Official Magic RealGM A League Discussion - 2019-2020 Season

[dsg2021]

Yahoo! Fantasy League Season IS LIVE!

2019-2020 EXCITING NEW CHANGES!
1) Due to the NBA League having more teams in the NBA Playoffs than not, and due to Consolation Playoff teams sometimes outperforming Championship Playoff teams.. our 6 teams Playoffs will continue being an 8 teams Playoffs!!
2) This year, our initial Waiver Wire Order will be determined by the number of 'Draft Pick Posts' made that included at least one picture or video! If there are tie-breakers, then it will come down to equal-chance dice rolls or randomization.
3) Keep in touch for any new changes Commish SHAQ32 may roll out! Slightly increasing the league size and slightly reducing time to wait for Waiver Wires and in-season Trades are possibilities!


Welcome to the Official Magic RealGM A League Discussion Thread for your 2019-2020 season!


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2018-2019 Season Recap:

Spoiler:

Well folks, it's in the books!

Our Magic RealGM Fantasy League has finished it's 2018-2019 season!
And it was quite an interesting one at that! Thank you to everyone who participated in the lengthy forum draft and in the year-long fantasy season.

Bragging rights incoming with the final standings below..
And as usual, your final standing will become your new draft position for next season as well! Early scouting?


Recap:
This season, our league saw a whopping 10 out of 12 GM's make 19 or more transactional moves! Of course, these were mostly free agent acquisitions and waiver wire pick-ups (as usual), but it was an increase from last season! Five GM's also went above and beyond with 30+ transactional moves this season as well.
The most notable free agent acquisition was Fendilim landing Marvin Bagley in a winning waiver bid among 4 teams involved!

For some of us, a lot of the fun and the intrigue is on one single event though, the draft. This is where all of our hopes and dreams and analysis lie on.. the chance to take the players who we predict will have a big season and help make a strong playoffs team. Who is the savviest GM? On draft day, quite a few trades were made which was really awesome to see. Picks that were traded ended up being players like Chris Paul, Kyrie Irving, Paul George, Rudy Gobert, Kemba Walker, and numerous other stars.

The most notable draft-day trades were U.R.Average trading for De'Aaron Fox near the 100th pick of the draft, a player who gave back like top 50 value..
.. and Magicfan4life landing Rudy Gobert in a draft day trade for the #22 pick, a player who gave back like top 15 value!

Three in-season trades were made too! These involved 5 of the 12 GM's in the league and included players like Damian Lillard, Anthony Davis, Khris Middleton, DeMarcus Cousins, Steven Adams, and Brandon Ingram being traded for!

Our league saw unprecedented parity this season as well. Not one single team was able to finish with a win percentage above 60%! And about 10 of the 12 teams were holding either a 40's-something win % or a 50's-something win % for most of the season.

Perhaps that means every GM was too competitive and savvy to let themselves fall in the standings! In fact, towards the end of the season, six teams were intensely fighting for the final four playoffs spots and higher standing finishes.. eerily similar to our Orlando Magic in real life..

In the Playoffs;
There were eight teams standing in the beginning, and numerous close victories throughout.

In the first round, there were no lower seed upsets except for me (#7 seed) scratching into round 2.

In the second round, Magicfan4life and HoraceGrant finished at an unbelievable 4-4 TIE! First, their Turnovers ended up tied at exactly 91-91.. then their FG% was ALSO TIED at .481 FG%! This meant digging deep into the fourth decimal point number for the winner. The 4-4 result was then ultimately broken by the tiebreaker rule invoked, which was the head-to-head record between the two in the regular season. Finally, the victor standing was Magicfan4life!

In the championship, it was me versus Magicfan4life. And I won just barely, grabbing back-to-back titles!
Last year, it was also me versus Magicfan4life too.
How close is the rivalry?.. I won the championship this year with tiny differences of 9 assists, 4 blocks, and 2 turnovers..


Finally, what was the best thing about our season this year? Well, for me, I would have to say the fact that the champion came from the lowly #7 seed, which is exactly where our Orlando Magic will finish this year.. As a #7 seed that's gonna go far into the playoffs..


Your Final Standings (Post-Playoffs):
*1. EA7 Milan
*2. magicfan4life05
*3. Horace Grant
*4. BAMBA5
*5. Not Ur Average
*6. Your Mom!
*7. TBbucmagicORL
*8. Brian R's Boss Team
9. Blue_and_whte
10. Conquistador
11. Hoopslife
12. BadMofoPimp's Team

2017-2018 Season Recap:

Spoiler:

First off, a Big Congratulations to the Top Finishers from last season's Playoffs!

