The last couple weeks of the regular season are often a drag on the players. Not that anybody cares, but it’s often a drag on the reporters, too. We’re all just waiting for the playoffs to begin.
Naturally, these dog days bring back old stories, old questions. I mean, we have to write about something.
Recently, the question, “Is it important to play well going into the playoffs?” has found its annual revival.
For example, Dom Luszczyszyn of The Athletic and Ross McKeon of The San Francisco Chronicle both took on the question last month.