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Subject: RIHC 2005-06: REgular season Discussion #1
Posted by: Guru
- [330592710] Sun, Oct 30, 2005, 19:30
The draft is complete, and all undrafted players have cleared waivers.
Since the rules for injuries are going to take some getting used to, I'll repeat them here:
Three bench slots are available to hold any player. Two additional bench slots will be enabled, but are restricted as “injury slots”, hereafter abbreviated as “IS”. A player in an IS must be placed in one of these bench slots, and cannot remain in an active slot.
An NBA player shall be eligible to fill an IS if he is listed in any “informed” source as being injured more seriously than “day-to-day”. Examples of acceptable information sources include (but are not limited to):
RotoWire
RotoWorld
RotoTimes
ESPN
NBA.com
Newspaper stories (citing facts, not speculation).
Once a player appears in an NBA game, he is no longer eligible to fill an IS, even if a published source fails to remove his listing. When a player is no longer IS eligible, the team shall have a limited amount of time to remove that player from the IS, as defined below.
If a manager wishes to move a player into an IS but cannot find a confirming source, he may request that the Commissioner approve the designation. The Commissioner shall use his best judgment in making such a determination.
If any manager believes that another team has improperly moved a player into an IS, he may file a protest with the Commissioner. If any manager disagrees with a Commissioner ruling, he may request a league vote. Six votes shall be required to overturn any Commissioner ruling related to an IS.
Each Wednesday, the Commissioner shall review all rosters to assure that any filled injury slots are appropriate. In the event that an IS is improperly filled, the Commissioner will notify the manager of the violation via the email link at the Yahoo site. The notified manager will have 48 hours to correct the roster or to provide a satisfactory explanation. If a breach remains uncorrected 48 hours after notice, the Commissioner shall have the authority to drop a bench player in order to bring the roster into conformance. The player dropped will be based upon the Commissioner’s judgment as to the best interests of the impacted team.
The Commissioner shall have the latitude to extend the time for curing a breach if he knows that the manager is unreachable and/or unavailable to make the adjustment.
No player which is in an IS slot may be placed in a starting slot on any day unless the bench has been cleared of that injury slot, or unless another player is eligible to replace that player in the vacated IS. In the event of a violation, the Commissioner may elect to void any stats generated by improperly activated player.
As before, no player may be picked up as a free agent and immediately placed in an IS. Free agent additions are only IS eligible 10 days after pickup, unless the player has appeared in an NBA game after the pickup and the IS eligibility occurred thereafter.
My understanding of past precedent is that IL status would not have been declared until the first game day. In Yahoo terms, this would mean that no player would have been IL eligible until at least some time on Tuesday, Nov. 1.
Thus, you can move a player into an injury slot starting at noon Eastern time on November 1. This should put those in all time zones on a reasonably available posture.
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| 231 | leggestand
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ID: 451036518
Mon, Jan 30, 2006, 13:54
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Interesting , I have been having the same problem as hoopsklyce. Same blurb comes up (1/24) from all three cpu's that I check in from.
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| 232 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Mon, Jan 30, 2006, 14:06
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Do any of those links in [230] get to the up-to-date page?
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| 233 | youngroman
ID: 50818914
Mon, Jan 30, 2006, 14:14
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only http://rotoguru.com/ shows no new blurbs (since 1/24), the other 2 (rotoguru2) are working.
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| 234 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Mon, Jan 30, 2006, 14:23
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Aha! I have an idea about what may be going on....
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| 235 | hoopsklyce
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ID: 59923214
Mon, Jan 30, 2006, 14:25
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http://rotoguru2.com/
This one works for me
Thanks!
David
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| 236 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Mon, Jan 30, 2006, 14:34
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Last week, the rotoguru server was moved to a new IP address. I was thinking that everything should switch over seamlessly. But the primary domain for that server is actually rotoguru2.com, and I forgot that I needed to reset the DNS setting for rotoguru.com, which has to be managed independently (long story...)
rotoguru2.com should be working fine, and if you have the blurb page bookmarked, it is a "safer" URL to use.
However, rotoguru.com should start working again over the course of the next day.
Glad someone raised the issue. I'm surprised that it took almost a week before someone spoke up, although I think all of the links internal to the site are already set for rotoguru2, so I suspect (hope) many people already were getting to the updated page.
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| 237 | Doug
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ID: 02730280
Mon, Jan 30, 2006, 16:06
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LMAO @ 228... "slam on editorial content"...
