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Subject: RIHC AA #2 Regular Season Discussion
Posted by: skinneej
- Leader [040625911] Mon, Oct 27, 2008, 16:07
Season starts tomorrow night, so looking forward to a great year. Kudos again to everyone for getting the draft done and I don't think we had any missed picks. We slowed a bit towards the middle of the draft, but knocked out the last 5 rounds in less than two days I think.
If anyone wants to post their draft strategies or things they learned, feel free. Some were probably new to this format of play and the slow drafting style, so share your experiences. Anybody feel they got some steals or maybe reached too much on certain players? Anyone wish you could trade teams with another manager?? |
| 1 | twolves
Dude
ID: 811161317
Tue, Oct 28, 2008, 18:19
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Looking forward to the season but at times it was "slow draft"
Having only played roto once before--just picked what seemed the "best available" at the time based partly on Yahoo rankings which included turnovers.
After getting well into the middle rounds realized only one shot blocker and injured PG, so picks 8-12 seemed a little like reaches but tried to fill in.
Brook Lopez was a reach for sure.
The last three picks were to try to cover all the injured players I drafted--mainly PG,SG, SF type players and a few assists which looked a little weak with the injuries.
Congrats to Haverad who seemed to always draft just the guy I wanted in front of me on the odd rounds.
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| 2 | twolves
ID: 161542014
Thu, Oct 30, 2008, 11:59
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I thought I had a few injuries to start and now Oden. Oden to IS for me.
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| 3 | CJ
Leader
ID: 499271021
Tue, Nov 04, 2008, 08:18
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I am in need of a trade....looking to get a player that will get me FT%, 3's for someone that is great in fg%, Boards, and blocks catagories.
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| 4 | astade
ID: 23100322
Thu, Nov 06, 2008, 22:54
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we should talk...
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| 5 | reebbertxx
Dude
ID: 561124720
Sat, Nov 08, 2008, 01:04
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moving josh smith to us per rotoworld http://www.rotoworld.com/content/HeadLines.aspx?sport=NBA&hl=102503
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| 6 | skinneej
Leader
ID: 040625911
Sun, Nov 09, 2008, 19:32
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Smith is eligible.
CJ, Hughes is not eligible for IS since he was picked up as a free agent and has not been on your roster for 10 days. You must drop a player immediately.
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| 7 | skinneej
Leader
ID: 040625911
Wed, Nov 12, 2008, 10:28
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CJ, only Giniboli is currently eligible on your roster for IS designation. Hughes is not eligible until 11/19 if he has not played in a game by then, and Stuckey is day to day and expected to play tonight. His one game missed on Monday was expected then, but you did not place him on IS until yesterday when his status was expected to play tonight. If there is any gray area, all teams should avoid picking up a player unless it is confirmed in this thread or the RIHC IS thread.
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| 8 | skinneej
Leader
ID: 040625911
Wed, Nov 12, 2008, 10:32
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And per the commisioner's note, in the future I will drop any player from a team that was picked up improperly and not give a choice to decide which player to drop. This is only fair since a manager could wait until game time and then decide which player to drop while obtaining the stats from the player improperly picked up.
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| 9 | twolves
ID: 161542014
Wed, Nov 12, 2008, 15:37
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Oden apparently may play tonight, so Dunleavy who already is IS on RIHC board and missed five games already to IS for me (along with Garcia who was already there) and Oden active(off IS). Can he be used tonight or is there a waiting period??
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| 10 | skinneej
Leader
ID: 040625911
Wed, Nov 12, 2008, 17:39
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Oden can be placed in an active slot without the need to drop a player since Garcia and Dunleavy are both IS eligible.
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| 11 | astade
ID: 23100322
Thu, Nov 13, 2008, 01:08
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CJ, got your offer....check your email. Thanks.
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| 12 | Smith32
ID: 396101713
Thu, Nov 13, 2008, 09:25
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Can I put Redd and Richardson into IS? Redd has missed 5 straight games, and according to Yahoo Sports "Wed, Nov 12 G Jason Richardson had exploratory arthroscopic surgery on his right knee Wednesday. No structural damage was found and Richardson will miss about a week."
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| 13 | skinneej
Leader
ID: 040625911
Thu, Nov 13, 2008, 09:59
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Yes, Redd is now eligible, and Richardson is listed as out for multiple games. Both can be placed in the IS slots.
