Post by randacf on Sept 10, 2011 10:11:10 GMT -5
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"If Connecticut beat New York, then Atlanta beat Indiana: #2 Conn, #3 Atlanta, #4 New York
If Connecticut beat New York, then Indiana beat Atlanta: #2 Conn, #3 New York, #4 Atlanta
If New York beat Connecticut, then Atlanta beat Indiana: #2 New York, #3 Conn, #4 Atlanta"
If New York beat Connecticut, then Indiana beat Atlanta: #2 Conn, #3 New York, #4 Atlanta
So bizarrely, if New York beat Connecticut, they’ll know that they’re playing each other in the first round of the playoffs – but have to wait four hours for the result from Indiana to find out who has home court advantage. That’s because Connecticut win the two-way tie-breaker with New York (2-2 season series record, superior conference record), but come second in the three-way tie-breaker with New York and Atlanta (Connecticut were 2-2 with both the others in the regular season, but New York’s 3-2 season series record over Atlanta gives them the edge)."
3 of the 4 scenarios have us playing the Fever.
Since NY plays before us, we may know we are playing the Fever by the time our game starts. If NY loses then if we lose we play Indy.
Not sure who we would want to play - Indy is a veteran team, Sun aren't so much. But Indy's pg didn't play last night due to ankle injury, and Indy has been looking beatable lately.
Sun are really tough at home, but Indy is no slouch either.
"If Connecticut beat New York, then Atlanta beat Indiana: #2 Conn, #3 Atlanta, #4 New York
If Connecticut beat New York, then Indiana beat Atlanta: #2 Conn, #3 New York, #4 Atlanta
If New York beat Connecticut, then Atlanta beat Indiana: #2 New York, #3 Conn, #4 Atlanta"
If New York beat Connecticut, then Indiana beat Atlanta: #2 Conn, #3 New York, #4 Atlanta
So bizarrely, if New York beat Connecticut, they’ll know that they’re playing each other in the first round of the playoffs – but have to wait four hours for the result from Indiana to find out who has home court advantage. That’s because Connecticut win the two-way tie-breaker with New York (2-2 season series record, superior conference record), but come second in the three-way tie-breaker with New York and Atlanta (Connecticut were 2-2 with both the others in the regular season, but New York’s 3-2 season series record over Atlanta gives them the edge)."
3 of the 4 scenarios have us playing the Fever.
Since NY plays before us, we may know we are playing the Fever by the time our game starts. If NY loses then if we lose we play Indy.
Not sure who we would want to play - Indy is a veteran team, Sun aren't so much. But Indy's pg didn't play last night due to ankle injury, and Indy has been looking beatable lately.
Sun are really tough at home, but Indy is no slouch either.