[walterwhite]

The East-West games were a great idea, but have turned into an example of the "good old boy" system. I'll vote for your girl and you vote for mine. Get enough deals in place and your player is in. There's also too many coaches that either won't join the association or refuse to attend the meeting. If you are not there it's pretty tough to get someone voted in, unless you've got your voting block preset, or the player is obviously an all-star (and that's no guarantee). Not knocking the game, just the way it's done.