Tim Thomas played last night, so he is no longer eligible. Celtic Pride, please drop a player at your earliest convenience.
Current IS eligible players on rosters:
T. Parker
Redd
J. Richardson
Dunleavy
Garcia
Arenas
Ellis
J. Smith
Battier
Hinrich
Ginobili
L. Hughes (pending until 11/19)
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| 14 | Smith32
ID: 396101713
Thu, Nov 13, 2008, 10:57
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IS - Picked up Maurice Evans and DJ Augustin for Redd and Richardson.
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| 15 | skinneej
Leader
ID: 040625911
Sat, Nov 29, 2008, 16:11
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Bogut and Jameer Nelson now qualify for IS. Nate Robinson was added last week as well.
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| 16 | skinneej
Leader
ID: 040625911
Sat, Nov 29, 2008, 18:06
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Sorry, Nate Robinson is day to day still, not eligible. Tony Parker is off IS now, and Pietrus and Boozer are eligible.
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| 17 | Smith32
ID: 4110411910
Sun, Nov 30, 2008, 11:03
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Redd has to come off IS, but Pietrus can be put in IS. Do I need to do anything, or can I just leave my roster as is?
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| 18 | WonderB
Sustainer
ID: 241053812
Sun, Nov 30, 2008, 22:41
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leave it as is.
just declare it.
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| 19 | Jack Hammers
ID: 4810271313
Tue, Dec 02, 2008, 10:59
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Jameer to IR
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| 20 | Jack Hammers
ID: 4810271313
Tue, Dec 02, 2008, 11:03
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just in case anybody in the other league wanted to know
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| 21 | astade
ID: 191134222
Tue, Dec 02, 2008, 23:34
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McGrady out 3 weeks for rehab
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| 22 | skinneej
Leader
ID: 040625911
Wed, Dec 03, 2008, 09:57
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Josh Howard has missed 6 consecutive games now with the ankle injury, so I am placing him on IS as well.
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| 23 | astade
ID: 191134222
Wed, Dec 10, 2008, 20:05
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**Proposed Trade** SkinneeJ sends Ming & Haslem Astade sends Camby & Rasheed Wallace
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| 24 | twolves
ID: 161542014
Thu, Dec 18, 2008, 13:42
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Brand to IS today. Will pick up player later.
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| 25 | twolves
Dude
ID: 811161317
Wed, Jan 07, 2009, 09:16
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If Dunleavy finally plays tonight, Baron to IS per RIHC injury thread
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| 26 | skinneej
Leader
ID: 040625911
Sun, Jan 18, 2009, 18:52
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Delonte West to IR per Rotoworld. Out 6 weeks
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| 27 | skinneej
Leader
ID: 040625911
Tue, Jan 20, 2009, 00:17
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Add Camby to IS Status
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| 28 | twolves
Dude
ID: 811161317
Thu, Jan 29, 2009, 09:47
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Baron active--dropped L. Williams
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| 29 | skinneej
Leader
ID: 040625911
Thu, Jan 29, 2009, 10:52
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Camby is now active, but I replaced him with the newly injured (and hopefully not done for the season) Gerald Wallace. After being relatively injury free to begin the season, I've had a bit of a run lately with the injuries.
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| 30 | twolves
ID: 199251719
Fri, Feb 06, 2009, 17:58
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Brand to IS or I will just drop him later. Will add player
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| 31 | twolves
Dude
ID: 811161317
Thu, Feb 19, 2009, 09:13
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Dunleavy out in definitely per Rotoworld. Will put on IS and pick someone up.
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| 32 | skinneej
Leader
ID: 040625911
Mon, Feb 23, 2009, 09:43
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Amare out for season prob, so swapping him and D. West on IS.
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| 33 | skinneej
Leader
ID: 040625911
Tue, Feb 24, 2009, 09:58
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Adding Nene to IS since he is out at least a week per Rotoworld.
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| 34 | twolves
Dude
ID: 811161317
Thu, Feb 26, 2009, 22:57
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Put Oden on IS and will pick up player; Brand has been dropped previously
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| 35 | skinneej
Leader
ID: 040625911
Mon, Mar 23, 2009, 10:48
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Looks like my team fell apart the last few weeks while I was on the road a good bit. Injuries especially Amare put the nail in the coffin it appears!
