2016 Scavenger Hunt Draft - ESAL/Gatz wins

Post #1321 » by **fatlever** » Thu Sep 15, 2016 7:03 pm

yosemiteben wrote:I thought we all decided that ESAL rigged the voting?

I'm sure he did. :lol:

Post #1322 » by **Diop** » Thu Sep 15, 2016 11:57 pm

Congrats ESAL on winning.
although we might have to add a * due to the voting controversy

LamarMatic7 · Post #1323 » by **LamarMatic7** » Tue Sep 20, 2016 10:14 pm

Diop wrote:
Then they stuffed it up by trading Harper for Danny Stuffing Ferry. They included a draft pick which became Loy Vaught

......and a couple of weeks later Mark Price goes on Mannix's podcast. Mannix asked him whether there was a fallout following the loss on The Shot by MJ and Price straight up replied that - yeah, we traded Ron Harper for Danny Ferry. That's the one which messed it all up.

I suppose you might be interested in this:

Read on Twitter

Price, btw, also talks about working with MKG on his shot.

EwingSweatsALot · Post #1324 » by **EwingSweatsALot** » Thu Sep 22, 2016 4:12 pm

I very much appreciate the win, though I never intended the sim(which never got finished haha) to count toward the voting.

I don't even mind if the win is given to Gatz. He won it the way every other person has won it in the past.

James Gatz · Post #1325 » by **James Gatz** » Thu Sep 22, 2016 5:09 pm

I DECLARE VICTORY!

Post #1326 » by **fatlever** » Thu Sep 22, 2016 6:04 pm

How about we declare Co-winners. ESAL and GATZ.

The sim was awesome and should count in some way. BTW, we still need a sim winner between you and YB, right? Just for curiosity sake.

Post #1327 » by **yosemiteben** » Thu Sep 22, 2016 8:25 pm

We can all safely assume that the REAL best team won the title. And by that of course I mean my team.

Post #1328 » by **Diop** » Fri Sep 23, 2016 4:12 am

James Gatz wrote:I DECLARE VICTORY!

Post #1329 » by **Diop** » Tue Oct 4, 2016 10:31 am

I keep thinking of different teams I wanna make, anybody interested in doing another one?

James Gatz · Post #1330 » by **James Gatz** » Tue Oct 4, 2016 5:21 pm

Diop wrote:I keep thinking of different teams I wanna make, anybody interested in doing another one?

I'd be down! Had a lot of fun with the last one. Think we need a streamlined voting system at the end though.

LamarMatic7 · Post #1331 » by **LamarMatic7** » Tue Oct 4, 2016 6:06 pm

James Gatz wrote:
Diop wrote:I keep thinking of different teams I wanna make, anybody interested in doing another one?

I'd be down! Had a lot of fun with the last one. Think we need a streamlined voting system at the end though.

I believe that having certain matchups makes it easier to vote. With all these legends around, it's quite difficult to pick a couple of teams against the rest of the field. When there's particular matchups and assignments to look at, however, it's not that bad.

I would suggest something like ESAL simming a season for seeding and then us doing it playoff style through our own voting.

James Gatz · Post #1332 » by **James Gatz** » Tue Oct 4, 2016 7:15 pm

LamarMatic7 wrote:
James Gatz wrote:
Diop wrote:I keep thinking of different teams I wanna make, anybody interested in doing another one?

I'd be down! Had a lot of fun with the last one. Think we need a streamlined voting system at the end though.

I believe that having certain matchups makes it easier to vote. With all these legends around, it's quite difficult to pick a couple of teams against the rest of the field. When there's particular matchups and assignments to look at, however, it's not that bad.

I would suggest something like ESAL simming a season for seeding and then us doing it playoff style through our own voting.

Love the idea of simming for seeding if ESAL is up for it. I think the computer model isn't super great but it's a fun/interesting element.

Post #1333 » by **fatlever** » Tue Oct 4, 2016 7:23 pm

I'm up for another round. I am open to any suggestions for a better way to pick a winner. We need to agree on a time period to use then start coming up with some fun, unique categories.

BatumtheGlue · Post #1334 » by **BatumtheGlue** » Wed Oct 5, 2016 1:50 am

Count me in!

Post #1335 » by **Diop** » Wed Oct 5, 2016 3:22 am

from memory some categories discussed during this draft
Giants - have to be 7'3 or taller
Vertically challenged - 5'10 or smaller
Land Downunder - Was born, played, coached, worked or has had an extended stay to Australia (eg. A mormon on a 2 year mission in Aus) I also expanded to more than playing to allow for the likes of Sedale Threatt who I can't find record of him playing in Aus, even though I'm sure he played in one of the state leagues.

Post #1336 » by **Diop** » Wed Oct 5, 2016 4:02 am

How about Non Team USA Olympians (this would allow Fat's to draft Walter Herrmann)

maybe a few categories that dont just require bball ref searches but more research

LamarMatic7 · Post #1337 » by **LamarMatic7** » Wed Oct 5, 2016 9:49 am

I still like the idea about these categories

Internatio-role - Any player born outside the USA who wasn't ever selected for an All-Star or an All-NBA team.
Flash in the pan - Any player whose NBA career lasted five (or, perhaps, six) seasons or less (requires research for the druggies, the unfortunate deaths, the one-season wonders, etc.)

for those wondering, Mengke Bateer qualifies for both

Watch on YouTube

Post #1338 » by **Diop** » Wed Oct 5, 2016 11:31 am

would rookie team count as all nba team?

LamarMatic7 · Post #1339 » by **LamarMatic7** » Wed Oct 5, 2016 1:57 pm

Diop wrote:would rookie team count as all nba team?

It would be interesting to do the research on this to determine which guys would then be left off. I would say no though, some very average guys have made the All-Rookie 2nd team over the years.

Post #1340 » by **Diop** » Wed Oct 5, 2016 2:32 pm

I just saw Kukoc made a rookie team and had to ask