Thank you to everyone who was involved in the current players draft, and congratulations to our winner, Ron Mexico.
Anyways, you know the deal. Construct the best 10 player team possible. The goal is for your team to beat any and all of the other teams being drafted.
Once a team/user/owner is on the clock (it's their turn), they have up to 12 hours to make their pick. The quicker the better but a 12 hour maximum time period will be allotted.
Each pick must include the player's name, their "resume", and why they are the best ****ing pick possible at that place in the draft for your team — a kick *** pic or two, maybe even a highlight video, helps as well usually. Some details may be left out so as not to give away a team's strategy or indirectly allude to who that team/user/owner may be considering with their next pick(s), but you get the point.
Trading can occur during the draft and once it's done. Once the draft is complete, there will be a short amount of time for post-draft trades before the playoff tournament ensues. The winner of each match in the tournament will be determined by the voting of JazzFanz.
It will take more than 1/3 of the participants which in this case would be 6 votes to veto a trade. I don't think we will have a problem with any trades but there is a system in place just in case.
I'm hoping for a total of 16 teams, please only serious people who will not take the whole 12 hours and will actually make their pick within 3-5 hours or so. Preseason is coming up soon, so we need to be on the ball with it.
This is a legendary players draft, only NBA players who are no longer playing as of the start of the tournament can be selected. Players who played in 2017-2018 but have not yet announced their retirement are not eligible, even if they don't have a contract. Players who are playing in foreign leagues and do not have a reasonable expectation of getting a deal with an NBA team are eligible.
Worth of a player is determined by two things: their best season, and the weight of their career. So someone who was rock solid for 20 years but never flashy could be worth about the same as someone who was great for a few years but faded out quick.
In the event of a tie, the team with the most votes from the other participants will win the tie-breaker. If it is still tied after that we will go into sudden death and the first team to receive a write-in vote will win and move on.
All participants must vote in every matchup.
The playoff seeding will be determined randomly and the playoff system will work extremely well with 16 teams. I hope to have the draft ready to go by Tuesday or Wednesday, 9/4 or 9/5. I will be as transparent as possible with both the draft seeding and the playoff seeding. I will be using http://www.draftordergenerator.com/ to determine draft seeding. I am open currently to suggestions for how to determine game seeding - should I go with reverse draft order, or randomly select matchups and brackets?
If anyone has any questions, please ask.
<EDIT TO ADD RULE>: If someone misses their pick, it moves on to the next person. When the pick-misser returns, they can choose from any currently available players. The person who was then on the clock has one hour to, if they choose, take that player themselves.
Current teams (through pick #80):
Rubashov - Michael Jordan, David Robinson, Gary Payton, Kevin McHale, James Worthy, Adrian Dantley, Larry Nance, Robert Parrish, Tim Hardaway Sr, Rip Hamilton
Ellis 269 - Hakeem Olajuwan, Scottie Pippen, Clyde Drexler, Moses Malone, Steve Nash, Chris Webber, Mitch Richmond, Ben Wallace, John Havlicek, Earl Monroe
