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0 Subject: RIHC AAA#2 2018-2019

Posted by: Toral - [9541311] Mon, Sep 24, 2018, 15:46


Welcome all. This league consists of the following folks:

BB the Ball
Bean
Florian
KnicksFan
louky
mailedfoot
Meatwads
Schrodiger's Cats
Toral
Valkyrie
Wonder B
ywk

I have commissionered many of you in hoops and elsewhere and competed mostly unsuccessfully against others in hoops, alas.

The league will be set up at ESPN, and Draftime invites sent out, tomorrow (Tuesday).

In the meantime...there seem to be always a few players whose Draftime handles cannot be ascertained from their RotoGuru handles, their names, their team names, their e-mail addys, or anything else. When you first sign in below, let me know of your Draftime handle if it's not obvious.

Good luck to all! Especially to those of you who end up owning players from the Raptors!
1wonderB
      ID: 238232419
      Mon, Sep 24, 2018, 20:23
driftime handle is thewonderboy
2 Toral
      ID: 9541311
      Tue, Sep 25, 2018, 10:13

E-mail invites have been sent out to the members of the league. If you haven't received one within 24 hours, please check your "Junk" file. If you don't find it there, send me an e-mail, or post here including your e-mail, just in case I have it wrong.

You may wish to check your league settings. They should be the same as those of the RIHC, found
here.
3 Toral
      ID: 9541311
      Tue, Sep 25, 2018, 10:40

Draftime invites have been sent out to the members of the league. If you haven't received one within 24 hours, please check your "Junk" file. If you don't find it there, send me an e-mail, or post here including your e-mail, just in case I have it wrong.
4Bean
      ID: 304422310
      Tue, Sep 25, 2018, 11:39
Knicksfan, please take the time to check in at the G20 Hoops thread as well. I've been trying to contact you for several weeks now.
5Bean
      ID: 304422310
      Tue, Sep 25, 2018, 11:39
Knicksfan, please take the time to check in at the G20 Hoops thread as well. I've been trying to contact you for several weeks now.
6BB the Ball
      ID: 198492518
      Tue, Sep 25, 2018, 19:49
All signed up-- Drafttime is also BB the Ball. Thanks for running this-- Brian
7BB the Ball
      ID: 198492518
      Tue, Sep 25, 2018, 19:50
Bean- wish we wouldn't have run into each other again this year-- last season really didn't happen did it?
9Bean
      ID: 304422310
      Tue, Sep 25, 2018, 21:07
BB, you looking for a keeper league? We have a couple spots open in G20 Hoops.

And, yes last year in RIHC wasn't very good for either of us.
10Toral
      ID: 9541311
      Wed, Sep 26, 2018, 10:02

Waiting for 4, in both ESPN and Draftime:

Florian
louky
Meatwads
Schrodiger's Cats

That's if my inference that Valkyrie is "vismundcygnus34" in Draftime is correct.
11wonderB
      ID: 238232419
      Wed, Sep 26, 2018, 17:46
i have a bad memory for this but i don't think i've seen that vis.... name b4.
12BB the ball
      ID: 488282618
      Wed, Sep 26, 2018, 19:28
Bean-- I would be interested in a keeper if you have a slot still left--
13BB the ball
      ID: 488282618
      Wed, Sep 26, 2018, 19:30
Bean-- b_betza@yahoo.com if you want to send email
14Guru
      ID: 330592710
      Wed, Sep 26, 2018, 22:02
Here is your random order for selecting draft position:

1 Valkyrie
2 Bean
3 Toral
4 Meatwads
5 ywk
6 BB the Ball
7 Florian
8 louky
9 mailedfoot
10 KnicksFan
11 Wonder B
12 Schrodiger's Cats
15Bean
      ID: 304422310
      Wed, Sep 26, 2018, 22:11
I will take #6,
#7 if Valkyrie chooses #6.
16Toral
      ID: 9541311
      Thu, Sep 27, 2018, 06:31

2 short at ESPN:

louky
Meatwads

I'm in a league with Meatwads and can try to contact him that way. Anyone who has a way to contact louky, please do so or let me know of it.

