Please leave feedback as to when you'd like to have a draft. Those who are unable to attend will need to update their ranking list so that their selections are autodrafted. Draft order will be determined randomnly prior to Draft.

Today!!! Let's get this $#$% started. you want feedback here or in a PM.

lmao! Send me a PM with the vote buddy! :)

We still need to fill the spots.

...perhaps you can convince that Potato head fella to join. He's in a 100 leagues.. Whats 100+1? :)

I voted for weekday evening after 8 pm.

I work Saturdays, but I'm on vacation the week of Oct 23rd, so I could do Saturday the 28th if needed.

dude its supposed to be secret:sssh:

I am finding the UFC draft ranking inferior to yahoo. Yahoo, you could sort by name and exclude plyers. trial league is one list

dude its supposed to be secret:sssh:

Oops, really? My bad. Um... I was never here. :spy:

dude its supposed to be secret:sssh:

I am finding the UFC draft ranking inferior to yahoo. Yahoo, you could sort by name and exclude plyers. trial league is one list

Jeesh. You're not kidding. Their interface sucks. I think I will use Yahoo's first to get my ore-draft order together and then mimic it on UFC (NBA fantasy league).

The 1st Annual Trial League Live Fantasy Draft will be held on Oct. 20, 2006 at 9:30pm. Please have your pre-draft rosters prepared in advance should you not be able to attend. Happy Drafting!

lmao! Send me a PM with the vote buddy! :)

We still need to fill the spots.

...perhaps you can convince that Potato head fella to join. He's in a 100 leagues.. Whats 100+1? :)

OMG. Leave me alone already!

Just let me have some peace!
Phone calls, threatening letters, emails....I'll JOIN!

May as well show you guys how to do it properly! :pound:

OMG. Leave me alone already!

Just let me have some peace!
Phone calls, threatening letters, emails....I'll JOIN!

May as well show you guys how to do it properly! :pound:

lmao! Glad to have you bro.

The 1st Annual Trial League Live Fantasy Draft will be held on Oct. 20, 2006 at 9:30pm. Please have your pre-draft rosters prepared in advance should you not be able to attend. Happy Drafting!

That's 9:30 Eastern time right? if so I gotta be ready at 6 my time.

Shouldn't be a problem.

Will we be PM'd the night before?


Will Darko be available in the 2nd round?

Will Linwood continue to kiss each forum members butt by starting special belated birthday threads for everyone? Or will it end with Army Girl? :laugh:

That's 9:30 Eastern time right? if so I gotta be ready at 6 my time.

Yep! You would be correct.

Will Linwood continue to kiss each forum members butt by starting special belated birthday threads for everyone? Or will it end with Army Girl? :laugh:

Only for the gals. He's a ladies man.

Just ask Aurora.:rofl:

Will Linwood continue to kiss each forum members butt by starting special belated birthday threads for everyone? Or will it end with Army Girl? :laugh:

Don't be jelous!

Shouldn't be a problem.

Will we be PM'd the night before?


Will Darko be available in the 2nd round?

You can set up a calendar reminder, but most likely I will send out a PM to the masses. I can't promise you that Darko will be available though. Some folks around here have him pegged as a 1st rounder. :crazy:

Will Linwood continue to kiss each forum members butt by starting special belated birthday threads for everyone? Or will it end with Army Girl? :laugh:

:pound:

Speaking of Linwood, is it true the league is being renamed
"The Linwood Memorial coal burning league?" Can zombies really join? He seems to have a natural propensity for drafting them.

You can set up a calendar reminder, but most likely I will send out a PM to the masses. I can't promise you that Darko will be available though. Some folks around here have him pegged as a 1st rounder. :crazy:

I wish there were more fan favourites like Darko so I can get better draft picks.

Guys,
Please be responsible for yourselves. Motown is running 2 leagues. Mark your calendars. check this thread. If you want to use the pf.com calendar feature and are having problems figuring it out, PM one of the staff.
thanks

I agree 100% Slippy. Mo has enough to do already. He's already given us the date and time, it should be up to use to be there or not.

P.S. You're still going to give me a call an hour before the draft to wake me up, right Mo? By the way, have you pre-ranked my players for me yet? I like to have that done (for me) well in advance so I'm totally prepared. ;)

I agree 100% Slippy. Mo has enough to do already. He's already given us the date and time, it should be up to use to be there or not.

