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Originally Posted by pgjocki
As a GM you actually don't want your guys making All-Star teams because of 2 very important reasons:
1 - They might get hurt in a meaningless game which then hurts your overall team
2 - They expect to get a raise because of this and will demand more money. Your job as the GM is to extract as much as you can from each player while paying them the very least amount of money and then getting rid of that player while he still has a little value for a player with potential and very little compensation.
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This is why I schedule my All-Star game, but once the final rosters are picked I cancel the game. And during the break, I have my trade deadline one day and the draft another. Also gives all players 4 days off.