*OFFICIAL World Cup 2014 Fantasy League* - RESULTS POSTED (1 Viewer)

[PIK95]

Yeah - I think Neymar should have gone #1, Netherlands definitely surprised me - I figured they would have been a bit more defensive - but Blind is my leading scorer after the 3rd game.

I wanted both Blind and Jamnet. I flipped a coin on who to take first and got Jamnet. Then you stole Blind. I suspect I messed that up without knowing the scoring.

 

[boubucarow]

5. Boubucarow - 121

I see a total of 118 for me.

GROUP PTS

GK - Gianluigi Buffon - Italy 4

GK - Stipe Pletikosa - Croatia 12

DF - Mathieu Debuchy - France 7

DF - Bruno Alves - Portugal 4

DF - Leonardo Bonucci - Italy 0

DF - Sergei Ignashevich - Russia 6

DF - Vedran Corluka - Croatia 8

MF - Arturo Vidal - Chile 4

MF - Yohan Cabaye - France 3

MF - Jorge Valdivia - Chile 10

MF - Nicolas Lodeiro - Uruguay 3

MF - Koo Ja-Cheoi - South Korea 9

FW - Edinson Cavani - Uruguay 12

FW - Eduardo Vargas - Chile 14

FW - Alexander Kokorin - Russia 4

FLEX (FW) - Enner Valencia - Ecuador 18

 

[Native]

Yeah - I think Neymar should have gone #1, Netherlands definitely surprised me - I figured they would have been a bit more defensive - but Blind is my leading scorer after the 3rd game.

Dont think I considered Neymar for one seond at #2. Was so excited to get Ronaldo that I didnt consider the teams or the likelihood to advance. Magnificent brain freeze on my end. Id be right in the thick of it otherwise. Now it looks like my top three picks (Ronaldo, Casillas and Ramos) will be out at the group stage.

 

[TLEF316]

I'm likely screwed from a "who's advancing stand point). I might have to replace my entire mf other than valbuena. Need Suarez to make it but that would cost me chiellini.

 

[Sebowski]

I almost drafted Guardado so many times. I just really didn't want a Mexican on my team even though I like that dude. He was classified as a defender too.

 

[Sinn Fein]

I'm likely screwed from a "who's advancing stand point). I might have to replace my entire mf other than valbuena. Need Suarez to make it but that would cost me chiellini.

Sorry Tlef, but the whole Suarez, Chiellini interplay is just too funny.

 

[Sinn Fein]

16.12 Keylor Navas - GK - Costa Rica

SOD

 

[JMon348]

I'm likely screwed from a "who's advancing stand point). I might have to replace my entire mf other than valbuena. Need Suarez to make it but that would cost me chiellini.

That's hilarious.

Unfortunately you have now lost both.

 

[PIK95]

Can someone post the complete scoring breakdown if you have it. Tia.

 

[TLEF316]

I'm likely screwed from a "who's advancing stand point). I might have to replace my entire mf other than valbuena. Need Suarez to make it but that would cost me chiellini.

That's hilarious.

Unfortunately you have now lost both.

I have to admit. It's pretty damn funny.

Whatever. #### Suarez.

 

[The Gator]

I'm likely screwed from a "who's advancing stand point). I might have to replace my entire mf other than valbuena. Need Suarez to make it but that would cost me chiellini.

That's hilarious.

Unfortunately you have now lost both.

I have to admit. It's pretty damn funny.

Whatever. #### Suarez.

Nothing will happen this WC, you're good

 

[cheese]

I'm likely screwed from a "who's advancing stand point). I might have to replace my entire mf other than valbuena. Need Suarez to make it but that would cost me chiellini.

That's hilarious.

Unfortunately you have now lost both.

I have to admit. It's pretty damn funny.

Whatever. #### Suarez.

Nothing will happen this WC, you're good

Seriously? They might let him play after that? Are you predicting a buyoff or just incompetence?

