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Post by Jamal on Nov 14, 2013 13:39:49 GMT
I personally am for this: 24-hour window for 15 picks - that way lists are short enough and draft moves at a decent pace - worst case scenario is 2 days for 1 round. 24-hour for 1 round imho is too much simply because it's exponential easier to make a 15-player list (a quality list) than a 30 player one. And even 15-player lists are no picnic. Another option would be a 12-hour window for 10 picks - that way you would get lists for 10 teams every 12 hours, post the picks on boards and new 10 gms would send you picks... EDIT: I also agree with donkey; there's no rush really imho - I mean, if we take extra 10 days for the draft to be completed right, what's the harm? If this league has a chance to be a long-term one, then I think it would be '10 days well spent' I agree with Lukc. Something like 12h for 10-15 picks max should be a good one. That way, worst case scenario is that we have to make 10-15 player lists by just loggin in every 12 hours. And that's worst case only. I mean, nearly everyone can log in every 12 hours, I guess. 1 day per round, 12 days and we're done. Anyone thought it was going go take less? I want this league to run long term as donkey mentions, so it's totally worth the 'effort' (if any cause I find it fun to go trough the draft) in order to make a great league.
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Post by Jestor on Nov 14, 2013 13:45:21 GMT
12 for 10 would make the most sense the more I think about it, although teams would still be able to post as their picks came up. We've also got roughly a quarter of the league on auto-draft.
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Post by blackice on Nov 14, 2013 13:45:27 GMT
I'd like to see a much shorter window for picks. 1st round: 4 hours 2nd round: 2 hours 3rd onwards: 1 hour This forces guys to send in lists if they aren't around. I'm down with w/e though. This isn't going to happen - we have far too many time zones for this to be feasible. If there is a shortening of a window, it'll be something like 24 for a round, 24 for 15, 12 for 10, etc. Hmm, I didn't consider time zones. Good point. Ok, I'm voting for 2 rounds drafted, then auto draft.
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Post by donkey33 on Nov 14, 2013 13:52:14 GMT
Some form of what was mentioned above seems reasonable. 12 hours exceeds sleep and work hours and then lists are not that long.
A couple of years back I took part in a fantasy draft in a league where every pick was assigned a time slot. They were 30 minute time slots so 48 selections were made each day. That worked. Basically a GM knew exactly when his pick was (5:30PM PST for example) so he would be on then to make it or he would send in a list (if he was busy or asleep, etc) for however many picks until his pick. As it was ticking along, lists were usually small.
Best system I've seen so far. You would be surprised when GM's have a set time that they get on a make the pick at that time. Any missed ones were an auto selection.
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Post by wms02a on Nov 14, 2013 13:55:02 GMT
If you are going to AI part the back half of the draft I would like to go atleast four rounds of manually drafting. This would allow everyteam to select most of their starting lineup.
Really do not want to go with the 2013 rosters as I selected Orlando based on city not roster but I am up for whatever
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Post by jinx on Nov 14, 2013 13:58:59 GMT
One thing I like about this league is the dispersal draft. Otherwise it's just the CSL again and what's the point in having two leagues running side by side like that that are essentially the same league?
I would suggest 12 hours per 10 picks as mentioned and once we get to round 6 or 7 (once the core has been established) we do a round a day. Another suggestion is to just auto the last four or five rounds when we get to it but allow GMs to shorten the contracts of those players to one year if they wish.
If we're starting again after just a couple of days then I'm probably out because I've seen it before where leagues just keep restarting after a period of time. Likewise if we're simming after two rounds then I'm probably out, I don't see the rush to get this thing started. The dispersal draft is fun in itself being able to build your team.
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Post by DennisJ on Nov 14, 2013 14:01:28 GMT
Lets just keep the dispersal! If we need two weeks, who cares? I like (the most of) you guy, I would love to play for years this league. So what are 2 weeks compared to years? So be patient.
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Post by ranger on Nov 14, 2013 14:03:03 GMT
The fact that I don't have DDS3 and can't judge players properly has something to do with my preference for real current rosters. What is this CSL you all speak of? Anyway, I'll probably just play solo on FBB to satisfy my sudden compulsion to manage the real blazer team.
