Register your interest in an ST NBA forum roto league [Archive]

RuffnReadyOzStyle

10-04-2009, 08:37 PM

If enough of you are interested, I'll start up a weekly, 9-cat roto league (note: not h2h) and we'll draft in about a fortnight.

I want at least 11 others to do this, and if you aren't interested in participating until the end, don't bother (i.e. if you are a fantasy bandwagoner who abandons their teams at the first sign of trouble, please do it elsewhere).

Register your interest below.

Thanks,

Ruff

L.I.T

10-04-2009, 09:06 PM

Count me in.

dallaskd

10-04-2009, 09:14 PM

im in. i keep playing even if im last.

Hornets1

10-04-2009, 09:39 PM

Count me in. Sounds fun.

djohn2oo8

10-04-2009, 10:51 PM

count me in

Culburn369

10-04-2009, 10:54 PM

fortnight.

:toast

wanggi

10-05-2009, 01:23 AM

:toast

cubby, don't show :toast if you can't handle it.

Culburn369

10-05-2009, 03:38 AM

cubby, don't show :toast if you can't handle it.

If you can handle O & 41, I can certainly handle a fortnight.

tee, hee.

Chieflion

10-05-2009, 04:08 AM

I am in. Any spots left? Since it is on ST.

RuffnReadyOzStyle

10-05-2009, 07:06 AM

Yeah, we can go another 6-8 people. :tu

jazzypimp

10-05-2009, 11:14 AM

I'll beat all your pampered asses

RuffnReadyOzStyle

10-08-2009, 02:37 AM

So far we've got:

RnROS
L.I.T.
dallaskd
Hornets1
djohn2008
Cheiflion
lakaluva
jazzypimp

I couldn't tell whether Culburn wanted in or not due to his typically roundabout posting style. I'd like to see 4-6 more at least. C'mon NBA forum regulars who play fantasy, get in here.

RuffnReadyOzStyle

10-08-2009, 06:41 PM

C'mon, 4 more people and we'll have a nice roto league.

balli

10-08-2009, 07:24 PM

I'd like to join please.

RuffnReadyOzStyle

10-08-2009, 11:45 PM

Excellent, thanks balli, glad to have you! :)

Now, all we need is 3 more.

tlongII

10-09-2009, 12:33 AM

Blomeeyooemophag.

RuffnReadyOzStyle

10-10-2009, 01:22 AM

Does that mean you want in?

C'mon, 3 more people.

The Franchise

10-10-2009, 01:34 AM

I'll do it.

usdane

10-10-2009, 02:44 AM

I'm in.

RuffnReadyOzStyle

10-10-2009, 03:24 AM

Cool.

The Franchise and usdane added to the list. :tu

One more?

I'll register the league in the next few days and put a link and password in this thread so that y'all can sign up. :)

RuffnReadyOzStyle

10-10-2009, 03:25 AM

Blomeeyooemophag.

Bite me you ignorant fuck. :flipoff

RuffnReadyOzStyle

10-10-2009, 07:44 AM

Okay guys, here's the league address:

http://basketball.fantasysports.yahoo.com/league/stnbaforum

password: spurstalk

Sign up any time.

I have set the draft for Saturday 24th October, 6pm EST (US), which is 9am Sunday in Australia. I thought that would be a good time to do it since a lot of people in America could draft and then go out on Saturday night, but of course it is negotiable. We can bring that forward to next weekend if you like too.

Note - it is a roto league, not h2h, and I haven't gone with the standard settings because Yahoo is far too lax about giving players multiple positions when they don't deserve them, which means that if you have G, F, and 2 utilities, positions become meaningless. I think it's a bit more of a challenge to effectively have to build 2 starting 5s, and that's why I added a bench of four, which also makes the free agent market slimmer and more challenging. Hope no-one objects to those changes too much - if you do we can debate it in this thread. On vetoing trades, popular vote decides. I will use my commissioner powers as little as possible - the only thing I would block would be lopsided trades from a team out of the playoff race to aid a team in the running, as that is against the spirit of the game.

Looking forward to this. Let the game begin!

PS The league can take up to 14 teams, so get in there! :)

Oh, and please make your team name your ST handle so that we can easily identify each other for smack talk and such! :lol

RuffnReadyOzStyle

10-11-2009, 03:07 AM

lakaluva, after PMing me with your difficulties, how did you register? I can see your team - you are in the league.

If you can give us a quick rundown on what you did it would make it easier for the rest. Thanks. :)

dallaskd

10-11-2009, 02:50 PM

I signed up.

RuffnReadyOzStyle

10-11-2009, 05:44 PM

Thanks for that lakaluva. :tu

RuffnReadyOzStyle

10-11-2009, 07:09 PM

Note, I just changed the league to 12 teams max (from 14), so get in quick. We have 6 teams already.