 

[The Gator]

I'm likely screwed from a "who's advancing stand point). I might have to replace my entire mf other than valbuena. Need Suarez to make it but that would cost me chiellini.

That's hilarious.

Unfortunately you have now lost both.

I have to admit. It's pretty damn funny.

Whatever. #### Suarez.

Nothing will happen this WC, you're good

Seriously? They might let him play after that? Are you predicting a buyoff or just incompetence?

incompetence

They'll do something after the WC and he'll miss a ton of international games and maybe league games

 

[Steve Tasker]

There will be no scoring updates tonight.

 

[Sebowski]

I'm likely screwed from a "who's advancing stand point). I might have to replace my entire mf other than valbuena. Need Suarez to make it but that would cost me chiellini.

That's hilarious.

Unfortunately you have now lost both.

I have to admit. It's pretty damn funny.

Whatever. #### Suarez.

Nothing will happen this WC, you're good

Seriously? They might let him play after that? Are you predicting a buyoff or just incompetence?

incompetence

They'll do something after the WC and he'll miss a ton of international games and maybe league games

This. Slap on the rest, imo. Some worthless Internationals missed after the World Cup, maybe. It isn't like he swiped a game winning goal out of the net with is hand.

 

[The Gator]

There will be no scoring updates tonight.

How many points did Suarez get?

 

[Steve Tasker]

There will be no scoring updates tonight.

How many points did Suarez get?

minus a million

 

[Steve Tasker]

Whoever has Suarez actually has to pay 2x the entry fee and gets last place.

 

[cheese]

I'm likely screwed from a "who's advancing stand point). I might have to replace my entire mf other than valbuena. Need Suarez to make it but that would cost me chiellini.

That's hilarious.

Unfortunately you have now lost both.

I have to admit. It's pretty damn funny.

Whatever. #### Suarez.

Nothing will happen this WC, you're good

Seriously? They might let him play after that? Are you predicting a buyoff or just incompetence?

incompetence

They'll do something after the WC and he'll miss a ton of international games and maybe league games

This. Slap on the rest, imo. Some worthless Internationals missed after the World Cup, maybe. It isn't like he swiped a game winning goal out of the net with is hand.

The game was largely decided by Italy playing with 10 men to 11 when Italy's guy had a late challenge and Suarez Tyson'd a guy. I would say it had an impact.

 

[Steve Tasker]

My 3 strikers, taken in rounds 2, 3, and 5, combined for 0 goals and 0 assists*, and none of them made it out of the group stage. Tough to win with performances like that.

* Dzeko has 1 meaningless game left.

 

[kupcho1]

SCORING THROUGH TODAY

PLEASE REVIEW AND LET ME KNOW IF YOU SEE MISTAKES:

1. Bonzai - 143

2. Gator - 135

3. PIK95 - 130

---money cutoff---

4. Norman Sinn - 124

5. Boubucarow - 121

6. TLEF - 118

7. Jmon/Kobe - 109

8. Eephus - 104

9. Kupcho - 103

10 (tie). Tasker - 101

10 (tie). Cheese - 101

12. Fear the Turtle - 100

13 (tie). Derek - 99

14 (tie). Sebowski - 99

15 (tie). Aaron/GPJ - 99

16. Native - 95

Waking up a little. I have me at 140 after the early games today.

Resolution on Switzerland & Portugal will determine how many players I'll need to draft before the knockout rounds.

As of right now I've lost 1 DF, 1 MF and 1 FW, but those numbers could skyrocket if Portugal and Switzerland are knocked out. (S. Korea being the only other team from which I have a player that is still undecided).

 

[The Gator]

BACARDI SIGHTING!!!!!

 

[Sinn Fein]

Evra sitting

I think France is playing this wrong - should play Evra now, and if he gets a yellow he misses the first knockout game. But, if he gets a yellow in the 1st knock out game, he misses the quarter-finals...

