@truthonly______@BillSimmons Its smart although do you even need a draft tournament. You could just flatten lottery odds based on these 3 tiers
Tier 1 - teams who lose in play in (4)
Tier 2 - teams who finish 11th and 12th (4)
Tier 3 - bottom 3 in each division (6)
Eliminates trying to lose.
@mattyo207890@MKosylo@HugeCalfs Thats a great post Matt. We did what we had to do to get a point against the odds. And it doesnt need to overshadow about 40 yrs good relationship between 2 of the tier 5 stalwarts. And Kossy - different level last night.
These ideas improve the tanking problem but dont solve it. It will just lead to teams trying to lose in the first half of the season. You either solve the biggest problem in the sport or you dont. There are better fixes.
New ESPN story: Thereβs plenty of discussion about tanking, including from @Mishbia15 today. Much of it centers around de-valuing losing.
Here is my proposal to combat the problem that does whatβs needed to truly enact change: incentivizing teams to win.
https://t.co/FjuJNKXLvm
@TimBontemps solution to end tanking.
Worst 12 teams from 1st 41 games effectively compete in a "best odds for lottery" mini league in 2nd half
Top 4 of that league based on last 41 match results get the 4 best odds for draft lottery.
Then the next 4 teams get next best odds. Tanking gone
@altrinchamfc@NL_Enterprise Time to stop referring to results before he came in. We are well aware of how bad weve been since feb. But its the form/tactics/formations/selections and host of injuries since october thats more worrying.
@patmurphybbc@5liveSport Pat. A dear colleague who i shared some valuable time with. A paragon of standard setting and integrity. Thank you for everything, will miss your voice, your passion and your wit on saturday afternoons.
@altrinchamfc@altymoore1 If we werent posting 950k annual losses and cost ourselves 55k prize money we could have offered a refund. Desperate mess. Sign 2 loanees better than weve got before wed.
Good luck to @NeilGibson22 and the @altrinchamfc players today. Special praise to Alty fans who will be there cheering. We need to be realistic after just 2 days on training ground and an emotional week. Often a fresh voice, new energy and simple messages can move the dial.