ballocks

heading into the playoffs, i'm starting to really worry about home-court advantage. i don't trust our team. i think we're at that same early stage of perceived success that leads you to read your press clippings (good and bad) and ultimately ride the wave. if true, home-court would be crucial. i think the third-best record in the conference is still highly attainable, but fourth-best is priority #1. i desperately want that placement.

i think it would be a lot more difficult- a lot- for our team to survive four of seven on the road. i also wonder about the illusion of the seedings: we're officially fourth (or higher) if we win the division, but could lose home-court to any team below us with a better record. what's the point of being fourth, then? why not just give us a playoff spot and rank us accordingly? i understand the advantage of playing the fifth seed as opposed to the first or second, but is that all it is?

i think the people in canada would be mighty disappointed to learn that we could lose home-court to a team technically 'below' us in the standings. i want to make that point moot, though.

peace