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Originally Posted by TurnerONU22
Why not have 4 and 5 play one game, followed by 3 vs (winner of 4 and 5) in a three game series?
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OOTP won't allow that, unfortunately. You can't schedule double byes without rigging it as I have below. Maybe next year.
Our only options are:
1. Status quo. (2 vs. 3, who plays 1)
2. Adding regular season games to make 3, 4 and 5 differentiate themselves somehow. But even that can screw with win percentages. So it's not an optimal solution and there'd be no consistency. So it's not really an option at all.
3. Adding 4 & 5 to the post-season. (2 v. 5, 3 v. 4) would play in the Elimination Series. Then winners of that series would play in the Division Series, with the winner taking on the top seed in the LCS who get a double bye all the way to the LCS.
The bad thing about 3, is that we'll probably be letting a team with a losing record into the post-season in some years, especially with all of the parity these days. But to fix that problem, we could make the first two rounds best-of-seven, so then if you're a wild card you've got to win 17 games to capture the titile. Top seeds would only have to win 9. (Provided we go 7-7-7-9) Also, in the Elimination Series, the lower seed would get no home games.
I'm inclined to experiment with this format for one year and see how it goes. Especially since this is the last year of non-guaranteed contracts anyway. Then folks can chime in and decide whether we ditch the format and go back to 1-2-3 or stick with the expanded situation.
But only if there's no vociferous opposition to trying it for one experimental year.
It's worth noting, however, that in the status quo we could let a team with a losing record into the playoffs. It almost happened a few years ago.