For the consolation though, four teams in FNBA won't make the main playoffs. They’d be put in a round robin (basically taking the BT consolation bracket). here's what it'd look like:

9 vs. 10

9 vs. 11

9 vs. 12

10 vs. 11

10 vs. 12

11 vs. 12

So six games, three games per team each. The two highest score per game will move on.

The next week (Semifinals week), four teams would be eliminated from the main playoffs. they would be lumped in with the two non-playoff teams. now you have six total teams. we'll just say that the #9 and #11 seed advanced in the round-robin above and the bottom four seeds (#5-8) all lost in the first round playoff matchups.

5 vs. 8

5 vs. 9

5 vs. 11

6 vs. 8

6 vs. 9

6 vs. 11

7 vs. 8

7 vs. 9

7 vs. 11

again, the two top teams for highest score per game would advance to the final consolation bracket round.

in any case, for the next round (FNBA Championship Round), the semi-finals losers play each other for the 3^rd place prize.

Prize Ideas:

PRIZES

League champion: 1 bonus contract, 1 Vin Baker Clause, 1 Time Machine, 1 frozen year, five $1 free agent coupons

FNBA runner-up: one bonus contract OR Frozen In Time, two $1 free agent coupons

Power Rating champ (if different than league champion): bonus contract

• If a different team: Time Machine OR Salary Reduction

Consolation Bracket winner: 1 Vin Baker Clause OR 1 Time Machine OR 2 Frozen In Time designations and two $1 free agent coupons

Race for Third Place winner:

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PRIZE EXPLANATION

Bonus Contract: An owner can give any player this contract which will freeze the player’s salary for up to four years.

Frozen In Time: A year where the player’s salary is frozen for just one season. This is separate and in addition to any contract that the player may currently be under. Any player is eligible for this.

VIN BAKER RULE (opt out clause) - The get out of jail free card. Opt out at any time from a player’s contract with no penalty. Once you blow up a contract, the player goes back into the auction pool.

$1 FREE AGENT CARD – sign any free agent throughout the season at a $1 salary, rather than the minimum free agent salary of $6.

Time Machine: Allows you to *go back in time* and change a contract. You can shorten it, extend it, or change it from a ngc to a gc or gc to a ngc OR change an option to a gc/ngc contract.

Reduction in Salary: Where you can reduce the player’s next season’s salary by 10%.

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2003-04 BONUSES

Champ - two frozen contracts for up to four years. Then, this team will get THREE uses of the vin baker rule and THREE $1 free agent cards.

Runner-up - one frozen contract, for up to four years. this team would be get TWO uses of the vin baker rule and TWO $1 free agent cards.

3rd place - one frozen contract, for up to four years. this team would be get ONE use of the vin baker rule and ONE $1 free agent card.

Consolation winner - one frozen contract, for up to four years. This team would also get ONE $1 free agent card.

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