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sportsdude6 wrote:

I draft LeBron James and Andrew Bynum

Okay

sportsdude6 wrote:

beyblade4 wrote:

ads98 wrote:

What's your definition of prominent? I think it would be better if you gave ppl a list of prominent players like this (List of players who were selected to the 2012 NBA All-Star Game In Alphabetical Order):

LaMarcus Aldrige (INJ: Out for Season) - POR (Team Eliminated From Playoffs)
Carmelo Anthony - NYK
Chris Bosh - MIA (Team Clinched Playoff Spot)
Kobe Bryant - LAL (Team Clinched Playoff Spot)
Andrew Bynum - LAL (Team Clinched Playoff Spot)
Luol Deng - CHI (Team Clinched Playoff Spot)
Kevin Durant - OKC (Team Clinched Playoff Spot)
Marc Gasol - MEM
Blake Griffin - LAC (Team Clinched Playoff Spot)
Dwight Howard (INJ: Out for Season) - ORL (Team Clinched Playoff Spot)
Roy Hibbert - IND (Team Clinched Playoff Spot)
Andre Iguodala - PHI
LeBron James - MIA (Team Clinched Playoff Spot)
Joe Johnson - ATL (Team Clinched Playoff Spot)
Kevin Love (INJ: Out for Season) - MIN (Team Eliminated From Playoffs)
Steve Nash - PHX
Dirk Nowitzki - DAL
Tony Parker - SAN (Team Clinched Playoff Spot)
Chris Paul - LAC (Team Clinched Playoff Spot)
Paul Pierce - BOS (Team Clinched Playoff Spot)
Rajon Rondo - BOS (Team Clinched Playoff Spot)
Derrick Rose (INJ: Day-to-Day) - CHI (Team Clinched Playoff Spot)
Dwyane Wade (INJ: Rest) - MIA (Team Clinched Playoff Spot)
Russell Westbrook - OKC (Team Clinched Playoff Spot)
Deron Williams - NJ (Team Eliminated From Playoffs)

By the way, I suggest you only include NBA players from team that are going to the NBA Playoffs, and I suggest you start this 'league' when the playoffs start. I just think it would be easier that way, instead of starting it at the end of the season.

By the way, the NBA Playoffs start April 28th. Sorry for the long post...

Thanks! I made a post on the website, i'll take this into consideration/ I will post this and update this on the first post.

I think you should choose 2 Nba players and 8 from college. As a rule.

Um...In case you haven't notcied, College Basketball is OVER.

Btw, I don't think I'll create a team, but I would like to help 'manage' this league (kind of like a deputy commisioner in the NBA). Is that okay beyblade4?

Take that back, I may create a team. 

Btw, I suggest we have a max of 12 Players (PG/SG/SF/PF/C + 7 Bench Players) on each team, with a minimum of 9. But in order for this to happen, I have to come up with a new 'free agent pool'; one that features the starting five plus 6th man of every ' NBA Playoff' team. That would mean 96 players can be chosen from, plenty enough for twelve players on five teams. In fact, if everyone were to have a full roster (I count six teams because I will probably eventually create a team), 34 would still be left, which means you could sign, release, and trade players! Remember, I suggested the league start on the day the NBA Playoffs starts.

OMG, since when has Jason Kidd, Ray Allen, and Amar'e Stoudemire been 'elite' or top 10 material? I may understand Stoudemire, but he's been injured too much. I think the top ten NBA Players (by Position) are:
PG) 1. D-Rose, 2. Russell Westbrook
SG) 1. Kobe Bryant, 2. Dwyane Wade
SF) 1. LeBron James, 2. Kevin Durant
PF) 1. Kevin Love*, 2. Blake Griffin
C)  1. Dwight Howard, 2. Andrew Bynum

*Kevin Love's team has been Eliminated from the Playoffs, so I would replace him with Josh Smith. Please take these ten NBA Players into consideration as 'elite.' I don't think your list is bad, I just don't 'agree' with it.

Last edited by ads98 (2012-04-17 21:33:46)

Where is your website?

Here are the NBA Playoff Teams by conference (* means they've already clinched a spot):

EAST
1. Chicago*
2. Miami*
3. Indiana*
4. Boston*
5. Atlanta*
6. Orlando*
7. New York
8. Philadelphia

WEST
1. Oklahoma City*
2. San Antonio*
3. Los Angeles Lakers*
4. Los Angeles Clippers*
5. Memphis*
6. Dallas
7. Denver
8. Utah
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9. Phoenix

Btw, I would like to join!

Manager Name: Ads98
Team Name: Atlanta Hawks
Arena Name: The 'Highlight Factory'
Conference: East

Last edited by ads98 (2012-04-19 07:57:51)

mythbusteranimator wrote:

Can I pick anyone from the list?

I suggest you pick someone from that list that is on a playoff team, but YES. Remember, I suggested their be a minimum of 9 players on a team, and a maximum of 12. But, I will be coming out with a list that includes 128 NBA players (8 players from the 16 playoff teams) because I anticipate this league will have 10 teams when it's all said and done. Right now, the list I suggested doesn't nearly have enough players for 10 teams to have at least 9 players.

Btw, I don't know if you accepted me or not, but if you did, I would like to draft/sign the following players:
G Russell Westbrook
G Kobe Bryant
F Carmelo Anthony
F Josh Smith
C Dwight Howard

I made a list of players we can choose from here.

Last edited by ads98 (2012-04-18 15:22:46)

ads98 wrote:

mythbusteranimator wrote:

Can I pick anyone from the list?

