Both play 80-ish games to eliminate just half the teams. And then they play best-of-7 series in the playoffs, likely to maximize the number of games and money. But really, playing that many games is just silly.
But when the home field advantage is so much, a best-of-7 series does give teams a few chances to win on the other teams court or ice. Then again, it gets kinda dull when the home team is so likely to win.
So to counteract that, how about giving a handicap to the away team? So in hockey the game starts with the visiting team leading 1-0 (or maybe 2-0 if that much is necessary). And in basketball the visiting team starts by leading 8-0, or whatever is appropriate. Make it such that it would be akin to them playing on a neutral field.
Then you coudl have a 3 game series instead of 7. A 7 game series in basketball and hockey? Really? It's just play silly.
But when the home field advantage is so much, a best-of-7 series does give teams a few chances to win on the other teams court or ice. Then again, it gets kinda dull when the home team is so likely to win.
So to counteract that, how about giving a handicap to the away team? So in hockey the game starts with the visiting team leading 1-0 (or maybe 2-0 if that much is necessary). And in basketball the visiting team starts by leading 8-0, or whatever is appropriate. Make it such that it would be akin to them playing on a neutral field.
Then you coudl have a 3 game series instead of 7. A 7 game series in basketball and hockey? Really? It's just play silly.