Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Tanking Gets you Nowhere
With just a handful of games left in the NHL and NBA, poolies might consider tanking to get the first overall pick in your 2009 draft. If you're thinking Blake Griffin or John Tavares will catapult you into contention next year think again. Rookies like Lebron James, Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin who come in and make a significant fantasy impact are very rare. What's lost towards the end of all fantasy season's is, it takes a team not an individual to make a successful team, what good Adrian Peterson if your QB is Brody Croyle? Anyone can tank but it takes a really skilled GM to identify when his team won't win and make good trades to get into contention next year. So think about this before you start Jamal Mayers over Simon Gagne.
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Every pool should implement a penalty for finishing last. A group I know has a really BAD incentive for finishing last. HOSTING the draft the next year. That means Beer, Food, Snacks and being a SERVANT to the group (including a French Maid's outfit). THIS IS INCENTIVE NOT TO TANK. Not only does it cost you an arm and a leg (not to mention the Beer needs to be Imports), but you then have to pay a fee on top of your entry fee. There is nothing worse than embarassment and a hole in your wallet to make you think twice about putting in Mayers over Gagne.
ReplyDeleteOn top of that, the picks in next year's draft should be lottery. That would REALLY SUCK!