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[Superbone]

I’ll be happy to take that number one pick off your hands bone and take on all the pressure of possibly getting the first pick wrong.

You are such a saint! You would make that sacrifice for little ol' me?!

[Superbone]

Nah, I have a good handle on it. That new starting center in Portland is going to have a field day in his new digs!

[Flagrant Fowl]

You won't...

[Split T]

Draft tomorrow! Good luck everyone. I’ll be at work, but should be able to pop on and draft…Though if I don’t win I’m definitely gonna blame it on that haha.

[Kryptonic]

Draft tomorrow! Good luck everyone. I’ll be at work, but should be able to pop on and draft…Though if I don’t win I’m definitely gonna blame it on that haha.

best of luck to all and appreciate being included.

[Shabazz]

Are we counting Turnovers this season?

[Flagrant Fowl]

Yes, same 9-category set up we used last season.

[Gladiator]

Good luck everyone (kinda!!) and thanks again FF for organising. I’ll be online for the first part but will need to auto draft for the last part, so Split I’m with ya in blaming that if I don’t win (much better than blaming myself lol)

[Split T]

Side note, but those yahoo default rankings are ridiculous. Do they really think Luka and Giannis are the 36th and 40th ranked players?

[Flagrant Fowl]

Side note, but those yahoo default rankings are ridiculous. Do they really think Luka and Giannis are the 36th and 40th ranked players?

I believe those are their per game rankings last season.

[Split T]

Side note, but those yahoo default rankings are ridiculous. Do they really think Luka and Giannis are the 36th and 40th ranked players?

I believe those are their per game rankings last season.

My stats say Luka and Giannis were 2nd and 8th last year. Even still, that would be a dumb default ranking

[Flagrant Fowl]

Side note, but those yahoo default rankings are ridiculous. Do they really think Luka and Giannis are the 36th and 40th ranked players?

I believe those are their per game rankings last season.

My stats say Luka and Giannis were 2nd and 8th last year. Even still, that would be a dumb default ranking

I agree. But it really just demonstrates how "ranking" can be kinda goofy because of how strongly one poor category can skew the overall ranking.

[Split T]

Good draft everyone…I only got called away a few times at work so I apologize if you had to wait for my team to auto draft a few picks

[Flagrant Fowl]

A tip for our new or returning members; each team has an IL+ roster spot but it's not visible when unfilled.

[Flagrant Fowl]

I know you're all craving for my unsolicited draft analysis, so here you go..

In draft order.

1. Superbone - Hard to screw up with Jokic being your first round pick. A lot of good players, but your lacking rebounds and could struggle with defensive stats. A lot of guys who should play pretty much every night.

2. BigLewy - Nothing stands out as an amazing or terrible pick, so solid all around. Kawhi and LeBron are going to be annoying for you to deal with every night. Would be a lot better if you had this team 3 years ago.

3. Gladiator - Great value for Harden at 27 and very solid picks in pretty much every round. I'd worry about Minnesota not figuring out how to use KAT and Harden being lazy in a month. Either of those happening could really tank your chances.

4. bajanguy008 - Great team, you always draft well. Solid picks in every round. Bane might not return full season value at #21, but at least he'll be really high until Ja Morant returns and takes some of his usage.

5. bIGDRAWLS0072 - Another good drafter. You went for blocks early with JJJ and Wemby but then didn't really try to secure the category. Those picks were fine, I'm just not sure their value will be maximized in your team.

6. Kryptonic - My initial reaction was that you started out solid, but I have some questions about Mikal and Ingram that early. I think you'll need Mikal to repeat his performance last year and I'm not sure he's getting the same kind of usage this year. I really dislike Ja Morant at 67 and Westbrook at 102. I think you'll be really lucky if they return good value at those spots.

7. MTGTM (not a member here AFAIK) - Pretty sure it was a full auto-draft so no comment from me.

8. SplitT - Steady offensive stats but not much there on the defensive side. I think Banchero will be the make or break player for you. There's a chance he's pushing for a triple double every night.

9. Shabazz - Solid first half of the draft even though I have questions about Siakam. A lot of his value came from high minutes and usage and I'm not sure that'll happen this season. I like Jabari Smith and Mark Williams but maybe a bit too early. You probably wouldn't have gotten them if you waited though, so I can understand the selections. You lost me after round 8 though.

10. 3TheHardaway - I know you had some auto-draft picks in there, so I'm not totally sure what to make of it. Ball and Kyrie will be a disaster if you somehow make it to the championship round as they both only play 2 games that week. That's putting the cart way ahead of the horse. Pretty solid team besides that though. And of course Miles Bridges was an unfortunate auto-draft error.

