2018 Hawksquawk Dynasty Draft

[AHF]

Seems about time to get this thing rolling.  This thread is for signing up but for anyone who wants to see what this is like go to the fantasy forum and check out last year’s thread.  Just post in here if you are interested in participating or if you would like to with a co-owner or as an alternate.  Last year’s rules are below for reference:

 

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 to select.

 

Signed up

ahf

lethalweapon3

JayBirdHawk

capstone21

turnermx

HopefulHawksFan

LucastheThird

pimp

Spud2Nique

Buzzard

Marvin24Williams

[lethalweapon3]

in!

~lw3

[capstone21]

In

[JayBirdHawk]

In like Flynn.

[AHF]

Hitting those who participated the last two years and aren't yet in like the aforementioned Flynn:

@PSSSHHHRRR87

@pimp

@Buzzard

@LucastheThird

@Diesel

@HopefulHawksFan

@Alex

@ViewsFromTheSquawk

@IheartVolt

@TheFuzz

@Spud2nique

 

 

[turnermx]

In!

 

 

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[HopefulHawksFan]

Sure, why not?  Always helps this offseason lull pass by...

[LucastheThird]

I'm always in

[pimp]

i’ll be in again.

[Spud2nique]

In!  Yeeeaahhh ? 

 

[Spud2nique]

Not like Matt Flynn but in yes.

[lethalweapon3]

Up in the Rules 'n Regs, I suppose "2018 Draftees" can safely replace 2017 draft-eligibles.

More important, who takes Elton Brand's place as the "not many years left" player example? Without saying names out loud, I propose either Pendrick Kerkins or Moe Mohnson.

~lw3

[AHF]

5 minutes ago, lethalweapon3 said:

Up in the Rules 'n Regs, I suppose "2018 Draftees" can safely replace 2017 draft-eligibles.

More important, who takes Elton Brand's place as the "not many years left" player example? Without saying names out loud, I propose either Pendrick Kerkins or Moe Mohnson.

~lw3

Rules will get updated when the actual pick thread is posted but if anyone has fundamental changes they want to throw out for discussion now is the time for that.  Kinda interested in a Pendrick and Moe podcast now.

[Buzzard]

In!

[Marvin24Williams]

In

[AHF]

19 minutes ago, Marvin24Williams said:

In

Glad to hear it but think about it some before we finalize.  This will take about a month and while it doesn't take up a lot of time on any given day it does make life bad for the rest of the participants if you can't get your pick in.  We always have one or two people who have some problems that keep them from being regularly in with their picks so just make sure you really want to do it before jumping in.  

All that said, we have a great new participant or two every year so that would be welcome.

(Only directed this to you because you are the first person without multiple years of experience with this.)

[Marvin24Williams]

1 hour ago, AHF said:

Glad to hear it but think about it some before we finalize.  This will take about a month and while it doesn't take up a lot of time on any given day it does make life bad for the rest of the participants if you can't get your pick in.  We always have one or two people who have some problems that keep them from being regularly in with their picks so just make sure you really want to do it before jumping in.  

All that said, we have a great new participant or two every year so that would be welcome.

(Only directed this to you because you are the first person without multiple years of experience with this.)

I see. Yeah I should be fine since I usually lurk around HS on both pc and phone.

[lethalweapon3]

Time to dust off Ye Olde Annual Proposal!

PROPOSAL: Widen the daily draft period by one (1) hour (7:00 AM - 11:00 PM Eastern), to 16 hours, equivalent to two 8-hour maximum draft windows. Also, a SquawkGM can make a selection during the optional draft window (11:00:01 PM to 6:59:59 AM), and thereby keep the draft process moving, if the prior two (2) GMs failed to make a selection during their allotted draft window times.

RATIONALE:  Improves the likelihood a SquawkGM won't have to wait over 16 hours to make her/his next selection.

 

Currently: A GM whose draft clock starts after 2 PM, and misses his entire window, can also (unintentionally) hold up the process by as many as nine (9) extra hours during the optional draft period (10 PM - 7 AM).

Under Proposal: A missed window that began at 2 PM allows the subsequent GM a final hour (10 PM - 11 PM, not even counting the optional draft period) to make a selection. The subsequent GM benefits from the optional draft period, rather than the severely delinquent GM.

 

Currently: If a GM whose clock starts at 7 AM misses her/his entire window (7 AM - 3 PM), and the next GM misses the first 7 hours of the next window (3 PM - 10 PM), the GM after the second one cannot make a selection until 8 AM the following day. The first delinquent GM gets 8 hours to pick exclusively, while the second delinquent GM effectively gets rewarded with up to 17 hours.

Under proposal: The third GM, while NOT required to do so, is permitted to proceed with her/his selection at 11:00:01 and at any time thereafter. The third GM's official clock, however, starts at the customary 7 AM start time, rather than the 8 AM time offset by an hour under the current scenario. If the third GM picks during that optional draft period, the official draft window for the next PM'd GM begins at 7 AM (instead of 8 AM).

 

Ideally: Everybody is primed and ready to pick when it's their turn, give or take a few hours for decision-making and life.

Reality: There's always a flooded cave to wander into.

 

~lw3

[capstone21]

I think one rule should be that your coach has to be a current head coach .. no college, assistant or retired coaches

 

 

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[Spud2nique]

20 minutes ago, capstone21 said:

I think one rule should be that your coach has to be a current head coach .. no college, assistant or retired coaches

 

 

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Ya that’s cool..I dig otherwise teams have an endless supply and it just effects the picks overall.

IMHO that is..