"+/-" - Official Mock Draft Thread

[Breakdown777]

Rules:

1. Fill out a draft in the draft simulater for the first round - post the mock ID in this thread by Noon on Thursday.
2. Every correct pick is worth 5 points
3. Every incorrect pick is worth negative points:
(If the guy you picked to go 6 goes 11, then your score is the difference, which would be -5)
(If the guy you picked to go 16 goes 12, then your score is the difference, which would be -4)
(If the guy you picked to go 25 ends up going 41, your score would be -16)
(If a guy goes 24 and he is not in your mock, then the score is 24-30 = -6)

Have fun, and good luck! Hopefully KAHN doesn't bite the big one! Gopherit might need to bring back the old Avatar if he does.

[Krapinsky]

Sounds like fun. I'll participate.

[Wingman]

So like 5 points for every correct pick and -1 point for every slot you were off on a player?

Your mock

1.wall
2.turner
3.favors
4.johnson
5.monroe
6.cousins

Actual

1.Wall
2.Cousins
3.Turner
4.Favors
5.Monroe
6.Johnson

for +5, -4, -1,-1, +5, -2, total of 2 points through those picks? Just a suggestion

[Krapinsky]

Maybe to keep it neat and simple everyone should use the RealGM draft simulator and copy their link.

Just first round or second round too?

[Breakdown777]

I'm thinking just 1st round. Good suggestion with the simulater. How do we handle the selling/trading of picks? Just assume it doesn't matter and go with what player gets taken there?

For example:
25 MEM - Ebanks
not because I think MEM takes Ebanks, but because I think TOR buys this pick and takes Ebanks?
No bonus points. No extra penalty. Just +/- based on predicted and actual draft position.

If you choose a player that isn't drafted in the first round, do we subract into the 2nd round, or subract like 5 points?

[Klomp]

I'm thinking just 1st round. Good suggestion with the simulater. How do we handle the selling/trading of picks? Just assume it doesn't matter and go with what player gets taken there?

For example:
25 MEM - Ebanks
not because I think MEM takes Ebanks, but because I think TOR buys this pick and takes Ebanks?
No bonus points. No extra penalty. Just +/- based on predicted and actual draft position.

If you choose a player that isn't drafted in the first round, do we subract into the 2nd round, or subract like 5 points?

1. I think we should only pay attention to the players picked, not the teams picking.
2. Subtract how ever many spots they fall. Not sure how to total if theres a guy in the 1st you didn't have in your mock though.

[Breakdown777]

I'm thinking we can just subract into the 2nd round selections.
We may not think ORL or WAS will take Willie Warren, but you could still put him there because you know if he drops into the 2nd he won't drop far.
If there is someone you are high on, odds are someone else is too (think Dejaun Blair), so the scores would probably even out in that regard. Like I was saying earlier, it'd probably be best to reverve spots 26-30 on players you know shouldn't drop far, as opposed to who trying to figure out who a team might reach for (Rodrique Bouoblee or whatever his name is comes to mind).
Even if there is a George Hill in the draft, and he lowers everyone's score, it's the same for everyone so it shouldn't matter. OR we could do something like subtracting the two lowest scores from everyone score, but i'm just getting too complicated again.

[Foye]

I would participate as well.

[Breakdown777]

Okay, how does this sound for the rules?:

1. Fill out a draft in the draft simulater for the first round - post the link in this thread by Noon on Thursday.
2. Every correct pick is worth 5 points
3. Every incorrect pick is worth negative points:
(If the guy you picked to go 6 goes 11, then your score is the difference, which would be -5)
(If the guy you picked to go 16 goes 12, then your score is the difference, which would be -4)
(If the guy you picked to go 25 ends up going 41, your score would be -16)
(If a guy goes 24 and he is not in your mock, then the score is 24-30 = -6) ~ This one is the most open to suggestion, I'd think. I'm thinking if a player gets drafted out of left field whom no one is expecting, just deducting the number of picks in the round from the place the suprise pick is taken would most likely give everyone the same negative score. (or I guess a score of 0 could be awarded, since giving everyone 0 is the same as giving everyone -6, but there is a margin of error involved if even one person has him in their mock.

If there is anything you would like to edit, just quote this post and bold what you think a better suggestion would be. Good Luck!

