Captain Hi-Top 791 Report post Posted June 24, 2008 quote: Hassett found no smoking gun. But he did find some weird stuff in elimination games, when calls seemed to favor extending the series more than in other games. He also found that home court advantage was much more important in the playoffs than in the regular season, which is a bit odd. Both findings are consistent with what you'd find if you wanted to have as many money-making playoff games as possible. Basically, if every series ended in a sweep, there'd by very little opportunity to make money. However, if every series gets to Game 7 -- which happens when home teams win every game -- the teams and the League have not only three more chances to make money, but the three most exciting games of the series. http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-32-346/Expert--Re...-Being-Extended.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Hi-Top 791 Report post Posted June 24, 2008 quote: Hassett found no smoking gun. But he did find some weird stuff in elimination games, when calls seemed to favor extending the series more than in other games. He also found that home court advantage was much more important in the playoffs than in the regular season, which is a bit odd. Both findings are consistent with what you'd find if you wanted to have as many money-making playoff games as possible. Basically, if every series ended in a sweep, there'd by very little opportunity to make money. However, if every series gets to Game 7 -- which happens when home teams win every game -- the teams and the League have not only three more chances to make money, but the three most exciting games of the series. http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-32-346/Expert--Re...-Being-Extended.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MilitaryMagic 0 Report post Posted June 24, 2008 The NBA and the US Government - more alike than we think! Ya can't prove they're screwing you, but all signs point to "Yes". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
