by ArrylT » Wed Apr 16, 2008 1:16 pm
[b:3efff0a345]Couple of important thoughts:[/b:3efff0a345]
Firstly, Season 3 (aka Season VII) preparations will not begin until the end of the Season I Playoffs. So basically not until next week. By the time the drops are finalized, we should have 2 weeks of Season II stats under the belt, and could have had 3 if the Season II preparations had gone smoother. That is not to point fingers at anyone - just noting that more weeks of Season II would have been played if things had progressed quicker.
Either way, the schedule, as originally posted, calls for a new season every 4-6 weeks. Season II preparations began over 1 month ago. I do not mind if people drag their feet a little getting Season III underway, but I'd really like to have Season III up and running by early May, and estimating 1 week to post drops, 1 week to draft squads, and 1 week to load, puts us on target for a May 12 for Season start. I would really like to avoid doing a Monday May 19th start as that is a major holiday in Canada and I'll probably be out of town or otherwise occupied.
However we need to settle the question of whether or not to use Version II pricing or not for good. My personal preference, as previously stated, is to stick with Version I pricing. However if Ver. I is going to be removed OR the majority prefer Ver. II, then I am fine with using II. Nonetheless 3 of the remaining 4 voters would need to vote in favour of Ver II to make that a simple majority.
Assuming Ver I is no longer an option, or II is the preferred version, then we can hold another poll to determine the use of the the individual players in the league. My personal preference, again previously stated, is to let the players who had cards altered stick with their original 1/2 teams, and only do a 12 player draft.
However I was under the impression that the players cards were just altered, not that they had gotten completely new cards from a different season. If this is the case, then I suppose a 24 player draft would be a better idea. The draft order should be based on the # of players that you lost due to version II alterations, with ties broken by Season I W/L.