OT: "looked anything like" as hyponegation

[Victor Steinbok]

OK... this is how typos happen. I was thinking fourth and thought I was
writing fourth, but actually wrote "third". No excuse, really, but this
is what happened. A few months ago, AZ caught me in what appeared like a
hyponegation (no reason to look it up really), but, in reality, it was
not a deliberate hyponegation--I simply failed to type "not", which
happens occasionally when you type faster than the keyboard can respond.
(no, seriously, I am having frequent problems with this keyboard with
missing characters and entire short words--I usually take the pain to
catch and correct, but not always) This is why I said that in one
instance an apparent hypocorrection may just be ephemeral. But, in this
case, we clearly have a trend.

The reason I said that the third division winner is guaranteed home
field for first round is because that's what ESPN said last night. I was
not saying it because it's confusing--it's either right or wrong, but I
was relying on someone else's authority. I am aware of the rule change
in general--however, this season is not being played by regular rules,
because it's been shortened because of the lockout. So I don't actually
know what's happening with the home-field situation (nor do I really
care about the outcome). I suppose, I can find out for sure.

http://goo.gl/nYRVf
> What remains to be decided is where the series will open. As Atlantic
> Division champions, the Celtics will be the No. 4 seed, but home-court
> advantage is determined by overall record, meaning the No. 5 Hawks can
> still host the series.
> ...
> By sending out a junior varsity lineup on Friday night in a
> head-to-head matchup with Atlanta, the Celtics have essentially stated
> they don't care who lands home-court advantage, preferring to err on
> the side or rest and health over opening the series in Boston.

Of course, now I can't find the article that had it wrong.

     VS-)

On 4/22/2012 11:39 PM, Laurence Horn wrote:
> On Apr 22, 2012, at 11:10 PM, Victor Steinbok wrote:
>
>> ... which is why the Celtics are seeded third, even though
>> the Hawks (and Orlando) have a better record.
>> ...
> ...
> But on the playoff point:  No, actually, the Celtics are guaranteed a *fourth* seed, not a third.  And they're not guaranteed home court; the Hawks are ahead of them for that right now, by one game.  Under the old rules, they would have indeed been guaranteed both third seed and home court, but that's been changed after a kind of odd situation a few years ago in which an inferior division winner ended up with home court advantage over a team with a much better record.  I know it's misleading that the fourth seed could lose the home court advantage over the fifth seed, but that's how it is.  So the Hawks don't need to catch the Celtics for fourth seed, they just have to finish with a better record.

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