(03-19-2019 07:57 AM)J.B. Wrote:  

(03-19-2019 07:14 AM)dan10 Wrote:  Women's is more corrupt than the mens, because there are so few draws, they have to chase big draws every single time. In addition the parity in the women's game is still poor so it makes those decisions even easier. However all sports are driven by money, kind of hard to ignore that.

At least pro sports try to be fair. Here's the equivalent of college basketball to what it would be in MLB....

Orioles 90 Wins
Red Sox 88 Wins
Yankees 87 Wins

MLB decides to let the Red Sox and Yankees into the playoffs instead of the Orioles because they'll draw better TV ratings.

That is not even close to accurate as they are in the same division and play damn near the same schedule.

A more slightly closer equivalent would be

Orioles 90 wins
Cubs 83 wins
Dodgers 82 wins

and choosing the Cubs and Dodgers for the LA and Chicago market. Obviously the above is not realistic due to two different leagues, but the point being they play drastically different schedules. The problem in basketball is there are too many teams and judging each on merits is difficult due to the imbalance. That balance is not going to get closer either, it is only going to keep growing more unbalanced.