"vismundcygnus34" is NOT Valkyrie. His identity is as yet unknown.
17Valkyrie
      ID: 28736421
      Thu, Sep 27, 2018, 15:52
1
2
3
4
5 Valkyrie
6 Bean
7
8
9
10
11
12
Next up

Toral
Meatwads
ywk
BB the Ball
Florian
louky
mailedfoot
KnicksFan
Wonder B
Schrodiger's Cats
18Toral
      ID: 9541311
      Thu, Sep 27, 2018, 16:53

I commend you two for taking the initiative and starting the draft process but it isn't going to go very far until Meatwads (and then louky) are signed up. I've sent multiple invitations and e-mails and am at a loss what to do next.

I am planning to start the draft next Thursday morning, BTW, with the draft room open Wednesday night. No clock for the first round.
19wonderB
      ID: 238232419
      Thu, Sep 27, 2018, 21:39
i assume they are in because they replied to dave's email. do you have the email address from dave?
20Toral
      ID: 9541311
      Thu, Sep 27, 2018, 21:57

Yes. Multiple invites and e-mails have been sent to those addresses.
21Toral
      ID: 9541311
      Fri, Sep 28, 2018, 08:16
1
2
3
4 Toral
5 Valkyrie
6 Bean
7
8
9
10
11
12
Next up

Meatwads
ywk
BB the Ball
Florian
louky
mailedfoot
KnicksFan
Wonder B
Schrodiger's Cats
22 Toral
      ID: 9541311
      Fri, Sep 28, 2018, 14:17

Good news! Meatwads has signed in at both venues.

If he does not pick a draft slot by 2:15 P.M. tomorrow (Saturday) we will skip him and move on.
23Toral
      ID: 9541311
      Sat, Sep 29, 2018, 14:15

Meatwads has timed out. He may pick any time. ywk is now up. He has been e-mailed to inform him he is up.

1
2
3
4 Toral
5 Valkyrie
6 Bean
7
8
9
10
11
12
Next up

(Meatwads)
ywk
BB the Ball
Florian
louky
mailedfoot
KnicksFan
Wonder B
Schrodiger's Cats
24vismundcygnus34
      ID: 278392914
      Sat, Sep 29, 2018, 15:39
Hi guys,

My team is Schrodiger's Cats, I've lurked and participated on this site for a long time. Good luck this year.

25Toral
      ID: 9541311
      Sat, Sep 29, 2018, 21:51

ywk picked by e-mail:

1
2
3
4 Toral
5 Valkyrie
6 Bean
7 ywk
8
9
10
11
12

Next up

(Meatwads)
BB the Ball
Florian
louky
mailedfoot
KnicksFan
Wonder B
Schrodiger's Cats
26Toral
      ID: 9541311
      Sat, Sep 29, 2018, 21:52

BB the Ball is up.
27BB the Ball
      ID: 198492518
      Sat, Sep 29, 2018, 22:06
1 BB the Ball
2
3
4 Toral
5 Valkyrie
6 Bean
7 ywk
8
9
10
11
12

Next up

(Meatwads)
Florian
louky
mailedfoot
KnicksFan
Wonder B
Schrodiger's Cats
28BB the Ball
      ID: 198492518
      Sat, Sep 29, 2018, 22:06
Florian is up
29Florian
      ID: 298441917
      Sat, Sep 29, 2018, 22:23
1 BB the Ball
2 Florian
3
4 Toral
5 Valkyrie
6 Bean
7 ywk
8
9
10
11
12

Next up

(Meatwads)
louky
mailedfoot
KnicksFan
Wonder B
Schrodiger's Cats
30Toral
      ID: 9541311
      Sun, Sep 30, 2018, 06:53

If louky does not pick by 10:23 P.M. tonight, we will skip him and mailedfoot will be up.

louky has not signed in to the league or Draftime, but I have consulted with Guru and I will act on the assumption that louky will show up before the draft starts.
31wonderB
      ID: 238232419
      Sun, Sep 30, 2018, 08:47
any subs waiting in the wings?
32Toral
      ID: 9541311
      Sun, Sep 30, 2018, 09:04

Funny you should ask that, just thinking about that myself. I will consult with Guru about that early next week if necessary.

