Ash, there's no salvaging of this team. The D will stick, unless you move it to an F, for Fouls.

i love 98s kemp/okafor/junkyard frontcourt trio.....all 3 play great d, get lots of orebs and drebs, and score at a high % in the paint that will only go up with payton and oscar dishing it to them....scary team

With a couple of exceptions, as the draft picks get further and further away from 1 (and closer to 24), the teams, in general, are getting better.

Because of this fact, I would like to put forth the motion that if kfunk does not return to do this league, we implement the "closer to..." rule that the ODL uses (draft order isn't just a worst gets first pick, it's a worst gets to choose if he picks first or last or some random place between). I think it would help some owners who get stuck near the top of the draft season after season... while those who consistently do well end up with the (imo) best slots of the draft.

I'm perfectly cool with continuing the way it is, but I'd just like to put the idea forth again. Anyone else like or dislike it?

I have nothing against that, ash, if you recommend it and have seen it work in other drafts.

Keep in mind that sometimes it doesn't matter what pick we get, some of us just suck at this.



Also keep in mind, a team can be built perfectly, dominate the regular season, be up 3-0 in the conference finals, lose 4 straight and be done. So...not a whole lot REALLY matters in this sim. That's just my jaded opinion. Can you tell I'm bitter?

Hey I'm here just bending over and waiting for more expert commentary LOL!

Yeah if Ash doesn't mind I'd like my grade. Feel like I'm back in college for final exams!!

xxevilivexx - Wilt Chamberlain, Paul Pierce, Willis Reed, Joe Dumars, Gerald Wallace, Wendell Ladner, Erick Strickland
banditone - Bill Russell, Spencer Haywood, Deron Williams, Adrian Dantley, Jeff Hornacek, Joe Caldwell, John Drew
jtred22 - Shaquille O'Neal, Dennis Rodman, Reggie Miller, Damon Jones, Bobby Jones, Glen Rice, Darrell Walker
gtak - Chris Paul, Mel Daniels, Wes Unseld, Andre Iguodala, Andrei Kirilenko, Rasheed Wallace, Charlie Ward
macphisto - Ray Allen, Cedric Maxwell, Tom Boerwinkle, Terry Porter, Elton Brand, Bob Pettit, Micheal Ray Richardson
captainzen - LeBron James, Ben Wallace, Peja Stojakovic, Rajon Rondo, Alonzo Mourning, Yao Ming, Fred Hoiberg

longtallbrad - Michael Jordan, Swen Nater, Robert Parish, Kevin Johnson, Antawn Jamison, Jon Barry, Andrew Bynum
katernberg - Kevin Garnett, Dikembe Mutombo, Troy Murphy, Maurice Cheeks, Brandon Roy, Kurt Thomas, Andrew Bogut
vancem - Moses Malone, Fat Lever, David Lee, Jose Calderon, Michael Redd, Mike Lewis, Jim McDaniels
lhtgk - Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Scottie Pippen, Marcus Camby, Brent Barry, Connie Hawkins, Tony Parker, Michael Smith
dh555 - Charles Barkley, Jason Kidd, Manu Ginobili, Patrick Ewing, Mark Price, Cedric Ceballos, Mark Landsberger
garyman - Dwight Howard, Steve Nash, Marques Johnson, Brad Daugherty, Sidney Moncrief, Happy Hairston, Shane Battier


sappy - Dwyane Wade, Grant Hill, Buck Williams, Zelmo Beaty, J.R. Smith, Danny Fortson, Nick Anderson
ncih - David Robinson, Bill Walton, Donyell Marshall, Derek Harper, Leandro Barbosa, Jim Les, Dan Gadzuric
tricky24 - Hakeem Olajuwon, Chauncey Billups, Kevin Durant, Red Robbins, Wesley Person, Kenny Smith, Kevin Love
empdenied - Tim Duncan, Dirk Nowitzki, Harry Gallatin, Tiny Archibald, Clifford Ray, Hersey Hawkins, Dell Curry
uvasooner I - Magic Johnson, Bob McAdoo, Terrell Brandon, Larry Nance, Arvydas Sabonis, Roy Tarpley, Mike Miller
uvasooner II - Larry Bird, Clyde Drexler, Walt Frazier, Horace Grant, Paul Millsap, Andris Biedrins, Baron Davis

