| 0 |
Subject: RIHC AAA#1 - Let's Get Started
Posted by: skinneej
- Leader [040625911] Thu, Sep 24, 2009, 15:54
Here are the basic rules (copied from RIHC):
Roster Positions (12/3/2): PG, SG, G, G, PF, SF, F, F, C, C, Util, Util, BN, BN, BN, DL, DL
Stat Categories (8): FG%, FT%, 3PTM, PTS, REB, AST, ST, BLK
Max games per position: 84
Roster moves: Daily
I figured it would be good to recap the rules regarding the injury slots:
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”.
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.
|
| 1 | skinneej
Leader
ID: 040625911
Thu, Sep 24, 2009, 15:55
|
Teams that are eligible for AAA and want to participate in this league, post your intent here. Once we have 12 teams, we will get the draft setup going!
|
| 2 | Swish City
Dude
ID: 0931275
Thu, Sep 24, 2009, 17:07
|
Sir, yes Sir! Reporting for AAA duty :)
|
| 3 | GoldCoach
ID: 319401520
Thu, Sep 24, 2009, 23:07
|
I'm an alternate. If needed willing to serve
|
| 4 | jseth333
Dude
ID: 24100310
Fri, Sep 25, 2009, 21:19
|
Ready for AAA
|
| 5 | tommyd
ID: 134241920
Mon, Sep 28, 2009, 19:00
|
I'm in
|
| 6 | tothreeball
Dude
ID: 09118139
Mon, Sep 28, 2009, 21:14
|
I'll join, looking forward to hoops season.
|
| 7 | KnicksFan
ID: 388112914
Tue, Sep 29, 2009, 15:11
|
I'm in.
|
| 8 | Dave R
SuperDude
ID: 3010361110
Tue, Sep 29, 2009, 15:12
|
Put me in the game coach, I'm ready to play, today...
|
| 9 | twolves
ID: 33872519
Tue, Sep 29, 2009, 18:46
|
I am in for the challenge.
|
| 10 | dpr
ID: 552411820
Tue, Sep 29, 2009, 19:57
|
I'll join
|
| 11 | threespleens
Leader
ID: 00795541
Wed, Sep 30, 2009, 04:29
|
in
|
| 12 | s R
ID: 29624211
Wed, Sep 30, 2009, 04:48
|
I'm in!
|
| 13 | Bandwagon
ID: 51842300
Wed, Sep 30, 2009, 09:11
|
Count me in
|
| 14 | skinneej
Leader
ID: 040625911
Wed, Sep 30, 2009, 15:04
|
Still need one more AAA qualified team to sign up. Right now Goldcoach is the first alternate to take the last spot if no one else joins.
I would like to have the league filled by tomorrow so we can get the draft slot selection process underway. The draft we will plan to commence around the 15th. We don't want to get started too early and have the RIHC league peaking too much at our choices! :)
|
| 15 | tothreeball
Dude
ID: 09118139
Wed, Sep 30, 2009, 18:18
|
Not including Goldcoach, I'm counting 12 here ... although I'm not great with fingers and toes, so I could be wrong.
|
| 16 | Swish City
Dude
ID: 0931275
Thu, Oct 01, 2009, 07:01
|
I make it that we have 11 and 2 alternates.
1 skinneej
2 Swish City (EuroGullum)
3 GoldCoach (alternate)
4 jseth333
5 tommyd (alternate)
6 tothreeball
7 KnicksFan
8 Dave R
9 twolves
10 dpr
11 threespleens
12 s R
13 Bandwagon
So we need one more, or to dip into the bag of alternates.
|
| 17 | Tequila
ID: 49936314
Sat, Oct 03, 2009, 15:37
|
I'm in
|
| 18 | Swish City
Dude
ID: 0931275
Mon, Oct 05, 2009, 09:29
|
Ok, we have our 12. skinneej - shall we get on to the next stage of the process? I'm keen to start kicking Dave R's ass as soon as possible!
1 skinneej
2 Swish City (EuroGollum)
3 jseth333
4 tothreeball
5 KnicksFan
6 Dave R
7 twolves
8 dpr
9 threespleens
10 s R
11 Bandwagon
12 tequilla
|
| 19 | skinneej
Leader
ID: 040625911
Mon, Oct 05, 2009, 10:51
|
Email sent for the 12 qualified teams to join Kafenatid draft. Another will be going out to join the yahoo league soon. Let me know if you do not get an email at the adress you posted above.
Also, need two managers to e-mail me a set of numbers 1-12 randomly ordered.
|
| 20 | Swish City
Dude
ID: 0931275
Mon, Oct 05, 2009, 11:30
|
Set of random numbers sent.
|
| 21 | Dave R
SuperDude
ID: 3010361110
Mon, Oct 05, 2009, 12:20
|
Sent
|
| 22 | skinneej
Leader
ID: 040625911
Mon, Oct 05, 2009, 12:32
|
Ok I received threespleens and Dave R's sets of numbers (Swish yours must be lost in the transatlantic cable still?), so here are the results. Using Guru's precedent, the order is set by sorting all managers in alphabetical order by the list above in post 18, then the first set of numbers reorders them, and the second set assigns the draft positions.
First set - 10 4 9 5 12 2 11 7 8 3 1 6
Second set - 10 4 7 12 1 5 2 9 8 11 3 6
Therefore the draft selection order is as follows:
1 jseth333
2 Swish City (EuroGollum)
3 skinneej
4 s R
5 twolves
6 KnicksFan
7 threespleens
8 dpr
9 tequilla
10 tothreeball
11 Bandwagon
12 Dave R
jseth, you can start the draft slot selection process now by posting which number you want followed by the rest of the group in order.
|
| 23 | Dave R
SuperDude
ID: 3010361110
Mon, Oct 05, 2009, 13:18
|
I think I would have liked Swish's set of numbers better ;)
|
| 24 | jseth333
Dude
ID: 24100310
Mon, Oct 05, 2009, 21:53
|
Put me down for #1
1 jseth333
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Swish City (EuroGollum)
skinneej
s R
twolves
KnicksFan
threespleens
dpr
tequilla
tothreeball
Bandwagon
Dave R
|
| 25 | Swish City
Dude
ID: 0931275
Tue, Oct 06, 2009, 06:18
|
That makes it easy for me, as i would have taken #2 regardless.
1 jseth333
2 Swish City
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
|
| 26 | Skinneej
ID: 18117118
Tue, Oct 06, 2009, 08:16
|
3rd
|
| 27 | jseth333
Dude
ID: 24100310
Tue, Oct 06, 2009, 09:14
|
1 jseth333
2 Swish City
3 skinneej
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
s R
twolves
KnicksFan
threespleens
dpr
tequilla
tothreeball
Bandwagon
Dave R
|
| 28 | s R
ID: 29624211
Tue, Oct 06, 2009, 12:31
|
1 jseth333
2 Swish City
3 skinneej
4
5 s R
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
twolves
KnicksFan
threespleens
dpr
tequilla
tothreeball
Bandwagon
Dave R
|
| 29 | twolves
Dude
ID: 811161317
Tue, Oct 06, 2009, 22:20
|
31 1 jseth333
2 Swish City
3 skinneej
4
5 s R
6 twolves
7
8
9
10
11
12
KnicksFan
threespleens
dpr
tequilla
tothreeball
Bandwagon
Dave R
|
| 30 | KnicksFan
ID: 388112914
Thu, Oct 08, 2009, 10:24
|
Sorry for the delay, I didn't realize we had started!
