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Originally Posted by NoOne
if you look at it purely from a logical standpoint, playoffs in general are a silly concept and purely for the spectator's enjoyment -- whether wildcard or even just a 2 team playoff. it settles very little definitively compared to a larger sample regular season.
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Except that the 'larger sample regular season' isn't as definitive as you appear to think it is, as the articles by Birnbaum and Palmer indicate. Luck plays a considerable role in the regular season records of clubs.