NBA BTTF III - Draft Over! War of attrition underway... (1 Viewer)

[scoobus]

#### me.

2.11 Brook Lopez

I always hate my team in this, always.

 

[Sammy3469]

#### me.

2.11 Brook Lopez

I always hate my team in this, always.

It's never too early to take a 7-footer with foot problems

 

[Spartans Rule]

For Sparty:

2.08 - Goran Dragic PG

Nooooooooooo

I was hoping to land Dragic too. So close, and yet not that close.

I was actually hoping not to land Dragic. He was 5th on my shortlist with 4 people in front of me and they all took my guys.

I'm not sold he can repeat last year but if he does he'll be a great pick.

 

[Gr00vus]

For Sparty:

2.08 - Goran Dragic PG

Nooooooooooo

I was hoping to land Dragic too. So close, and yet not that close.

I was actually hoping not to land Dragic. He was 5th on my shortlist with 4 people in front of me and they all took my guys.

I'm not sold he can repeat last year but if he does he'll be a great pick.

He's a good player. Watching him in the world cup thingy this summer was more evidence. I wish the Lakers had him.

 

[Arsenal of Doom]

#### me.

2.11 Brook Lopez

I always hate my team in this, always.

It's never too early to take a 7-footer with foot problems

From what I understand he consulted Ilgauskas and his foot doctors in the offseason, so he should be all good.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

#### me.

2.11 Brook Lopez

I always hate my team in this, always.

It's never too early to take a 7-footer with foot problems

Yet I'd still rather have half a center than Josh Smith.

 

[Sammy3469]

#### me.

2.11 Brook Lopez

I always hate my team in this, always.

It's never too early to take a 7-footer with foot problems

Yet I'd still rather have half a center than Josh Smith.

How about 10% of a center?

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

#### me.

2.11 Brook Lopez

I always hate my team in this, always.

It's never too early to take a 7-footer with foot problems

Yet I'd still rather have half a center than Josh Smith.

How about 10% of a center?

Tough call.

 

[Sammy3469]

#### me.

2.11 Brook Lopez

I always hate my team in this, always.

It's never too early to take a 7-footer with foot problems

Yet I'd still rather have half a center than Josh Smith.

How about 10% of a center?

Tough call.

Pretty sure Stan Van Gundy feels the same way

 

[Chemical X]

2.12 - paul millsap

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

1.01 . yo mama . Kevin Durant . SF
1.02 . rodg12 . Lebron James . SF
1.03 . jomar . Anthony Davis . C
1.04 . eephus . Kevin Love . PF
1.05 . no 16 . Steph Curry . PG
1.06 . sammy . Carmelo Anthony . SF
1.07 . slapdash . Chris Paul . PG
1.08 . timschochet . Russel Westbrook . PG
1.09 . frosty . John Wall . PG
1.10 . pump . James Harden . SG
1.11 . grooovus . Demarcus Cousins . C
1.12 . jb breakfast . Blake Griffin . PF
1.13 . x . Serge Ibaka . PF
1.14 . scoobus . Andre Drummond . C
1.15 . jmon . Kobe Bryant . SG
1.16 . moops . Dwight Howard . C
1.17 . sparty . Chris Bosh . PF
1.18 . coyote . Lamarcus Aldridge . PF
1.19 . abe . Al Jefferson . C
1.20 . funke . Al Horford . C
1.21 . arsenal . Joakim Noah . C
1.22 . kev . Derrick Rose . PG
1.23 . kraft . Dirk Nowitzki . PF
1.24 . tre . Kawhi Leonard . SF
2.01 . tre . Klay Thompson . SG
2.02 . kraft . Kyle Lowry . PG
2.03 . kev . Marc Gasol . C
2.04 . arsenal . DeAndre Jordan . C
2.05 . funke . Nic Batum . SF
2.06 . abe . Kyrie Irving . PG
2.07 . coyote . Damian Lillard . PG
2.08 . sparty . Goran Dragic . PG
2.09 . moops . Josh Smith . PF
2.10 . jmon . Rajon Rondo . PG
2.11 . scoobus . Brook Lopez . C
2.12 . x . Paul Millsap . PFish
2.13 . jb breakfast . OTC .
2.14 . groovus . .

 

[Pumpnick]

all my picks are gone now

 

[Spartans Rule]

I like the Millsap/Ibaka combo. Should work better in the sim than it would in real life.

 

[Chemical X]

I like the Millsap/Ibaka combo. Should work better in the sim than it would in real life.

i suspect ibaka will go PF/C and millsap will go SF/PF.............best available player. given my 2nd rounder last year, feel much better right now.

 

[Gr00vus]

I gotta BOOGIE here for a couple of hours. Can I PM a 2 player list to someone?

 

[Sammy3469]

I gotta BOOGIE here for a couple of hours. Can I PM a 2 player list to someone?

I'll be around

 

[JB Breakfast Club]

Argh, I really thought I'd get Millsap. Nobody I really like in this spot now, so I'll go with the not totally inspiring

2.13 Gordon Hayward

 

[Gr00vus]

2.14 Mike Conley

Again.

 

[Gr00vus]

Also, might want to fix Moops's last pick on the sheet so people don't get confused. Just a suggestion - not trying to harsh TRE's mellow.

 

[Abraham]

2.12 - paul millsap

The guy I had typed in to select before realizing Irving was still avl. Nice selection.

 

[Gr00vus]

Pumpnick's inbox is full.

