Thomsen: 1. The complaining isn't so bad.

Finally, after all is said and done, Thomsen's No. 1 reason for keeping the status quo, the point that will surely sway any and all readers to his side, is... the strength of the fans' complaints? Um. Okay. I know we've been called a nation of whiners, with lawsuits flying faster than accusations against Roger Clemens, but Thomsen wants us to be louder about it? That's it?

This final "argument" is actually just rehashed points from earlier bullets, with Thomsen claiming, "It's better to hear from passionate and occasionally enraged fans about the current system than to imagine the 'improved' system that would take its place."
Nothing concrete here - no suggestions, postulations, or ideas for why the playoff format should not represent equality. The regular season wouldn't become "non-descript" - at least not anymore than it already is - and to call the potential first-round matchups less compelling is both arbitrary and, as evidenced by the lackluster contests out West, simply not true.

It's time for David Stern to get his head of Clay Bennett's, um, grip (no need for bad words here) and finally step up for the good of the game.