Franchise websites are not a bad idea per se, but as has already been mentioned, are somewhat one dimensional in that they only offer coverage of the team you are controlling. Secondly, there's no interactive feature. The reason I was sure to add the Franchise Issues section to the forum is that since Franchise Mode first appeared back in NBA Live 2000, everyone's wanted to compare Franchises, ask advice about trades, and I guess generally brag about their team.

That's possible on a message board, and more fun for everyone. The website doesn't have as much lasting appeal...and I'm sure as most of you who run them have found out, fairly time consuming to update.