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Originally Posted by Steve W
Be honest everyone. Did you not find that the elimination rounds were a lot more interesting and competitive than the qualifying matches? Not just because of the teams playing but because we all knew that you had to win.
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Yes! I also don't like that the game has to be played differently for qualification and elimination rounds.
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Originally Posted by Steve W
I guess that I am tired of the "we need to make everyone feel good" approach to life. If we don't work hard, compete hard and strive to be the best then why should we expect to get rewarded? If I am getting rewarded for getting something I didn't work for then I don't feel right about it.
In the working world you will not be rewarded because you showed up. If you don't produce you will be pounding the streets looking for another job.
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I've also said this before. If we don't learn that the world is a big bad place and you need to try your hardest, how can we expect to compete in life? We really need to get away from this entitlement society we live in. Why should you be entitled to any success if you don't work hard for it. Isn't that the message Dean is always pushing?
Another problem with the seeding system was the huge swings that could be generated through collusion or how a match was played. We had a match at Championships where we played strong defense against a top eight team. They still won the match, but we cut their normal high scoring in half. That team plummeted down almost 40 positions in the ranking system. They never fully recovered to the top eight. We were not trying to damage their ranking position. We were playing the game to our strength which this year happened to be defense. A team should not be affected in that way by
winning a match. I'd hate to think how damaging it would have been if we'd won that match.
The system needs work so that it isn't so volatile.