In the NBA D-League, the top seed in the playoffs get to pick its first round opponent. As the D-League is a test kitchen of sorts for the NBA, many watch how these experiments work out with a weathered eye. As it turns out, this year it is working out very interestingly! From the Erie Times-News, via Ridiculous Upside:
Mind Games In The NBA D-League Playoffs!
↵↵To decide its first-round opponent for the D-League playoffs, Reno had its player personnel assistant pick one out of a hat.
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Only Erie's coach isn't buying it, saying Reno definitely chose Erie because it considers the BayHawks the weakest option. But Reno coach Eric Musselman has an elaborate backstory about a lack of consensus among the Bighorns on who to pick. Imagine if this were the Bulls and Knicks! Bring this to the NBA immediately, please.
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