P.S. You're still going to give me a call an hour before the draft to wake me up, right Mo? By the way, have you pre-ranked my players for me yet? I like to have that done (for me) well in advance so I'm totally prepared. ;)

Yep, its all ready for you. I have Darko and Grant Hill as your top two picks. Happy? :)

I could pistol whip you guys with Darko, Arroyo and Smush Parker as my top 3 picks.

I could pistol whip you guys with Darko, Arroyo and Smush Parker as my top 3 picks.

I'd like to see you try.

Is that a promise, big shot? lol.

Yep, its all ready for you. I have Darko and Grant Hill as your top two picks. Happy? :)

Actually, I was thinking about drafting Big Ben (Wallce) with my first pick and releasing him right after the draft in protest.

With my second pick, I was planning on drafting Big Ben (Roethlisberger) and making him my starting C for the entire year. I won't even sub for him on days off.

That should teach Ben to mess with us Pistons fans!

I'd like to see you try.

Is that a promise, big shot? lol.

I too would like to see that. So thats two votes for and none against. Looks like the motion passes. Good luck Roscoe!

I have pushed the randomize button and here are the results:

Trial League Draft Selection Order

Linwood
Jammertime
LADre
Himat
MotownPride
Darth Tater
WinlessWonders
Griffin
Slippy
Roscoe
Webz
DlevCongrats to Linwood!

Enjoy, discuss, fight, cry...do whatever moves ya.

Draft night should be fun! :)

I have pushed the randomize button and here are the results:

Trial League Draft Selection Order
Linwood
Jammertime
LADre
Himat
MotownPride
Darth Tater
WinlessWonders
Griffin
Slippy
Roscoe
Webz
DlevCongrats to Linwood!

Enjoy, discuss, fight, cry...do whatever moves ya.

Draft night should be fun! :)

Well, I guess Linwood wins the Darko sweepstakes. Damn. Maybe I'll get him next year. I can only hope.

I have pushed the randomize button and here are the results:

Trial League Draft Selection Order

Linwood
Jammertime
LADre
Himat
MotownPride
Darth Tater
WinlessWonders
Griffin
Slippy
Roscoe
Webz
DlevCongrats to Linwood!

Enjoy, discuss, fight, cry...do whatever moves ya.

Draft night should be fun! :)

The question is does Jammer trade up for the # 1 pick or does he settle for Darko at # 2 like Joe did 3 years go? :pound:

#1 Pick? Right on! I hear this is going to be a deep draft.

Anyone looking to trade up?
:pound:

The question is does Jammer trade up for the # 1 pick or does he settle for Darko at # 2 like Joe did 3 years go? :pound:

Actually, I was thinking about taking a WR.

#1 Pick? Right on! I hear this is going to be a deep draft.

Anyone looking to trade up?
:pound:

No thanks. I'm saving my cap space to sign Ben Wallace.

Draft FAQ


Q. How do I select a player?
A. There are two ways to select a player:
1. Select the player you want to draft using the Find Player option. You can search by position and by team. Highlight that player and click on the red "Pick" button.
2. Use the Drafting Queue. This allows the owner to place several players in a list to choose from on the left. Just use the Find Player option and click on "Add to queue". There is no limit to the amount of players you can place in your draft queue. If the player or defense is selected by another owner before it's your turn to pick, he will be automatically removed from your drafting queue. If your time runs out, the 1st player listed in your queue will be selected. To select a player to draft, highlight the player in the draft queue and click on the red "Pick" button.
Q. What is "auto-pick?"
A. The auto-pick feature allows you to put your team on "auto-pilot." When auto-pick is selected and your turn comes to draft, the computer will immediately select a player for you. The computer will first look to see if you have any players placed in your draft queue. If you do, the first player listed will be selected. If no players appear in the queue, the computer will look at the pre-draft rankings of players you submitted before the draft, if any.
If you did not pre-rank players, you will be given a set of default rankings based on last season's point totals.
Q. How do I turn on/off auto-pick?
A. To turn off auto-pick or turn on auto-pick, just checkmark the box marked "Auto" that is next to the red "Pick" button. If you turn on auto-pick during your turn, it may not immediately pick for you this turn. If auto-pick is left on though, the next time it becomes your turn auto-pick will be active.
Q. Why can I only see 200 players at each position listed at a time?
A. Lists of available players and all players are very long, so the limits are to shorten the time required to list the players. When viewing a particular team or position, the limits are lifted so that all players that fit the category are shown. However, the WR and RB lists are very long, so we suggest you limit your searches to the top 200 available or search by both position and team.
Q. I can't find a player in the list I want to draft, what do I do?
A. Only players listed are available to draft. However, be aware that all players are ranked by 2003 stats by default, so rookies and those players who did not play last year, will be listed at the bottom unless you have modified their single-list rankings.
Q. I'm having problems with the draft applet, what do I do?
A. If you're having problems with the Java Live Draft applet, you can use the HTML version. You can also try closing down your browsers, and re-loading the Java applet.
Q. Why doesn't my team appear at the top of the screen?
A. The live draft applet will only display 12 teams at one time. The team currently picking appears at the far left. As picks are made, the team that picked moves off the board and all other teams slide to the left. If your team does not initially appear at the top of the page, it will appear as soon as enough picks are made to put you within the next 12 picks.
Q. Why do teams keep moving at the top of the draft page?
A. The team currently picking appears at the far left. As picks are made, the team that picked moves off the board and all other teams slide to the left. Q. What are the 3 letters that appear on each basketball on the draft page?
A. That is the team abbreviation for each team name in your league.

