08-09 ILH Fantasy Basketball: like AD&D with power forwards instead of magic swords

hey all,
rob here. so- should we have another installment of ilh/ile fantasy hoops? i think we've had a league for what, four years running now? with the exception of one nba.com year we've stuck to yahoo, which i liked better just in terms of the tools and look. we're down to the wire for this year so i'm ready to set up the league today if there's some interest. major questions:

regular 8-category? there's always some debate as this skews a little scoring-heavy since points and percentages count, but i like that ft % negates the value of dumbasses who can't hit their free throws

draft?? i'm thinking this weekend since the season kicks off tuesday. sunday morning-ish has usually worked- i'm pacific time but willing to draft pretty early.

who will be the first to draft someone out for the season with an injury?? can i steal chris paul at the end of the first round again (roffle)?

ok you know the drill from there...if there's at least moderate interest i'll generate the league and post the details later today.

oh i just remembered, so last year we used turnovers which i think some leagues don't do...i kind of like them because i think the deron williamses and chris paulses should be more valuable than shoot-first/butterfingers-handle "point" "guards" but maybe that is controversial y/n?

OK IT IS ON

The Contract Year All-Stars League has been created. hit me with an email and I will send off the id # and password. Draft is set for Sunday 9 am Pacific/noon East

BRING IT

alright here is the login, let's just go ahead and sign up.

um i mean

League ID#: 114635
Password: maximum

I rule the roost here so you all better bring your A-games for second place.

Yo, weren't we going to do an informal keeper thing since we ditched the NBA.com keeper league? I actually wouldn't mind *too* much since otherwise, I'd be obliged to keep Kobe.

And as always, here's a direct link to enter above info.

oh man, 9am pacific draft on a sunday? Is that changeable? (I work at a bar you see.)

The alex english muffins are in the buildinnnng

oh yes, i am THE DOLEAC.

we could do an evening draft? it's still changeable, but usually sunday am has worked out ok...other than phil-two missing the draft every year

welcome!!

I'd vote for evening, but I missed the draft last year and ended up fourth or so in the final standings so maybe it's for the best that I don't pick my own dudes.

the stl hawks are in! I don't know anything about the nba but somehow that usually helps.

but usually sunday am has worked out ok

hm...matt c was our commish for the nba league last year so i can't get into that league (also have no idea where the page is or my login) but i think i'd just as soon start fresh?? than do keepers??

ok lets keep it at sunday 9 am PST unless there is major uproar

also anyone who knows regulars from the last few years who aren't in, get 'em on there asap

MAJOR UPROAR. But that's because I like to sleep in so that I can draft a lot of Warriors in the 4-5th rounds. Then again, I seem to recall that last year's draft was in the PM and it coincided with my worst year ever.

Here's the link to last year's league (and you can look up the team managers): http://archive.fantasysports.yahoo.com/archive/nba/2007/64463

i think you can get your warriors later than that this year leeeee

zing

(sorry also i will draft capt jack before u because i love him)

sup?

Here's the link to last year's league

That didn't work for me.

Are you logged into Yahoo with the same ID that you used last year?

I have nothing to say to Hibachi that can't be said on the fantasy court.

Same ID, yeah.

Oh god, tomorrow at 9? :(

does this count as major outcry yet?

Aaaah Troy Murphy?????? He's the closest thing to a Warrior? I blame you, 9am draft time!

How did I get TMac in the 9nth? Is he injured again?

aw snap the computer did me good...amare, dwight howard, duncan, and chandler on the frontlines. prerankings are yr pals

Hey look I got the first pick! But no Blazers on my team :(

Whoever has Roy, Aldridge or Oden email The Doleac. I am buying high on my home team. (Not Chris Paul-high, but, you know.)

can any of you confirm/deny whether these guys are actual espn.com fantasy hoops writers, b/c i couldn't stop laughing when i saw their faces juxtaposed today

whoa

those guys should be arguing about old blues vinyl or maybe their warhammer models

leee tmac played 66 games last year so his cumulative stats took a bit of a hit, and his averages slipped just a little bit (not terribly so) plus his percentages were down a touch, overall it means he's kind of a steal if they click and he stays healthy (as always)

i caught him a few rounds earlier in like 04-05 i think when he played almost every game and had a monster (fantasy) season

sorry about the early draft cats...by the time i caught yr posts it was late sat/early sun - way too late to move it

we'll plan ahead a little better next year

but autodrafters it seems you only missed the opportunity to go for "steals" a little early (ie i reached about a round early for david lee based on the d'antoni pf-at-center stat boost theorem) or push guys you think will slump back a bit

i saw a couple of clever autodraft adjustments go by so good on ya m bison

Atcha, hibachi.

