Novice League Banter 07-08 - Page 17 - Detroit Pistons Fan Community

linwood · #**161** (**permalink**) 01-07-2008, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by dba

Not picking last probably helps too.

Picking first didn't seem to help me.

Slippy · #**162** (**permalink**) 01-07-2008, 11:57 PM

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Originally Posted by dba

O.k., so drafting a team with the chance to win four cats easily every week and hoping they could eek out another one or two doesn't seem to be paying off as planned. I've lost six of nine weeks 4-5 (won two of the other three weeks).

Course, if only about half of my players who shot over 44% last year but are shooting under 36% this year could manage to score every now and then it might turn things around.

last year tater and i drafted to win 5 cats every week and it worked. we had winning records but at 5-4 most of the time, it was like a snail crawling....and then a 3-6 loss really set you back

detteam · #**163** (**permalink**) 01-08-2008, 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by dba

Not picking last probably helps too.

I dunno about that. Picking 10 & 11 successively sounds like a pretty good opportunity to get two perennial primo guys.

Meanwhile, mikhail is crushing all pre-season speculation

**dba** · #**164** (**permalink**) 01-08-2008, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by detteam

I dunno about that. Picking 10 & 11 successively sounds like a pretty good opportunity to get two perennial primo guys.

Would you believe picking last and picking badly?

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Meanwhile, mikhail is crushing all pre-season speculation

And he autodrafted. So much for the best laid plans.

mikhail1973 · #**165** (**permalink**) 01-08-2008, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by detteam

I dunno about that. Picking 10 & 11 successively sounds like a pretty good opportunity to get two perennial primo guys.

Meanwhile, mikhail is crushing all pre-season speculation

As I've said, it is luck. I put in time and effort into my Hockey League draft, and I'm dead last there. I ended up with autodraft (not by choice, by the way) in this basketball league, and I have gotten lucky with a couple of pick ups when my guys were injured and some people performing a lot better than most expected (Richard Jefferson, Bynum, G.Hill, and Baron Davis). But we still have lots of games to play and I wouldn't be surprised if my results start getting worse.

Slippy · #**166** (**permalink**) 01-08-2008, 08:18 PM

wooooo! Veto that trade!!!

details for the peanut gallery:

Abe - SausageKing gives up
Jameer Nelson
Rip Hamilton
Elton Brand

and gets
Tracy Mcgrady
Emeka Okafor
Tony Parker

i didn't vote on this one.

Slippy · #**167** (**permalink**) 01-12-2008, 02:25 AM

DAMN!! I am having a hard time keeping up my lineups.

mikhail1973 · #**168** (**permalink**) 01-13-2008, 12:02 AM

I need to get through the next couple of weeks before Hill and Bibby get healthy. I already lost Kevin Martin and Peja because they were out for a long time.

BillLaimbeer · #**169** (**permalink**) 01-13-2008, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by mikhail1973

I need to get through the next couple of weeks before Hill and Bibby get healthy. I already lost Kevin Martin and Peja because they were out for a long time.

That's a scary thought. Your team is kicking my butt while it is injured.

mikhail1973 · #**170** (**permalink**) 01-13-2008, 12:06 AM

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That's a scary thought. Your team is kicking my butt while it is injured.

It's closer than I'd like it to be, but I have wait for my guys to get back. Can't lose any more players. Hey, autodraft did a good job of picking for me, what can I say? And a couple of players are producing way above their norm. Anyone expected Jefferson to average 25 this year? Or me getting lucky with Hill and Bynum?