FFL - 2013-14

[jazzfan1971]

Oh, I picked him for a reason. I just was worried about his legal troubles, not on the court troubles.

But, his back is a concern.

Have to wait and see on him I guess. I do like him if he's healthy and not in jail though.

[theman]

I would like to thank Floppy Moose for this:

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[jazzfan1971]

I can't get yahoo to stay on the schedule sort. Meaning each time I go to the next day I have to reset to schedule. Can't they make it stick instead? I dno't remember setting a schedule to be so hard last year.

[writersblock]

My "favorite" yahoo update is the game log that no longer lists in game stats, but player averages.

[sabonis]

I love the "start active players" button. but it's bugged. I had 10 active players but when I clicked this button, it benched CJ Watson, and there was no positional problems with the team, as I had to slide everyone up a position to open room at the G spot to play CJ Watson...

My "favorite" yahoo update is the game log that no longer lists in game stats, but player averages.

I can't get yahoo to stay on the schedule sort. Meaning each time I go to the next day I have to reset to schedule. Can't they make it stick instead? I dno't remember setting a schedule to be so hard last year.

I don't know what you guys mean.

[bww78]

You think there's bugs? Try inputting out offline draft. It reset about 5 different times and made me start over. Good times.

[jazzfan1971]

I'm getting tired of waiting for someone to rank the teams, so I guess I'll have to do it. Problem is, I'm lazy. Terribly, terribly lazy. So, don't expect anything decent. Just the ramblings of a man up past his bedtime. And as a disclaimer, this league is so competitive that I honestly don't think it's possible to pick winners this early. The field is just too close for that.

With all that said, if you wish to read further it's on you, not me.

Kawhi Maybe
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This team has captured quite a few players I was hoping would fall to me. Amir Johnson, Bradley Beal, Jared Dudley, and Byron Mullens were all guys who I thought would outperform their draft position. Then again there are some guys on the roster who I'm not that high on. I've never been a Tony Parker fan, and Evans, O'Neal, and Brooks are all guys who won't be much of a factor unless there is an injury in head of them. All in all it looks like a quality squad. I'll say a B.

SA Sugarkids
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An awful lot is going to have to go right for this team to be competitive. After the first 5 picks I see a lot of guys that may or may not produce. That's 10 iffy roster spots by my eye. If the stars align it could work out, but, I think it's a recipe for disaster. I'll say an F.

Team DNP
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Appropriately named, this team is loaded to the gills with injured and injury prone players. Almost as if they were targeted on purpose. I don't mind one or two guys on a roster who's value is dependent on being healthy, but, when half your squad is in that situation you are probably asking for trouble. I'll say an D-.

Blue Jasmine
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Looks like a well put together team to me. Guys like Seraphin and Pressley could really stand out depending on what happens. We're all waiting on Cousins to take a step forward and if he does this team could be dangerous. I'll say a B+.

Hoppers Hoopers
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Having Durant is such a luxury. I think that fact alone will carry this team some weeks. But, I'm a little unsure of guys like Hickson, Kaman, and Jack. Those look like guys who were taken maybe a little higher than I would have. I'll say B-.

Insfo
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Seems like this team was assembled by someone who really did their research. I like most of the picks. The bottom 4 is a little weak, but, most teams have that problem. Nice talent and a lot of guys who are IMHO good risks to be better than draft position. I'll say A-.

Jazzfan1971
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This year as every year I have the perfect team. I'll say A++.

Team Big Heart
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Well, he's got a terrific backcourt. I don't know. Looks like a case of too many chiefs and not enough indians to me. I think he may be too top heavy and too focused to break through to the playoffs. But, if he does, he could be very dangerous. I'll say C+.

Istanbul Run and Gun
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Then we have the polar opposite team. He's got a terrific front court. Difference in my mind is a few more indians. Gokce is always strong and this year is no different. I'll say A-.

Sons of Disaster
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Might just be a bit too young. Brian likes upside and I can't argue with that. I just think this team will be better next year than this one. I'll say C.

Time Lords
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Looks like a bunch of savvy picks by my eye. He's got a couple stinkers in there, but, with the way he mines the waiver wire I think that's by design. I'll give him an A. But, it would only be a B if you limited him to 1 move a week.

