01-27-2016, 02:07 PM
(01-27-2016, 01:36 PM)AndyP Wrote: Lottery isn't happening. I don't believe it works in real life and the whole concept is a farce to me. All it does is shift tanking for the first pick to tanking for the best odds at the first pick. It isn't effective as a deterrent.
I'm also not keen on the career window idea, I'd rather have less of these incentive, not more.
Now I'll agree that we have an especially putrid pile of NL teams that are making this conversation relevant, but I'm still not as hung up on it as many people are. Do I wish there was a better effort to at least field 55+ wins? Or even 50+? Yes, I do. It really isn't that hard. But the alternatives aren't without warts either. Penalizing teams by docking fan loyalty makes sense in some ways, but it also requires us to tamper with the file in ways I'm not sure I'm comfortable with. In real life teams lose loyalty but it can be replenished quickly by winning - mogul isn't always so good at reflecting that. So the punishment might last long past what it was intended and it might still be irrelevant if draft position is the number one aim.
What I'd rather have people realize is that you do your long-term competitiveness far more favors if you try not to tank out. Model your mogul franchise on the real life Cardinals, that's the real way to go.
You didn't seem to understand my suggestion on a lottery. All odds among the non playoff teams for the first 5 picks would be equal odds. After those 5 numbers are taken the remaining teams will be ordered for 6 and beyond picks.
The incentive to lose for a top 1, 2 or 3 pick vs a top 10 pick is a lot lot different and would have a certain impact.
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