Why One and Done ? Topic

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Quote: Originally Posted By mlhutch on 11/01/2009
Quote: Originally posted by grivfmd1 on 11/01/2009 when you click on other owners you find "one and done" histories - for example http://whatifsports.com/HBD/Pages/Popups/UserProfile.aspx?uid=639323 - with 6 to 8 "one and dones" in his history - this is the pattern I do not understand and am looking for someone who does it to explain the reasoning.

Personally, it looks like a case of someone 'fishing' for a good team. I remember when this owner was in Mays (he was in my division) that he had almost no previous experience but was in about 8-9 leagues at the same time. Looks like he kept the best and discarded the rest
that is my suspicion also - but I would like to here it in 1st person - particularly since keeping a team competitive (without trade rape) is almost as difficult as getting it competitive.
11/1/2009 10:39 AM
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Could be looking for a good team. I've had a couple teams where I joined jsut to help out and right an abandoned franchise. I also had a 2nd team for a while but realized I didn't really have the time to run it and pay attention to it as much as I thought I needed to.
11/1/2009 10:49 AM
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Quote: Originally Posted By mlhutch on 10/31/2009My only "one and done" was due to the fact that the league, originally Braggin' Rights, changed format after my first season. So my "one and done" was caused by a fundamental shift in the league concept.

I would suspect that there are others that will tell you that they after a season or two because of commish changes, massive ownership changes, and other fundamental shifts in the league's character. I believe that this is a legitimate reason for a "one and done"


Really?
11/1/2009 10:55 AM
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And, yeah, I think most "one and done" owners are seeking a team/league to their liking. Of course, one could say "Do a little research and save yourself a lost season" but I guess that would require a bit too much work for some.
11/1/2009 10:56 AM
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the rational for an occasional "one and done" could be any of the reasons mlhutch lists. My question however was "why repeated "one and done"s"
11/1/2009 10:59 AM
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I've got 2 "one and dones" to my credit and it was simply that I needed to cut back. I was going to cut down to zero, but somehow rationalized keeping one would be fine. So I kept the most competitive private league I was in.

I'd love to have kept the other two, but time/money play a big factor.
11/1/2009 11:50 AM
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Quote: Originally Posted By MikeT23 on 11/01/2009And, yeah, I think most "one and done" owners are seeking a team/league to their liking. Of course, one could say "Do a little research and save yourself a lost season" but I guess that would require a bit too much work for some
That sure sounds like an expensive way to find a good team. Or maybe I really AM as cheap as my wife says....
11/1/2009 12:52 PM
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Quote: Originally Posted By dakar on 11/01/2009
Quote: Originally Posted By MikeT23 on 11/01/2009
And, yeah, I think most "one and done" owners are seeking a team/league to their liking. Of course, one could say "Do a little research and save yourself a lost season" but I guess that would require a bit too much work for some.
That sure sounds like an expensive way to find a good team. Or maybe I really AM as cheap as my wife says...
at the very least its inefficient. For 8 one / two season and dumps looking for a "good" team, you can build a good team from just about any situation. If you spend the better part of an HBD decade at a team and cant get it turned around, you're doing something systematically wrong
11/2/2009 12:21 PM
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It's like playing the lottery. You know that $5 ticket isn't going to hit. But you buy 10 of 'em every week. At the end of the year, you've spent $2600 on nothing. You could have bought something you were hoping to get with your lottery winnings with that $2600.
11/2/2009 1:01 PM
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