Survival ability is better with larger rosters because the brother-in-law possibilities are significantly increased. But, you still need to have players that not just score, but score well. Total points on the season is a positive, but variant scoring is better.
A player who scores 7.0 every week for ten weeks posts 70 total points, but maybe never counted. However a player that posted 0 for seven weeks and 20-30-20 is significantly more useful.
And when you choose 29 players where 26 are regularly counting with individual scores between 15 and 25, then the zeroes don’t matter because their teammates covered for them.
Best ball golf - two guys can both shoot 90 and win if they each birdie seven holes even while posting multiple triple bogeys. You just can’t be bad together.
Winning requires more big scores piled together over the final weeks, but advancing needs the variant brother-in-law action.
Choosing more increases that opportunity, but you still must choose wisely.
Maybe somebody who enjoys digging could provide deviation scoring stats?
FYI - this is my favorite thread because more sensible posting and statistics are provided.
Thank you to the many that explain things here far better than I. And I am also thankful to the contestants who don’t read this thread as they often choose more poorly.
A player who scores 7.0 every week for ten weeks posts 70 total points, but maybe never counted. However a player that posted 0 for seven weeks and 20-30-20 is significantly more useful.
And when you choose 29 players where 26 are regularly counting with individual scores between 15 and 25, then the zeroes don’t matter because their teammates covered for them.
Best ball golf - two guys can both shoot 90 and win if they each birdie seven holes even while posting multiple triple bogeys. You just can’t be bad together.
Winning requires more big scores piled together over the final weeks, but advancing needs the variant brother-in-law action.
Choosing more increases that opportunity, but you still must choose wisely.
Maybe somebody who enjoys digging could provide deviation scoring stats?
FYI - this is my favorite thread because more sensible posting and statistics are provided.
Thank you to the many that explain things here far better than I. And I am also thankful to the contestants who don’t read this thread as they often choose more poorly.