1st Place Gold Trophy - EA7 Milan/dsg
2nd Place Silver Trophy - magicfan4life05
3rd Place Bronze Trophy - Your Mom!/Edrock

- Besides the wild roller-coaster ride of the Fantasy Playoffs, at least 10 of the 14 teams in the A League made 15+ transactions throughout the season (mostly Waiver Wire and Free Agent moves), and there was a few big trades as well.
- A lot more trades occurred last season that one might think. Star Players like Kevin Durant, Anthony Davis, Chris Paul, Kyrie Irving, and Jimmy Butler were traded for, but if you want your hand on a player like this, you'll have to keep in mind that most of the league's trades occurred during the draft. Plenty of late round picks were traded during the draft as well, for those of you Managers who think you can catch that next 13th round Steal who plays like a 4th Rounder!!
- A few in-season trades did occur, however. Most notably, Blake Griffin was traded both in the real NBA League and in our RealGM A League this past season.
- The Magic's continued bottom-dwelling in real life has definitely dampened the enthusiasm a bit for our board's Fantasy Leagues, however.
- Will this be a different season though? Will the Magic B.I.G. and some key Vets (Fournier, Vooch, Simmons, etc.) make for a super exciting season this time around, powering Orlando into the Playoffs?!
- Last season, three Orlando Magic players - Evan Fournier, Nikola Vucevic, and Aaron Gordon - held Top 12 Fantasy Rankings in the Entire League through the first 5-8 games of the NBA season. That's about 7 games of the three Magic players outperforming the likes of Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jimmy Butler, Karl Anthony-Towns, and many more. WOW!..

2019-2020 B League-to-A League Promotions:
The competition in this league is the toughest that the RealGM Magic Board has to offer every year. Failure to finish in the top 12 out of 14 teams has generally resulted in losing a spot and a demotion to the B League - although that's not really any easier, either - as the top 2 finishers of the B League will receive invitations to join the A League. Luckily, there was no B League in 2018-2019, so no one will be demoted this season!


2019-2020 DRAFT:

The draft will be held on the forums in classic tradition. The draft order will be snake style and allow for trading. The order is determined by the final standings after last season's Playoffs.
If you PM a Commish or a volunteer your mobile number, then they can help you know exactly when you are OTC. I will also try my best to make picks for you based on your go-aheads from texts & emails. Highly recommend sharing contact info and chatting each other up. It makes it faster and more fun. Great means of talking trades and rumors too!
Remember that your Yahoo! Fantasy League roster positions, league rules, season schedule, and league settings can be found in the Yahoo! League Settings page, or with the help of a Commish.

2019-2020 Draft Order, Contact Info, & Check-In:

Spoiler:

1. Dsg2021/EA7 Milan - dsg8783 at Gmail
2. Magicfan4life05 - crazywhite111 at Yahoo
3. Horace Grant - KevinWaldbieser at Yahoo
4. SHAQ32/BAMBA5 - prolifc.scorer at Yahoo
5. U.R.Average/Not Ur Average - Jtalexander at Gmail
6. Edrock/Your Mom! - Edrock624 at Gmail
7. TBbucmagicORL - slimsammy55 at Msn.com
8. Stick/Boss Team - brianroberts2526 at Yahoo
9. Blue_and_whte - blue_and_whte at Yahoo
10. Hoopslife - allensb at Gmail
11. JBSouthpaw/All Eyes on Me - jimb.southpaw at Gmail
12. Furinkazan/Snoopy's Revenge - shaolin_monks_style at Yahoo
13. SOUL - (@ Magic RealGM Forum Mod!)
14. BMP/BadMofoPimp's Team - ricmortis at Yahoo/ricmort at Hotmail

Links and League Rules:
2019-2020 Draft Thread:
https://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=1891983&p=78517464#p78517464

2019-2020 League Rules (Including Scoring Format & Roster Positions):
https://basketball.fantasysports.yahoo.com/nba/42976/settings*
(Must login to Yahoo! email account to view League Rules)
(If trouble viewing the League Rules, contact Commish SHAQ32 for them)

2018-2019 Draft Thread:
https://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=1750655
*The 2018-2019 Discussion Thread evolved into the 2019-2020 Discussion Thread

2017-18 Discussion Thread:
https://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=1615652

2017-18 Draft Thread:
https://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=1618178

Older Years:

Spoiler:

2016-17 Discussion Thread:
https://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=1480174

2015-16 Draft Thread:
https://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=1406678

2015-16 Discussion Thread:
https://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=1406494#start_here

2014-15 Draft Thread:
https://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=1344868&p=41091881#p41091881

League History dating back 15 years:

Spoiler:

