The Bob and Jim NBA All-Time Bracket Tournament Part 1: The seeding/preview of RO64
By Jim James
Hello Everybody and welcome to the BJNBAATBT, or BJATBT for short. (Pronounced JAT-bit), and today I introduce you to this tournament, comprised of the 64 best teams in league history in a March Madness style tournament. We will have:
64 teams
4 mini 16-team tournaments
4 divisions (Far East, Central East, Central West, Far West)
16 teams per division
One champion
Naturally, let me introduce you to the teams by division
Far East
Eligible teams: Celtics, Raptors, Nets, Knicks, Sixers, Wizards, Heat
The Teams:
1 ‘67 Sixers
2 ‘73 Celtics
3 ‘86 Celtics
4 ‘08 Celtics
5 ‘13 Heat
6 ‘50 Nationals
7 ‘83 Sixers
8 ‘60 Celtics
9 ‘65 Celtics
10 ‘85 Celtics
11 ‘82 Celtics
12 ‘89 Celtics
13 ‘09 Celtics
14 ‘84 Celtics
15 ‘81 Celtics
16 ‘81 Sixers
Central East
Eligible teams: Bucks, Bulls, Pacers, Cavs, Pistons, Hornets, Hawks, Magic
The Teams:
1 ‘96 Bulls
2 ‘97 Bulls
3 ‘92 Bulls
4 ‘09 Cavs
5 ‘71 Bucks
6 ‘06 Pistons
7 ‘89 Pistons
8 ‘72 Bucks
9 ‘20 Bucks
10 ‘12 Bulls
11 ‘11 Bulls
12 ‘98 Bulls
13 ‘91 Bulls
14 ‘10 Cavs
15 ‘04 Pacers
16 ‘19 Bucks
Central West
Eligible Teams: Timberwolves, Grizzlies, Mavs, Pelicans, Rockets, Spurs, Thunder
The Teams:
1 ‘07 Mavs
2 ‘16 Spurs
3 ‘18 Rockets
4 ‘96 Sonics
5 ‘94 Sonics
6 ‘06 Spurs
7 ‘12 Spurs
8 ‘14 Spurs
9 ‘95 Spurs
10 ‘98 Sonics
11 ‘17 Spurs
12 ‘11 Spurs
13 ‘99 Spurs
14 ‘06 Mavs
15 ‘03 Mavs
16 ‘03 Spurs
Far West
Eligible Teams: Nuggets, Jazz, Suns, Warriors, Lakers, Clippers, Kings, Blazers
The Teams:
1 ‘16 Warriors
2 ‘72 Lakers
3 ‘17 Warriors
4 ‘15 Warriors
5 ‘00 Lakers
6 ‘09 Lakers
7 ‘87 Lakers
8 ‘97 Jazz
9 ‘90 Lakers
10 ‘91 Blazers
11 ‘88 Lakers
12 ‘86 Lakers
13 ‘85 Lakers
14 ‘05 Suns
15 ‘93 Suns
16 ‘98 Jazz
That is the seeding, comment your predictions in the comments, and in the next part we will be doing the Far East & Central East RO64. Here is the full schedule
Part 1: Seeding
Part 2: Far East & Central East RO64
Part 3: Far West & Central West RO64
Part 4: RO32
Part 5: RO16
Part 6: Quarters & Semis
Part 7: Finals (7 Game)
I’m Jim James, and I’ll see you soon!