[Jiri Hrdina]

Branching this conversation out from the roll call for further discussion

Originally Posted by Macho0978

Not sure where else to put this, but just thought I would throw out a proposal now as the draft is coming soon and think this idea would create more action around draft day.

I'm in 2 hockey drafts and 1 baseball draft and all 3 we have moved to what we call a "slow draft" The draft is completed over 3-5 days via a what's app draft thread rather than a live draft over a few hours. We could post on the 2025 draft thread on CP.

I'd like to propose that we switch to this format. I think we could make a schedule and complete over 4 days with 1 round needing to be completed each day. Not sure how we enforce people who take too long, but I would love to see the pace of the draft slowed up a bit to allow more trades. In all my leagues the activity spikes on draft day. This typically happens when a player a GM likes slips and there ends up being tons of picks for picks trades. Ripping through the draft doesn't allow for trade talks and once a player is drafted, most GMs hesitate to move a player they drafted and like.

Just a thought, but I think it would create more activity around the draft.

Originally Posted by savemedrzaius

Great idea. +1 for this

Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina

I don't know. I think it will be very frustrating because one person not making their pick will grind it to a halt. I get the intent, but there's a lot to enjoy about the rapid draft where you make decisions quickly based on how the draft plays out.
We could employ a time limit but people have jobs, kids, etc. That's really hard to enforce.
So what do we do if people take hours between picks?

Originally Posted by savemedrzaius

What is the rush though? The actual draft is far away and there is literally nothing going on in our league right now.

Plus personally I live on a different continent so the time difference/internet issues makes the draft not that fun. I hate rushing to get a name in. Stressful as hell.

Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina

Depends on when would start. Most rankings aren't out yet, so i don't think we could start for a few weeks, which does start to bump up against the NHL draft.
What do others think?

Originally Posted by savemedrzaius

If people know the draft day I think it would move along quickly. One round a day would not be a problem. Why not try it and if there are problems we can always go back to the old way.

Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina

For many that participate in the draft, they consider it to be one of the most enjoyable parts of the game. "Why not try it" isn't a compelling reason to do it for me.