I pulled this out of the Q&A thread since it's as good a time as any to have this discussion.  It's been a couple years using this method - how does everyone feel about it?

I still like the simplicity of it and I like what it does to inject good talent into Free Agency.  Any numbers we use are going to be arbitrary in some sense.  Unless we match their real life contracts. 

I do agree on the sluggish trade environment.  Though I think the trade environment was sluggish before this change as well.  As we've settled in over the years we have fewer and fewer trades.  New GM's have been the only active trade partners.  So I think it's partly a condition of longtime GM's sticking with their youth and cost controlled contracts and playing for the long haul.  In early years we have a good number of teams playing it the way Cedric is now - going for the gold at all costs, future be damned.  As GM's gain tenure they seem to get more and more conservative.

That's my initial thoughts.  As always I'm open to change if the league is.  Let's hear what you all think.

 

 

Congrats SlackJack!   

Great season all.   That's 13 years here.  Time flies...

This is only our 2nd team to go back to back.  Although, St Louis might have had a 3-peat if it wasn't for the Covid year. 

I'd say that's some decent parity. 

I'll get the contest results quantified soon.

Congrats again, Slack - and thank you everyone for 13 awesome years.  Here's to season 14!