2018-2019
1st EA7 Milan
2nd magicfan4life05
3rd Horace Grant
--
2017-2018
1st EA7 Milano
2nd magicfan4life05
3rd Your Mom!
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2016-2017
1st Sons of Disaster
2nd conquistador
3rd magicfan4life05
--
2015-2016
1st Your Mom!
2nd Skin
3rd Team MitchellUK
--
2014-2015
1st Skin
2nd Team MitchellUK
3rd Sons of Disaster
--
2013
1st Horace Grant
2nd Skin
3rd Your Mom!
--
2012
1st Team Prolific
2nd Patrick Chewing
3rd Ulceration
--
2011
1st Prolific Scorer
2nd Your Mom!
3rd magicfan4life05
--
2010
1st Your Mom!
2nd magicfan4life05
3rd FFBlitzace
--
2009
1st Wayland The Smith
2nd Melo'd Out
3rd magicfan4life05
--
2008
1st cedric76
2nd Istanbul Run N Gun
3rd FFBlitzace
--
2007
1st Istanbul Run N Gun
2nd timgator
3rd cedric76
--
2006
1st Istanbul Run N Gun
2nd The Sons of Disaster
3rd CedricMagic
--
2005
1st BengalTigers
2nd cedric76
3rd discombobulated
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2004
1st L.E.G.E.N.D.S.
2nd Your Team
3rd Hounds

[Blue_and_Whte]

Checking in!!!

blue_and_whte@yahoo.com

[Skin]

Checking out. Hope you guys have a fun filled season!

[SHAQ32]

If there are any open spots then look no further. I've participated in this board's games before and even commish'd a few times. -- prolifc.scorer at yahoo

[dsg2021]

If there are any open spots then look no further. I've participated in this board's games before and even commish'd a few times. -- prolifc.scorer at yahoo

You're in

[magicfan4life05]

I'm checking in and renewed my team in the league.

Thanks again to everyone for getting this going again. It's fun competing every year and look froward again.

[Edrock]

Checking in! edrock 624 @ gmail

[stick]

Checking in.
brianroberts2526 @ yahoo
Any consideration to using fantrax or any platform off of realgm?

[HoraceGrant]

Checking in!

KevinWaldbieser@yahoo.com

[BadMofoPimp]

I am in. Will visit Yahoo later tonight. ricmortis at yahoo.com

[TBbucmagicORL]

Is this a Yahoo league? If so I'm game to join if there is room. I'm active so don't have to worry about me dropping out mid season. Email is slimsammy55@msn.com

Sent from my SM-J727T using RealGM mobile app

[dsg2021]

Quick note, I'll be making a brand new Yahoo! League this year with identical settings (except for 8 playoffs teams instead of 6, and roster adds/changes being more immediate instead of for tomorrow's games). Seems simpler with all of the new emails I'm seeing.

The new league invites will be emailed out during the early part of the draft.

[dsg2021]

Is this a Yahoo league? If so I'm game to join if there is room. I'm active so don't have to worry about me dropping out mid season. Email is slimsammy55@msn.com

Sent from my SM-J727T using RealGM mobile app

Right now I have you as the 2nd person waiting to be a New A Leaguer, so if two A Leaguers do not check-in, you'll be in!
The 1st person waiting is someone who subbed into A League play last year, which is a higher priority to get them back. Cheers

[dsg2021]

What the heck!? Like the Top 7 teams immediately checked-in, and I often see these same names finishing in the top 5 every fantasy season.. I don't need you guys being too competitive, it hurts my repeat chances

[fendilim]

I’ll have to pass. Sorrry

[Furinkazan]

well I guess you can count Bensational out also...I just guess
as he left realgm as far as I can remember or did he come back and change the name?

Im personally still on the fence
feeling pretty special and celebrating likeits Lebum decision
depending who will join and how many of us will be there...what draft format it will be...how many hours between picks or it will be an online draft...this all intrest me
just poke me when deadline is near and I will have to make that choice
atm

[dsg2021]

Is this a Yahoo league? If so I'm game to join if there is room. I'm active so don't have to worry about me dropping out mid season. Email is slimsammy55@msn.com

Sent from my SM-J727T using RealGM mobile app

Sent you an email

[dsg2021]

well I guess you can count Bensational out also...I just guess
as he left realgm as far as I can remember or did he come back and change the name?

Im personally still on the fence
feeling pretty special and celebrating likeits Lebum decision
depending who will join and how many of us will be there...what draft format it will be...how many hours between picks or it will be an online draft...this all intrest me
just poke me when deadline is near and I will have to make that choice
atm

I really hope you stay. You always make some sneaky good picks that I wish I could've taken myself!

And you always run into seriously bad luck with the injuries, so I'm imagining this is the year that's finally different *knock on wood

[uraverage]

Checking in. Jtalexander at gmail

[dsg2021]

The draft will start as soon as everyone checks in, and then the draft clock will start in Round 2.

NBA Media Day and Preseason is underway. First Preseason game is in about 4 days. We may have to replace 3-4 people here soon, but hopefully they all return.