I am sending one last set of invites and an !urgent e-mail this morning.
33Guru
      ID: 330592710
      Sun, Sep 30, 2018, 12:55
Toral - I just emailed you a sub if needed.
34louky
      ID: 581531713
      Sun, Sep 30, 2018, 16:11
BB the Ball
2 Florian
3 louky
4 Toral
5 Valkyrie
6 Bean
7 ywk
8
9
10
11
12

Next up

(Meatwads)
louky
mailedfoot
KnicksFan
Wonder B
Schrodiger's Cats
35louky
      ID: 581531713
      Sun, Sep 30, 2018, 16:12
Sorry guys, I will not hold up the draft.
36Toral
      ID: 9541311
      Sun, Sep 30, 2018, 16:49

Glad to see you're here. Still need you to sign up in Draftime.
37Toral
      ID: 9541311
      Sun, Sep 30, 2018, 16:50

mailedfoot is up.

1 BB the Ball
2 Florian
3 louky
4 Toral
5 Valkyrie
6 Bean
7 ywk
8
9
10
11
12

Next up

(Meatwads)
mailedfoot
KnicksFan
Wonder B
Schrodiger's Cats
38louky
      ID: 581531713
      Sun, Sep 30, 2018, 17:12
Drafttime is asking for a password, do I have this password somewhere?
39Toral
      ID: 9541311
      Sun, Sep 30, 2018, 17:18

I will e-mail you the password.

It is actually in the earlier Draftime e-mails I sent you.
40mailedfoot
      ID: 15825517
      Sun, Sep 30, 2018, 19:59
1 BB the Ball
2 Florian
3 louky
4 Toral
5 Valkyrie
6 Bean
7 ywk
8 mailedfoot
9
10
11
12

(louky)
Knicksfan
41mailedfoot
      ID: 15825517
      Sun, Sep 30, 2018, 20:01
sorry...meant to put meatwads in there instead of louky
42Meatwads
      ID: 7527232
      Sun, Sep 30, 2018, 20:22
I apologize for making all of you wait to pick my draft slot. I just got access back to my e-mail. I was going through junk mail and just saw your messages from Toral. Please accept my sincere apology and know that I will be on top of things going forward.
43BB the ball
      ID: 488282618
      Sun, Sep 30, 2018, 20:23
Knicksfan is up

1 BB the Ball
2 Florian
3 louky
4 Toral
5 Valkyrie
6 Bean
7 ywk
8 mailedfoot
9
10
11
12

Next up

(Meatwads)
KnicksFan
Wonder B
Schrodiger's Cats
44Meatwads
      ID: 7527232
      Sun, Sep 30, 2018, 20:23
1 BB the Ball
2 Florian
3 louky
4 Toral
5 Valkyrie
6 Bean
7 ywk
8 mailedfoot
9
10
11
12 Meatwads

Up Next :
KnicksFan
Wonder B
Schrodiger's Cats
45Toral
      ID: 9541311
      Mon, Oct 01, 2018, 06:11

KnicksFan is up. He has been e-mailed. He will be skipped if he hasn't picked by 8:23 P.M. Eastern tonight.
46KnicksFan
      ID: 14802515
      Mon, Oct 01, 2018, 10:24
1 BB the Ball
2 Florian
3 louky
4 Toral
5 Valkyrie
6 Bean
7 ywk
8 mailedfoot
9 KnicksFan
10
11
12 Meatwads
47Toral
      ID: 9541311
      Mon, Oct 01, 2018, 10:48

Wonder B is up.

1 BB the Ball
2 Florian
3 louky
4 Toral
5 Valkyrie
6 Bean
7 ywk
8 mailedfoot
9 KnicksFan
10
11
12 Meatwads

Up Next :
Wonder B
Schrodiger's Cats
49WonderB
      ID: 13944110
      Mon, Oct 01, 2018, 11:46
1 BB the Ball
2 Florian
3 louky
4 Toral
5 Valkyrie
6 Bean
7 ywk
8 mailedfoot
9 KnicksFan
10 WonderB
11schro's cats
12 Meatwads
50Toral
      ID: 9541311
      Mon, Oct 01, 2018, 11:56

Thank you all.

The draft will be opened sometime Wednesday night. This is for making of queues and for you to refamiliarize yourself with the draft interface. You may pick on Wednesday night; this is purely voluntary,

Thursday morning at 8 A.M. the draft will "officially" open in that from then on you will be expected to pick in a timely manner, although the 4-hour clock will not be turned on until after the first round, and might not be turned on until Friday morning.

Note: altho Canadian Thanksgiving is Monday, October 8 (also Columbus Day), my kin will be celebrating it later, on Saturday, October 13. I WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE THE DRAFT TO BE FINISHED BY THEN because I will be out of touch from late morning till late evening.

