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Subject: RIHC AAA-ESPN 2012-13 Regular Season Discussion
Posted by: Pacers Rule
- Leader [910311210] Sun, Nov 04, 2012, 16:16
Now that we're into the regular season, we may as well have one thread we're all using for 'official' communication.
As a reminder, post any IS eligible players in the official RIHC IS thread unless they are already declared there. In that thread, a link to the documenting source should be provided, if possible. Please review the IS rules posted there. Any manager may challenge a declared player's eligibility in that thread.
In this thread, I would also appreciate you posting when you move a player to IS and pick up a replacement player, so it's easier for me to monitor rosters and administrate the IS slots. Thanks to those of you who have already done so in the preseason discussion thread. An improperly added player is subject to removal. If a roster becomes noncompliant due to an IS eligible player playing, the manager should immediately drop a player. Upon notification their their roster is noncompiant, a manager must bring their roster into compliance within 48 hours from notification or a player will be dropped for them to bring their roster into compliance.
I will routinely review rosters on Sunday instead of Wednesday as Guru does in the main league, but will try to review rosters on an ongoing basis. Keep in mind injured players added don't become eligible for IS for 10 days. Also, a player who misses 5 games while day to day becomes eligible for IS once he's missed his fifth consecutive game.
Trade announcements and rationales should be posted here to encourage fellow managers to vote to allow the trade, or at least not vote against it. Basically a trade should benefit each team, at least in the mind of the respective managers. I don't anticipate collusion or gross ignorance so hopefully we won't have to even consider opposing a trade.
Please let me know if any of you have any concerns or suggestions. Let's keep things positive and let's have fun! As always, bonus points for the most posts, funniest posts, and best trash talkers. Best of luck to all! |
| 1 | Pacers Rule
Leader
ID: 910311210
Sun, Nov 04, 2012, 16:34
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It appears that ywk picked up Wright before Nash or another rostered player was IS eligible. He failed to declare him IS eligible in the official thread and also did not mention the pickup in our league discussion thread. I have contacted him for an explanation. Without prompt evidence of Nash's eligibility at the time of the pickup, Wright will be removed from his roster and placed on waivers.
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| 2 | Pacers Rule
Leader
ID: 910311210
Sun, Nov 04, 2012, 16:36
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Jaydog, is Mayo going to keep this up? Wow.
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| 3 | weykool
ID: 339121212
Sun, Nov 04, 2012, 19:47
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youngroman declared Nash as IS eligible on Saturday.
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| 4 | Pacers Rule
Leader
ID: 910311210
Sun, Nov 04, 2012, 21:08
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Not at 4 am when Wright was picked up. The news of Nash's broken leg didn't come out until like 4 or 5 pm.
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| 5 | Gmoney
ID: 4511101521
Sun, Nov 04, 2012, 21:20
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Yes I have Harden and was pleased he fell to me at pick 24 but this was pre-trade when he was still a Thunder and I never expected these results after 1 week.
My question for this group of basketballaholics is not really fantasy related but more a question about who is Harden?
I never really thought he was as good as the hype but that may have been skewed by the playoffs. What do you guys think he is capable of long term as a number 1 option. Is this a J. Lin flash in the pan for a few weeks or are we looking at a guy that enters the world of Lebron and Durant? At this time next year will he have been drafted top 3 or back in the 8 to 14 range?
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| 6 | Pacers Rule
Leader
ID: 910311210
Sun, Nov 04, 2012, 21:39
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For me, I have never really taken him seriously b/c of his silly beard. It makes him look like a non-athlete. Plus, as a non-starter on a team I don't follow closely....definitely below my radar in terms of superstar potential. He has my attention now, however. Probably playing with pass-first Lin instead of shoot-first Westbrook is going to work out.
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| 7 | Pacers Rule
Leader
ID: 910311210
Mon, Nov 05, 2012, 00:18
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Wright was removed from ywk's roster and is on waivers. Any manager, including ywk, may make a waiver claim on him or add him as a FA if no one makes a waiver claim. ywk may add a player to replace him. ywk may also take his roster to 16 since Nash is currently IS eligible.
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| 8 | Pacers Rule
Leader
ID: 910311210
Wed, Nov 07, 2012, 00:10
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Picked up Metta World Peace for the IS eligible Gerald Henderson.
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| 9 | Great One
ID: 2431114
Fri, Nov 09, 2012, 10:56
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Ibaka's improving offense was part of the reason I picked him so early. Hitting 3 pointers every once in a while would be a heck of a bonus. He was doing it in preseason though.
