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Originally Posted by The Yen Man
I swear you go out of your way to point this out every chance you get lol. We get it, you think it's an OT loss is a loss.
Mathematically, it's a tie, so the whole "it's not over .500" argument is a semantics argument, not a mathematical one, as I don't see how you can argue your point from a mathematical standpoint.
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Well, I do apologize if it bothers you. My point was, that I would like the flames to win more than half their games, and if the Flames win tonight, this will be true.
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Originally Posted by squiggs96
So the 0.500 has to do with fun and feeling? This is akin to giving ricardo's grit index credence.
In sports talk, 0.500 is accumulating 50% of the points you could have achieved.
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In sports talk, .500 isn't about "points" or the standings". Heck in hockey, a .500 points percentage is somrthing a 26th or 27th place team has - that is a meaningless metric.
Winning half your games is a meaningful metric. Not to the
standings - but to the level a team is
playing at.
Us fans don't tune in rooting for their team to get an OTL.
Your 96 pt playoff snake has more meaning to the standings. pts% matters in the standings. But us fans are watching because of our emotional connection to the game, and winning is part of that. Satisfaction isn't about getting half your points.