1 jseth333
2 Swish City
3 skinneej
4 KnicksFan
5 s R
6 twolves
7
8
9
10
11
12
threespleens
dpr
tequilla
tothreeball
Bandwagon
Dave R
|
| 31 | threespleens
Leader
ID: 00795541
Thu, Oct 08, 2009, 13:30
|
1 jseth333
2 Swish City
3 skinneej
4 KnicksFan
5 s R
6 twolves
7 threespleens
8
9
10
11
12
dpr
tequilla
tothreeball
Bandwagon
Dave R
|
| 32 | dpr
ID: 552411820
Thu, Oct 08, 2009, 14:31
|
1 jseth333
2 Swish City
3 skinneej
4 KnicksFan
5 s R
6 twolves
7 threespleens
8 dpr
9
10
11
12
tequilla
tothreeball
Bandwagon
Dave R
|
| 33 | Dave R
SuperDude
ID: 3010361110
Thu, Oct 08, 2009, 19:18
|
I hope our draft goes faster ;)
|
| 34 | tothreeball
Dude
ID: 09118139
Thu, Oct 08, 2009, 21:24
|
Incredible suspense though .. waiting to see if we draft 9th or 12th .... zzzz
|
| 35 | skinneej
Leader
ID: 040625911
Fri, Oct 09, 2009, 10:49
|
Tequila has until 2:30 EDT to post or slot 9 will be assigned and we will move on.
|
| 36 | dpr
ID: 552411820
Fri, Oct 09, 2009, 11:21
|
Tequila posted a few hours ago in one of the RIBC baseball leagues so he must not realize he is up. I believe he is on European (right?) so likely has odd hours.
|
| 37 | deejay
Sustainer
ID: 501182710
Fri, Oct 09, 2009, 11:47
|
I believe Tequila is from Italy.
|
| 38 | tothreeball
Dude
ID: 09118139
Fri, Oct 09, 2009, 12:11
|
I will be travelling the next 5 or 6 hours, but will pick then, between 5 and 6 EST
|
| 39 | KnicksFan
ID: 388112914
Fri, Oct 09, 2009, 12:26
|
When do you think the draft will begin? I will be gone for Columbus weekend, so I'm hoping it won't start up until Tuesday.
|
| 40 | skinneej
Leader
ID: 040625911
Fri, Oct 09, 2009, 12:39
|
I shot Tequila an email a couple hours ago, so he should have a chance to view it given the evening hours approaching there.
Planning to start the draft next Tues/Wed. Guru is starting on the 15th, but we can get a slight head start if everyone is ready to go by then.
|
| 41 | skinneej
Leader
ID: 040625911
Fri, Oct 09, 2009, 12:52
|
For anyone interested in joining a hoops keeper league check here. Swish, jseth and myself are in this league too so we still need a couple more managers to take over teams.
|
| 42 | wolfer
ID: 5895120
Fri, Oct 09, 2009, 14:54
|
skinneej,
Did you get my enail?
|
| 43 | skinneej
Leader
ID: 040625911
Fri, Oct 09, 2009, 15:22
|
wolfer, sorry been without my home pc since I moved last week and no connection yet. Checking home e-mail on my phone for now...
I just checked out the website, but not sure why we would use that site over Yahoo. What is the benefit?
|
| 44 | wolfer
ID: 69331119
Fri, Oct 09, 2009, 16:33
|
I just want to see if it is a viable alternative, that's all.
|
| 45 | skinneej
Leader
ID: 040625911
Fri, Oct 09, 2009, 17:01
|
1 jseth333
2 Swish City
3 skinneej
4 KnicksFan
5 s R
6 twolves
7 threespleens
8 dpr
9 tequila
10
11
12
tothreeball
Bandwagon
Dave R
|
| 46 | tothreeball
ID: 48958916
Fri, Oct 09, 2009, 17:59
|
I'll take 11th please
|
| 47 | jseth333
Dude
ID: 24100310
Fri, Oct 09, 2009, 20:23
|
1 jseth333
2 Swish City
3 skinneej
4 KnicksFan
5 s R
6 twolves
7 threespleens
8 dpr
9 tequila
10
11 tothreeball
12
Bandwagon
Dave R
|
| 48 | Bandwagon
ID: 51842300
Fri, Oct 09, 2009, 21:35
|
1 jseth333
2 Swish City
3 skinneej
4 KnicksFan
5 s R
6 twolves
7 threespleens
8 dpr
9 tequila
10
11 tothreeball
12 Bandwagon
Dave R
|
| 49 | Dave R
SuperDude
ID: 3010361110
Fri, Oct 09, 2009, 21:43
|
Hmmmm, I guess I'll take 10th
1 jseth333
2 Swish City
3 skinneej
4 KnicksFan
5 s R
6 twolves
7 threespleens
8 dpr
9 tequila
10 Dave R
11 tothreeball
12 Bandwagon
|
| 50 | Tequila
ID: 49936314
Sat, Oct 10, 2009, 07:12
|
i'm sorry i've been in late. Slot #9 it's ok for me, it's ok for me to start next tue/wed.
Thanks
|
| 51 | skinneej
Leader
ID: 040625911
Mon, Oct 12, 2009, 12:43
|
ok, I have kafenatid set up and ready to go. I am proposing a draft start time for tomorrow at noon EDT. Any objections to getting started then?
|
| 52 | Swish City
ID: 12354100
Mon, Oct 12, 2009, 17:41
|
No problems here with starting tomorrow.
I'm on holiday in Ireland from Thursday until Monday, but i'll be taking my cheat sheets with me, and internet access should not be a problem, i hope.
|
| 53 | dpr
ID: 552411820
Mon, Oct 12, 2009, 19:22
|
Can you launch the draft so that we can set queues?
|
| 54 | Dave R
SuperDude
ID: 3010361110
Mon, Oct 12, 2009, 19:23
|
I'm assuming we are starting in the next day or so. Looks like we are missing one manager in Yahoo ( not sure but I think it's Twolves.
|
| 55 | twolves
Dude
ID: 811161317
Mon, Oct 12, 2009, 20:15
|
I am registered for the league now.
|
| 56 | skinneej
Leader
ID: 040625911
Tue, Oct 13, 2009, 09:55
|
Draft is launched. The clock will start at noon, but picks can be made now if you choose to get a head start. Jseth can pick anytime now, and we are eagerly waiting to see who he goes for!
|
| 57 | tothreeball
Dude
ID: 09118139
Tue, Oct 13, 2009, 10:05
|
I received a note from Kafenateid notifying there was no time limit set. Will there be a 6 hour limit once noon hits?
|
| 58 | skinneej
Leader
ID: 040625911
Tue, Oct 13, 2009, 10:07
|
Yes, in order to launch the draft I had to set the time limit to no limit. At noon, the 6 hour clock will start.
|
| 59 | tothreeball
Dude
ID: 09118139
Tue, Oct 13, 2009, 10:20
|
Looking on Kafenatid, I don't see Danny Granger. Is he there for anyone else?
|
| 60 | skinneej
Leader
ID: 040625911
Tue, Oct 13, 2009, 10:43
|
hmmm...yeah he's not there. I will send KKB an email to let him know. Any other players no found?
|
| 61 | skinneej
Leader
ID: 040625911
Tue, Oct 13, 2009, 13:00
|
Ok, Granger has been added now. Happy drafting...top 3 as expected: CP3, LBJ and DWade.
|
| 62 | KnicksFan
ID: 388112914
Tue, Oct 13, 2009, 13:23
|
Went with Durant for pick 4. I like his dramatic upside potential.
|
| 63 | skinneej
Leader
ID: 040625911
Tue, Oct 13, 2009, 13:34
|
Good Choice. He was the only other player I considered at #3 besides Dwade.
|
| 64 | Swish City
Dude
ID: 0931275
Tue, Oct 13, 2009, 14:17
|
Last time i drafted LeBron James, i won RIHC. although i got him at 9th that year. Hope it's a good omen.
