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Sixteenth Round '12

leigh — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:31:00 GMT

Sixteenth round picks are scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday this week. The draft room is now open!

Fifteenth Round 2012

leigh — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 15:27:00 GMT

Fifteenth round picks are scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday. The draft room is now open. Remember to check the keeper round of your selection in the draft room - players who were dropped to the waiver wire this season will not have a 13th round resign.

Waiver wire open

leigh — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 23:31:00 GMT

The waiver wire is open for unrestricted players in all leagues. The deadline for week #1 roster selection will be Christmas Day. For all following weeks, the roster deadline will be Mondays at noon eastern.

2011 Draftology - Part II

broham — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:00:00 GMT

This years draft dates/times for the B-League, Turnpike and Sugar Ray...

Bee League Draft

Draft Starts: Tuesday 12/6

3.5 Day Hamster

4 Rounds per Day

10 minutes between picks

Picks start at 10:00 AM EST and end at 8:30 PM EST

Trade Blackout starts: Sunday Evening 12/4

Draft Room opens: Monday Evening 12/5

Turnpike Draft

Draft Starts: Friday 12/16

3.5 Day Hamster

4 Rounds per Day

10 minutes between picks

Picks start at 10:00 AM EST and end at 8:30 PM EST

Trade Blackout starts: Wednesday Evening 12/14

Draft Room opens: Thursday Afternoon 12/15

Sugar Ray Draft

Draft Starts: Thursday 12/8

7 Day Hamster

2 Round per Day

15 minutes between picks

Picks start at 11:00 AM EST and end at 6:45 PM EST

Trade Blackout starts: Tuesday Evening 12/6

Draft Room opens: Wednesday Afternoon 12/7

2011 Draftology Part I

broham — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:45:00 GMT

WARNING!

Our Large Computing Machines have been attacked. We suspect they have been hacked by a foreign entity bent on the destruction of all things Kentucky Fried.

The Minister of Defense has been diligently working to correct the glitch in the Matrix, but we have pushed all draft times back by one week.

Note that the JW and 88s Draft rooms are and will remain open. Selections may be made at any time!

This years draft dates/times for the Greatest Show, Johnnie Walker, Travisham and Crazy 88s...

3.5 Day Hamsters

Crazy 88s Draft

DRAFT ROOM ALREADY OPEN

Auto Draft Times to Start: Friday 11/4

3.5 Day Hamster

4 Rounds per Day

10 minutes between picks

Picks start at 10:00 AM EST and end at 8:30 PM EST

Trade Blackout starts: Wednesday Evening 10/26

Draft Room opens: Thursday Afternoon 10/27

Travishamockery Draft

Draft Starts: Friday 11/11

3.5 Day Hamster

4 Rounds per Day

10 minutes between picks

Picks start at 10:00 AM EST and end at 8:30 PM EST

Trade Blackout starts: Wednesday Evening 11/9

Draft Room opens: Thursday Afternoon 11/10

7 Day Hamsters...

Johnnie Walker Draft

DRAFT ROOM ALREADY OPEN!

Auto Draft Pick Times Start: Thursday 11/3

7 Day Hamster

2 Round per Day

15 minutes between picks

Picks start at 11:00 AM EST and end at 6:45 PM EST

Trade Blackout starts: Tuesday Evening 10/25

Draft Room opens: Wednesday Afternoon 10/26

Greatest Show Draft

Draft Starts: Saturday 11/12

7 Day Hamster

2 Round per Day

15 minutes between picks

Picks start at 11:00 AM EST and end at 6:45 PM EST

Trade Blackout starts: Thursday Evening 11/10

Draft Room opens: Friday Afternoon 11/11

A 2011-2012 Kentucky Fried Story

broham — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 21:12:00 GMT

After we last saw our merry band of heroes early this year… the Colonel went Mad. Deranged, bat shit crazy, lunacy inducing, mouth frothing, raging Mad.

“It has been many years since I last won a title”

“I will hear no more of my suckage, of my drafting ineptitude and trading impotence from these degenerate, gambling, infidels! This will stand no longer!”

He tied the Broham to a tree, jailed Doug and Schottsie in his underground lair, kidnapped the Minister of Defense…. and LOCKED all the GMs in the land OUT of his glorious Kentucky Fried Game!

With the M.O.D. in tow, he ran off to his dark grimy fortress on lunatic hill.

There, inside. He hid.

As the summer grew and shone and left, his delusions were left to fester.

“I alone am best! I alone will win!”

His beard grew long and the sleepless nights from his rattled mind dotted his bulgy eyes with creepy red pellets. His cheeks scabbed and his balding scalp wilted. His unbearable ugliness increased by a factor of a HUNDRED THOUSAND!

For months the Minister of Defense subsisted on only carrots and string cheese. The nefarious Colonel restricted not only his food intake but alas, the very essence of the MoD’s being! Internet access was limited to five glorious minutes a day, and even then the Colonel only let him navigate on the Facebook, to the eternal anguish of the M.O.D.

But through months of mental and dietary torture, deprived of any news from his family or friends or the world at large, our dear Minister held fast:

“We will have a revolution”

“The Kentucky Fried Peoples will come for me. When the NBA preseason comes they will ask about my whereabouts. They will find you, Colonel, and they will free me.”

But summer turned to Fall and the days grew shorter, very slowly, over many months, and yet the NBA Preseason never came.

The eternal standoff between the recalcitrant Colonel and the unyielding MOD led to an impossible stalemate and a large blanket of nothingness slowly enveloped the Kentucky Fried land. L

After months of Kentucky Fried inactivity the sounds of silence grew strong. The GM’s of the Kentucky Fried land started to ask questions. Will there be a season? Why can’t I trade keepers?

Ciwasko and Mrobison sniffed something amiss. They followed the scent of a trail of renegade football spreads and landed upon the Schottsie. And Doug. And they soon led to the Broham. Who in turn showed them the whereabouts of the Colonel’s secret lair.

They quickly tricked the demented Colonel into releasing the MOD with a bag of Doritos and a Coca-Cola.

“I alone will win the Coca Cola! I will not trade you dear Doritos! Yummy!”

But months of depravation had weakened the Minister of Defense. His arthritic hands could hardly type.

“I can only bring a few leagues up at a time.”

“Perhaps there are some that are almost filled and the GMS can fill them and then we can draft those first”

“I see that the Greatest Show, the Johnnie Walker, the Travishamockery and the Crazy 88s are only a few teams away from being made whole”

“If they were full, we could start drafting towards the end of next week! We should be able to beat the NBA season for sure.”

Will the GMs of the Kentucky Fried land heed his weakened, beckoning call?

http://kfba.net/kfba/

To be continued…

2011-2012 KFBA Player Rankings are up!

broham — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 16:43:00 GMT

2011-2012 Players Rankings have been loaded:

http://kfba.net/kfba/WebModules/Players/Players.aspx

Rank	Player	Pos	Abbr	Age	APS	KFAvg
1	LeBron James	F	MIA	26	40.83	1.130
2	Dwight Howard	C	ORL	25	40.74	1.131
3	Kevin Love	F	MIN	23	39.72	1.104
4	Russell Westbrook	G	OKC	22	38.89	1.074
5	Amare Stoudemire	F	NYK	28	39.67	1.072
6	Kobe Bryant	G	LAL	33	39.25	1.092
7	Blake Griffin	F	LAC	22	38.26	1.054
8	Dwyane Wade	G	MIA	29	38.06	1.066
9	Kevin Durant	F	OKC	23	37.11	1.022
10	Derrick Rose	G	CHI	23	36.98	1.050
11	Carmelo Anthony	F	NYK	27	35.35	1.057
12	Tim Duncan	C	SAS	35	35.27	0.988
13	Dirk Nowitzki	F	DAL	33	31.76	0.995
14	DeMarcus Cousins	C	SAK	21	33.89	0.964
15	Zach Randolph	F	MEM	30	35.79	0.992
16	Al Jefferson	C	UTA	26	33.50	0.922
17	Chris Paul	G	NOH	26	33.69	0.909
18	Deron Williams	G	NJN	27	32.98	0.956
19	Carlos Boozer	F	CHI	29	27.45	0.980
20	Steve Nash	G	PHO	37	33.89	0.930
21	Pau Gasol	F	LAL	31	33.49	0.945
22	Josh Smith	F	ATL	25	33.15	0.921
23	Kevin Martin	G	HOU	28	34.68	0.952
24	LaMarcus Aldridge	F	POR	26	31.99	0.888
25	Luis Scola	F	HOU	31	32.39	0.942
26	Emmanuel Ginobili	G	SAS	34	33.84	0.937
27	Roy Hibbert	C	IND	24	31.74	0.898
28	Monta Ellis	G	GSW	26	32.45	0.893
29	Kevin Garnett	F	BOS	35	29.51	0.920
30	Stephen Curry	G	GSW	23	29.84	0.898
31	John Wall	G	WAS	21	26.15	0.846
32	Danny Granger	F	IND	28	30.84	0.881

