Money League - Now Recruiting

3Si · Post #61 » by **3Si** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 4:07 am

Wow, these pickups are making my KG look like a steal.

writersblock · Post #62 » by **writersblock** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 4:22 pm

3Si wrote:Wow, these pickups are making my KG look like a steal.

Especially if Wade goes for the price he's set at right now...he hasn't had a productive season in 2 years, and looks like he's following TMac's career path, rather than Jordan's.

Not to mention, even when he was getting help from the refs, I mean, playing well--his 0s and high TOs still make it difficult to reason paying almost 1/3 of your salary for him.

BitonKOBE · Post #63 » by **BitonKOBE** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 8:01 pm

^^ im taken by his olympic performance and also im just a wade fanatic. im going to spend the rest of my money on KOBE.

im great for this league- im active but terrible.

insfo · Post #64 » by **insfo** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 8:19 pm

BitonKOBE wrote:^^ im taken by his olympic performance and also im just a wade fanatic. im going to spend the rest of my money on KOBE.

im great for this league- im active but terrible.

Didn't we have a dude like this last year ? TorontoRaptors50 or something like that ?

Too bad he stopped being active after the first week or so :lol:

Post #65 » by **Young_Star11** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 10:28 pm

Waiting on bww's results...

writersblock · Post #66 » by **writersblock** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 11:08 pm

I called BWW, he'll be posting it soon.

bww78 · Post #67 » by **bww78** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 2:02 am

Sorry, there could be delays on weekends (and next week, while I'm on vacation). Sorry about that.

WInners:

Wade: bitonKobe ($3,313)

Wallace: Masta ($500)

Peja: Masta ($1,050)

Thomas: YS ($800)

Qualified for the 2nd Round

O'neal -
Alci
3Si
Masta
Highest Bid: $1,250

Love -
WB
Sacstar
Woody
Highest Bid: $201

Green -
Sacstar
Skai
Woody
Highest Bid: $221

West -
Alci
YS
Masta
Highest Bid: $2,250

Thanks guys. Don't forget to update rosters.

sacstar16 · Post #68 » by **sacstar16** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 2:41 am

So Dunleavy, Marvin Williams, Brandan Wright and Sam Cassell are also up for bid?

writersblock · Post #69 » by **writersblock** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 3:00 am

sacstar16 wrote:So Dunleavy, Marvin Williams, Brandan Wright and Sam Cassell are also up for bid?

exactamundo.

MastaMindz · Post #70 » by **MastaMindz** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 5:29 am

thoughts on my ben wallace and peja pickups? i didn't really want ben (seems no one else wanted him either since there were no 2nd round bids for him either), so i guess i overpaid for him. i also had the high bid on peja in the 1st round, but happily will pay about a thousand for his services.

writersblock · Post #71 » by **writersblock** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 5:38 am

MastaMindz wrote:thoughts on my ben wallace and peja pickups? i didn't really want ben (seems no one else wanted him either since there were no 2nd round bids for him either), so i guess i overpaid for him. i also had the high bid on peja in the 1st round, but happily will pay about a thousand for his services.

Honest opinion? I thought Ben was a bit high. I considered bidding $20 on Big Ben, but didn't want to waste a roster space on someone who only gets blocks, and hardly does that well anymore.

Peja is a better deal at $1K, though he's on the down side of his career, his %s and 3s should be valuable enough for that price, though I think you could have gotten him cheaper...you know, at a thrift store or something.

So, in both cases, the bids might have been high, but at least you didn't pay 800 on a guy who we're all still waiting on to breakout :thinking:

, or worse, over 3K for a guy who hasn't had a productive year since 2006, and is a liability for 3pointers and TOs.

Post #72 » by **Young_Star11** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 6:07 am

Naturally, I think Tyrus for $800 is a better deal than Big Ben at $500

Big Ben has never been able to score, his rebounding numbers has dwindled as he loses his athleticism, the blocks and steals aren't there in high(er) volumes like they were before. He has no impression on the percentages and he will go through games getting into foul trouble and doing nothing.
My prediction is something like 4 PTS | 7 REB | 1.5 AST | 1.0 ST | 1.5 BLK

Tyrus on the other hand will get a few more minutes. I've never seen him as being capable of being a 20ppg scorer, heck, even 15ppg based on sheer athleticism and no jumper. However, apparently he has been working on it over the off-season, and he's going to see more than spare minutes for probably the first time in his career.
My prediction was something like 12 PTS | 7 REB | 2.5 AST | 1.0 ST | 1.0 BLK
but that figure had too many assists and probably not enough of the defensive stats which he is definitely capable of.

Peja for $1000 is a nice deal. It will of course seem bad when managers are able to get stars at a great discount. But considering the cap allocates $1000 per player, Peja is easily above 'average' in a 9-cat league. Only problem are his injuries.

With Wade, you can expect a renaissance, except as Brian mentionned, those 3PTM and TO deficiencies show up rather badly. That, and they are targetting floppers next season.

BitonKOBE · Post #73 » by **BitonKOBE** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 9:34 am

you guys are undervaluing wade imo. altho its possible ive overpaid for him, i wont know for sure until i see my team at the end of the draft

tkunit · Post #74 » by **tkunit** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 3:52 pm

BitonKOBE wrote:you guys are undervaluing wade imo. altho its possible ive overpaid for him, i wont know for sure until i see my team at the end of the draft

Not really you just spent 3k on an injury prone player. If he makes it 70 games and is it top form he may be worth it . But you also have to see how the prices hold throught the draft.

MastaMindz · Post #75 » by **MastaMindz** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 4:29 pm

yeah, i'll go ahead and admit my first round bid of $500 on ben was a mistake. hopefully he'll benefit from a full season in cleveland. and i agree, peja for 1k will look bad when we see a top 40 guy go for that but someones gotta get **** rolling.

BitonKOBE · Post #76 » by **BitonKOBE** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 7:41 pm

tkunit wrote:
BitonKOBE wrote:you guys are undervaluing wade imo. altho its possible ive overpaid for him, i wont know for sure until i see my team at the end of the draft

Not really you just spent 3k on an injury prone player. If he makes it 70 games and is it top form he may be worth it . But you also have to see how the prices hold throught the draft.

i think it's probable he'll play 70 games and be a statistical monster. have you seen him this summer? he looks insane. anyway im OK w overpaying bc, like i said, im a fanboy :-D

and 3,313 is my lucky number so yer all doomed

bww78 · Post #77 » by **bww78** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 8:07 pm

Today's resutls:

O'neal: Masta ($1,450)

Love: WB ($326)

Green: Sacstar ($252)

West: Alci ($2,251)

Qualified for 2nd Round

Dunleavy -
WB
BWW
Alci
Highest Bid: $1.500

Williams -
Bww
3Si
Alci
Highest Bid: $800

Wright - Bww ($2)

Thank you.

bww78 · Post #78 » by **bww78** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 9:45 pm

New Results

Dunleavy: WB ($1,575)

Willaims: Alci ($800)

Qualified for 2nd Round

Sasha -
WB
TK
Woody
Highest Bid: $450

Hughes -
WB
Fraan
Woody
Highest Bid: $46

Pryz -
3Si
Woody
Highest Bid: $633

Thanks, and keep updating those rosters.

bww78 · Post #79 » by **bww78** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 7:12 am

Tuesday's results might be late. I'll be out most of the day. Check back sometime around 10:00pm pst. Sorry for the delay.

writersblock · Post #80 » by **writersblock** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 1:02 pm

Ouch, that's 1am for me...

No prob though...I can't imagine I'll be waiting on pins and needles to see who gets Sasha, Hughes, and Przybilla.