Posted by ashamael on 7/14/2019 5:32:00 PM (view original):
I literally just saw this. I echo some of the concerns brought up by jcred (do we really need a cap floor if you reach the requisite minutes?), and the not being able to trade a future pick irks me more than a bit, but I love everything else about it and am willing to give it a shot. If I don't like it, I can always leave, but this should be refreshing from the current cycle of prog.
I agree that the cap floor/minute floor can seem redundant. However, the reason I put it in was to prevent this example: team has 3-4 studs that all carry significant salary. Team decides it wants another stud. Team keeps current studs and then adds just enough players to get them to the cap floor. However, their studs are soaking up significant salary so they are super low on minutes, which will ensure they will have a terrible record and thus likelihood to finish high in the draft besides being rich in talent. The opposite can happen by loading up on crappy minutes. It is a double progressive so there is a lot of talent and I think this is my best strategy for avoiding abjectly terrible blatant tank teams.
The reasons I decided against trading future picks were as follows: sometimes experienced owners are able to manipulate new owners who may think their team will be better than it is an extract what turns out to be high value for a low return. By letting owners see their records after a certain number of games, it makes them more educated on training. I am trying to police a commonly abused situation. Second, given that all picks have significant more value, including low round picks, there is enough trade capital for current drafts. Finally, I think it will be a lot of fun, similar to the NBA trading deadline, to have this window after game 65 until the draft is complete to have a flurry of trades. My hope is well educated transaction mayhem.
I am going to remove the rule on 2 round only draft right now because I don't want to favor people who can be online at the exact second free agency opens up since everyone is likely to have a lot of open slots each year.
7/15/2019 1:43 PM (edited)