Blowouts, skewed standings and historically bad bottom-feeders are twisting the entire season out of shape — and the tank race hasn't even started cooking yet.
It seems to me that the broader problem is that teams continue to care less and less about the regular season. Even good teams will blow out other good teams due to load management, or just kind of giving up mid-game. The bad teams are just trying stuff, which is fine, but doesn't lead to day-to-day max competitiveness. Basically, the regular season is a joke.
It seems to me that the broader problem is that teams continue to care less and less about the regular season. Even good teams will blow out other good teams due to load management, or just kind of giving up mid-game. The bad teams are just trying stuff, which is fine, but doesn't lead to day-to-day max competitiveness. Basically, the regular season is a joke.