FFL - 2012-13 - Voting on Rule Change - draft order posted

Post #1561 » by **jazzfan1971** » Tue Mar 19, 2013 7:15 am

floppymoose wrote:jazz, we are doing cumulative basketballmonster value as of the end of the nba regular season, correct? Since it's close we might as well make sure we are agreed on the details.

those are the details I remember.

writersblock · Post #1562 » by **writersblock** » Tue Mar 19, 2013 2:01 pm

jazzfan1971 wrote:
floppymoose wrote:Meanwhile, in the epic showdown bet between Jazzfan and I on who will be better this season, Marcus Camby or Anthony Randolph, it's coming down to the wire with AR at #364 and Camby at #382. These two titans of basketball are both still in it, as the bet will probably be decided by whether either of them plays 10 minutes in a game the rest of the way.

This is going to come down to the wire.

AR: 375
Camby: 377

You guys are still doing this? Anything below 300 is all conjecture anyway.

In other news, I don't like my chances against BWW with a DNP from David West last night.

bww78 · Post #1563 » by **bww78** » Tue Mar 19, 2013 5:11 pm

Meanwhile, I've got Gortat out for the whole week.

writersblock · Post #1564 » by **writersblock** » Tue Mar 19, 2013 5:44 pm

bww78 wrote:Meanwhile, I've got Gortat out for the whole week.

I'll see your Gortat DNP with my DNP from Timofey Mozgov. 8-)

tkunit · Post #1565 » by **tkunit** » Sun Mar 24, 2013 4:38 pm

I'm sad how my season completely fell apart. But congrats to those of you still fighting for the Title.

theman · Post #1566 » by **theman** » Mon Mar 25, 2013 3:07 pm

Damn. Suck getting bounced in the first round but considering I was dead last (maybe second to last) last year I think this was a good season.

bww78 · Post #1567 » by **bww78** » Mon Mar 25, 2013 8:44 pm

Well, I'm going to ask for a refund on the voodoo doll I bought of Brian last week. Stupid witch doctor...

Congrats to all those moving on to the 2nd round!

Post #1568 » by **floppymoose** » Mon Mar 25, 2013 10:14 pm

bww78 wrote:What is this bet? I don't remember anything about it.

We debated fantasy value of AR vs Camby after we each drafted them. In the end we bet that whichever manager's guy had the better fantasy season would gave the right to swap draft order with the other next year.

As it turns out we were both right that the other guy sucked. :-P

writersblock · Post #1569 » by **writersblock** » Mon Mar 25, 2013 11:06 pm

bww78 wrote:Well, I'm going to ask for a refund on the voodoo doll I bought of Brian last week. Stupid witch doctor...

Congrats to all those moving on to the 2nd round!

Actually, your voodoo doll is just a little late that's all. You should collect from INSFO, because there's no way I'm making without David West AND George Hill this week.

writersblock · Post #1570 » by **writersblock** » Mon Apr 1, 2013 1:00 am

streaming FTW!

Well played INSFO. I think the thing that gets me more than anything is that the guy who actually beat me was Kyrie Irving, who I had at the beginning of the week but had to drop because 3 of my top guys were missing multiple games and I didn't think I could carry the dead weight.

Still, gotta be proud that I nearly made it into the final round with:
-4 games Marco Belinelli
-2 games David West
-2 games LeMarcus Aldridge
-1 game George Hill

Even one more game from 1 of those guys would've given me the win.

For now, it's back to rethinking why I even play fantasy basketball if it all comes down to injuries and who's healthy in the last 8 weeks of the season.

insfo · Post #1571 » by **insfo** » Mon Apr 1, 2013 1:54 am

writersblock wrote:streaming FTW!

Well played INSFO. I think the thing that gets me more than anything is that the guy who actually beat me was Kyrie Irving, who I had at the beginning of the week but had to drop because 3 of my top guys were missing multiple games and I didn't think I could carry the dead weight.

Still, gotta be proud that I nearly made it into the final round with:
-4 games Marco Belinelli
-2 games David West
-2 games LeMarcus Aldridgeg
-1 game George Hill

Even one more game from 1 of those guys would've given me the win.

For now, it's back to rethinking why I even play fantasy basketball if it all comes down to injuries and who's healthy in the last 8 weeks of the season.

Lol, didn't realize that I was playing you, thot it was TheMan & decided to give it a whirl :lol:

If it is any consolation, none of the other mo-names I picked up last night contributed much. I'm sure you were kicking yourself for having used all 6 moves earlier in the week huh?

Post #1572 » by **jazzfan1971** » Mon Apr 1, 2013 2:23 am

I hate streaming. Every year I argue for weekly lineups, every year it gets boo'd down.

But, expect me to push for them again when the rules are discussed.

insfo · Post #1573 » by **insfo** » Mon Apr 1, 2013 3:14 am

writersblock wrote:streaming FTW!