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| 10 | Pacers Rule
Leader
ID: 910311210
Sat, Nov 10, 2012, 11:49
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GO, tough to argue with a career high in points. 35 minutes is pretty remarkable as well. I owned him last year and had too many 19 minute nights.
G$, Gerald Green is still a work in progress on my bench, but I gotta crow about my "homer" Pacers picks. Last night, Paul George, David West, and George Hill combined to average 20 points on 51% shooting with 1.33 threes, 7 boards, 4 assists, a steal, a block, and shot 82% from the line. Sorry Hibbert's not faring as well for you in the early going. The Pacers have to feed him the ball a little more. Problem is in part, West is just outplaying him offensively right now. I hope the Pacers will be able to re-sign West after this season. I'm afraid with the need to pay PG soon and the max deal they just gave Hibbert, D. West is going to command more in the open market than the P's are going to be willing or able to pay.
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| 11 | Gmoney
ID: 4511101521
Sat, Nov 10, 2012, 14:04
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Green is definitely playing at a higher level than I thought he was capable of and West seems to be back to his Hornets form. Unfortunatley for me, Hibbert has been disappointment thus far. On the flip side, my Wolves took down your Pacers last night and are 4-1 without Love and Rubio.
With the departure of Harden from OKC, one had to figure they would be looking for another player to step up to support Westbrook and Durant. It made sense that Ibaka would take on a greater role than last year with his new deal and a greater need to score.
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| 12 | Pacers Rule
Leader
ID: 910311210
Sat, Nov 10, 2012, 17:08
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Yep, I have to give it up to those Timberwolves. I thought they played absolutely great basketball in that game. When Rubio and Love come back....lookout. I think your guys have a pretty good shot at the postseason. I have not watched the T'Wolves play in a while. I was impressed.
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| 13 | Great One
ID: 512531316
Sat, Nov 10, 2012, 17:35
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Ibaka may be doing better with Harden gone but I am not sure its all that different from where he was headed anyway. He was hitting long range jumpers and 3's during preseason even with Harden. Supposedly worked on that with the Gasols this summer.
Kevin Martin does probably takes a comprable amount of shots to Harden I would think. Where it might hurt Ibaka if I had to guess Harden probably broke defenders down and gave Ibaka a couple easy baskets per game and K-Mart doesn't really have that ability.
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| 14 | Donkey hunter
ID: 71012118
Sun, Nov 11, 2012, 09:12
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Bogut to ir
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| 15 | Jaydog
ID: 3210181121
Sun, Nov 11, 2012, 22:18
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Jameer Nelson to IS. Missed his 5th game in a row.
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| 16 | Jaydog
ID: 710341215
Mon, Nov 12, 2012, 16:34
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And now Chase Budinger heads to IS.
According to Rotowire:
Budinger (knee) will miss a month to two months recovering from knee surgery, the Star Tribune reports.
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| 17 | Pacers Rule
Leader
ID: 910311210
Wed, Nov 21, 2012, 23:07
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Congratulations Reggie Evans on the first NBA flopping fine. Committed against my man World Peace no less. He should get fined double for flopping vs. World Peace.
How about Hibbert showing some signs of life again and Paul George breaking Reggie's single game Pacer 3's record in just his third season in the league with 9 of them....after hitting none in the first half.
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| 18 | Great One
ID: 512531316
Thu, Nov 22, 2012, 11:37
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Kevin Love surprise return, but I don't need to drop anyone cause Kawhi Leonard is still out for a while and I can just swap my injured guys (paired with Amare).
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| 19 | Pacers Rule
Leader
ID: 910311210
Fri, Nov 23, 2012, 10:39
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Yeah, I saw that, but thanks for the update. You need Love to put up about 70 more games like that! And Amare....maybe you'll get some good news eventually. Talk about slow starts....
So do we all agree Mayo is the steal of the draft at this point in the season?
Man, D-Will is so far one of the most disappointing #5 picks I've had. I hope he gets his swagger going soon.
Isaiah Thomas, whom I took in the sixth round, is clearly my worst pick to this point in the season. I should have listened to that little voice in the back of my mind that said "Aaron Brooks outplayed him off the bench." But seriously, a PG averaging under 2 apg?? Thanks Teague and George Hill for picking him up!
Paul George is balling as I'd hoped with his multicat production.....though I didn't see 9 threes coming.
D. West is starting to approach his former all-star self in terms of being a go-to scorer and veteran leader.
Gerald Green? Had to replace him with a better Pacer!
G$, your picks are looking pretty brilliant at this point.
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| 20 | Pacers Rule
Leader
ID: 910311210
Sun, Nov 25, 2012, 23:17
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Looks like dpr had a couple IS eligible players return to active duty this week, and needs to release a player asap. We've been doing a pretty good job of policing ourselves on this, so lets keep that up.