Gandalfe - Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Oscar Robertson, Charles Barkley, George Gervin, Pete Maravich, Dikembe Mutombo, Walt Frazier, Andrei Kirilenko, Sydney Monkrief, Marcus Camby
Checkbookdoc - Magic Johnson, Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, Tracy McGrady, Chris Bosh, Elgin Baylor, Rick Barry, Shane Battier, Artis Gilmour, Mark Price
Addictionary - Wilt Chamberlain, Julius Irving, Allen Iverson. Elvin Hayes, Isiah Thomas, Patrick Ewing, Shawn Kemp, Alex English, Stephon Marbury, David Thompson
Hekate - Shaquille O'Neal, Tim Duncan, Reggie Miller, Paul Pierce, Jason Kidd, Jerry West, Shawn Marion, Arvydas Sabonis, Peja Stojakovic, Deron Williams
Wes Mantooth - Kobe Bryant, Larry Bird, Bill Russell, Dennis Rodman, Chauncy Billups, Joe Dumars, Bill Walton, Rasheed Wallace, Bernard Kingm Kevin Johnson
Thee Jazz Fan - John Stockton, Karl Malone, Dominique Wilkins, Manu Ginobli, Grant Hill, Alonzo Mourning, Drazen Petrovic, Penny Hardaway, Ron Artest. Yao Ming
ROUND ONE:
1 @Rubashov - Michael Jordan
2 @Ellis269 - Hakeem Olajuwan
3 @gandalfe - Kareem Abdul Jabbar
4 @checkbookdoc - Magic Johnson
5 @addictionary (Dropped due to missed pick) - Wilt Chamberlain
6 @Hekate - Shaquille O'Neal
7 @Wes Mantooth - Kobe Bryant
8 @Thee jazz fan - John Stockton
ROUND TWO:
9 Thee Jazz Fan - Karl Malone
10 Wes Mantooth - Larry Bird
11 Hekate - Tim Duncan
12 checkbookdoc - Kevin Garnett
13 Gandalfe - Oscar Robertson
14 Ellis269 - Scottie Pippen
15 Wes Mantooth (from addictionary) - Bill Russell
16 Rubashov - David Robinson
ROUND THREE:
17 Rubashov - Gary Payton
18 addictionary - Julius Erving
19 Ellis269 - Clyde Drexler
20 Gandalfe - Charles Barkley
21 checkbookdoc - Ray Allen
22 Hekate - Reggie Miller
23 addictionary (from Wes Mantooth) - Allen Iverson
24 Thee Jazz Fan - Dominique Wilkins
ROUND FOUR:
25 Thee Jazz Fan - Manu Ginobli
26 Hekate - Paul Pierce
27 checkbookdoc - Tracy McGrady
28 Gandalfe - George Gervin
29 Ellis269 - Moses Malone
30 Wes Mantooth (dropped due to missed pick) - Dennis Rodman
31 addictionary - Elvis Hayes
32 Rubashov - Kevin McHale
ROUND FIVE:
33 Rubashov - James Worthy
34 addictionary - Isiah Thomas
35 Ellis269 - Steve Nash
36 Gandalfe - Pete Maravich
37 checkbookdoc - Chris Bosh
38 Hekate - Jason Kidd
39 addictionary (from Wes Mantooth) - Patrick Ewing
40 Thee Jazz Fan - Grant Hill
ROUND SIX:
41 Thee Jazz Fan - Alonzo Mourning
42 Wes Mantooth - Chauncy Billups
43 Hekate - Jerry West
44 checkbookdoc - Elgin Baylor
45 Gandalfe - Dikembe Mutombo
46 Ellis269 - Chris Webber
47 addictionary - Shawn Kemp
48 Rubashov - Adrian Dantley
ROUND SEVEN:
49 Rubashov - Larry Nance
50 addictionary - Alex English
51 Ellis269 - Mitch Richmond
52 Gandalfe - Walt Frazier
53 checkbookdoc - Rick Barry
54 Hekate - Shawn Marion
55 Wes Mantooth - Joe Dumars
56 Thee Jazz Fan - Drazen Petrovic
ROUND EIGHT:
57 Thee Jazz Fan - Penny Hardaway
58 Wes Mantooth - Bill Walton
59 Hekate - Arvydas Sabonis
60 checkbookdoc - Shane Battier
61 Gandalfe - Andrei Kirilenko
62 Ellis269 - Ben Wallace
63 Wes Mantooth (from addictionary) - Rasheed Wallace
64 Rubashov - Robert Parrish
ROUND NINE:
65 Rubashov - Tim Hardaway, Sr
66 addictionary - Stephon Marbury
67 Ellis269 - John Havlicek
68 Gandalfe - Sydney Moncrief
69 checkbookdoc - Artis Gilmour
70 Hekate - Peja Stojakovic
71 Wes Mantooth - Bernard King
72 Thee Jazz Fan - Ron Artest
ROUND TEN:
73 Thee Jazz Fan - Yao Ming
74 Wes Mantooth - Kevin Johnson
75 Hekate - Deron Williams
76 checkbookdoc - Mark Price
77 Gandalfe - Marcus Camby
78 Ellis269 - Earl Monroe
79 addictionary - David Thompson
80 Rubashov - Rip Hamilton
Anyways, you know the deal. Construct the best 10 player team possible. The goal is for your team to beat any and all of the other teams being drafted.