Guru has a point system whereby the draft clock may be shortened for habitual late pickers. I don't think we should need it much; looking over previous drafts at Draftime with many of the same players, we had only a handful of timeouts (one of them mine!). However I will impose it, with one modification. I will publish the rules in full today or tomorrow.

Good luck!
51Toral
      ID: 9541311
      Wed, Oct 03, 2018, 18:54

Here are Guru's practices on shortening the clock of slow drafters:

We establish a point system. If you timeout (i.e., you don’t make your pick before your allotted time expires), you accumulate 2 points.

If you exceed three hours of clock time but don’t timeout (the clock will initially be set at 4 hours), you accumulate 1 point.

Points will only be assigned after the first round, which is generally an untimed round anyway.

If you accumulate 2 points in total (either one timeout or two close calls), your clock time is reduced to 3 hours per pick for the remainder of the draft. That means your next timeout would be at 3 hours.

If you accumulate 4 points in total, your clock is shortened to two hours. At 6 points, your clock is shortened to one hour. That’s the ultimate limit.

Commissioners will need to monitor this, and will have the discretion to waive or defer penalties if they believe the draft is moving OK and the time delays haven’t been too aggravating (or if the offending drafter has a good story - e.g., significant time zone difference, pre-announced conflict, etc .) Commissioners will also need to enforce the shorter clocks, since the system won’t be able to handle different time limits for each manager.


I will be adopting these with 2 caveats:

1. The Toral Mulligan charges you zero points the first time you pick in over 3 hours and less than 4.

2. Although point totals will be calculated, penalties will not be assessed until we fall behind our draft timetable, which is 2.13 rounds per day.
52louky
      ID: 581531713
      Wed, Oct 03, 2018, 19:55
Are you opening the draft tonight for the purpose of setting queues?
53Toral
      ID: 9541311
      Wed, Oct 03, 2018, 20:02

The draft has been opened. Tonight is for selecting designated pickers, making queues and refamiliarizing yourself with the draft interface. You may pick on tonight; this is purely voluntary,

Thursday morning at 8 A.M. the draft will "officially" open in that from then on you will be expected to pick in a timely manner, although the 4-hour clock will not be turned on until after the first round, and might not be turned on until Friday morning.
54Toral
      ID: 9541311
      Thu, Oct 04, 2018, 15:13

The clock is on. 4 hour clock; pause 12 AM-8 AM (ET).
56Toral
      ID: 9541311
      Sun, Oct 07, 2018, 08:10

Valkyrie timed out at 6.08, earning him 2 Guru Delay Points (henceforth "GDPs"). That would shorten his clock to 3 hours.

However the draft is well ahead of its Draft Pick Target (henceforth "DPT") which is 2 rounds per day (not 2.13, as I stated in 51). So no penalties will be enforced today.
57Toral
      ID: 9541311
      Mon, Oct 08, 2018, 08:11

WonderB took 3:26 for his 9.10 pick yesterday. He has taken his Toral Mulligan and still has zero points.

Valkyrie's clock is shortened to 3 hours when and if penalties are applied.

However, the draft is well ahead of its Draft Pick Target (henceforth "DPT") which is 2 rounds per day (not 2.13, as I stated in 51). So no penalties will be enforced today.
58Toral
      ID: 9541311
      Tue, Oct 09, 2018, 08:01

Valkyrie's clock is shortened to 3 hours when and if penalties are enforced.

However, the draft is well ahead of its Draft Pick Target (henceforth "DPT") which is 2 rounds per day. So no penalties will be enforced today.
59Toral
      ID: 9541311
      Wed, Oct 10, 2018, 10:10

The waiver order has been set. It is the reverse of the draft pick selection order, not of the draft order.
60WonderB
      ID: 54927109
      Wed, Oct 10, 2018, 10:39
I call mulligan.
ya I had a queue but it ran dry. that's when knicksfan stole bagley right in front of me. then thanksgiving up here delayed my "allowable on line time" (Damn family). the latest blurbs about bagley weren't all rosy so maybe you did me a favor KF.
other than that I had a good draft so... better luck next year guys.
61Toral
      ID: 9541311
      Wed, Oct 10, 2018, 21:41

Thank you all for an efficient draft.