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| 21 | Goldcoach
Leader
ID: 9228209
Thu, Nov 29, 2012, 07:07
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With Billups active again I am dropping Young
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| 22 | Pacers Rule
Leader
ID: 910311210
Sat, Dec 01, 2012, 23:09
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Added Jeffrey Taylor for the IS eligible Brook Lopez
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| 23 | Pacers Rule
Leader
ID: 910311210
Mon, Dec 03, 2012, 21:43
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Dang, brag about PG a little bit and he lays a couple of eggs. Like stinky rotten eggs.
Gerald Henderson has returned, dropping J.O. (I think).
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| 24 | Goldcoach
Leader
ID: 9228209
Sat, Dec 08, 2012, 08:10
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With Billips back on the pine I am picking up Heinrich
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| 25 | Gmoney
ID: 179591814
Tue, Dec 11, 2012, 14:16
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Tried to work a trade for bosh offering Jennings but no luck. Im assist heavy so if anyone is looking for dimes make me an offer.
Asik is weak at SA in last then plays them again a few days later and is a monster on my bench :( . Picking players in the draft is only half the battle.
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| 26 | Goldcoach
Leader
ID: 9228209
Sat, Dec 15, 2012, 06:58
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Looks like Rubio may start playing today, so I'm droppinh Heinrich
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| 27 | Toral
ID: 424462011
Fri, Dec 21, 2012, 18:23
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Marcus Morris picked up for Patterson.
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| 28 | Raj
ID: 57114249
Mon, Dec 24, 2012, 10:04
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Dirk Nowitzki out of IR and Glen Davis to IR
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| 29 | Toral
ID: 424462011
Thu, Dec 27, 2012, 06:25
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Felton (IST-listed) replaces the released Turkoglu on IR. Salmons up for him. Patterson remains on IR. Mullens cut.
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| 30 | GO
ID: 441171223
Thu, Dec 27, 2012, 22:04
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Tyreke Evans has missed 5 games no timetable for return.
Picking someone up.
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| 31 | GO
ID: 441171223
Wed, Jan 02, 2013, 20:58
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Mo Williams replaces Amare on my list.
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| 32 | GO
ID: 811442813
Thu, Jan 03, 2013, 11:45
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Essentially swapped Mullens for Mo Williams in my injured spot after seeing Mo won't even be out of a cast for 6 weeks.
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| 33 | Toral
ID: 424462011
Thu, Jan 03, 2013, 16:43
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Is Mullens elegible for the IR? Per this rule;
"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."
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| 34 | GO
ID: 441171223
Fri, Jan 04, 2013, 18:11
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Ok, dropped Tinsley to give one spot back. I'll fill it back in 9 days if possible.
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| 35 | GO
ID: 441171223
Sun, Jan 06, 2013, 12:51
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Well Love went ahead and opened a spot back up. Thanks Kev!
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| 36 | Goldcoach
Leader
ID: 9228209
Tue, Jan 08, 2013, 06:13
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Howard out; picked up Bradley
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| 37 | Pacers Rule
Leader
ID: 910311210
Sun, Jan 13, 2013, 23:39
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[33] Thanks Toral
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| 38 | Pacers Rule
Leader
ID: 910311210
Sun, Jan 13, 2013, 23:50
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Another IS rule is that a player cannot be in your active lineup while on IS. In other words, if you want to put an IS eligible player in your lineup in the event he plays, you must also drop his replacement player at that time. A manager has been emailed about this this evening.
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| 39 | Goldcoach
Leader
ID: 9228209
Mon, Jan 14, 2013, 06:10
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Howard back dropped Bradley
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| 40 | Toral
ID: 424462011
Sat, Jan 26, 2013, 10:46
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Felton activated from IS, Pachulia dropped.
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| 41 | Goldcoach
Leader
ID: 9228209
Thu, Jan 31, 2013, 18:53
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With Richardson listed as OUT i have picked up Singler
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| 42 | Pacers Rule
Leader
ID: 910311210
Thu, Jan 31, 2013, 23:02
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DANG G$. I think you should make some trades and try for 12's in all categories. There's still time.
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| 43 | ywk
ID: 81742
Mon, Feb 04, 2013, 03:07
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Noah out indefinitely---and I pick Perkins.
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| 44 | Great One
ID: 120252515
Tue, Feb 05, 2013, 09:33
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Dropped Zeller so I can start using Mullens.
I almost feel like I have real team finally. Minus my first round pick Dr. Love of course. Disaster of a season so far.
