NEW Point System Breakdown (S11 and onward)

[IamQuailman]

NEW POINT SYSTEM (S11/2000-01 SEASON AND BEYOND)

GMS WITHOUT A TEAM
While a GM is "unemployed" (active on the forums but does not have a team, usually due to being on the waitlist) s/he is permitted to collect points via media contributions. If he has a negative personal balance due to having previously put a team into the red (see point 2), he must pay off the balance to zero before any other points may be accumulated. When an "unemployed" GM is assigned to a team, his points (positive or negative) are added to the point total of the team he is taking over for (this can bring his new team into negative territory).

PLAYER REWARDS - ALL OF THE BELOW ARE CUMULATIVE
Player Makes All-Star Team - 2 points
Player Wins All-Star MVP - 1 point
Player Participates in Dunk Contest or Three-Point Shootout - 1 point
Player wins Dunk Contest or Three-Point Shootout - 1 point
Player makes Rookie Sophomore game - 1 point (maximum per GM for this event)
Player Wins League MVP - 3 points
Player wins Defensive Player of the Year - 3 points
Player wins Rookie of the Year - 2 point

Player named by Computer as 6th Man of the Year - 2 points
Player wins owners vote for 6th Man of the Year - 2 points
Player named by Computer as Most Improved Player - 2 points
Player wins owners vote for Most Improved Player - 2 points

Player Makes All-League First Team - 3 points
Player Makes All-League Second Team - 2 points
Player Makes All-League Third Team - 1 point
Player Makes All-Defense Team (First or Second Team) - 1 point
Player Makes All-Rookie Team (First or Second Team) - 1 point

Player finishes in the top 5 in Scoring, Rebounding, Assists, Steals, or Blocks - 1 point
Player leads league in one of the above categories - 1 point
Player finishes in the top 3 in FG%, 3%, or FT% - 1 point
Player averages a double-double for the season - 2 points

TEAM REWARDS - ALL OF THE BELOW ARE CUMULATIVE
Team Wins Division - 2 points
Team makes Playoffs - 3 points
Team wins conference/gets bye in playoffs rd 1 - 3 points
Team Wins Playoff Series - 4 points per series
Every 5 regular-season games won (round all fractions down) - 1 point
Regular Season Win Streak - Each team receives points equal to longest win streak during the regular season divided by two (round fractions down).
Computer names you GMOY: 3 points
League votes you GMOY: 5 points

OWNER FORUM ACTIVITY:
Preseason Press Conference - up to 5 points
Media entry (League Article/Podcast) - up to 5 points each, maximum of 25 points per season
Vote on Year-End Awards - 3 points
League Responsibility (e.g., Pick 'Em Coordinator) - up to 5 points per season

Regular Season Depth Chart Submissions
No unexcused absences - 5 points
One unexcused absence - 4 points
Two unexcused absences - 3 points
Three unexcused absences - 2 points
Four unexcused absences - 1 point

CRITERIA FOR ARTICLES/LEAGUE MEDIA:
Team Press Conference Reward: Can't just be a post saying "Ask me questions!" It must be a legitimate presser and you must also participate in at least 3 other GMs Press Conferences.

League Article Reward: Basically if you do some type of extensive article for the league(Ex: First Take, Power Rankings, conference/team articles orwrite-ups, or any kind of article that you obviously put much time and effort into) you will receive up to 5 points for those. We want good quality articles with good information. These can be opinion articles on the league or whatever you come up with. Get a little creative. If you do an article like Power Rankings that require multiple entries, you will receive 5 points for the original post and 1 point for each subsequent updated addendum post (MUST CREATE A NEW POST, NOT UPDATE ORIGINAL POST... DO THAT AND IT WON'T COUNT). Articles that are focused on the author's own team will probably max out at 2 points. Those focused more big scale (division/conference/league) will be awarded up to 5.

Podcasts: Podcasts at least a half hour in length are worth 5 points to each regular participant on the podcast. A "guest" who is on the podcast for only part of the duration may be eligible for 2 points (at the discretion of the Media Points Coordinator). Points awarded for podcasts count towards your 25-point media cap. Podcasts shorter than half an hour may be awarded a partial award (less than 5 points, probably proportionate with length).

Refer a Friend to Sim League: 20 points after the first season, 10 additional points after the 2nd season
***In order to qualify for this reward you must refer a friend and that friend must take over an OPEN team and be an "active" GM of that team for at LEAST 1 full season. Meaning if the team is taken over in the middle of a season then you will not be eligible for the reward until the middle of the following season. Also please do NOT be tempted to pull a "bustahyndes". We constantly check IPs and will know if there is any funny business. Feel free to get people on the waiting list as well.

What happens when a GM leaves a Team
1. When a GM leaves a team with a positive point balance, any points in that team's points bank remain with the team are transferred to the next GM to take over.

2. If a GM leaves a team with a negative point balance (due to tax burden), the team's points are set to zero. The negative points that could not be paid from the team's balance "follow" that GM as a "personal" negative balance. A GM may work off his negative personal balance (via media article posting) while unemployed. When the GM takes over a newteam, his negative personal balance is applied against that team's points (may take the team into the negative).

Updated 4/25/17 to remove clause indicating League Responsibility counts toward media cap. viewtopic.php?p=38454#p38454

Updated 7/2/17 to reflect rules for unemployed GMs collecting points.

[WigNosy]

Media Cap updated to 25 points (was 15) per season per results of 2014/15 Prop. 6 viewtopic.php?f=38&t=4487

[WigNosy]

Revised podcast Media Points per 2016/17 Prop 1 - viewtopic.php?f=38&t=5257

[garbageman]

Codifying that when Scott took over as commissioner some odd seasons ago, the refer a friend to sim league went up to 25 points, and the active period went up to 2 seasons.