11. Flagrant Fowl - This jackass took Zion Williamson and Ben Simmons in the same draft. It's like he's a bigger fan of porn stars and League Fits than actual basketball. What an idiot... I hate the end of my draft and probably took way too many guys with injury concerns.

12. Pickle - Really solid team and I love the KD and Booker pairing because I would've done the same thing at this spot. I'm not a big fan of your run on Centers in the early-mid rounds as I think you might've been able to get better value there and taken similar players in the rounds after Poeltl. OTOH, maybe not, quality Centers were pretty hard to come by after round 8.

[Kryptonic]

Good draft everyone…I only got called away a few times at work so I apologize if you had to wait for my team to auto draft a few picks

Already laying down the excuses for your performance this season? Jk .

[bIGDRAWLS0072]

It's all good if you did but who all auto drafted?

[Kryptonic]

I know you're all craving for my unsolicited draft analysis, so here you go..

In draft order.

1. Superbone - Hard to screw up with Jokic being your first round pick. A lot of good players, but your lacking rebounds and could struggle with defensive stats. A lot of guys who should play pretty much every night.

2. BigLewy - Nothing stands out as an amazing or terrible pick, so solid all around. Kawhi and LeBron are going to be annoying for you to deal with every night. Would be a lot better if you had this team 3 years ago.

3. Gladiator - Great value for Harden at 27 and very solid picks in pretty much every round. I'd worry about Minnesota not figuring out how to use KAT and Harden being lazy in a month. Either of those happening could really tank your chances.

4. bajanguy008 - Great team, you always draft well. Solid picks in every round. Bane might not return full season value at #21, but at least he'll be really high until Ja Morant returns and takes some of his usage.

5. bIGDRAWLS0072 - Another good drafter. You went for blocks early with JJJ and Wemby but then didn't really try to secure the category. Those picks were fine, I'm just not sure their value will be maximized in your team.

6. Kryptonic - My initial reaction was that you started out solid, but I have some questions about Mikal and Ingram that early. I think you'll need Mikal to repeat his performance last year and I'm not sure he's getting the same kind of usage this year. I really dislike Ja Morant at 67 and Westbrook at 102. I think you'll be really lucky if they return good value at those spots.

7. MTGTM (not a member here AFAIK) - Pretty sure it was a full auto-draft so no comment from me.

8. SplitT - Steady offensive stats but not much there on the defensive side. I think Banchero will be the make or break player for you. There's a chance he's pushing for a triple double every night.

9. Shabazz - Solid first half of the draft even though I have questions about Siakam. A lot of his value came from high minutes and usage and I'm not sure that'll happen this season. I like Jabari Smith and Mark Williams but maybe a bit too early. You probably wouldn't have gotten them if you waited though, so I can understand the selections. You lost me after round 8 though.

10. 3TheHardaway - I know you had some auto-draft picks in there, so I'm not totally sure what to make of it. Ball and Kyrie will be a disaster if you somehow make it to the championship round as they both only play 2 games that week. That's putting the cart way ahead of the horse. Pretty solid team besides that though. And of course Miles Bridges was an unfortunate auto-draft error.

11. Flagrant Fowl - This jackass took Zion Williamson and Ben Simmons in the same draft. It's like he's a bigger fan of porn stars and League Fits than actual basketball. What an idiot... I hate the end of my draft and probably took way too many guys with injury concerns.

12. Pickle - Really solid team and I love the KD and Booker pairing because I would've done the same thing at this spot. I'm not a big fan of your run on Centers in the early-mid rounds as I think you might've been able to get better value there and taken similar players in the rounds after Poeltl. OTOH, maybe not, quality Centers were pretty hard to come by after round 8.

Good break down, and thanks again for setting it up. It’s my first time playing fantasy basketball since 2007 (laying down my excuses lol) and just thought morant and Westbrook can be flamethrowers if/when the situations arise and are more situational players for when they play. I had Ben Simmons on my long shot board too and could see him potentially being a good pick up too. Zion wasn’t on mine but liked your pick there.

[Split T]

Good draft everyone…I only got called away a few times at work so I apologize if you had to wait for my team to auto draft a few picks

Already laying down the excuses for your performance this season? Jk .

You know it, haha..

My Derozan pick was the only one I was completely off for. There was a few I got back on with 15 seconds left and had to pick quickly on. Biggest issue was I didn’t have time to really evaluate my roster on the fly and use that to help determine my next pick…As FF mentioned, that’s probably why my team ended up offense heavy. I’m still winning though

[Superbone]

1. Superbone - Hard to screw up with Jokic being your first round pick. A lot of good players, but your lacking rebounds and could struggle with defensive stats. A lot of guys who should play pretty much every night.

I enjoyed your breakdown. I definitely made an emphasis on the bolded part. It's so frustrating when guys aren't available. Of course, now that I said that, my top three guys will quickly get injured to start the season.