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The problem is that half of the teams simply don't make the playoffs, and right now there are teams that go three weeks without a competitive game. That really shouldn't be longer, and teams that play BB more casually shouldn't be forced to play it less casually during the playoffs; that's not fair to them either.

I agree that this is a major problem, but there are several proposals in the suggestions forum to solve it. Most of them I really like.

e.g. playing play downs, regroup the 5th to 8 seed for demotion etc.

I believe this would not only make it more interesting for teams who reached the play offs but also for the teams which are trying to stay in the league.

Is there enthusiasm reset before playoffs?

At first sight, it seem a good solution.
If we cannot make the playoffs longer, at least we should remove or reduce the advantages which are not related to the tactics, players and a good season planification.

1-match playoff is already a big advantage for teams that are less good, because if they have a good day they can pass, probably without deserving it.

3-matches playoffs, it is more fair for the game, and the winner will surely deserve to pass. In a competition the best team should prevail in most ocassions. In the spanish basket league, the best team in the regular season has always played the final, and most often win it!

During the regular season it is OK that some bad teams may surprise to better teams, taking profit of the HCA or of a better attitude.

So I definitely support your proposal. It would be better to find different names for these two strategies (CT-N and N-TIE), so people don´t get confuse with them.

I would also reduce the HCA by a factor of 1/3 in 1-match playoff, to compensate the away team for not playing at home (as it would occurr in 3-matches playoffs).

I'm open to suggestions on that. It seems like in a three-game series, there's enough room for enough possibilities that having both options adds a more interesting gameplay element.

Right. I fight my way through the season. I tie, i ct and i normal for 20 games.I am second in the league. I fought hard to earn that spot. Now, the 4th place team comes, and CTs me with a high level of enthusiasm. Why does he have such a high level? because the last 3 teams in league III.6 are bot controlled. they pose no threat to him. his spot in the playoffs is assured.

Either you guys take out CT/TIE out of playoffs or reset enthusiasm when in playoffs. Because, honestly, i don't see the fairness in a 'kamikaze' underdog winning over me.
Last season i lost for the same reason, enthusiasm. With 2 players-9k/week and 4-6k/week i lost to an averaging 4.5 k/week. I tend to blame this on enthusiasm and not on my tactician skills.

Last edited by Chris at 4/18/2008 5:35:53 PM