Once a team/user/owner is on the clock (it's their turn), they have up to 12 hours to make their pick. The quicker the better but a 12 hour maximum time period will be allotted.
Each pick must include the player's name, their "resume", and why they are the best ****ing pick possible at that place in the draft for your team — a kick *** pic or two, maybe even a highlight video, helps as well usually. Some details may be left out so as not to give away a team's strategy or indirectly allude to who that team/user/owner may be considering with their next pick(s), but you get the point.
Trading can occur during the draft and once it's done. Once the draft is complete, there will be a short amount of time for post-draft trades before the playoff tournament ensues. The winner of each match in the tournament will be determined by the voting of JazzFanz.
It will take more than 1/3 of the participants which in this case would be 6 votes to veto a trade. I don't think we will have a problem with any trades but there is a system in place just in case.
I'm hoping for a total of 16 teams, please only serious people who will not take the whole 12 hours and will actually make their pick within 3-5 hours or so. Preseason is coming up soon, so we need to be on the ball with it.
This is a legendary players draft, only NBA players who are no longer playing as of the start of the tournament can be selected. Players who played in 2017-2018 but have not yet announced their retirement are not eligible, even if they don't have a contract. Players who are playing in foreign leagues and do not have a reasonable expectation of getting a deal with an NBA team are eligible.
Worth of a player is determined by two things: their best season, and the weight of their career. So someone who was rock solid for 20 years but never flashy could be worth about the same as someone who was great for a few years but faded out quick.
In the event of a tie, the team with the most votes from the other participants will win the tie-breaker. If it is still tied after that we will go into sudden death and the first team to receive a write-in vote will win and move on.
All participants must vote in every matchup.
The playoff seeding will be determined randomly and the playoff system will work extremely well with 16 teams. I hope to have the draft ready to go by Tuesday or Wednesday, 9/4 or 9/5. I will be as transparent as possible with both the draft seeding and the playoff seeding. I will be using http://www.draftordergenerator.com/ to determine draft seeding. I am open currently to suggestions for how to determine game seeding - should I go with reverse draft order, or randomly select matchups and brackets?
If anyone has any questions, please ask.
<EDIT TO ADD RULE>: If someone misses their pick, it moves on to the next person. When the pick-misser returns, they can choose from any currently available players. The person who was then on the clock has one hour to, if they choose, take that player themselves.
Current teams (through pick #80):
Rubashov - Michael Jordan, David Robinson, Gary Payton, Kevin McHale, James Worthy, Adrian Dantley, Larry Nance, Robert Parrish, Tim Hardaway Sr, Rip Hamilton
Ellis 269 - Hakeem Olajuwan, Scottie Pippen, Clyde Drexler, Moses Malone, Steve Nash, Chris Webber, Mitch Richmond, Ben Wallace, John Havlicek, Earl Monroe
Gandalfe - Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Oscar Robertson, Charles Barkley, George Gervin, Pete Maravich, Dikembe Mutombo, Walt Frazier, Andrei Kirilenko, Sydney Monkrief, Marcus Camby
