GM a TEAM : March Madness Edition signups (4 spots left!)

[SamBone]

Ok guys, here is what I am looking to do for the next game.

roster updates are needed and trades will not be approved if this is not updated on a regular basis, if you will be out of contact, please post so people don't think you left the game.

PLEASE respond to all offers, even if they are poor, a simple "No" is all you need to say

If teams go MIA without saying they are no around, or if roster goes a few days post trade without being updated, that team will be replaced, either with a new GM, an existing GM taking a 2nd team, or the league "myself" taking over

We will be using the new CBA for all trade rules and contracts, if something is proven to be agaist the CBA it will be voided

Timeline:

Still not set in stone, but this is what I'm thinking. We will start as soon as we have enough people to start, so I won't post a finite start date.

March 13 - Trade deadline is midnight EST
March 15 - all final 2012 rosters need to be updated and ranking for draft order will be done (someone else will handle this since I will be out of contact)
March 17 - draft lottery will be held (someone else will handle this since I will be out of contact)
March 18 - draft will start, and trading will open using 2013 salaries(someone else will handle this since I will be out of contact)
March 21 - all 2013 team options and player options will have to be decided on
March 22 - you can send in FA offers
March 24 - Tier 1 FAs will sign
March 25 till March 29 – rest of FA
April 3 – start of reg season, all teams must be within roster limits, draft picks need to be signed or they are in Europe for the season
April 13 - Trade deadline is midnight EST
April 15- final rosters/writeup needs to be done
April 16- April 17 rankings need to be sent in (if you don’t send in a complete ranking, you will not be allowed to play next game)
April 20 – winners announced

Salary Cap:

60M - Soft Cap
75M - Lux Tax
90M - Hard Cap

Amnesty:

Amnesty will only be able to be used during the draft. Any team that has not used it in NBA this year is eligible to use it during this time. Teams can only use it on players that had a contract when the CBA was signed, and has not been traded. The Amnesty completely takes the players contract off of your salary cap.

Trading:

Approvals will be approved, and posted in an “Approved Trades Thread”, almost all legal trades will be approved.

Trading picks:

Unlike the NBA we allow picks to be traded in back to back years. If you place protection on the pick, the full protection MUST be listed, or it will be unprotected the following season

Under Lux Tax:

Teams can acquire up to the lesser of 150 percent plus $100,000, or 100 percent plus $5 million of the salaries they trade away.

Over Lux Tax:

Teams can acquire no more than 125 percent plus $100,000 of the salaries they trade away.

Special Cases:

Real life extensions and options are used for this game (ex: CP decining FA, Love, Westbrook and others signing extensions)
Kenyon Martin – signed with Clippers
Wilson Chandler, JR Smith, Aaron Brooks - Overseas, no Bird Rights, UFA in 2012
Jeff Green – will be a UFA in 2012, but Boston has his Bird Rights, can only be traded as a S&T in free Agency since he is not under contract

Buyouts/Trading Money:

This was need, and will stay

IT MUST BE LISTED ON YOUR ROSTER PAGE, OR WE WILL ASSUME YOU HAVE NONE AT ALL TO USE (even star up cash)

Each team can trade cash as part of trades. There are limits:

Every team starts with 7M
Max amount of cash you can get/trade in one deal: 3M
You can never be a negative

All buyouts must be cleared with me. You can buy a player out by requesting one (send me an email) and using your cash to pay the player now, and have him come off the salary cap. Since this money gets taken off payroll (unlike real life) you gotta pay a little extra to buy out the guy. We will only use round numbers (by the mil) If the player makes 2,300,000, you need to pay him $3mil to buy him out. Min contracts will cost you $1mil to erase. If the player has a buyout or partial guarantee, you need to pay the ENTIRE salary to clear the partial money, or just waive the player and take the smaller cap hit

Money, if part of a trade, does not count for incoming/outgoing, it is separate.

People can find salaries at http://www.shamsports.com (this is the official site)
Also look at http://www.nba.com for rosters, or http://www.hoopshype.com/salaries.htm for the blanks. Also http://www.sportscity.com/NBA-Salaries/ has some. Or just email me for help lol.

Trading Free Agents

Tier 1 FAs (Dwight and DWill) will not be able to be traded if they sign with a new team, if they resign with the team that had them at end of 2012 season, they will be allowed to be traded 7 days after signing is posted. If they “jump ship” and choose a better situation, they stay with that team the rest of the game.

RFAs: most have signed extensions in real life which will be used in this game, teams that have a RFA will be allowed to extend them prior to FA, but some may decide to test the market since the payday will be available in this type of game.

