tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734334113234505630.post7428656525946411832..comments2023-08-24T07:40:28.849-04:00Comments on GoodPointJoe: Re-Seeding: A Really Stupid IdeaGoodPointJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09711422631544860247noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734334113234505630.post-44429587156520384232009-05-15T11:09:00.000-04:002009-05-15T11:09:00.000-04:00I definitely think that money is a determining fac...I definitely think that money is a determining factor for why they don't integrate bye weeks, just as it's a reason that they have half the league make the playoffs and they expanded the first round from 5 game series to 7 game series. More games = more tickets/food/merchandise.<br /><br />Wouldn't it have been nice, though, to look at the playoff picture right from the beginning and say, "Hmm, GoodPointJoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09711422631544860247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734334113234505630.post-39843201882203488442009-05-14T09:32:00.000-04:002009-05-14T09:32:00.000-04:00Bye weeks are a good reward. Problem is they mean ...Bye weeks are a good reward. Problem is they mean no revenue. NFL doesnt have to worry about this problem since they make the bulk of thier money from TV.<br /><br />But for the NHL and NBA, I've read each round of the playoffs means many millions of revenue from the gate and all the stuff that comes with that. Tough "reward" for being good don't you think??<br /><br />I realize a championship OnmykneesforCrosby(male)http://www.87isbetterthan8.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734334113234505630.post-76203042448472697092009-05-11T10:30:00.000-04:002009-05-11T10:30:00.000-04:00Despite you being a Crosby Fanboy on a DC area spo...Despite you being a Crosby Fanboy on a DC area sports blog, thanks for your comment.<br /><br />I understand what you're suggested as the possible logic behind re-seeding, but if that's the reasoning, why not just give the first and second seeded teams bye weeks? That's a far more sincere reward to the teams that "kick ass the whole regular season" than playing against a team that just upset a GoodPointJoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09711422631544860247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734334113234505630.post-15979601297595994212009-05-10T23:20:00.000-04:002009-05-10T23:20:00.000-04:00I think its there to reward the teams for the regu...I think its there to reward the teams for the regular season. If you kick ass the whole regular season, dont you deserve a little more reward than playing the 8th seed in the first round? Re-seeding unsures you always have the favorable match-up? Unfair for the 8th seed? maybe. But they just snuck into the postseason anyway, has to be some punishment.Secret Admirer(Crosby FanBoy)noreply@blogger.com