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| 45 | Pacers Rule
Leader
ID: 910311210
Thu, Feb 07, 2013, 01:23
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You made some high risk/high rewards picks and I guess that's how you roll. No guts, no glory.
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| 46 | Toral
ID: 424462011
Thu, Feb 07, 2013, 08:44
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Lavoy Allen picked up for Kaman (IS).
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| 47 | Great One
ID: 120252515
Thu, Feb 07, 2013, 08:54
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My strategy is always 1st or last... don't care to be much in the middle. Love and Mo Williams were bad in the first few rounds... Ersan Illyasova and Kawhi Leonard were disasters until recently. But Amare has been better than I hoped since returning. And Greivis and Hickson have been great for double digit round picks. So good and bad I guess.
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| 48 | stramonio
ID: 0713297
Thu, Feb 07, 2013, 11:39
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Gasol is expected to sit out at least six weeks. so i pick Gerald Henderson.
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| 49 | maspero
ID: 1302078
Thu, Feb 07, 2013, 16:20
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i picked corey brewer for thaddeus young (out approx. three weeks)
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| 50 | Pacers Rule
Leader
ID: 910311210
Fri, Feb 08, 2013, 11:00
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thanks for keeping me informed on here.
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| 51 | Goldcoach
Leader
ID: 9228209
Sat, Feb 09, 2013, 08:22
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Picked up Billups with Drummond on the shelf for 6+ weeks
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| 52 | Pacers Rule
Leader
ID: 910311210
Fri, Mar 08, 2013, 20:32
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G$, this is one of the most dominant performances I have seen in one of these leagues for some time, esp. at an AAA or higher level. I think half of your team will have to go down to give the rest of us a chance to catch you. I may or may not be able to catch in a few cats now that some of my early duds are starting to show signs of life, but the gap is LARGE.
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| 53 | GO
ID: 300542419
Fri, Mar 08, 2013, 22:14
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Having Durant... and then getting Harden (the #3 player) with the 24th pick was just amazing timing and I think a major difference maker. I was ecstatic to get him in a league that drafted right after his trade went down with the 13th pick.
Then mid round picks Jrue and Faried were outstanding to add to the core.
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| 54 | Gmoney
ID: 179591814
Sat, Mar 09, 2013, 00:49
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I've been playing fantasy sports for 28 years and I must say this is one of the best drafts I've had. I love draft day or in this case weeks but I always hate those moments when the guy you want goes a pick or two before you. This draft I don't really recall that except I remember wanting to get A Davis
Having the number 1 pick and Getting a guy like Durant can make anyone look good but I remember being super excited to see Harden fall to me at 24 and then the trade to hou was bonus. Didn't really care for Jennings at 25 but was more interested in landing Holiday and Faried. I had those two on my have to get list and just didnt want to take them too soon. I also was fortunate to get Sanders as a FA and until today avoid serious injury to my players. This was just one of those seasons where the stars all aligned.
Speaking of injury, sessions is going to the ir as he is out 2-4 weeks. Picking up big JV
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| 55 | GO
ID: 300542419
Sun, Mar 10, 2013, 22:03
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My injury gambles Love and Amare were disasters... and Parker was handling my PG duties and now he went down too. My hope to of rising up to a solid 6th place mediocre recovery went up in flames lol...
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| 56 | Pacers Rule
Leader
ID: 910311210
Mon, Mar 11, 2013, 00:58
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Maybe, GO, but I'll give you props for not mailing it in
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| 57 | GO
ID: 210411222
Mon, Mar 11, 2013, 09:18
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Well I at least want a respectable finish. Even a half broken down squad should be able to get me a few spots higher. Maybe i can make a small run when Love gets back.
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| 58 | Goldcoach
Leader
ID: 9228209
Thu, Mar 21, 2013, 22:15
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Heinrich activated...dropped stephenson
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| 59 | Pacers Rule
Leader
ID: 910311210
Sat, Mar 23, 2013, 15:55
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Picked up my latest scrub for D. West who's out for a bit with a bad back.
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| 60 | Gmoney
ID: 179591814
Sun, Mar 24, 2013, 20:50
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Time for one final charge PR?
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| 61 | Pacers Rule
Leader
ID: 910311210
Mon, Mar 25, 2013, 00:13
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I just gave the best 4th quarter timeout speech you ever heard.
Who'd have thought this late in the season one of us could have 78 points.....and still be trailing by 5??!!
