Why All these Teams in Basketball Postseason?

**PistolPete4** · Feb 22, 18, 09:19 AM

It's been great for 100 years...why change it??

**PurplePride92** · Feb 22, 18, 09:23 AM

Y’all have got to let it go. Every team except for a few making the football playoffs is just the way it is.

Basketball>Football anyways.

**LethalPG** · Feb 22, 18, 09:26 AM

After viewing scores from across the state I would say that the Semi-Final games have been fairly competitive in most districts. There has already been upsets, and barnburner games in most regions. To me, it's like saying in the NCAA tournament let's not play the 2-15 Seed games.

**gchs_uk9** · Feb 22, 18, 09:28 AM

I think some of you guys are missing @Voice of Reason's tongue planted firmly in his cheek!

**Voice of Reason** · Feb 22, 18, 09:29 AM

Originally Posted by Oldbird

I believe VOR is attempting to make the football argument in this thread (he seems to have some passion around the everyone gets in argument); however, there is a big difference in having six classes and a single class. I really doubt football would sign up for the basketball treatment.

Oldbird is on target about this thread being football playoff related. We see a thread like this every year at football playoff time. The arguments I made in post #1 are some of the main arguments people make that there should be fewer teams in the football playoffs. There doesn't seem to be much debate here that everyone should be in basketball post season in spite of the lopsided early round games. I am glad to see so much belief that every team should be in the post season. I think the same arguments go for the football playoffs.

**PurplePride92** · Feb 22, 18, 09:32 AM

Originally Posted by gchs_uk9

I think some of you guys are missing @Voice of Reason's tongue planted firmly in his cheek!

I knew his intent but wasn’t sure of what side of the football playoff fence he was sitting on.

**Smallhoops** · Feb 22, 18, 09:33 AM

I posted a great response, but then saw this thread was tongue in cheek. So never mind.

**Wireman** · Feb 22, 18, 09:41 AM

There were also two district upsets of 4-seeds over 1-seeds.

**Kentuckywildcat#1** · Feb 22, 18, 10:05 AM

I'm assuming this is sarcasm...

**TAC** · Feb 22, 18, 10:11 AM

Post season is called the "Regional Tournament".

**Voice of Reason** · Feb 22, 18, 10:14 AM

Originally Posted by Smallhoops

I posted a great response, but then saw this thread was tongue in cheek. So never mind.

The thread is not really tongue in cheek. The arguments in post #1 are made every year in football. My point is why are the arguments considered reasonable in football but everyone smacks them down in basketball. If everyone agrees all teams should be in basketball post season, the same should be true for football.

**Voice of Reason** · Feb 22, 18, 10:18 AM

Originally Posted by Wireman

There were also two district upsets of 4-seeds over 1-seeds.

And we have 4 over 1 seed upsets in football too. I think a football 4 seed has even made it to the final four in their class playoffs. What is the best a basketball 4 seed has ever done? Has a 4 seed ever won a regional?

**Jumper_Dad** · Feb 22, 18, 10:18 AM

Baseball, Soccer, Softball all follow the Basketball model I think...I'm fine with everyone having a shot at advancing at the end of the year. I also have zero issues with the current football playoffs either.