Just over 24 hours until the draft!

Hopefully I can get in. My stupid internet connection usually likes to go down at night for a couple of hours. I'll have to check the pre-rankings just incase.

I'd like to get in too, but I doubt anyone will drop out...

#1, count on us running fantasy each year, next time around probably in every sport. Make yourself heard!

And start posting to the Pistons threads man... :MusicBigGrin:

Any chance LeBron falls to the eighth pick in the draft? :fingerscr

J/k. James is yesterday's news. Give me Maxiell any day.

Seriously, the truth is that I'm considering a high-risk roster (which means I've basically lost already). And that's all I have to say about that.

ps. where is the chat on NBA.com?

#1, count on us running fantasy each year, next time around probably in every sport. Make yourself heard!

And start posting to the Pistons threads man... :MusicBigGrin:

I'm going to try....started a new job a few months ago and havent really had the free time like I used to, not that I visited/posted alot before but it was definitely more than I do now...

Any chance LeBron falls to the eighth pick in the draft? :fingerscr

J/k. James is yesterday's news. Give me Maxiell any day.

Seriously, the truth is that I'm considering a high-risk roster (which means I've basically lost already). And that's all I have to say about that.

ps. where is the chat on NBA.com?

It is initiated once the draft begins and it is terribly slow so be forwarned.

Speaking of which...

Couple of notes before the draft:

I did a draft yesterday and the interface is horribly slow and not very intuitive as compared to Yahoo. Expect some time to adjust to the interface, it doesn't appear to be too user-friendly
Get there ahead of time and make sure that you have the latest Java runtime installed just in case you run into any problems. Firefox works well as an alternate browser.
You might want to have another window up to compare player stats as it is hard to maneuver through the java menus. Be prepared in advance. There is an option to put players in a queue which is good to have in case you run into technical difficulties
If you fail to make a pick two times in a row your status will change to auto-pick. This can be turned on or off on the main draft screen. If you suspect you are having a problem, let me know and I'll correct it for you quickly.
The main draft page constantly refreshes during the draft. This can be annoying for some. You can stop this by pressing the pause button at the top right corner of the main draft page.
If you want to see a big view of who everyone has picked during the draft. Go to the league page and click on the League Rosters tabTo be honest, I'm not very impressed with NBA.com's live draft utility but if we walk in expecting that it will be less than glorious we are more likely to enjoy the experience.

Take care and I look forward to seeing all of you tonight.

Happy Drafting!

Question for those of you who have been in more than one fantasy league of the same sport in the same season.

When you draft, do you try to go with a different strategy for your other teams or at least draft different players (in case of injury, etc)?

I'm not sure what philosophy to use. What has worked for you guys? As it is, I plan to draft pretty much the same for both of my teams. Is this wise or foolhardy?

Question for those of you who have been in more than one fantasy league of the same sport in the same season.

When you draft, do you try to go with a different strategy for your other teams or at least draft different players (in case of injury, etc)?

I'm not sure what philosophy to use. What has worked for you guys? As it is, I plan to draft pretty much the same for both of my teams. Is this wise or foolhardy?

I'm assuming under the same rules too.

In an online draft your plan should be affected by the other managers picks, thus making every draft at least slightly different by definition. Draft selection order should play a part in your strategy as well. So I guess what I am trying to say is going in with the same general plan is good, just be prepared to alter it based on opportunity.

