Jaded-Fan
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Jester said:at least we're not bitter.
and that's not what i said at all... the issue here is what is fair to do with a one-time only draft that is following the cancellation of the season. i advocate a 1/30 chance for every franchise simply because there is NO good way to come up with an evaluation that tells you what they would have finished this past season. none.
so do it in the fairest possible way, and just give everyone a shot. do a lottery for the whole draft order, and go from there.
I have often said that the choice will be between 'unfair' and 'more unfair' . . . As you can not recontruct with 100% accuracy what last year would have played out like, by its very definition whatever is chosen will be 'unfair' in some way. Now you claim that you KNOW what 'fair' is and surprise, surprise, it supports the big markets, of which you, as a fan, are part of. The big markets who have had their way for years want to have their way yet again . . . shocking . . .and this of course is 'fair.'
No, we can not reconstruct with 100% accuracy what would have played out, but we sure as hell can know that there is no way in hell Philly, Toronto, Detroit, Colorado, and about six or seven other teams would have had any chance at number one had we had a season. And yet giving you an equal shot to those we also know within a pretty close to 100% accuracy rate would have not made the playoffs had there been a season is 'fair.' The only 'fair' way according to you.
Give me a break. I will say it again . . . . Oink, Oink. Which actually is no surprise at all.