Well make that two guys who are extremely pissed to even be in this series / are giving up.
VanI's comments are on the public record already. BB said to me two days ago after the results were released, "I will never do this again... Considering I was top 3 no question this is a boys club... **** wasting my time again... My team was drastically better than at least 4 of those teams... I'd of been OK with 4th. The fact I'm at the bottom is a joke... This ruined these for me going forward"
While I'm not as high on his team as he is (big surprise), I am surprised at his placement. It's hard not to think there's a "vote the noob last"mentality. Is it an old boys club? It's tough to get fully on board with that statement considering the oldest of the "old boys" is the other participant in this series.
I disagree that he put a lot of time in. No more than anyone else, I don't think. Without a computer (only a phone), it's not easy to do a lot of research. Most of his research was bouncing ideas off of me via Facebook messenger. Though I never once outright told him who to take, I gave him honest opinions whenever asked, and on a couple of occasions he even scooped me. With the advantages of being a very quick learner, having the guy in first place on speed dial and never once making a major misstep, he was a virtual guarantee to not produce a bottom-two team... And he didn't. But here he is. Oh well. Drafting good players is only part of it. For me, the real work starts there. You've gotta do some selling, at least, and he doesn't have the resources, the computer or the time/commitment to do that (which makes his level of disappointment all the more surprising). I thought the vsx tables would help him; his top 6 wingers are so strong all-around, then you add in the best scoring center and (arguably) the best two-way center...
The middle of this draft was so tight (both in my own opinion and in the final voting results) that it was plausible that we'd see one of these teams in this round, but to see both of them here (voted that way by a wide margin), and one of them ultimately bowing out meekly, doesn't seem right. I thought that honor should have belonged to another team.
VI, what exactly about my lineup review do you think caused your low ranking? I just reread it, and It was mostly positive. If it was widely taken to heart, I think your team would have fared better.
That means you win this series!