RFA Offer Sheets need to be matched or a S&T worked out between only those 2 teams within 12 hours of the offer sheet being posted

If the RFA signs an offer sheet, and it gets matched, that player can not be traded for 7 days after “offer matched” is posted. If the player is not matched, he still can not be traded for 7 days from the offer sheet being posted

Resigning your own RFA would make him allowed to be traded at any time

More rules may still come

Now for the signups.

You must put 3 different teams for your top 3, if you don't, I won't give you your one team. Also, if people are willing to take any team, please post that, we always are short on a few teams. Email is required, AIM is recommended

please post
Contact Information
E-Mail:
AIM:

Team Preference
1.)
2.)
3.)

Kees will be given his choice of team, as will the winners from the game that just ended, everyone else will be picked at random.

Any questions please ask. My contact info is

Email: jjbail10@yahoo.com
AIM: theSamBone

my preferences
1. NY
2. Portland
3. Philly

[lukekarts]

lukekarts @ gmail.com
lukekarts

1. Indiana
2. Denver
3. Milwaukee

[-Kees-]

I'll take the Hawks for my pick.

Email: Keeslinator@gmail.com
AIM: adamkeesling@comcast.net

This may be my last game (I was even uncertain about joining this one). As some of you know, I will be abroad during next school year, I'm going to South Korea on a student exchange for 11 months, so I won't be doing these games anymore while I'm over there. My schedule has been getting busier as my departure date gets closer (leaving in August of this year), so how long I stay playing these games is uncertain. I've had a great time with everyone here, and I want to thank everyone for helping me with anything I have needed. I'm sure I'll be around this board here and there while I'm gone, and will probably be returning to this game once I come back to the U.S., but for now, this may be my last (or one of my last) GM-a-Team games.

So lets get signups going! Hoping for a fun game lol.

[Warriorfan]

GM_A_TEAM@YAHOO.COM
SOMASEEKERJB. AIM

LA CLIPPERS
DET
BOS

[mtamasi]

mtamasi@hotmail.com
rapsfan420

Miami
Chicago
Boston

[Tully305]

EMAIL/AIM: gsm305@gmail.com
Tully305

1) Cleveland Cavaliers
2) New Orleans Hornets
3) Boston Celtics

If it helps, I'm willing to take any team.

[Dan Verze]

dan-verze@dan-verze.de
DanielSchroeder7@aim.com

1.) Miami
2.) OKC
3.) Philadelphia

[Heats_Finest]

ashfenech.seda@gmail.com
HoopsHypeGM

1) Portland
2) Golden State
3) Denver

[moss_is_1]

Oquist@live.com
Aoquist

Twolves
Jazz
Pacers

Edited to put jazz as 2.

[Crispy]

1. NOH
2. MIN
3. GSW

hufskate@yahoo.com
crispyclean342

[sterncohen]

sterncohen@gmail.com

1. Toronto
2. New Orleans
3. Sacramento

[Josh_Oklahh]

yoshipower33@hotmail.com

1. OKC
2. MIN
3. ATL

[JoebobLollipop]

AIM: jessepbhs
jesse.nathan.levine@pbhs.com
1)Warriors
2)Celtics
3)Suns

[MagicalMe]

ownager20@gmail.com - e-mail
ownager20@gmail.com - AIM

Teams:

1) Bucks
2) Trail Blazers
3) Wizards

[spree8]

Scarface870@Hotmail.com: E-mail
Scarface870: AIM


1. Sacramento
2. New York
3. OKC

[Karmaloop]

E-Mail: karmaloop1234@yahoo.com

1.) Lakers
2.) Knicks
3.) Heat

[supplyndemand69]

email: supplyndemand696@yahoo.com
aim: supplyndemand696

1. Utah Jazz
2.Oklahoma Thunder
3.Chicago Bulls

[orangeparka]

I'll take the Hawks for my pick.

Email: Keeslinator@gmail.com
AIM: adamkeesling@comcast.net

This may be my last game (I was even uncertain about joining this one). As some of you know, I will be abroad during next school year, I'm going to South Korea on a student exchange for 11 months, so I won't be doing these games anymore while I'm over there. My schedule has been getting busier as my departure date gets closer (leaving in August of this year), so how long I stay playing these games is uncertain. I've had a great time with everyone here, and I want to thank everyone for helping me with anything I have needed. I'm sure I'll be around this board here and there while I'm gone, and will probably be returning to this game once I come back to the U.S., but for now, this may be my last (or one of my last) GM-a-Team games.

So lets get signups going! Hoping for a fun game lol.

Haha cool, I live in South Korea right now.

1. New Jersey
2. Cleveland
3. Sacramento

allweneedisloveandbeer@gmail.com

[RR9]

chomper307@gmail.com
vwu3

1)Orlando Magic
2)Boston Celtics
3)New Jersey Nets

[BlackIce]

allstar_1264@hotmail.com
kingblackice1991

1. PHI
2. UTA
3. NYK