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#68057	09/04/2019 2:29:22 pm	Apr 26th, 2042
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9592 Haverhill Halflings III.1	Every team has the same exact schedule (in terms of matchups). The corner case people are talking about is when two teams in the West have .600+ records, while the top team in the East has a ~.500 record. The only way to allow for two team in the West to promote is if you allowed for teams to move between the East and the West. So California teams would be in the East for instance, while a New York team could end up in the West.

#68066	09/04/2019 7:45:34 pm	Apr 29th, 2042
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	No thanks. This idea gets put up every once in a while and never gets very far. I've had my share of 2nd places but I like the system as is. +1 agreed in full Add more teams and then the next suggestion will be that everyone is in the playoffs. If you want to promote, put on your big boy pants and win your division!

#68072	09/05/2019 11:43:33 am	Apr 29th, 2042
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 4985 Administrator	One of the feedback that I get from Hardwood (the college basketball version) is that not a lot of people are participating in the playoffs/tournament, so there is a lot of idle time. I think adding wildcards & another round of playoffs would probably have a similar effect. Steve

#68075	09/05/2019 1:49:42 pm	Apr 29th, 2042
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 576 Murfreesboro Moo Cows VI.5	Admin: One of the feedback that I get from Hardwood (the college basketball version) is that not a lot of people are participating in the playoffs/tournament, so there is a lot of idle time. I think adding wildcards & another round of playoffs would probably have a similar effect. I'm confused again. In a good way or a bad way? Is that a "yes" or a "no"? I'm regularly confounded at the lack of clarity in official admin responses. No new playoffs. No wildcards. Dear me, no. I'm horrified.

#68078	09/05/2019 2:23:24 pm	Apr 29th, 2042
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9592 Haverhill Halflings III.1	Bad way. People who were not in the playoffs got bored sitting around for two weeks waiting for the next season to start. Adding more teams to the playoffs here would have a similar effect. More down time before the start of the new season.

#68083	09/05/2019 5:20:02 pm	May 3rd, 2042
hockeytrb99 Joined: 07/11/2015 Posts: 38 Sandusky Warriors VI.1	What if we just had everybody play a series when the league championship is going on 1V1 for championship, 2V2 for 3rd place, 3V3 for 5th, and so on to keep all of the owners involved.

#68086	09/05/2019 7:58:02 pm	May 3rd, 2042
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9592 Haverhill Halflings III.1	With just the 1 series, I haven't seen anyone actually complain about not playing for 3 days while the playoffs happen. Not sure if that 1v1 is fixing any existing issue. Personally, I don't care to play for 3rd or 5th. They seem like meaningless games at the end of the season (especially since playoffs is a lot more luck based than the actual season rankings). 1st or nothing is good for me. 1st in playoffs feels like League bragging rights. But 1st of 2nd place teams just doesn't feel like anything.

#68132	09/07/2019 3:26:49 am	May 6th, 2042
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	What if we just had everybody play a series when the league championship is going on 1V1 for championship, 2V2 for 3rd place, 3V3 for 5th, and so on to keep all of the owners involved. +1 this has been suggested before but never really commented on. It seems like a simple and reasonable solution to keep everyone active.

#68142	09/07/2019 8:21:00 pm	May 10th, 2042
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 4985 Administrator	Sorry about the confusion. People were complaining because their teams were idle. Steve

#68151	09/08/2019 5:02:43 pm	May 13th, 2042
BUDude Joined: 05/05/2019 Posts: 54 Inactive	I wouldn't mind everyone getting an exhibition series while the championships series are happening. Could be nice to get some prospects a bit of time against other clubs just to see how it pans out.