2011 Kentucky Fried Champions

broham — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 17:46:00 GMT

Congrats to the 2010-2011 KFBA Champions

Fort Myers Cyclones

The Cyclone’s won their first Original Recipe title over the three time champion Trinidad All-stars in one of the biggest upsets in KF History under the guidance of famed GM YoungGod. Thankfully this historic win averted the Kentucky Fried apocalypse. Originally scheduled for May 22^nd.

http://kfba.net/kfba/WebModules/GamePlay/LeagueSeason.aspx?LeagueID=1&Season=2011

Subgum Harlock

Doug’s squad won their second B-League title when they walloped the Ivy League Rednecks by 27 points in the championship matchup.

http://kfba.net/kfba/WebModules/GamePlay/LeagueSeason.aspx?LeagueID=8&Season=2011

Jackie Robison and the Los Angeles Red Devils

Ciwasko’s squad completed the (4^th?) undefeated season in KF history, crowning a 16-0 season in the Greatest Show by demolishing all postseason contenders en route to the championship.

http://kfba.net/kfba/WebModules/GamePlay/LeagueSeason.aspx?LeagueID=10&Season=2011

Raw Meat

Tweeble’s squad took the 2011 Turnpike title by defeating Great White Hope. They became the 5^th team in the Western Conference to become Turnpike champions.

http://kfba.net/kfba/WebModules/GamePlay/LeagueSeason.aspx?LeagueID=12&Season=2011

New Berlin Caleb’s Crew

Mattg’s New Berlin squad took down Ciwasko’s Julius Erving and the baseline move for 2011 Sugar Ray honors.

http://kfba.net/kfba/WebModules/GamePlay/LeagueSeason.aspx?LeagueID=16&Season=2011

Cuban Lynx

Doug’s Cuban Lynx won the 2011 Johnnie Walker championship by beating rdr’s San Diego Chicken. This avenged last season’s title game loss to the Colonel’s Skillet Lickers. This was the Lynx’ second title in the JW. They also took home the gold in 2007.

http://kfba.net/kfba/WebModules/GamePlay/LeagueSeason.aspx?LeagueID=101&Season=2011

Isaiah Thomas Loves the Bulls and Anucha Browne Sanders

Dlbass’s squad romped through the postseason, defeating the three peat seeking Mastodon Farm as well as the Western Conference champion Saigon Tunnel Rats for the 2011 Travisham Title.

http://kfba.net/kfba/WebModules/GamePlay/LeagueSeason.aspx?LeagueID=102&Season=2011

Chicago Defenders

The Defenders won Dlbass his second title of the 2010-2011 season when they bested Antonio’s New York Watchmen in the crazy, Crazy 88s.

http://kfba.net/kfba/WebModules/GamePlay/LeagueSeason.aspx?LeagueID=116&Season=2011

Toronto Huskies

In the inaugural season of the South Beach Science league, Nyper’s Huskies took down top ranked KF GM Doug and his Kevin Lyde experience.

http://kfba.net/kfba/WebModules/GamePlay/LeagueSeason.aspx?LeagueID=127&Season=2011

Congrats again to Youngod, Doug (twice), Ciwasko, Tweebles, Mattg, Dlbass (twice) and Nyper on their 2010-2011 title runs.

The 16th Round is this Week

broham — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 16:53:00 GMT

Kentucky Fried GMers:

With six weeks now in the books for the 2010-2011 season, the time has come to finish off this year’s drafts with our world renowned 16th round.

The Recap:

16th round picks will be assigned this evening (12/13) based on team record and points per game through the first six weeks.

The worst team’s 16th rounder will garner the 1st selection and the best team’s 16th rounder will be assigned the last selection.

Picks will be scheduled four times a day @ 9:00 AM, @ 1:00 PM, @ 5:00 PM and @ 9:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, from Wednesday (12/15) through Saturday (12/18).

REMEMBER:

Players that have not previously been drafted or acquired via the waiver wire will have 14th round resign rights for next season.

Players that have been previously drafted of acquired via the waiver wire will retain their original resign round.

You can see a players resign round in the Draft Applet.

And also remember:

Once the 16th round is over, all remaining Free Agents will be available on the waiver wire for the remainder of the season.

15th Round

broham — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 13:29:00 GMT

Turkey Day is fast approaching and that can only mean one thing:

The 15th Round is finally here!

A quick review:

15th round picks will be assigned next Monday (11/22) afternoon based on team record and points per game through the first three weeks.

The worst team’s 15th rounder will garner the 1st selection and the best team’s 15th rounder will be assigned the last selection.

Picks will be scheduled four times a day @ 9:00 AM, @ 1:00 PM, @ 5:00 PM and @ 9:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, from Wednesday (11/24) through Saturday (11/27). So before you leave for the holiday weekend, check your team’s home page and verify when you pick!!!

All available free agents are eligible to be drafted in the 15th round.

Players that have not previously been drafted or acquired via the waiver wire will have 13th round resign rights for next season.

Players that have been previously drafted of acquired via the waiver wire will retain their original resign round.

Can you say that in the English?

If someone drops Randy Foye (7) in your league and you select him with your 15th round pick, he will still have the 7th round resign rights. (Not 13th).

But how can I tell?

You can’t! Just kidding… the Draft Applet shows player’s resign round, just be sure to verify there while queuing up prospects.

Don’t forget to review your draft queues as they will reflect whatever was left in there from the original draft!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good luck to all and to all a Happy Thanksgiving.

Cheers,
k

Note that free Agents with more than 5 years of NBA service can also be picked up the old fashioned way (off the waiver wire).

2010 Draftology

broham — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:02:00 GMT

This years draft dates/times... based on last season!

3.5 Day Hamsters

Travishamockery Draft

Draft Starts: Friday 10/1

3.5 Day Hamster

4 Rounds per Day

10 minutes between picks

Picks start at 10:00 AM EST and end at 8:30 PM EST

Trade Blackout starts: Wednesday Evening 9/29

Draft Room opens: Thursday Afternoon 9/30

Crazy 88s Draft

Draft Starts: Friday 10/8

3.5 Day Hamster

4 Rounds per Day

10 minutes between picks

Picks start at 10:00 AM EST and end at 8:30 PM EST

Trade Blackout starts: Wednesday Evening 10/6

Draft Room opens: Thursday Afternoon 10/7

Turnpike Draft

Draft Starts: Friday 10/22

3.5 Day Hamster

4 Rounds per Day

10 minutes between picks

Picks start at 10:00 AM EST and end at 8:30 PM EST

Trade Blackout starts: Wednesday Evening 10/20

Draft Room opens: Thursday Afternoon 10/21

Bee League Draft

Draft Starts: Tuesday 10/26

3.5 Day Hamster

4 Rounds per Day

10 minutes between picks

Picks start at 10:00 AM EST and end at 8:30 PM EST

Trade Blackout starts: Sunday Evening 10/24

Draft Room opens: Monday Evening 10/25

7 Day Hamsters...

Johnnie Walker Draft

Draft Starts: Thursday 9/30

7 Day Hamster

2 Round per Day

15 minutes between picks

Picks start at 11:00 AM EST and end at 6:45 PM EST

Trade Blackout starts: Tuesday Evening 9/28

Draft Room opens: Wednesday Afternoon 9/29

Greatest Show Draft

Draft Starts: Saturday 10/2

7 Day Hamster

2 Round per Day

15 minutes between picks

Picks start at 11:00 AM EST and end at 6:45 PM EST

Trade Blackout starts: Thursday Evening 9/30

Draft Room opens: Friday Afternoon 10/1

Sugar Ray Draft

Draft Starts: Thursday 10/21

7 Day Hamster

2 Round per Day

15 minutes between picks

Picks start at 11:00 AM EST and end at 6:45 PM EST

Trade Blackout starts: Tuesday Evening 10/19

Draft Room opens: Wednesday Afternoon 10/20

Summer 2010

broham — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:05:00 GMT

Draft Picks are up and trading is open!