 

[Sebowski]

I'm likely screwed from a "who's advancing stand point). I might have to replace my entire mf other than valbuena. Need Suarez to make it but that would cost me chiellini.

That's hilarious.

Unfortunately you have now lost both.

I have to admit. It's pretty damn funny.

Whatever. #### Suarez.

Nothing will happen this WC, you're good

Seriously? They might let him play after that? Are you predicting a buyoff or just incompetence?

incompetence

They'll do something after the WC and he'll miss a ton of international games and maybe league games

This. Slap on the rest, imo. Some worthless Internationals missed after the World Cup, maybe. It isn't like he swiped a game winning goal out of the net with is hand.

The game was largely decided by Italy playing with 10 men to 11 when Italy's guy had a late challenge and Suarez Tyson'd a guy. I would say it had an impact.

I was just making light of hours hand ball in the last world cup

 

[The Gator]

Evra sitting

I think France is playing this wrong - should play Evra now, and if he gets a yellow he misses the first knockout game. But, if he gets a yellow in the 1st knock out game, he misses the quarter-finals...

Could they also be thinking about who they play? Is there next game potentially really tough?

 

[cheese]

I was just making light of hours hand ball in the last world cup

ya, realized after I responded that I whiffed on a joke there.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

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[kupcho1]

158 through today. Thanks Switzerland!

Hmmm, both GK made it through. Do I want Benaglio vs. Argentina or Muslera vs Colombia?

Anyone interested in trading for one of these guys? Yeah, they'll be in the pool, but there are several teams with no GK and you can jump the queue. For anyone that has to drop a MF, FW, or DF anyway, might be a trade opportunity

 

[The Gator]

158 through today. Thanks Switzerland!

Hmmm, both GK made it through. Do I want Benaglio vs. Argentina or Muslera vs Colombia?

Anyone interested in trading for one of these guys?

Since I only have one...Maybe

 

[Eephus]

Vincent Enyeama on the block. He had two clean sheets

 

[Steve Tasker]

I would kinda prefer no trading of players once the tournament has started, but there's no rules explicitly against it. It allows players to effectively collude and skip the free agent process entirely.

We have always allowed trades of draft picks and players before the tournament starts, but I tend to think it shouldn't be allowed during the tournament. I can't recall having allowed it in the past, but I am not 100% sure on that.

If the majority wants trades, though, I guess we can go with it.

 

[Eephus]

I would kinda prefer no trading of players once the tournament has started, but there's no rules explicitly against it. It allows players to effectively collude and skip the free agent process entirely.

We have always allowed trades of draft picks and players before the tournament starts, but I tend to think it shouldn't be allowed during the tournament. I can't recall having allowed it in the past, but I am not 100% sure on that.

If the majority wants trades, though, I guess we can go with it.

Collusion is an essential part of a World Cup simulation

But I get your point. I'll vote no.

 

[Steve Tasker]

5. Boubucarow - 121

I see a total of 118 for me.

GROUP PTS

GK - Gianluigi Buffon - Italy 4

GK - Stipe Pletikosa - Croatia 12

DF - Mathieu Debuchy - France 7

DF - Bruno Alves - Portugal 4

DF - Leonardo Bonucci - Italy 0

DF - Sergei Ignashevich - Russia 6

DF - Vedran Corluka - Croatia 8

MF - Arturo Vidal - Chile 4

MF - Yohan Cabaye - France 3

MF - Jorge Valdivia - Chile 10

MF - Nicolas Lodeiro - Uruguay 3

MF - Koo Ja-Cheoi - South Korea 9

FW - Edinson Cavani - Uruguay 12

FW - Eduardo Vargas - Chile 14

FW - Alexander Kokorin - Russia 4

FLEX (FW) - Enner Valencia - Ecuador 18

I had mistakenly credited Valencia with a PK save (+2) rather than a yellow card (-1) in game 2. I am now coming up with 118. Thanks.

 

[Steve Tasker]

I am not going to update the scoring tonight. I am taking a half day tomorrow so we can go over the scoring then.