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Post by DennisJ on Nov 14, 2013 14:21:46 GMT
The CSL is another League, most of the people here are also playing in the CSL
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Post by rh0xxy on Nov 14, 2013 14:37:24 GMT
continue with the dispersal draft...
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wms02a
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Post by wms02a on Nov 14, 2013 14:47:38 GMT
can we make it a rule that once you are within 15 picks of your next pick that you need to send in a list? that should really keep things moving even with people being all over
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Post by DennisJ on Nov 14, 2013 15:08:36 GMT
I think we dont Need lists, just Take a Look in the draft thread. Only Miami needed nearly 8 hours to pick. Everybody Else was around when he had to pick.
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Post by Dylan on Nov 14, 2013 15:42:41 GMT
The fact that I don't have DDS3 and can't judge players properly has something to do with my preference for real current rosters. What is this CSL you all speak of? Anyway, I'll probably just play solo on FBB to satisfy my sudden compulsion to manage the real blazer team. It's a league myles and I run. We have an open spot if you'd like to apply.
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Post by Dylan on Nov 14, 2013 15:46:29 GMT
On topic though, I think if we're going to AI, at least give us 5-6 rounds so we can pick the core of our teams. That's the most important obviously and we should be able to choose our lineup/core.
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Post by wms02a on Nov 14, 2013 15:57:32 GMT
On topic though, I think if we're going to AI, at least give us 5-6 rounds so we can pick the core of our teams. That's the most important obviously and we should be able to choose our lineup/core. I just hope I am not the team stuck with Joe Johnson!
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Post by myles on Nov 14, 2013 17:20:52 GMT
Yeah I don't care how long the draft takes. That's the only reason I joined this league, I told myself I was done at 2, but the dispersal draft was too enticing to pass up
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Post by mgtr81 on Nov 14, 2013 18:04:58 GMT
I have to agree with Ryan, Luka and some others, so dispersal draft for the whole 12 rounds for me. I know it may take time, but this is the most critical point of this league, more than future drafts, trades, etc ... So I think the wise option is to do it properly. The outcome of this draft will shape the NAH for at least the first 5-6 seasons if not more. That being said, sending lists is the best option, too. I did it before going to bed last night and will do it for each round.
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Post by runsNgoses on Nov 14, 2013 18:40:24 GMT
What I did for my league back when I ran it, was posted time slots for every pick in the entire draft. It took us I believe a week to finish an initial draft. You post the time slots ahead of time, give a GM 6 hours to make a selection, if they know they aren't going to make it, you tell them to send in a list of players. It worked really well and people loved it. Essentially, you had the same two time frames (depending on which round we're in as we did snake order too) and GMs knew what time they needed to be online to make their picks, all time spots were posted in one time zone (IE Raptors pick between 8AM EST - 2PM EST) and if Raptors GM was from a different time zone, they could figure it out.
Obviously, when you get to the later rounds, make the time shorter because picks 9-12 aren't as important as 1-8.
Just my two cents.
I would like to continue with the draft but if we go the other way, I'll try to stick around. Because I knew there was a draft, I just picked a random team because it doesn't really matter, lol.
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Post by Cleasby on Nov 14, 2013 19:23:23 GMT
What I did for my league back when I ran it, was posted time slots for every pick in the entire draft. It took us I believe a week to finish an initial draft. You post the time slots ahead of time, give a GM 6 hours to make a selection, if they know they aren't going to make it, you tell them to send in a list of players. It worked really well and people loved it. Essentially, you had the same two time frames (depending on which round we're in as we did snake order too) and GMs knew what time they needed to be online to make their picks, all time spots were posted in one time zone (IE Raptors pick between 8AM EST - 2PM EST) and if Raptors GM was from a different time zone, they could figure it out. Obviously, when you get to the later rounds, make the time shorter because picks 9-12 aren't as important as 1-8. Just my two cents. I would like to continue with the draft but if we go the other way, I'll try to stick around. Because I knew there was a draft, I just picked a random team because it doesn't really matter, lol. Sounds like a gd idea maybe we could plan tnis over weekend so next weeks drafting goes quicker?
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Post by Jestor on Nov 14, 2013 19:38:08 GMT
Actually slotting the pick times may be a good idea, particularly since I have a metric buttload of grading to do this weekend.
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