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tvp2003 · 04-26-2013, 01:44 PM

Rather than having the worst teams play for the top pick, I would make it completely random:

- Out of the 14 teams that don't make the playoffs, the last 8 teams (finishing 23 to 30) get an equal opportunity for that first pick (12.5% chance each). No point in tanking because the team that finishes at the bottom has the same odds as the team finishing 23rd in the league.

- That leaves the 6 teams that finish in the middle of the pack from 17 to 22 (i.e. just out of the playoffs) -- those teams should still be in the playoff hunt so there's less risk of them tanking as there is still incentive to win.

Will there be a risk of the worst teams only ending up with the 6th, 7th, and 8th pick? Sure. But I don't hink the point of "parity" is to necessarily to make the last team better the fastest (by giving them the best player in the draft) -- it is to give the poorer teams the better players in the draft so they can become better.

I also realize there is a big difference between 22 and 23... which could lead to a risk of tanking if you're on the bubble to be a lottery team. But given the current point system, the teams from 17 to 23 are often still in the playoff hunt as the season winds down.

It would also make trading draft picks a lot more interesting -- a team that is 23 to 26 that trades away their first round pick could end up dealing away the first overall pick -- do you take that gamble (as the team dealing the pick) or pay extra (as the team accepting it)?

04-26-2013, 01:44 PM	#26
tvp2003 Franchise Player Join Date: Mar 2006 Exp:	Rather than having the worst teams play for the top pick, I would make it completely random: - Out of the 14 teams that don't make the playoffs, the last 8 teams (finishing 23 to 30) get an equal opportunity for that first pick (12.5% chance each). No point in tanking because the team that finishes at the bottom has the same odds as the team finishing 23rd in the league. - That leaves the 6 teams that finish in the middle of the pack from 17 to 22 (i.e. just out of the playoffs) -- those teams should still be in the playoff hunt so there's less risk of them tanking as there is still incentive to win. Will there be a risk of the worst teams only ending up with the 6th, 7th, and 8th pick? Sure. But I don't hink the point of "parity" is to necessarily to make the last team better the fastest (by giving them the best player in the draft) -- it is to give the poorer teams the better players in the draft so they can become better. I also realize there is a big difference between 22 and 23... which could lead to a risk of tanking if you're on the bubble to be a lottery team. But given the current point system, the teams from 17 to 23 are often still in the playoff hunt as the season winds down. It would also make trading draft picks a lot more interesting -- a team that is 23 to 26 that trades away their first round pick could end up dealing away the first overall pick -- do you take that gamble (as the team dealing the pick) or pay extra (as the team accepting it)? Last edited by tvp2003; 04-26-2013 at 01:46 PM.