The Hamnifficent ones
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In this league you can't compete without your first rounder. If he goes down your season goes down. And Ham's season is all ready in jeopardy. Westy might be back in time to right the ship, but, he's going to be facing an uphill climb for the rest of the season when he does. Bad luck there. Honestly, it looks like we were drafting from the same list most of the way. But, with the injury I've got to give you a D.

Frostbite
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Plan the work and work the plan. I love what Frosty has done here. I'm a little stunned that this isn't Gokce's squad to be honest. Of all the rosters I've looked at so far this is the first that screams contender to me. I'll say A if Rondo is healthy to start the season.

The Man
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Yet another roster I like. Great depth. terrific drafting. I think he'll show very nicely. I'll say A.

Vanilla Skai
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Lots to like here as well. I think it's a smartly drafted team. Not entirely sure how they'll fit together and all ready seeing smoe injuries, but, tons of upside. I'll say B.

Melo 3si
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Not a huge fan of this team. Several players I just think aren't going to be up to snuff. I'll say C.

Portuguese Bastards
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Interesting. Fraan has assembled a deep team for once. I don't think we'll need to worry about him streaming unless he manages to pull off some trades where he gives up some depth. I like the philosophy, you get 14 players who you can count on to give you some production every night and I think it gives you a step up over the top heavy teams who have 3-5 guys who are just longshots to be more than 10th men. I'll say A-.

Sly
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Where Brian was too young, Sly is too old. He's catching the tail end of the careers of a lot of players opening himself up to reduced production and missed games. Not a ton of upside on the roster either. I'll say C-.

Browncoats
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Got a couple nice stars, but, the support just isn't there. Way too many bit players on the team. Grade F.

Cy Break them Ankles
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Terrific top 8. Then it starts to disappoint. Still I think there is enough talent at this heavy top to carry the day. If you can find a gem or two on the waiver wire you'll be competing for a title. Grade A-.


Top of the class = Frosty!

[Woody Allen]

A positive review of my team? I'mma have to ice skate home because hell just froze over.

[sabonis]

SA Sugarkids
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An awful lot is going to have to go right for this team to be competitive. After the first 5 picks I see a lot of guys that may or may not produce. That's 10 iffy roster spots by my eye. If the stars align it could work out, but, I think it's a recipe for disaster. I'll say an F.

Thanks for all the reviews.

and wow, at the time I didn't expect a high projection from BBM as a I didn't expect the worst team award from you. Ouch. It's like day and night

btw calling Redick and Jimmy Butler as iffy is a bit over the top IMHO. others, sure I can understand.

[writersblock]

Time Lords
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Looks like a bunch of savvy picks by my eye. He's got a couple stinkers in there, but, with the way he mines the waiver wire I think that's by design. I'll give him an A. But, it would only be a B if you limited him to 1 move a week.

Well said Wes. You've got me figured out. I usually draft with the intent that my last 2 roster spots are a revolving door until I find someone on the waivers that will stick. This year, though, I can't really pin point anyone that I want to drop, which made my trade with Skai really difficult.

I would be interested to hear who you think my "stinkers" are.

[jazzfan1971]

psycho T and Jeffery Taylor.

[hamncheese]

The Hamnifficent ones
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In this league you can't compete without your first rounder. If he goes down your season goes down. And Ham's season is all ready in jeopardy. Westy might be back in time to right the ship, but, he's going to be facing an uphill climb for the rest of the season when he does. Bad luck there. Honestly, it looks like we were drafting from the same list most of the way. But, with the injury I've got to give you a D.

I can't disagree with that. At least I have another first rounder in Love. While missing the first 4-6 weeks sucks, I am more concerned about how Westbrook wll be once he does come back. Good thing is that this league is usually and looks to be tight, so that if I can hang around the middle of the pack for a couple of months, then I should be able to be strong enough to push for the playoffs with a lower seed.

[writersblock]

psycho T and Jeffery Taylor.

Jeff Taylor I added off waivers, so he doesn't really count as a "drafted player", but the way I see it, he couldn't possibly hurt my team all that bad. In fact, I see him as a 3 and D guy (or at least that's how CHA sees him). He'll back up both SG and SF, probably give me the occasional break out game mixed with the sub par outings. At the very least, he'll give me at least 2-3 3s a week, and that's good enough for last spot on my roster.

