In-season tournaments, Mario back in the house, Pitt volleyball to Final 4
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
All right, Wonder Twin, back to our six-pack in honor of Ron, who's 11 deep in Fort Myers, even as we speak. Thank you. Bob, you were just yelling, not at, but with our friend Kevin, the intern, the unofficial intern, that you don't think the New York Knicks should raise a banner for winning, what is the thing even called? The NBA Cup, no. The NBA Cup. That's like paper champs. Come on. You're going to actually raise a banner for that?
Should the Knicks raise a banner for the NBA Cup?
Yep. You are? Absolutely. And I'm going to have a ticker tape parade in Manhattan. Of course I'm not, Bob. I mean, they're going to do it. That's what they do with this thing. I don't think if you asked anyone how that whole format works and how nobody knows, nobody knows. I don't know how the Spurs or Knicks got there. But my question to relate it to Pittsburgh sports, should they have one of two things in hockey, an in-season cup like that? Or play-in games at the end of the year. Play-in games from all four. I agree. I love it. I agree with that. That's the one thing the NBA has done that I think it keeps teams involved, nine, ten teams, and then they have to play seven, eight, nine, and ten. I'll have to play to figure out how they're going to get to the seventh and eighth spots, and I think it's great.
I couldn't agree more, Bob. Ratings are big on that too, by the way. I've watched those. They're great. Last year you would have had Ottawa and Montreal and Columbus and Detroit. One game only, right? Or maybe the Rangers. One game and one game only. That's it. But then if you win that game, you still have another game to go. Unless you're the seventh place team. If you're the seventh place team and you win your first play, you're in. If you're the eighth place team and you win your first, you still got to win a second. You got to win a second. But that's the price of being seventh and eighth. That's right. What are you shaking your head for?
What are the pros and cons of an in-season NHL cup?
I don't like to play in tournament at all. Why are we giving the 10th team that's like seven games under 500 a chance to get in a playoff spot? Why are we giving the 8th team a playoff spot? Why are we giving the 10th team a chance to be able to get in? Why don't we just let all 15 teams out of each conference get in? You didn't answer my question. Why are we just handing the 8th team a playoff spot? It's an arbitrary number. Oh, we'll take the top 8. Yeah, why not? When you have 15 teams in the conference already half go, why are we watering down the playoff system even more? It's for money. Well, I know that. It's not for money. It's for excitement and a way to kick off the playoffs. Guess what sells? Excitement.
Yes. Okay, then you create money. I'm sorry I'm not getting sold over the Clippers in Memphis playing a game at 10 o'clock to be able to get in for the eighth seed. A lot of people watch it. They're not even going to be able to win the first round anyway. The Warriors did last year after getting out of the play-in. They did. There are some exceptions. But here's my question, though. Why is the number eight so special? Do you want to make it the top six teams? I'd be fine with that. Sure. But that's never happening. Why reward the sixth team? If anything, there's going to be more expansion, just like you see in the college football playoff. And the field of 64, which will be 94. It's all money-related and all trying to create buzz.
When you're the 10th team and you're only a game in, if you look back, those teams are only like a game and a half, a game out. They're close. And you keep all the fan bases involved. Absolutely. Four more, five more fan bases involved. But it's excitement, too. And when excitement is around, money is created. And that's why I also used to love the one-game baseball wild card. Why did they get rid of that? It was game seven, basically, to start the playoffs. Well, I think in their case, they thought 162 games and you go down to one to determine it all. I think they wanted to make it a little bit more. So a best of three is way different than a best of one? Well, a best of three still makes it really difficult on the team that is on the road because you have to win two of the three, which are all on the road.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:01–0:27
2
Should the Knicks raise a banner for the NBA Cup?
0:27–1:43
3
What are the pros and cons of an in-season NHL cup?
1:43–4:08
4
How do play-in games affect playoff dynamics in the NBA?
4:08–12:08
5
What challenges are the Penguins facing during their losing streak?
12:08–12:37
6
How does Mario Lemieux's presence impact the Penguins' performance?
12:37–16:55
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