Degree of Separation Draft Discussion

Larry_Russell · Post #41 » by **Larry_Russell** » Thu Sep 19, 2024 5:02 pm

This is tough...

I can go for crazy and build a foolish team that would be fun by running 2 point guards.
Or I can go for the 2 MVP play which should be looked at favourably

Post #42 » by **Snakebites** » Thu Sep 19, 2024 5:13 pm

Larry_Russell wrote:This is tough...

I can go for crazy and build a foolish team that would be fun by running 2 point guards.
Or I can go for the 2 MVP play which should be looked at favourably

The suspense is palpable. :lol:

I have no idea what direction I'm going to take my team. It's too deep a draft and too small a team pool to count myself out, but making the right choice in round 2 is going to be absolutely critical.

Larry_Russell · Post #43 » by **Larry_Russell** » Thu Sep 19, 2024 5:56 pm

Fadeaway_J wrote:
Snakebites wrote:We got time. Anybody want the top pick?

I'll take it

up buddy

Post #44 » by **Fadeaway_J** » Thu Sep 19, 2024 6:04 pm

Oops, screwed up there. :-?

Didn't even look on Larry's pick properly. I'm out of the running already.

Dr Positivity · Post #45 » by **Dr Positivity** » Thu Sep 19, 2024 6:23 pm

Feeling pretty good about my Shaq pick

Larry_Russell · Post #46 » by **Larry_Russell** » Thu Sep 19, 2024 6:28 pm

Fadeaway_J wrote:Oops, screwed up there.

Didn't even look on Larry's pick properly. I'm out of the running already.

you can still build a pretty dang good team I think.

I didnt realize there was a link until the last second between Steph and Him.

Dr Positivity · Post #47 » by **Dr Positivity** » Thu Sep 19, 2024 6:35 pm

Larry_Russell wrote:
Fadeaway_J wrote:Oops, screwed up there.

Didn't even look on Larry's pick properly. I'm out of the running already.

you can still build a pretty dang good team I think.

I didnt realize there was a link until the last second between Steph and Him.

I can see at least one route for Fade that has high upside at least, though it involves a player who might get taken this round.

Post #48 » by **Fadeaway_J** » Thu Sep 19, 2024 6:35 pm

Larry_Russell wrote:
Fadeaway_J wrote:Oops, screwed up there.

Didn't even look on Larry's pick properly. I'm out of the running already.

you can still build a pretty dang good team I think.

I didnt realize there was a link until the last second between Steph and Him.

In my position, screwing up that second pick is a death sentence. Especially with such a small player pool.

Post #49 » by **Snakebites** » Thu Sep 19, 2024 6:46 pm

Fadeaway_J wrote:
Larry_Russell wrote:
Fadeaway_J wrote:Oops, screwed up there.

Didn't even look on Larry's pick properly. I'm out of the running already.

you can still build a pretty dang good team I think.

I didnt realize there was a link until the last second between Steph and Him.

In my position, screwing up that second pick is a death sentence. Especially with such a small player pool.

It's okay. You still have the consolation prize of dramatically reducing my chances of winning. :lol:

I actually think this is a fairly deep player pool. But yeah, KCP doesn't have super obvious linkages outside of Jokic.

And yeah, I'll go ahead and name drop that one. We all know it's who LR is picking in round 3.

Steph/Jokic is a god tier fit IMO. I'm not sure why LR had to waffle back and fourth on that one. It's well worth spending an early pick on McGee to get that pair. Most teams will have a pivot pick somewhere in their first few picks.

Truthfully I'm feeling a bit rudderless at the moment. We'll see if I can figure out how to make this work.

JimmyPlopper · Post #50 » by **JimmyPlopper** » Thu Sep 19, 2024 7:11 pm

Dr Positivity wrote:Feeling pretty good about my Shaq pick

Up

durantbird · Post #51 » by **durantbird** » Thu Sep 19, 2024 7:18 pm

It's not a draft you want to lose concentration in

Post #52 » by **Fadeaway_J** » Thu Sep 19, 2024 7:24 pm

And Snake breathes a sigh of relief (maybe)

Dr Positivity · Post #53 » by **Dr Positivity** » Thu Sep 19, 2024 7:24 pm

Crap, I just messed up too

durantbird · Post #54 » by **durantbird** » Thu Sep 19, 2024 7:30 pm

Unless I'm missing something, I don't think the Pierce pick is a good one. There were much better options right here in round 2, instead of trying to secure a player that cannot really be secured for round 3

Dr Positivity · Post #55 » by **Dr Positivity** » Thu Sep 19, 2024 7:30 pm

durantbird wrote:Unless I'm missing something, I don't think the Pierce pick is a good one. There were much better options right here in round 2, instead of trying to secure a player that cannot really be secured for round 3

Yes, I missed a connection.

Post #56 » by **MadNESS** » Thu Sep 19, 2024 7:30 pm

Dr Positivity wrote:Crap, I just messed up too

Yeah confused me there… but thanks!

Post #57 » by **MadNESS** » Thu Sep 19, 2024 7:31 pm

flaco wrote:Count me in.

I think 80s to now seems too deep. I'd rather we allowed only 2 decades, not necessarily including the 20s.

Let's say I select Bird. I'm likely stuck in the 80s/90s for a big chunk of the draft. Similarly, let's say Dr P selects Jokic. He's likely stuck in the 10s/20s for a big chunk of the draft. In this scenario, me and Dr P would be drafting in separate bubbles.

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JimmyPlopper · Post #58 » by **JimmyPlopper** » Thu Sep 19, 2024 7:31 pm

Fadeaway_J wrote:And Snake breathes a sigh of relief (maybe)

Yep I think Snake will get his man now. That will be a tough team to stop

Dr Positivity · Post #59 » by **Dr Positivity** » Thu Sep 19, 2024 7:36 pm

JimmyPlopper wrote:
Fadeaway_J wrote:And Snake breathes a sigh of relief (maybe)

Yep I think Snake will get his man now. That will be a tough team to stop

I think MadNESS build is a bigger problem

Larry_Russell · Post #60 » by **Larry_Russell** » Thu Sep 19, 2024 7:37 pm

Snakebites wrote:
Fadeaway_J wrote:
Larry_Russell wrote:

you can still build a pretty dang good team I think.

I didnt realize there was a link until the last second between Steph and Him.

In my position, screwing up that second pick is a death sentence. Especially with such a small player pool.

It's okay. You still have the consolation prize of dramatically reducing my chances of winning.

I actually think this is a fairly deep player pool. But yeah, KCP doesn't have super obvious linkages outside of Jokic.

And yeah, I'll go ahead and name drop that one. We all know it's who LR is picking in round 3.

Steph/Jokic is a god tier fit IMO. I'm not sure why LR had to waffle back and fourth on that one. It's well worth spending an early pick on McGee to get that pair. Most teams will have a pivot pick somewhere in their first few picks.

Truthfully I'm feeling a bit rudderless at the moment. We'll see if I can figure out how to make this work.

I honestly didnt realize there was a link until the last minute.