2014 Hawksquawk Summer Dynasty Draft Sign-Up

[AHF]

This thread is intended for people to sign up to participate in the draft and to discuss potential rule changes (like whether we want to include salaries which I don't favor due to it going to a different place and due to issues like unsigned free agents, complexity of cap rules, etc.).

 

*****Please post in BOLD if you want to participate in the draft and discuss in non-bold text any rules issues.*****

 

This will make it easier to pull together the interested participants.  Please don't sign up if you aren't going to participate as you don't want the rest of the site hating you for holding up and/or ruining what is a fun but time consuming experience.

 

Here are last year's rules:

 

1. Draft Format: This is a fourteen round snake draft, so Draft order goes 1,2,3,4,...14, 15, 16, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11,...3, 2, 1, 1, 2, 3,..

2. Eligibility: You can Draft anybody that is currently in the league or is or has been draft eligible. Last year we eliminated the requirement that they must have played at least one NBA game prior to today, so players eligible for the 2014 draft can be drafted as can foreign players drafted in the past or draft eligible in the past who haven't played in the NBA. Players like Jahlil Okafor are still not eligible for this draft because they are not and have never been draft eligible.

 

3. Making Your Picks/Discussion and Debate: When it's your turn to draft, you just post (in bold) the player's name and you should do a writeup on why you chose that player. If you don't have time for a writeup, you can just make your selection to keep Draft moving and then post writeup later when you have time. Your writeup should explain why the player rules and how well they fit with your squad and why your team is now going to dominate the '10s. You should always pm the next person in the list after you pick.
Example:
AHF Team Pick: Shaquille O’Neal
I am taking Shaq to bolster my rebounding and interior defense. While he is getting older, he will be playing limited minutes on my roster behind Dwight Howard and will still be able to dominate smaller guys playing center like Al Horford [note: already selected so can be named] in the paint. Health is a concern but in round 11 there isn’t a lot of depth on the interior so this pick makes all the sense in the world.  Next person on the list has been PM'd

Discussion of picks is encouraged but do not discuss undrafted players to avoid influencing future picks. So, for example, if Wilt is picked #1 then it is a breach of draft etiquette to start discussion other available centers or how MJ is still available, etc. If you are explaining why you picked Wilt, you need to just generally address other available players or use the word "Player" as a substitute for someone specific.

 

Example: AHF Team Selects:  Dominique Wilkins. I took Nique because he was so dominant in the playoffs, and I don't think that Player would hold up as well as him when guarded by other elite picks. Next person on the list has been PM'd.  (Note:  Nique would not be a good choice at all as explained below).

 

4. Time Frame/Finances: You get the player as they are and their projected potential/output for their projected career from here on out. So if you Draft Elton Brand, you are getting the 2014-15 Elton Brand who has a very limited number of years left. If you Draft someone from this years draft you might get a young player who may project to play for 10+ years at a high level. Assume for purposes of this draft that all players get paid 1/13^th of your salary cap every year so that you don’t need to bypass Joe Johnson for John Jenkins just because Joe is expensive and you already have several high salaries.

5. Roster: Each team gets 13 players and 1 coach, no restrictions on positions...draft 13 centers if you want; only 1 coach.

6. Evaluation Criteria: Draft as if you are starting a new franchise, so consider how your team will play into the future, not just year one. That said, you can choose to weight immediate success or long-term success as you wish.

7. Trades: Teams are free to trade players, coaches or picks but the total number of incoming and outgoing roster spots must be the same. I.e., you can trade your first round pick and fifth round pick for someone’s second and third round picks but can’t trade your first round pick for a second round pick and a tenth round pick. Trades are subject to review but will only be overturned where both a number of posters and the commish (AHF) feel the trade is so unfair that it could ruin balance. Basically, we want to avoid stacking one team up with lopsided trades but trades for fit or due to different projections of talent are fine.

8. Time Limits: We'll start off with an 8 hour time limit for each pick (see note on nighttime shutdown). So when the person before you picks, you have 8 hours from then to make your selection or you are skipped. If you are skipped, the next person's clock starts and they have 8 hours. You may make up skipped picks at any time. Just post who you want when you get back to the thread. We may decrease time limit if the draft drags to a crawl and people aren’t expected to take that long if they are available. Draft moving smoothly, but we'll decide that as a group.
One Caveat: The clock does not run from 10pm-7am EST. So if team 5 makes a selection at 9pm then team 6 has until 2pm the next day (1 hour until 10pm then 7 hours after 7am.)

9. PM The Next Pick: You should PM the person after you when you make your pick so they know it's their turn. However, everyone should also follow along with the thread and know when they are up soon. Please make sure you have set your preferences to receive emails when you are PM’d.

10. Anticipated Absences – Advance Picks: If your pick is coming up soon and you'll be away, just ask in thread who will take your pm and be around to post it when it's your turn. I like to pm someone picking after me, and ideally someone that I have 2 picks before they go again so I can pm them 2 choices in case my top choice gets selected.

[PSSSHHHRRR87]

I'm definitely in! :D

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[Guest]

I'm in.

Edited July 2, 2014 by JayBirdHawk

[lethalweapon3]

I'm in like Jonny Flynn!

 

(EDIT: I'm just gonna dump my 2013-14 postseason synopsis in here later, assuming there won't be a separate thread for that sort of thing.)

 

(EDIT x2: Emboldened!)

 

~lw3

Edited July 2, 2014 by lethalweapon3

[turnermx]

Count me in!

[Diesel]

IM In.!

[coachx]

Sign me up again please.

[capstone21]

I'm IN

[AHF]

@capstone gets points for the first one to actually sign up in bold.

 

@JayBirdHawk gets points for being a smart #$&.

 

Please sign up in bold!

[Nicholasp27]

In Edited July 2, 2014 by Nicholasp27

[Guest]

@capstone gets points for the first one to actually sign up in bold.

@JayBirdHawk gets points for being a smart #$&.

Please sign up in bold!

@AHF I'm on my phone and I'm not tech savvy enough to figure out how to type in bold, lol.

[turnermx]

Same here :( how do you go bold on the phone?

[AHF]

Same here :( how do you go bold on the phone?

 

[ b ] Text [ / b ]

 

Without the spaces.

Edited July 2, 2014 by AHF

[turnermx]

[ b ] Text [ / b ]

Without the spaces.

im in! test lol

[nathan2331]

I'm in

[Admin]

@AHF I'm on my phone and I'm not tech savvy enough to figure out how to type in bold, lol.

 

Ask your husband to show you how :saythat: 

[Buzzard]

I am in!

[PSSSHHHRRR87]

I was on Tapatalk... And was too excited to read through the rules! sry lol

 

 

 

1. AHF

2. PSSSHHHRRR87

3. JayBirdHawk

4. lethalweapon3

5. turnerx

6. Diesel

7. coachx

8. capstone21

9. Nicholasp27

10. nathan2331

11. Buzzard

12. alejandro09

Edited July 2, 2014 by PSSSHHHRRR87

[LucastheThird]

Always down for this. 

 

I'm in!

[Admin]

I almost wanna do it again just to mess with the tickle fighting alejandra's (ahem @ ) but not sure I feel like investing so much time in it again this year. If I do it I'm definitely not doing the crawl again as that just exhausted me last year. 

 

F it, I'm in