I personally think there is a major problem with the way we currently do the draft order. B\c we have a divisional playoff system, a team that is stuck in with a powerful division could end up perenially finishing 5th in the division and miss the playoffs and yet draft lower than a team that finishes 2cnd in their division every year. I see this as incredibly brutal. I personally think with a lottery where the max you can move is 4 spots (only one draw made and only one team moves up...just like the NHL and NBA), and with the NON-PLAYOFF teams participating you would serve league parity a lot more than the current (and my opinion), brutal system. As it is right now any team that is in a strong division and would have to fight just to make the playoffs with 85+ pts (not going to mention any names Artur), would be dumb to do their best and would better serve theiur teams by tanking the season in order to get a better draft spot.
Posted on Jul 29, 1999, 9:11 PM from IP address 24.66.243.95
