Why Not Let Top Seeds Chose Playoff Opponent?

[OregonDucks]

Right now the west is going to be brutal.... The 1 and 2 seeds get Spurs and Thunder...easily could see 7 and 8th seed moving forward.

 

[gordontrue]

If this system were in place and the playoffs started today...

MY projection:
#1 Atlanta would choose #7 Charlotte
#2 Toronto would take #6 Milwaukee
#3 Chicago would take #4 Washington
Leaving #5 Cleveland and #8 Miami

#1 Golden State would choose #6 Dallas
#2 Memphis would take #5 Clippers
#3 Portland would take #4 Houston
Leaving #7 Spurs and #8 Thunder

 

[Fencer]

You probably should just let teams choose opponents in the bottom half of the seeding. That way if you're in the top half minus one -- i.e. top three -- you have some kind of choice.

More important, perhaps, is that my tweak is the only way to preserve home court for the top half of the finishers.