One slight modification they could make to this is the worst 12 teams have the same odds with the 13th and 14 teams having slightly worse odds. That might prevent an 8th seed from “tanking” to get to 12th.
I hadn’t thought of that. Makes sense.
Nothing will ever be foolproof, I realize. It’s all about minimizing. The system they have now and for the past 25+ years doesn’t do that.
I remember lots of dog days during the KINGS first 10 years in SAC. I attended a lot of those games. I never felt the opposition (or the KINGS) was mailing it in like they do now. Never.
Sometimes a star player didn’t suit up if dealing with minor injuries, but on the whole the teams competed fairly normally. Even with pride still.
This better odds system has flushed that completely down the toilet. And we fans are getting ripped off. Especially those paying ridiculously high prices for tickets. It’s a big problem.