12 team leagues are about ideal, I reckon, and given the positional challenge I've incorporated into this one, and that it's roto, 12 is a good number.

The Franchise

10-11-2009, 07:10 PM

I registered about 2 hours ago.

djohn2oo8

10-11-2009, 07:45 PM

i registered

RuffnReadyOzStyle

10-12-2009, 12:14 AM

7 in, 5 to go.

Should be very challenging.

Do people want to draft this weekend or next??? And how does early on Saturday night (say 5pm) Texas time sound? That way people can draft before they go out, and it's about 8am Sunday morning for me.

dallaskd

10-12-2009, 04:45 PM

I'll draft any time.

The Franchise

10-12-2009, 05:53 PM

next.

RuffnReadyOzStyle

10-13-2009, 07:46 PM

Spots for 4 more players! Get in quick!

jdev82

10-13-2009, 10:41 PM

still a spot avaliable?

RuffnReadyOzStyle

10-14-2009, 07:32 AM

Go for it.

Then there were 3.

RuffnReadyOzStyle

10-15-2009, 02:26 AM

C'mon biznitches, sign the fuck up.

There are 4 spots, get that shit done. :ihit

balli

10-15-2009, 10:16 AM

I'm in.

Hey Ruff, why is it that some people don't like to add turnovers to their league, but instead go 8cat? I was just checking out a Rick Kamla vid and he was saying how it destroys your league?
lol, Kamla loathes 9-cat. When he used to do his nightly call-in show, he'd routinely dress his callers down over their use of TOs.

I think his logic is that star players get more TOs, just in the way of handling the ball for 36 minutes a night. It leaves your best players flawed. I understand and all things being equal I prefer 8-cat, but IMO it isn't that big a deal. Everyone's in the same boat.

RuffnReadyOzStyle

10-15-2009, 07:02 PM

Well, I'm not wedded to TOs, but I think it does add a twist. I could also change it to assist:TO ratio if people would prefer that. I think 9-cat is the way to go though.

3 spots left, people.

RuffnReadyOzStyle

10-16-2009, 12:01 AM

8 cats and you get a lot of 4:4 draws. ;)

RuffnReadyOzStyle

10-17-2009, 08:38 PM

C'mon, 3 more players, please, or at least 1 which will make 10 teams.

RuffnReadyOzStyle

10-17-2009, 09:33 PM

Yup, I think so. Get House in here, that'd be fun, and maybe a couple of those nutsack Mavs fans! :lol

RuffnReadyOzStyle

10-18-2009, 01:03 AM

Check this beastly team, guys. It's h2h, so I punted 3 cats - FT%, TOs and 3s - and went super-strong in the rest. I was drafting at #6, competitive 12-team league:

1. Howard
2. Melo
3. Rondo
4. Rose
5. TP
6. A Randolph
7. Diaw
8. Bogut
9. J Thompson
10. Deng
11. Stuckey
12. K-Mart
13. Perkins

It's a beast in pts, rbs, asts, stls, blks and FG%. :D

RuffnReadyOzStyle

10-18-2009, 09:57 PM

Still need 3 more players, or one at the very least.

RuffnReadyOzStyle

10-19-2009, 01:34 AM

Note that I've just changed the draft time so that it is 9am (Australian time) on Monday 26th, which is 6pm Sunday (Eastern), 5pm Sunday (Central). Hope that suits everyone. :)

I work for myself, so I don't mind having the draft on a Monday morning.

PS Is Texas on Central time? I assumed so.

L.I.T

10-19-2009, 08:09 AM

RuffnReadyOzStyle

10-19-2009, 08:35 PM

Damn good H2H team.

Just finished one of my drafts (12 team 10 cat Roto (TO + Offensive Boards)

PG: Rajon Rondo/Tony Parker/Aaron Brooks/Allen Iverson
SG/SF: Danny Granger/John Salmons/Tyrus Thomas/Anthony Morrow
PF/C: Brook Lopez/Elton Brand/Al Horford/Joakin Noah

Dropping Gallinari for Channing Frye.

I'm fairly happy, especially with my late round picks (Brooks/Iverson). But, I fear I'm going to struggle a bit in 3s, assists. Should be competitive in scoring, boards and defensive stats.

Looking forward to the draft.

Nice, although I wonder how %s will turn out for you as well. Then again, this is my first year playing roto, so I don't quite have a feel for it yet.

