PLAYOFF HOCKEY AND PLAYOFF BASKETBALL.

PLAYOFF HOCKEY AND “PLAYOFF BASKETBALL.” The Sporting News had an article on May 24 by Craig Custance about how much hockey has improved in the last five years as a result of the determination to enforce the rules precisely during the regular season and the playoffs. Custance says: “And without a doubt the game is better. It’s faster,… the skill level is at an all-time high and postseason play better reflects that of the regular season.” Now if basketball could learn from the hockey experience. Announcers will comment “That’s playoff basketball” after a rough play, but nobody knows what playoff basketball rules are—except that it’s a lot rougher and the calls are more unpredictable. Hockey figured out the right way to improve refereeing. If the calls in the regular season are uniform, improving refereeing in the playoffs will be a lot easier.