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Joborule · 04-26-2013, 02:36 PM

You know if a team sucks so bad that they need a 1st overall pick, what makes people think that they'll win enough points after being mathematically eliminated to get the 1st? They were eliminated first because THEY CAN'T WIN GAMES!

If a team went 0-82, they wouldn't be able to get the first pick because some other team maybe went 1-81. If that doesn't show how dumb the logic is in rewarding teams that can yield more success than others giving them the best player in the draft, nothing will.

It's honestly a non-issue. Funny how it becomes a topic when Flames aren't a team that suck enough to get the first overall. Never heard this talked about so much in years past when Flames were winning games yet still missing playoffs.

If a team wants to suck so much that they get the first pick year in and year out, let them. Which they do not. They can't keep those players forever anyway, and if they wanted to do that, they'll hurt their bottom line since fans will get fed up with that crap. Look at the teams that constantly draft in the top 5, and see ask if they would prefer to be drafting later on or not.

04-26-2013, 02:36 PM	#42
Joborule Franchise Player Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Calgary, Alberta Exp:	You know if a team sucks so bad that they need a 1st overall pick, what makes people think that they'll win enough points after being mathematically eliminated to get the 1st? They were eliminated first because THEY CAN'T WIN GAMES! If a team went 0-82, they wouldn't be able to get the first pick because some other team maybe went 1-81. If that doesn't show how dumb the logic is in rewarding teams that can yield more success than others giving them the best player in the draft, nothing will. It's honestly a non-issue. Funny how it becomes a topic when Flames aren't a team that suck enough to get the first overall. Never heard this talked about so much in years past when Flames were winning games yet still missing playoffs. If a team wants to suck so much that they get the first pick year in and year out, let them. Which they do not. They can't keep those players forever anyway, and if they wanted to do that, they'll hurt their bottom line since fans will get fed up with that crap. Look at the teams that constantly draft in the top 5, and see ask if they would prefer to be drafting later on or not. Last edited by Joborule; 04-26-2013 at 02:38 PM.