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Djiéuše, you are not allowed to be funny during the rare times were I'm trying to be serious.

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Three things every BB should do before they die:

1. Eat a block of cheese with a spoon.

2. Watch 'Battlefield Earth'

3. Punch a Steelers fan in the back of the head.

(note: If you do all three in the same day, I will name my son after you)

There should be a definitive advantage to spending 40k a week.

I stopped spending all that money for the same reason as the other poster, why in sweet Rose's pie would you ever want to do a follow up on a D or F player when there are still players you haven't scouted yet?

Agreed, however there should never be difinitive skill knowledge of players pre-draft. That was my point. There is no way to know how a top college player will translate to the pros, we see it every year, I just used a more well-known example. Spending more should mean better chances, but we should never know for sure. Thats all I am saying :)

Oh ,I totally agree man.

I like the information we receive on players, but not the way players are chosen to be scouted. And I meant only if you pay 40k a week for the entire season. If you take a week off, than it could revert back to the regular way, but if you invest all that money, you should have a strategic choice.

Mark and Charles have more mental power in their knuckle hair than I do in my smoke filled brain chamber, and I have no other gripes about scouting whatsoever...

Mark and Charles have more mental power in their knuckle hair than I do in my smoke filled brain chamber

I've played Indian Badugi with these gentlemen, and I must disagree.

I think the boxscore is meant to be an indicator.

I ended up spending WAY too much money on scouting than perhaps I should have (over 400k) and would like nothing more than better info than I have for this draft. Although I feel it is necessary to make sure those who invest dont get completely shafted, I believe what is more important is to avoid people being able to exploit the draft process, primarily by sharing info. It seems this game has taken great (and appropriate) steps to protect the integrity of the draft.

Having said this, I see a great many users chime in on both sides of this argument. When someone posts that scouting is a waste of money several response come back about how they grabbed a quick 600k profit from thier draft or something similar. Conversely, when someone champions a large investment in scouting several people will respond that you can save that money and purchase the exact type of player on the market with it. There seems to be an inverted bell curve on opinions of scouting, with the majority occupying the ends of the argument, and less people in the middle. This indicates to me a certain balance. If everyone thought one way, thats whn I would worry. My first season, and I plan to re-evaluate the draft over several seasons with differing levels of investment before I make up my own mind on this one.

Not saying this is different than how you feel, just continuing the discussion.

How many people enter the WSOP every year? Now, how many people use math to explain why planets rotate around the sun every year? Lastly, how many people have seen 'Jaws' more than 200 times other than myself?

I think the BS (box score) is a fine indicator, but it's the 40k a week and unscouted players thing that kills me. I will post this 8,000 times or until I'm manning a radar tower in Alaska!

I think you are underestimating the "having a fun" factor. And patriotism.

One iimportant thing is that you don't know the quality of the draft pool (in advance).

Are you kidding?

This discussion is alot of fun for me!

And patriotism.

Served 6 years in my Nations Army, with two combat ribbons and a Purple Heart. Is that the kind of patriotism you mean?