 

[Pumpnick]

i'm here

 

[Abraham]

Not that I have any credibility in this league, but let's just say i'm a little skeptical of a Rondo / Kobe backcourt.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Also, might want to fix Moops's last pick on the sheet so people don't get confused. Just a suggestion - not trying to harsh TRE's mellow.

Changed, twas not I...

 

[Gr00vus]

Also, might want to fix Moops's last pick on the sheet so people don't get confused. Just a suggestion - not trying to harsh TRE's mellow.

Changed, twas not I...

I know, I just didn't want to get branded a nerd again by the grand poobah of this thing.

 

[Pumpnick]

so how does defense work in this thing?

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

so how does defense work in this thing?

It's one of life's great mysteries. Sparty had a pretty decent post on it a page or two back though.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Any chance I could get a link to the rules for this particular league, or at least some guidance on how to pick guys? I assume I just take guys I think are just good basketball players and try to create a decent real world roster? Anything that's particularly valuable (or not) in this format?

If you build a logical basketball team, and your players perform well in the season, you'll do fine. That said, here's what everything does in the sim:

Usage: Explained at the link above better than I could.

Shooting percentages and turnovers: Are covered under usage.

Minutes: Your players will be allowed to play about the number of minutes they played in real life. If you don't have enough minutes, your players will fatigue, be ineffective, and possibly get injured (there are no random injuries, just fatigue-related ones).

Position Effectiveness: Players who have less than 100% at a position will not perform up to their full capabilities. You'll probably notice that outside of pure point guards and giant oafish centers, most players are 100% at multiple positions, so you have some flexibility.

Assists: Having more of them will positively affect your team's FG%.

Rebounds: Function exactly as you'd expect them to.

Blocks and steals: Players accumulate them at roughly real-life rates, and I assume they cause more missed shots and turnovers for the other team.

Defensive rating: Lowers or raises the FG% of the player he's guarding. Good luck figuring out how to draft players who get good D ratings. Also note that if a player got an 80 or 90 rating exactly, it was probably because he made first or second team all-defense. We're not going to wait for the all-defense teams to be picked, so don't assume a guy who's had a 90 five straight years will get one again.

Bump...I'll add this to page 1 too

 

[Pumpnick]

so is the sim like the baseball one, where min = pa?

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

so is the sim like the baseball one, where min = pa?

Right. You need mins...injuries are bad.

 

[Pumpnick]

I wanted to go another route here but have no idea how it would work out. No idea how this pick is either though......

Deron Williams PG

 

[Chemical X]

ankles and feet seem overated in this draft.

 

[Kraft...]

There are too many picks between mine.

Someone post Emma Stone pics in here to get Frosty's attention

 

[rodg12]

There are too many picks between mine.

Someone post Emma Stone pics in here to get Frosty's attention

Let's start with this one....

Pic

 

[Spartans Rule]

I wanted to go another route here but have no idea how it would work out. No idea how this pick is either though......

Deron Williams PG

He's getting older and has some ankle problems, but he was a first-round caliber player in 2012-13 so if he can get back to that he'll be nice value.

 

[Frostillicus]

I like where this thread is heading.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

2.16 frosty
2.17 timschochet
2.18 slapdash
2.19 sammy
2.20 no 16

 

[Arsenal of Doom]

Need to pick it up in here. I was tempted to post in the Obamacare thread and I'd rather be disciplined by Adrian Peterson than post in any of the political threads here again.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Stefan Bondy: According to Billy King, today was the first time Brook Lopez played 5-on-5 since surgery. Twitter @nydninternets

 

[Sammy3469]

Stefan Bondy: According to Billy King, today was the first time Brook Lopez played 5-on-5 since surgery. Twitter @nydninternets

One day closer to breaking it again!

 

[Gr00vus]

I like where this thread is heading.

Emma Stone is hot.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Stefan Bondy: According to Billy King, today was the first time Brook Lopez played 5-on-5 since surgery. Twitter @nydninternets

One day closer to breaking it again!

Always good to have an ankle surgery in March after a foot surgery and then not be able to play until late September.

 

[Kraft...]

Stefan Bondy: According to Billy King, today was the first time Brook Lopez played 5-on-5 since surgery. Twitter @nydninternets

One day closer to breaking it again!

Always good to have an ankle surgery in March after a foot surgery and then not be able to play until late September.

He'll be well rested

 

[Frostillicus]

#### I didn't realize I was up. Hold on.

 

[Frostillicus]

PF Greg Monroe. Was awesome for me two years ago.

 

[Pumpnick]

PF Greg Monroe. Was awesome for me two years ago.

he pisses himself

 

[Spartans Rule]

Interested to see what Van Gundy does with Smith and Monroe. He's smart enough to know that Smith at the 3, Monroe at the 4 and Drummond at the 5 doesn't work. Somebody's minutes are gonna take a hit.

 

[timschochet]

I will take the great Tim Duncan, PF/C

 

[rodg12]

Interested to see what Van Gundy does with Smith and Monroe. He's smart enough to know that Smith at the 3, Monroe at the 4 and Drummond at the 5 doesn't work. Somebody's minutes are gonna take a hit.

Situation is screaming for a Monroe trade. Just not sure they can get enough in return to actually do it though.

 

[timschochet]

According to Sports Illustrated, I now have 2 of the top 5 best players in the NBA for the 2014-15 season. Therefore, I should be winning this draft.