Posted by ashamael on 4/27/2024 2:18:00 AM (view original):
what are the tanking playoff rules again? I can't seem to find them. Just want to make sure I don't inadvertently violate them because my fatigue situation gets complicated quickly with all the partial season Brent Barry, Nic Batum, Chris Boucher, and Marcus Camby seasons.

Posted by robusk on 4/30/2024 2:57:00 PM (view original):
I feel like I am a heavy, heavy underdog in one series, a slight underdog in another series and maybe only slight favorites in the other two. Really all four teams are horrible matchups for me. I might feel lucky to win even like 8 games total this round and feel like I might not get a single team out of the round.

Posted by tarheel1991 on 4/30/2024 4:59:00 PM (view original):

Posted by robusk on 4/30/2024 2:57:00 PM (view original):
I feel like I am a heavy, heavy underdog in one series, a slight underdog in another series and maybe only slight favorites in the other two. Really all four teams are horrible matchups for me. I might feel lucky to win even like 8 games total this round and feel like I might not get a single team out of the round.

My eyes are rolling out of my head

;)

Posted by dh555 on 5/5/2024 12:11:00 AM (view original):
so i think robusk will win savage again unless ragged wins 2 titles right?

just incredible team building rob...i was rooting for the upset but now i wanna see my boy chauncey get a savage crown...picturing him at the parade now: "they said i was washed up..no one wins with traditional point guards anymore...i dont rebound enough or shoot 2s well enough...but coach rob believed and now im a savage champion, f*ck the haters!!!"

Posted by robusk on 5/5/2024 6:48:00 AM (view original):

Posted by dh555 on 5/5/2024 12:11:00 AM (view original):
so i think robusk will win savage again unless ragged wins 2 titles right?

just incredible team building rob...i was rooting for the upset but now i wanna see my boy chauncey get a savage crown...picturing him at the parade now: "they said i was washed up..no one wins with traditional point guards anymore...i dont rebound enough or shoot 2s well enough...but coach rob believed and now im a savage champion, f*ck the haters!!!"

jcred5 is still alive as well. raggedclaws can still win with only one title. I still have quite a lot of work to do with two barely beatable opponents in the conference finals followed by unbeatable opponents in the finals on the very off chance I make it there. Still not there yet.

Posted by jcred5 on 3/3/2024 1:39:00 PM (view original):
I’m going to drop these as I chip away over the next few days.

13: Midge – Kareem at 13 is a good value. He’s really dropped the last couple drafts, I assume because more are focusing on the lack of PF eligibility. Fair to do so, but my new metrics have Kareem and Howard pretty close. Howard definitely gives more flexibility with the PF eligibility, but at 13 I think it’s a great pick. Then you had to muck it up with Towns. I like Towns, but Kareem can’t cover him at all. If you think of some of the PF you won’t want to see like Giannis, Malone, AD, Kemp, Howard, Stoudemire, Dirk… those guys will all do pretty well. Hopefully your division is light on PF eligible scorers. If you were keen to go double big I like Capela, Kemp or Chandler here better. But you should have gone Kyrie, Nance, Pippen. Just take the best value.

I like Frazier with Kareem and Towns. They pass enough not to limit you at SG/SF. Great D, solid boards and reasonably clean. Haliburton I do not get. I wouldn’t want to play him next Frazier and if there’s a season or two of Frazier you don’t like that’s awfully early to get a back up. And I think Haliburton is generally a little overrated. His best season has 16.7 TO% and the other seasons he’s a part time pretty efficient PG. I don’t love Ray Allen in general, less with Frazier. I understand wanting to make sure you have the 3’s, but someone who rebounds and/or gets TO’s with the 3’s would like Porter/Covington/Batum might have been better. Cowens is solid and starting to get drafted closer to his value. He won’t wow you anywhere except D and maybe helps with Towns. I like Terry Tyler, just kind of early.

I don’t get where McCray fits in. Maybe he takes some Ray Allen minutes, maybe you have a Haliburton McCray backcourt at times. He’s just ok and I don’t like him at SF. “A tradition unlike any other…. Midge taking Bailey Howell for the 7^th straight time by my count”. I think Gerry only drafted Price 5 straight times? (glad to see him back home this time Gerry!). Bailey Howell is fine, but maybe see if you can get him in the 12^th instead of the 10^th. Maybe no one else appreciates Bailey as much as you and you can grab some other value here. Rasheed is good value here and Torrey Craig is fine for a 12^th rounder.

I’ll share a brief draft overview later to give context to each eval, I have Midge in the 15-20 range. I could see closer to 10-12 if a couple teams make a run and Midge has shown the ability to put together 1 or 2 pretty strong teams.

Overall Prediction: 15-20
Individual League Championship O/U: + 750
Savage Title Odds: + 2,000
Draft Grade: C-
Texting me that I’m up while I’m at work or out: A+