[Foye]

Okay, how does this sound for the rules?:

1. Fill out a draft in the draft simulater for the first round - post the link in this thread by Noon on Thursday.
2. Every correct pick is worth 5 points
3. Every incorrect pick is worth negative points:
(If the guy you picked to go 6 goes 11, then your score is the difference, which would be -5)
(If the guy you picked to go 16 goes 12, then your score is the difference, which would be -4)
(If the guy you picked to go 25 ends up going 41, your score would be -16)
(If a guy goes 24 and he is not in your mock, then the score is 24-30 = -6) ~ This one is the most open to suggestion, I'd think. I'm thinking if a player gets drafted out of left field whom no one is expecting, just deducting the number of picks in the round from the place the suprise pick is taken would most likely give everyone the same negative score. (or I guess a score of 0 could be awarded, since giving everyone 0 is the same as giving everyone -6, but there is a margin of error involved if even one person has him in their mock.

If there is anything you would like to edit, just quote this post and bold what you think a better suggestion would be. Good Luck!

I like it.

[Breakdown777]

so this thread is already down to page two. It didn't sound like many people were willing.
Do I:
A.) Bump this so more people see it during the week?
B.) Start a new thread (in which I'm giving 30 minutes before it gets locked due to redundancy)
C.) Play with whomever cares enough to read this thread again.
D.) Start an "official draft +/- thread", or ask to merge the two together.
F.) Give up entirely and take up a new hobby, like basket-weaving or Cuponk: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCselFWrqm0.

[Foye]

so this thread is already down to page two. It didn't sound like many people were willing.
Do I:
A.) Bump this so more people see it during the week?
B.) Start a new thread (in which I'm giving 30 minutes before it gets locked due to redundancy)
C.) Play with whomever cares enough to read this thread again.
D.) Start an "official draft +/- thread", or ask to merge the two together.
F.) Give up entirely and take up a new hobby, like basket-weaving or Cuponk: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCselFWrqm0.

I'll definitely participate and announce my picks on Thursday.

[Breakdown777]

Link for my draft, join in the fun, ya'll!!!

http://www.realgm.com/src_draftsim/4/

EDIT - Links don't work, just put in your ID #
Mine is 230427

1 John WallG, Kentucky
2 Evan TurnerGF, Ohio State
3 Derrick FavorsF, Georgia Tech
4 Wesley JohnsonF, Syracuse
5 DeMarcus CousinsC, Kentucky
6 Al-Farouq AminuF, Wake Forest
7 Greg MonroeFC, Georgetown
8 Luke BabbittSF, Nevada
9 Cole AldrichC, Kansas
10 Ed DavisPF, North Carolina
11 Xavier HenryG, Kansas
12 Paul GeorgeGF, Fresno State
13 Ekpe UdohFC, Baylor
14 Hassan WhitesideC, Marshall
15 Daniel OrtonPF, Kentucky
16 Damion JamesSF, Texas
17 Gordon HaywardGF, Butler
18 Patrick PattersonF, Kentucky
19 Avery BradleyPG, Texas
20 Craig BrackinsF, Iowa State
21 Solomon AlabiC, Florida State
22 Larry SandersPF, Virginia Commonwealth
23 James AndersonG, Oklahoma State
24 Eric BledsoePG, Kentucky
25 Jordan CrawfordG, Xavier
26 Quincy PondexterF, Washington
27 Willie WarrenG, Oklahoma
28 Devin EbanksF, West Virginia
29 Kevin SeraphinFC, Cholet Basket (France)
30 Elliott WilliamsG, Memphis

[Foye]

1 John Wall G, Kentucky
2 Evan Turner GF, Ohio State
3 Derrick Favors F, Georgia Tech
4 Wesley Johnson F, Syracuse
5 DeMarcus Cousins C, Kentucky
6 Greg Monroe FC, Georgetown
7 Ed Davis PF, North Carolina
8 Al-Farouq Aminu F, Wake Forest
9 Luke Babbitt SF, Nevada
10 Avery Bradley PG, Texas
11 Xavier Henry G, Kansas
12 Ekpe Udoh FC, Baylor
13 Cole Aldrich C, Kansas
14 Patrick Patterson F, Kentucky
15 Hassan Whiteside C, Marshall
16 Paul George GF, Fresno State
17 Gordon Hayward GF, Butler
18 Solomon Alabi C, Florida State
19 James Anderson G, Oklahoma State
20 Damion James SF, Texas
21 Kevin Seraphin FC, Cholet Basket (France)
22 Eric Bledsoe PG, Kentucky
23 Jordan Crawford G, Xavier
24 Larry Sanders PF, Virginia Commonwealth
25 Daniel Orton PF, Kentucky
26 Terrico White G, Mississippi
27 Devin Ebanks F, West Virginia
28 Quincy Pondexter
29 Elliott Williams G, Memphis
30 Lance Stephenson SG, Cincinnati




Orton at 25 will kill me but I don't see this guy as anything special. He shouldn't go before 20 IMO.

