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Originally Posted by Caged Great
I think this is how it should break down
each team from 1-14 gets ten balls to start
Each team that has had a top 5 pick in the previous 4 years gets two balls removed per top 5 pick (Max 8).
Each team that has made the playoffs in the previous 4 years has two balls removed per (max of 8)
Each of the teams in the bottom 5 gets added balls, last + 5, 2nd last +4, 3rd last +3, 4th last +2, 5th last +1
This way, you don't reward perennial losers like Edmonton. Under this system, Edmonton would have 5 balls, which is less than some of the teams that finished 8th-10th. Similarly, teams that were playoff teams yet randomly sucked don't get to jump to the top of the pile like Colorado.
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I would like to see perennial bad teams penalized so there's more incentive for team owners to jettison management that is not providing any sort of incremental improvement over a period of time. I think Katz may have more motivation to dismantle the old boys club if their perennial bottom finishes weren't paying off in top 5 picks every year that he can sell to fans as hope. Finishing 28th and picking say 11th would be considerably harder to sugarcoat to season ticket holders which would force his hand.