Monitoring a sports draft based on a need of a sports team and the best available player to meet that need
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1. A method of monitoring progress in a sports draft, the method comprising:
- determining a team with a next selection in the sports draft; and
automatically determining, during the sports draft, a best available player for a position on the team with the next selection in the sports draft based on personnel needs of the team.
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Abstract
A capability for monitoring the progress of a sports draft is provided that automatically determines, during the sports draft, the best available player(s) for the personnel needs of a sports team having a current selection in the draft. The capability may automatically update the draft order to take into account any trades that occur during the sports draft.
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1. A method of monitoring progress in a sports draft, the method comprising:
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determining a team with a next selection in the sports draft; and
automatically determining, during the sports draft, a best available player for a position on the team with the next selection in the sports draft based on personnel needs of the team. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system of monitoring progress in a sports draft, the system comprising:
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means for determining a team with a next selection in the sports draft; and
means for automatically determining, during the sports draft, a best available player for a position on the team with the next selection in the sports draft based on personnel needs of the team.
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16. A system of monitoring progress in a sports draft, the system comprising:
a processor to determine a team having a current selection in the sports draft, and to automatically determine, during the sports draft, a best available player for a position on the team with the next selection in the sports draft based on personnel needs of the team.
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17. An article of manufacture comprising:
at least one computer usable medium having computer readable program code logic to monitor the progress of a sports draft, the computer readable program code logic comprising;
logic to determine a team with a next selection in the sports draft; and
logic to automatically determine, during the sports draft, a best available player for a position on the team with the next selection in the sports draft based on personnel needs of the team. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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