2017 Dynasty Draft - Signups

[AHF]

Every summer for the past few years, we have done a 'fantasy' draft of all players eligible to play in the 2017-18 season.  The draft does take some commitment as it will run for several weeks so people can get in work, vacation, etc. and still check in and make their picks.  Please  post in the thread if you are interested in participating and ready to take on your fellow Squawkers!  Thanks.

 

Running List of Participants:

1. AHF
2. Lethalweapon3
3. capstone
4. Diesel
5. HopefulHawksFan
6. Buzzard
7. pimp
8. LucastheThird
9. jy23

 

Last years rules are below so please post if you want to see any tweaks:

Here are the 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. So players eligible for the 2017 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 incoming college freshmen are still not eligible for this draft because they have never been draft eligible and will not be eligible until next year's draft.  As a clarification, you can pick pretty much anyone to coach.

 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 [note: already picked by me so can be discussed] 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).

 We will keep a separate thread with a summary of all picks for easy reference.

 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 2017-18 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 1/13th of your salary cap every year so that you don’t need to bypass Michael Conley for Emmanual Mudiay just because Conley is expensive and you already have several high salaries.  This applies equally to coaches.  

5. Roster: Each team gets 13 players and 1 coach, no restrictions on positions...draft 13 centers if you want; only 1 coach and that coach must be currently employed as a coach in the league (head, assistant or otherwise).

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.)

Second Caveat:  If you miss your pick and make everyone wait 8 hours, if you haven't made that next pick you will only have 2 hours for your next pick.  Once you are current on your picks, you will get a full 8 hours again.

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.

[capstone21]

I look forward to it every summer

[lethalweapon3]

"squawkadoodledoo!"

~lw3

[Diesel]

Im  in

 

[lethalweapon3]

heads up for other active Dynasty Draft participants from 2016: @PSSSHHHRRR87, @ViewsFromTheSquawk, @Alex, @pimp, @TheFuzz, @LucastheThird, @ATLHawks3, @Buzzard, @HopefulHawksFan, @ThomasCredle

~lw3

[pimp]

yeah , that means i'm in :)

[lethalweapon3]

Last year's rosters were on Page 80 here...

...while most of the picks were summarized here...

https://hawksquawk.net/community/topic/416728-2016-dynasty-draft-pick-summary/

The 2016 Dynasty Draft took 38 calendar days to complete.

In keeping with the vow not to mention player names, there were at least three notable NBA players who were not among the 224 selections. One player won end-of-season hardware and carries two first names for a full name. The second player also won an end-of-season trophy and is a local high school product. The third player received a pretty nice contract this month and is well-known locally by his initials that sorta rhyme with WE EACH PLAY.

~lw3

[Alex]

No thanks.  Don't really have the desire this time around.

Sorry, folks.

[PSSSHHHRRR87]

I'm bowing out too.  This draft is too time consuming for me to be involved this year with all that I have going on... Maybe I'll come back around next year.  Sawry... I might be interested in being an alternate tho.

[HopefulHawksFan]

Count me in. Having basketball withdrawals. 

[Buzzard]

I am in!

[pimp]

You forgot to add my name to the updated list.

I'm in !

[LucastheThird]

I'm in

[jy23]

Can a brother get down? 

[capstone21]

I think we need at least 10

[lethalweapon3]

Seems like nine SquawkGMs will have to do! Oughta be some pretty nice rosters... and some tougher choices in latter rounds, re: Youth versus Win-Now!

~lw3

[AHF]

Last call for signups - otherwise we know the drill and we'll get a draft order sorted and get rolling.  With the smaller numbers, the gap between picks should be shorter and the draft should take less time as well.  

[Buzzard]

23 hours ago, lethalweapon3 said:

Seems like nine SquawkGMs will have to do! Oughta be some pretty nice rosters... and some tougher choices in latter rounds, re: Youth versus Win-Now!

~lw3

I am good with that! Going with youth and taking Embiid at the end of the 6th round was my steal from last years draft.

Edited August 1, 2017 by Buzzard

[capstone21]

1 hour ago, Buzzard said:

I am good with that! Going with youth and taking Embiid at the end of the 6th round was my steal from last years draft.

You will def kick ass from the center position for 30 games a season! :P

[AHF]

Once @lethalweapon3 gets back to me, I'll post the draft order and we can get this thing rolling!  (Thanks to @Diesel for doing the other half of the randomized draft order).