I'm assuming under the same rules too.

In an online draft your plan should be affected by the other managers picks, thus making every draft at least slightly different by definition. Draft selection order should play a part in your strategy as well. So I guess what I am trying to say is going in with the same general plan is good, just be prepared to alter it based on opportunity.

I agree. Draft position and what the other managers are doing around you really affects how your team is going to be set up. If you have the #1 pick then your strategy would be different than than the team that has the #12 pick. If there is a run on Point Guards early in the draft then you would have to get one earlier than planned or end up with 3rd tier PG's on your roster as starters.

I do it the same way. I pick my favourite players and try to play the WW and FA.

Last season, I was in two different leagues where I missed the draft on one and the other was automated. In each case I had to use the hand the hand that was dealt to me and manipulated the squad through free agency the rest of the year.

I think consumated one trade in the advance league last year dumping Starbury, but at this point cannot recall who i got for him if that player survived the season before I dumped him.

I use the info gained from the first draft (where players are taken) as a guide for my 2nd draft.

I try to avoid drafting too many of the same player in both leagues because of the injury factor.

As far as strategy, I let the draft dictate that. I do my prep work so I have an idea of what I want to do, but that can change really quickly during the draft.

I LOVE doing live drafts! Its a lot of fun. Especially when you know the other players, so you can do some trash talking during the draft.

Mo, I guess it is too late to load my predraft picks, as I keep getting an error.

I am set for the Advanced league...but waited to late for this one....

That sucks dre. :(

That sucks dre. :(

I know, I have been traveling the past two weeks and have only had time to make a couple of posts here and there and not even visit the draft sight until a couple of hours ago.

Hopefully my system is in working order and I don't have any broadband failures tonight....

I know, I have been traveling the past two weeks and have only had time to make a couple of posts here and there and not even visit the draft sight until a couple of hours ago.

Hopefully my system is in working order and I don't have any broadband failures tonight....


I just tried the pre-draft rankings and i got the error too. you will still be able to change it once the draft starts.

I just tried the pre-draft rankings and i got the error too. you will still be able to change it once the draft starts.

Well, I guess we don't call it trial for nothing. :( That sucks bro.

I'm compiling a list of issues so feel free to add anything you observe to this page so that we can evaluate this properly after the season.

HOLY CARP!

I didn't realize you could trade picks. That's insane.

HOLY CARP!

I didn't realize you could trade picks. That's insane.


I think only league commissioners have that option, motown was describing that it would be too difficult to run a draft and shuffle peoples picks around. it would have been cool though.

I am the assistant commish.

Btw, GRIPE.

The reminder email just went out showing everyone's email address instead of emailing everyone individually. That's poor. Please add it to your list Motown. The developers are making a lot of bush league mistakes...

I think only league commissioners have that option, motown was describing that it would be too difficult to run a draft and shuffle peoples picks around. it would have been cool though.

Having gone through the draft once already, I can tell you that in its existing state this would be next to impossible.

I am the assistant commish.

Btw, GRIPE.

The reminder email just went out showing everyone's email address instead of emailing everyone individually. That's poor. Please add it to your list Motown. The developers are making a lot of bush league mistakes...

Noted. Thanks.

Looks like you can set the draft queue in advance. The Draft queue supersedes the pre-draft selection list. If you get in early, I would advice updating it in advance to save yourself some heartache.

Looks like you can set the draft queue in advance. The Draft queue supersedes the pre-draft selection list. If you get in early, I would advice updating it in advance to save yourself so heartache.

It won't let you mess with your pre rankings though (which I believe is what Dre said, right?)

It won't let you mess with your pre rankings though (which I believe is what Dre said, right?)

Yep pre-rankings or pre-selection list as I erroneously called it seems not to be working properly. Draft queue however is working fine.

Yep pre-rankings or pre-selection list as I erroneously called it seems not to be working properly. Draft queue however is working fine.

Pardon my ignorance, but how can I operate the draft Que without my list?????????

:confused::confused::confused::confused:

Pardon my ignorance, but how can I operate the draft Que without my list?????????

:confused::confused::confused::confused:

In the draft room there is a link labled Draft Queue. Click on it. The rest is self explanatory.

In the draft room there is a link labled Draft Queue. Click on it. The rest is self explanatory.

right, but my page is empty. It just says move up or down but there are no names to pick from

never mind I just launched java

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