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Madness Draft Thread 

Post#1 » by GeorgeMarcus » Tue Apr 1, 2025 7:08 pm

Draft Rules:

1. All NBA seasons post-merger (from 1975-76 to 2023-24) are eligible, subject to the restrictions outlined below.

2. You will be required to draft a total of 8 players in 8 rounds. Each of your players must play a minimum of 8 minutes in your rotations.

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 select a player who played for one of the following colleges: Auburn, Michigan, Ole Miss, Michigan St, Florida, Maryland, Texas Tech, Arkansas, Duke Arizona, BYU, Alabama, Houston, Purdue, Kentucky, Tennessee. No exceptions.

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

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 » Tue Apr 1, 2025 11:21 pm

Magic Johnson

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Post#3 » by JimmyPlopper » Tue Apr 1, 2025 11:34 pm

Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon
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Post#4 » by GeorgeMarcus » Tue Apr 1, 2025 11:51 pm

durantbird selects Shai Gilgeous Alexander

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Post#5 » by Snakebites » Wed Apr 2, 2025 2:15 am

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Post#6 » by Larry_Russell » Wed Apr 2, 2025 11:58 am

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Post#7 » by Dr Positivity » Wed Apr 2, 2025 3:12 pm

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Post#8 » by GeorgeMarcus » Wed Apr 2, 2025 3:16 pm

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Post#9 » by wackbone » Wed Apr 2, 2025 3:32 pm

Things at a premium in this draft:

Centers
Defense
3 Point Shooting
Talent
Eventually Fit
Eventually FGA

Sacrificing a bit on talent to take two guys who better meet most of the other criteria. I will snag whomever drops in upcoming rounds. There is a lot of talent, just harder to get them to fit.

I also got my Master's from Florida, so only fitting I take a Gator in Round One.

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Post#10 » by GeorgeMarcus » Wed Apr 2, 2025 3:40 pm

Woo boy, here goes nothing

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Post#11 » by Dr Positivity » Wed Apr 2, 2025 3:56 pm

Devin Booker

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Post#12 » by Larry_Russell » Wed Apr 2, 2025 5:20 pm

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Grant Hill seems to work well for me here.
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Post#13 » by Snakebites » Wed Apr 2, 2025 6:24 pm

Guy won a DPOY and made All-NBA first and rarely ever gets picked in these. And he’s one of the last defensive centers left.

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Post#14 » by JimmyPlopper » Wed Apr 2, 2025 6:31 pm

durantbird selects Clyde Drexler

I select Kyrie Irving

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Post#15 » by Laimbeer » Wed Apr 2, 2025 7:38 pm

KAT

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Post#16 » by wackbone » Wed Apr 2, 2025 8:03 pm

Need a defensive guard to cover for most PGs I could end up with. Doesn't hurt he was also All-NBA 2nd in the chosen season.

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Post#17 » by JimmyPlopper » Wed Apr 2, 2025 8:21 pm

GeorgeMarcus selects Gilbert Arenas

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Post#18 » by Dr Positivity » Wed Apr 2, 2025 8:48 pm

I'll try Bam here

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Post#19 » by Larry_Russell » Wed Apr 2, 2025 9:56 pm

Snakebites wrote:Guy won a DPOY and made All-NBA first and rarely ever gets picked in these. And he’s one of the last defensive centers left.

Joakim Noah

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Post#20 » by Snakebites » Wed Apr 2, 2025 11:43 pm

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