The West has five championships. The East has two. [Spoiler
Alert: You may not like what I’m about to say…] At first I consented upon the
playoff change, it made sense, but I’ve recently had a change of thought which
I now present to you.
This has been a tight year. Steven’s stat, “five games separate the best from worst” insane, and it will be that way till the end. However you’re all viewing this year through a glass darkly. Every year has been a tight race, the only reason it seems tighter is because we agreed only three from each division will make the playoffs. However
The West have five championships, right? I could spend the
rest of the day on the fact that the idea a rival exists between the two divisions
is asinine, but I’d digress… I don’t think there has ever been a year the West hasn’t
sent four GMs to the playoffs. Not only does the West have five titles, two of
those Super bowls featured an all out wild, wild west. (Heartbreak Kid vs.
Mighty Men of Benjamin, 2007) & (Limited Edition vs. Sons of Thunder, 2008)
In other words, even our second place GM was better than your entire division. In
2012, the West sent four GMs to the playoffs and 2013 could have a similar
conclusion. Championships in the past three years, it’s 2-1 West. In the past
five years, it’s 4-1 West. We’ll always have four playoff contenders which
makes my argument that our fourth GM should have a chance at the playoffs.
Regardless of record, the first place winner in the East always
gets a bye. Respectfully speaking, the East always has a second legit contender
(there are two former champions over there). What this really comes down to is
the third spot in the East (i.e.) the sixth spot in the playoffs. It’s
automatically given to the third place team but why? I’ve listened all year to
how the East is so great. If they’re so great, let them beat our fourth man in.
Think about it. If our fourth best GM can fight their way to beat the second
and first place GM in the East, shouldn’t they be given the shot to fight the
top man in the west?
We practically created a rule that forces a third GM in the
division to make the playoffs. Rather than step up to the challenge of keeping
the West from dominating the playoffs, we voted a rule that keeps them from
taking over the East, too. It doesn’t have to be this way, the West doesn’t
have to be the better division, you all can put us in our place. If both
division show up and compete at an elite level, they’ll both respectfully earn
their place in the playoffs. As of right now, the East does fairly belong in
the playoffs so it cannot be said I’m speaking after the fact.
However I can be objective: the league is still very much
involved because as a whole, everyone still has a chance. “Under the new rules,”
this is the most competitive and close it’s ever been. Also, the same argument
that anything can happen once playoffs begin could apply to third GM of the
East, too. Nevertheless you don’t want your spot based on a rule (established in
2013) you want your spot based on the historical resume you’ve put forth within
the last eight years.
So here’s my solution: if the 3rd Place East and 4th Place West both finish 7-6. The East should get the spot; stronger
arguments then can be made that each played different divisions. However if the
3rd Place West finishes
6-7 and the 4th place East
finishes 7-6 (there’s nothing to say division power won’t shift) the East should get the sixth spot because
they had the better season and more wins.
We’re ten tens, not thirty two. We’re two divisions, not
eight. This is not the NFL, this is Fantasy Football. The better team should always
get in…
Obviously this all has to go to vote and wouldn’t even apply
to next year, but tell me what you all think (I’m sure this’ll be a hot topic).
Reece
Reece
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