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  • Is it "cheating" if . . .

    Strangel by Strangel . Apr 12, 2009 10:17 AM . Permalink
    Strangel

    Okay, so I'm playing in a Yahoo public H2H league. I'm playing for the championship, and I have taken liberties with the public rules. Basically, I have used 36 forwards/defensemen and six goaltenders during the period of Mar 30th - Apr 12th. I have regularly turned over 50% of my roster each night in the last week to amass as many games as possible.

    Shocker of shockers, my opponent is now crying foul. Hell, they've even accused me of selling my soul to the devil. Really! Do I really care? No. But I always get offended when people label somebody as a cheater when they are playing within the predefined rules. Is what I did chintsy? Sure. Is it cheating? Nope.

    • Sakic19

      Re: Is it "cheating" if . . .

      Sakic19 by Sakic19 . Apr 13, 2009 3:14 AM . Permalink

      You haven't broken any rule...BUT..I would still argue that if you had to resort to th...

      You haven't broken any rule...BUT..I would still argue that if you had to resort to those kind of tactics to win, then you're no champion.

      I am a firm believer in the old adage of "the best managers are proven in the draft" and if you don't have the talent to compete head to head and win, then what's the point? Winning for the sake of winning? Or would you rather win proving that you're a smart manager who added a few surprise players, but kept the team you originally drafted.

      Like I said originally, it's not cheating and congratulations on winning your pool. However you wanted opinions and this one is pretty hard to argue against because any counter argument will involve winning by any means necessary, which further strengthens my original argument of lack of managerial skill.

    • Rowdy Roddy RiGo

      Re: Is it "cheating" if . . .

      Rowdy Roddy RiGo by Rowdy Roddy RiGo . Apr 12, 2009 1:45 PM . Permalink

      not cheating, but not cool either. I did not do that in any of my H2H matches and 2 are fo...

      not cheating, but not cool either. I did not do that in any of my H2H matches and 2 are for the championship. My opponents did not either. If you want to play the game fairly, you don't stream in the H2H matches. "Real" coaches don't get to, and that is the point of fantasy. We get much more leeway with that. Again, what you did is not cheating, but it isn't cool.

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      • Dog

        Re: Is it "cheating" if . . .

        Dog by Dog . Apr 12, 2009 3:57 PM . Permalink

        i think the rules do need to be changed, in order to make it equal. Like cap the max moves...

        i think the rules do need to be changed, in order to make it equal. Like cap the max moves to either 50-100. can't cut list does need to be larger. But it's not cheating, but it's not cool either, but i do see that it must be done in order to win.

      • RM

        Re: Is it "cheating" if . . .

        RM by RM . Apr 12, 2009 8:16 PM . Permalink

        This isn't "Real" hockey. This is a game related to hockey and made to rese...

        This isn't "Real" hockey. This is a game related to hockey and made to resemble the decisions a real manager makes. But if you played this game assuming the rules that apply to real hockey (should) apply to fantasy sports, then you don't really understand the game.

        You should play the strategy that maximizes your probability of winning the game, given the parameters of the game. If the rules/parameters change, modify your strategy accordingly. But don't let someone tell you that because this isn't the way it's done in "real" hockey, that it somehow it's off limits.

    • GV

      Re: Is it "cheating" if . . .

      GV by GV . Apr 13, 2009 9:08 AM . Permalink

      Dude, technically you aren't cheating because what you are doing is within the rules. ...

      Dude, technically you aren't cheating because what you are doing is within the rules. However, the rules need to be changed because what you did was an asshole move that represents a giant flaw in these pools. Two waiver limits should be customizable one during the regular season and one during the PLAYOFFS to keep dicks like you from stealing cheaP victories. I would put an lovely Asterisk right beside your name in the record book, what you did isn't managing, in the gaming world it is called 'nerding out'. Stay away from my pools.

    • LogHed

      Re: Is it "cheating" if . . .

      LogHed by LogHed . Apr 12, 2009 11:46 AM . Permalink

      its not cheating but you sure are an a$$hole. wouldnt want a dink like you in my pool.

      its not cheating but you sure are an a$$hole. wouldnt want a dink like you in my pool.

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      • Bones

        Re: Is it "cheating" if . . .

        Bones by Bones . Apr 13, 2009 11:58 PM . Permalink

        I had it happen to me! If your that desperate to win a fun league title, then you are a co...

        I had it happen to me! If your that desperate to win a fun league title, then you are a complete moron...

        Join a money league, where you would get an ass kicking from someone who really does care...

        Some people dont have access to a computer, or even better, have a job that keeps them away from you time wasting, no working, worthless dumbasses...

      • Lance S

        Re: Is it "cheating" if . . .

        Lance S by Lance S . Apr 13, 2009 2:27 PM . Permalink

        Its not cheating how much talent was left you could drop half ur team i did a spot or two ...

        Its not cheating how much talent was left you could drop half ur team i did a spot or two of my bench players all week especially with a couple injuries, but I wouldve won anyways but i think if ur picking up free agents they are available to everyone so thats the way it is! Congrats u played the hardest and you won, its within the rules its not cheating!

    • Linzman

      Re: Is it "cheating" if . . .

      Linzman by Linzman . Apr 13, 2009 1:41 PM . Permalink

      It's not cheating, but it's morally wrong to do. During the regular season I had ...

      It's not cheating, but it's morally wrong to do.

      During the regular season I had 5 max adds a week, then after the trade deadline I locked all trading and adds/drops to prevent that from happening (if an injury happened they let me know and I switched).

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      • Goethe

        Re: Is it "cheating" if . . .

        Goethe by Goethe . Apr 13, 2009 4:11 PM . Permalink

        It's the ever-loving grey area. You 'know' it's not right but you do it be...

        It's the ever-loving grey area. You 'know' it's not right but you do it because it's within teh rules. The only thing you really sacrifice is +/- in hockey format, which is minimal (unless you're picking up crappy players, but then you'd be losing and cyscling at the same time..)

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