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Old 03-08-2016, 11:51 AM   #1075
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It doesn't punish bad teams, it rewards them less. But they are still rewarded with the best odds at a top 3 pick and the highest guaranteed pick. That's still a pretty dang good reward for finishing last. They are rewarded, not punished. Punishment would be demoting them to a lesser league with lesser revenues. The last place team is rewarded with one of the top 4 best young talents entering the league. That's a pretty good reward and does help parity.

If tanking isn't a problem then get rid of the lottery altogether. Clearly nobody is comfortable with that and tanking is a mild problem. Current system seems fine to me, just a bunch of fans bitter about the timing of it is what I'm seeing.
I would be absolutely fine if they removed the lottery. I just want them to cap the number of high picks in a set period. Teams shouldn't just be allowed to be there year after year after year.
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