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Which sport has the best playoff system?

Posted on 4/16/14 at 1:47 pm
Posted by 337Tiger19
Lake Charles, LA
Member since Feb 2014
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Posted on 4/16/14 at 1:47 pm
MLB, NBA, NFL, or College Football?

I'd go with the NBA, it's not after a unnecessarily long regular season like the MLB, and it takes 7 games to advance which prevents teams that aren't actually the best team (2007 Giants) getting hot and getting to claim they were the "best team" that year.
This post was edited on 4/16/14 at 1:51 pm
Posted by Sevendust912
Member since Jun 2013
11366 posts
Posted on 4/16/14 at 1:48 pm to
NBA sucks way too many teams make it.
Posted by bamafan425
Jackson's Hole
Member since Jan 2009
25607 posts
Posted on 4/16/14 at 1:48 pm to
BCS doesn't have a playoff. Think it's called something else.

I like the MLB, but not a fan of the new wild card games.
This post was edited on 4/16/14 at 1:50 pm
Posted by Tactical1
Denham Springs
Member since May 2010
27104 posts
Posted on 4/16/14 at 1:48 pm to
The NFL.
Posted by trom83
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Oct 2013
4724 posts
Posted on 4/16/14 at 1:50 pm to
Last time I checked, the BCS is over and never had a playoff
Posted by 337Tiger19
Lake Charles, LA
Member since Feb 2014
2444 posts
Posted on 4/16/14 at 1:51 pm to
Well, the college football playoff I'm pretty sure you all know what I meant.
Posted by PhiTiger1764
Lurker since Aug 2003
Member since Oct 2009
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Posted on 4/16/14 at 1:51 pm to
Best as in producing a champion that is actually the best team?

NBA without question.
Posted by KosmoCramer
Member since Dec 2007
76511 posts
Posted on 4/16/14 at 1:52 pm to
Champions league:

Aggregate home and away FTW.
Posted by 805tiger
Member since Oct 2011
4511 posts
Posted on 4/16/14 at 1:55 pm to
I wish the NBA would go back to five games for the first round of the playoffs.
Posted by stlslick
St.Louis,Mo
Member since Nov 2012
14054 posts
Posted on 4/16/14 at 1:55 pm to
Best: NCAA BBAll

Hardest: Stanley Cup, it's a fricking grind, and up to 4, 7 game series of being beat down and grinded.

Worst: Penalty Kicks You play all of those games, and end it on pure luck. Waste of the Whole tourney when it ends in PK's. Take people off the field and force them to go for it.

Posted by AngryBeavers
Member since Jun 2012
4554 posts
Posted on 4/16/14 at 1:56 pm to
I personally think Hockey does it better than any of the ones you listed.
Posted by Boomtown
Member since Jan 2014
1986 posts
Posted on 4/16/14 at 2:02 pm to
quote:

I'd go with NBA


Can't go with NBA when their playoff system results in 45 win teams being in the lottery and 34 win teams picking after them.

Plus I preferred the NBA playoffs when they were best of 5 (Bulls didn't seem to have much trouble in those).

I'll go with NFL. Only have 16 chances to earn your way in to a one n done so don't F up.

FWIW MLS' is awful. Having the team with the better record playing on the road in the first leg. Beyond stupid.
Posted by beaver
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Member since Sep 2009
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Posted on 4/16/14 at 2:03 pm to
1. NFL
2. MLB
3. College football
4. NBA
Posted by Boomtown
Member since Jan 2014
1986 posts
Posted on 4/16/14 at 2:03 pm to
quote:

Champions league: Aggregate home and away FTW.


And then a one match final? Stupid
Posted by craigbiggio
Member since Dec 2009
31805 posts
Posted on 4/16/14 at 2:03 pm to
quote:

NBA


Based on what this guy said

quote:

Best as in producing a champion that is actually the best team?


Baseball is a close second but I HATE the one-game wildcard playoff. Should at least be a best-of-3 series IMO
This post was edited on 4/16/14 at 2:05 pm
Posted by hg
Member since Jun 2009
123595 posts
Posted on 4/16/14 at 2:04 pm to
NBA takes way too fricking long. Would be better with a 5-5-7-7 format.
Posted by oleyeller
Vols, Bitch
Member since Oct 2012
32021 posts
Posted on 4/16/14 at 2:04 pm to
you didnt list it but i would say

ncaa basketball

followed by
nfl
nba

have not saw ncaa football yet to know
Posted by KingwoodLsuFan
Member since Aug 2008
11447 posts
Posted on 4/16/14 at 2:04 pm to
MLB I'd say. The only gripe I can put on a NBA playoff series is that it is different than the regular season. Your entire focus is to learn how to counter a certain team. Where in the regular season you never play the same team twice in a row. In the MLB it's not too much different than the regular season where they play series against teams all year.
Posted by cas4t
Member since Jan 2010
70894 posts
Posted on 4/16/14 at 2:04 pm to
NHL
Posted by WestCoastAg
Member since Oct 2012
145109 posts
Posted on 4/16/14 at 2:12 pm to
The NBA and NHL
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