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I know that I'm a weird numbers guy, but I think my main issue with it is having it be 17 games, which is going to always be weird and uneven. The 16-game season is so elegant:
Division (x2) - 6
Rotating opposite-conference division - 4
Rotating same-conference division - 4
Same-ranked teams from the other same-conference divisions - 2
And the result is that every team plays four #1 teams, four #2 teams, four #3 teams, and four #4 teams (based on division rank).
Playing 17 games is always going to result in some inequality among teams in the division. Even 18 would be better.
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