Well, I was going to confine this league to the NBA forum, but we need players so I'm going to shop it in the Spurs forum.

dallaskd

10-19-2009, 08:47 PM

RuffnReadyOzStyle

10-19-2009, 08:49 PM

:tu

:tu

:D

shelshor

10-20-2009, 12:59 AM

I'm in

L.I.T

10-20-2009, 01:10 AM

Nice, although I wonder how %s will turn out for you as well. Then again, this is my first year playing roto, so I don't quite have a feel for it yet.

Well, I was going to confine this league to the NBA forum, but we need players so I'm going to shop it in the Spurs forum.

I'm hoping the big guys + Rondo and Parker will help offset the FG% of Granger/Ty Thomas and Brooks (I doubt I'm going to play Brooks and AI at the same time).

FT% just trying to stay middle of the pack competitive in; but with Brand/Rondo/Noah I may be in a bit of trouble. Hopefully Parker continues his upward trend.

Roto is fun, but it can be less intense than H2H definitely. Although, I usually pretty play Roto. Only dabbled in H2H last year.

RuffnReadyOzStyle

10-20-2009, 06:02 PM

3 spots left. Need to fill. Get on it.

kbrury

10-20-2009, 06:04 PM

I joined in.

RuffnReadyOzStyle

10-20-2009, 06:09 PM

Cool, thanks.

And then there were 2.

Whether we fill those spots or not, at least we've now got a 10-team league. Looking forward to the draft! :)

RuffnReadyOzStyle

10-20-2009, 08:20 PM

Looks like he missed out. We've got 12 teams now. He'll have to wait until next year, I guess.

RuffnReadyOzStyle

10-22-2009, 09:16 PM

Sorry, mistake, draft still at same time. :oops

Shastafarian

10-25-2009, 03:45 PM

If anyone wants in on a Roto league I have two spots open in my ESPN league

dallaskd

10-25-2009, 03:59 PM

draft is in 40 minutes ya digg

dallaskd

10-25-2009, 04:16 PM

some bodys got to do it. At least you get 2 back to back solid picks. you could scoop Roy and Howard if its there.

dallaskd

10-25-2009, 04:21 PM

aight if you have the first pick in the first round, then you will have the last pick in the second round. you have the last pick in the first round, but you will get the first pick in the second round. The entire draft you will get back to back picks. you wont be able to land kobe or lebron but you can still draft just as good of a team as anyone else.

RuffnReadyOzStyle

10-25-2009, 06:55 PM

Well done, guys, and a big THANKS!!! for joining the league. :)

Who are the mods in here? I asked LJ yesterday, and he didn't object to me stickying this thread at the top of the forum - please help mods.

Also, I have a surplus of PGs, so if you need assists and 3s Duhon and Augustine are on the block for a PF type. Make an offer, I've already made 4! :lol

Shastafarian

10-25-2009, 06:58 PM

RuffnReadyOzStyle just for future reference, ESPN > Yahoo! generally. They're both free but ESPN is just put together better.

usdane

10-25-2009, 07:27 PM

That may be. However this is Spurstalk people who expect to get dogged and love trash talking.

No risk of getting kicked out for trash talking here. Good times.

Shastafarian

10-25-2009, 07:28 PM

That may be. However this is Spurstalk people who expect to get dogged and love trash talking.

No risk of getting kicked out for trash talking here. Good times.

I don't think there's any risk in an ESPN league either.

RuffnReadyOzStyle

10-25-2009, 07:37 PM

kbury - you are getting great value for that trade, but so am I in that I din't need Duhon (I like DJ more), it balances out my team, and Turiaf gives me production across the board, even a bit in assists.

Mutually beneficial.

RuffnReadyOzStyle

10-25-2009, 07:38 PM

RuffnReadyOzStyle just for future reference, ESPN > Yahoo! generally. They're both free but ESPN is just put together better.

I haven't played an ESPN league, but I find Yahoo to be very easy to use.

Shastafarian

10-25-2009, 07:44 PM

I haven't played an ESPN league, but I find Yahoo to be very easy to use.

They're both pretty easy to use but ESPN has a better fit and finish and better tools. Free scoring updates too which Yahoo! doesn't have (last time I used Yahoo! it didn't at least). Just something to keep in mind for next year.

DPG21920

10-25-2009, 07:47 PM

Yahoo! now has free stat tracker.

Shastafarian

10-25-2009, 07:49 PM

I guess they finally wised up and realized ESPN and other services had free stat updates.

RuffnReadyOzStyle

10-25-2009, 10:20 PM

They're both pretty easy to use but ESPN has a better fit and finish and better tools. Free scoring updates too which Yahoo! doesn't have (last time I used Yahoo! it didn't at least). Just something to keep in mind for next year.

Fair enough.