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| 36 | WonderB
Sustainer
ID: 241053812
Thu, Mar 26, 2009, 07:31
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you looked good there for a while.
as CJ's 90 game head start comes down to 0 cj should fall a bit. i know i should take 2 points off him myself, stl and 3s. i think he could fall as far as all of you tied in 4th. 3 way tie today. nice.
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| 37 | skinneej
Leader
ID: 040625911
Wed, Apr 15, 2009, 17:09
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Season ends tonight, good job by WB making a big run the last month to claim the title. I have some thoughts to share on this team and how the season unfolded, so I will post something along those lines. Feel free to post your reflections as well including draft selections (good and bad) moves that paid off and anything else you want to add.
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| 38 | twolves
ID: 161542014
Thu, Apr 16, 2009, 11:01
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It was interesting playing roto style but I still never did get the feel about categories and players until probably too late in the season. I am still not sure when to make a change to improve.
I figured I survived considering my top choice Brand was out; 2nd coice Baron awful; 5th pick Dunleavy out; 6th pick Oden out much of the season. I also should have looked at free throw % before drafting I guess since I was at the bottom by a large margin all year and did not even have Howard.
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| 39 | WonderB
Sustainer
ID: 241053812
Thu, Apr 16, 2009, 12:02
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it was a good year. i thought i was in troble when jefferson went down. i am a fan of labron. definitly my biggest advantage. i don't think i had a huge steal in the draft. just alot of guys who performed as expected or a little better maybe, it was a health thing more that won it. other than jefferson my big guys were healthy all year making the big difference.
good season.
i played in the AAA league and did well enough in that one. so i may move up to the big leagues next year but not because of this first place. so i assume i will see harverad next year but i don't know how guru handles it all in this situation.
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| 40 | skinneej
Leader
ID: 040625911
Mon, Apr 20, 2009, 10:21
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Here's my recap of the season:
I was happy with my draft, but knew I had two overall weaknesses coming out: 3s and assists. I also had some pretty lofty projections for a couple guys that I had targetted that did not measure up. After taking Amare with the #4 overall pick, I went for a solid all around contributer in Rudy Gay for my 2nd pick. He had provisions to average 20 pts and 9 rebs while also adding 1 stl, blk and 3pt per game. That would make him a top 20 player, but instead he fell short at 19 and 6 and didn't provide the blocks I expected. Not terrible, but not worth of a 2nd rounder much less a 3rd.
I was fortunate that Yao kept sliding, and other managers where obviously worried about his longevity since he has missed 61 games the past two seasons. Amazingly he held up for 77 games this year and was a great pick at this spot. My real all-star this year was Gerald Wallace who I nabbed in round 4. Except for almost dying and spending a week in the hospital, he had a solid all around year and finished #19 overall. While his numbers were down some in a few categories from last season, he has improving his shooting the past few years and contributes in every category. His steal and block numbers are nice from the SF position.
Devin Harris had a good year too and pretty much was as expected. Scoring and assists were a little higher at 21 and 7 ( I had him pegged at 19 and 6) and he had decent steal and 3pt numbers. Of the next several draftees, I was happy with Josh Howard, Bibby and Marvin Williams. Bibby was a great source of 3s and Marvin stepped up his game early in the season before missing a long stretch of games with the back injury at the end.
Since I did not grab an elite pg in the first 4 rounds, I made an attempt to attack the category by comittee. Harris in round 5, Bibby in 7, Udrich and Jameer Nelson in 9 and 10. This worked for a good portion of the season, but Nelson's season ending injury and Udrich missing games and being subpar for much of the season brought me way down. Hilario was my steal in round 11 and Delonte West gave me a great boost with my next to last pick.
I decided to cash in on getting Yao in rnd 3 and sent him and Haslem packing for Camby and Rasheed early in the season. I expected some missed games from the two players I recieved, but figured Yao would even that out and I was gaining a nice chunk of 3s and blocks in this deal. Instead, Yao and Haslem accounted for 11 missed games compared to 36 by Camby/Sheed. My last ditch effort to recover assists was a trade of Josh Howard for Derrick Rose. This definitely helped but was too little too late.
All together, my season was humming along, first place until just after the break, and then the bottom fell out. Amare loss probably accounted for me losing between 5-7 overall points, and combined with losing Nelson who was having an all-star year, a ton of missed games by the rest and subpar play from key players I was done. Oh well, I will be ready for the challenge again next year.
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