Checkbookdoc - Magic Johnson, Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, Tracy McGrady, Chris Bosh, Elgin Baylor, Rick Barry, Shane Battier, Artis Gilmour, Mark Price
Addictionary - Wilt Chamberlain, Julius Irving, Allen Iverson. Elvin Hayes, Isiah Thomas, Patrick Ewing, Shawn Kemp, Alex English, Stephon Marbury, David Thompson
Hekate - Shaquille O'Neal, Tim Duncan, Reggie Miller, Paul Pierce, Jason Kidd, Jerry West, Shawn Marion, Arvydas Sabonis, Peja Stojakovic, Deron Williams
Wes Mantooth - Kobe Bryant, Larry Bird, Bill Russell, Dennis Rodman, Chauncy Billups, Joe Dumars, Bill Walton, Rasheed Wallace, Bernard Kingm Kevin Johnson
Thee Jazz Fan - John Stockton, Karl Malone, Dominique Wilkins, Manu Ginobli, Grant Hill, Alonzo Mourning, Drazen Petrovic, Penny Hardaway, Ron Artest. Yao Ming
ROUND ONE:
1 @Rubashov - Michael Jordan
2 @Ellis269 - Hakeem Olajuwan
3 @gandalfe - Kareem Abdul Jabbar
4 @checkbookdoc - Magic Johnson
5 @addictionary (Dropped due to missed pick) - Wilt Chamberlain
6 @Hekate - Shaquille O'Neal
7 @Wes Mantooth - Kobe Bryant
8 @Thee jazz fan - John Stockton
ROUND TWO:
9 Thee Jazz Fan - Karl Malone
10 Wes Mantooth - Larry Bird
11 Hekate - Tim Duncan
12 checkbookdoc - Kevin Garnett
13 Gandalfe - Oscar Robertson
14 Ellis269 - Scottie Pippen
15 Wes Mantooth (from addictionary) - Bill Russell
16 Rubashov - David Robinson
ROUND THREE:
17 Rubashov - Gary Payton
18 addictionary - Julius Erving
19 Ellis269 - Clyde Drexler
20 Gandalfe - Charles Barkley
21 checkbookdoc - Ray Allen
22 Hekate - Reggie Miller
23 addictionary (from Wes Mantooth) - Allen Iverson
24 Thee Jazz Fan - Dominique Wilkins
ROUND FOUR:
25 Thee Jazz Fan - Manu Ginobli
26 Hekate - Paul Pierce
27 checkbookdoc - Tracy McGrady
28 Gandalfe - George Gervin
29 Ellis269 - Moses Malone
30 Wes Mantooth (dropped due to missed pick) - Dennis Rodman
31 addictionary - Elvis Hayes
32 Rubashov - Kevin McHale
ROUND FIVE:
33 Rubashov - James Worthy
34 addictionary - Isiah Thomas
35 Ellis269 - Steve Nash
36 Gandalfe - Pete Maravich
37 checkbookdoc - Chris Bosh
38 Hekate - Jason Kidd
39 addictionary (from Wes Mantooth) - Patrick Ewing
40 Thee Jazz Fan - Grant Hill
ROUND SIX:
41 Thee Jazz Fan - Alonzo Mourning
42 Wes Mantooth - Chauncy Billups
43 Hekate - Jerry West
44 checkbookdoc - Elgin Baylor
45 Gandalfe - Dikembe Mutombo
46 Ellis269 - Chris Webber
47 addictionary - Shawn Kemp
48 Rubashov - Adrian Dantley
ROUND SEVEN:
49 Rubashov - Larry Nance
50 addictionary - Alex English
51 Ellis269 - Mitch Richmond
52 Gandalfe - Walt Frazier
53 checkbookdoc - Rick Barry
54 Hekate - Shawn Marion
55 Wes Mantooth - Joe Dumars
56 Thee Jazz Fan - Drazen Petrovic
ROUND EIGHT:
57 Thee Jazz Fan - Penny Hardaway
58 Wes Mantooth - Bill Walton
59 Hekate - Arvydas Sabonis
60 checkbookdoc - Shane Battier
61 Gandalfe - Andrei Kirilenko
62 Ellis269 - Ben Wallace
63 Wes Mantooth (from addictionary) - Rasheed Wallace
64 Rubashov - Robert Parrish
ROUND NINE:
65 Rubashov - Tim Hardaway, Sr
66 addictionary - Stephon Marbury
67 Ellis269 - John Havlicek
68 Gandalfe - Sydney Moncrief
69 checkbookdoc - Artis Gilmour
70 Hekate - Peja Stojakovic
71 Wes Mantooth - Bernard King
72 Thee Jazz Fan - Ron Artest
ROUND TEN:
73 Thee Jazz Fan - Yao Ming
74 Wes Mantooth - Kevin Johnson
75 Hekate - Deron Williams
76 checkbookdoc - Mark Price
77 Gandalfe - Marcus Camby
78 Ellis269 - Earl Monroe
79 addictionary - David Thompson
80 Rubashov - Rip Hamilton
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