I suggest you pick someone from that list that is on a playoff team, but YES. Remember, I suggested their be a minimum of 9 players on a team, and a maximum of 12. But, I will be coming out with a list that includes 128 NBA players (8 players from the 16 playoff teams) because I anticipate this league will have 10 teams when it's all said and done. Right now, the list I suggested doesn't nearly have enough players for 10 teams to have at least 9 players.

Btw, I don't know if you accepted me or not, but if you did, I would like to draft/sign the following players:
G Russell Westbrook
G Kobe Bryant
F Carmelo Anthony
F Josh Smith
C Dwight Howard

I made a list of players we can choose from here.

I can make you the Vice-Admin of league due to your helping in the roster! I will update this on another forum on which player they can choose from!

ads98 wrote:

beyblade4 wrote:

ads98 wrote:

I suggest you pick someone from that list that is on a playoff team, but YES. Remember, I suggested their be a minimum of 9 players on a team, and a maximum of 12. But, I will be coming out with a list that includes 128 NBA players (8 players from the 16 playoff teams) because I anticipate this league will have 10 teams when it's all said and done. Right now, the list I suggested doesn't nearly have enough players for 10 teams to have at least 9 players.

Btw, I don't know if you accepted me or not, but if you did, I would like to draft/sign the following players:
G Russell Westbrook
G Kobe Bryant
F Carmelo Anthony
F Josh Smith
C Dwight Howard

I made a list of players we can choose from here.

I can make you the Vice-Admin of league due to your helping in the roster! I will update this on another forum on which player they can choose from!

Okay, thanks! 

You are very welcome! I will update the roster on the website! 

beyblade4 wrote:

bumpity.

Hey beyblade I would appreciate it if you replace the roster link on the front page of this thread with this: http://scratch.mit.edu/forums/viewtopic … 1#p1212461

Last edited by ads98 (2012-04-18 20:23:36)

ads98 wrote:

beyblade4 wrote:

bumpity.

Hey beyblade I would appreciate it if you replace the roster link on the front page of this thread with this: http://scratch.mit.edu/forums/viewtopic … 1#p1212461

ok

ads98 wrote:

sportsdude6 wrote:

ads98 wrote:

Hey beyblade I would appreciate it if you replace the roster link on the front page of this thread with this: http://scratch.mit.edu/forums/viewtopic … 1#p1212461

you forgot stevie novak on the knicks! Also I take jr smith

Okay, I'll add him, but I don't think he'll give you many points.

Hey beyblade4, I think we need to come up with a 'clear-cut' scoring system.

I suggest we use the NBA's 'efficiency' stat to measure an NBA player's performance. This how it would work:

Each team MUST have at least 9 NBA Players on there team, with a maximum of 12. 5 Players must be in the starting five (PG, SG, SF, PF, C) and at least 4 players will be on the bench. Now, with the schedule, I suggest we start the season April 28th, becuase that's when the NBA Playoffs start. Each game will be played over a span of two days (ex. Game one: 4/28-4/29, Game two: 4/30-5/1, etc,..). This way will fit better if we are to use the 'efficiency' stat to measure a players performance. Unlike in the NFL, NBA teams play multiple times a week. But, during the first round of the playoffs, 8 teams play each day, which means every team will have played by the second day of the playoffs. This is why I think games should be played over a span of two days. The first day could be the first half, and the second day could be the second half of the game. That way, there could possibly be a box score.

Now, here's where the NBA 'efficiency' stat comes into play. Since every team will have at least 9 players, with 5 starting, and at least 4 on the bench, each player will get Scratch Ball points for each game he plays in, based on his efficiency stat. But, this is the important part: Only the starting five's points will be counted, not the benches. This way, team managers will have to choose who they want to start and sit, and stacked teams won't have so much of an advantage. Also, only guards or guard/forwards can start as PG or SG, only forawrds, guard/fowards, or forward/centers can start as SF or PF, and only centers or forward/centers can start as C. (In layman's terms, You can't have Dwight Howard playing PG, or Chris Paul playing Center. You also can't have five players that all play the same position starting)

If you are wondering how the NBA efficiency stat works, try out my project. Just go to www.nba.com, go to a game, and look at a player's statline. Punch in the stats in the order they are asked, and the project will tell you the NBA player's efficiency stat for that game.

Here's an example of how a game would go (this is not the teams actual rosters, it's just an example):

GAME 1: April 28th - April 29th

New York Taxis (130 pts) vs. The Fighting Monks (114 pts)
G Chris Paul - 24 SB points            Derrick Rose - 21 SB points
G Dwyane Wade - 23 SB points       Kobe Bryant - 22 SB points
F Kevin Durant - 27 SB points         Blake Griffin - 23 SB points
F LeBron James - 30 SB points        Pau Gasol - 23 SB points
C Dwight Howard - 26 SB points     Andrew Bynum - 25 SB points
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6) Al Jefferson - 23 SB points         Josh Smith - 22 SB points
7) Paul Millsap - 21 SB points         Marc Gasol - 21 SB points
8) R. Westbrook - 21 SB points      Dirk Nowitzki - 21 SB points
9) Kevin Garnett - 21 SB points     Carmelo Anthony - 20 SB points

red = winner
blue = loser
(Notice how bench points aren't counted)

If you have any questions (this can be confusing), feel free to ask! Btw, I will be updating the status of injured players daily for your convenience  .

Nice! I will do so! But first, after everyone joins and is informed, we will draft players in the order they signed up. But one player per round, And great idea.

XenoK wrote:

Sounds cool!  I might join...

cool

ads98 wrote:

Okay, great! We're all set! Maybe the draft can be scheduled on a day, maybe on Saturday. I will sort the players for the draft.

Okay! so we do 10 rounds, 1 player/round, 10 players for the starting of the season. Nice! So i'll contact all of the scratcher that joined. So are you in the league too?