If you are operating from the weaker position, which from you post seems to be the case, then your stated preference would mean you had no hope in hell of beating a significantly better team.
Why would you want to remove your only chance? It almost seems that you want to "base your strategy" in no hope at all.
In fact, i'm not on weaker position. I dont see why my position is important, btw. I think it's a forum that we can discuss some topics, no matter my position.
No matter u try, if u get in finals with less enthusiasm than your opponent (and your opponent has a team as good as yours), you are going to lose. Playoff enthusiasm doesnt let players choose to use the enthusiasm u have in only one or 2 games.
ie. in one conference you have one strong team and seven lousy teams, while in other you have 4-4 situation, so those team would have to put more effort and in the end are wunerable and will lose from that one team that hasn't put same amount of effort just because he has more luck with opponents.
If u are that good, why dont u give me one?