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I am quite fascinated by this concept of parity.
In my short time perusing these boards I have seen it mentioned often with some claiming there is parity and that it has never been harder to to win a Cup; others claiming there is none because the finals are the same this year as last.
Is parity about who wins the Cup? Who makes the finals? Or given it's a tournament and only one team wins, is parity more about the RS? Where the points spread between the best and worst is small? The average standard deviation from the mean tiny?
In sports, talent is always relative- Player A is equal to Player B but both are better than Player C who is better than Player D....so how does a league achieve parity when the talent itself isn't equal?
In my short time perusing these boards I have seen it mentioned often with some claiming there is parity and that it has never been harder to to win a Cup; others claiming there is none because the finals are the same this year as last.
Is parity about who wins the Cup? Who makes the finals? Or given it's a tournament and only one team wins, is parity more about the RS? Where the points spread between the best and worst is small? The average standard deviation from the mean tiny?
In sports, talent is always relative- Player A is equal to Player B but both are better than Player C who is better than Player D....so how does a league achieve parity when the talent itself isn't equal?