All you have to do to re-up your team(s) for the 2010-11 KFBA season is choose "EXTEND" on your team page (Upper left hand side of your roster) and go through the shopping cart process. Teams are still free.

Playoffs?!

broham — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:25:00 GMT

Playoffs!? You're talking about Playoffs?!

Three and Four way tie breakers:

Greatest Show

IN: Waterford Whalers - MattG (6-10; 4-6 Conf; 196 PPG) - 4th Seed in Western Conference playoffs!?

OUT: Manteno Jake-a-moles - Diedrich88 (6-10; 4-6 Conf; 195 PPG) - 3rd Seed in Loser Bowl
Pineapple Express - Leigh (6-10; 3-7 Conf; 193 PPG) - 4th Seed in Loser Bowl
Jackie Robinson and the Los Angeles Red Devils - CIwasko (6-10; 4-6 Conf; 182 PPG) - 5th Seed in Loser Bowl

Turnpike League

IN: Columbus Buckeyes - OSUPatrick (8-8; 4-6 Conf; 203 PPG) -> 4th Seed in Eastern Conf playoffs!?

OUT: Milwaukee Mad Dogs - MattG (8-8; 4-6 Conf; 200 PPG) -> 1st Seed in Loser Bowl
Newcastle Newts - JCPeery (8-8; 4-6 Conf; 192 PPG) -> 2nd Seed in Loser Bowl

Travishamockery League

IN: Brighton Rio Grande Community College Redmen - MRobison (5-11; 4-6 Conf; 194 PPG) - 4th Seed in Western Conference playoffs!?

OUT: Spain golden team - Celtico (5-11; 2-8 Conf; 194 PPG) - 2nd in Loser Bowl
Mars Blackmon - Aztecs00 (5-11; 3-7 Conf; 188 PPG) - 3rd in Loser Bowl
Funky Fedoras - Freakingould (5-11; 4-6 Conf; 184 PPG) - 5th in Loser Bowl

Trading Deadline

leigh — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:44:00 GMT

The trading deadline for the 2009-10 season is Monday February 22 at noon eastern.

All Star Week

leigh — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:27:00 GMT

Next week is the Kentucky Fried All-Star Game. Conference leaders, please submit your rosters.

League	Conference	Manager
Original Recipe	KeyStoner	doug
Original Recipe	Empire	schottsie
Bleague	Iverson	zzRay
Bleague	Marbury	dbenson1981
Greatest Show	Big Top	zzRay
Greatest Show	Western	mike
Turnpike	Eastern	zzRay
Turnpike	Western	aikdog
Sugar Ray	Robinson	colonel
Sugar Ray	Leonard	zzRay
Johnnie Walker All-Stars	Yankee	younggod
Johnnie Walker All-Stars	Dukes Of Hazard	colonel
Travishamockery	Apple	broham
Travishamockery	Western	nyper
Crazy 88s	Larry Bird	yryen
Crazy 88s	Magic	broham

OR Draft Diary

broham — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:10:00 GMT

Thought I'd do a round by round "retro" diary of OR draft. Why not?

Round 1
1	New York Schottsies	LeBron James \| F \| Cleveland
2	Baltimore Brocheese	Dwyane Wade \| G \| Miami
3	Trinidad National All-Stars	Dwight Howard \| C \| Orlando
4	Fort Myers Cyclones	Chris Paul \| G \| New Orleans
5	Cupey Chatas	Kobe Bryant \| G \| Los Angeles
6	Provo Jomegamen	Tim Duncan \| C \| San Antonio
7	Trinidad National All-Stars	Kevin Durant \| F \| Oklahoma City
8	Grandview Buckeyes	Carmelo Anthony \| F \| Denver
9	San Juan Supersonics	Al Jefferson \| C \| Minnesota
10	Oscar Robertson and the Crispus Attucks Tigers	Amare Stoudemire \| F \| Phoenix
11	Brooklyn Brewers	Dirk Nowitzki \| F \| Dallas
12	Valley Forge Howler Monkeys	Chris Bosh \| F \| Toronto
13	Oscar Robertson and the Crispus Attucks Tigers	Brandon Roy \| G \| Portland
14	Oaksterdam Straightedges	Tony Parker \| G \| San Antonio
15	Wick Eagles	Kevin Garnett \| F \| Boston
16	New York Schottsies	K Shaquille O'Neal \| C \| Cleveland

Though the draft was scheduled to start at noon on Saturday, the draft room actually opened late evening on Friday. After harrasing a drunken schottsie he finally logged in and took the only player you can draft with the first pick. I promptly took Wade and draft was off, though at the grueling pace you would expect for a draft (not) progressing before dawn on a saturday.

At 2 AM Schottsie treats us all to following gem via our e-mail thread:

"Yeah between lebron shaq....fo real o fo fantasy but b4 punk jr smith and punk beeesley effed it up we used to rock th crip blood style" (i say sic sir, sic to the whole damn thing)

Somewhere between 10 and 11 am - the details are murky - Doug shakes the Kentucky Fried establishment by acquiring the 7th overall pick from Frenchlick. He celebrates with his an IPA.

At around 12:30, Doug again shakes the Kentucky Fried establishment by ignoring the sacrosanct KFBA rankings and selecting Kevin Durant. He celebrates with his fourth IPA. Says Doug "There's 1.100 upside here that no other player left on the board has." Tough to argue that call... I mean is there any way this guy doesn't score 30 points per game this year? We'll see. Regardless with his bible thumping center and OKC star, the Trinidad All-Stars immediately ursurp Ciwasko's Oscar Robertson as the pre-season fave.

By the 10th pick, Melo and Al Jefferson are also off the board, much to Ciwasko's dismay. He needs a guard, but pooh-poohs Tony Parker and Brandon Roy's career years. "Too many options in San Antonio. Andre Miller will have the ball in his hands." Dirk is clearly the top player left on the board, but ciwasko turns out to be a diggler hater (or an Amar'e new apostrophe lover?) and goes with the goggled Sun instead. Only 10 picks in, its already clear "Upside" is going to be the theme of this draft.

The Brewers happily scoop up Dirk and the Colonel takes longer than he should to draft Bosh, the last top tier player left on the board. Oscar Robertson settles on Brandon Roy as his lead guard, making the choice pick of the second tier. Everyone else is left to fight over scraps.

Schottsie pours a shot of Patron Silver to celebrate his rare 1st round keeper.

Round 2
1	Northampton Nittany Nerds	Pau Gasol \| F \| Los Angeles
2	Wick Eagles	Emmanuel Ginobili \| G \| San Antonio
3	Oaksterdam Straightedges	Zach Randolph \| F \| Memphis
4	ZZ's Masters of War	Gilbert Arenas \| G \| Washington
5	Valley Forge Howler Monkeys	Steve Nash \| G \| Phoenix
6	Brooklyn Brewers	Vince Carter \| G \| Orlando
7	FrenchLick Fingerbangers	Baron Davis \| G \| Los Angeles
8	San Juan Supersonics	Elton Brand \| F \| Philadelphia
9	Northampton Nittany Nerds	Marcus Camby \| C \| Los Angeles
10	FrenchLick Fingerbangers	Blake Griffin \| F \| Los Angeles
11	Provo Jomegamen	K Josh Smith \| F \| Atlanta
12	Cupey Chatas	Greg Oden \| C \| Portland
13	Fort Myers Cyclones	Antawn Jamison \| F \| Washington
14	ZZ's Masters of War	K Charlie Villanueva \| F \| Detroit
15	Wick Eagles	K Deron Williams \| G \| Utah
16	Baltimore Brocheese	K Carlos Boozer \| F \| Utah

The first few picks of the 2nd round prove more difficult.

