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179398.1
Date: 4/5/2011 5:20:48 AM
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Don't know if this is a issue that has been talked about but i couldn't find something about this.
Why are there multiple teams with the same rival?
For my league the second and third place finishers from last season have the same rival witch is last year's first place.
Also i don't understand the logic in this because third place will have a disadvantage because of this.

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179398.2 in reply to 179398.1
Date: 4/5/2011 6:01:48 AM
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There is a maximum of 2 teams with the same rival.

It's not based on the standings. The rival is defined by the previous season's results, the team you had the closest games with on combined points differential will be your rival. It's 100% predictable unless you are promoted/demoted or there is more than 2 teams with the same rival, this last parameter means you have to calculate all your conference rivalries for a better predictability.

Your next season rival will be u.craiova if it is not demoted, next in line is Shaq Attack. Unless they are the rivals of two other teams.

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179398.3 in reply to 179398.2
Date: 4/5/2011 8:06:18 AM
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The rival is defined by the previous season's results, the team you had the closest games with on combined points differential will be your rival.


imho the number of matches also palyed a role there.

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179398.4 in reply to 179398.2
Date: 4/6/2011 3:02:39 AM
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Ok i understand that but i don't see the point in having 2 teams rivals with one team since there are 8 teams in every league and that means that any team would have one rival.
Thanks for the info.

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179398.6 in reply to 179398.4
Date: 4/10/2011 9:38:01 AM
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You should not worry too much about it, losing to your rival has little influence on your attendance. Winning your previous game and your current standing are way more important.

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179398.7 in reply to 179398.6
Date: 4/11/2011 2:08:28 AM
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I'm aware of this but take my case for last season in witch i had the champion and the cup winner as a rival and all this season i had only one ball in the fan survey on last rival game.
That really made my overall fan survey to a maximum of 4 balls.
I get that this is the idea for the rival feature but still makes me thing that having 2 rivals for the same team could give an advantage to the best team instead of balancing the teams.

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179398.9 in reply to 179398.8
Date: 4/12/2011 2:16:57 AM
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No really i get the idea of rivals, it makes perfect sense to hate your rivals.
The point I'm trying to make is why are 2 teams for the same rival in the way that is almost a sure thing that the first finisher will have 2 rivals because he will most likely beat the 2 teams in a close combat and in the playoffs semi final/ final.

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179398.11 in reply to 179398.10
Date: 4/13/2011 6:19:46 AM
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I see a lot of blow-outs in the playoffs...but if it were as you suggest, that would also be the logical, as well as the most emotionally understandable result: You want to regard yourself as a rival of great teams, not mediocre teams.

If you beat a mediocre rival, what do the fans get to call out? "We're MORE mediocre! We're MORE mediocre!" It doesn't really have a ring to it.


I belive rivals position in league isn't inportant.
Fan will simply go WE BEET RIVAL!!!! and that is it, no mather if rival is 1st or last in division.
As someone point out rival are team your team (ora at least fans) hate.
By my oppinion winning a game against rival should get more attendance (or at least merchandice) boost than beeting 1st in you division. Shure if rival is 1st even better. And also beeing ranked in front of your rival in regular seson (at the taime of survey) should give some boost to fans too.

And one question how is rival determined for tems that promote/demote? Random betwen promoted/demoted teams, or random between all teams that do not have 2 rivals, or something else?