I would have slightly preferred CP3, but not a bad consolation prize.
|
| 65 | twolves
ID: 104481913
Tue, Oct 13, 2009, 18:13
|
Done with work for the day and finally made my pick. I had my eye on Durant or Granger originally but they were both gone, so I hope Kobe plays like MVP candidate.
|
| 66 | jseth333
Dude
ID: 24100310
Tue, Oct 13, 2009, 23:11
|
I changed my mind between CP3 and LeBron ohhhhh about a
million times...
|
| 67 | Swish City
ID: 119441210
Wed, Oct 14x, 2009, 08:16
|
I think you made the right choice with CP3. With LeBron, there's always that worry that the FT% regresses.
Of course, it's not enough of a worry for me not to select him ;)
|
| 68 | Dave R
SuperDude
ID: 3010361110
Wed, Oct 14x, 2009, 09:41
|
So close to pulling the trigger on Howard with my pick, probably should have. Would have been fun. But that FT%.....
|
| 69 | Swish City
Dude
ID: 0931275
Wed, Oct 14x, 2009, 11:12
|
I can't quite work out if bandwagon is punting FT% with Howard yet or not. Iggy is certainly not one the strong FT shooters you need to offset all those bricks.
|
| 70 | skinneej
Leader
ID: 040625911
Wed, Oct 14x, 2009, 14:00
|
Twolves may time out at 5:42 EDT if he doesn't pick until after work again today. The draft will continue, but hopefully he gets his pick in before too much delay.
I don't usually like to punt a category in drafts, but Howard is one of the few players that can be worth doing it with. If he's not planning to forgoe that category altogether, he will need some high-volume, high pct shooters from here on out!
|
| 71 | Swish City
Dude
ID: 0931275
Wed, Oct 14x, 2009, 18:33
|
I will be selecting in the next hour or 2 but i have been out for several hours and have a few tasks to do before i can get back to the draft.
Back as soon as i can.
|
| 72 | Swish City
Dude
ID: 0931275
Wed, Oct 14x, 2009, 19:59
|
Went with Lopez. I left a 1 man queue. If that guy gets taken, i will re-assess tomorrow morning.
|
| 73 | Tequila
ID: 49936314
Thu, Oct 15, 2009, 12:43
|
i left a 2 men queue
|
| 74 | Swish City
ID: 12113456
Thu, Oct 15, 2009, 15:01
|
Hmm, i might be a bottleneck again tonight. Been travelling all day and 5 picks is still more of a queue than i would like to make.
So things might stop with me, sorry. I'll deal with it tomorrow morning, and will make sure i am queued up for my return pick as well.
Sorry, chaps. I picked a really bad day to be travelling :(
|
| 75 | dpr
ID: 552411820
Thu, Oct 15, 2009, 15:08
|
I know you are in europe, but when is morning?
|
| 76 | skinneej
Leader
ID: 040625911
Thu, Oct 15, 2009, 15:58
|
I believe Swish said he was vacationing in Ireland this week, so I think that would put him 4 hours ahead of us on the East Coast (given DST is still in effect).
Speaking of, where is everyone from these days. Many of my fellow gurupies have moved about over the years so interesting to see what parts of the globe we are all from. Atlanta, GA for me these last 11 years...
|
| 77 | KnicksFan
ID: 388112914
Thu, Oct 15, 2009, 16:32
|
New York City!
|
| 78 | Dave R
SuperDude
ID: 3010361110
Thu, Oct 15, 2009, 19:07
|
New Joisey
|
| 79 | threespleens@work
ID: 19551519
Thu, Oct 15, 2009, 20:55
|
still in taiwan. glad my 5 man queue that i left before i went to sleep last night was enough. barely.
|
| 80 | tothreeball
Dude
ID: 09118139
Thu, Oct 15, 2009, 21:28
|
to ronto for me
|
| 81 | tothreeball
Dude
ID: 09118139
Thu, Oct 15, 2009, 21:33
|
Swish has 2 1/2 hours on the clock for his pick. It would be midnight EST when his time comes up. Since we're moving along at a decent clip here, anyone think we should pause the clock for him overnight at midnight, given that he's travelling. He's made an effort previously with his queue, but a lot of players have gone since. He'd probably be able to queue up his next pick which comes right back at him.
|
| 82 | twolves
Dude
ID: 811161317
Thu, Oct 15, 2009, 22:22
|
St. Paul, MN for me. I have no problem with holding the clock for Swish and he is within an hour of the clock stopping until am. Let him make the pick in the am.
|
| 83 | Dave R
SuperDude
ID: 3010361110
Thu, Oct 15, 2009, 22:53
|
Same here, no problem holding the draft. At least he let us know he was not going to pick tonight, he probably figured he wouldn't be in jeopardy of timing out.
|
| 84 | jseth333
Dude
ID: 24100310
Thu, Oct 15, 2009, 23:09
|
Fort Worth, Texas - where the west begins... I will not pick before
Swish does -
|
| 85 | Tequila
ID: 49936314
Fri, Oct 16, 2009, 05:21
|
Milan Italy here.....11.20 a.m.
no problem for waiting....
|
| 87 | Dave R
SuperDude
ID: 3010361110
Fri, Oct 16, 2009, 20:40
|
Wow threespleens timed out. I guess I need to pick for Tequila as designated picker, but I'm tempted to wait. Anyone know what time it is now for threespleens? I can wait a bit for my pick
|
| 88 | dpr
ID: 552411820
Fri, Oct 16, 2009, 20:45
|
I am heading out now which is why I picked. This draft also seems to be moving very slowly so far.
Threespleens said he was from taiwan earlier so I believe that makes it 845AM? depending on exact timezone. On a sat morning could be a few hours our could be any minute.
Sorry if i rushed things by picking.
|
| 89 | Dave R
SuperDude
ID: 3010361110
Fri, Oct 16, 2009, 20:48
|
dpr, you shouldn't have picked.... I wanted Richardson ;)
|
| 90 | Tequila
ID: 49936314
Sat, Oct 17, 2009, 05:46
|
oh no ....my first man in queue last night
broke his hand.....thanks kevin love....:(
|
| 91 | Swish City
ID: 12113456
Sat, Oct 17, 2009, 09:59
|
Thanks for waiting for me, guys. I left a queue for my round 6 pick only. I'll make my round 7 pick and/or make a fresh queue a bit later today (maybe 3 or 4 hours).
|
| 92 | twolves
Dude
ID: 811161317
Sat, Oct 17, 2009, 10:37
|
Too bad about Kevin Love. Hopefully it will not require surgery.
