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Sim #15 (100-110)
Posted: November 12th, 2025, 11:31 am
by Schmagel Steinbagel
Kittles wrote: Yesterday, 11:18 am
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.
Sim #15 (100-110)
Posted: November 12th, 2025, 11:32 am
by Jordo
Kittles wrote: Yesterday, 11:30 am
GX. wrote: Yesterday, 11:16 am
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
Sim #15 (100-110)
Posted: November 12th, 2025, 11:33 am
by Derek
I agree it seems arbitrary that making the playoffs without even getting to .500 resets your clock
Sim #15 (100-110)
Posted: November 12th, 2025, 11:33 am
by Kittles
Jordo wrote: Yesterday, 11:32 am
Kittles wrote: Yesterday, 11:30 am
GX. wrote: Yesterday, 11:16 am
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
Sim #15 (100-110)
Posted: November 12th, 2025, 11:39 am
by Kittles
Will also eventually have proposals for interleague rewards so the west can kick our ass
Sim #15 (100-110)
Posted: November 12th, 2025, 11:42 am
by Merv
Derek wrote: Yesterday, 11:33 am
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
Sim #15 (100-110)
Posted: November 12th, 2025, 11:51 am
by Derek
Merv wrote: Yesterday, 11:42 am
Derek wrote: Yesterday, 11:33 am
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
Sim #15 (100-110)
Posted: November 12th, 2025, 11:57 am
by GX.
Derek wrote: Yesterday, 11:51 am
Merv wrote: Yesterday, 11:42 am
Derek wrote: Yesterday, 11:33 am
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
Sim #15 (100-110)
Posted: November 12th, 2025, 1:06 pm
by ashes
Kittles wrote: Yesterday, 11:30 am
GX. wrote: Yesterday, 11:16 am
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.
Sim #15 (100-110)
Posted: November 12th, 2025, 1:06 pm
by Wes
I'm glad Naz found his role as a SF