As for Psycho T, I must be in the minority in thinking he'll bring some added depth from the bench. If you look at Toronto's bench, they are practically devoid of big man. Sure, Jonas and Amir will start, but after that, the only big men are Aaron Gray, Psycho T, and maybe Novak (who ESPN considers the backup at SF, for whatever that's worth). Bottom line, Hansbrough will see minutes, and history says, when he sees minutes, he produces. Per 36, he's a 15/10 guy, though I have no idea how many minutes he'll be getting.

Then again, you also just pinpointed my 2 "revolving door" guys who may be on waivers for a better FA if they don't live up to expectations.

[floppymoose]

I can't get yahoo to stay on the schedule sort. Meaning each time I go to the next day I have to reset to schedule. Can't they make it stick instead? I dno't remember setting a schedule to be so hard last year.

This will be fixed soon.

[jazzfan1971]

Ok. I did mine. Where are the rest?

[bww78]

Thought Break was going to do more?

[Breakdown777]

Thought Break was going to do more?

I was, but then a few things happened. I was just finishing up my tiers for 3's, moving on to points when
- extra trades started happening. I was not going to redo everything because players shifted, but I didn't feel my observations would be accurate without a do-over.
- ham posted BBMs ACTUAL team ranks in each CAT. It kind of defeats the purpose of me trying to eyeball everything when someone else has the legit data.
- I got more into fantasy football than I ever have in the past. I've been reading up on things, and trying to prevent my bottom of the pack teams from ending the season just as terribly. I think this is why NBA is the best fantasy sport, all the others are just too random and a few players can win it all for you. NBA requires more skill and background knowledge (although luck goes a long way here too).
- MORE TRADES HAPPENED. I seriously don't even think my rosters are accurate for about 6 or 7 teams now.

I'm still planning on writing up something, but it might be more of a "best pick / worst pick" kind of thing, with some extra musings based on team makeup. I will say, as usual, I like Curty's team. Hopper's team doesn't look like it could possibly fail. I'm pretty sure I liked Skai's team, but I don't remember exactly. I remember there were some other teams I really liked, but when looking at the way the competition shaked out...I can't see them doing well. I'll be more specific later.
I'll also probably give another 8 paragraph synopsis on my stupid team, even though it's pretty easy to figure out that after I took D Wade at 18 I went all or nothing on injuries. I mean, there are a ton of players who already got hurt or reinjured...I cut out the stress and took guys who were already hurt. I fully expect finishing 3rd or 19th with no in-between. If only I had read that Amare update...considering all the deal's I opted out of because that pick was involved still haunts me.

More to come....eventually.

[hamncheese]

- ham posted BBMs ACTUAL team ranks in each CAT. It kind of defeats the purpose of me trying to eyeball everything when someone else has the legit data.

Keep in mind that the BBM data is subjective to their projections, some of which I don't agree with. But, some of those projections have changed since then and as you mentioned, teams have made trades.

[writersblock]

- ham posted BBMs ACTUAL team ranks in each CAT. It kind of defeats the purpose of me trying to eyeball everything when someone else has the legit data.

Keep in mind that the BBM data is subjective to their projections, some of which I don't agree with. But, some of those projections have changed since then and as you mentioned, teams have made trades.

I have to agree with this. These are Matt Buser's projections, and though he's probably on target for most of them, he can be very, very wrong (as can most of us). We played against him a few seasons ago and his team was horrible...absolutely abysmal, as was most of the others who were from the BBM forum. ESPN's tend to differ dramatically in some cases (though I put less into ESPN's projections than BBM's).

I think the fun of this league is all the projections. We've been playing together for years, some for over a decade now, so the nuances of that kind of time make projecting teams fun. That being said, if I can dig myself out of the work I have to get done today, I'll probably put my 2 cents in and do a projection.

[theman]

I can't get yahoo to stay on the schedule sort. Meaning each time I go to the next day I have to reset to schedule. Can't they make it stick instead? I dno't remember setting a schedule to be so hard last year.

This will be fixed soon.

It used to be if I were looking at a certain player there was a drop down in the corner where I could select any one of his team mates and be brought to that players age. This feature seems to be gone.