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# New rules help define '09 playoffs

From [Bill Simmons' Best Columns](https://listium.com/@tobias1/44020/bill-simmons-best-columns)  
By [tobias (@tobias1)](https://listium.com/@tobias1)

List stats: 6730 views · 0 likes  
Published 25 July 2019 · Updated 13 August 2019

Category: sports / basketball

- Date: 2010
- Notes:
  > "Revelation No. 3: The most potent force in January and February is the “Nobody Believes In Us” theory.
  > 
  > Again and again and again and again. Although we’ve never really figured out why. Every football team should be motivated in the playoffs, right?"
- Link: [http://www.espn.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/100108](http://www.espn.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/100108)
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