146 yuck

dbkc, jkaye24 and tarheel1991 on one side of me with pexetera and jhsukow on the other. Just a very unfortunate pick sandwich.

Pretty stoked to be back in Savage land! .giflord reporting for duty

Yeah I already wasted a whole hour today on it. I am supposed to be packing my house for the cross country move. RIP my productivity.

I am going to try and commit to commenting on this thread again after a hiatus during season three. Hopefully there will be some fun banter! However, if anyone decides to transition to a sh** thread, I will gladly go retreat back to a corner of WiS where I can talk about it with my friends in peace.

Let's have some Savage fun!

I’ll try my best to do some type of evals. I’m not in the best place right now but hopefully I can savage my way out of it.

Posted by dBKC on 3/8/2021 5:33:00 PM (view original):
I’ll try my best to do some type of evals. I’m not in the best place right now but hopefully I can savage my way out of it.

no pressure....anything you can put out will be appreciated

shiiiiiit pex did like 3 super late evals and i thought they were outstanding...better late than never!

ugh some realllly good owners with some realllly high picks

Kareem at 9? Goodness, I would’ve traded up for that

Kareem is good value at 9, but I can't really argue with anyone who was selected where they were. Howard is probably the closest to a reach out of the bunch.

Posted by robusk on 3/9/2021 1:02:00 PM (view original):
Kareem is good value at 9, but I can't really argue with anyone who was selected where they were. Howard is probably the closest to a reach out of the bunch.

Based on my declining Savage performance grains of salt, but I thought Kareem would be awesome to build around and I messed it up. I love guys with high usage and efg who check pretty much every box for their position. It's what would personally scare me a little about Curry and his lack of D and Jordan and his lack of shooting. But others have been very successful drafting guys with their best seasons in the low 50% EFG, probably because they're better drafters. I like Howard a lot in this format. Think we're about to enter the more interesting part of the 1st...

Savage Math 101:

P + J = L + A

(Pexetra) + (Jordan) = (Osama Bin Laden) + (Atomic Bomb)

this is where it gets interesting....

when i made my list of possible picks at #24 i didnt include those first 16 guys...i feel like anyone else could fall to me here...exciting stuff

I'm gonna try to keep this going for as many picks as I can. I'll keep it updated on page 1 of this thread right under the team rosters.


Commish's Comments

1. cmcafeeky

1. LeBron James - There should never ever be any other name in this spot. Even if you didn't want to use Lebron you'd be a fool not to trade down. Hands down the best player in Savage. Congrats cmc.

2. jhsukow

1. Wilt Chamberlain - It's certainly not the easier choice but I like Wilt at #2 as well. Still has incredible upside but needs more planning than any other 1st rounder.

3. jkaye24

1. Steph Curry - Last season jkaye didn't draft any high usg until the 4th and still finished 2nd. Now he's starting with Curry? I still have PTSD from this combo in the TEPL ugh.

4. tarheel1991

1. Shaquille O'Neal - Shaq is still my favorite after the big 3. Getting some Season 1 kinoa vibes here and I don't like it.

5. robusk

1. Dwight Howard - Doesn't feel like a reach at all to me. Kareem is the only guy I'd definitely take over him here. Just don't pull a LTB and forget to use one of his elite seasons haha.

6. pexetera

1. Michael Jordan - Saw this one coming a mile away. Already saw what pex can do with DWade and MJ is waaaaay more consistent throughout his 5 seasons.

7. dbkc

1. Giannis Antetokounmpo - No worrying about 19-20 being released this time. Giannis is a locked in top 10 pick now. Still have to navigate the tricky SF/PF split though. I'd much rather have Kareem.

8. albiband0

1. Chris Paul - albi is gonna sleep easy tonight with the amazing security CP3 gives you. I've found PG to be the most stressful position in Savage.

9. gerryred

1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - Steal! Or is it? Maybe? All I know is that I was not disappointed at all when I took him #1 in the first Savage league. 71-72 is an absolute league winner.

10. jpevans31

1. David Robinson - I feel like there's a clear cut top 9, so this must have been a tough decision. Can't go wrong with the guy who just led dbkc to the Savage crown.

11. ysw128

1. Kevin Durant - I like the next 4 players better to build around in this league. But KD is still an elite #1 scorer. He also might be the hardest guy to choose which 5 seasons to use. Do you go for more mins or better efficiency?

12. beloud

1. Karl Malone - I enjoyed building around him during the last Savage season. So nice to have a #1 scorer and good D at the 4/5 locked away early. I'll be curious to see if you use the same seasons as I did. I feel like 4 of them are must haves.

13. 24kpyrite

1. Charles Barkley - Chuck is the rare 1st rounder that puts you behind on defense but his ability to play SF(in at least 3 of his seasons) more than makes up for it. Such a great rebounding advantage there.

14. ashamael

1. James Harden - There's only 5 elite guards in Savage and you got one of them. I was kinda surprised you wanted to trade out of the pick.

15. 20ks

1. Kevin Garnett - You said, "I've already fated myself to a middle of the pack finish." I couldn't disagree more. KG has already proved he can be a league winner when he led pex to a Savage crown in season two. I had him as one of the last two no-doubt-about-it 1st rounders when you made the pick. I'd rather have KG and the options at your 2nd than DRob and the 2nd round options at #10.

16. jcred5

1. Larry Bird - The last great 1st rounder IMO. Our trade worked out nicely for you. Bird and whoever falls to you in the 2nd is gonna be a dangerous combo. And the great thing is, nearly every single 2nd rounder works well with him. Not as sexy as some of the other 1st rounders but I love him as a building block.