I posted a poll on Twitter that asked people if they preferred it when the team that knocks you out of the playoffs a) goes on to win everything or b) gets immediately eliminated. Obviously, I prefer when my team doesn't get knocked out AT ALL. However, everyone but one team fails to lift the Larry O'Brien/Lombardi/whatever trophy at the end of the season. I also prefer it when my teams make the playoffs, even if they lose immediately. After all, that's the experience of 90% of American sports fans who have no shot at the trophy. However, this season was a weird one for Fusion men fans. Firstly, Duluth pounded everyone and ran away with the #1 seed. Under the conditions of last year, they would have lifted the Conference Championship, Fusion would have made it in as #2 seed and defending champs Med City would have seen their season end. Instead of that scenario, NPSL changed the rules for the North this season and allowed the top 4 finishers to make the playoffs - whil