EDIT: Edited Pondexter in now.

[John Doe [MIN]]

230498

1 John Wall G, Kentucky
2 Evan Turner GF, Ohio State
3 Wesley Johnson F, Syracuse
4 Derrick Favors F, Georgia Tech
5 DeMarcus Cousins C, Kentucky
6 Greg Monroe FC, Georgetown
7 Ed Davis PF, North Carolina
8 Al-Farouq Aminu F, Wake Forest
9 Cole Aldrich C, Kansas
10 Avery Bradley PG, Texas
11 Xavier Henry G, Kansas
12 Paul George GF, Fresno State
13 Ekpe Udoh FC, Baylor
14 Hassan Whiteside C, Marshall
15 Patrick Patterson F, Kentucky
16 Luke Babbitt SF, Nevada
17 James Anderson G, Oklahoma State
18 Larry Sander sPF, Virginia Commonwealth
19 Gordon Hayward GF, Butler
20 Damion James SF, Texas
21 Kevin Seraphin FC, Cholet Basket (France)
22 Eric Bledsoe PG, Kentucky
23 Jordan Crawford G, Xavier
24 Solomon Alabi C, Florida State
25 Elliott Williams G, Memphis
26 Daniel Orton PF, Kentucky
27 Gani Lawal F, Georgia Tech
28 Dominique Jones PG, South Florida
29 Quincy Pondexter F, Washington
30 Stanley Robinson F, Connecticut

[Klomp]

I started this....but then my head hurt. Too much thinking for me.

[Foye]

I started this....but then my head hurt. Too much thinking for me.

Come on motivate yourself. We need some participants.

[C.lupus]

230554

1 John Wall
2 Evan Turner
3 Derrick Favors
4 DeMarcus Cousins
5 Wesley Johnson
6 Greg Monroe
7 Paul George
8 Al-Farouq Aminu
9 Ed Davis
10 Xavier Henry
11 Hassan Whiteside
12 Luke Babbitt
13 Cole Aldrich
14 Ekpe Udoh
15 Patrick Patterson
16 James Anderson
17 Daniel Orton
18 Larry Sanders
19 Avery Bradley
20 Gordon Hayward
21 Solomon Alabi
22 Damion James
23 Jordan Crawford
24 Eric Bledsoe
25 Devin Ebanks
26 Tiny Gallon
27 Jarvis Varnado
28 Lance Stephenson
29 Gani Lawal
30 Terrico White


The draft is such a crapshoot, I didn't spend any time thinking about it.

[ChazzleDazzle]

230559

1 - WAS - John Wall
2 - PHI - Evan Turner
3 - NJ - Derrick Favors
4 - MN - Wesley Johnson
5 - SAC - Greg Monroe
6 - GS - DeMarcus Cousins
7 - DET - Ekpe Udoh
8 - LAC - Al-Farouq Aminu
9 - UTAH - Gordon Hayward
10 - IND - Paul George
11 - NO - Ed Davis
12 - MEM - Patrick Patterson
13 - TOR - Cole Aldrich
14 - HOU - Hassan Whiteside
15 - MIL - Xavier Henry
16 - MN - Avery Bradley
17 - CHI - James Anderson
18 - OKC - Larry Sanders
19 - BOS - Eric Bledsoe
20 - SA - Luke Babbitt
21 - OKC - Solomon Alabi
22 - POR - Daniel Orton
23 - MN - Jordan Crawford
24 - ATL - Craig Brackins
25 - MEM - Willie Warren
26 - OKC - Tibor Pleiss (wanted Kevin Seraphin but couldn't find him on the @#$%@#$ list)
27 - NJ - Quincy Pondexter
28 - MEM - Greivis Vasquez
29 - ORL - Darington Hobson
30 - WAS - Devin Ebanks

[Foye]

I wanted Seraphin as well and needed like 5 minutes to find him. Also Pondexter is out of my 1st round because I didn't find him.