Oaskterdam's GM struggles mightily to choose his poison and eventually settles on Randolph.

ZZRay eventually decides on Gilbert over homeboy Vince Carter.

Frenchlick sends San Juan into a tailspin by drafting Baron Davis one pick ahead of where they had planned to pick up the bouncy guard. I've been hyping him for 30 minutes now, so its kind of my fault.

San Juan ends up going with Elton Brand which leads into a prolonged discussion of whether Brand or Baron is a riskier pick (even though its very clearly Brand). Doug is shocked to discover Brand has only posted a 1.000 once in his career (or just as many times as Baron Davis) and we settle on a $5 bet one which will post a better average this season. This is the easiest $5 i will make all season.

Frenchlick doubles down on a Clipper season, and drafts super rook Blake Griffin. This is apparently the player San Juan was originally eyeing with the 3.1. So roeder has now coopted the Goatsuckers entire Clipper strategy. Maybe they'll fight a cage match to the death over Chris Kaman a few rounds from now. Seems like anything is possible at the moment.

Round 3
1	San Juan Supersonics	JR Smith \| G \| Denver
2	Cupey Chatas	Joe Johnson \| G \| Atlanta
3	FrenchLick Fingerbangers	Paul Pierce \| F \| Boston
4	Provo Jomegamen	Michael Beasley \| F \| Miami
5	Fort Myers Cyclones	Derrick Rose \| G \| Chicago
6	Oscar Robertson and the Crispus Attucks Tigers	Corey Maggette \| G \| Golden State
7	ZZ's Masters of War	Caron Butler \| F \| Washington
8	Northampton Nittany Nerds	Chauncey Billups \| G \| Denver
9	Baltimore Brocheese	Emeka Okafor \| C \| New Orleans
10	Valley Forge Howler Monkeys	Brad Miller \| C \| Chicago
11	Grandview Buckeyes	K David West \| F \| New Orleans
12	Oaksterdam Straightedges	LaMarcus Aldridge \| F \| Portland
13	Brooklyn Brewers	Al Harrington \| F \| New York
14	Grandview Buckeyes	K Stephen Jackson \| G \| Golden State
15	Fort Myers Cyclones	K Andrew Bynum \| C \| Los Angeles
16	Wick Eagles	K Leandrinho Barbosa \| G \| Phoenix

Still smarting from a rare double Clipper vasectomy, a stung and disoriented Antonio takes uber punk JR Smith with the 1st pick of the 3rd round. Gotta say I like the Baron-Griffin combo better than Brand-JR, but Al Jefferson easily tips the scales in favor of the Goatsuckers.

Provo finally puts an end to Beasley's weed induced fall from grace, quickly proclaiming that with a little JCPeery TLC and few dozen cupcakes the young forward will be ready for a strong sophomore showing.

Fort Myers shocks the room by taking Derrick Rose with the 5th pick of the 3rd round. This is 31 picks ahead of where he was selected in the "Mock" draft and almost a full round ahead of where I projected Trinidad was going to take him (with the 4.2).

Doug talks me into taking Okafor with the 9th pick and though i debated selecting Aldridge at length, i find myself happy with this pick a week later. Three extra ppg can add almost 100 points to player's average and I have a feeling Chris Paul is going to do good things for his starting Centers throughout his career. Let's see how many easy lay-ups Tyson Chandler gets in Charlotte.

Round 4
1	Wick Eagles	Andrew Bogut \| C \| Milwaukee
2	Trinidad National All-Stars	Ben Gordon \| G \| Detroit
3	Oscar Robertson and the Crispus Attucks Tigers	Al Horford \| C \| Atlanta
4	ZZ's Masters of War	Mehmet Okur \| C \| Utah
5	Oaksterdam Straightedges	TJ Ford \| G \| Indiana
6	San Juan Supersonics	Michael Redd \| G \| Milwaukee
7	Baltimore Brocheese	Rudy Gay \| F \| Memphis
8	Grandview Buckeyes	Jermaine O'Neal \| C \| Miami
9	FrenchLick Fingerbangers	K Monta Ellis \| G \| Golden State
10	FrenchLick Fingerbangers	K Andris Biedrins \| C \| Golden State
11	Northampton Nittany Nerds	K David Lee \| F \| New York
12	Cupey Chatas	Nene Hilario \| C \| Denver
13	Provo Jomegamen	Andre Miller \| G \| Portland
14	Valley Forge Howler Monkeys	K Devin Harris \| G \| New Jersey
15	Brooklyn Brewers	K Brook Lopez \| C \| New Jersey
16	Trinidad National All-Stars	K Kevin Love \| F \| Minnesota

Continuing the obsession with upside Ciwasko jumps the gun on Al Horford, selecting him with 2nd pick of the 4th round. This was after i refused to trade him Okafor for which i was promply labeled a whore. My pre-draft strategy had been to select Al Horford with the very 1st pick of the 5th round had he been available, which seemed like a reasonable expectation. I'm not clear whether ciwasko knew i was on picking up a 2nd center and took Horford to punish the Brocheese or whether he still has his sights set on Okafor and figures that Horford will prove a handy trade chip later in the season. You know, given my man crush on the big Hawk and former Gator.

Centers go off the board like crazy and Bogut, Okur, JO and Nene all get taken. Brook Lopez, Brooklyn's fabulous keeper, remains my favorite center of the round.

Doug again convinces me on a selection, this time Rudy Gay. In my increasing state of intoxication i can't tell if he's manupulating me into a shitty team, and the Colonel clearly thinks he has ulterior motives. He is doug. Thats what doug does. Thing is that Rudy Gay was only marginally on my radar coming into the draft. Don't get me wrong, I love gay. He's got great potential and might be a great NBA player some day. Its just that Memphis, this year, is going to be an absolute Circus. With a capital C. Zach Randolph, Allen Iverson, a midling team no one comes to watch? Are you kidding me? That scene never works out. Players don't play through pain, sitting out with any minor bump or bruise. They get distracted, they go to southbeach, they get stoned. They start thinking about next season or get mired in coaching and trade controversies. Last year i stayed away from all Clips in all leagues for this very reason and it served me well. The year before that i stayed away from all Knicks in all leagues. And it served me well. But not this year. This year i took the plunge into what are sure to be six months worth of gut wrenching Memphis-is-a-joke articles and Allen Iverson tweets. And I am ok with that. I think.

Round 5
1	Baltimore Brocheese	Yao Ming \| C \| Houston
2	Valley Forge Howler Monkeys	Andre Iguodala \| F \| Philadelphia
3	Northampton Nittany Nerds	Allen Iverson \| G \| Detroit
4	Grandview Buckeyes	Tracy McGrady \| G \| Houston
5	Northampton Nittany Nerds	Zydrunas Ilgauskas \| C \| Cleveland
6	Oaksterdam Straightedges	Lamar Odom \| F \| Los Angeles
7	Brooklyn Brewers	Tyrus Thomas \| F \| Chicago
8	Grandview Buckeyes	Jason Richardson \| G \| Phoenix
9	Cupey Chatas	Tyreke Evans \| G \| Sacramento
10	ZZ's Masters of War	Stephen Curry \| G \| Golden State
11	FrenchLick Fingerbangers	K Jameer Nelson \| G \| Orlando
12	Provo Jomegamen	Josh Howard \| F \| Dallas
13	Oscar Robertson and the Crispus Attucks Tigers	K Danny Granger \| F \| Indiana
14	San Juan Supersonics	Gerald Wallace \| F \| Charlotte
15	Trinidad National All-Stars	K Russell Westbrook \| G \| Oklahoma City
16	ZZ's Masters of War	Brandan Wright \| F \| Golden State

And then I took Yao.

