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Matnum PI wrote: ↑Wed Oct 20, 2021 8:40 pm

callaxdad wrote: ↑Wed Oct 20, 2021 7:52 pm... However, neither is the recruiting analogy.

Though it used to be pretty darn close. Every team used to have a Social, an Academic, and a Winning Tradition Rating and the ratings were adjusted every season. The Social and Academic Ratings were done randomly (which was imperfect) but the Winning Tradition was under each coaches control and, for obvious reasons, the Winning Tradition had a heavier weight than the others. And... the teams with the best offering to a potential recruit picked first. We did this for years until (i think in 2014) we shifted to what we do today. And, frankly, I don't think it mattered. We're in the middle of the second round and people are still grabbing top players.

nclaxin wrote: ↑Wed Oct 20, 2021 8:38 pmI am 100% fine with going back to the way it was!!!

callaxdad wrote: ↑Wed Oct 20, 2021 8:47 pmOK, now, after reading your explanation I'm a little more confused. How to you compute the "Social, Academic and Winning Tradition Rating" stats?

Matnum PI wrote: ↑Wed Oct 20, 2021 8:48 pm Having the Draft Pick based on the previous season rankings 2021(which is weighted 100%) as well as the previous season rankings 2020 (which is weighted 90%) as well as the previous season rankings 2019 (which is weighted 80%) etc. So the #1 pick isn't based solely on the previous season but the previous seasonS with the previous season being weighted the heaviest.

PALax11 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 20, 2021 8:51 pm Logic being that top recruits go to teams with a winning tradition, cool cats to hang with, and a Goldman spot when you finish your 5th year at Duke Drafting is hard no matter the position but it's easier to miss at 20 than 1.

Matnum PI wrote: ↑Wed Oct 20, 2021 8:58 pm

Matnum PI wrote: ↑Wed Oct 20, 2021 8:48 pm Having the Draft Pick based on the previous season rankings 2021(which is weighted 100%) as well as the previous season rankings 2020 (which is weighted 90%) as well as the previous season rankings 2019 (which is weighted 80%) etc. So the #1 pick isn't based solely on the previous season but the previous seasonS with the previous season being weighted the heaviest.

Matnum PI wrote: ↑Wed Oct 20, 2021 8:58 pm

Matnum PI wrote: ↑Wed Oct 20, 2021 8:48 pm Having the Draft Pick based on the previous season rankings 2021(which is weighted 100%) as well as the previous season rankings 2020 (which is weighted 90%) as well as the previous season rankings 2019 (which is weighted 80%) etc. So the #1 pick isn't based solely on the previous season but the previous seasonS with the previous season being weighted the heaviest.

Typical Lax Dad wrote: ↑Wed Oct 20, 2021 9:05 pm

Matnum PI wrote: ↑Wed Oct 20, 2021 8:58 pm

Matnum PI wrote: ↑Wed Oct 20, 2021 8:48 pm Having the Draft Pick based on the previous season rankings 2021(which is weighted 100%) as well as the previous season rankings 2020 (which is weighted 90%) as well as the previous season rankings 2019 (which is weighted 80%) etc. So the #1 pick isn't based solely on the previous season but the previous seasonS with the previous season being weighted the heaviest.

I like it…..sort of how the NBA went to weighting the ping pong balls and going to a lottery after teams tanked for Duncan.

PALax11 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 20, 2021 9:15 pm I don't think anyone actually tries to tank. Drafting is hard. Great lacrosse players don't always produce great fantasy points. But the NBA analogy is for the pros, bottom teams get the top picks. In college sports, good players usually choose winning teams.

Matnum PI wrote: ↑Wed Oct 20, 2021 9:27 pm These are the previous Champions. It doesn't show every team's finish for each season but we have this info and we can easily create the spreadsheet which shows the winning-est programs, in order. Bottomline, for the sake argument, let's say, currently, FCA has the winning-est program. Andrew McAdorey would've gone to his team, not the worst team from the 2021 season. I understand we discussed this many years ago and we concluded that this wasn't fair to the bottom teams but, much as we spoke to many years ago, it also doesn't mirror reality. Maybe we should have a revote on this after the draft. Maybe...

Matnum PI wrote: ↑Wed Oct 20, 2021 9:27 pm Bottomline, for the sake argument, let's say, currently, FCA has the winning-est program.

callaxdad wrote: ↑Wed Oct 20, 2021 9:34 pm

Matnum PI wrote: ↑Wed Oct 20, 2021 9:27 pm These are the previous Champions. It doesn't show every team's finish for each season but we have this info and we can easily create the spreadsheet which shows the winning-est programs, in order. Bottomline, for the sake argument, let's say, currently, FCA has the winning-est program. Andrew McAdorey would've gone to his team, not the worst team from the 2021 season. I understand we discussed this many years ago and we concluded that this wasn't fair to the bottom teams but, much as we spoke to many years ago, it also doesn't mirror reality. Maybe we should have a revote on this after the draft. Maybe...

Just looked at the previous Champs. If Greenie beat DU in the championship last year, why aren't they drafting 20th and 19th, respectively?

PALax11 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 20, 2021 9:39 pm Championships are what really matter!

nclaxin wrote: ↑Wed Oct 20, 2021 9:49 pm Seeing as NC Lax University has been in 3 of the last 6 championship games, but only won one, I feel like this makes me the "Maryland" of the league...haha