I hope Stephan Jackson plays after all this flap over support and wanting to be traded. After reading stuff this am, it looks like even higher risk pick than I thought.
|
| 93 | dpr
ID: 552411820
Sat, Oct 17, 2009, 11:23
|
I will be gone until 630 PST today. it seems unlikely that we make enough progress today for it to matter but just in case.
|
| 94 | Swish City
ID: 12113456
Sat, Oct 17, 2009, 14:26
|
I am out again tonight in about an hour's time. I have left a queue that can be used for both rounds.
Can i please ask anyone who selects from my queue to not select 2 players with similar profiles. The first 2 guys in my queue are quite similar, and as i will get one of them, i do not want the other.
In short, please use the top 2 guys for my round 6 pick and the others for my round 7 pick.
|
| 95 | Tequila
ID: 49936314
Sun, Oct 18, 2009, 08:05
|
sorry for being late....
yerteday was saturday night but above all the kevin love affair is keeping me busy a little bit more than usual....i'm picking in 15 minutes...
|
| 96 | Dave R
SuperDude
ID: 3010361110
Mon, Oct 19, 2009, 09:59
|
I guess Swish's queue ran dry. I got a notice as his designated picker, but no names were shown for round 8. He picked later, so I guess he's around, but I got another for round 9 and it's empty as well.
|
| 97 | Swish City
ID: 59931199
Mon, Oct 19, 2009, 10:32
|
Picking very soon. Travelling all day to get back home again today, but i wanted to make the picks myself.
Will not be long.
|
| 98 | Swish City
ID: 59931199
Mon, Oct 19, 2009, 10:34
|
Selected now. I will be back home tonight, so there should not be anymore delays from my end.
|
| 99 | skinneej
Leader
ID: 040625911
Tue, Oct 20, 2009, 13:36
|
If anyone wants to discuss their draft picks and rationales to this point, you are free to do so. We are in round 10 currently, so limit your discussion to the first 8 rounds, and then we can do a second half recap as well.
I had the 3rd selection and was almost assuredly getting Dwyane Wade. I thought about dropping down to 5th slot to take whoever was left from Durant/Granger but decided Wade was the best bet. Wade has missed a good deal of games previous to last year, but hiring Tim Grover (MJ's former trainer) helped him get ready for last season where he played 79 games which was a career high. I hope for more of the same.
My second pick I had slated to grab one of the remaining elite pgs. I figured drafting Wade and one of them would give me a big leg up early on in those categories. Calderon, Billups and Kidd were the targets, and Kidd was the last one remaining. Kidd has been the picture of health the last few years, and can still turn a near triple double every night. In the Mavs offense, and the addition of Marion in the off-season, I expect strong numbers across the board as usual. His lack of scoring is buoyed by Wade's league best scoring, and gives me a huge advantage in steals and assists in the early going.
Picks 3-5 were scripted as follows: Take Gerald Wallace or Marion with the 3rd pick, Okur with the 4th and Rashard Lewis with the 5th. Almost really worked out...Got Wallace in the 3rd (#21 overall in my rankings), and nearly got Marion with my 4th pick when it came back around within 5 picks. There was a mini run on Center eligible players just before my 4th round pick, so I dug deeper and looked closely at Biedrens, Okur and Horford. Horford was #37 in my list, while Okur and Biedrens were further down. I wanted the strong expected numbers in rebs, blocks and fg%, and Horford hurts you less in other areas so went with him. Since my round 5 pick was thwarted by someone taking Lewis earlier than I predicted, I went with the next best 3-man: Ray Allen. He's Mr Consistent and his fg% tied his career high last year.
So rounds 6-8 went very well I think for me. My pre-draft plan to get Okur in round 4, worked out well for me in round 6! For a big man that doesn't rebound or block shots particularly well, he racks up nice totals in 3s and doesn't hurt you in any category - A plus for my system. 7th round pick was back and forth and had a tough choice. My short list was Wilson Chandler, Terry, Mayo and Jeff Green. Really went several directions before deciding on the upside of Chandler. My first 6 picks are routinely risk-averse and then I will take a calculated risk with some picks. Pick 8 would have been Ariza or Artest had they lasted. Instead I had narrowed the choices down to TJ Ford and Joakim Noah - either go with another quality pg or another big man. Went Ford and hoped Noah would make it around the turn...darn I was Euro'd yet again! Ford may have slipped though, but Swish grabbed Louis Williams after the turn so who knows. I may kick myself with this pick in the end.
So far I feel great about the draft and may be glad Marion didn't make it back to me if the leg strain hampers him a while. Of course, I read Ford has a strain of his own now so guess that is to be expected with choosing him...
|
| 100 | KnicksFan
ID: 388112914
Tue, Oct 20, 2009, 17:02
|
Kevin Durant was an easy choice at #4. His biggest weakness is assists, so I wanted to get a good point guard with my second pick. I wanted Calderon since he's pretty solid, but once he was gone I figured I'd take Rondo. Rondo's playoff numbers were insane, and hopefully he will continue to improve this season.
By the third round I needed a big man and Troy Murphy is an extremely rare double double man who hits 2 three pointers a game. This is important because Rondo's major flaw is his lack of a 3-ball.
Round 4 I just wanted to take the best guy available. Westbrook stuck out as a Steve Francis type (at his peak), so I thought he had good upside. By now I realized a theme of picking really young players and figured why not keep doing this as long as I can!
I still needed shot blockers, but it looked like they would last a couple more rounds, so I took the best available guy again. This was Eric Gordon, another second year player who I think can average 20 per game.
Rounds 6 and 7 were spent on guys who get blocks. Also, I think Thomas and Oden will both have big years. Thomas was great in the second half of last year, and Oden has been very impressive in the preseason.
Round 8, why not take Michael Beasley. He's out of rehab and he'll be starting, so he should have a pretty good year. Plus he's the 4th sophomore that I've drafted.
Round 9 I was debating between Allen Iverson and Nate Robinson. Ultimately I figured Nate had more upside and fit within my draft young strategy. It seems like this was the correct choice because Iverson was still available 18 picks later for my round 10 choice. Maybe I am ranking him too high, but I think last year was a total fluke and he will be a 20 point scorer again this year, with a bunch of assists too. I'm not too worried about his hamstring.
|
| 101 | twolves
Dude
ID: 811161317
Tue, Oct 20, 2009, 19:27
|
Actually wanted to keep the 5th spot but someone beat me to it. Hoping to have Granger or Durant but did not realize the hype made them higher picks, so Kobe was fine.
Second round hoping a big other than Garnett might fall to me but no luck. I had pencilled in a PG and took Calderon as the other two I liked more got taken just ahead of me.
I had B. Lopez pencilled in for third as I had him last year in 12th round but he got taken alot earlier than I thought.
3-5th rounds decided need some "second/third tier" bigs. However, I have had good luck with Josh in the past and took a flyer for blocks with him figuring, I might be able to get a center next round that did not get as many blocks. I thought Lee was a reach for 3rd round but hoped to get him in the 4th. He got grabbed just ahead of me. I went safe ( I hope) with Aldridge and Bargnani in the 5th. I had seen Bargnanai play in MN the week before so might have been influenced since he made a couple of 3's that night.
