Serious question here. If (big "if") a team believes that anything short of a championship is a huge and overwhelming "loss", does it matter if you are seeded #1, #2 or #3? You have to eventually play the best to get to the end point anyway.
This is a maximalist opinion of course. Exiting in the 3rd round or 4th, does it matter to those top, elite teams? Nobody remembers much except being in the finals.
This is a maximalist opinion of course. Exiting in the 3rd round or 4th, does it matter to those top, elite teams? Nobody remembers much except being in the finals.