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| 62 | Pacers Rule
Leader
ID: 910311210
Mon, Mar 25, 2013, 01:45
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added Kidd for Marc Gasol
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| 63 | Toral
ID: 424462011
Tue, Mar 26, 2013, 04:29
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Wes Johnson picked up for Garnett
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| 64 | Pacers Rule
Leader
ID: 910311210
Wed, Mar 27, 2013, 23:51
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Surprise, Gasol played. Dumped Artest...who is out for the season now anyway. G$...you gonna have any meaningful injuries? C'mon everybody....need you all to pass G$ in a couple cats here down the stretch.
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| 65 | Goldcoach
Leader
ID: 9228209
Fri, Mar 29, 2013, 06:41
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Working on it PR
Dropped Heinrich with Drummond supposedly back tonite
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| 66 | Pacers Rule
Leader
ID: 910311210
Fri, Mar 29, 2013, 11:36
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Some more good news for Team PR - my main man D. West back in action last night. Dropped James who put up an 0 for 4 performance last night....thankfully on my bench.
Gap down to 3 points, G$. Still a tight race to see not only who wins but who works their way into a main league invite for next season.
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| 67 | Gmoney
ID: 229141022
Sun, Apr 07, 2013, 11:12
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Nice late charge PR!!
I have not been able to pay much attention lately with work, baseball and a vacation. I had a comfortable lead one day and then it was down to 2.
What is the rule on teams from this league moving up? I know there are two AAA leagues so which positions move up?
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| 68 | Pacers Rule
Leader
ID: 910311210
Sun, Apr 07, 2013, 23:10
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That's ok, G$. You just enjoy your vacation. I'm sure everything will work out just fine ;-)
I want to say top 3 move up to main league along with top 5 plus Guru remaining from main league. That's probably not right b/c I think AA winners might also move all the way up to the main league. Next three or four in AAA stay in AAA with bottom six or so from main league splitting 3 each into two AAA leagues....and the rest of the AAA spots are taken by the other top AA teams moving up to AAA, so the bottom half or so of AAA would move down to AA I think the next year. So it should be a very competitive finish for the teams that get to move up to the main league as well as the teams that get to stay in AAA next year. It could come down to the last night's results in some cases. I really like the live scoring feature of ESPN. You used to have to pay for live scoring in Yahoo...not sure if you still do or not.
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| 69 | Pacers Rule
Leader
ID: 910311210
Sun, Apr 07, 2013, 23:50
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Points are still so fluid this late in the season. Tonight...I dropped two points! Dumb me left Brandon Bass on the bench while he's hot with KG out. Tony Allen shot .625 with 2 steals and 3 blocks ALSO on my bench tonight. I guess I deserved to drop tonight.
A lot of it will come down to how our players finish up....and some of it unfortunately may come down to whether all of us bother to finish out the season. Some emails have gone out to several managers who are well below the games played limits for the season to encourage everyone to set their lineups with healthy active players to try to get their games played. I'd hate to see someone move up to the main league and someone not b/c someone else mailed in their season and stopped playing their games. It's been a great season so let's finish it strong and best of luck to all!
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| 70 | GO
ID: 120252515
Thu, Apr 11, 2013, 11:10
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You do not have to pay for Statracker.
Any idea what those breakdowns on finishing positions are? Curious what my 9th place finish will do... drop me back to AA?
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| 71 | Pacers Rule
Leader
ID: 910311210
Fri, Apr 12, 2013, 00:19
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re: 64
I said pass G$, not me! Maybe it was better that some guys weren't playing all their games, LOL
GO.....I think 9th moves down, yeah. IDK though. You can search the old threads...I'm sure if you dig hard enough, it's in there.
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| 72 | Pacers Rule
Leader
ID: 910311210
Tue, Apr 16, 2013, 23:17
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Looks like it was just not meant to be for any of us to catch you G$. Well played.
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| 73 | Gmoney
ID: 179591814
Wed, Apr 17, 2013, 23:32
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Thanks PR. Crazy year. Things bounced the right way for the Floppers. Congrats to the others that get to move up to the big leagues next year (whatever the number is). Enjoy the summer.
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| 74 | GO
ID: 120252515
Thu, Apr 18, 2013, 09:00
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Congrats to Gmoney.
Proud of my 8th considering everything. It took making more moves than half the league combined haha... oh well.
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| 75 | Pacers Rule
Leader
ID: 910311210
Sat, Apr 20, 2013, 23:59
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Yeah, Great One. You definitely went risk/reward and when your risks starting biting you, you didn't throw in the towel but did work your way past a few teams. Several other very solid seasons turned in as well.
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| 76 | maspero
ID: 56210205
Wed, Apr 24, 2013, 06:55
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congrats Gmoney, really a great year, and also to PR who believed till the end and made it interesting ...
i finished 6th, i should remain in AAA, good result anyway ...
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