[Leftcoast]

It's all fully explained in the NBA.com link both you and I posted.

Read the "In-Season Tournament 101" articles and it answer's a lot of questions.  Just not why fans should care.  

If most games count against your record then there is plenty to play for but end of season equity issues are going to sting for teams that progress.  Playoff seedings often come down to single games and this will force some level of schedule inequity to value against the NBA's chance to sell TV rights.  

Whatever.  I don't see why teams or fans should care more about a tourney game than they do for a regular season game.

Maybe I'm wrong though and this thing grows. I'd love to hear an opposing view from anyone that is excited about this.

[Leftcoast]

It's all fully explained in the NBA.com link both you and I posted.

Read the "In-Season Tournament 101" articles and it answer's a lot of questions.  Just not why fans should care.  

If most games count against your record then there is plenty to play for but end of season equity issues are going to sting for teams that progress.  Playoff seedings often come down to single games and this will force some level of schedule inequity to value against the NBA's chance to sell TV rights.  

Whatever.  I don't see why teams or fans should care more about a tourney game than they do for a regular season game.

Maybe I'm wrong though and this thing grows. I'd love to hear an opposing view from anyone that is excited about this.