The 6-8, I had left open to begion to see what I needed and take best available. I had potentially hoped Horford or Bynum might reach me for rebounding but ultimately chose between Boozer, S. Jax, and Wilson Chandler. I may live to regret the SJax decision.
The 7th round, decided on last of upper tier PG between Andre Miller and OJ but was under time pressure because of other committments and took Andre because of the Iverson in Memphis. I thought this was safer but in reality I think Mayo may have been the better choice after I made the pick because of upside.
|
| 102 | dpr
ID: 552411820
Tue, Oct 20, 2009, 20:33
|
For the first round I got the player I had rated 7 with the 8th pick. Dirk isnt exciting but he is consistant across the board and caries little risk.
In round 2 i was decidig between kidd and nash and went for the player I thought was less likely to decline. Nash was very successful at the end of the season when they returned to the run and gun style.
I love Harris in the 3rd round. I produced at a low 2nd round level last year and is young enough to improve. He does come with injury concerns and the question of how he will perform without carter but at this point I was willing to take the risk.
With marion in round four i am hoping he can return somewhat to his numbers of a few years ago. With the fast paced mavs offense it seems possible. Now that he is older he likely cant produce round 1 stats however. Even last years down year he produced round 5 value.
Here I wanted to get some 3 pointers and richardson seemed like the guy. he did not score as much last year as he has in the past but produced better percentages. I feel this is good value and he was a consideration for my round 4 pick.
Up until this point I had not selected a big man so picked up Nene. he had a breakout year last eyar in terms of health and his skills. As long he can stay on the court he provides good value here.
Oj Mayo produced great as a rookie but now comes with some risk with the addition of iverson. If he can manage to progress despite iversons presence he is great value here.
Ron artest has been very up and down over his career but gave me good value in 3s. It is unknown how he will fit in with all the stars in LA but that could potentially lead to an improved fg% (his biggest detriment) even if fewer points.
Of these picks, I got nash, harris, richardson, nene, and mayo the lastest that they went in any RIHC draft. This hoepfully means I am getting good value.
|
| 103 | s R
ID: 29624211
Wed, Oct 21, 2009, 16:48
|
queue left; please use for 12.08 only.
|
| 104 | twolves
Dude
ID: 811161317
Wed, Oct 21, 2009, 19:35
|
Threespleens appears to have timed out. I would like to get this draft moving as am leaving town tomorrow and much more difficult for me to make picks.
I will give him a few more minutes , but then will make my pick unless objections.
|
| 105 | threespleens
Leader
ID: 00795541
Wed, Oct 21, 2009, 19:56
|
thanks for waiting. just got up for work
|
| 106 | twolves
Dude
ID: 811161317
Thu, Oct 22, 2009, 13:19
|
Will be traveling today and may not get back to look until late in evening. Since just picked too many to leave in queue.
|
| 107 | twolves
ID: 7939239
Fri, Oct 23, 2009, 10:39
|
Will be gone most of day. Threespleens has time out, so I will make pick shortly.
|
| 108 | twolves
ID: 7939239
Fri, Oct 23, 2009, 20:28
|
Will Kefenitid transfer our player to Yahoo or do we have to do it??
Is there an initial waiver period for all undrafted players?
|
| 109 | skinneej
ID: 509292416
Sat, Oct 24, 2009, 17:30
|
The draft is entered and the league is set to go. Check your rosters to see if I made an errors. Also, check the Injury Slot thread in the basketball forum to see any eligible players you have. Those drafted can be placed in the injury slots at any time, but new pick ups have the 10 day waiting period still.
Feel free to post a recap of the second half of your draft (or the entire draft if you didn't get around to the first half) and post any draft surprises, best picks by yourself or others, and if you see a roster you would trade yours for at this point.
|
| 110 | threespleens
Leader
ID: 00795541
Sat, Oct 24, 2009, 22:45
|
I would rather have picked near the ends because of the time difference and 6hr clock, but I wasn't going to move down in the draft just for convenience. Got an elite center and point guard in the first 2 rounds and went from there.
With Lee and Boozer I am short on blocks and every round I tried to address the issue, the player was taken right before me. O'Neal in 10 and Anderson in 11.
My best pick was Boozer. Worst was Bibby.
Good steals by others were Hilario, Okur and Thompson.
I think Rondo and Camby were early.
I'm not entirely happy with my team this year and it looks like I'm going to be trading after the opening dust settles.
pmtwolves, Sanforders and Swishandedgar I think are strong.
|
| 111 | dpr
ID: 552411820
Sat, Oct 24, 2009, 23:15
|
A agree Boozer was a steal. Maybe the best of the draft.
|
| 112 | twolves
ID: 7939239
Sun, Oct 25, 2009, 23:37
|
Will put Garcia on IS. Actually made that pick since really busy and travelling and at meeting in SF. I will add someone when I am able to analyze things a bit.
Generally happy with draft with only a couple of regrets. I probably should have taken OJ Mayo instead of Andre and then would not have had to worry about 3's as much after that. I felt compelled to consider that in picks Jefferson, Miller, and Crawford as there were picks on the board, I would have taken ahead of those picks. Also had to fill in rebounds with Prince, Bogut, and Chris Andersen since I passed on Boozer x2. I also had hoped to get Corey Brewer but misjudged how early he might get taken.
|
| 113 | Swish City
Dude
ID: 0931275
Mon, Oct 26, 2009, 13:04
|
I have to say that overall, i'm only so-so with my draft. It started off pretty well - LeBron and Lopez are can't-miss guys, but i was really hoping to be able to select Kidd, Billups or Calderon over Arenas. In hindsight, even Harris might have been a better choice. Gil has been very topsy-turvy in preseason with not many 3s. I still hope he's just shaking off the rust of 2 years inactivity, and that he can be a top 20 player by the end of the season. Fingers crossed.
And then i took Anthony Randolph. Now Wonder-Nellie has decided to bench him behind Maggette and i'm pretty upset about that. Maybe i reached too far, but i still have big hopes. I think there's Gerald Wallace-esque numbers in this guy and i wanted to have fun in RIHC this year as well as try to win. Hopefully Randolph will assist me in both aims.
Happy enough with Jameer in round 5. I was very aware i needed quality PG in case Arenas' knee blows up, and i liked the balance of risk and reward of him at this point. Ben Gordon in 6 seemed about right, even though i don't see a lot of upside for him in Detroit unless Rip goes. Pretty happy with Diaw in 7, also. He's the kind of all round stat-stuffer that i usually try to load up on, so that an injury to one of your top picks still allows the load to be spread and to be competitive.
I am not sure if i reached for Noah or not in 8. I was seduced by his playoff run last season, but i thought he built on that with a pretty solid preseasn. I'm a little worried about the the new influx of talent in the Bulls frontcourt (Taj Gibson, James Johnson) but Brad Miller ain't getting any younger, so i think this is a pretty safe pick with some nice upside. That is the kind of player i am looking for at this point of the draft. Plus i could not wait too much longer for my 2nd center.
I suppose some of the above logic applies to Louis Williams in round 9 as well. There is some danger with his FG%, but it's hard to see how he will not be a big player in Philly. There is no capable backup that i can think of, and he can be a torrid scorer when he wants to be. I don't expect tonnes of assists, but i do see him getting to the line very frequently, and knocking down a lot of his freebies. Nice bonus to FT% at this stage of the draft.
