2006/2007 Playoff format

Joe Locicero: Are we going to modify the playoff format this year. I know that it isn't easy to set up a playoff format that everyone will agree with given the fact that a 12 team league does not lend itself easily to settle who should play whom. I don't think that giving a team a chance to lose a game just because they ended up at the top during the regular season is justification for them to still continue in the playoff. Keeping in mind the position that I have constantly stated that "Since all players pay the same amount of money to play, that the number of games any team must sit out due to playoffs should be kept to a minimum.Also all teams should have a shot at playing in the playoff, as many years ago there used to be a slacking off of participation by teams who had been eliminated for playoff contention before the season ended, thereby screwing up the quality of play for those teams still in contention." In most other leagues, there is an elimination game by the bottom teams for a "Wild Card" position to earn a spot in the playoff round. My suggestion is as follows:I believe that the bottom 8 teams should playoff for the last four playoff spots. On the same weekend the first four teams should playoff for their playoff position-here if team 4 beats team 1, then team 1 assumes Position#1 in the draw and Team 1 gets relegated to position #4. And if team 3 beats team 2, then team 3 assumes psition #2 and team 2 gets relegated to postion #3. The remaining eight teams playoff in our usual format 1-8, 2-7...etc. Perhaps someone else out there has a better solution. If you do please share that with us by signing onto the website with a username and password. Then click on "Submit an article" at the top of the web page. Or Click on "comments" at the bottom of this article to recommend your solution. Thanks. Submitted by:Patrick Cosgrove

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