2015 Draft a Franchise (NBA): Discussion.

[Gordo52]

Damn, was hoping by miracle Lowry would make it back to me. Great pick.

[-Truth-]

The pick is in. Jrue Holiday is still not cleared for activity, but his rehab is reportedly going well. Even though he was an All-Star in Philadelphia, I still consider him to be underrated. He dabbles in just about everything. He has a smooth step through, finishes well at the rim, is a reliable mid-range and 3 point shooter, a very good on and off-the-ball defender, and one of the better and smarter passers in the NBA. He's also capable of creating, and it doesn't hurt that he has quite a bit of length. There's obviously some risk with the fracture, but given that he's only 24, I can live with it. In my eyes, he's an ideal complement to Paul George. He'll be able to make the most out of George's abilities as a slasher and will allow him to work off the ball more often as a spot up shooter.

[-Truth-]

Good pick in Lowry. PGs flying off the board.

[SecretAgentMan]

Oh gee. What a shock. Taking a player with former affiliations to the rockets.

[Geving]

Lowry was one of my favorite Rockets, great great player and competitor. It was a shame he clashed with McHale and was shipped out. For the record, he said he wished he didn't and stayed in Houston. Hopefully, if the Rockets miss out on the big names in free agency this summer, they can bring back Lowry. That would be a dream signing for me.

[Geving]

Damn, was hoping by miracle Lowry would make it back to me. Great pick.

 

 

Good pick in Lowry. PGs flying off the board.

Thanks guys.

[Mt. Crushmore]

No surprise that Lowery is in a Rockets jersey there. Good pick though. Really was a shame he didn't make the All-Star game.

[Geving]

No surprise that Lowery is in a Rockets jersey there. Good pick though. Really was a shame he didn't make the All-Star game.

Yeah, he was snubbed

[-Truth-]

I like Nicolas Batum. Versatile player. But this definitely should've been the picture:

 

Edited June 26, 2014 by -Truth-

[Mt. Crushmore]

I like Nicolas Batum. Versatile player. But this definitely should've been the picture:

 

 

That hurt me just watching it.

[Ed_Reed20]

I like Nicolas Batum. Versatile player. But this definitely should've been the picture:

 

Never gets old. No fs given. 

[SecretAgentMan]

So much win

[-Truth-]

Never gets old. No fs given. 

 

lol Agreed 100%.

[BALTIMOREFLACCO]

If Lawson was gone I would have taken Lowry, nice pick

[Sizzlebshu]

I didn't make my selection. We're several selections apart. My concern was with the other members and not just myself. That I do, which is what I do. It takes seconds to check a website. It's difficult to take the advice of getting over oneself and the game seriously from the only individual who professed himself as the reigning champion of both DaFs on numerous occasions.

 

The allotted time was granted in order to account for if and when somebody's real life plans prevented them from making the selection, so that they'd have enough time to sign on. It never meant that one could do whatever for 23 hours and 59 minutes, be entirely uninformed of who was selected before or what the possible choices are, make their selection in the waning seconds, and have everything be fine and dandy. It's half-expected that members make their selections as soon as they can. Otherwise, the NFL DaF would've taken 68 weeks to get to where it we currently are.

 

You've intentionally avoided putting up DaF and Depth Charts pages to the point where it became a running joke, to where the higher ups considered taking away draft selections from any member failing to do so, a consequence that would've been solely created in your honor. You were spotted by others and myself in different DaF threads within the same time frame of being online before leaving without warning without a selection made. A few have wondered aloud whether there was another motive involved and no attempts were made to dispel it. You haven't shown that you care anywhere beyond the bare minimum, if that, about any rules and regulations. It's not exactly unfathomable to wonder whether your absences were at least somewhat intentional.

The intent behind allotted time doesn't matter. If this were a real draft and I wanted to use all 10 mins to make my selection for any reason, I could. Ive already explained why me being on the site or in the thread doesn't equal me being ready to make said pick. Note it doesn't even mean i'm really there. I have real life obligations, I have mobile, and god forbid sometimes I leave this up on my comp before attending to real life obligations. I make the picks at my earliest convenience. 

 

You're right I intentionally avoided a part of the game that I feel has no consequence to affecting the final results. Me putting up a depth chart doesn't hinder or affect selections. The fact that you are going on to this shows how much you are reaching for excuses to call me out. Depth Charts are a waste of time and a completely unnecessary part of the draft process. If I am bored and have nothing better to do, I do it. Otherwise, its unnecessary.It is solely for fun so players can compare teams. It hinders the game in no way what so ever for other players. 

 

It is completely unfathomable to wonder such a thing, especially when I get royally pissed off when I miss a selection because I was uninformed if I was up ( a running joke that is also going on that you participate in). I also get royally pissed off when I am misinformed of being up and make a selection when I'm not up. Which is it Truth, do I give damn or do I not give a damn? Can't have it both ways. So your logic fails horribly there. 

Edited June 26, 2014 by Sizzlebshu

[Geving]

If Lawson was gone I would have taken Lowry, nice pick

Thanks. I prefer Lowry, but that's personal opinion. They are both really good players.

