The Rookie Draft

[snugerud]

I am with Rob,  so far I am not convinced there is a need to change anything.  I like the current setup because I have always been against rewarding people for losing. 

i think Cally said something about making the draft easier for casual players/gms,,, baloney this is a dynasty league if someone wants casual easy they should probably go join a yearly pool. 

If the whole discussion is really about finding a way for low totem pole teams to rebuild quicker, we should look at ways to infuse more talent going into FA.  I still say FA is where seasons should be made and lost.

[Rob]

I am with Rob,  so far I am not convinced there is a need to change anything.  I like the current setup because I have always been against rewarding people for losing. 

i think Cally said something about making the draft easier for casual players/gms,,, baloney this is a dynasty league if someone wants casual easy they should probably go join a yearly pool. 

If the whole discussion is really about finding a way for low totem pole teams to rebuild quicker, we should look at ways to infuse more talent going into FA.  I still say FA is where seasons should be made and lost.

 

Although, you're not going to like my cap post as it relates to infusing more talent in FA...

[Whomp]

On the subject of excluding 1st rounders - I would exclude each teams 1st pick as some might have multiple picks and teams like Chicago never have a 1st rounder to give up.

But overall I am happy with the current setup.

[papps]

I like it the way it is.  I don't think we need any changes.

[jlapo11]

I ike the actual way of drafting so I will vote for no change. I think we will need a poll to clarify the situation since everybody has a different opinion

[Rob]

I ike the actual way of drafting so I will vote for no change. I think we will need a poll to clarify the situation since everybody has a different opinion

Probably.  I usually like to splatter thoughts against the wall before I move to a poll, but this thread is getting crazy long.  I'll do it sooner rather than later.

[Eric]

I love this league because it is different than a typical league. It's adds a much different aspect to how we draft and how we build our teams. I like having "homegrown" talent on my own team and that was my exact thought when I started in this league with my Avs.

[dedreger]

Per Rob's request for comments ...

If it were up to me I would let teams have dibs on only *one* of the real life team's draft picks and let all the others fall into the supplemental draft.

That preserves some of the connection to the real life team (for those of you that own the team you root for), but let's a little more talent available in our draft.

I'd also like to see our minors roster bumped up to 15 from 12.

[jmtrops]

one way to increase the number of players in FA is to reduce the major roster size to 23 or 25, then you can increase the minor roster size to say like 20.

[snugerud]

one way to increase the number of players in FA is to reduce the major roster size to 23 or 25, then you can increase the minor roster size to say like 20.

That would be a big change...especially depending on how teams are built now.  Some like philly build on star power others like myself build on depth.

I would be a huge negator on that idea.