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Date: 8/16/2012 10:33:39 PM
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Just heard that there are changes to the salary floor limited, with a 140%.


where did you hear this from?


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Date: 8/16/2012 10:52:05 PM
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It's on the news update on the BB home page. (copy/paste below)

Current salary floor is $ 129 620 + 140% = $311 088, tanking not so lucrative as before but still an option.

"As we have mentioned in our last season news post, we are a bit worried about the number of users that have chosen to follow the strategy called “tanking”. Even though the strategy is not very successful, some teams still pursue it and it's frustrating for their fellow league members to see less competing teams. Therefore, we have decided to take some measures. “Tanking” should still be an option and we don't want to eliminate it completely, but from now on, the profit, we predict, won’t be so high. Starting in Season 21, the salary floor will change for the first three divisions. First division salary floor will be 180% of the tv contract, second division will increase to 140% and third division to 100%. The other divisions will remain the same."


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Date: 8/16/2012 11:12:49 PM
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Congratulations to TeamAkuma's Clinton Abimbola for taking out the season 20 MVP. Clearly ahead of my two bigs, Guriy Batyushkov and last year's winner, Ferdynand Rembecki.

No doubt that a massive average of 42.4ppg, after 18 games is a fairly MVP worthy effort!

Not a bad effort considering that TA won their first 10 out of 12 games, before tanking and dropping out to 4th place with a 11-11 record. Possibly the worst team record from a season MVP winner that I have seen? (no doubt someone will research that and prove me wrong).

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Date: 8/17/2012 12:04:47 AM
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yes congratulations to TeamAkuma on Abimbola winning MVP.

i have read in the past that this Wall bloke is a massively foul prone player. However my two guys averaged more fouls a game lol. that does not bode well for me

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Date: 8/17/2012 12:20:56 AM
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I read this new floor as being 140% of 129 600 which is only 181 440 so around 50K difference but much lower than 311K...

From: lordy

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Date: 8/17/2012 12:47:16 AM
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Yes, that's how I read it. Vios's numbers would actually make for a competitive league. Oh well.

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Date: 8/17/2012 1:30:53 AM
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Woo Abimbola for MVP! Nice! Another trophy to add to my little (but hopefully growing) collection.

Yeah I read the new salary floor as 129k x 1.4 = 180k odd

i think this was a bandaid fix and isn't really going to stop tanking at all. I tanked for half a season this season - my salary was still around 170k or something so i was still well above the floor (I didn't want to get rid of some of my key players). I still made a ton of money.

Honestly, I kind of think it was a pretty lazy fix. It took no effort at all..just a change in one of their variables. I would rather see them do something like adjust the cutoff date for playoff eligibility (as suggested by Matt), as that is the root cause of the problem, and one that causes much angst for people that have been competitive all season (i.e. those that should be rewarded).

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Date: 8/17/2012 1:42:56 AM
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Well I never claimed my maths was brilliant, at least I gave my best shot! :-P

I for one am much happier about the $180k salary floor, that keeps my dreams alive for tanking next season! Never had a go at tanking before and am ready and willing to try something different after 16-17 seasons. Apologies in advance but I think I've earned a season off.

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Date: 8/17/2012 2:17:23 AM
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Congrats on the MVP - he did have a pretty damn good season and deserved it I reckon!!

I agree in that it is just a bandaid fix that really won't stop anything IMO. But I guess at least they have acknowledged it as an issue and maybe this will lead to a better thought out solution down the track.

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Date: 8/17/2012 4:21:37 AM
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i have read in the past that this Wall bloke is a massively foul prone player. However my two guys averaged more fouls a game lol. that does not bode well for me


Hahahah yeah he was number 1 in the world for personal fouls at one point in the season. but he seems to have calmed down and only fouled out like 9 times in this home and away season. hahah

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Date: 8/17/2012 8:38:33 PM
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I even have the inside goss on the relegating ABBL teams. Baxter Bogans will be the worst, they have a fortune and plan to go 22-0 and bounce right back. They were at the salary floor all season and have the money, will and expertise to do it. Second worst would be hopelessly addicted, they have also been at the salary floor all season but spent a fortune on trainees and may be planning to train for a season but they may do it while going for promotion, they certainly are rich


Would be nice to drop back into my old stomping grounds.

Focus for the season might be training, although it would be nice to get back up to the ABBL if this could be done without disrupting training

Reality is that I continue the training strategy Im at least 3 more seasons away from being really competitive back up in the ABBL, back Im never one to knock back a mill for promoting and the bigger crowds and TV deals available in the ABBL

Bit surprised Yoda that you think Triksters loaded.

I think most of the season he would have been 125 to 100K over the salary floor

What bank balance do you think he'd be sitting on?

3 to 5 mill, 5 to 7.5 mill, 7.5 to 10 mill or 10 mill plus

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