Just so that it is clear - since jazzfan brought it up .. streaming FTL as well!. Just that Brian jumped the gun and streamed early and did not have enough moves to pick Kyrie back up.

So yeah, I'm all for what ever is decided for next year as far as # of moves. But since we already have a limit this year, hope this is the last we hear of it.

writersblock · Post #1574 » by **writersblock** » Mon Apr 1, 2013 12:25 pm

insfo wrote:
writersblock wrote:streaming FTW!

Well played INSFO. I think the thing that gets me more than anything is that the guy who actually beat me was Kyrie Irving, who I had at the beginning of the week but had to drop because 3 of my top guys were missing multiple games and I didn't think I could carry the dead weight.

Still, gotta be proud that I nearly made it into the final round with:
-4 games Marco Belinelli
-2 games David West
-2 games LeMarcus Aldridgeg
-1 game George Hill

Even one more game from 1 of those guys would've given me the win.

For now, it's back to rethinking why I even play fantasy basketball if it all comes down to injuries and who's healthy in the last 8 weeks of the season.

Lol, didn't realize that I was playing you, thot it was TheMan & decided to give it a whirl

If it is any consolation, none of the other mo-names I picked up last night contributed much. I'm sure you were kicking yourself for having used all 6 moves earlier in the week huh?

Well, I actually picked up guys who I thought would contribute for the week, and I kept them (All except Greg Smith, who I stupidly picked up without realizing that I could never actually play him because my C spots were full). I call that "replacing" injured players and picking up based on potential. If you call that streaming, so be it. And for the record, I didn't use up all my add/drops until Friday night, and I'm only kicking myself because I let go of Kyrie Irving because by all accounts he wouldn't be returning last week. Frankly, when I saw you had added 4 guys to beat me in points, I wasn't terribly worried because I saw you had picked up dead weight. It was Kyrie Irving's last minute return that made the difference. Be sure to thank Floppy for dropping him in the first place when you win the championship. 8-)

Frankly, I don't think streaming is really the problem. It's lame to lose your top guys for most of the week during the playoffs, and I think it's dumb to create a rule that makes you sit and watch your team lose because your guys are injured (something you can't plan for). In the real NBA, streaming happens in the form of 10 day contracts to replace injured players. So even though streaming beat me this year (without it, I had a good chance of winning it all), I would still argue against any rule that would severely limit player add/drops.

writersblock · Post #1575 » by **writersblock** » Mon Apr 1, 2013 12:29 pm

jazzfan1971 wrote:I hate streaming. Every year I argue for weekly lineups, every year it gets boo'd down.

But, expect me to push for them again when the rules are discussed.

I hate weekly lineups probably as much as you hate streaming. 8-)

It takes away the competitiveness of the league since you only really have to pay attention to the league once a week. Plus, it also turns the game into a "play whoever is playing the most games in a week" competition, and that's not only boring, but it minimizes the importance of playing your best players.

That being said, if others are really in favor of weekly lineups, I would suggest we have no bench, and simply start everyone.

Post #1576 » by **jazzfan1971** » Mon Apr 1, 2013 2:31 pm

writersblock wrote: In the real NBA, streaming happens in the form of 10 day contracts to replace injured players.

In the real NBA there is a deadline by which your playoff roster is set in stone.

writersblock · Post #1577 » by **writersblock** » Mon Apr 1, 2013 6:48 pm

jazzfan1971 wrote:
writersblock wrote: In the real NBA, streaming happens in the form of 10 day contracts to replace injured players.

In the real NBA there is a deadline by which your playoff roster is set in stone.

In the real NBA, that deadline hasn't passed yet.

Post #1578 » by **Cyrus** » Tue Apr 2, 2013 3:09 am

just do a total add/drops for the year...say like 35...including playoffs...involves a bit strategy...

So some teams can save it...to the near end and do weekly add/drops of 10 a week if they want, some teams will use it all before we even get there, and if that's the case, then tough.

35 is an arbitrary number, you can put it to 25-30 if you think that's high.

writersblock · Post #1579 » by **writersblock** » Tue Apr 2, 2013 12:31 pm

Cyrus wrote:just do a total add/drops for the year...say like 35...including playoffs...involves a bit strategy...

So some teams can save it...to the near end and do weekly add/drops of 10 a week if they want, some teams will use it all before we even get there, and if that's the case, then tough.

35 is an arbitrary number, you can put it to 25-30 if you think that's high.

That's 10 lower than we had this year. I still think looking at 2-3 a week is fine, even in the playoffs. It works great for Gokce's battle of the forums league.

hamncheese · Post #1580 » by **hamncheese** » Tue Apr 2, 2013 1:07 pm

Battle of the Sports Forums is 4 per week, and it does work great.