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| 238 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Mon, Jan 30, 2006, 16:27
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wouldn't have been the first time...
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| 239 | Pacers Rule
Donor
ID: 910311210
Tue, Jan 31, 2006, 00:15
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If you needed evidence that Mark Blount's poor play is mostly motivation, look what he did tonight against Boston. 16 pts, 10 boards, 4 blocks, 2 assists, on 100% FTs and 54.5% FGs. Of course, he was stylin my bench.
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| 240 | Pacers Rule
Donor
ID: 910311210
Wed, Feb 01, 2006, 00:10
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Bonzi's back as of tonight. That puts me over the #'s limit, since Camby is also back now. As I understand it, I have until Friday to reduce my roster by 1. I'm working on a 2 for 1 trade presently (and I'll look at other offers, if anyone is looking to pick up an extra player they can count on for quality games played), but if I don't get one done, I'll cut someone by Friday.
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| 241 | lionprideguy
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ID: 906204
Fri, Feb 03, 2006, 04:02
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Umm, anybody need a big man? Seriously?
Jeez, 5 centers who all start for their teams, and yet I'm still low in blocks. Anybody looking for a big man drop me an email.
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| 242 | Pacers Rule
Donor
ID: 910311210
Fri, Feb 03, 2006, 07:50
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2 for 1 consummated. Thanks, KnicksFan. Granger has 3 double doubles in a row, I believe, and the rest of the Pacers are the walking wounded, so I look for his minutes to continue. And we'll see if Blount can continue his momentum in his new digs.
Seems Mike Miller has been plagued by back problems in the past, but he's doing well now. Here's to hoping that it continues. Plus, he's a little bit of Battier insurance for me.
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| 243 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Fri, Feb 03, 2006, 13:45
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I've really been tanking lately. Since Jan 20, when Gerald Wallace went down, I've ranked dead last. I not only lost Wallace, but also Iverson for the last week, and Korver has been sub-par (so much for hedging an Iverson outage), and Yao has just returned. If I could get back to an active roster with Iverson, Wallace, & Yao, and if Boozer would ever decide to start his season, I'd have promise. But with the current cast of characters, I'm in a heap o' trouble.
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| 244 | Doug
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ID: 02730280
Fri, Feb 03, 2006, 17:48
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I fear for my sans-Shaq FG% from here on out... although my FT% should improve without the anchor.
At first I thought Mike's score was false because of his games played, but his per-game averages are right up there, and he doesn't need to start as many second-tier players from here on out as the rest of us... so now I definitely am fearing the team of extremities to win it all this season. Although, now that I look at his squad as I type this post... I'm wondering who his injured player is... maybe Nelson? I thought Nelson was day-to-day... but haven't really researched it... just curious.
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| 245 | Mike D
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ID: 041831612
Fri, Feb 03, 2006, 18:30
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It was Rush, he played, and it became Nelson. Nelson has missed 6 games and won't play tonight, making 7 games, according to the Orlando Sentinel.
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| 246 | Pacers Rule
Donor
ID: 910311210
Fri, Feb 03, 2006, 18:56
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Mike D, you've had a great initial run, then a big drop off, now you're right back up there. You need to teach your guys to play consistently!
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| 247 | Mike D
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ID: 041831612
Fri, Feb 03, 2006, 19:03
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They think it's a pro wrestling match. I'm not sure who gave them that idea.
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| 248 | Doug
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ID: 02730280
Fri, Feb 03, 2006, 19:49
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Probably 'cus your boys have been hanging out with a certain former Pacer on Skinnee J's squad... ;-)
Bummer about Nelson... I guess I was watching the Clips game on TV here in LA a few nights ago (vs. Orlando) and I got the impression from the announcers that they were "surprised" he wasn't on the court... sounded like maybe that was the first game he'd missed. Certainly didn't realize he'd been out for nearly two weeks now!
Personally, I'm waitin' on Joe Smith to get back in the Bucks lineup so I can toss another scrub back into the pool...
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| 249 | Pacers Rule
Donor
ID: 910311210
Sun, Feb 05, 2006, 18:15
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Looks like it's time to feed the scrub pond, Doug.
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| 250 | Doug
Leader
ID: 02730280
Mon, Feb 06, 2006, 15:25
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Indeed. Back goes the Big Red Dog...
