Forums : MFLS Rules and Strategy Forum Thread : Possible Rule Change
[thread started by Aviators on Sun 4/19 14:57 ET]
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from Cánicas AC
on Wed 4/22 23:22 ET
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Randall, I think you cannot use the "I usually overmanage
my team" argument anymore, after having been kicking our
collective arses for a few years now. If you overmanage your team, I
must have been beating mine to death, because every time I look
you are beating me by 200 points every week.
I must admit that the NAP and automatic subs are two issues about
which I do not really have an opinion. I see both sides' arguments,
and both make sense to me. As Randall, I got into MFLS when the
NAP was already gone, so I do not have a reference of how well or
bad did it really work. If anything, if Mark and the majority of the
founding fathers put it to rest back in the day, I tend to trust their
opinion. So I'd rather prefer keeping the rules as they are in that
respect, but more out of conservatism ("if I am not sure the changes
would improve things, maybe just let them as they are"), than
because of being opposed to the potential changes in principle.
Again, Hal's arguments, for example, do make lot's of sense to me. |
from Seattle SC
on Thu 4/23 0:48 ET
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Like every year (seemingly every 3 years?) when we have this discussion, it's inevitably a meaningless one since NAP isn't coming back.
Though based on this and past discussions, those who actually played when NAP was in place - and know how it played out - seem to be in favor of it, or at least split on it. Those who came after it was gone, seem to be against it.
Doesn't matter to me, but I'll always be in favor of it, because I played when it existed.
Definitely been more annoyed over the years in "Cups" when I've lost because I played more guys who played (and got negative pts) than the opponent who got zeros for the multiple players left in the lineup who obviously weren't going to play. Plus of course have lost because the opponent didn't play a GK and some cup(s) had the GK GA tiebreaker ...
I'll repeat, NAP isn't solely or even mostly about the star player who unexpectedly doesn't play, that happens to 'everyone' and equals out.
I do like my fantasy football league, where if you don't start all active players you get an invalid lineup, takes out the 'strategy' of keeping a player in who's on a BYE or injured and everyone knows isn't playing. |
from Hotspur
on Fri 5/1 14:03 ET
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I was around when there was NAP, and hated it with a passion. A stake was finally put into the heart of that demon scoring dimension, so let it rest in peace! :-) |
from Castle Hill Comets
on Fri 5/1 22:15 ET
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Yeah, but they failed to sprinkle it with holy water / Beckham's
sweat ... |
from giggitty
on Wed 9/2 20:04 ET
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well from Seattle explanation of the nap that does make very good sense to bring it back. if your player does not see the time of day perhaps a negative 3 for the effort. that would actually make this very competitive site even more.
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from Seattle SC
on Thu 9/3 3:00 ET
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Yup, I don't pound the table for it, I'm fine either way but this is the type of week where teams that don't play players that are actually playing could end up with more points than those that try to play as many ACTIVE players per week as they can.
Something fundamentally wrong with that, in my opinion. |
from Mohawks
on Thu 9/3 6:43 ET
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The NAP only makes sense on like three weeks a season
when there's a small number of MLS games. And actually you
can argue against sometimes when there's so few games that
no one can or should plan ahead for it. We shouldn't have to
waste precious transfers to fill a roster for a 2-4 game week |
from Dynamo Salem
on Tue 9/8 15:10 ET
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I have always loathed the NAP. At least the way it was implemented before.
I got burned over and over as players got injured in practice, in cup matches, in friendlies, called away to the national team at the last minute, suddenly lost their starting spot and every other permutation.
If there were an NAP bank to cover those types of mishaps I would be less so, but I am not a fan. |
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