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NBA: AI and AI, this time with feeling.
Bergy
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NBA Season kicks off October 27th, 2009.
Cavs vs. Celtics 7:30 ET TNT
Lakers vs. Clippers 10:30 ET TNT
Yahoo Fantasy League
http://basketball.fantasysports.yahoo.com/league/dnd
Help MrBlarney's "wisdom of the crowds" league prediction graduate study out, more information and link here
Cavs vs. Celtics 7:30 ET TNT
Lakers vs. Clippers 10:30 ET TNT
Yahoo Fantasy League
http://basketball.fantasysports.yahoo.com/league/dnd
Help MrBlarney's "wisdom of the crowds" league prediction graduate study out, more information and link here
I've been trying to reach you, but your extension cord doesn't reach that far.
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I see this thread hopping until November.
Here's the plan:
Every year we have a NBA fantasy league, and we do a live online draft. Problem is, 3-5 people don't show up for the draft, and get a mediocre team autopicked for them. So, this year, we are starting really early.
What we're going to do is draft on the forum. People are going to sign up, in this thread, in lime. When we've got a good number of people signed up (aiming for 14), I'll throw everyone's names in a hat. I'll pick them out, and that will be our draft order. Then, you'll make your picks right here on the forum. You can provide us with your rationale, a funny picture of the player, or whatever. It'll be fun. I'll then take our draft results and enter it into the continuation of our Yahoo league from the last couple years. Stats, positions, and roster sizes will remain the same as they have been, as follows:
This way, everyone will have a chance to pick all their players. We'll have something like a 12 hour time limit in which to make your pick, and if you don't pick we'll move on to the next guy and you can pick whenever you show back up. Proxy picks are of course allowed. Starting early will give us the added bonus of not letting people rely on cheatsheets and draft guides. So sign on up!
Also talk about the NBA in general here.
List of players:
1. dots
2. Bergy
3. dlinfiniti
4. Frosteey
5. Picardathon
6. sportzboytjw
7. clownfood
8. BubbaT
9. Cauld
10. TheBigEasy
11. fortis
12. Dyscord
13. Phonehand
14. Killjoy
Thoughts?
Basically, if Yao is done this is really going to hurt the NBA's bottom line. They are getting big revenue dollars from China. Its bad news.
I love Yao, he is a great player and a great person. Its a shame that he is hit with the big man injury plague. Its just all that stress on his feet and knees. Maybe they're just putting out worst case scenario news, but I really wouldn't doubt this being true.
I've been trying to reach you, but your extension cord doesn't reach that far.
this time we'll dominate harder
The Hedo Turkoglu and Utah Jazz situations should be interesting enough. Ron Artest will probably get wildly overpaid. Ricky Rubio is going to break my heart. Yi Jianlian will exist. There's already been a decent amount of trades, and there are rumors for the Amares and Rajons of the world. It should be interesting enough.
Draft idea sounds fun!
I was really terrible when I did it last time, though : (
like say i want a juicy hamburger for my 4th pick?
Thats actually kinda interesting to think about. I mean you'd basically be weighing out how much you think each pick is going to net you in fantasy points and betting trading that for a higher pick or guaranteed points at the end of the season
You might be borderline retarded
I've been trying to reach you, but your extension cord doesn't reach that far.
a lot of those guys had a great season though
and the restricted FAs are all young guys who made a lot of money this year
So, I'll join, but feel free to reject me if you mind having a bottomfeeder. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to do some research.
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The Clowns look forward to winning again this year.
Lebron + Shaq + Villanueva = Hella offense
Defense is lacking from shaq and v though.
I've been trying to reach you, but your extension cord doesn't reach that far.
Geez, Milwaukee is dumb. All they had to do was send Villanueva a $4 million qualifying offer, and they could have controlled where he went and possibly even gotten something back in a sign and trade. Worst case they don't match and let him go for nothing. By not sending the QO they guarantee he leaves for nothing.
Also, Andre Miller is a UFA.
And this draft class is 100x times better on paper than 2001, aka the Kwame-Chandler-Curry draft. Unless the paper you're reading is a printout of those clowns at NBAdraft.net - the same folks who said Kwame=Garnett and Deshawn Stevenson=Jordan.
Roto works good in hoops. It's just boring, is all.
It really would have been amusing if Bill Simmons had somehow conned his way into their GM position.
This would either work really, really well or be really, really bad. No space in between.
Shaq can stand under the basket and keep people from dunking with his weight. That pretty much destroys the Magic right there.
why?
i mean its a foregone conclusion anyway
i guess people just want to have the opportunity to tell their grand children that they once got beaten by the sp00ns in fantasy basketball
I'm starting to question whether Dumars was ever all that smart to begin with. The Sheed trade was a no-brainer, they only gave up Bob Sura for him, but there's been a lot of head-scratching moves:
- the timing of this firing
- drafting Austin Daye
- the Billups/Iverson trade
- DARKO
Will be interesting to see how Utah plays this now with Okur opting out, and Millsapp restricted. Millsapp's the youngest and best defender of the 3, but he's also the only one who can't play C.
But he has played C before. At least enough to make him C-eligible in fantasy basketball. I remember a couple years ago at times they would put Boozer at C and either AK or Harpring at PF and go small.
In the event that they keep both Boozer and Millsap, he will play backup center just to spread minutes.
I thought Koufos played well too.
I find it funny that Boozer screwed Cleveland by leaving, and now appears to be screwing Utah by staying.
Meanwhile Varejao opts out of Cleveland.
Also, BREAKING NEWS from ESPN: KOBE BRYANT STAYS WITH THE LAKERS
The Nets are definitely the LeBron front-runners. They're the only team with any kind of talent that could afford him, and they have Jay-Z.
Who knows, there might be a swarm of teams at the trade deadline next year who dump salary to chase LeBron (especially if the Cavs aren't playing well). But right now, among teams that can afford him in the summer of 2010, the Nets look like the best contender.