Round 10 brought me Luol Deng. I kept reminding myself how recently it was that he was a top 50 8-cat player. He has hardly been convincing in this preseason, but i think Deng will have a bounceback season. After all, someone has to replace those 20 points that Ben Gordon left behind when he jetted to Detroit. Even without a jump from last year, i think Deng would have to perform very badly to be a bust with the 119th pick. Another good risk/reward to take at this point, IMO.
I think i made a mistake selecting Ramon Sessions in round 11. There were others that i could have taken, and Sessions is looking like a reserve right now behind Jonny Flynn. This pick is an example of seeing a player stick out on your cheatsheets and going for him on a gut feeling. Definitely better ways i could have used this pick.
I think i rounded out with some excellent selections. Tyson Chandler is a really solid 3rd center to get in round 12, despite his lack of blocks and injury propensity. Brandon Rush should be the mini-stud he was at the end of last season, with Mike Dunleavy still not ready. I handcuffed Dunleavy in round 15 anyway, and he's IS eligible, so it's a win-win. Udonis Haslem was my 14th round pick, and i'm very happy to get him, as i considered him earlier. Always good to get a reliable C-eligible double-double threat near the end of the draft.
All in all, not too bad. Not great, but not bad.
|
| 114 | skinneej
Leader
ID: 040625911
Mon, Oct 26, 2009, 14:40
|
Rounds 9-15 for me went pretty well and I got several players I had targetted late. After missing on Noah making the turn after the 8th pick, I decided to get Kaman who was the next highest center I had ranked. Kaman has had a couple good years mixed in between injury plagued years so let's hope this is a good one. Even with the addition of the rebound machine Griffin at PF, I think Kaman can still get double doubles most nights and provide the 1-2 blocks per game I would want from a typical center. Camby is expected to back up both spots, but his injury history means lots of opportunity for Kaman to play big minutes.
I would have taken Stuckey or Ronnie Brewer with the 10th selection had they made it back, but was happy to get Marvin Williams (also considered Morrow). As a 4th year player that is just 23, he has not peaked yet, and I expect him to add to the numbers he has shown over the last few seasons. Adding a 3 pt shot and increasing his scoring and rebounds makes him a good bet for this point of the draft to deliver. Since Morrow didn't make it back around, I decided to go Marc Gasol for another center. Horford and Okur are not prototypical centers, so by adding Kaman and Gasol, I think I have this position covered pretty well now. Okur and Channign Frye are too similar so I did not want both on my team.
Coming up on the 12th pick i thought Ryan Gomes would get snatched from under me. I had him at the top of my queue from my 11th round pick which was 18 picks before. With Jefferson ailing, and Love out for a while, Gomes will be the big beneficiary. I drafted him in 3 leagues late, so expecting nice contributions from him. Speaking of Timberwolves that should have a nice season, Cory Brewer has looked great in pre-season and was one of my sleepers from the get go. Round 8-9 production from a guy in round 13th would be great if it holds up. Flirted with Curry, Hinrick and TMac here, but like the upside of Brewer better this season.
Round 14 saw Nocioni, Turiaf, Jianlin, CDR, and Blair get taken. Checking back over my cheatsheets for where I could grab some additional 3s, Gallinari jumped out at me and I took him over a more experience player like Rasual Butler or Rudy Fernandez. This was a pure gamble to see what happens with his PT over the first few months. To round the draft out, I felt like taking a player that would start on IR. That meant Dunleavy or Garcia was the target here. Dunleavy was taken right before me, so I nearly took Garcia but kept staring at Varejao at the top of my undrafted list. Considred Big Z as well, but Varejao is the starting PF and with any missed time by Shaq or Z he gets extra minutes. 30-35 mins per game from a guy that earns his stats primarliy through hustle play is a good note to end what I think was a quality draft.
I like several other teams and like the direction Bandwagon went with punting FTs, but would not trade teams here. I expect to win as usual and will be disappointed if I do not. Early surprises were C. Butler and Rondo going in the 2nd round (3rd round or later is what I expected for them). Arenas is a risk for sure early in 3rd round, and Marion and Devin Harris slipped further than I thought. Was hoping Anthony Randolph would make it to round 6, but he was snagged a couple rounds early I think as well as were Derrick Rose and Camby.
Mo Williams and Jameer Nelson could be steals as both were top 30 on per game averages last season. Oden, Boozer and Mayo could all be nice surprises from Round 7 as are Terry, Diaw, W. Chandler, Green, etc. Hibbert and R. Brewer in round 10 should be great value picks and produce nicely.
|
| 115 | Tequila
Donor
ID: 5411492418
Tue, Oct 27, 2009, 08:26
|
Love and Griffin to IS
oh what a start......
|
| 116 | threespleens
Leader
ID: 00795541
Tue, Oct 27, 2009, 11:09
|
safe to put josh howard on i.s.? he might be out for weeks.
|
| 117 | tothreeball
ID: 48958916
Wed, Oct 28, 2009, 23:27
|
Antawn Jamison on IS, out 3-5 weeks
|
| 118 | skinneej
Leader
ID: 040625911
Thu, Oct 29, 2009, 15:51
|
Yes, both are good for IS. Check the RIHC IS injury thread in the Basketball forum to verify or check on player eligibility. Thanks!
|
| 119 | tothreeball
ID: 48958916
Sun, Nov 01, 2009, 09:46
|
Rip Hamilton out, injured ankle.
|
| 120 | KnicksFan
ID: 388112914
Mon, Nov 02, 2009, 11:49
|
Nate Robinson on IS, picked up some other bum.
|
| 121 | skinneej
Leader
ID: 040625911
Mon, Nov 02, 2009, 15:41
|
Rip Hamilton is listed as day-to-day and is not eligible for IS. Unless you can find another source that lists him otherwise, please drop a player.
For everyone, please reread the IS rules before picking a player up and checking this thread.
|
| 122 | skinneej
Leader
ID: 040625911
Mon, Nov 02, 2009, 15:52
|
Upon closer look, tothreeball does not have to drop a player since Redd is now officially out for two weeks. Got a mulligan this time! :)
As far as Nate Robinson, I have posed the question in the IS thread listed above since he also is not officially listed as out for more than one game on the sources I have checked. Again, please refrain from picking up players until you have confirmed they meet the IS rules.
|
| 123 | KnicksFan
ID: 388112914
Thu, Nov 05, 2009, 14:15
|
Everything I had read made it clear he would be out up to 2 weeks, although I guess the language was not "certain". Anyway, now it appears he is officially considered IS by league rules.
|
| 124 | KnicksFan
ID: 41138112
Sat, Nov 07, 2009, 13:37
|
Tyrus Thomas on IS.
|
| 125 | threespleens
Leader
ID: 00795541
Sat, Nov 07, 2009, 17:04
|
kevin martin on is
|
| 126 | threespleens
Leader
ID: 00795541
Sun, Nov 08, 2009, 11:59
|
josh howard back. dropped a player.
|
| 127 | KnicksFan
ID: 388112914
Wed, Nov 11, 2009, 13:30
|
Eric Gordon on IS, replacing Nate Robinson.
"Gordon will be out for at least 10 days with a sore left groin muscle.
