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14104.6 in reply to 14104.5
Date: 1/30/2008 5:47:53 AM
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--> All absolutely useless. I've only been in this game for a season and a half, and yet my worst player is better that all three of these players.
AND this is after $40K/week for scouting almost all season.


I could pretty much describe my draft in much the same manner - but out of the three draftees, all on the TL, the worst is the only one to garner a bid so far. Go figure.



For established teams (ie over 1.5 seasons) surely the draft is then meaningless for them? It will only be worthwhile if the BB community continues to grow as most people now will have 5 starters and most likely 2/3 reserves better than what they were offered... obviously a few exceptions.. so if the BB community hovers around 20,000 unless the draft picks are going to weigh in much better on average it seems a waste of money...

also even if you dont invest in scouting you still get 25% star ratings....

early days but i feel if it continues as it is it will only be required once every 3-4 seasons or there will be a massive divide where the top teams rely on the lower teams as feeders for their squads.... (not ideal IMO)

havent put my finger on what i would do.... will think on it and revert!

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14104.7 in reply to 14104.5
Date: 1/30/2008 9:16:38 AM
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And don't you see a problem with this?

What's the point of a draft if we're all going to just TL our players? We need a draft where we can at least grab one or two players to use as a base for our future.

Last season's draft was perfect - although 2 of the 3 players didn't pan out, the first pick is now my starting center. That was after I finished 5th, so my pick was the middle of the pack, and I still ended up with a very good player, who i was able to train up to a starter...

First picks in a draft should, in most cases, with scouting at least, be able to commence as decent bench players on par with what you have. Sure, there will be bust picks now and then in any league, but I've rarely heard of a draft in any league with a decent scouting program where every single pick turned out to be useless...

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14104.8 in reply to 14104.7
Date: 1/30/2008 12:25:36 PM
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The first two drafts were productive for me, one player is still with me and was a stalwart on the USA NT, and another from the 2nd draft sold for a healthy profit after some training.

I'm satisfied with how my drafting has turned out, and I expect some seasons to have it be a little more miss than hit.

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14104.9 in reply to 14104.8
Date: 1/30/2008 12:33:46 PM
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Well, I'll have to wait and see what turns out next year.

In the meantime, I'm holding on to one player and I will train him up a little. The other two (and one of my other players) are now on the TL. I just hope that I will be able to compete in the top division, and that I won't be auto-demoted...