03-05-2009, 03:34 PM
(03-05-2009 03:29 PM)JMGrimp Wrote: [ -> ](03-05-2009 02:04 PM)ElNumeroUno Wrote: [ -> ]^ I don't mind saying how ridiculous that is. And, if you truly believe it you must also believe that the ACC and NCAA tournaments are even more ridiculous. Because, what you are implying is that unless all teams play each other then there is no way of knowing who is best. In a tournament, each team will take a completely different path to reach the final game so in no way shape or form does it indicate that the paths to the top are equal. So, even though they no longer play every other team 2X, it (the regular season results) is still much more indicative of how good the teams are than anything else out there.
You can make up any "award" you want and hang a banner in your gym over it if you want. It doesn't really bother me. Regular season champs meant something to me when the schedule meant playing against every team in the conference in their home gym. It was special then. Seeding is all it means to me now.
I don't disagree that winning more games over the course of a season demonstrates how good a team is but, in the end -- who cares? It's a consolation prize for teams that fail to win the conference tourney or the big dance.
Winning more games than anyone else in one of the toughest conferences in the land over the ups and downs of a season is a "consolation prize" for failing to win three games in a row at the end of the conference season? I agree with e=mc - that's ridiculous.
