Post by bostonredsoxgm on Oct 20, 2009 8:00:11 GMT -5
1 - the draft
I'd like to propose we run future drafts through the OOTP online utilities. I'm guessing there are several utilities out there, but in two other leagues I'm in, the draft runs through the same standard utility, and it seems to work great.
I like that Jayson runs the PBA draft very quickly. If you want to have live input you can, if you want to simply submit lists you can do that, and if you want to let the draft proceed without your input - nobody needs to wait for you. I would want Jayson to retain that way of running the draft, with a system that's somehow more foolproof. It seems I got caught by a draft malfunction this season. I almost lost a trade a few seasons ago, because of another apparent malfunction for another manager, that Jayson was kind enough to correct.
I'd love to hear thoughts from others, especially Jayson, on what the options might be for draft utilities. I'm no expert on how to set up whatever utilities might exist. But I would like the draft to work as reliably as possible.
2 - draft compensation (apologies for bringing this up again, but it's still lingering)
I'm now leaning towards dumping it. I still like almost every aspect of it, except the fact that we aren't guaranteeing that managers gain and lose the compensation they are supposed to. Specifically, after looking further at the 1906 draft, I can see one almost definite computer glitch.
I see this issue as similar to the draft process itself. Early round draft picks can be very important for long-term organization building. We should do what we can to avoid and/or correct mistakes in the process.
If we keep free agent compensation, the best way to guarantee it works properly is to manually analyze the free agent signings. There are maybe 50 signings in a typical off-season. It wouldn't be that hard to keep a tally of the compensation value of specific players as they are signed. Any manager could do it, and email out the findings to everybody else. Any other manager could make their own double-check of the values they had an interest in.
Jayson could then compare the compensations we observe with the compensations the draft list acknowledges. He could then, as commissioner, set the draft right if necessary.
Whatever, all that may sound like too much of a pain to too many people. And some of us as managers have lots of other complaints about compensation. If we're going to get rid of it, Jayson should reach that decision and set a definite timeline, before trade discussions get too involved again this year. And if we're going to wait one more draft season (at least) before eliminating compensation, we should do what we can to make sure it works the way it should.
I'd like to propose we run future drafts through the OOTP online utilities. I'm guessing there are several utilities out there, but in two other leagues I'm in, the draft runs through the same standard utility, and it seems to work great.
I like that Jayson runs the PBA draft very quickly. If you want to have live input you can, if you want to simply submit lists you can do that, and if you want to let the draft proceed without your input - nobody needs to wait for you. I would want Jayson to retain that way of running the draft, with a system that's somehow more foolproof. It seems I got caught by a draft malfunction this season. I almost lost a trade a few seasons ago, because of another apparent malfunction for another manager, that Jayson was kind enough to correct.
I'd love to hear thoughts from others, especially Jayson, on what the options might be for draft utilities. I'm no expert on how to set up whatever utilities might exist. But I would like the draft to work as reliably as possible.
2 - draft compensation (apologies for bringing this up again, but it's still lingering)
I'm now leaning towards dumping it. I still like almost every aspect of it, except the fact that we aren't guaranteeing that managers gain and lose the compensation they are supposed to. Specifically, after looking further at the 1906 draft, I can see one almost definite computer glitch.
I see this issue as similar to the draft process itself. Early round draft picks can be very important for long-term organization building. We should do what we can to avoid and/or correct mistakes in the process.
If we keep free agent compensation, the best way to guarantee it works properly is to manually analyze the free agent signings. There are maybe 50 signings in a typical off-season. It wouldn't be that hard to keep a tally of the compensation value of specific players as they are signed. Any manager could do it, and email out the findings to everybody else. Any other manager could make their own double-check of the values they had an interest in.
Jayson could then compare the compensations we observe with the compensations the draft list acknowledges. He could then, as commissioner, set the draft right if necessary.
Whatever, all that may sound like too much of a pain to too many people. And some of us as managers have lots of other complaints about compensation. If we're going to get rid of it, Jayson should reach that decision and set a definite timeline, before trade discussions get too involved again this year. And if we're going to wait one more draft season (at least) before eliminating compensation, we should do what we can to make sure it works the way it should.