 

[The Gator]

I'll go work no on trading. Don't trust kupuchunt experience

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

No fn trades

 

[TLEF316]

Not a fan of the trading. Circumvents the waiver process

 

[derek245583]

lol @ "collusion" being an essentially part of a World Cup simulation.

GOLD JERRY. THAT IS GOLD

 

[JMon348]

I'm likely screwed from a "who's advancing stand point). I might have to replace my entire mf other than valbuena. Need Suarez to make it but that would cost me chiellini.

That's hilarious.

Unfortunately you have now lost both.

I have to admit. It's pretty damn funny.

Whatever. #### Suarez.

Nothing will happen this WC, you're good

FIFA strikes hard!

 

[kupcho1]

Roster size

NOTE: rosters are capped at 3 players for any given team.

Does this hold true for pre-knockout waivers as well (e.g., can I draft anyone from Switzerland given I may have 3 Swiss players already on my roster)?

 

[Steve Tasker]

Roster size

NOTE: rosters are capped at 3 players for any given team.

Does this hold true for pre-knockout waivers as well (e.g., can I draft anyone from Switzerland given I may have 3 Swiss players already on my roster)?

It holds for the entire tournament.

If you cut a Swiss player, you may be eligible for a pickup of a Swiss player.

I am working on the scoring now and will post waiver rules soon.

 

[Steve Tasker]

My 3 strikers, taken in rounds 2, 3, and 5, combined for 0 goals and 0 assists*, and none of them made it out of the group stage. Tough to win with performances like that.

* Dzeko has 1 meaningless game left.

My 2 Italians combined for -1 points in the third game. Sweet

Abate - 0

Marchisio - 1 start, 1 red card

 

[Steve Tasker]

You guys can start posting cuts now if you know them.

 

[Sinn Fein]

My team*

GK: Navas

DEF: Luiz, Marcelo, Blind, Evra

MID: Gago, Rodriguez, Matuidi

FOR: Fred, Dempsey

*Still need to take a closer look at Bacca (Colombia) and Evra's status before I make that final.

If that holds, I'll be picking 1 MFer in the waiver draft.

 

[The Gator]

Cut list

GK - Maximo Banguera - Ecuador

DF - Dejan Lovren - Croatia

MF - Miralem Pjanic - Bosnia

MF - Ivan Rakitic - Croatia

MF - Keisuke Honda - Japan

MF - Adam Lallana - England

FW - Daniel Sturridge - England

FW - Wilfried Bony - Ivory Coast

 

[Steve Tasker]

You don't need to post cuts of eliminated players. I will be making those automatic cuts for you.

 

[Steve Tasker]

Derek cuts (via text):

Loic Remy - FW - France

 

[Sinn Fein]

You don't need to post cuts of eliminated players. I will be making those automatic cuts for you.

Active Cuts:

Bacca - Colombia

Subject to a last-minute recall

 

[kupcho1]

Cut list

GK - Maximo Banguera - Ecuador

DF - Dejan Lovren - Croatia

MF - Miralem Pjanic - Bosnia

MF - Ivan Rakitic - Croatia

MF - Keisuke Honda - Japan

MF - Adam Lallana - England

FW - Daniel Sturridge - England

FW - Wilfried Bony - Ivory Coast

LOL

 

[Steve Tasker]

SCORES AS OF NOW (DOES NOT INCLUDE BELGIUM AND ALGERIA GAMES):

1. Gator - 172

2. Kupcho - 168

3. Bonzai - 159

---money cutoff---

4. PIK95 - 156

5. Aaron/GPJ - 155

6. TLEF - 153

7. Sinn - 147

8. Boubucarow - 135

9. Jmon/Kobe - 134

10. Eephus - 133

11. Turtle - 128

12. Tasker - 123

13 (tie). Cheese - 121

13 (tie). Native - 121

15. Sebowski - 118

16. Derek - 114