BTW, are you in the league or just being helpful? I don't see a team named "Shastafarian". :lol

Shastafarian

10-25-2009, 11:04 PM

Fair enough.

BTW, are you in the league or just being helpful? I don't see a team named "Shastafarian". :lol

I'm not in the league no. I'm actually looking for 2 people to join my ESPN league. I've been in both ESPN and Yahoo! and ESPN just seems more put together. Maybe Yahoo! has upgraded this year though.

RuffnReadyOzStyle

10-25-2009, 11:13 PM

I'm not in the league no. I'm actually looking for 2 people to join my ESPN league. I've been in both ESPN and Yahoo! and ESPN just seems more put together. Maybe Yahoo! has upgraded this year though.

I'd play with you, but I already have 6 teams (2 h2h, 2 roto, 2 DL) and I reckon that's about my limit. ;)

L.I.T

10-26-2009, 12:07 AM

Well, that'll teach me to sleep through a draft.

RuffnReadyOzStyle

10-26-2009, 12:07 AM

Majority of the league needs to vote against a trade to veto it, but the veto mechanism is not there to be used at whim - it's to prevent people giving lopsided trades to their friends when they are out of the running. Message to all - later in the season, DON'T DO THIS. If you try I will over-ride it as Commish. It is the only thing I will override, but I hate that shit because it is basically cheating.

As for your offer lakaluva, nope. I'm keeping Evans. Now that I've swapped Duhon for Turiaf, my roster is balanced and I'm going to stand pat for a while.

PS Just for fun, and because DWill only plays twice this week, I'm going to start Duhon. :)

RuffnReadyOzStyle

10-26-2009, 12:12 AM

Well, that'll teach me to sleep through a draft.

You and balli both! :lol

The Franchise

10-26-2009, 06:55 AM

Well, that'll teach me to sleep through a draft.

I forgot all about the draft until I saw the fantasy basketball scroll on ESPN as I was getting ready for work this morning. Sorry I missed it guys. I went out of town for the weekend and it slipped my mind.

RuffnReadyOzStyle

11-09-2009, 12:22 AM

Just a little request of the league - I understand if you reject ridiculous trades without a word, but it would be nice to give a short explaination why you reject a trade if it fits what you're asking for. Thanks.

RuffnReadyOzStyle

11-18-2009, 07:53 AM

Hmmmm... my 5/6/7 picks all out with injury. Bugger. Makes things a bit dicey. Also, memo to Dwight: please bring your A game, and Manu - shoot straight!

Early props to LIT and Pippen who have dominated out of the stalls. Jennings and Gasol great late-draft steals. :tu

L.I.T

11-18-2009, 09:21 AM

I wish I could say it's because of my incredible drafting prowess...but autodraft keeps shooting holes in my ego.

Yeah, aside from Troy Murphy and Tim Duncan (a bit) I've been pretty lucky with injuries so far *knocks on wood*. That and my guards have been decent. Bad luck with Jameer Nelson.

Still a loooooooooong way to go though in the season. I doubt Dwight is going to be only blocking like less than 2 shots a game for the rest of the season.

djohn2oo8

11-18-2009, 05:49 PM

Injuries has been killing me, but I should start next week fully healthy.

Yeah, that sux

djohn2oo8

11-18-2009, 05:53 PM

RuffnReadyOzStyle

11-18-2009, 10:53 PM

I'm just gonna keep free-falling, because now MANU is out too. FAAAAARK.

I hate that you can't replace injured players mid-week. One of the real failures of the game structure.

RuffnReadyOzStyle

11-19-2009, 12:51 AM

Also, request to the league - if someone offers you a trade, please accept or reject it within a few days.

That's just basic courtesy.

RuffnReadyOzStyle

02-28-2010, 06:15 AM

Hello all,

The trade deadline is only 5 days away (March 4), so please get into the international thread to post players you'd like to move. We could do a trade deadline chat if you like using the Spurstalk chat room, but timing will be difficult given that we're across the Pacific from each other.

LMK what you want to do in the thread.

Your Commish

Ruff

PS After those devastating injuries, and months near the bottom, here comes my team! It's a close league, and the placings are still wide open.

RuffnReadyOzStyle

03-11-2010, 08:47 PM

:lol

The post above was for the wrong league! Actually, I think I cut and pasted without editing it...

Anyway, no activity at the deadline - it has been a very quiet league, although I'm not quite sure why. Given that most of you are active NBA forum denizens, I expected sparks to fly.

QUESTION - do you want me to set it up again next year? Please answer in the thread.

PS Look at my vault up the standings! I've gone from last to 4th in the space of about 6 weeks, and I'm still an outside chance to finish top 3. Just shows that even if you get screwed by injuries at the start of the year, you can still recover. ;)