Team Orders

[HawkBrosMav]

I would venture to throw out a yes to this question but only because I cannot think of anything else that it would even work with...

I've been a huge proponent to eliminating this nuance from NHRA it'd be very simple to do and still give the other cars TV time for sponsors and even incorporate a "competition" for the non chasers.. I've also argued strongly that less than 10 cars should be qualifying for the chase... went 62.5% of the field qualifies for the playoffs you have a problem.. NASCAR only qualifies roughly 28% of the field... makes no sense that a guy could literally win 1 or 2 1st round races all year a qualify if the cards fell correctly.. that shouldn't even be a long shot potential.. But this is all for another topic than the one at hand I feel like.

Brad

[MRE 7171]

I seem to remember that nhra has a rule against team orders with the equire classes, didn't the competition department look into this when it happened the first time at indy, don't know how they can enforce it, but it is still a rule. I believe it was put in place so that teams couldn't manipulate races and fans would still believe that there racing head to head and not fixing races so there other car can win the playoff

[jwsamuel]

Compare it to stick and ball sports. This would be like a baseball team that is not in contention for the playoffs agreeing to intentionally lose games so that another team can make the playoffs.

[Bobby DiDomenico]

Originally Posted by jwsamuel

Compare it to stick and ball sports. This would be like a baseball team that is not in contention for the playoffs agreeing to intentionally lose games so that another team can make the playoffs.

Have any ever taken a dive to get a better draft pick?

[HawkBrosMav]

Originally Posted by Bobby DiDomenico

Have any ever taken a dive to get a better draft pick?

The short answer would seem to be yes on this.. but think about it.. they are doing this solely for their own benefit not to benefit the other team.. they are also not instructing the members of the team they are fielding to lose.. they are intentionally fielding a team with less talented players that are all playing to impress other teams or the current team so they will be kept for future seasons. This means all the players on the field are playing hard and producing at their best talent. No one is telling the QB to intentionally hand the ball to a defender or the Defense to just let them catch the ball.. even the Bengals have won a game this year.. Just because the talent may be sub-par from a management perspective they are still completing on game day not ****ting the bed intentionally.

Brad

[Kdw1403]

I think some people are upset about team orders because of the term TEAM. Drag racing was founded and rooted as an individual sport. It was one man and his machine against 1 other man and his machine. Some people who are great racers have never been fortunate enough to have a enough money to be apart of a team. In the pro categories it does make it harder, almost impossible for a person with a single car to do well. I think that’s why people have a hard time with the team concept. You can equate it to a football team laying down and letting another team win because they are both from the same conference(team) so the winning team can get a better bowl game. The fans from other conferences would not like it. But in defense of the team concept they are flinging it for the chance to win more races/money which is what the sponsor wants. With the changing times it is something that I don’t think we have any control over. Just my opinion. Which my wife says don’t mean anythingLOL. Merry Christmas everybody.

[jwsamuel]

Originally Posted by Bobby DiDomenico

Have any ever taken a dive to get a better draft pick?

Sure. The 76ers did it. The process.

That was them losing for their own benefit. Not agreeing to intentionally lose to help someone else.

[Mike Jones]

Was that before the Lottery? There are other factors that could discourage that practice. Fans buying tickets, players playing for contracts and the Leagues themselves not wanting it. Not sure what NHRA`s position is.
MJ

[jwsamuel]

Originally Posted by Mike Jones

Was that before the Lottery? There are other factors that could discourage that practice. Fans buying tickets, players playing for contracts and the Leagues themselves not wanting it. Not sure what NHRA`s position is.
MJ

The 76ers tanked for a couple years in a row to get the best draft picks. They even called it "The Process" and had a slogan for fans to "Trust The Process."