Thank God [b]someone[/b] is doing something to prevent ridiculous team stacking.&nbsp; I&#039;ve heard all kinds of nasty rumors, like throwing games (either in-game or just not showing up), &quot;verbal agreements&quot;, agreeing to play with weak rosters, etc.<br /><br />There [b]is[/b] a difference between:<br /><br />[list]<br />[li]trading a player to reserves[/li]<br />[li]trading players to other teams[/li]<br />[li]trading midseason picks/homefield picks[/li]<br />[li]agreeing to specific player draft picks (as in, agreeing to NOT draft a player), even though it&#039;s unenforceable[/li]<br />[/list]<br /><br />and:<br /><br />[list]<br />[li]agreeing to play with a weak roster[/li]<br />[li]agreeing to throw games (or even individual matches)[/li]<br />[/list]<br /><br />Maybe part of what these captains are doing is pointing out holes in the rules.&nbsp; While I can understand that, I respect the captains that have played by the spirit of the rules, and have displayed great sportsmanship in general.&nbsp; Frankly, if I were Ralphis, I would be pretty disappointed in the whole thing.<br /><br />I can&#039;t talk about other teams or captains, but I can talk about Nautilus and (BB).&nbsp; Naut chose Climhazzard for his 1st round pick; while he wasn&#039;t Naut&#039;s 1st choice (he didn&#039;t realize Xenaero had dropped), he chose Clim for his stellar performance on TBA in the Masterbowl, and past game experience.&nbsp; Then he chose me, and then I recommended Albatross... even though he hasn&#039;t been on lately.&nbsp; I felt like since I know him personally I could get him on more.<br /><br />Well, Clim hasn&#039;t even shown up for 1 practice, let alone a game.&nbsp; When Albatross did show up (and he did for 2 out of 3), his ping was sky high.&nbsp; Did Nautilus:<br /><br />[list]<br />[li]try to trade Tony to another team, leaving out the fact that he&#039;s MIA?[/li]<br />[li]try to trade forfeits/weak team rosters for a better player or a midseason pick?[/li]<br />[li]talk to a player he knew personally and convince him to mutiny against his current captain, so he would trade him to reserves and Naut could pick him up?[/li]<br />[li]throw his hands up and quit IDL altogether?[/li]<br />[/list]<br /><br />No.&nbsp; He traded Tony to reserves for Brainthunk and we&#039;re looking to trade out Albatross for a good midseason draft pick.&nbsp; This is because Nautilus has [b]class[/b].<br /><br />Anyway, to be topical, I don&#039;t see that Nostar&#039;s done anything &quot;wrong&quot;, even by my standards. &nbsp;All he did was trade his 1st round draft player for HWB&#039;s 2nd place midseason draft slot (and Bolt). &nbsp;Did he convince Potent &amp; JKist to sign up? &nbsp;Probably. &nbsp;I know a lot of players wouldn&#039;t sign up if they had a chance to get drafted onto a losing team, so they probably signed up when Nostar clinched the #2 pick.&nbsp; I honestly don&#039;t blame him because RNB is so stacked this season (because Donut made, IMO, the stupidest, most idiotic and weak deal of the century... multiple times now).<br /><br />If anything, I really wish JKist hadn&#039;t signed up if he doesn&#039;t think he&#039;s going to play, and if I had my way, Ralphis would kick him from the midseason rolls. &nbsp;I don&#039;t think it&#039;s at all fair to put teams in a position of:<br /><br />[list]<br />[li]Choosing a lesser-skilled player because JKist said he wouldn&#039;t be on[/li]<br />[li]Choosing JKist and wasting the midseason pick on an MIA player[/li]<br />[li]Choosing JKist just to keep WAD from stacking, and basically wasting your midseason pick[/li]<br />[/list]<br /><br />I understand if people have a problem with IDL, or if they just don&#039;t have any respect for its rules, or if they have grudges against admins or w/e. &nbsp;Fine. &nbsp;Just don&#039;t try and crash it.&nbsp; Don&#039;t sign up if you&#039;re not going to play.&nbsp; Don&#039;t concoct crazy schemes to get traded off of a team you don&#039;t like, don&#039;t lie to captains and tell them you&#039;re not going to be on at all so they trade you.&nbsp; Don&#039;t throw games as part of a trade, or to get a better mid-season pick.&nbsp; It&#039;s not &quot;strategy&quot;, it&#039;s &quot;being a prick&quot;.<br /><br />Shakal:&nbsp; You&#039;re one smart mofkr.&nbsp; I thought it was awesome you volunteered to be a captain, and at this point, I think it&#039;s even more awesome.