Ethics is a popular around fantasy so I thought I would bring up 3 unique scenarios to start up a long discussion as to what you see them is in the ethics world.
Scenario A: Team A and Team B are fighting for the last playoff spot. They are the only two teams that have a chance to make it as the others below them have been mathematically eliminated. Prize money is involved and everyone making the playoffs receives some sort of prize. The week prior to the last week of the regular season Team A's QB is hurt and is out for the year. Team B was watching the game and immediately logs on the fantasy site and drops their entire bench for every starting QB available on the WW. Team A has no QB to start for the last week of the regular season. Whats your take?
Scenario B: In a league with all friends and people you know very well in real life, a Team A fighting for the playoffs offers trades nonstop. As the commish, you log onto the site at one point to see a pending trade. The last place team (a guy you are good friends with, call him Team B) has accepted an offer where they give Team A LT2 in exchange for McGahee and Derrick Mason. You immediately contact Team B and Team A (you know both very well personally) and Team A states that since he is in last place he feels that his WR core is so bad that he wanted Mason and McGahee should go off with his easy schedule. You are 100% sure there is no collusion since you know both of these guys exceptionally well. What do you do?
Scenario C: Leading up to Christmas your brother and cousin are both in your fantasy league. They both have seperate teams and have been bitter rivals the entire season. Your cousin beats your brother a week before the trade deadline effectively knocking him out of the playoffs. While all of you are in a room talking football your brother says "well, I'm out of it. I guess I can give you LT2 as your Christmas present". You all laugh but when you visit the site the trade is up of LT2 for Carnell Williams. You were present during the "trade talks" and so no collusion was present. Whats your action?
A. Nothing to do, Team B forfeits his chances because all he has are QBs, and he is hoping his act causes Team A to lose in the playoffs. I really don't see the reason for Team B doing that, if Team A will get some prize for making the playoffs.
B. I really don't like it because mcgahee and mason come NO WHERE NEAR enough value for LT. I would tell Team A to make a more reasonable offer...at least a WR1 and RB2.
C. Don't let that trade through.
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A) You let it go. This is why I like to freeze add/drops until Tuesday morning so things like this don't occur. However, if the rules allow it, then there is nothing wrong or unethical about it.
B) If you believe them, you let it go. Just because you don't think the trade is fair doesn't mean it can be veto'd because different people will value players differently.
C) Hahahaha, and to now go against what I said for B. This does get veto'd however not because of the Christmas gift comment. I like to keep a "get out of jail free" card in my rules for scenario's I didn't forsee happening. The rule is simply "To maintain the integrity of the league, I reserve the right to amend any rule throughout the year, but only when in agreement with over 80% of the league." In this case, I think a straight up trade like this ruins the integrity of the league. No one, and I mean no one, would value Caddy over LT. Now Caddy and something, then maybe. But one for one trades are easy to spot out as being horribly lopsided.
As for people who will say thye don't like the "get out of jail free" card, try this one for size. Team A was in dire need of a QB and there were none on the WW. Team B was a little weak at WR. Team A wanted to offer Reggie Williams for JP Losman, but inadvertantly offered Reggie and Roy Williams for JP Losman. Now this wasn't collusion but it greatly affected the integrity of the league as the rest of the owners saw it. I eventually convinced Team B to return the offer and had the teams come to the agreement that a "consideration" had to be given to Team B because this was ultimately caused by Team's A lack of paying attention. In the end the trade was JP Losman for Reggie Williams and Nate Kaeding.
Scenario A is a totally reasonable strategy. If however, he simply cycled the QBs ie picking one up and dropping him so he would be on waivers until after his game that would be a problem
Scenario B is also not vetoable assuming you know there is no collusion. In one of my leagues a trade went through last year right after the draft of TO a 1st round pick (keeper league) for Mike Anderson who at the time was the short yardage back in Denver and a 4th round selection. It was allowed to go through because even though it was obviously a horrible trade for one person he was trying to improve his team.
Scenario C veto this trade and lock the roster of the team with LT. He is not trading in good faith.
Scenario A is a totally reasonable strategy. If however, he simply cycled the QBs ie picking one up and dropping him so he would be on waivers until after his game that would be a problem
Scenario B is also not vetoable assuming you know there is no collusion. In one of my leagues a trade went through last year right after the draft of TO a 1st round pick (keeper league) for Mike Anderson who at the time was the short yardage back in Denver and a 4th round selection. It was allowed to go through because even though it was obviously a horrible trade for one person he was trying to improve his team.
Scenario C veto this trade and lock the roster of the team with LT. He is not trading in good faith.
A. Team A should've drafted a backup QB, and Team B is stupid for thinking that this move won't hurt their team at all. Nothing you can do.
B. There are two types of trades that can be vetoed: collusion, and completely idiotic trades. I think that in this case, it's close, but it isnt a vetoable trade
C. Collusion. Veto this trade.
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