I think everyone should maybe take a break until dawn (in the states).
For my part, Wes can have Hakeem, y'all can split up my picks. Whatever. Some **** got squirrelly behind the scenes with some trade stuff and the way things unfolded was unfortunate. Really just wanted to do my best but I should've stuck to my original method of never trying to trade or communicate with others via PM.
I am sad this has taken this turn. If anyone wants to sleuth it, I can publish my PMs, my spreadsheet, and divulge my nefarious plan to try and secure Paul George at a more suitable spot than with pick #22 and having a greater degree of confidence that I could also secure Ray Allen which would round out a solid but unspectacular big 3 (although depending on how it played out, would be comfortable with a number of people since there were about 9 players that I felt similar feelings about, so why burn a higher pick?).
Wes told me to pick Bill Russell for him after I drafted, but after Nowitski went, I put my pick on the market because I really didn't like the fit of anyone that was higher on my big board than PG and Ray Allen. White Chocolate hit me up, was the only person that had two picks in the third round, and I think there's a lot of value to be found in round 6 due to the structure of the contest, so I proposed that as the sweetener to me, understanding it would give him a strong big three, but I truly did not anticipate that he would grab Bill Russell. I might put too much stock in the importance of spacing, at least for most, but I honestly was shocked White Chocolate grabbed Bill Russell, already having Tim Duncan. Just didn't see it coming, and in my belief, I think it may have not been the best pick. But again, maybe I'm just nuts about spacing (which is something I have harped on for more than a decade on just this iteration of the site and particularly in these contest, which maybe some of you have noticed).
For all Wes or any of you know, I go about my life trying my best to maliciously screw people over. So I guess that's for any of you to decide. All I can do is provide whatever I can and say that - for whatever it is worth - I really just want things to function and for people to get along (even for as salty as I can get at times [though I have been working on this]).