Adam Silver offers up 1-16 seeding compromise for possible playoff changes
Silver mentioned still having the best eight teams from each conference making
the playoffs, but then seeding those teams 1-16. In that case, if the top two
teams were from the same conference it would set up a possible Finals meeting
.
Silver提到的想法是，东西区依然各取战绩最好的八支球队，但顺序则是这16支球队依序
排1～16种子，目的是为了让最好的两支球队出现在总决赛。
"You also would like to have a format where your two best teams are ultimately
going to meet in The Finals," Silver said. "You could have a situation where
the top two teams in the league are meeting in the conference finals or somewh
ere else. So we're going to continue to look at that. It's still my hope that
we're going to figure out ways.
我们当然想让最好的球队出现在最终决赛，按照现在的赛制，最好的球队可能在东区或西
区决赛就相遇了，不过我们还要继续讨论看看，个人希望可以找到解决方案，Silver说。
As has been the case with other 1-16 seeding proposals, there is an issue of t
ravel. With the current playoff format of 2-2-1-1-1 in all rounds, a long firs
t- or second-round long series between teams on opposite coasts would create a
n unfavorable situation. Also it would require a more balanced schedule so cer
tain teams didn't have an advantage in playoff qualification during the regula
r season.
如果分成1～16种子，按照现在2-2-1-1-1的主客场赛制，对战球队若在东西不同区，假
设这个系列赛打得很漫长，那双方在来回移动上会有所影向，打起来会很累，且在第一轮
第二轮就会出现这样的状况。
"Maybe ultimately you have to add even more days to the season to spread it ou
t a little bit more to deal with the travel," Silver said. "Maybe air travel w
ill get better. All things we'll keep looking at."
也许最终就得增加比赛天数，这样才可以分散赛程，以应对漫长的飞行移动时间。
At this point it is just conceptual; there are no plans for a vote. However, i
t is the furthest Silver has gone in altering the postseason format since beco
ming commissioner.
这个想法目前只是概念上的，暂时还不会投票表决。
"That is something that's gotten serious attention