8/5/2011 3:36 PM I'll try to explain it to you.  Say one team is
intent on reducing payroll to the minimum, dumping all it's
legit BL players and "rebuilding".   He's not putting up any
competition and he'll win the minimum amount required to get 1st
pick.   For several seasons because that's how tanking is done. 
He'll win 140 games over 4 seasons.  But, sadly, the players
he's acquired aren't ready in season 5.   So he has to do it for
a few more seasons to get all his high-priced IFA and top draft
picks ready at the same time.  Season 6 or 7 in the "rebuild"
sounds about right.   Now say 6 teams do it.   How good do you
think that world will be?   For almost 2 REAL-LIFE YEARS you
have half a dozen teams trying to see who can lose the most. 
Because you don't play in a vacuum, someone is getting those
wins.   Even in ****** worlds, a couple of wins can make the
difference between the playoffs and pick #18.   And, since
tanking works, owners in tanker worlds SHOULD play all or
nothing.   If you don't have on