I've sat out the last couple of these in a fit of pique so wasn't aware of his rise in common esteem - I felt like I had discovered something - (also I don't really pay too much attention by the time the 6th has rolled around) oh well...

Yeah makes sense. He has been drafted 8 out of the last 9 drafts fwiw.

he would have made a perfectly nice hand cuff to our team captain, Mr. Russell

How about

Reggie Evans
Elmore Smith

can someone please SM?

I think that closes it

Ok looks like we're finished, so I'll submit my picks.

There were a few mainstay studs that fell out of the draft that looked tempting ... Artis Gilmore and Elton Brand being a couple. But I felt that taking them would kind of kill the spirit of the experiment. It wasn't about building a competitive team with LeBron, no picks, and a stud or two that fell through. It was LeBron + 11 guys who rarely get drafted or get drafted low when they do.

So with that in mind, I went back to the last 6 ODL's and placed the following contingencies on my picks:

1. Every player had to have at least 1 year in which they weren't drafted. (9 of my 11 weren't drafted in 2 or more drafts)
2. No player could have been drafted higher than the 4th round. (9 of my 11 never went higher than the 5th round)

So with that in place, here are my picks:

1. Lebron James
2. Gary Payton
3. Kermit Washington
4. Jimmy Butler
5. Kyle O'Quinn
6. Marquese Chriss
7. Richaun Holmes

damn we let O'Quinn drop out

Posted by kinoa1 on 2/25/2021 1:18:00 PM (view original):
Ok looks like we're finished, so I'll submit my picks.

There were a few mainstay studs that fell out of the draft that looked tempting ... Artis Gilmore and Elton Brand being a couple. But I felt that taking them would kind of kill the spirit of the experiment. It wasn't about building a competitive team with LeBron, no picks, and a stud or two that fell through. It was LeBron + 11 guys who rarely get drafted or get drafted low when they do.

So with that in mind, I went back to the last 6 ODL's and placed the following contingencies on my picks:

1. Every player had to have at least 1 year in which they weren't drafted. (9 of my 11 weren't drafted in 2 or more drafts)
2. No player could have been drafted higher than the 4th round. (9 of my 11 never went higher than the 5th round)

So with that in place, here are my picks:

1. Lebron James
2. Gary Payton
3. Kermit Washington
4. Jimmy Butler
5. Kyle O'Quinn
6. Marquese Chriss
7. Richaun Holmes

Incredible methodology kinoa1. I am impressed with the way you structured it. I also really like the team you ended up with. The last three in particular are some of my favorite to use. Kermit and Payton are the surprises to me.

Posted by kinoa1 on 2/25/2021 1:18:00 PM (view original):
Ok looks like we're finished, so I'll submit my picks.

There were a few mainstay studs that fell out of the draft that looked tempting ... Artis Gilmore and Elton Brand being a couple. But I felt that taking them would kind of kill the spirit of the experiment. It wasn't about building a competitive team with LeBron, no picks, and a stud or two that fell through. It was LeBron + 11 guys who rarely get drafted or get drafted low when they do.

So with that in mind, I went back to the last 6 ODL's and placed the following contingencies on my picks:

1. Every player had to have at least 1 year in which they weren't drafted. (9 of my 11 weren't drafted in 2 or more drafts)
2. No player could have been drafted higher than the 4th round. (9 of my 11 never went higher than the 5th round)

So with that in place, here are my picks:

1. Lebron James
2. Gary Payton
3. Kermit Washington
4. Jimmy Butler
5. Kyle O'Quinn
6. Marquese Chriss
7. Richaun Holmes

I'm glad you won't be in my division.

I understand the draw of GP with LeBron. I also understand the draw of Butler with LeBron. I'd have to pencil you in for around 44 wins, though. If we're doing over/under this season, I may participate.

Mookie, Bobby Jones, McAdoo, Ewing

Yeah, I had an entire "oh ****" list that I thought kinoa was going to destroy us with.

Now he's going to destroy us with these guys instead. Going by what we established last draft, his picks hold no exclusivity, right? I was banking on a partial season of one of these guys.

the pool keeps getting deeper and deeper

You could have given me 20 guesses and I would not have guessed Payton as the other guard to be paired with Lebron in this context. But I know better than to doubt kinoa.