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0 sats \ 5 replies \ @gnilma 15 Dec \ parent \ on: NBA Emirates Cup Survivor Pool Recap Stacker_Sports
How were the groups chosen anyways? I've always wondered that but never looked into it.
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0 sats \ 4 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 15 Dec
I don't recall exactly, but it has to do with previous season standings.
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344 sats \ 2 replies \ @gnilma 16 Dec
I don't recall exactly, but it has to do with previous season standings.
You are correct. According to the NBA site.
https://www.nba.com/news/2024-nba-cup-group-draw-results
All 30 teams have been randomly drawn into groups of five within their conference based on win-loss records from the 2023-24 regular season.
It seems they do a random draw but at the same time basing the random draws on previous season standings. I guess they want to make sure to have a good mix of good, mediocre, and bad teams in each group.
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300 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined OP 16 Dec
It seems like you'd almost always have that with divisions, too.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @gnilma 16 Dec
It's not a bad idea, since they don't rank playoff teams using divisions+wildcard like the NHL. Like you said, divisions in NBA now seem pretty useless. Can at least have a use for keeping the division system.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @gnilma 15 Dec
I'll go look it up after my little one's ringette practice.
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