Hope for all new owners? 

Edited version compliments of the Stanley USA Today.
Stanley, ND: 

Okay readers - what do the following two theoretical Brassball rosters have in common? 

About the only thing that appears to be in common would be that each team contains 12 players.  The correct answer to what they do have in common is that all players selected on the above rosters were selected in the past three years of Brassball drafts.... And all players were selected in the first round!  Team #1 would be quite competitive in 2001, while team #2 would lose more than their share of games.  This goes to show how important that first round selection can be to an owner.  To view the various years and teams whom selected each player see the end of the article for a chart. 

OK - so why is the title of this article "hope for all new owners"?  I wanted to see if a competitive team could have been drafted without the benefit of first round picks (in case your newly inherited team doesn't have a first rounder..... or just for the sake of argument).  Here is a breakdown of players/team that would make most owners proud in 2001.  This team could have been drafted in the past 3 seasons without a first round pick.  This list makes no attempt to assign past or future value of players (i.e. no amateurs who have yet to be carded are included; also year 2000 or 1999 statistics were not relevant), but rather only shows that a very good team can be made in a short amount of time through the draft.  I'm sure I've missed a player or two.... No offense meant to any owners where I've not mentioned players throughout the article.  And of course no offense to anyone who drafted a player in the first round that hasn't yet panned out.  The Stanley Sioux have admittedly missed their share of first round opportunities.