3-1 Comebacks Pairs Draft - Discussion

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Post#1 » by durantbird » Fri May 16, 2025 12:51 pm

Draft Rules:

1. All NBA seasons from 1999-00 to 2024-25 are eligible, subject to the restrictions outlined below.

2. You will be required to draft a total of 8 players in 4 rounds. Each of your players must play a minimum of 8 minutes in your rotations. Any player chosen in a season that is pre-merger will have a multiplier of 0.85 applied against their actual fga, rounded to closest 0.1.

3. Your team will be allowed a combined total of 88.0 FGA with a minimum of 3.0 FGA per player corresponding with the specific seasons indicated for each player. NOTE: You may pick a player whose actual FGA number was lower than 3.0, but you still be charged 3.0 for that player.

4. Each player you select must have played at least 50% of regular season games in the season selected. He needs to play at least 50% of his games for an eligible franchise.

5. In each round, you may pick two players who each played at least 50% of their games in the chosen season for different sides of the following franchise pairs: Pistons–Magic, Suns–Lakers, Rockets–Clippers, Warriors–Thunder, Cavaliers–Warriors, Nuggets–Jazz, Nuggets–Clippers.

Each pair should have at most one player who ever won All NBA First accolade in his career.

Predecessor franchises are also eligible.

Here is a breakdown of when every 3-1 comeback happened:
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Pistons–Magic (2003), Suns–Lakers (2006), Rockets–Clippers (2015), Warriors–Thunder (2016), Cavaliers–Warriors (2016), Nuggets–Jazz (2020), Nuggets–Clippers (2020)


6. We will be doing a modified snake draft. It will go like this: ABBA.

7. Players will get a maximum of a 2-hour window to make their selection when they are on the clock. If you still have not chosen a player by then, or if the player you have chosen is ineligible, you will be skipped. Also, if you know ahead of time that you won't be available to make your pick on the clock then please PM your selection to another participant. NOTE: If you miss one pick and have failed to make it by the time your next pick comes around, you will be skipped.

8. The clock will be turned off between 12 midnight and 9 AM EDT.

9. Draft order will be completely randomized.

10. After you have made your draft selection, please quote and/or PM the person that goes after you so they will know that it is their turn and they are on the clock. You may not change your pick after it has been made, even if the next person in the order has not picked yet. Please note that the clock starts whenever the previous drafter has either made their pick or their two-hour window has expired, even if the next person is not quoted.

11. The winner of the draft will be determined by polls. AI will be used as a single vote when a matchup is tied and stuck.

Team Roster Page Rules:

You will be responsible for creating a roster page for your fantasy team. Here are the things that you will be required to include on your roster page:

. Players
. Rotations
. Draft selections
. The most important of all, you must show the total FGA per player on your roster AND a total sum of each players FGA to display that it is under the required 88.0 FGA

-All of the above must be completed before playoffs/rankings


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Post#2 » by Laimbeer » Fri May 16, 2025 1:53 pm

Might be more interesting if we had to use the seasons of the comeback - if there are enough stars.

In either way.
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Post#3 » by MadNESS » Fri May 16, 2025 2:16 pm

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Post#4 » by Snakebites » Fri May 16, 2025 2:28 pm

I’m in.

What if the Knicks/Celtics get added to this list? I doubt it (sorry LR).
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Post#5 » by Dr Positivity » Fri May 16, 2025 2:33 pm

Ok
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Post#6 » by Larry_Russell » Fri May 16, 2025 2:52 pm

Snakebites wrote:I’m in.

What if the Knicks/Celtics get added to this list? I doubt it (sorry LR).



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Post#7 » by durantbird » Fri May 16, 2025 3:12 pm

Snakebites wrote:I’m in.

What if the Knicks/Celtics get added to this list? I doubt it (sorry LR).

We can wait to see and add them accordingly but might create a delay. Though I also doubt it lol
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Post#8 » by iamgine » Fri May 16, 2025 5:12 pm

Ok
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Post#9 » by Snakebites » Fri May 16, 2025 6:47 pm

durantbird wrote:
Snakebites wrote:I’m in.

What if the Knicks/Celtics get added to this list? I doubt it (sorry LR).

We can wait to see and add them accordingly but might create a delay. Though I also doubt it lol

I wouldn’t put it past the Knicks.

They had a close run series against us too.

I think it’s likely the Knicks close it out though. The other 3-1 series (Wolves and Pacers) have already wrapped.
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Post#10 » by wackbone » Fri May 16, 2025 8:02 pm

I am OUT. Too busy over the next week.
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Post#11 » by lilroddyb » Fri May 16, 2025 8:27 pm

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Post#12 » by durantbird » Sat May 17, 2025 1:11 pm

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Post#13 » by Stan » Sat May 17, 2025 1:35 pm

I'm down
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Post#14 » by Fadeaway_J » Sat May 17, 2025 3:17 pm

OK
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Post#15 » by durantbird » Sat May 17, 2025 4:50 pm

10 should be fine here, let's start
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Post#16 » by durantbird » Sat May 17, 2025 4:52 pm

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Post#17 » by Snakebites » Sat May 17, 2025 5:07 pm

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Post#18 » by durantbird » Sat May 17, 2025 5:18 pm

Clock starts 9am tomorrow
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Post#19 » by durantbird » Sat May 17, 2025 5:20 pm

Snakebites wrote:I’m in.

What if the Knicks/Celtics get added to this list? I doubt it (sorry LR).

Fast and easy first pick
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Post#20 » by Snakebites » Sat May 17, 2025 5:22 pm

durantbird wrote:
Snakebites wrote:I’m in.

What if the Knicks/Celtics get added to this list? I doubt it (sorry LR).

Fast and easy first pick

I feel like I haven't gotten many "easy" picks like that in recent drafts. I usually feel like I'm choosing between multiple options that have potential weakpoints.

No sense getting cute here.

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