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| 251 | Swish City
Dude
ID: 0931275
Mon, Feb 06, 2006, 15:34
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[Shameless plug]
Fellow league members, please be advised that the Euros are still looking to offload large amounts of assists for help in any category that is non FG% related, but especially 3s and FT%.
Please also note that there is a possibility that FG% could be tanked, meaning that even the mighty KG is not safe if the right offer comes along.
I am happy to advise you that once again (for what seems like the 9th time this year alone!), we are doing the rounds looking for suitors for our assist laden squad. Please do not be shy in offering.
And so the ends this Party Political Broadcast from Team EuroSmeagol.
[/Shameless plug]
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| 252 | Pacers Rule
Donor
ID: 910311210
Mon, Feb 06, 2006, 21:39
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So let me get this straight then. You're looking for low-ball offers? :-p
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| 253 | Doug
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ID: 02730280
Tue, Feb 07, 2006, 02:42
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LOL, you know it's sad when I thought of making a lowball offer of Rashard Lewis for KG... then decided that my team was better off with Rashard! ;-) I think the problem is that I think we have similar needs, though I might have a little flexibility...
Boykins was having another sub-par game for me through 3 quarters, but 8-for-8 FTs (combined with the 2-for-2 earlier) made up for it... so Euros, if you want to try to work something for Boykins, it wouldn't be a major trade... but I might be willing to give up his FTs for an AST improvement. He hits a 3 per game as well.
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| 254 | Tosh
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ID: 057721710
Tue, Feb 07, 2006, 19:27
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No low-balling for me. Kobe for KG straight up.
I am doing OK in the points category. I need FG% (I've creeped back up to the pack) and rebounds. KG will be fine for that. I'll lose a bit in FT% and 3s.
I'm only worried about the 3s.
Thanks Euros - Nice doing business with you again..
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| 255 | lionprideguy
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ID: 906204
Wed, Feb 08, 2006, 02:23
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Wow, when Team EuroSmeagol says they want to trade, I guess it should be taken very seriously!
Definitely the time of the season when teams reach the point to begin considering some categories too far past salvaging and look for other opportunities for improvement. I obviously decided the FT% cat was too far gone, and figured embrace what you can't change (at this point in the season), so clank away! I guess I don't have to stress when Odom or Wallace gets fouled aymore. Free throws are obviously not part of the System.
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| 256 | Edgar
ID: 5803194
Wed, Feb 08, 2006, 03:52
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Some others might be talking and thinking about trades all season long without ever executing one......Not us.
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| 257 | Swish City
Dude
ID: 0931275
Wed, Feb 08, 2006, 05:11
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You better believe we mean it! As Edgar says, it's time for action, not words...no point in executing major trades if they're made too late to make a real difference.
And may i say, what a huge relief it is not having to worry about the darn FG% category anymore!
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| 258 | skinneej
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ID: 040625911
Wed, Feb 08, 2006, 13:23
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Well, another trade in the books. Nice doing business with you Euros. It is the point in the season to assess where my team stands and whether to punt a category. My low rankings in 3s and assists persuaded me to sell one off to work on the other. I decided to sell 3s off for help in the assist area, so the Redd for JJ deal was a move in that direction. Even though I had made steady progress over the last month in 3s, I was still far enough behind that it was not feasible for me to gain more than 1 point there.
Overall, my team has been better since the first of the year. For the month of January my team ranked second based on per game averages which allowed me to move up a couple spots in the rankings. While 1st place may not be within reach, I still aim for one of the top 4 spots. At this point last season in AAA I was about middle of the pack and ended up winning it with a strong finish. I hope to do the same again, but it will be a tough road.
For those that would like help in 3s, I am still looking to deal. Radmonovic and Wesley are two players that have good 3s and FT% stats that could help a team or two, so send me an offer or drop a line. I always like to discuss possibilities, so don't be shy!!
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| 259 | Pacers Rule
Donor
ID: 910311210
Fri, Feb 10, 2006, 01:02
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Guru, can I get a ruling on whether Bonzi qualifies for our IR again? He apparently has reinjured his groin and is not practicing at this time per the Sacramento Bee. There's no exact timetable for his return, as I understand it. He came back after his extensive layoff and played 2 games and then re-injured it and has been out since (so far 3 games and 1 week). If so, I'd like dibs on Shaun Livingston.
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| 260 | Swish City
Dude
ID: 0931275
Fri, Feb 10, 2006, 06:37
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Done and dusted double trade: KG for Kobe with Tosh, and Joe Johnson for Michael Redd with skineej.
