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Shattered posted...

Or a team being dominant and then getting fucked by a late season injury.

I mean, teams can also get screwed by mid-season injuries if you go by regular season standings.

I think playoffs are the best format, but most sports have too many playoff teams (obviously for the money). Either way and injury or slump can derail a team's chances, but I'd rather reward teams that show up on the biggest stage than teams that show up in the middle of the season. Also, most teams would have nothing to play for halfway through the season.

I don't think there's a truly fair way to decide a champion, as the regular season is also prone to randomness, injuries, hot streaks, etc. but at least the playoffs are exciting and both teams are mostly on equal footing, as opposed to the regular season where one team could be coming off a back-to-back, in the middle of a long road trip, had a bye week the previous week, etc.