Re: Suggestions/Ideas for higher seeded teams
I've read a bunch of theories on why and what home-ice should entail in the NBA/NHL playoffs being played in netural sites. Apparently the NBA is considering a laundry list of edges for the home team:
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/...off-advantages
- home team gets 1st possession of 2nd, 3rd, 4th quarters --> (HUGE)
- home team gets 1 player who can get 7 fouls (over standard 6) --> pretty huge
- home team can transport their home court for games --> OK, not sure I see the actual advantage here other than advertising.
- top teams get to pick their hotel accommodations first --> kinda hilarious IMO
Personally I think that in normal times home ice/court is more a matter of necessity (i.e. the game has to be played in one of two-sites) then an intended bias.
A 7-game series that ends in 4 or 6 games has no "home ice advantage" overall and one that ends in 5 or 7 has a small one.
Given the advantages given to the home team in the 4-major sports:
Baseball - hitting last is HUGE. The biggest home turf advantage in sports. Also DH/no-DH in the World Series is big as well.
Hockey- last change. Is very large IMO given how coaches can use it to their advantage. somewhat mitigated with the no change on icing rules.
Basketball - there is no rule advantage that I am aware of. Home court is statistically massive in the NBA, my uneducated opinion is the refs are influenced by home crowds.
Football - there is no rules home advantage I am aware of. Having the crowd disrupt road teams (Seattle) is considered the advantage. Weather and field variations have been large over the years. Given that the Super Bowl is neutral turf there is no advantage here.
Anyways, I really hope the NHL does not add an artificial advantage for the "home team" come playoff time. That would be terrible IMO.
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