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Every Thursday, Andy and Ari On3 will have a mailbag episode as we head into the weekend’s slate. But I’ll also be doing a “Dear Ari” written mailbag on Fridays as a companion to the show. Let’s get started with the first edition: From MagnetsAreFun on Reddit:The No. 5 seed gets a practice game at home and then gets the lowest ranked auto bid with a first-round bye. The No. 1 seed gets the winner of No. 8 and No. 9, which is probably going to be ranked higher. Why would a team want the No. 1 seed? The obvious short answer: Playing less games is better? But I’m with you. If you gave truth serum…

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