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Re: Team Update: Drive Team Placement in Playoffs
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Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery
You think the rankings will be a perfect estimation of what was "earned" on the field? You don't think scheduling will still have a large impact on average scores? Do you think that being the higher seed automatically entitles you to all of the advantages?
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- I don't think that the rankings are a perfect estimation of what was "earned" on the field but the ranking system is what it is and it is used to determine relative ranks. These ranks typically come with perks for being higher ranked (so that there is a tournament-specific incentive to rank well).
- I think that scheduling will have a large impact on average scores...just like it has these last many years.
- I do think that being the higher seed entitles you to having advantages in general and having the advantage in this particular situation. This rule gives a very significant disadvantage to the higher-seeded team, a disadvantage that is not balanced by any other factor and one that might decide finals matches in many events.
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