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260649.211 in reply to 260649.210
Date: 9/30/2014 3:40:10 PM
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I'm not sure if words are failingme or you've exhausted the supply, but I'm agree.

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260649.212 in reply to 260649.210
Date: 9/30/2014 3:57:00 PM
Cassville Yuck
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Nice job man. I agree with your thought process 100%. However, pretty sure it isn't your last NBBA game ever. Good luck in the next couple of seasons.

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260649.213 in reply to 260649.1
Date: 9/30/2014 9:17:19 PM
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Fantastic, this is the 2nd season in a row my best player's been hurt in the 1st round of the playoffs. I hate injuries so much. So so much.

I still don't understand why they're in this game.

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260649.214 in reply to 260649.213
Date: 10/2/2014 6:22:54 AM
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what is the benefit to winning the NBBA championship? or, even better, for losing the finals? not having to pay a team salary for a week is quite a reward compared to splitting the gate for a (possible) game three the following week. i understand there is an attendance bonus for winning, and that could add up, but i doubt that it lasts the season, or is equal to the cash-in-hand of tanking the conference finals. and i don't know of any bonus for finishing second. for the life of me, i can't see the economic reason to try to win.

aside from pride and bragging rights, can anyone set me straight?

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260649.215 in reply to 260649.214
Date: 10/2/2014 7:17:23 AM
Cassville Yuck
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Game three is on a Sunday for the finals. You could split gate receipts for three finals games. You get the silver trophy on the home page. Seems worth trying to me.

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260649.216 in reply to 260649.214
Date: 10/2/2014 11:13:14 AM
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Do not underestimate the attendance bonus, it's massive. Best financial strategy in the NBBA is to win it all, then tank while still selling out your arena.

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260649.217 in reply to 260649.214
Date: 10/2/2014 1:18:53 PM
Beware of Dogs
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hahaha I was playing with my econ worksheet last night and that same thought came up multiple times. Yes, it's a huge saving losing the conf final, especially if you're carrying a high salary roster. But the revenues from the finals games offset a big chunk of that + attendance boost + B3 revenues (might not matter if you win the CUP) + the benefits of pick and choose which game to throw without negative effect to attendance. In the end, I think the benefit is not as big as the number you see Monday morning. I expect to see your best lineup Sat!

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260649.218 in reply to 260649.217
Date: 10/2/2014 2:15:34 PM
Cassville Yuck
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I dont know if it just offsets a big chunk of it. Every arena pulls over 500k per game. So if you go 3 games and split the 500k, you pull in 750k in attendance for the week. None of us pull 750k in a week (unless you have two home games that week then its more). I think it is at least a couple hundred k to the positive if you make the finals and extend to three games. You may need a wink wink deal with AZ to throw game two to extend, but who cares, two hundred K is two hundred K, and your name is in the finals season 28 schedule page of NBBA forever. My two cents from a demoting team

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260649.219 in reply to 260649.218
Date: 10/2/2014 4:12:34 PM
Beware of Dogs
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In this case, we're not comparing to a regular home game revenue but instead to the team salary that we don't have to pay. Both Hassan and I are carrying over $750k roster so best case scenario (3 games Finals) would be about break-even for me and a loss for Hassan.

IMHO, the chance of winning the Finals and like you said, getting your name on the USA page forever is worth far more than a few hundreds K you save from tanking.

From: Yuck

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260649.220 in reply to 260649.219
Date: 10/2/2014 4:39:49 PM
Cassville Yuck
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However, 500k sales from home games is really light for a playoff game. My relegation game pulled 535k and would have been significantly higher if my arena prices weren't set to maximize sixth place regular season home crowds. I see what you guys are saying but a Lathrop type season could strike anyone next season. Who knows if you will ever have another chance.

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Date: 10/2/2014 5:35:52 PM
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but a Lathrop type season could strike anyone next season. Who knows if you will ever have another chance.


and you could add AZ to that list -- he should have had back-to-back championships.



Last edited by Hassan Donnelly at 10/2/2014 5:36:35 PM

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