OK teamchemistry15

[Blue Heaven]

I'm sure I would think differently if I had the last pick in round one. But I would like to hear some discussion.

But you would also have the first pick in the 2nd. I like those back-to-back picks. There are alternate ways of drafting, but for the sake of this format, snake is the way to go.

[George]

Snake's definitely the way to go. The only other way is...auction salary cap, but you guys apparently think managing fake money is too complicated.

[Blue Heaven]

Snake's definitely the way to go. The only other way is...auction salary cap, but you guys apparently think managing fake money is too complicated.

I could dig an auction. Auctions are cool, easy to do, and you can get who you want.

[George]

I could dig an auction. Auctions are cool, easy to do, and you can get who you want.

I think the concern was less about how to spend your allotted amount, and more about determining a value for each player. Admittedly, that part would be time consuming.

I'm up for whatever. If we don't go that route, then the snake draft is the best way to go. We could also do the random draft order for the first round, then rotate everyone up one pick per turn until we fill our teams.

[uglyduckling]

How many players did we draft last year? I can only remember 8 that I drafted but I feel like it was more.

[uglyduckling]

Thought of a fun little twist we could add. Could do it a couple different ways. Designate one round a "wild card" round and for that pick you get to pick for the team after you. Or maybe any round after say 5, you get to make a pick for the team after you. Adds a little strategy and sabotage LOL.

[Blue Heaven]

When is this going down? Seems like it'll be fun. I didn't do it last year so I need some concrete rules.

[Lighthouse]

When is this going down? Seems like it'll be fun. I didn't do it last year so I need some concrete rules.

It won't be long now and the rules will be posted and confirmed before we start. The snake way of drafting seems to be the best and fairest way. I say we go with that to keep it simple.

[teamchemistry15]

I'm in.

Spiritof96, we do have a poll feature, but it has to be included in the OP. We can either start a new thread for the draft, include a poll in the first post, then not touch it until it's time to vote, or we can just start a new "voting" thread after the fact and include the poll there.

Just quoted this to give you a notification. For others, Downes doesn't like the rule if you miss a pick. I believe how we did it last year was if you missed your pick in round 3 you got two selections in round 4. If we move your missed pick to the end it will be catastrophic and you'll virtually have no chance of winning. I'm afraid if that happened to someone they might just quit all together and then everyone else loses out on their already selected players. What other options do we have in mind if someone misses their pick? Maybe have them make it up two rounds later?

[George]

Just quoted this to give you a notification. For others, Downes doesn't like the rule if you miss a pick. I believe how we did it last year was if you missed your pick in round 3 you got two selections in round 4. If we move your missed pick to the end it will be catastrophic and you'll virtually have no chance of winning. I'm afraid if that happened to someone they might just quit all together and then everyone else loses out on their already selected players. What other options do we have in mind if someone misses their pick? Maybe have them make it up two rounds later?

If you miss your pick, you notify the group when you're back online, then you get your regular pick the following round, plus an additional pick at the end of that round. And really, that's being too generous. You miss a pick, you miss a pick. But, I can't think of a better fix, so...

Also, giving that person two back-to-back picks is a gift. In later rounds there'd be legitimate strategical reasoning behind missing your pick so you'd get back-to-back picks a little later.

[teamchemistry15]

If you miss your pick, you notify the group when you're back online, then you get your regular pick the following round, plus an additional pick at the end of that round. And really, that's being too generous. You miss a pick, you miss a pick. But, I can't think of a better fix, so...

Also, giving that person two back-to-back picks is a gift. In later rounds there'd be legitimate strategical reasoning behind missing your pick so you'd get back-to-back picks a little later.

Fair enough. If you miss your pick you make it up at the end of the next round.

[teamchemistry15]

Me and Downes have been talking. How do you guys feel about the trades? I mentioned each team must have seven players and he brought up trades like two for one. What is a way we could punish a team for having less than seven players? Or, do you want to do eight rounds, you have to have seven players, and if you have eight you get a reward? Or more than eight? Maybe if you have less players you start out with a few less votes on the poll?

Another thing he brought up, should we vote on the trades people agree to?

[uglyduckling]

Me and Downes have been talking. How do you guys feel about the trades? I mentioned each team must have seven players and he brought up trades like two for one. What is a way we could punish a team for having less than seven players? Or, do you want to do eight rounds, you have to have seven players, and if you have eight you get a reward? Or more than eight? Maybe if you have less players you start out with a few less votes on the poll?

Another thing he brought up, should we vote on the trades people agree to?

On a 2 for 1, the person receiving the 1 could have another pick at the very end of the draft to even it out. I love the idea of trading picks. Now if yall were discussing trading players, that might be more challenging.

[J.Jennings]

JWORLD, you sure it wasn't that your team just sucked?

I had King Rex, possibly the greatest player out of the state of Kentucky ever, Eric Bledsoe a athletic freak, Devin Booker a kid who's scoring 70 points in the grown mans' NBA league. Not only that, i was athletic at every position and could shoot the 3 from any position and run run run then run some more.......

[J.Jennings]

^ I love that JWORLD has already began to call shenanigans on the game which is not even close to starting yet. Look out fellow yes-men, the underdog otherwise known as Jworld is coming for us.

Just to keep it real, you got screwed last year too, you had a darn good team lol lol lol