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Posted by robusk on 8/7/2023 12:49:00 PM (view original):

Posted by dBKC on 8/7/2023 12:32:00 PM (view original):
I personally think Ash is a major threat right now

He always is.

Ash, you, dbkc, Ben, ragged, chewy, Jcred all basically guaranteed top half. Just makes an already tough theme even tougher.

We are guaranteed nothing. With the exception of raggedclaws I think everyone in that list has a double digit finish to their name,

yea thats one of the cool things about savage...even midge certified top 10 owners get humbled from time to time

I’m gonna be up for about another hour and I’m 3 away. Is there anyone who will be up for a while who can proxy for me? Just in case I can’t pick before then

Posted by dBKC on 8/7/2023 10:54:00 PM (view original):
I’m gonna be up for about another hour and I’m 3 away. Is there anyone who will be up for a while who can proxy for me? Just in case I can’t pick before then

Let me tell you 'bout this guy Midge who stays up all night drinking Coke and eating cheeseburgers...

I’m surprised Griffin isn’t picked more. Seems to me to be a very good backup for bird and maybe even Gasol.

This round 9 prep is really intense. I am drained.

I heard a rumor that Tyler Herro is going to OKC.

Have you heard any rumors about who the 7 owners ahead of me are drafting?

This season should be better than last. I’ve managed to get the rosters to where I have 5 completely equal teams. Haven’t ever gotten to that point before. The risk is whether the level they are at is good enough. I could make 2-3 teams better, but think I’m sticking with the equality concept due to the levels I am seeing overall.

approximate stats per team
54% efg
76 def
139 creb
66 ast
460 3PM (37%)

Posted by jkaye24 on 8/10/2023 6:22:00 PM (view original):
This season should be better than last. I’ve managed to get the rosters to where I have 5 completely equal teams. Haven’t ever gotten to that point before. The risk is whether the level they are at is good enough. I could make 2-3 teams better, but think I’m sticking with the equality concept due to the levels I am seeing overall.

approximate stats per team
54% efg
76 def
139 creb
66 ast
460 3PM (37%)

Far less mind altering experience than last season's team.

Early builds while drafting indicate much frustration for me over the coming days and then weeks. I have ridiculous efg & rebounds in the starting lineups though. Can’t tell if I’m going five-in or gassing two just yet. Both look equally unpromising!

Posted by ashamael on 8/10/2023 8:03:00 PM (view original):
Early builds while drafting indicate much frustration for me over the coming days and then weeks. I have ridiculous efg & rebounds in the starting lineups though. Can’t tell if I’m going five-in or gassing two just yet. Both look equally unpromising!

My plan at the beginning / after two rounds versus what I had to pivot to by like round 6 or 7 are just diametrically opposed.

The strength of my teams right now looks like a really low tov and fp48. Not sure how to feel about that normally I just disregard both.

Posted by robusk on 8/10/2023 8:11:00 PM (view original):

Posted by ashamael on 8/10/2023 8:03:00 PM (view original):
Early builds while drafting indicate much frustration for me over the coming days and then weeks. I have ridiculous efg & rebounds in the starting lineups though. Can’t tell if I’m going five-in or gassing two just yet. Both look equally unpromising!

My plan at the beginning / after two rounds versus what I had to pivot to by like round 6 or 7 are just diametrically opposed.

I'm being a smidge dramatic. I don't hate my teams that much. I just know that where my defense is coming in for the starting lineups means it's going to be much lower than I like for the team as a whole. Turnovers and fouls are gonna be bad. Until I start punching in the whole teams (just begun), I'm not really going to know how it compares to past Savage squads as a totality, but feels a little less than the past couple of seasons.

One weird thing with Rodman + Barkley is that I went into this thinking I was going to use 2 Rodman PF years, and I'm going to end up using at most one, most likely none; It just makes more sense from a team building perspective to use five SF versions. Jury's still out, though.

If you aren’t being dramatic about your teams, probably not in it enough to win it all. The stress is the fuel to success!

Posted by ashamael on 8/10/2023 8:43:00 PM (view original):

Posted by robusk on 8/10/2023 8:11:00 PM (view original):

Posted by ashamael on 8/10/2023 8:03:00 PM (view original):
Early builds while drafting indicate much frustration for me over the coming days and then weeks. I have ridiculous efg & rebounds in the starting lineups though. Can’t tell if I’m going five-in or gassing two just yet. Both look equally unpromising!

My plan at the beginning / after two rounds versus what I had to pivot to by like round 6 or 7 are just diametrically opposed.

I'm being a smidge dramatic. I don't hate my teams that much. I just know that where my defense is coming in for the starting lineups means it's going to be much lower than I like for the team as a whole. Turnovers and fouls are gonna be bad. Until I start punching in the whole teams (just begun), I'm not really going to know how it compares to past Savage squads as a totality, but feels a little less than the past couple of seasons.

One weird thing with Rodman + Barkley is that I went into this thinking I was going to use 2 Rodman PF years, and I'm going to end up using at most one, most likely none; It just makes more sense from a team building perspective to use five SF versions. Jury's still out, though.

Okay, no, it's pretty ******* bad lol At least 11-deep and five-in strategy. De'Aaron Fox was absolutely awful. I should have went with the other guy.

edit: eh, it'll be okay. Maybe. Just much lower def numbers than I'm comfortable with, but the overall metric looks pretty good. Just need to fix about 3 weaknesses with the next to the next to the last pick in the draft! haha