Upon actually thinking about the playoffs and its ability, or lack therof, to crown the team in each respective sport, I couldnt help but be reminded of something I read in Moneyball, where Billy Beane is quoted as saying that "My #### doesnt work in the playoffs. My job is to get us to the play-offs. What happens after that is #### luck." For anybody that hasnt read the book, it basically sums up the idea that over the entire regular season, luck evens out and a superior lineup will almost always, win more games than any lesser teams. But over  the small sample size that is the playoffs, a lesser team can beat a better team because in a short season, luck can very easily tilt heavily in one of the team's favor.

On the other hand, that exact reason is why the playoff games provides a greater level of excitement for fans. Over the regular season, the greater teams shine through, but in the playoffs, its quite simply a crapshoot. Is this the right way to go about crowning the rightful champion? I dont think so. Is there another way? I dont know, but if anybody that reads this does, feel free to comment.