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Yes, exactly. If you overachieve by much (or - the other way to look at it: if you lowball on your prediction) you will receive less than if you set a higher task and "only" fulfill it. Still managing your ticket prizes will matter, but the prediction should target the "willingness to spend" on the fan base. It might also influence Merchandising, but that´s not crucial for the suggestion.

I´d prefer coach / manager choice of the seasons aim, because finances and team evaluation are quite important in managing.

i believe currently they exist also a bit in that way, different succes give you already different surveys and the fans imho have higher expectation of a top team then of medium sized team about the current season. And i think if not this is the way how it should like, that the fans raise their expectation on the previous season(s), and like to see your team getting better.

But with the task, this will lead to weird results ... Lets say i say next season, i want to rebuild and can tank and my fans support me for that.

As a german i might give you two example of weird target the presidents give out, BAyreuth often ztalks about the playoff the fans know that they have the money to land in the midfield and will most likely face the relegation innstead of the PO. So they don't take there president for serious.
Bayern Munchen came into the league with a top 3 etat, and said that they like to come into the PO ... Something which would be now realistic approach, but nobody i was talking too would say that would be a succes with that enviroment.

But hey i sell my stars, don't get replacement for it, but my fans will still like me since i say we rebuild ... I think the fans will say damn he have a winning team, and now ruins the franchise and they are used to good basketball and don't want to see the rookie ball now.

well the idea is that even if your fans support you while rebuilding, they will not pay top ticket prizes. so if you lower the prize enough, you will have a stable but still not top notch income. the task should switch the curve for the optimum ticket prize depending on your success.

You have put a massive amount of work into this idea so I applaud that.

I do think that if you decide to rebuild then your fans will punish you. I know certain NBA teams keep their fans constantly fed with the "we are rebuilding" line as they suffer through season after season of bad teams. For some like OKC it is true others it is just a line. I think the thing is to have an exciting team while rebuilding.

If you have drafted a $7,000 18 year old HoF potential who is your starting PG your team fans can get excited (like with Ricky Rubio right now) but too often "rebuilding" Buzzerbeater teams just have random scrubs getting thrashed every week and there is really nothing for the fans to look forward to.

I don't know how the GE can decide who is truly rebuilding a an exciting young team that could get fans through the gate and who is just tanking at the salary floor.

1) Merchandise is not related to that. Merchandise is upon the fans getting connection to the team and/or a specific player.

2) It should be based on that team roster. If it is a strong roster (salary-wise) comparing to the rest of the league, then the fans will expect them to make more of this season.