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No points for byes

Started by Gron8 REPLIES167 VIEWS· 13 Feb 2014, 10:20
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Gron
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GronNewbie8 posts
13 Feb 2014, 10:20
#1
13 Feb 2014, 10:20#1

So the fans' request was heard.


Doesn't really matter whether there are points or not... but probably better to drop that 'pointless' idea.


This year would have been easier to follow in any case.  All conferences in line this time around.

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Rooinek
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RooinekCaptain18,117 posts
13 Feb 2014, 11:27
#2
13 Feb 2014, 11:27#2
Yes, what a relief! That business of awarding points for byes was one of the stupidest ideas I've ever seen and it made reading the table unnecessarily confusing last year . . . although note that one or two of the more dull-witted members of this forum thought it was a wonderful idea!
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ABasquefan
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ABasquefanPro2,549 posts
13 Feb 2014, 11:47
#3
13 Feb 2014, 11:47#3
 It was a complete non-sense.
apart from making the table confusing what was the purpose of it?
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Rooinek
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RooinekCaptain18,117 posts
13 Feb 2014, 15:39
#4
13 Feb 2014, 15:39#4
"It was a complete non-sense.
apart from making the table confusing what was the purpose of it?"

I have no idea. You'll have to ask one of the dribbling half-wits who supported this silly idea last year, maybe one of them can point out some advantages.

Try Moffie, if I recall he was quite vocal about why it was such a good idea. Ask him to give even a single benefit of awarding points for byes.
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Monkey D Luffy
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Monkey D LuffyPro6,277 posts
13 Feb 2014, 15:49
#5
13 Feb 2014, 15:49#5
it didnt bother me one way or the other, as it always evened out in the end.

so the uchiha clan will give their thumbs up to what the masses prefer,
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sharkbok
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sharkbokCaptain23,297 posts
13 Feb 2014, 17:32
#6
13 Feb 2014, 17:32#6
The Lions team and their supporters must be very disappointed.
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clevermike
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clevermikeCoach57,555 posts
13 Feb 2014, 18:07
#7
13 Feb 2014, 18:07#7

The allocation of points means nothing at all.  All teams had a similar number of byes and all times got a similar number of points for byes.   Whether they get points for byes was thus farcical.  


I think the idea of somebody in Zanzar was to keep the log on par every week and not to let teams slipped down because of byes - but that argument to my mind carried no weight  and the real thing is to see how teams actually and not theoretically perform  in games played.   Early bye teams can get back on track soon enough in any event.


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Rooinek
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RooinekCaptain18,117 posts
13 Feb 2014, 19:07
#8
13 Feb 2014, 19:07#8
Ou Maaik and Sasuke, I think we all understand that the teams have the same number of byes and it all evens out in the end, but that's not the point. 
The point is that this business of allocating points for byes makes looking at the table confusing compared to a traditional type of table where all points are accounted for by wins, draws and bonus points. Last year I found when I was looking at the S15 table, I had to keep going back to see how many byes a team had played and mentally subtract those points to get a realistic view of the table. I found it very annoying and I know I'm not the only one. I'm glad they've dumped this stupid idea and it's back to normal.
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oimatey
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oimateyPro1,870 posts
13 Feb 2014, 19:36
#9
13 Feb 2014, 19:36#9
The Lions team and their supporters must be very disappointed.  
Nice one, very nice.

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