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Matt5762
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Shades
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Posted: 11/05/16 8:04 pm ::: |
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I'll pick for SLAmmer. I'm betting his first pick would be similar to his avatar hero.
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myrtle
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Posted: 11/05/16 9:11 pm ::: |
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Shades wrote: |
I'll pick for SLAmmer. I'm betting his first pick would be similar to his avatar hero. |
If he doesn't show up tomorrow maybe we'll take you up on that. Around 7 Eastern if you're on at that time. I'm guessing the SLA is south LA, but just a guess and of course doesn't mean much in terms of who he would pick...especially in the first round.
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myrtle
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FollowtheCardinalRule
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Matt5762
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myrtle
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Posted: 11/06/16 5:30 pm ::: |
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so..it looks like we may have to decide if we want to have someone draft, or at least start the draft, for our newbie...or just toss him if he doesn't show up by 7.
The problems as I see it is:
On the one hand, I hate to exclude him if he really wants to play and just didn't understand the need to show back up before Nov 11. Or worse if he read the initial thing I put up for 8 pm and he shows up at 8 and we have already drafted several rounds. I guess at that point we could have him draft as many in a row as needed to catch up but it would mean he wouldn't get any of the top players. (I know, I know, some of us would selfishly be happy for that!)
And on the other hand, if we draft for him (or say, have Shades draft for him) and he never shows up again, then we have to decide how to do a dispersal draft which is difficult to do so early in the season.
Thoughts?
My vote would be to put him on the clock at 7 and at 10 after we start without him. Then let him catch up when/if he appears. I don't know how else to make it fair.
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Pureformofthegame
Joined: 07 Sep 2008 Posts: 667 Location: Raleigh, NC
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Posted: 11/06/16 5:53 pm ::: |
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We should wait, my post may have made him/her think the draft started on Sunday instead of Sat., sorry about that!
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FollowtheCardinalRule
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Posted: 11/06/16 6:07 pm ::: |
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It's a bit of a bind, to put it mildly. I am all for encouraging for new players to join; however, I do agree that a dispersal draft early in the season would be obnoxious. So, I'm hesitant to simply draft for SLAman if we don't know if he's going to show up. At this point, I think the best way forward is to see who shows up at 7 and move forward from there.
IF you are here, kindly please post so that we can acknowledge your presence and make plans moving forward. (This is where I wish we had a chatroom, or at least a feature that allows us to see "last online")
The question for me, really comes down to whether we want to draft an "expansion" team, and risk that team having to be dispersed, or whether we wish to simply move forward with the members of the league who are here.
One thought I did have was to move SLAman to the bottom of the draft order, to get the party started at 7, so that he could have a few extra minutes to get here on time. If he doesn't show up after 5-10 minutes on the clock, then I would vote to move forward with the members we have present.
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tbinta
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Posted: 11/06/16 6:44 pm ::: |
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I like my position...
just wait if doesnt show in hour or so skip him...
go with 6 or let him pick when shows up
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FollowtheCardinalRule
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Posted: 11/06/16 6:45 pm ::: |
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15 minutes! I have a list, but I'm not sure how my list is going to hold up OR how many people (*cough* myrtle *cough*) are going to kill my list.
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FollowtheCardinalRule
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Posted: 11/06/16 6:58 pm ::: |
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So, who is here? Who shall have their hearts betrayed by me?
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tbinta
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Posted: 11/06/16 7:02 pm ::: |
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I'm around...
Whats the time limit on picking...
there's never enuff prep for this type of fantasy sport...hardest I've ever encountered...and I've played just about everything
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Matt5762
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Posted: 11/06/16 7:02 pm ::: |
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Here. Let me know if it's decided to skip slaman and I will post my pick.
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myrtle
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Posted: 11/06/16 7:04 pm ::: |
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I think we should wait 10 minutes then go forward. I don't want to wait too long because we really need to try to get as much done as possible tonight...there's only a few days left and it's always harder during the week to keep the ball rolling.
If he shows, let him catch up at that point. If not, he can create a team of FAs if he really wants to play. Every year, I always think I could create a competitive team from our leftovers. JMO
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FollowtheCardinalRule
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Posted: 11/06/16 7:04 pm ::: |
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tbinta wrote: |
I'm around...
Whats the time limit on picking...
there's never enuff prep for this type of fantasy sport...hardest I've ever encountered...and I've played just about everything |
I'd say that with the picks, please make them as timely as possible, please remember to refresh the page to check if you are up, and to remember that you may need to turn to the next page.
Typically, we do not have a limit, but we try to keep things moving, and if you have not made a pick in approx. 5 minutes, we will have to figure out how to move along from there.
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lynxmania
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myrtle
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FollowtheCardinalRule
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Posted: 11/06/16 7:06 pm ::: |
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Hey, if there's a mod around tonight, could you disable the time between posts restriction, and make the pages longer here tonight? Whatever it takes to keep us moving.
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FollowtheCardinalRule
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Posted: 11/06/16 7:07 pm ::: |
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So far I see Lynx, Myrtle, Tbinta, Cardinal, and Matt.
I think we are waiting on Pureform and SLAman.
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FollowtheCardinalRule
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Posted: 11/06/16 7:08 pm ::: |
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Pureformofthegame wrote: |
So, Sunday at 8:00? |
Pureform may not be here until 8, though.
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FollowtheCardinalRule
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FollowtheCardinalRule
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Posted: 11/06/16 7:14 pm ::: |
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At this point we have 5, and it seems as though we are going to have to wait until 8 for PureForm to show up, we may as well give SLAman that time too.
Thoughts? Suggestions?
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myrtle
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Posted: 11/06/16 7:16 pm ::: |
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Start whenever Pure shows up...
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