The NBA’s playoff system is broken.
The players know it. The coaches know it. The owners know it. The league’s commissioner knows it too.
And the solution to the problem isn’t in eliminating divisions or conferences. No, no, no — the answer to the NBA’s big question is much simpler than that, and it can be found in a hockey minor league.
Over the weekend, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said in his annual “state of the Association” press conference that his office was looking into ways to revamp the league’s playoffs, either by removing the current East-West paradigm or seeding all 16 qualifiers in one tournament.