Ok, you say that it was a superfecta
scenario and that one team played
another in a playoff point and it did not affect the outcome of
the game.
Here's the way I see it:
For a "pointless point" to occur, a post has to win
a point and then be prevented - by the playoff rules - from returning
to the court.
Now, the playoff types are P2, P3, P4, P5, P6, and P7.
P2 - winner of the point is immediately ITM.
P5 and P7 are rotating playoffs, so the winner of a point stays
on the court
P3 is effectively a rotating playoff, so same as P5 and P7
Therefore only P4 and P6 are candidates for a "pointless
point". But since P4 resolves to a P2, it can not create
that scenario. If the winner of the first pairing in a P4 takes
the contested finishing position immediately, then, yes, the contenders
in the second pair are excluded. But not getting a chance to play
is not the same thing as playing a pointless point.
So, with this reasoning, only the guys in the 3rd pair of a 6
post playoff can have a chance to provide this meaningless point.
If that is true, we have a little problem with the superfectas.
That is because if we are contesting fourth place only, then there
are just 5 posts, and the 6 case simply can't occur. So no pointless
point if WPS have already been decided.
That leaves the case where we are contesting show and fourth.
But then the winner of the third point in the P6 playoff will
still be contesting for fourth and therefore WILL affect the outcome
of the game.
The bottom line is that if I am right in my reasoning, then the
pointless point simply cannot occur in a superfecta game.
What am I missing?
