IMO, this announcement came off as a rather "snobbish" move from the developers that make it seem like you should pay in order to get what seems like a very basic feature (no talking about the other features, but just this one in particular).
You have to remember that while the BB team has an unparalleled passion for BuzzerBeater, BB is also a business. and as such the business needs to make enough money to be self-sustaining.
Creating features that do not give an inherent in-game advantage that fall under the Supporter umbrella is a necessary part of that.
Let me relate a personal story here.
I've been yelling, screaming, begging, etc. for a forum search for, well, forever. It's incredibly useful in the moderating of the forums, and it's never been technically feasible to do for even one user (me).
Now that a way has been found to make it available to a limited amount of users, there has to be a consistent way of deciding who gets it, and that's why it falls under the Supporter package as of now.
I can understand your position, but please understand that these decisions aren't taken lightly, and Charles did a fantastic job of outlining why.
NO ONE at this table ordered a rum & Coke
Charles: Penn has some good people
A CT? Really?
Any two will do
Any three for me
Any four will score
Any five are live