Advice: Gordon is Los Angeles' second-leading scorer this season with 18.9 points per game. He was hurt in the fourth quarter of Saturday's victory over the Memphis Grizzlies, and he missed Monday's loss to New Orleans. Rasual Butler took Gordon's place in the starting lineup against the Hornets, scoring 14 points. Gordon had played more than 38 minutes per game this season for the Clippers.
(STATS, Inc.)"
|
| 128 | KnicksFan
ID: 388112914
Wed, Nov 11, 2009, 13:33
|
Seems like half my team isn't playing: Tyrus Thomas injured, Nate Robinson injured, Eric Gordon injured, Troy Murphy injured, Allen Iverson crazy.
|
| 129 | tothreeball
ID: 48958916
Sat, Nov 14, 2009, 07:38
|
Hopefully Jamison returns from injury, still have Redd, Hamilton is IS
|
| 130 | jseth333
Dude
ID: 24100310
Sat, Nov 14, 2009, 09:33
|
Andris Bierdrins to IS with maybe Chris Paul to follow...
|
| 131 | jseth333
Dude
ID: 24100310
Sun, Nov 15, 2009, 21:12
|
Speights to IS - Paul active for now - Speights has a partially torn
MCL in his left knee and will miss six to eight weeks, the
Associated Press reports.
|
| 132 | Swish City
Dude
ID: 0931275
Tue, Nov 17, 2009, 07:46
|
I feel pretty good about my start to the season so far. It will be interesting to see if Bell opts to forego surgery to throw up countless 3s for Don Nelson.
I'm starting to have a think about trades already, and some 3s and steals would be a good thing for me right now. I have plenty of C eligibles, so if you're interested in those, shoot me an offer for some 3s and steals.
|
| 133 | Swish City
Dude
ID: 0931275
Tue, Nov 17, 2009, 18:24
|
I should learn to keep my mouth shut.
Jameer Nelson to IS - out for 4-6 weeks with torn meniscus. Picked up Jason Williams.
Raja Bell has also opted for season ending wrist surgery but my 2 IS slots are full will Dunleavy and Nelson.
Like i said before - I should learn to keep my mouth shut :)
|
| 134 | twolves
Dude
ID: 811161317
Tue, Nov 24, 2009, 07:36
|
Drop F. Garcia who is on IS; Add Bogut to IS; will pick up player later
|
| 135 | Swish City
ID: 12113456
Fri, Nov 27, 2009, 19:13
|
Lou Wiilliams to IS, replacing Mike Dunleavy.
|
| 136 | twolves
Dude
ID: 811161317
Mon, Nov 30, 2009, 21:49
|
Bogut active now that he is playing and Mike Miller to IS
|
| 137 | Swish City
Dude
ID: 0931275
Wed, Dec 02, 2009, 09:01
|
I'm in big trouble now. Dunleavy is healthy at least, but i'm a sitting duck without Nelson, Williams, Gordon and now Randolph.
I need to try and somehow ride out the next few months and get healthy again. Easier said than done!
|
| 138 | jseth333
Dude
ID: 24100310
Wed, Dec 02, 2009, 09:07
|
You and me both...my team is taking on water fast...
|
| 139 | KnicksFan
ID: 388112914
Sun, Dec 06, 2009, 10:50
|
Pietrus injury pickup for Oden.
|
| 140 | Tequila
Donor
ID: 5411492418
Wed, Dec 09, 2009, 05:12
|
Fernandez to IS, according to rotoworld he's going to miss from 4 to 6 weeks....
|
| 141 | s R
ID: 2310342414
Wed, Dec 09, 2009, 16:32
|
Granger to IS, picked up Lawson
|
| 142 | skinneej
Leader
ID: 040625911
Sat, Dec 19, 2009, 20:59
|
threespleens, didn't know if you had seen the e-mail yday, but you need to drop a player. Tmac is playing again and Billups is only day-to-day.
|
| 143 | Swish City
Dude
ID: 0931275
Sun, Dec 20, 2009, 05:21
|
Activated Lou Williams and replaced him with Ben Gordon on IS, who has missed 6 straight games.
|
| 144 | threespleens
Leader
ID: 00795541
Sun, Dec 20, 2009, 09:30
|
got it. if i played someone illegally, i'll sit a healthy player a game to make up for it.
|
| 145 | Swish City
ID: 12113456
Tue, Dec 22, 2009, 09:38
|
Jameer Nelson back as well, so dropped Hansbrough.
|
| 146 | jseth333
Dude
ID: 24100310
Wed, Dec 23, 2009, 08:53
|
Prizbillia to injury
|
| 147 | Skinneej
ID: 18117118
Thu, Dec 24, 2009, 16:27
|
Gomes missed 5 now so added a player.
|
| 148 | twolves
Dude
ID: 811161317
Sun, Dec 27, 2009, 23:34
|
T. Prince active and Calderon to IS
|
| 149 | Swish City
Dude
ID: 0931275
Wed, Dec 30, 2009, 07:13
|
Dropped Rush and activated Gordon.
|
| 151 | s R
ID: 29624211
Sun, Jan 10, 2010, 15:43
|
KG missed 5th game, Gomes added
|
| 152 | Swish City
Dude
ID: 0931275
Mon, Jan 11, 2010, 09:21
|
Frustrating times. I seem to be on a conveyer belt of injuries right now. After getting Nelson and Gordon back finally, now i lose Gilbert and Randolph.
I'll keep fighting all the way but cannot really see how i can maintain a challenge, especially against skinneej's frightening pace.
BTW, seeing as Randolph is out indefinitely, i picked up Brockman.
|
| 153 | jseth333
Dude
ID: 24100310
Mon, Feb 01, 2010, 22:32
|
I knew I should have picked Lebron instead of Paul...ahhh well...it
was fun while it lasted...enjoy the battle for the top spots...
|
| 154 | Swish City
Dude
ID: 0931275
Fri, Feb 05, 2010, 11:33
|
This season just needs to end, already.
Noah out until the ASB, at least. Picked up Sefolosha.
|
| 155 | dpr
ID: 552411820
Thu, Feb 18, 2010, 14:10
|
I have excess FT% if anyone wants to increase theirs. All strong FT% players on my team are available including first round studs, Dirk and nash.
|
| 156 | Swish City
Dude
ID: 0931275
Mon, Feb 22, 2010, 12:20
|
I am looking for a 2-1 or 3-2 trade, as i'm ahead a bit on games and want to tighten up my rotations.
If you are behind on games and you have an offer, feel free to make it. All reasonable offers considered, but i'm particularly heavy at SG/SF with guys like Deng, Gordon, Greene, Casspi, Delfino, Butler etc.
|
| 157 | KnicksFan
ID: 141192315
Tue, Feb 23, 2010, 16:19
|
Moved Maggette to injured reserve, he's supposed to miss at least 8 games. link
|
| 158 | Swish City
Dude
ID: 0931275
Tue, Mar 02, 2010, 06:18
|
I can't believe i am hanging in there. No way i can win, but given the string of injuries i have had to deal with, i'm shocked to be within shouting distance of the top 3.
Cue my team's imminent collapse during the stretch run ;)
|
| 159 | Swish City
Dude
ID: 0931275
Wed, Mar 03, 2010, 18:20
|
Right on cue...
