Why two days between games 1 and 2? I hate that.
Just as dumb: They allow only one day for the shift from Boston to Indy. Two days off makes a heck of a lot more sense for travel time.
Would you really want 4 games on Monday and 4 games on Tuesday then none on Wednesday or Thursday, then 4 on Friday and 4 on Saturday and none on Sunday? Because that sounds like what you're proposing with your preferred rest schedule.
I don't really care about the rest of the series going on. My concern is a schedule for Boston that makes the most sense for Boston.
Also I can't count. That schedule i put out there wouldn't make sense, but it would mess with the tv schedule.
It doesn't make any more or less sense for Boston though since their opponent is on the same schedule.
Edit - though I have always thought it was an idiotic schedule for the Finals, where they started on a Thu and for years went with the Thu Sun Tue format. Gotta hit those prime tv days though.