I am fine with Round 1 being single elimination but why not make Round 2 best 2 of 3 which is a smooth transition to the semifinals being best 3 of 5.
I don't think that change would lessen the intensity of going after the 1-2 seeds since it is still double bye and 3 of 5 (and even more rest for the 1-2 seeds)
Does the fact that this slightly lengthens the overall WNBA season the underlying issue?
1) Scheduling. Lots of travel back and forth in a very short time for a three-game series.
2) Seattle and Atlanta will have about one week off, with the double bye. The longer that Round 2 is, the longer that the top two teams have the opportunity to rest. It is one thing to have a 3 or 4 seed play one game during this time (or a 5-8 seed play two games), but to have a team play 3-4 extra games while the top two teams rest is too much of an unfair advantage.
So I just got off a flight with a few of the Wings players including Azura. Got to chat with Theresa for a bit. They didn't even have a non stop flight to Phoenix. This was a Southwest flight so let me tell you how comfortable they looked. There were a whole lot of legs in the aisle. I think they're ok with single elim games just based off of travel alone. Lol.1) Scheduling. Lots of travel back and forth in a very short time for a three-game series.
2) Seattle and Atlanta will have about one week off, with the double bye. The longer that Round 2 is, the longer that the top two teams have the opportunity to rest. It is one thing to have a 3 or 4 seed play one game during this time (or a 5-8 seed play two games), but to have a team play 3-4 extra games while the top two teams rest is too much of an unfair advantage.
So I just got off a flight with a few of the Wings players including Azura. Got to chat with Theresa for a bit. They didn't even have a non stop flight to Phoenix. This was a Southwest flight so let me tell you how comfortable they looked. There were a whole lot of legs in the aisle. I think they're ok with single elim games just based off of travel alone. Lol.
But I will say I met Cambage at Burning Man at the medical tent. She cut her leg and I had dust in my eye. She was really sweet. Shes not a diva at all in my opinion. Shes a fun woman that wants to experience life to the fullest.Forget Z. Give me a Liz Cambage reaction.
So I just got off a flight with a few of the Wings players including Azura. Got to chat with Theresa for a bit. They didn't even have a non stop flight to Phoenix. This was a Southwest flight so let me tell you how comfortable they looked. There were a whole lot of legs in the aisle. I think they're ok with single elim games just based off of travel alone. Lol.
Information for posters' analysis and predictions for the 2018 WNBA Playoffs
End of 2018 WNBA regular season last ten games (playoff teams in italics):
Connecticut Sun 9-1
Seattle Storm 8-2
Atlanta Dream 8-2
Washington Mystics 8-2
Phoenix Mercury 5-5
Los Angeles Sparks 5-5
Chicago Sky 5-5
Minnesota Lynx 4-6
Las Vegas Aces 3-7
Indiana Fever 3-7
Dallas Wings 1-9
New York Liberty 0-10