They pushed it up in 2011 so clearly they can if they want to, they just don't. Oh well.
I don't recall that. What happened in 2011? I know it's been around since 03. Are these the only 3 years where it was an issue? For the life of me I don't understand why they feel the need to have everything start on preset days. They have actually had some of their worst ratings under this set up. They could easily push the playoffs back and have every series go every other day and wouldn't miss a beat. But yeah, as you said "oh well".