Donut Draft - Discussion

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Re: Donut Draft - Discussion 

Post#41 » by JimmyPlopper » Tue Jan 7, 2025 2:24 am

Fadeaway_J wrote:This restriction almost feels like a salary cap where most of your stars have max contracts. Will be interested to see how many people go for two 18+ players vs. three.


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Re: Donut Draft - Discussion 

Post#42 » by Fadeaway_J » Tue Jan 7, 2025 2:29 am

JimmyPlopper wrote:
Fadeaway_J wrote:This restriction almost feels like a salary cap where most of your stars have max contracts. Will be interested to see how many people go for two 18+ players vs. three.


Do you still have durantbird's list by chance? No worries if you don't, but he is up now.

Nope, I only got his list for the second round.
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Re: Donut Draft - Discussion 

Post#43 » by JimmyPlopper » Tue Jan 7, 2025 4:10 am

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MadNESS wrote:Roddy stole my strategy :lol:


There are still tempting <10 fga players out there.


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Re: Donut Draft - Discussion 

Post#44 » by durantbird » Tue Jan 7, 2025 5:38 am

JimmyPlopper wrote:
Laimbeer wrote:
MadNESS wrote:Roddy stole my strategy :lol:


There are still tempting <10 fga players out there.


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Clock hasn't started yet actually, but I'll pick soon
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Re: Donut Draft - Discussion 

Post#45 » by JimmyPlopper » Tue Jan 7, 2025 5:47 am

durantbird wrote:
JimmyPlopper wrote:
Laimbeer wrote:
There are still tempting <10 fga players out there.


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Clock hasn't started yet actually, but I'll pick soon


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Re: Donut Draft - Discussion 

Post#46 » by durantbird » Tue Jan 7, 2025 6:26 am

Had I known how the draft would have played out I probably would have taken Dirk over Kidd but I still think the trio of Kidd Kobe Embiid is pretty strong
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Post#47 » by MadNESS » Tue Jan 7, 2025 11:59 am

JimmyPlopper wrote:I'll join


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Post#48 » by Larry_Russell » Tue Jan 7, 2025 1:51 pm

durantbird wrote:Had I known how the draft would have played out I probably would have taken Dirk over Kidd but I still think the trio of Kidd Kobe Embiid is pretty strong



Almost as good as the duo of Shaq and SGA

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Post#49 » by Fadeaway_J » Tue Jan 7, 2025 2:20 pm

18 was definitely the right number for this. Anything above that would probably have everyone building pretty much the same kind of team. As it is, I can see arguments for either two or three guys above the limit, depending on the rest of the roster.
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Re: Donut Draft - Discussion 

Post#50 » by Laimbeer » Tue Jan 7, 2025 2:27 pm

durantbird wrote:
JimmyPlopper wrote:
Laimbeer wrote:
There are still tempting <10 fga players out there.


(you're up)

Clock hasn't started yet actually, but I'll pick soon


Sorry about that. At one time it was understood the clock would start at a given time OR after everyone had made their first pick. Whichever came first.
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Re: Donut Draft - Discussion 

Post#51 » by durantbird » Tue Jan 7, 2025 2:36 pm

Laimbeer wrote:
durantbird wrote:
JimmyPlopper wrote:
(you're up)

Clock hasn't started yet actually, but I'll pick soon


Sorry about that. At one time it was understood the clock would start at a given time OR after everyone had made their first pick. Whichever came first.

Yeah it should always be stated explicitly. And I didn't
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Post#52 » by Laimbeer » Tue Jan 7, 2025 2:41 pm

I have this sinking feeling I went too conservative with Draymond.
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Post#53 » by durantbird » Tue Jan 7, 2025 3:17 pm

As I said, I assumed the draft will play out differently. Thought Derrick White will be ah early second rounder
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Post#54 » by Larry_Russell » Tue Jan 7, 2025 4:24 pm

I think Battier was good for me there.

He can play either sg/sf/or PF for me beside shaq giving me flexibility moving forward.
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Re: Donut Draft - Discussion 

Post#55 » by Fadeaway_J » Tue Jan 7, 2025 8:33 pm

Slow going today.
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Post#56 » by Fadeaway_J » Tue Jan 7, 2025 8:38 pm

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Post#57 » by MadNESS » Tue Jan 7, 2025 8:52 pm

Round 4 will get interesting I reckon
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Post#58 » by GeorgeMarcus » Tue Jan 7, 2025 8:55 pm

Damn, I completely misunderstood the 18 rule the way JP did. I had a plan perfectly laid out to get me exactly 88 FGA and it just went to ****. I would not have taken KD with the 2nd pick but all good, time to re-strategize
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Re: Donut Draft - Discussion 

Post#59 » by Dr Positivity » Tue Jan 7, 2025 8:57 pm

Didn't expect the overall FGA to cause me such problems, if I draft another 8-9 FGA player besides 2012 Manu it gets a bit tight.
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Re: Donut Draft - Discussion 

Post#60 » by Fadeaway_J » Tue Jan 7, 2025 9:11 pm

I strongly considered Nash, but with a Giannis team the priority was getting a cheap shooting 5.

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