The reasons for this trade are pretty obvious: forget about FG% and monumentally boost the 3s, points, and FT% categories. I would say that the FT% impact of these trades is going to be just massive. Although Joe and KG are good FT shooters, Kobe and Redd are even better from the line. But the biggest difference maker is the volume of FTs. We are giving up a combined 10 FT/game and getting back about 19 FT/game. The same could be said of points - it looks like we're getting a combined 15-20 ppg increase here. And 3's. If Kobe keeps up his current pace, we should gain a whole heap of points here. So basically, this is a huge volume deal for us in these categories, and we're hoping for exponential gains as we go for the 2nd half RIHC scoring title :)
I would also say that it's virtually certain we're not done trading yet. We still have copious amounts of assists and possibly steals to rid ourseleves of. Offers for Knight and Iggy will therefore be seriously considered, if the bait displays aptitude in some/all of the following categories: FT%, points, blocks and rebounds. PF or C eligibility would be a bonus also.
We might fall short of successfully defending our title, but you can bet your ass we're going to do everything we can to make it close. Even if it means totally rebuilding our team to do it!
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| 261 | Pacers Rule
Donor
ID: 910311210
Fri, Feb 10, 2006, 23:33
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Crap. The wife whisked me away for a surprise romantic weekend. Ok, that's pretty awesome. The crap part is meanwhile, Gilbert Arenas was sitting on my bench, having a monster night, 2 boards away from a trip-doub with 32 pts, 3 3's, 3 blocks, and 2 steals on 44% FG% and 100% FTs.
Oh well, at least the valentine's outfit was nice. :-)
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| 263 | Pacers Rule
Donor
ID: 910311210
Sat, Feb 11, 2006, 10:58
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Ok, forget dibs on Livingston. Have at him!
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| 264 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Sat, Feb 11, 2006, 11:42
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[259] - according to RotoWorld, Bonzi is out indefinitely. That qualifies.
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| 265 | Pacers Rule
Donor
ID: 910311210
Sat, Feb 11, 2006, 16:54
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Thank you. I was looking at the daily news on him, not the injury report, and they failed to mention that.
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| 266 | Doug
Leader
ID: 02730280
Sat, Feb 11, 2006, 19:59
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Taking One For The Team
submitted by an anonymous AP field reporter
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA -- Today, "The Slam Dougs" owner, Doug Taylor, dislocated his left patella in a hiking incident. "It's a preemptive strike for the guys", the dusty and tired owner said. "We all know every team is going to face injuries during the season... we lost Nene and Damon earlier this season... Shaq, Kiri, and Foster for stretches as well... so I figured I'd take it upon myself to take one for the team... I fully expect everyone currently on the squad to remain healthy for at least a month or two. They've got no excuses now!"
"Oh, and props to the LAFD crew who hitched me a ride halfway out of the canyon", he added. He'd managed to walk the first mile and a half back (with some help from his adventure racing teammates) before the crew arrived.
Later, the owner was spotted at a local pizzeria with fellow RIHC owner Rob Anderson. "The doc said I should get some rest... but the only rest I'm interested in is drinking the REST of my beer!" Rumor has it that no trades were discussed, but there was some discussion of college players, several of whom will be scouted at this evening's LMU vs. Pepperdine game.
Go Lions!
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| 267 | skinneej
Leader
ID: 040625911
Sat, Feb 11, 2006, 23:02
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Maybe I'm getting this league confused with the Elimination Chamber, but I can't stop trading. Actually, I've been on a little roll lately with at least one trade completed in 3 of my 4 leagues in the last week. It's that time of year when I just get a little more into it as the All-star break nears. I have to position my team for the final run and decide what to focus on.
This trade continued the theme I began last week with dumping 3s to gain in other areas. This one should net me higher fg% and blocks. While Blount was a toss in, I hope he will serve a purpose if only as another big man that can fill in in case of injuries. Brand was the stud I was after, and although Jamison has performed well for me this season for his draft position, it was time to upgrade. Jamison was nearly dealt in the pre-season so he did an admirable job under the constant threat of a trade. With 3s being dumped, his purpose was less served and the Big E will be welcomed to the team with open arms.
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| 268 | lionprideguy
Leader
ID: 906204
Sun, Feb 12, 2006, 04:28
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Haha - thanks for the udpate, Doug. So does this mean you get to pick up another manager off the waiver/free agent list while you're on the inactive list?