Had to be done.

Or so Doug convinced me. Puff, puff, pass and all that.

As of now I'm expecting Yao (3) to be worth some major keeper currency come january and as along as i can secure me some top shelf talent I'll be thrilled. But i'm going to be nervous until then.

The Colonel picks up Iggy, whom i had stared at longingly twice in the previous five picks. Personally I think this was a great pick-up at the 5.2.

Then everyone goes crazy.

T-Mac and Allen Iverson come off the board. I am mildly surprised as these guys weren't all that good last year and T-Mac is probably out for the year, but guards are riduculously scarce at this juncture and teams are in need. I'm sure they would have rather gambled on Tyrus Thomas, Gerald Wallace or Josh Howard. Right?

The guard situtation is so barren that Stephen Curry and Tereke Evans also come off the board. This is the 5th round people! Too much crack in the room.

I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if Big Z puts up another quite .867 this year and ends up being the best pick of the round hands down.

Round 6
1	Oscar Robertson and the Crispus Attucks Tigers	OJ Mayo \| G \| Memphis
2	New York Schottsies	Eric Gordon \| G \| Los Angeles
3	Baltimore Brocheese	Luol Deng \| F \| Chicago
4	Grandview Buckeyes	Ron Artest \| F \| Los Angeles
5	Provo Jomegamen	Richard Hamilton \| G \| Detroit
6	FrenchLick Fingerbangers	K Troy Murphy \| F \| Indiana
7	San Juan Supersonics	Jason Kidd \| G \| Dallas
8	Valley Forge Howler Monkeys	Chris Kaman \| C \| Los Angeles
9	Cupey Chatas	K Andrei Kirilenko \| F \| Utah
10	Brooklyn Brewers	Joakim Noah \| C \| Chicago
11	Oaksterdam Straightedges	Andray Blatche \| F \| Washington
12	Wick Eagles	K Mo Williams \| G \| Cleveland
13	Fort Myers Cyclones	Rashard Lewis \| F \| Orlando
14	Trinidad National All-Stars	K Rajon Rondo \| G \| Boston
15	ZZ's Masters of War	K Lou Williams \| G \| Philadelphia
16	New York Schottsies	K Drew Gooden \| F \| Dallas

Ciwasko gives up Jeff Green (8) for the 1st pick of the 6th round and proceeds to take OJ Mayo. In case you started reading this blog mid way, we're drafting for upside. Still Oscar Robertson is looking good with Amare, Granger, and Anthony Randolph at forward and Brandoy Roy, Correy Maggette and OJ Mayo at guard. A nice mix of front line talent and talent with front line potential.

The Schottsie's, anticipating they will draft seven rookies in what is left of this draft, decide to add the veteran presence of Eric Gordon with what amounts to their first pick since the 1st round.

Round 7
1	Northampton Nittany Nerds	Richard Jefferson \| F \| San Antonio
2	Fort Myers Cyclones	Shawn Marion \| F \| Dallas
3	San Juan Supersonics	James Harden \| G \| Oklahoma City
4	Oaksterdam Straightedges	Randy Foye \| G \| Washington
5	Valley Forge Howler Monkeys	Jonny Flynn \| G \| Minnesota
6	Provo Jomegamen	Jamal Crawford \| G \| Atlanta
7	Brooklyn Brewers	John Salmons \| G \| Chicago
8	Cupey Chatas	Hakim Warrick \| F \| Milwaukee
9	Fort Myers Cyclones	Mike Bibby \| G \| Atlanta
10	FrenchLick Fingerbangers	Thaddeus Young \| F \| Philadelphia
11	New York Schottsies	Ty Lawson \| G \| Denver
12	New York Schottsies	Brandon Jennings \| G \| Milwaukee
13	Valley Forge Howler Monkeys	K Raymond Felton \| G \| Charlotte
14	Wick Eagles	K Nate Robinson \| G \| New York
15	Wick Eagles	K Spencer Hawes \| C \| Sacramento
16	Oscar Robertson and the Crispus Attucks Tigers	K Roy Hibbert \| C \| Indiana

Talent is looking up in the 7th round.

Younggod somehow gets Shawn Marrion with the 7.2 even though he's clearly 6th round worthy.

San Juan takes Harden and the Colonel picks up Johnny Flynn, who i was confident would be around for the 8.1. The lesson: Rookies always go early. They are sexy.

For my money, Oaksterdam's Randy Foye will end up a better selection that both though.

Schottsie starts his historic run on rookies.

Round 8
1	Baltimore Brocheese	Danilo Gallinari \| F \| New York
2	Fort Myers Cyclones	Andres Nocioni \| F \| Sacramento
3	Baltimore Brocheese	Samuel Dalembert \| C \| Philadelphia
4	Cupey Chatas	Leon Powe \| F \| Cleveland
5	New York Schottsies	Al Thornton \| F \| Los Angeles
6	Grandview Buckeyes	Rasheed Wallace \| F \| Boston
7	FrenchLick Fingerbangers	DeAndre Jordan \| C \| Los Angeles
8	Wick Eagles	K Mike Dunleavy \| F \| Indiana
9	Northampton Nittany Nerds	Ronnie Brewer \| G \| Utah
10	Trinidad National All-Stars	K Andrea Bargnani \| C \| Toronto
11	Provo Jomegamen	K Hidayet Turkoglu \| F \| Toronto
12	Brooklyn Brewers	K Jason Terry \| G \| Dallas
13	Oaksterdam Straightedges	Ray Allen \| G \| Boston
14	Baltimore Brocheese	K Aaron Brooks \| G \| Houston
15	Oscar Robertson and the Crispus Attucks Tigers	K Anthony Randolph \| F \| Golden State
16	Oscar Robertson and the Crispus Attucks Tigers	K Jeff Green \| F \| Oklahoma City

With the rookie pool dwindling fast I look to sophomore Danilo Gallinary for my major upside potential.

Two picks later i'm widely mocked for taking Sammy Dalembert, but I don't have a back-up center, centers are about to get scarce and he had a down year and has mid .700s potential. What's Ray Allens potential? Or Al Thorton's?

Round 9
1	Northampton Nittany Nerds	Hasheem Thabeet \| C \| Memphis
2	Grandview Buckeyes	Kenyon Martin \| F \| Denver
3	FrenchLick Fingerbangers	Mike Conley \| G \| Memphis
4	Valley Forge Howler Monkeys	Tyler Hansbrough \| F \| Indiana
5	Northampton Nittany Nerds	Carl Landry \| F \| Houston
6	ZZ's Masters of War	DeJuan Blair \| F \| San Antonio
7	Oaksterdam Straightedges	Zaur Pachulia \| C \| Atlanta
8	Fort Myers Cyclones	Kirk Hinrich \| G \| Chicago
9	ZZ's Masters of War	K Craig Smith \| F \| Los Angeles
10	San Juan Supersonics	Sean May \| F \| Sacramento
11	New York Schottsies	Earl Clark \| F \| Phoenix
12	Fort Myers Cyclones	K DJ Augustin \| G \| Charlotte
13	Brooklyn Brewers	Marvin Williams \| F \| Atlanta
14	Baltimore Brocheese	K Kevin Martin \| G \| Sacramento
15	Cupey Chatas	K Paul Millsap \| F \| Utah
16	Trinidad National All-Stars	K Jose Calderon \| G \| Toronto

Ladies and gentlemen Hasheem Thabeet! I have a feeling he's going to follow in the harrowed footsteps of all those other number two picks with midling KF careers... Marvin Williams, Tyson Chandler, Darko Milicic... and note that he went before all of those players! This season will be the last time that happens.

For Myers adds a solid back up guard in Kirk Hinrich, a very nice pick-up this late.

