2 More Rookie Lottery Ideas...

Got some feedback today from Chilliwack...well, Halifax, but really Chilliwack...you know what I mean. Benny wants another option considered for the rookie lottery. And his idea definitely has merit. Why should we reward those teams that finish lower in the JBL standings with more chance of winning the lottery?? With that in mind...here is concept #6.

#6 - Reverse weighting system - Benny's idea would have the top 8 teams in the JBL standings all have 2 balls each while the bottom 5 teams would have just 1 ball each. For the bottom teams each year - the idea that you want to climb into the top 8 to get another ping pong ball would potentially keep the interest levels up...I'll take this concept one level further and suggest....

#7 - Weighted lottery that matches Keeper Guidelines. Top 4 teams in the Standings get 4 balls each; 5th to 8th get 3 balls; 9th ands 10th get 2 balls; 11th to 13th would get 1 ball each (yes, even the 13th place team would get 1 ball - but they wouldn't get any keepers). This really encourages JBL teams to succeed year after year. Those teams that don't do as well - better try harder next year.

Any other concepts out there??