How to keep eliminated teams competing

by A_Train on Feb 6, 2012 10:53 AM EST

I'm in the first year running a keeper (4 keepers) pool. We have a few teams that are now obviously not making the playoffs, and I need a strategy to keep them setting their rosters rather than purposefully trying to lost just so they can get a a better draft pick next year.

Anyone have solutions to this sort of thing?

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Who is looking like the better keeper for next year. M. Michalek or A. Kopitar?

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Only a 4 keeper pool, should be easy, if they don’t compete they won’t be invited back.
If you have a can’t cut list no matter how they screw up their teams there should be 4 keepers left for someone to take over.
Eventually you should have a decent pool.
Kopitar is the better player, Ottawa plays the better style game for fantasy.
Me, I keep Kopitar

by MasterOfPuppets on Feb 6, 2012 11:21 AM EST reply actions

Do not reward poor performance

1. Don’t set the draft order as reverse order of standings.
Rather, have a LOTTERY.
Include all teams from the bottom 1/2 of the standings OR all non-playoff teams OR something along those lines.

2. Auction drafts eliminate this problem entirely.

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by Diomedes7 on Feb 6, 2012 11:22 AM EST reply actions

I like these suggestions, even though I have not done an auction draft, yet.
will have to try it next season.

by MasterOfPuppets on Feb 6, 2012 1:06 PM EST up reply actions

Agree with Dio… not giving incentive to finish last overall is the key. I’m in a league where the consolation champs (so 7th place) gets the 1st overall pick (12th place gets 6th overall).

I’m also for penalizing teams that finish near the bottom, be it with either additional fees or loss of draft picks or auction dollars.

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by Cam Collingwood on Feb 6, 2012 3:26 PM EST up reply actions