ZZray drafts DeJuan Blair's ACL-Less knees. For what its worth i think he ends up posting the highest kf average out of this round. And it might not even be close.

Round 10
1	Brooklyn Brewers	Mario Chalmers \| G \| Miami
2	ZZ's Masters of War	Rodrigue Beaubois \| G \| Dallas
3	FrenchLick Fingerbangers	Nick Young \| G \| Washington
4	New York Schottsies	Kyle Lowry \| G \| Houston
5	Provo Jomegamen	K Francisco Garcia \| G \| Sacramento
6	Brooklyn Brewers	Jeff Teague \| G \| Atlanta
7	San Juan Supersonics	K Luis Scola \| F \| Houston
8	Cupey Chatas	Flip Murray \| G \| Atlanta
9	Provo Jomegamen	K Boris Diaw \| F \| Charlotte
10	Oaksterdam Straightedges	K Kendrick Perkins \| C \| Boston
11	ZZ's Masters of War	K Ramon Sessions \| G \| Milwaukee
12	Valley Forge Howler Monkeys	K Jason Thompson \| F \| Sacramento
13	San Juan Supersonics	K Marc Gasol \| C \| Memphis
14	Trinidad National All-Stars	K Marreese Speights \| F \| Philadelphia
15	Grandview Buckeyes	Marquis Daniels \| G \| Boston
16	ZZ's Masters of War	K Antonio McDyess \| F \| San Antonio

Brooklyn, ZZ's, Frenchlick and New York clean out the young guards with upside leaving Cupey and Grandview to draft retreads Flip Murray and Marquis Daniels. Ouch. Nothing says "I'm so trashed i've lost touch with reality" quite like drafting undersized journey men shooting guards that have never posted a .700 in their career and never will.

Round 11
1	Wick Eagles	Darko Milicic \| C \| New York
2	Baltimore Brocheese	Mike Miller \| F \| Washington
3	Oscar Robertson and the Crispus Attucks Tigers	Jordan Hill \| F \| New York
4	Grandview Buckeyes	Rafer Alston \| G \| New Jersey
5	Oaksterdam Straightedges	Chris Wilcox \| F \| Detroit
6	Baltimore Brocheese	Jordan Farmar \| G \| Los Angeles
7	San Juan Supersonics	Ian Mahinmi \| C \| San Antonio
8	Provo Jomegamen	K Rodney Stuckey \| G \| Detroit
9	Cupey Chatas	Gerald Henderson \| G \| Charlotte
10	Baltimore Brocheese	Eddy Curry \| C \| New York
11	Baltimore Brocheese	K Rudy Fernandez \| G \| Portland
12	Trinidad National All-Stars	K Wilson Chandler \| F \| New York
13	Northampton Nittany Nerds	K Kelenna Azubuike \| G \| Golden State
14	Northampton Nittany Nerds	Yi Jianlian \| F \| New Jersey
15	Brooklyn Brewers	K Rashad McCants \| G \| Sacramento
16	Valley Forge Howler Monkeys	K Brandon Bass \| F \| Orlando

Its getting late. We're trashed. Mrobison declares it to be Darko Time!

Shots all around.

My strategy going into this draft was "Mine D'Antoni gold". This is the coach that turned David Lee and Nate Robinson into KF stars last season after all. Unheralded Knicks that could benefit from the DAntoni touch include Gallinari, Eddy Curry and Jordan Hill.

I even think Darko has himself a nice bit of D'Antoni upside this year.

I was hoping Hill (or Darko) would be an option with the 11.2, but now that MIke Miller has fallen into my lap, I have to take him. Why is everyone hating on this guy? He's a solid NBA player that's been stuck shooting for shitty teams going nowhere. Watch. This guy's going to compete and that means a .750.

Oscar Robertson jumps on Hill. Bastard! This will ultimately end up leaving me rookie-less for the draft.

Some nice upside picks go in this round.

I take Eddy Curry with the 10th pick of the round, my last, and promtly pass out.

Round 12
1	Trinidad National All-Stars	Jerryd Bayless \| G \| Portland
2	Trinidad National All-Stars	DeMar DeRozan \| G \| Toronto
3	Valley Forge Howler Monkeys	Ersan Ilyasova \| F \| Milwaukee
4	Provo Jomegamen	Radoslav Nesterovic \| C \| Toronto
5	San Juan Supersonics	Marcus Haislip \| F \| San Antonio
6	Grandview Buckeyes	Brendan Haywood \| C \| Washington
7	FrenchLick Fingerbangers	Jrue Holiday \| G \| Philadelphia
8	Cupey Chatas	Kris Humphries \| F \| Dallas
9	Fort Myers Cyclones	Tyson Chandler \| C \| Charlotte
10	FrenchLick Fingerbangers	K JJ Hickson \| F \| Cleveland
11	Grandview Buckeyes	K Chris Andersen \| C \| Denver
12	Oaksterdam Straightedges	Shelden Williams \| F \| Boston
13	New York Schottsies	Wayne Ellington \| G \| Minnesota
14	Fort Myers Cyclones	K Nenad Krstic \| C \| Oklahoma City
15	Oscar Robertson and the Crispus Attucks Tigers	K George Hill \| G \| San Antonio
16	Wick Eagles	K Travis Outlaw \| F \| Portland

Round 13
1	New York Schottsies	Ike Diogu \| F \| New Orleans
2	ZZ's Masters of War	Robin Lopez \| C \| Phoenix
3	Trinidad National All-Stars	Austin Daye \| F \| Detroit
4	San Juan Supersonics	Courtney Lee \| G \| New Jersey
5	New York Schottsies	Terrence Williams \| G \| New Jersey
6	Oscar Robertson and the Crispus Attucks Tigers	DJ White \| F \| Oklahoma City
7	Fort Myers Cyclones	K Ryan Anderson \| F \| Orlando
8	Wick Eagles	K Anthony Morrow \| G \| Golden State
9	Trinidad National All-Stars	K Kosta Koufos \| C \| Utah
10	Brooklyn Brewers	K Luc Richard Mbah a Moute \| F \| Milwaukee
11	Grandview Buckeyes	K Trevor Ariza \| F \| Houston
12	Provo Jomegamen	K JaVale McGee \| C \| Washington
13	FrenchLick Fingerbangers	Byron Mullens \| C \| Oklahoma City
14	Cupey Chatas	K Will Bynum \| G \| Detroit
15	Oaksterdam Straightedges	Eric Maynor \| G \| Utah
16	Valley Forge Howler Monkeys	K Sergio Rodriguez \| G \| Sacramento

Round 14
1	New York Schottsies	Toney Douglas \| G \| New York
2	Oaksterdam Straightedges	DeMarre Carroll \| F \| Memphis
3	Cupey Chatas	K Renaldo Balkman \| F \| Denver
4	FrenchLick Fingerbangers	Jason Smith \| F \| Philadelphia
5	Valley Forge Howler Monkeys	Goran Dragic \| G \| Phoenix
6	Oscar Robertson and the Crispus Attucks Tigers	Joey Dorsey \| F \| Houston
7	Grandview Buckeyes	Darrell Arthur \| F \| Memphis
8	San Juan Supersonics	Tiago Splitter \| F \| Free Agent
9	Oscar Robertson and the Crispus Attucks Tigers	Julian Wright \| F \| New Orleans
10	Oscar Robertson and the Crispus Attucks Tigers	Alexis Ajinca \| C \| Charlotte
11	New York Schottsies	K Jarrett Jack \| G \| Toronto
12	Grandview Buckeyes	K Jose Juan Barea \| G \| Dallas
13	New York Schottsies	Jeff Foster \| C \| Indiana
14	ZZ's Masters of War	K Marcin Gortat \| C \| Orlando
15	New York Schottsies	Danny Green \| F \| Cleveland
16	Oscar Robertson and the Crispus Attucks Tigers	Jermaine Taylor \| G \| Houston

I rally as the draft is ending but see:

- a couple of nice pick-ups for Trinidad at the top of the 12th - Jerryd Bayless and Demar Derozan

- a good gamble by Schottsie with the 13.1 in Ike Diogu

- some deep sleepers in Robin Lopez and DJ White selected in the 13th by ZZRay and Ciwasko respectively.