[gabefergy]

Love the Lowry and Batum picks.

[-Truth-]

The intent behind allotted time doesn't matter. If this were a real draft and I wanted to use all 10 mins to make my selection for any reason, I could. Ive already explained why me being on the site or in the thread doesn't equal me being ready to make said pick. Note it doesn't even mean i'm really there. I have real life obligations, I have mobile, and god forbid sometimes I leave this up on my comp before attending to real life obligations. I make the picks at my earliest convenience. 

 

You're right I intentionally avoided a part of the game that I feel has no consequence to affecting the final results. Me putting up a depth chart doesn't hinder or affect selections. The fact that you are going on to this shows how much you are reaching for excuses to call me out. Depth Charts are a waste of time and a completely unnecessary part of the draft process. If I am bored and have nothing better to do, I do it. Otherwise, its unnecessary.It is solely for fun so players can compare teams. It hinders the game in no way what so ever for other players. 

 

It is completely unfathomable to wonder such a thing, especially when I get royally pissed off when I miss a selection because I was uninformed if I was up ( a running joke that is also going on that you participate in). I also get royally pissed off when I am misinformed of being up and make a selection when I'm not up. Which is it Truth, do I give damn or do I not give a damn? Can't have it both ways. So your logic fails horribly there. 

 

Yes, yes it does. This has been discussed on numerous occasions. There's a pretty wide margin between 10 minutes and 24 hours. Every NFL team taking 10 minutes of their allotted time would make the Draft run a few hours longer, an acceptable occurrence. Every DaF team taking 24 hours of their allotted time would make it so we wouldn't even complete our process before the beginning of the 2015 Draft. The difference between the two is rather significant. I sincerely doubt that your computer or mobile device switch between threads on their own doing.

 

The State of the Franchise section outlined every move of a team. The said moves were then checked by T3hRaven for errors, and in general, the errors were aplenty. The Depth Chart thread was put in place not only so members could show off their teams, but to also be able to spot any discrepancies between rosters, which has also occurred in the past. The absence of your updates made it far more difficult than it needed to be. Whether you consider the two unnecessary is entirely irrelevant. Your idea that you alone can choose to bypass any regulation at will has no merit. Every member that signs up for this process assumes to agree to follow the rules. If you can't follow the rules, don't sign up. Let's discuss failing logic, shall we? Failing logic is admitting to have willfully ignored the rules in the past on more than one occasion and then being baffled by the fact that others would question whether you're bending a rule to your liking. I don't believe that you've thought this point all the way through.

 

You were upset because you were skipped and had other members select players before you, players that either were or could have been on your board. And it became a running joke because you were caught in the Discussion thread on at least three occasions, where you were constantly mentioned on every page, only to turn around and blame other members for your lack unawareness. In the second scenario, you were once again upset with an action that cost you personally. Each of the two center around you and consequences affecting you. You give a damn about you and your performance because you are already participating. None of that necessitates a care for others in this process and its rules, until those rules present an individual consequence for your team, thus affecting how well you perform. That is the seeming extent of your care level towards the regulations. It is precisely why you couldn't care less about what happens before the 24 hour mark but are so infuriated by what occurs after, because you only face consequences after the latter. Didn't figure that I'd have to explain in detail that you could care about one aspect and not another. It's not a unanimous concept. You've literally just stated that you don't abide by the certain rules, therefore you did not care about them. But you did care about other rules that brought consequences to your team. So you cared about some things, didn't care about others, and then said that the logic of you caring and not caring fails horribly. Alrighty then.

[T3hRaven]

I'm up in this one too?  You guys are killing me...

[Geving]

I'm up in this one too?  You guys are killing me...

You can do it. I believe in you

[Gordo52]

Great pick in Jefferson. One of the players I debated taking over Beal.

Edited June 26, 2014 by Gordo52

[-Truth-]

Good pick in Jefferson. He really turned it on down the stretch before the injury in the playoffs. Earned some bonus points for toughness.

[T3hRaven]

He was probably the best low post scoring threat remaining.  If I can get points in the paint on top of Durant being able to score from anywhere, I can put together a pretty decent team.

[codizzle]

Really wanted Jefferson with my last pick.. He went too late here.. He was flat out dominant for most of the season

[-Truth-]

Good pick in Klay Thompson. He's better defensively than some realize and is one of the best shooters in the NBA.

[T3hRaven]

Klay Thompason was going to be next for me...

[-Truth-]

He was probably the best low post scoring threat remaining.  If I can get points in the paint on top of Durant being able to score from anywhere, I can put together a pretty decent team.

 

No argument there on any of those points.

[Geving]

Jefferson is a beast on offense. Great low post player. Good selection. Was hoping to get him with my next pick. His only downside is his defense.

[T3hRaven]

I did reach on Kemba though, but I think with Durant and Jefferson he'd be a more efficient shooter.

[-Truth-]

I did reach on Kemba though, but I think with Durant and Jefferson he'd be a more efficient shooter.

 

I did the same when I had James and Ibaka. Thought it made sense then.