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Prep time, not fear.
The fear of fans has no impact on the game.
Wow, that would be the ultimate disrespect card to the team chosen.
If I were the head coach in that scenario, I would very publicly flip a coin to decide.
Flip, but use a double-headed coin so you still end up getting the team you want to play!
Not really (not that it's going to happen) - it has much more to do with matchups than anything else.
the only change I would suggest is to have seeding and home/away be strictly by record and bag the whole division winner.....Carolina should have had no right to have a home playoff game
I would think that the league would still want a 1 seed versus 2 seed scenario for conf championships
Had a crazy thought the other day...
At the divisional round, let the #1 seed pick the team they want to play (other than the #2 seed, so the #2 seed still gets its home game). Could do the same thing at the WC round with the #3 seed picking which of #5 and #6 they want to play. (Again, leaving #4 out of it so they keep their home game).
It would increase the advantage of being the #1 seed (and the #3 seed, relative to the other WC round participants), which may or may not be a good thing.
It would also provide some interesting opportunities for gamesmanship, bulletin-board material, etc.
I know it'll never happen, but it's intriguing to think about.