- a grab bag of rookies picked up by the Schottsies throughout the last three rounds.

Still kind of surprised Darrell Arthur didn't get picked up until the 14th round.

And that was that.

2009 Draftology

broham — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:59:00 GMT

Based on last year's draft dates/times for each league and the minister of defense's availability this year (he ties the knot with Ms. minister of defense in mid-october) following are our projected draft dates for the 2009 season.

Here's wishing a great draft and great season to all. And to Leigh a good life!

3.5 Day Hamsters...

Travishamockery Draft

Draft Starts: Friday 10/2

3.5 Day Hamster

4 Rounds per Day

10 minutes between picks

Picks start at 10:00 AM EST and end at 8:30 PM EST

Trade Blackout starts: Wednesday Evening 9/30

Draft Room opens: Thursday Afternoon 10/1

Crazy 88s Draft

Draft Starts: Friday 10/9

3.5 Day Hamster

4 Rounds per Day

10 minutes between picks

Picks start at 10:00 AM EST and end at 8:30 PM EST

Trade Blackout starts: Wednesday Evening 10/7

Draft Room opens: Thursday Afternoon 10/8

Turnpike Draft

Draft Starts: Friday 10/23

3.5 Day Hamster

4 Rounds per Day

10 minutes between picks

Picks start at 10:00 AM EST and end at 8:30 PM EST

Trade Blackout starts: Wednesday Evening 10/21

Draft Room opens: Thursday Afternoon 10/22

Bee League Draft

Draft Starts: Tuesday 10/27

3.5 Day Hamster

4 Rounds per Day

10 minutes between picks

Picks start at 10:00 AM EST and end at 8:30 PM EST

Trade Blackout starts: Sunday Evening 10/25

Draft Room opens: Monday Evening 10/26

7 Day Hamsters...

Johnnie Walker Draft

Draft Starts: Thursday 10/1

7 Day Hamster

2 Round per Day

15 minutes between picks

Picks start at 11:00 AM EST and end at 6:45 PM EST

Trade Blackout starts: Tuesday Evening 9/29

Draft Room opens: Wednesday Afternoon 9/30

Greatest Show Draft

Draft Starts: Saturday 10/3

7 Day Hamster

2 Round per Day

15 minutes between picks

Picks start at 11:00 AM EST and end at 6:45 PM EST

Trade Blackout starts: Thursday Evening 10/1

Draft Room opens: Friday Afternoon 10/2

Sugar Ray Draft

Draft Starts: Thursday 10/22

7 Day Hamster

2 Round per Day

15 minutes between picks

Picks start at 11:00 AM EST and end at 6:45 PM EST

Trade Blackout starts: Tuesday Evening 10/20

Draft Room opens: Wednesday Afternoon 10/21

Original Recipe Draft coming at you live!

broham — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:10:00 GMT

With the first saturday in September arrives one of my most highly anticipated events of the year: The Original Recipe draft. Usually starting around noon and distintegrating by late evening (with the last few picks usually left for another day), the OR draft has now been held live over Labor Day weekend for a decade.

The stakes are high, and they are more than just pride. Though it must be said that no fantasy league title in any sport means as much to me as the coveted OR Championship, regardless of the fact that there are winnings to be had It's the league that not only spawned the Association, but also helped me connect with the joys of fantasy baskeball.

From its humble beginnings at the mostly inept fantasy hands of the Colonel's buddies, the league has evolved over the years into a tintillating mix of highly competive (and active) players from all over the world alongside some leftover wackos and deadbeats. Not every team behaves on a purely rational basis. Some GMs won't deal to maximize picks in keeper rounds or get value for first round talent even when they clearly should!

The quirks surrounding this rare mix of GMs are a key component of the league's unique personality. Once San Juan gets a hold of Tim Duncan, not else gets to field him. No matter what. Once the Colonel grows attached to his players, he's sticking with them come what may.

A look at some of these GMs and their strategies for the 2009-2010 season...

Schottsie's all LeBron all the time Strategy

Dating back to King Jame's first season when the NY Schottsies shocked the room by selecting the rookie with 16th and final pick of the 1st round, the team vowed to field LeBron every year for the rest of his storied career. To date they've kept good on Schottsie's word. By 2005, going into LeBron's sophomore campaign, the Schottsies needed the 8th overall pick to select him and by 2006 the were forced to obtain, through hook or crook, the very 1st pick of the draft. For four straight seasons the LeBron strategy has required NY to decimate the team's draft board in order to place themselves in the coveted pole position required to draft James. Though we were all skeptical Schottsie's strategy could work, last season it almost won him all the marbles. New York combined LeBron's league leading 1.238 average with an improbable supporting cast to reach the championship game - where they lost by a mere 7 points.

Schottsie made up for his distressed draft board with some deft picks.

Having given up NY's 2nd rounder in his ever lasting quest for LeBron, Schottsie did not take his next player until the 8th pick of the 3rd round! With it however, he took a calculated chance on Shaq. Coming off a 61 game, career worst .921 season Shaq was on a clear downward trend, playing out the tail of his career and a good bet to continue his decline. Instead he was rejuvinated by PHO magical pixie dust and he suited up for 75 games and posted a robust 1.014 on the season.

In the middle of the 4th round (with his 3rd overall selection) Schottsie again went high risk/high reward with a talented but troubled youngster, Mr. Michael Beasley. He was then able to parlay Beasley (.867), whose 2nd round rights were keeper valued this year (until about a week ago), into a package of prospects that netted Kevin Durant (.946) for the stretch run.

And the Schottsie's weren't done yet. They selected Stephen Jackson, who posted a career high .876, in the 5th round, and had the forsite to draft Drew Gooden (.857) in the 8th and Nate Robison (.906) in the 9th.

So encouraged was Schottsie by last year's results that he's taking another stab at his LeBron strategy this season. Leveraging a handful of keepers and his 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th round picks, the Schottsies have acquired the 1st overall selection (for LeBron) and the 16th (to keep Shaq). They intend to retain the rights to Drew Gooden (in the 6th round) and Jarret Jack (14h). The rest of the rotation will be made up by the 87th, 99th, 107th, 138th and 139th picks.

Seems like an unlikely plan to me, but Schottsie is roaring with confidence and has already proved us all wrong once.

The Ciwasko

The basic tenets of the Ciwasko strategy (though he has never confessed them to me personally) go something like this:

1) First rounder talent matters above all else.

2) You need four of five of them to win a title.

3) The two ways to acquire 1st round talent are to A) Draft one and B) trade one for quality keepers mid-season

4) It is hard to draft great keepers in the mid rounds (3rd to the 7th) for two reasons A) They must perform spectacularly to be considered good grabs two rounds above where they are selected (1st through 5th), and B) Keeper differentials peak throughout these rounds making it much harder to get projectable players from the available talent pool (relative to draft position) than in the later rounds

5) You optimize the draft by moving up at the top as much as possible, forfeighting mid-round picks for keepers and accumulating selections in the late rounds.

6) And perhaps his most important: Points are disproportionately weighted into the KF Avg and as such you should favor gunners, shooters and scoring leaders whenever possilbe. Punks with bad attidues that ruin team chemistry are just bonus. (What are the chances JR Smith doesn't end up on this team???)

Though they remain title-less, the Ciwasko strategy has worked out well for his Crispus Attucks Tigers for three seasons: consecutive 13-3 regular season records followed by a 10-6, resulting in a championship defeat and two first round playoff exits respectively. It has only been felled by the injury gods and his inability to resist the temptation of drafting bad seeds.

In '06 (arguably their best season) the Attucks Tigers managed to acquire THREE first round selections. With the 9th pick they took Melo, with the 10th Iverson and with the 12th Gilbert Arenas. They did not pick again until the 4th round (where they took Sheed). That year they lost the title thanks to a stacked Provo Jomegamen team (proly one of the best in OR history) and the final game implosions of Sheed (.597) and Iverson (.798). Yep.

