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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TJV" data-source="post: 464389" data-attributes="member: 4300">I think this boils down to how you define the "best" team. Is it just the team with best regular season record? What if a team starts 12-0 and then for whatever reason - injuries, their competition catching up with their schemes, etc. - falls off toward the end of the season? If they finish with the best regular season record are they the "best" team? I think it's a matter of timing so saying a team 'gets hot' at the end of a season can mean a team becomes the best team at that time. For example, IMO the Packers were clearly the best team for the last month plus of the 2010 season and the Giants were at the end of last season. I think its likely no professional sport (and I'll include NCAA football <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" data-shortname=";)" />) will reduce the number of playoff teams or games because they generate money, so if there is a problem of the "best" team not winning the championship, I don't think there's a realistic cure.   The more playoff teams the less important the regular season.</blockquote>

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