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Euroleague competition system to be changed - rikhardur - Apr 30, 2008 Euroleague will study changes to the current competition system (regular season and playoffs) to be applied already next season. Jordi Bertomeu revealed the regular season could get shorter, consisting of 4 groups with 6 teams each, the "Top 16" would remain the same and the number of games in the quarter-finals would be of 5 instead of the current 3. The "Final Four" would remain the same. On a side note Bertomeu also expressed concerns about the leak of European talents to the NBA and hinted the possibility of a clause in contracts to compensate such departure. - GuyOFK - May 1, 2008 I don't understand why the El keep playing the final 4 sytem insted of 5 games playoffs from the top 8. Just thinking on a quality playoffs of the big clubs in europe with the great arenas makes me smile. - TalkBasket - May 1, 2008 I like the idea of having 4 groups instead of 3. Each game will be more important now. Plus we won't see two teams from the same country in one group. Seing VidiVici playing against Montepaschi is not so interesting. The other ideas are good. Although extended quarter-finals would give better chances for the stronger teams because they have more chances in a long series. [quote name='"GuyOFK":1g6antep']I don't understand why the El keep playing the final 4 sytem insted of 5 games playoffs from the top 8. Just thinking on a quality playoffs of the big clubs in europe with the great arenas makes me smile.[/quote] Personally I prefer Final Four. It is a huge event and one game decides the winner. And it is easier to get everyone's attention to one event rather than series. - GuyOFK - May 1, 2008 well lets face it the EL final 4 is only for european basketball fans. no one ellse is watching this event. so there won't be a risk to "lose" audience" by making playoffs. - TalkBasket - May 1, 2008 Final Four is watched by many fans from all over the Europe. I disagree that no one is watchign it outside Europe. Of course number of viewers is much lower in other parts of the world but that's because Euroleague has only recently started marketing itself outside Europe. If it is 5-game series it could lose viewers from other countries. For me Final Four is good. Although there could be just the final instead of final four. Teams will play semi-finals home and away just like in Champions League. - rikhardur - Oct 22, 2008 Quote:ESP - ULEB approves the competition model for the qualification of the national leagues [url="http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/lateNews/p/newsid/28740/arti.html"]http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/late...28740/arti.html[/url] - Black Urum - Nov 16, 2008 It was about time they changed it. Less meaningless games in the 1st Group Stage and more in the play-offs. A for the Final Four, I'm in the middle, I would like to see best out of five semi finals but a final with best of five series is too dangerous for Europe. European crowd is just too wild for such events, can you imagine packed arenas in Eastern Europe in the fifth and final game? What are the chances of the away team winning? Not much... |