Maybe base the amount of points that move in the deal on the time of year. if it's still 1st half of the season all points transfer in the trade. if you're past game 41 - 50% of points transferNot sure this is the best place to post this but I'm sure some will provide feedback. I'll try not to rant too much as this is multi-layered.
I think this is my third year in this particular Keeper pool and I was asked mid-way through the year if I was interested in being Commish and I accepted.
Had I known some of the personality conflicts within the pool and the $***show that would happen I would not have accepted the role. What I'm trying to do now is put some rules in place so that we can all at least play nice in the sandbox.
Most of the issues revolve around perceived "buddy trades". We do have Veto rules however it seems that when put to a vote, the trade gets pushed through. Even guys who complain about it to me, vote to allow the trade to go through. It seems that if guys aren't in the $$ they don't care. Just to be clear, points follow the players that are traded, so the big blow up was at the trade deadline where it was a 123 point gain that pushed the 4th place GM to 1st, with an insurmountably lead. (oh yeah and the e-mail was received at 8:55 pm, 5 min before the end of the deadline. The two GMs who completed the trade, work together and have been friends since high school. The trade was in retaliation from another GM, who was the current 1st place GM apparently trading to keep this other GM in 4th...word of mouth/speculation...too much to get into).
Myself and a few others have been researching best practices for these scenarios and have made some proposals:
-I've also proposed that points do not follow players, but 50% are against it. Need a 70% yes vote to add/change rules.
-Moving the draft deadline ahead a few weeks or even to the All Star Break.
Another one I'm looking at is somehow having a point matrix or something where if there's an X number of pool pts (in season) gained, then draft picks must accompany such a trade.
-15+ pool point gain, must include a 1st round pick going back. 1st round pick not to exceed 2 draft years (example if you don’t have a pick this upcoming draft, it can and must be next years draft).
-25+ pool point gain, must include a 1st and 2nd round pick.
-40+ pool point gain, must include 2 x 1st round picks. Picks cannot exceed 2 years.
Looking for some feedback.
Thank you!