Thank you!
What I do is limit myself to playing 20 games a season of my choosing. 4 in the first month (spanning Oct-Nov, depending on the season start), 3 in December, January, February, and March (making a total of 12), and then 4 more in April (being it's a short month and those 4 could be the difference between a playoff spot or not).
Come playoff time (assuming I make it), I plan on playing the opening game of the series and then 1 other game in that series -- either the first elimination game (either me or AI, whichever one of us is about to be eliminated) or Game 7, should I make it there. Whatever the case, Game 1 is for sure me and I get one more.
If I ever make it to the Finals, that series will have three games played; Game 1, Game 3, and either the first elimination game (either way, me or the AI) or Game 7.
Playing by these rules, assuming I did my job as a GM/coach, I give my squad a shot at getting further in the playoffs -- if I win my two games and they win two games, that's four wins and advancing. Finals have special rules of course, but I firmly expect to be tested mightily in the 1st round if I make the playoffs this year.
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