PotD: 10/19/07, 08/25/08, 07/22/10, 08/13/10, 04/15/11, 05/19/11, 01/02/12, and 01/05/12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Gonna give that 14/18 IHL/AHL thing a whirl.IHL Central DivisionChicagoRockfordMilwaukeePeoriaGrand RapidsClevelandQuad Cities*IHL Southern DivisionHoustonSan AntonioAustinOklahoma CityCharlotteNorfolkGwinnett*AHL New England DivisionManchesterPortlandSpringfieldWorcesterProvidenceSt. John'sAHL York Division (the state of New York, and Toronto, which used to be York)TorontoHamiltonUticaSyracuseRochesterBinghamtonAHL Central DivisionWilkes-Barre/ScrantonAllentownHersheyHartfordBridgeportAlbany Quote ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sodboy13 Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 I'd love to see that happen, since the A operates as two distinct leagues up until the final, anyway. Give the Midwest back a real IHL, and let the Northeasters get their precious short-trip bus league back. Quote On 1/25/2013 at 1:53 PM, 'Atom said: For all the bird de lis haters I think the bird de lis isnt supposed to be a pelican and a fleur de lis I think its just a fleur de lis with a pelicans head. Thats what it looks like to me. Also the flair around the tip of the beak is just flair that fleur de lis have sometimes source I am from NOLA. PotD: 10/19/07, 08/25/08, 07/22/10, 08/13/10, 04/15/11, 05/19/11, 01/02/12, and 01/05/12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerslionspistonshabs Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 For hockey, I realize that they want Pittsburgh in with Philly and Washington, but wouldn't it be more logical to bump Columbus and Pittsburgh to the Northeast; and Florida and Tampa Bay to the Atlantic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 For hockey, I realize that they want Pittsburgh in with Philly and Washington, but wouldn't it be more logical to bump Columbus and Pittsburgh to the Northeast; and Florida and Tampa Bay to the Atlantic?Supposedly the Northeast teams draw better in Florida. Quote On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zpqmaowl Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 Reposting this from the NHL Season thread, for those that don't follow it: Quote the worst helmets design to me is the Jacksonville jaguars hamlets from 1995 to 2012 because you can't see the logo vary wall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnus Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 I love how the Kings logo is the NBA Kings with hockey sticks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graysmith Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Here's my idea for a NHL expansion to 32 teams and a 4-division, 8-teams per division realignment:Rivalries and whatnot are completely ignored, and there are three new teams as the Coyotes would be moved elsewhere.NORTHEASTBoston, Buffalo, Detroit, Montreal, Ottawa, Pittsburgh, QUEBEC, Toronto.ATLANTICCarolina, Florida, New Jersey, NY Islanders, NY Rangers, Philadelphia, Tampa Bay, Washington.CENTRALChicago, Colorado, Columbus, Dallas, Minnesota, Nashville, St. Louis, Winnipeg.PACIFICAnaheim, Calgary, Edmonton, Los Angeles, San Jose, SEATTLE, UTAH, Vancouver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camly Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 How about this? The NEW NHL. 20 teams. 4 dividions. https://mail-attachment.googleusercontent.com/attachment/u/0/?ui=2&ik=074b86e116&view=att&th=13d269991f18a08f&attid=0.1&disp=inline&safe=1&zw&saduie=AG9B_P_Jj3pgovApdNk954ynfjaD&sadet=1362152333085&sads=DUxtwaocq3D9WMxxG3EiEDR8epg&sadssc=1Image doesn't workNORTHEAST:Halifax, Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto. (shows Buffalo but mistake)SOUTHEAST:Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Washington, Pittsburgh.CENTRAL:Minnesota, Detroit, Buffalo, Chicago, HamiltonNORTHWEST:Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Winnipeg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joechicago Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 You're winding up the Blues to put teams in Saskatoon and Halifax? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackieMoon Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Going off of what the Admiral said... Would be nice to see a two league AAA hockey system like it use to be in the 90's.AHL NORTHBridgeport Sound TigersConnecticut WhaleHamilton BulldogsManchester MonarchsPortland PiratesProvidence BruinsSpringfield FalconsSt. John's Ice CapsToronto MarliesWorcester SharksAHL SOUTHAdirondack PhantomsAlbany DevilsBinghamton SenatorsHershey BearsNorfolk AdmiralsRochester AmericansSyracuse CrunchWB/Scranton PenguinsIHL EASTCharlotte CheckersCincinnati CyclonesGrand Rapids GriffinsLake Erie MonstersOrlando Solar BearsToledo WalleyeIHL WESTChicago WolvesHouston AerosMilwaukee AdmiralsOklahoma City BaronsPeoria RivermenSan Antonio Stampede Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norva Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Unless the NHL expands I do not think they should change their current structure, besides some swap-outs like Winnipeg out of the SE and the Coyotes to the