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<blockquote data-quote="justlookin'" data-source="post: 270099" data-attributes="member: 25226"><p>All good and correct points.&nbsp; SizmanTechsan and I are simply expressing how depressing it is to look at two playoff brackets that have in total out of 32 first round games a handful are competitive.&nbsp; I salute those who managed upsets.&nbsp; I'm happy for them.&nbsp; I'm sad that this watered down format has lead to 45 point blowout victories that is, in my humble opinion, a direct result of the division split and the &quot;everyone gets a trophy&quot; mentality that lead to it.&nbsp; Where I live we had a team make the Quarterfinals with 9 kids one year and 8 the next.&nbsp; I know that's an exception, but I also know better competition breeds better competitors.&nbsp; I fear what it will look like when they ex[and the playoffs, and if you doubt that happening just check out the new-for-this-year basketball playoff setup.&nbsp; It's not a question of if but rather when.&nbsp; I loved when they expanded the playoffs in '82 to two.&nbsp; many districts over the years have had teams who were superior stay home due to a close district loss and watched as a team they beat in non-district play their district champ in the playoffs.&nbsp; Two per district is good, but not so good when the Sixman playoffs have expanded to double.&nbsp; These teams simply can't compete.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="justlookin', post: 270099, member: 25226"] All good and correct points. SizmanTechsan and I are simply expressing how depressing it is to look at two playoff brackets that have in total out of 32 first round games a handful are competitive. I salute those who managed upsets. I'm happy for them. I'm sad that this watered down format has lead to 45 point blowout victories that is, in my humble opinion, a direct result of the division split and the "everyone gets a trophy" mentality that lead to it. Where I live we had a team make the Quarterfinals with 9 kids one year and 8 the next. I know that's an exception, but I also know better competition breeds better competitors. I fear what it will look like when they ex[and the playoffs, and if you doubt that happening just check out the new-for-this-year basketball playoff setup. It's not a question of if but rather when. I loved when they expanded the playoffs in '82 to two. many districts over the years have had teams who were superior stay home due to a close district loss and watched as a team they beat in non-district play their district champ in the playoffs. Two per district is good, but not so good when the Sixman playoffs have expanded to double. These teams simply can't compete. [/QUOTE]

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