Guys this is very important: "Wrecked Scooters" -- C/D? I think I need to give more thought into my team name.

i like it! it boldly ignores the bad-pun-as-team-name rule that has worn out its welcome

i need a good team name, i spent my creative energy on the league name :\

Aww, I love bad puns and am endlessly amused by BPATNs.

Ha ha suckers, my secret weapon KELENNA AZUBUIKE was still available! I haz a Warriorz nao, ph34r me!

NOW I HAVE A MACHINE GUN HO HO HO

aw that's too bad about bad puns being worn out, i was about to give away "3-2-1 Koncak!" to an interested party

I assume that sooner or later, Al Jefferson will be removed from the Can't Cut List, yes?

it's almost over guys!

HEATED BATTLE for 2nd through 5th!

As someone who spent the first half of the season at or near the bottom, I am glad that I am relevant again.

My apologies for beating the crap out of your guys all year long.

new season, wave your hands in the air if you are interested in throwing down your squadron

tbh, you guys don't stand a chance

bigcountry reeves need a chance to reclaim their championship ring (of like three years ago)

I will be proud to defend my title.

so do you guys do head to head or a roto or what

been doing rotiss, but am open to the idea of head to head

in as always to defend my sterling third place finish (gave away 2nd on the last day)

i like a rotiss but we did a h2h on nba.com two years ago that i PWNED so we could do either

OR BOTH

i'm down

i count 6 so far and that's good enough for the nhl, but i feel like 8 or more will make it trill

makin a motion to change to head to head

give it a couple of days the rest of regulars will show up...lets get to 8-12

maybe we should kick off an 09-10 thread once theres a quorum with a POLL? h2h or roto?

me in as long as you whiners promise not to cry when I have a lock on RESPECTABLE THIRD PLACE

the 4 years i have done this, i have placed 5, 9, 3, 2. 9th is the outlier, i feel i am poised for a win this year, especially since i plan on paying dwight howard to injure himself on a motorcycle 10 games into the season.

I'm in a pretty serious head-to-head league already this year (16 dudes deep, ugh, rosters are gonna be very thin) so I think I'd vote for the relatively relaxed roto format. Also I believe as reigning league champion my vote on this is extremely important.

I have been kinda burnt out on fantasy lately, but if you are in dire need of another warm body, I'll play.

uh yr the champs but not the PRESIDENT OF FANTASY BASKETBALL

xpost

im kind of in favor of doing a league with no bench, just gotta let the players you draft do they thing, no advantge for ppl who bother to set rosters properly every damn day (this does not feel like a skill to me, it feels like bureaucracy), but i do not know if i am eccentric billionaire over here on this issue

no that's kind of an interesting idea! and would certainly make trades / waiver issues more active.

Love this idea!

maybe one spot for an injured guy?

iirc yahoo has an option for an IR that can only be used for a guy tagged as injured by their system.

this ^^, maybe one or two IR spots for ppl to will t-mac to fantasy health?

never played roto before, always done H2H

my only thing is that turnovers should be a stat, otherwise some guy will draft durant and the entire GSW team and win the league

I've never played w/o TOs as a stat.

is h2h fun, or is there too much of an advantage for players who play more games during that week?

i wd assume that would balance out over the course of a season y/n?

love the idea of no bench tho

if we had enough players per team i would think sum1 playing only 1 or 2 games in a given week vs. some player playing 4 wouldn't matter too much.

my inclination is 12 players, 2 of each position plus two utility

categories i like: pts, totes reb, ast, to, ast/to ratio, blocks, stls, 3p made, ft%

Why would you do assists, turnovers, AND a/t ratio? And no point doing FT% without also doing FG%, otherwise it's just hatin' on the big men (no bowen).

ha didnt even notice i had both. i am almost inclined to defend that accident, but i'd be happier to just have ast/to ratio since i feel TOs as a standalone category seem to punish minutes played/guys who get a lot of touches.

in retrospect, dont know why i didn't include fg%. throw it in the bag.

so we gonna get this thing goin' or what?

we did a h2h on nba.com two years ago that i PWNED

Eff this revisionist jazz, I dominated the regular season but a rash of injuries at the most inopportune time gave you the championship in a closer-than-it-should've-been showdown.

Eh, same boat as poly, if you need another person, I might consider.

09-10 ILH Fantasy Hoops: Team Salary Dump

details insiiiiiide

it's called playoffs leee! playoffs??

http://basketball.fantasysports.yahoo.com/league/onlyfive

I kinda misunderstood what the main league meant by "no bench" so here is one where you just pick five players, just PG/SG/SF/PF/C, nothing else! It is good if you know nothing about basketball, or don't want to ever do anything but check your team and lol. The draft is like 3 hours after the other one.