Noah out for 3 weeks, sent to IS. Picked up Singleton.
|
| 160 | s R
ID: 29624211
Mon, Mar 08, 2010, 02:39
|
Parker to IS, picked up Holiday.
|
| 161 | KnicksFan
ID: 3424159
Mon, Mar 15, 2010, 10:04
|
Eric Gordon to IS, picked up Wesley Matthews.
|
| 162 | skinneej
Leader
ID: 040625911
Mon, Mar 15, 2010, 12:12
|
TJ ford on IS
|
| 163 | twolves
ID: 161542014
Mon, Mar 15, 2010, 12:19
|
Peja went to IS 3/14
|
| 164 | skinneej
Leader
ID: 040625911
Thu, Apr 15, 2010, 10:04
|
Thanks to everyone for playing. If anyone wants to post your season retrospective, feel free. I will get around to it next week hopefully as I'm off on the road in a few hours.
|
| 165 | skinneej
Leader
ID: 040625911
Fri, Apr 16, 2010, 13:58
|
AAA#1 Final Standings
1. Skinnee J's 84 0 10 26
2. s R 73.5 0.5 7 8
3. slamdunkers123 63 0.5 3 9
4. Swish City 61 -1 5 46
4. Twolves 61 1 9 17
6. SANFORDORS 57 -1 6 28
7. KnicksFan 53.5 0.5 4 38
8. três spleens 52.5 0 12 22
9. Raining 3's 38 0 2 17
10. vampireweekend 32.5 -2.5 8 35
11. Tequila Underdogs 25 0 11 54
12. The Bandwagon 23 2 1 11
|
| 166 | Swish City
Dude
ID: 0931275
Wed, Apr 21, 2010, 10:15
|
Great win, skinneej. In the end, none of us could get anywhere near you. Good performance from sR as well should see him hit the big league next season. I'll probably do a retrospective of my own debacle of a season when i get some time.
|
| 167 | twolves
Dude
ID: 811161317
Sun, Apr 25, 2010, 11:47
|
Congratulations to skinneej. He managed to have a great team with astute drafting as he had 3 of the top 6(one by trade) but drafted four of the top 12 ranked players at year end with first four picks.
That was hard to beat as my top ranked player and first round pick was Kobe who was #17 by Yahoo.
Best picks: Josh SMith 3rd round(blocks and steals but not 3s), Jamal Crawford 12th, Bogut 8th, Peja 14th round(for 3s until injured).
Worst picks: Calderon at #2 instead of Rondo or Kidd.
Andre Miller 7th round over Boozer, Mayo or Randloph.
Trades: none but probably should have been a bit more serious about looking at possible trades and was never really approached about any trades.
Pickups: Always seemed a day late and seemed to miss all great FA pickups. Finished with 12 of original 15 players drafted.
Areas to look at for improvement: Look at FT% as finished 2nd to last this yeardue to SMith and Bogut primarily. Last year I managed to finish last and did not even have D. Howard.
Overall, probably finished as well as could be expected with draft and multiple injuries as always seemed to have 2 guys on IS.
|
| 168 | Swish City
Dude
ID: 0931275
Mon, Apr 26, 2010, 08:12
|
As i look at my team and how i progressed during the season, i'm actually gobsmacked i managed to finish tied 4th. If i had LeBron for the last 4 of his games, i might even have been able to creep into 3rd. Crazy considering the season i had. The vast majority of my selections played like garbage for large parts of the year, or missed significant time with injuries. So, to finish 4th, i'm quite happy, considering.
1. (2) LeBron James - Fantasy MVP. Great start.
2. (23) Brook Lopez - Great until February, then faded hard towards the end as the Nets' meaningless season wound down. Still worth the the 23rd pick, though.
3. (26) Gilbert Arenas - Bust. 32 games worth of crappy shooting and high assists, and then thought it would be a good idea to aim a gun at one of his teammates. Season over.
4. (47) Anthony Randolph - Was coming onto a game and just getting out of Nellie's doghouse, then a busted ankle. Only 33 games played.
5. (50) Jameer Nelson - Injuries limited him to 65 games, most of which were garbage. A little bit better towards the end, though.
6. (71) Ben Gordon - Mega-uber-bust. A strong start and finish to the season could not disguise the 20 games lost through injury and his terrible form otherwise.
7. (74) Boris Diaw - Played absolutely terrible right up until i traded him for Casspi. Then he miraculously "gets it" and Casspi nosedives through the floor. Terrible trade for me.
8. (95) Joakim Noah - One of the few guys i can give a pass to. Ok, he only played 64 games, but i'll take 11p-11r-2b with the 95th pick.
9. (98) Louis Williams - Semi-bust. Started off like a train, then got hurt and lost in the return of Iverson and emergence of Holiday.
10. (119) Luol Deng - Pretty good. Only 70 games, but very good numbers for his draft position, and close to being a top 50 player.
11. (122) Ramon Sessions - Terrible pick. I mean, what the hell was i thinking?
12. (143) Tyson Chandler - Disaster. Never again.
13. (146) Brandon Rush - See Chandler.
14. (167) Udonis Haslem - Haslem was actually pretty solid for me but i sacrificed him for a reason i can't remember. He would have been a solid end-of-the-bench guy.
15. (170) Mike Dunleavy - Waste. Of. Time.
Overall, my best player was LeBron - obviously. And by a long, long way.
Best pickups:
Andray Blatche - I would have been much, much worse off without Blatche's 22p - 8r - 0.8b - 1.5st - 3.6a - 49% FG - 72% FT after the ASB. Surely the FA pickup of the season. Thank goodness i landed him!
Jarrett Jack - Although he pinged between the starting lineup and the bench, his numbers remained pretty consistently good. Certainly better than most of the end of my draft, and almost on a par with 5th round pick Nelson.
Carlos Delfino - His 3s and steals, and pretty solid all round game, were much appreciated on my depleted squad.
Rasual Butler - Plenty of 3s, supplemented by nice points and blocks. Pretty nice pickup.
Taj Gibson - Not a bad pickup, but slowed noticeably when Noah came back and when his foot problem was diagnosed.
|
| 169 | skinneej
Leader
ID: 040625911
Tue, Apr 27, 2010, 13:56
|
Looks like my post draft analysis from posts 99 and 114 held up pretty well. All of my "big 6" performed well and stayed relatively healthy, and several of the mid to late picks contributed greatly. Wade only missed 5 games, Gerald Wallace missed a couple before my swap for Dirk, and Allen, Kidd and Horford all played at least 80 games. Okur and Wilson Chandler were the only players that missed time and they gave me solid stats when they played. Drafting players with a history of staying healthy or playing through injuries is a key to my strategy.
Kaman and Gasol were nice mid round pick ups and both gave me much more than I expected in rebs and blocks primarily. Gallinari was a sweet late round pick that ended up 3rd in the league in 3s. Other guys like C. Brewer and M. Williams contributed at times, and other than TJ Ford most everyone panned out.
The only free agent pickups that made a difference were Earl Watson which helped in assists, and late in the season C. Frye and Reggie Williams were big. My one trade was targetted to increase FT%, so swapped the #8 player (Wallace) for the #3 player (Dirk) as it turned out. It was hard to trade away the extra steals and blocks, but I felt I had to make a move and improved about 4 or 5 spots in that category. Next season, I hope I can bring it again in RIHC!
|
|
|
|
Post a reply to this message:
|