east should they move to Quebec. When you can have a nice, even, symmetrical division set up its stupid imo to have uneven divisions. If the NHL goes 32 I would prefer an NFL like set-up but 4 8-team divisions is just fine.What I would do is different, I think the NHL and NBA should keep their current structure but dump conferences, at least for playoffs (Can still used for All-Star Game for instance). The playoffs should be seeded 1-16 league-wide. Perhaps give the division winners a guaranteed top 6 seed than the rest of the league fight for the other ten spots.The NHL and NBA conferences are really pretty pointless. In the NFL one conferences was once a rival league, in the MLB the two league were historically completely separate entities and one still has a different rule set than the other (DH in AL). However in the NHL and NBA its just geography and while it may have served a purpose for travel costs or what have you at one time it clearly is pointless today.I mean, imagine a Leafs-Habs Stanley Cup, or Wings-Hawks, Bruins-Rangers, Penguins-Flyers, even the Lighting-Panthers But seriously, I see no reason not to open it up like that. At the very least it provides several new intriguing matchup possibilities. Same in the NBA, imagine Knicks-Celtics-Bulls being able to face each other, or Clippers-Lakers or other local bouts or historic rivalries.Obviously much different but the Arena League used to do this and it provided amazing Arena Bowls like Tampa Bay Storm-Orlando Predators, and San Jose Sabercats-Arizona Rattlers. They should bring that back too really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troy_3223 Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 I think I've figured out a realignment for the NHL that makes some sense, given the screwy geography and potential relocation of the Coyotes and eventual poorly thought out expansion. Conference 1 - Pacific/Smythe/Gretzky conferenceVancouverEdmontonCalgaryColoradoSan JoseLos AngelesAnaheimPhoenix Eventually Seattle by relocation or expansionConference 2 - Great Lakes/Norris/Howe ConferenceWinnipegMinnesotaChicagoDetroitTorontoBuffaloOttawaEventually Markham by relocation or expansionConference 3 Northeast/Adams/Orr ConferenceMontrealBostonNY RangersNY IslandersNew JerseyPhiladelphiaPittsburghEventually Quebec City by relocation or expansionConference 4 - Southern/Patrick/Hull ConferenceColumbusWashingtonSt. LouisCarolinaNashvilleDallasTampa BayFloridaOnce the relocation/expansion is done, each conference could be split into two divisionsThe Pacific into North and South divisionsGreat Lakes into East and WestNortheast into North and SouthSouthern into East and WestThe purpose of the divisions would be for seeding and keeping travel costs down with an unbalanced schedule. Top team in each division would get an automatic playoff berth, with the top two remaining teams in each conference getting the remaining playoff berths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrySmalls Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 So you decided to expand the NHL to 33 teams and subdivide all the Conferences?Your realignment idea would only further compound the problems currently plaguing the League already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 What I would do is different, I think the NHL and NBA should keep their current structure but dump conferences, at least for playoffs (Can still used for All-Star Game for instance). The playoffs should be seeded 1-16 league-wide. Perhaps give the division winners a guaranteed top 6 seed than the rest of the league fight for the other ten spots.The NHL and NBA conferences are really pretty pointless. In the NFL one conferences was once a rival league, in the MLB the two league were historically completely separate entities and one still has a different rule set than the other (DH in AL). However in the NHL and NBA its just geography and while it may have served a purpose for travel costs or what have you at one time it clearly is pointless today.I mean, imagine a Leafs-Habs Stanley Cup, or Wings-Hawks, Bruins-Rangers, Penguins-Flyers, even the Lighting-Panthers But seriously, I see no reason not to open it up like that. At the very least it provides several new intriguing matchup possibilities. Same in the NBA, imagine Knicks-Celtics-Bulls being able to face each other, or Clippers-Lakers or other local bouts or historic rivalries.Obviously much different but the Arena League used to do this and it provided amazing Arena Bowls like Tampa Bay Storm-Orlando Predators, and San Jose Sabercats-Arizona Rattlers. They should bring that back too really.The NHL did this in the early '80s. We had a Long Island-Philadelphia Final once.I like it in theory, as there's nothing inherent about The West and The East like there is with NL and AL, but teams and networks would throw bitchfits over Sharks-Bruins first rounds. I mean, this is also the league where it's the worst thing in the history of sports that the Red Wings are made to play two road games a year in Los Angeles. Quote ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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