Sim #15 (100-110)

[Schmagel Steinbagel]

This is not an East vs West debate! Pretend the conferences are flipped; it's just about equal application so one team with 37 wins doesn't get an entirely different experience from another team with 37 wins.

the answer to that might be to remove the part of the tank rule that says “or make the playoffs” and base it purely off 41 wins rather than removing the win floor. That way in an easy landscape a 37 win team isn’t let off the hook if they make the playoffs. The penalty doesn’t need to be more harsh but the Hawks propose we simply make the rule more strict.

[Jordo]

The east loves sucking off the east

The West is just telling on itself by making this an argument about conference strength. Could easily run into this situation with the conferences flipped!

(Though, it is relevant that the West has one fewer team.)

TL;DR think it's too consequential to have playoff membership as a condition for resetting tank clock. Can buy one team three extra tank years, and run another team into penalties. I think we're all mostly arguing the same thing.

We’re chillin, you guys are just obsessed with us

[Derek]

I agree it seems arbitrary that making the playoffs without even getting to .500 resets your clock

[Kittles]

The east loves sucking off the east

The West is just telling on itself by making this an argument about conference strength. Could easily run into this situation with the conferences flipped!

(Though, it is relevant that the West has one fewer team.)

TL;DR think it's too consequential to have playoff membership as a condition for resetting tank clock. Can buy one team three extra tank years, and run another team into penalties. I think we're all mostly arguing the same thing.

We’re chillin, you guys are just obsessed with us

I am ngl

[Kittles]

Will also eventually have proposals for interleague rewards so the west can kick our ass

[Merv]

I agree it seems arbitrary that making the playoffs without even getting to .500 resets your clock

I’m just happy to have engaged Derek back

[Derek]

I agree it seems arbitrary that making the playoffs without even getting to .500 resets your clock

I’m just happy to have engaged Derek back

Last couple months have been a trip... survived layoffs on my team creating more work for me, but then I got promoted... tore my meniscus causing all sorts of chaos from a work and life perspective... and my wife gave birth to my firstborn son three weeks ago

[GX.]

I agree it seems arbitrary that making the playoffs without even getting to .500 resets your clock

I’m just happy to have engaged Derek back

Last couple months have been a trip... survived layoffs on my team creating more work for me, but then I got promoted... tore my meniscus causing all sorts of chaos from a work and life perspective... and my wife gave birth to my firstborn son three weeks ago

Congrats on the kid!!! If you named him Derek Jr. you can call him DJ. Kid would be a D1 athlete no doubt with that nickname

[ashes]

The east loves sucking off the east

The West is just telling on itself by making this an argument about conference strength. Could easily run into this situation with the conferences flipped!

(Though, it is relevant that the West has one fewer team.)

TL;DR think it's too consequential to have playoff membership as a condition for resetting tank clock. Can buy one team three extra tank years, and run another team into penalties. I think we're all mostly arguing the same thing.

Making the playoffs = not getting to take part in the lotto. The team would be double penalized.

[Wes]

I'm glad Naz found his role as a SF