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Originally Posted by SirRawrsALot
A consolation bracket gives the advantage to the stronger teams though (at least those who don't make the playoffs).
In a lot of FF leagues I've been in, there's usually one team who finishes top 3 in points for, but just runs terrible with matchups (having the 2nd highest score for the week, but facing the top scorer) and finishes like 6-8 and out of the playoffs. So now you have a top 3 team with a good chance to have the #1 pick?
If we did reverse order of standings, then have an issue with people being accusing of tanking, we can change it in future years.
1) That team would still have to beat 6 other teams. Even if it was the strongest team and the favorite, that does not mean that it is more likely than not going to beat other teams.
2) In a 16 team league I was in last year, a team got very unlucky and finished in dead last despite being 9th overall in points. He finished 3-10 while 4 other teams were 4-9. Yet, in your scenario, despite having 7 teams worse than him, he would get the #1 overall pick. Isn't that also unfair?
3) A team that gets so ridiculously unlucky that he would finish top 3 in points yet out of the playoffs perhaps deserves an added shot at the #1 pick.
4) Prohibit tanking or lack of interest as previously mentioned.
5) Similar to #4, prohibits trading away solid decent players to playoff teams in exchange for future draft picks and giving up on the season. (this was a huge problem in my nba keeper league)