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Article: In NBA Playoffs, May Only the Best Teams Play
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- NPR Morning Edition
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- April 2, 2008
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STEVE INSKEEP
NPR Morning Edition
04-02-2008
In NBA Playoffs, May Only the Best Teams Play
Host: STEVE INSKEEP
Time 10:00-11:00 AM
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STEVE INSKEEP, host:
It would serve the purpose of our sports commentator, Frank Deford, to reinvent the business of sports playoffs.
FRANK DEFORD: In some sports, notably with children, there is something called the mercy rule, which stipulates that if one team gets so many points ahead of its outclassed opponent, the game is officially concluded at that point out of sympathy for the poor, no-chance loser. I believe there should also be mercy rules for fans, too.
Specifically, no team in any sport should be inflicted upon fans in the playoffs ...
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