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with regard to home court advantage:

As it is now, I think the changes this season were to lower CT to the point that it would be about the same as home court advantage. I proposed a slight decrease in the effect of CT (maybe reduce it 1/4th what it is now, whatever, the BB's could pinpoint that), which would make it less effective than the home court advantage.

Edited by brianjames (1/14/2008 8:28:11 PM CET)

the main problem (which we inherited from HT) is that enthusiasm is not the right word for what the thing is. it's more of a "team energy level".

one possible alternative could be, as some italian users suggested, to allow the manager to TIE/CT on a per-player basis — a few players can be instructed to go as hard as they can, or just try to avoid getting hurt. my major doubt about this is that it may be too hard for new users to get right.

Edited by BB-Domenico (17/01/2008 22.40.03 CET)

I don't think the word has anything to do with it - it's the concept, and no I don't think a player by player solution would be good.

the main problem (which we inherited from HT) is that enthusiasm is not the right word for what the thing is. it's more of a "team energy level".

one possible alternative could be, as some italian users suggested, to allow the manager to TIE/CT on a per-player basis — a few players can be instructed to go as hard as they can, or just try to avoid getting hurt. my major doubt about this is that it may be too hard for new users to get right.

Edited by BB-Domenico (17/01/2008 22.40.03 CET)

Here, once you're team is destine for the playoffs, I think people start TIE.

Personally, I think there needs to be something that effects the overall performance of teams (a game in which the best team always wins regardless wouldn't be much fun or challenge),

but I'm not sure how much a user should be able to manage it or if it should just be a background factor, maybe effected by certain events (personal moves, the playoffs, long road trips, tough loses, player arrests etc.).

one possible alternative could be, as some italian users suggested, to allow the manager to TIE/CT on a per-player basis — a few players can be instructed to go as hard as they can, or just try to avoid getting hurt. my major doubt about this is that it may be too hard for new users to get right.