reapersaurus
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I'm interested - thanks for the email, Misty!
WB Reap.reapersaurus said:I'm interested - thanks for the email, Misty!
I didn't mind but then again I wasn't in any of the "problem" conversations.reapersaurus said:1) Is it "OK" to talk. And talk. And talk this year?
What I mean is, I don't know how it was last year, but the season before last, we all talked a lot, and I think had a lot of fun.
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Is that OK? Are there any concerns? Please, bring 'em up and we can address 'em. I always take that approach, of airing potential differences and forging ahead for the betterment of fun/involvement. I think I said a couple years ago, the worst thing in a game like this is to have little involvement, and it turns simply into a parade of statistics.
2004 was boring compared to 2003. Many factors contributed. Less trades usually mean less activity and banter. Returning to auto-draft I think will help, as others have mentioned.reapersaurus said:Follow-up bonus question : how was it last year in these areas?
I don't have a preference either way. While filling the 2 Center positions was certainly a challenge I thought there were enough PF/C players to make due. True centers are a dying breed but I think that position in the fantasy leagues is overrated. Having a below-average center along with an average one will do you just fine as long as your guards produce and your PFs contribute rebounds and a high FG%.reapersaurus said:2) Can we PLEASE drop the 2nd Center position this season?
I'd hate to see people's teams get rooked, and see them (or myself) spending a high % of their gameplay-time trying to fill that spot with scrubs who may play 22 minutes a game. I see no purpose inspending 33% of your team efforts trying to fill 1 position out of 10.
Since I was undecided I'll just go with JC's Browncoats.reapersaurus said:3) Could we get a listing of the team names in the first post, alongside the member's names?
Mine'll be Reaper's Raptors again this year. I'll try to improve on my surprise (to me) 3rd place. Of course, that was probably greatly helped by advantageous late trades.
Um, I can't recall. There may have been one or two little issues but no real blockbusters like the year before. I will defer to Misty and the others to properly answer this one....reapersaurus said:4) Were there any disputed trades last year, or was it all played on the up-and-up?
And what is the guidelines for questionable trades this year?
I am asking for proactivity's sake, and because the questions came to mind, so I thought I'd ask them all straight from the get-go.
reapersaurus said:Thanks.
There are a couple things I'd like to ask/bring up, if that's OK.
1) Is it "OK" to talk. And talk. And talk this year?
What I mean is, I don't know how it was last year, but the season before last, we all talked a lot, and I think had a lot of fun.
We had our share of fights, too.
Now, since Misty himself (who had the most objection to my "talking" that year) was the one that asked to get ahold of me, this means either:
a) you think it's OK to talk frankly this year - I tend to stir up, y'all may remember.
or
b) you blissfully forgot how I tend to stir up.
2) Can we PLEASE drop the 2nd Center position this season?
I'd hate to see people's teams get rooked, and see them (or myself) spending a high % of their gameplay-time trying to fill that spot with scrubs who may play 22 minutes a game. I see no purpose inspending 33% of your team efforts trying to fill 1 position out of 10.
I mean, how was it last year?
From the look of things, there MIGHT be 5 real centers per league.
It's just about an obsolete position, and I'm guessing that we will all feel free-er if we only have to scramble to fill one Center position.
I will certainly defer to the general concensus on this, since I've only played one season. And I do realize those are the sacred-cow standard-array of stats for a league.
Can't ours be different, if y'all agree that it would lead to more fun/less work?
4) Were there any disputed trades last year, or was it all played on the up-and-up?
And what is the guidelines for questionable trades this year?
I am asking for proactivity's sake, and because the questions came to mind, so I thought I'd ask them all straight from the get-go.
I just wanted to say, this was really cool of you to say.Mistwell said:It's a). I was wrong and you were right. It's way better to talk and stir up trouble. It makes it more interesting.
As to trades, IIRC, there were a grand total of three trades last season. Two were swaps of 9th or 10th men for other 9th or 10th men, and the one "blockbuster" was something like Andre Miller plus Chris Mihm for Paul Pierce and an even scrubbier Center than Mihm (maybe Zaza Pachulia? Can't recall who, even though I was in on the trade).John Crichton said:Um, I can't recall. There may have been one or two little issues but no real blockbusters like the year before. I will defer to Misty and the others to properly answer this one....