RebKell's Junkie Boards

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http://msn.foxsports.com/wnba/story/4823818?CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=90

The league made a smart move this year, extending the championship series to a best-of-five with a 2-2-1 format. But the first two rounds are best-of-three, which isn't so bad if it is a 1-1-1 format. But the league has a 1-2 format with the better team starting on the road then having the final two games on the road.

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[Queenie]

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Actually I think the 1-2 playoff format is the best we can do until we can make all the playoff series best of five, which we shouldn't do until the league grows quite a bit.

A 1-1-1 series would mean another series of airplane trips for everybody on both teams-- not a negligible expenditure. It would also reduce the chance of a 3-game series, which you maximize by making the first game the one the underdog is most likely to win. And while the fatigue factor (from repeated commercial air travel) in just one 1-1-1 series probably doesn't matter much, a lower seed that has won two three-game 1-1-1 series is going to be significantly more fatigued from the back-and-forth travel than a higher seed-- enough to affect the outcome of the championship series.

1-2 isn't perfect, but as long as the teams fly commercial it's probably the best we can do.

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The team with home court already wins more than 75% of the time under the 1-2 format. How lopsided would series be if it's really hurting teams with home court?

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[PUmatty]

Both of the visiting teams seemed to do OK last night ...