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From: ClipCap
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Date: 11/3/2011 2:53:14 PM
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Just a quick thought.
I just won my Division for the first time & thought, wrongly so, that I would get Prize money. Imagine my surprize when I got $0. I understand the reason, so the best team doesn't pull away from the rest of the pack, but shouldn't you at least get the same as you get for winning the Cup?
So my suggestion is:
$300k for winning top flight league title & if there is a game three, as there often is, for the money, it's played on a Neutral court. This way no one team has the advantage, no HCA, the money from the game is split 50\50 & the Series deciding game is a tense one, like it should be.

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201129.2 in reply to 201129.1
Date: 11/3/2011 7:08:33 PM
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As far as the current rules go, the money you get for winning the league is a promotion bonus and not prize money for winning the league hence the top division does not get any extra cash for winning.

However, when you consider the amount of benefits you get for winning your league such as additional income from the playoff games, more fans for next season meaning you can raise prices, more merchandising revenue and a chance to play in BBB for more money then you have to say the current team that wins already get a pretty good deal. Adding more cash to the top team would just make it more likely they will be able to hang on to that position. Also, more cash means higher prices all around (although not much) and the general trend the BBs seem to be setting is that they want prices to drop rather than rise.


I like the idea of game 3 on neutral court though. It gives both teams a equal chance and makes it more fair for a team that came from a tougher conference where they do not have a good a season record as the other team.

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201129.3 in reply to 201129.1
Date: 11/3/2011 7:19:53 PM
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I just won my Division for the first time & thought, wrongly so, that I would get Prize money. Imagine my surprize when I got $0. I understand the reason, so the best team doesn't pull away from the rest of the pack, but shouldn't you at least get the same as you get for winning the Cup?


the cup is imho a different section, cause it don't generates other incomes(ok also some indirect effect on merch and visitors during league games). But when you have a competive schedule, which can happen anytime and most likely did from time to time, you have to had a third lineup which cost lot more then the 70k you get for an average win or sacrifice league games which will reduce your income also a lot.

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201129.4 in reply to 201129.3
Date: 11/3/2011 11:31:36 PM
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Your reward is extra merch. and fans for the next season. IMO that's enough.

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201129.5 in reply to 201129.4
Date: 11/4/2011 8:30:33 PM
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Unlike Monkeybiz I like the suggestion of splitting the money of third game of finals (if there is any) based on the result rather then homecourt more than removing HCA altogether. Conferences may be disbalanced but we can say the HCA in finals is more or less deserved* Taking enhusiasm an apprioach into account it could even be better not to have a HCA in first game (as many finalist moreover winners of the first game want a three games series because of the money involved).


*(I actually remember me using specific tactics to run up score in last league game of the season to get HCA over top team for the other conference actally getting it by a two point margin; and it made a difference)

Last edited by docend24 at 11/4/2011 8:51:40 PM

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201129.6 in reply to 201129.5
Date: 11/4/2011 8:42:40 PM
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Thats pretty much what I said....so your disagreeing with me is really agreeing with me?

I didn't like the cash for winning the league but I felt that neutral court and money split on game 3 makes the most sense due to the above reasons you highlighted and also in my post as well

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201129.7 in reply to 201129.6
Date: 11/4/2011 8:45:25 PM
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No, I don't want neutral court, I would favor 2/3 for winner 1/3 for loser (counted from tickets) swap in third game though. HCA still applied.

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201129.8 in reply to 201129.7
Date: 11/4/2011 8:47:33 PM
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Fair enough. Thanks for the clarification

From: ClipCap

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201129.9 in reply to 201129.4
Date: 11/5/2011 11:30:54 AM
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Merch dropped $10k. I'll let you know on the fans.

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201129.10 in reply to 201129.2
Date: 11/5/2011 11:33:11 AM
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All good points, but when you translate that to the Cup & the money you get for each round etc. I didn't think $300k would make that much difference, especially if the game 3 on a Neutral court would also mean 50\50 split of that gate.

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201129.11 in reply to 201129.3
Date: 11/5/2011 11:34:19 AM
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Just seemed weird winning the top flight & no prize money

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