Great to meet you this afternoon, sorry I missed you during the game and halftime reception. Meant to try and come up to see how things were going, but got caught up with some ticket and setup issues as we had some snags tonight in the game operations. Not the prettiest game overall, but we'll take the win. Thanks again for coming out and hope you had a good time on campus!
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| 269 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Tue, Feb 14, 2006, 10:43
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I've really taken some hits lately. The demotion of Jaric was not expected, and hurts a lot. Boozer's return could be helpful, although I'm already out of it in rebounds, and he'll need to score some points with a high FG% to help much.
If anyone is looking at my trading needs, I need to retain or improve my standing in 3s, FG%, FT%, assists, & steals. I can surrender rebounds and/or blocks, and maybe points (don't know whether I can recover there or not) if I can get help in other cats.
Some of the recent inquiries that I've received are after my 3 point shooters. That is not a category that I have to trade away.
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| 270 | hoopsklyce
Leader
ID: 59923214
Thu, Feb 16, 2006, 10:51
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look for Darko to take me to the promised land....
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| 271 | hoopsklyce
Leader
ID: 59923214
Thu, Feb 16, 2006, 10:53
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Dave
My son sends his condolences to you regarding UConns recent defeat at the hands of our hometown Villanova. He remembered UConn was "Mr Rotoguru's" team
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| 272 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Thu, Feb 16, 2006, 11:30
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No big deal. We haven't yet gotten to the part of the college season that really matters - at least not for top 10 teams.
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| 273 | Pacers Rule
Donor
ID: 910311210
Thu, Feb 16, 2006, 18:59
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Lil' trade just went down. Hello FG%, goodbye 3's.
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| 274 | Pacers Rule
Donor
ID: 910311210
Thu, Feb 16, 2006, 22:21
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I will say, as a precursor to the highly anticipated ASB season-to-this-point reflections, that this is an extremely competitive league, top to bottom. Looking at the per games played numbers in particular, there is an amazing amount of bunching, and any number of teams can still win this. There is still so much basketball to play, and I'm also wondering what the effect of the recent flurry of trading activity will be. Plus, there's no way to know if your solid contributor will become a fringe player in a trade, or vice-versa.
*reign in unbridled enthusiasm*
So, good luck all, and looking forward to hearing some more chatter in the near future.
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| 275 | hoopsklyce
Leader
ID: 59923214
Fri, Feb 17, 2006, 07:52
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as I recall in the first two seasons of this league there was not much suspense down the stretch
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| 276 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Fri, Feb 17, 2006, 12:23
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This thread is long enough. Time for a new one.
RIHC regular season discussion #2
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| 277 | Doug
Leader
ID: 02730280
Fri, Feb 17, 2006, 15:56
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One last comment in this thread, since it's a reply to a post.... Re: 274... Jeff, "reign in unbridled enthusiasm"??? Did you hire departed Fed chief Alan Greenspan to help you craft your posts??? ;-)
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| 278 | Pacers Rule
Donor
ID: 910311210
Fri, Feb 17, 2006, 18:33
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No, actually Doug, I've found that if I just plagiarize, it's much more cost effective. Plus, he raised the fed rate just as soon as I moved into a variable rate mortgage. :-(
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| 279 | holt
ID: 273132014
Thu, Apr 20, 2006, 17:39
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just curious. I was looking at the final standings and I see 3 teams with more than 1008 gp. I thought 1008 was the max possible.
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| 280 | holt
ID: 273132014
Thu, Apr 20, 2006, 17:56
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oops, sorry for bumping this thread. the RIHC page links to it as the current discussion thread.
anyway, I answered my own question. apparently on the last day of the season you can double up on F, G, UTIL, and C. if you only have 1 game left, you can still start 2 guys and get credit for both.
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| 281 | youngroman
ID: 50818914
Thu, Apr 20, 2006, 18:00
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1008 is the theoretical maximum, 1012 is the practical maximum. imagine the situation where you have only 1 GP left at a position (G,F,C,Util) but both slots filled on any given day. Yahoo counts both games and not only one of them because they can't decide which of the 2 games should count.
using all 1012 games is ultimately maximizing GP and was really hard to achieve this year with that many DNP in the last week. I planned it again this year but failed. Guru succeeded.
hint: this strategy also works in RIBC, not only for games played but also for innings pitched.
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