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Old December 10th, 2007, 03:45 PM   #175
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Default Re: 2007 Rules Discussion - Weighted Lottery for the #1 pick

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Originally Posted by Flaxwless
Playoffs expand + lottery will make teams try.
And playoffs + toilet bowl will make them try even more.

I'm not against a lottery - I think it's better than the current system. But I still think you overstate the case if you think that a lottery will make the bottom teams try significantly more. It removes some incentive to lose, but the incentive still exists. The #3 and #2 worst teams have significant incentive to lose in a lottery system, just not as much as they do under the current system. Only the toilet bowl actually REMOVES THE INCENTIVE TO LOSE AND REPLACES IT WITH AN INCENTIVE TO WIN.
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