[Flaxwless]

Originally Posted by Popes

I think I'm sold on the playoff expansion arguments, so you don't need to make them back to me again. I agree. But it only affects the middle-tier teams. As I pointed out earlier when I applied it to 2007, it would have had NO IMPACT on the bottom three teams this year (at least as of the trading deadline).


Or in my case, you'd gain 1/2 of my support. If lottery and playoff expansion must go together, you'll lose me, even though I agree on playoff expansion.

I think we're talking about two different problems and we've muddled them up into one conversation, when they are really separate:

1. How do we keep middle-tier teams trying all year (playoff expansion vs. none)?

2. How do we keep bottom-feeder teams trying all year - or at least not tanking at the end (lottery vs. toilet bowl).

I want to vote for the method that has maximum incentive to win in both cases. If people aren't trying to win every week, then I don't see the point in spending so much time on this league.

Playoff expansion will have even the bottoms teams trying as earlier in the year they will make more moves as they are still "in it" and when they look down the line they are not even guranteed the #1 pick so that is extra incentive to NOT TANK and try harder.