Rosters will be entered tomorrow. You should check your team to make sure that you have been assigned the right players -- the right Gasol, the right Harris, the right Gordon, etc. If you find a mistake, notify me here (and by e-mail, if you want). Don't make a waiver claim on a player you own but haven't been assigned.
62BB the ball
      ID: 488282618
      Wed, Oct 10, 2018, 21:45
Fun draft--thanks everyone and good luck! Toral--thanks for doing the Commish thing. Usually overworked and underappreciated.
63Florian
      ID: 298441917
      Thu, Oct 11, 2018, 10:18
Toral - Thank you for running the draft/league :)
64Toral
      ID: 9541311
      Thu, Oct 11, 2018, 10:20

The rosters have been entered. Check them per post 61.

I have temporarily set the waiver period at 2 days so that everyone can check their rosters before waivers run. Ordinarily the waiver period will be 1 day.

Parenthetically I like the new ESPN way of entering players (type the first few letters of their names, players will show up, click on them) better than the old drag and drop. I always made at least one mistake under the old system -- last time I did this it was the very last player entered. We'll see how this one goes.

Good luck this year!
65KnicksFan
      ID: 14802515
      Thu, Oct 11, 2018, 12:45
Sorry WonderB!
66louky
      ID: 581531713
      Tue, Oct 16, 2018, 21:06
The new fantasy cast sucks.
67Florian
      ID: 298441917
      Thu, Oct 25, 2018, 14:45
Really really regretting taking Towns over Giannis :(
68louky
      ID: 581531713
      Sat, Oct 27, 2018, 12:30
Has anyone figured out how to view games played by position?
69Toral
      ID: 9541311
      Sat, Oct 27, 2018, 14:14

You need to access the league by phone. Check GP info by position on the App by clicking on the "Info" button.

No known way to do it on a PC.

See RIHC thread for further discussion.
70Bean
      ID: 304422310
      Sat, Nov 03, 2018, 21:56
I got this from ESPN Support:

Hello,

Thank you for playing ESPN Fantasy Basketball.

I apologize for the frustration and inconvenience. We are aware that games played by position information is missing from Fantasy Basketball at the moment. We are actively working on Fantasy Basketball and will be continually adding features throughout the season. Thank you for your patience as we continue to work to improve our games.

For live assistance with this or any other issue, please call Customer Care at 1-888-549-3776 (ESPN) between 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 a.m. EST.

Regards,
Alex
Alex
ESPN Customer Care
71maspero
      ID: 5992619
      Fri, Nov 09, 2018, 03:11
a question:
if a player I put in the starting lineup does not play, his game is considered played or not ?
72Bean
      ID: 304422310
      Fri, Nov 09, 2018, 12:05
DNP does not count as a GP, but 1 sec of play with no stats does.
73Bean
      ID: 304422310
      Fri, Nov 09, 2018, 12:05
DNP does not count as a GP, but 1 sec of play with no stats does.
74maspero
      ID: 5992619
      Mon, Nov 12, 2018, 06:50
Thanks Bean !!!!!
75mailedfoot
      ID: 15825517
      Wed, Jan 23, 2019, 06:32
Wow! Five teams all within 2 points of first place. Should be an interesting run to the finish line.
76Toral
      ID: 9541311
      Wed, Feb 06, 2019, 08:58

Today: back to five teams all within 2 points of first place. Sixth team only 5 points out.
77Toral
      ID: 9541311
      Thu, Apr 11, 2019, 07:29

Congratulations to Schrodiger's Cats, who ruined the narrative above by running away from it in the second half and accumulating 78 points. I managed to finish 2nd with 68 points. The race for promotion spots remained close to the end. KnicksFan ended up with 64, louky finished with 62, and Team Chiou ended up with 61. Congratulations and commiserations as the case may be.

Thanx to all for a good season.

Guru has a program for baseball which allows people to click on a site and see their games played at the various positions (among other things). Hopefully this will be installed in basketball next year so we can all see how many games remaining at our positions on a desktop compuiter.

78KnicksFan
      ID: 21324118
      Thu, Apr 11, 2019, 09:24
Good season! The race for 3rd was intense!
79Schodiger
      ID: 43551123
      Fri, Apr 12, 2019, 00:55
Thanks, fun season everyone! Pascal Siakam is on my list of favorite NBA players now. Look forward to next year.
80Bean
      ID: 304422310
      Wed, Apr 17, 2019, 13:10
Grats Schodiger
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