scudmissle - Artis Gilmore, Carlos Boozer, Mookie Blaylock, Jerry West, Anthony Mason, Zach Randolph, Matt Barnes
98moron - Oscar Robertson, Gary Payton, Shawn Kemp, Emeka Okafor, Jerome Williams, Terry Tyler, Charlie Edge
ashamael - John Stockton, Julius Erving, Kevin Willis, Danny Granger, Erick Dampier, Chris Bosh, Tim Hardaway
shapandrew - Karl Malone, Tracy McGrady, Tyson Chandler, Amare Stoudemire, Jason Terry, Mark Jackson, Joel Przybilla
eleibowitz - Jerry Lucas, Shawn Marion, Vince Carter, Penny Hardaway, Larry Smith, Al Jefferson, Jameer Nelson
coachcroft - Kevin McHale, Kobe Bryant, Bob Lanier, Dana Barros, Clyde Lee, Jayson Williams, Dennis Scott

sorry guys, weekends are typically very busy for me, as I work two 13 hour days. sometimes things are slow and I have some time to do stuff. Other days we have 4 year olds set themselves on fire, 12-year-olds fall off 100-foot cliffs and another woman being trapped inside a burning home and dying. When those days happen, not a lot of time for wis.

I'll get some final thoughts in here sometime today

I'll definitely do some finish ups this evening (sometime after the 6pm show is over and I eat dinner. Around 8:30/9 eastern should be done)

Quote: Originally Posted By ashamael on 4/12/2010I'll definitely do some finish ups this evening (sometime after the 6pm show is over and I eat dinner. Around 8:30/9 eastern should be done

Thanks Ash! Its really cool you do this type of stuff

eleibowitz - Jerry Lucas, Shawn Marion, Vince Carter, Penny Hardaway, Larry Smith

You needed boards, and in round 5, you went out and got them. Smith is a tough cookie because he fouls so much, but he gives you exactly what you needed. You also yourself plenty of room to draft in the 6th round, and I like what you did there. B+

coachcroft - Kevin McHale, Kobe Bryant, Bob Lanier, Dana Barros, Clyde Lee

Lee gives you what you needed - more rebounds. He also won't give you too many turnovers. Unfortunately, there are other guys out there that give you more boards than him with less of the negatives. Oh, you took one of them right behind him with your 6th round pick. Jayson Williams was exactly the type of guy you needed. I don't care for Scott in a 52-million league, but I understand why you drafted him. Overall, I think you got most of your bases mostly covered but think you could have made a couple of better moves earlier. B


I'm not grading 6th round picks. All in all, there are a lot of good teams here. I feel that there are some really stand-out teams as well as a couple that blow. This is typical for draft leagues. I'm really excited to see how some of these turn out.

There were some really big shockers in the sixth round. Shockers as in guys that didn't get drafted that belong on a $52-million roster, but won't get there because of the $4-million scrub rule. I haven't finalized my roster yet, but I know of at least two guys that went undrafted that will be making this edition of the Ashland Funktown Mustangs!

couple more quick thoughts about round 6:

Emp saved some face with his shooting guard tandem of Hawkins and Curry. Curry in particular has one really decent $52 million league season. I'm still calling your team a D, but maybe you get a + in front of it.

UVA I is the scariest team out there to me. UVA II is not far behind, but LTB and Scud both have frightening teams.

gtak - I like the Sheed pick. I almost went that direction instead of Bosh, and now I wish I had.


good draft, all. Good luck in the regular season! Some of us will really need it.