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<blockquote data-quote="Mistwell" data-source="post: 1772612" data-attributes="member: 2525"><p>I just wanted to make my pitch for NOT drafting individually, but instead going with Yahoo's draft.</p><p></p><p>I know one complaint about the Yahoo draft centered around how Yahoo ranked people. Well, I don't see that as a particularly valid contention. If you don't like how Yahoo ranks people, you rank them yourself. If you do like how Yahoo ranks people, that won't likely change for the individual draft system proposed, as you can just use Yahoo's suggestions. So drafting individually doesn't alter in any way the Yahoo ranking issue.</p><p></p><p>The other issue is that you can end up with too many of one position, and not enough of another position. That's true. And yet, that is what causes people to do a lot of trades early on. </p><p></p><p>EARLY TRADES ARE GOOD</p><p></p><p>Early trades are one of the key motivators for people to become familiar with each other early in the season, to engage in public discussions, to really analyze their teams weakenesses and strengths, and to generally get into the mood of the game. </p><p></p><p>Without the motivation for those early trades, I think the game will not be as fun. With the early trades being the primary motivator to get into the game itself, I think the impact of reducing the number of those early trades will harm the entire game throughout the season, as fewer people will feel connected to playing and connected to their fellow players.</p><p></p><p>THE NEW SYSTEM IS A PAIN IN THE BUTT</p><p></p><p>Finally, I think the individual draft will be a serious pain in the butt. It will require everyone to pay attention to this thread every day, before basketball season (which is, for me, pretty hard at the moment - but won't be hard once the season starts). We will have to quickly research all the remaining players, every time we make a choice. If anyone delays, it delays everyone else. And, as stated, if it is not done on schedule, it will cause Yahoo do to it anyone...and it is unclear how well Yahoo can do a PARTIAL draft, instead of a full draft. This system could end up as a mess, and act as a bad first impression for new players.</p><p></p><p></p><p>So, I'd like to keep the draft the way we have always done it, through Yahoo's built-in system. If we don't go that route, I won't pout and will go along with the crowd. But I think it will hurt the game, and be a pain in the butt.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mistwell, post: 1772612, member: 2525"] I just wanted to make my pitch for NOT drafting individually, but instead going with Yahoo's draft. I know one complaint about the Yahoo draft centered around how Yahoo ranked people. Well, I don't see that as a particularly valid contention. If you don't like how Yahoo ranks people, you rank them yourself. If you do like how Yahoo ranks people, that won't likely change for the individual draft system proposed, as you can just use Yahoo's suggestions. So drafting individually doesn't alter in any way the Yahoo ranking issue. The other issue is that you can end up with too many of one position, and not enough of another position. That's true. And yet, that is what causes people to do a lot of trades early on. EARLY TRADES ARE GOOD Early trades are one of the key motivators for people to become familiar with each other early in the season, to engage in public discussions, to really analyze their teams weakenesses and strengths, and to generally get into the mood of the game. Without the motivation for those early trades, I think the game will not be as fun. With the early trades being the primary motivator to get into the game itself, I think the impact of reducing the number of those early trades will harm the entire game throughout the season, as fewer people will feel connected to playing and connected to their fellow players. THE NEW SYSTEM IS A PAIN IN THE BUTT Finally, I think the individual draft will be a serious pain in the butt. It will require everyone to pay attention to this thread every day, before basketball season (which is, for me, pretty hard at the moment - but won't be hard once the season starts). We will have to quickly research all the remaining players, every time we make a choice. If anyone delays, it delays everyone else. And, as stated, if it is not done on schedule, it will cause Yahoo do to it anyone...and it is unclear how well Yahoo can do a PARTIAL draft, instead of a full draft. This system could end up as a mess, and act as a bad first impression for new players. So, I'd like to keep the draft the way we have always done it, through Yahoo's built-in system. If we don't go that route, I won't pout and will go along with the crowd. But I think it will hurt the game, and be a pain in the butt. [/QUOTE]
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