Nonsense? If the team that loses a game is ELIMINATED from the playoffs, it's a goddamnn elimination game. Just because you have this desperate need to feel smarter than a bunch interweb strangers, it shouldn't cloud your brain from basic concepts. Are you next going to tell me that the first game of the season is NOT a home-opener? Is that also a media made up concept? Quit being stupid.
You left out the part about categorization. Insisting on the category is not very compelling just doubling down on it.
If you insist on the statistic then let's talk about that. Statistically speaking, every loss of a season counts towards the elimination equally. The season is a a set of 16 games all weighted equally. Waving your hands at one and calling it a special name is not going to change that.
This category was dreamt up in marketing hype and then spammed in order to create controversy on sports radio. You apparently ate it up.
And what specifically, did I write that was me "trying to feel smarter than internet strangers?"
If you must know, I have enough self esteem that I think I am smart inherently and independent of you. As for you and other internet peoples, unless you are "special" it is hard to gauge what one's intelligence level is and for the lion's share I don't even try.
What you remind me of are women that get mad when they see attractive women around them and their competitive nature has them telling anyone who will listen that the competition is not that attractive. And of course if you are dating them, you will catch hell if you are not careful.
I don't engage in such relativism but I do understand it. There is more than enough intellect and beauty for us all. I just think this particular take of "elimination games" is emotionally baiting nonsense and I am certainly not above making stupid comments myself; just not in this case. You are just going to have to deal with it.
