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Originally Posted by Dr. Pepper
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I found the percentages for each state interesting too. But I think the percentages favor the sport which currently holds competitive teams. For instance, there is no way Illinois would vote the NHL more exciting when Jordan was playing for the Bulls. California's numbers are a little disappointing, given the LA Kings being the NHL champions, and the Sharks and Ducks being pretty good teams, but whatever.
Personally, I find the later rounds of the NBA more exciting. In the NBA finals the best players are always still around. In the NHL, the teams go out and kill each other for two rounds (a good example was that crazy series between the Flyers and the Penguins last year), usually leading to a winner by default, instead of the best team winning the championship. In my opinion, hockey suffers when its best players are not battling each other for the Stanley Cup.