In '07 the Attucks Tigers got a hold of two first rounders (they took Melo, again, with the 7th pick and JO with the 8th), a mid-second rounder (Magette) and the 1st pick of the 3rd (Joe Johnson). They also took some solid keeper gambles in the later rounds on two players heading into their "breakout" 3rd season - Marvin Williams in the 8th and Danny Granger in the 9th. One turned to coal and on turned to gold. The team averaged 211 ppg, but was overcome in the 1st round when both JO and Chris Bosh (acquired in exchange for the keeper rights to josh smith) both succumbed to injury. Radoslav Nesterovic, needless to say, was not able to pick up the slack.

In '08 the Attucks Tigers again paired two first rounders (Al Jefferson with the 9th pick and Gilbert Arenas with the 13th) with a slew of star keepers (Butler in the 3rd, Gay in the 4th and Danny Granger in the 7th). Alas Arenas and Al Jefferson both missed almost the entire season and the team was lucky to stumble to a 10-6 record in a weak conference.

But fret not Oscar Robertson fans for Ciwasko is back for another shot this season. With 5th round rights to Danny Granger, the 10th overall ranked player in the association and hands down the best keeper in the OR, the Attucks Tigers were arguably the best positioned team heading into the draft. To that Mr. Ciwasko has already added the 10th and 13th overall picks and some solid upside 8th round keepers - Anthony Randolp and Jeff Green.

The Champ

Yes he was there at the beginning. Only the Colonel and Schottsie have played as many seasons. Still the scoreboard reads Doug "three" and everyone else "one" or "zero". The 15 other teams have combined for "seven". At this point we should just admit that whether his success is the product of luck or talent (my guess is a lot of both) he's got what it takes to bring home Kentucky Fried gold.

The Trinidad All-Star GM actually outlined his basic principles for winning four years ago here.

As a quick recap they were:

1) Don't play favorites

2) Healthy Players make Happy Owners

3) Beware of Rookies

4) Drafting your 2nd center is not a high priority

5) Take the late rounds seriously

6) Your general manager duties don't end with the draft

I'll let you read the high minded drivel he dished on these six principles in his own words, but I have three key elements he left off his list that his team's historical record offers us:

1) Draft for next season not last year - The key component to Doug's success is his ability to not be swayed by previous numbers and to take guys that will perform better in the coming year. It's a remarkable talent. Just last year, what turned into a rebuilding season for renown All-Stars, he selected Kevin Durant in the 2nd (who turned in a .946 and will be a 1st round selection this season), Tony Parker late in the 2nd (who turned in an improbable .979 and will be a 1st round selection this season) and two of the years best KF Rookies, Kevin Love and Russell Westbrook in the 6th and 7th respectively. Had his team gained momentum early, he would have gotten two 1st round performers out of two 2nd round picks (I can't do justice to how much harder this is than it sounds) and had some solid keepers to bolster his team.

2) Don't grow attached to the players or the team - When things weren't going Trinidad's way, Doug didn't hesitate to pull the plug. He dealt his top players early, impacting the whole league (Tony Paker and Kevin Durant ended up playing on opposite sides of the championship game), and getting his pickings from the leagues top keepers. This season his team returns with Rondo (8), Bargnani (8) and Calderon (10), players that can not only round out his rotation to start the season, but also chips that can be cashed in for top level talent if he wants to stock up for a a 4th title run.

3) A fair trade is a bad trade - Doug does not do a deal unless he believes he's fleecing the other GM. Honestly he just doesn't. We know this. Which of course begs the question - Why does anyone ever accept a trade with Doug?

The Mercenaries

These guys don't spend to much time worrying about pre-draft positioning or next season. But they draft from the entire player pool, and have no qualms about taking the guys no one else wants. Zach Randolph and Charlie Villanueva end up on their teams. Give them Kobe any day. Eddy Curry. Back in the day they would take Karl Malone. Or Sam Cassell. Or Latrell Sprewell. Nowadays they'd be happy to build a Carlos Boozer and Michael Beasly frontline. Add a little Jermaine O"neal in for good measure. Karma be damned. They scour the waiver wire for over performing malcontents no one wants. And then when they sense weakness in another GM, they pounce!; peddling their bad apples as aged fruit and stealing their opponents cheese. That's right. They steal your cheese!

To date I count two OR titles that have gone the way of the Mercs. The 2001 title that Antonio's San Juan Supersonics (then known as the Baboons) took and the 2007 title JCPeery's Provo Jomegamen walked away with after a perfect season.

I don't have the data for the 2001 season handy (does anyone?) But its easy to look back at the 2007 season and marvel at JCPeery's mercenary masterpiece.

Provo took Kobe in the 1st, Marcus Camby in the 2nd and Zach Randolph with the 1st pick of the 3rd. I'm not even kidding. You can look it up,

Kobe posted a 1.106. Camby played the entire season and posted a .917. Randolph had a career high 1.052 - his only four digit showing to date.

Peery followed that up with Sean May (also in the 3rd) and Richard Hamilton (4th).

He then took Eddy Curry in the 5th as well as Randy Foye. Bargnani in the 6th. Grant Hill in the 7th. JJ Reddick in the 8th. With no picks in the 9th, 10th, 11th or 12th - he wrapped the live draft up with Flip Murray in the 13th and Sean Marks in the 14th.

Who could root for that team? Only it's mother.

Three weeks into the season he turned the first pick of the 15th round (which i believe was originally ZZRay's) into Kevin Martin - one of the best 15th round selections in Association history. He later selected Matt Barnes with his own 15th rounder.

Eight weeks into the season he swindled a stumbling Frenchlick squad worried about missing the postseason into taking Foye (3) and Eddy Curry (3) in exchange for an injured Chris Paul and an injured Yao. Both returned later in the season.

Ten weeks into the season the Jomegamen parlayed Martin (13) and Barnes (13) into Steve Nash and Elton Brand.

Along the way he sprinkled the likes of Jalen Rose and Al Harrington on his shiny new superstars.

Voila. Unstoppable force.

The Rebuilders

"I feel like the Clippers must feel ever year" -ZZRay

Well imagine how you would feel if you had this squad.

Teams that decide to go for the title and blow their keeper load, come back to a pretty awful picture.

Straight draft picks? Ouch.

Best thing is to do is take some chances. Swing for the fences. As NY, Trinidad and Provo have proved there is gold to mine in every round. It possible to pick a championship team from scratch.

And if not, its possible to restock in a single season as long as you decide early, have solid stars to offer and hold out for the best keepers.

But you have to pay attention and stay active or the windows of opportunity will pass you by.

The Systemizers

The systemizers all about the numbers. These are the statgeeks that bypass hype, hoopla, and NBA knowledge in favor of unfiltered data (i.e. past performance). They use calculations and formulas to value, rate and draft players. Then they sit back and wait for the results to come in. They don't watch the games or read ESPN's daily articles. They don't like and dislike players or have opinions on how trades, FA signings and rookies will effect output. Ugh! Talk about taking the fun out of Kentucky Fried Basketball.

The strategy peaked in 2004 - before mid-season keeper trading and pre-draft positioning became the norm, giving an inherent advantage to more active GMs - when the Brooklyn Brewers defeated the NorthHampton Nittany Nerds in a sad, sad, sad championship game that culminated in a 168.8 to 168.0 final score. Ugh!

Last year we saw the mini-resurgence of the systemizers as NorthHampton shook up the genre by incorporating an early-season keeper for star trade (Calderon (10) for Tony Parker) that helped propel them to the title.

Hopefully the comeback of their ilk is short lived.

The Deadbeats

Yeah they know who they are. And they proly won't read this anyway. They are the obstacle course around which the rest of the league must navigate, unavailable to respond to trade requests or update their rosters, they stumble towards mediocrity, fielding postseason teams that aren't good enough to compete and loser bracket participants that fail to restock with future assets.

And those my friends are some of components that make up the Original Recipe.