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Old 04-23-2013, 12:58 PM   #54
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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction View Post
There is no evidence at all that the draft lottery or draft in general creates parity. It existed for years without parity. Parity wasn't achieved until the cap and lower UFA age was brought in. If anything, teams that are perpetually bad take the best prospects and ruin them.

The draft lottery system is nothing more than a system for consoling fans of terrible teams (which may be a positive thing in its own right).
Disagree. The evidence is in comparing leagues that have drafts to leagues that don't (most Soccer leagues). Far more parity exists in the North American sports that have lotteries as compared to the leagues that have no such mechanism.
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