2009 Celticsblog Draft: Draft Thread

[nickagneta]

In related news, the DC Boxers still have all their players signed to NBA teams making their hope for a playoff run stronger than those of teams who have players signing overseas!!!

[johnnyrondo]

Tough blow for Buffalo; Kleiza is ineligible, as he just signed in Europe.

What if we allowed those people who drafted ineligible players (those that are retiring/staying retired, those who signed/staying overseas) to sign FA's as a provisional measure? Seems like that is what would happen in real life, why can't it happen here too?

I'd have no objection to Rebus or startorien being allowed to sign a FA now.

[The Walker Wiggle]

Just curious - did anyone ever start to (or even finish) the daunting task of updating every trade to include players from this year's draft?  It would be interesting to see how everything played out.  I can't due to work complications, but I had thought that someone else might have given it a shot.  I'd be willing to offer up copious TPs for anyone that could.

Daunting indeed. But this did remind me that I had a promise to fill, since I was paid my TPs upfront...

10 tps if someone can break down the entire trade history of this trade using the players actually picked. 

I'll toss in 10 TPs myself.

4.29 James Harden, The Long and Winding Road

(please press play before reading)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSICoacOT60

July 21st

Buffalo sends: Gerald Wallace and James Harden
Washington sends:  Antawn Jamison and Chris Duhon

Washington sends: Gerald Wallace, James Harden and Matt Barnes
Detroit sends:  Andris Biedrins, Raymond Felton, and Anthony Carter

July 22nd

Detroit sends: Kenyon Martin, James Harden and Johnny Flynn
Chicago sends: Rip Hamilton and Al Harrington

Chicago sends: Marc Gasol, James Harden and Matt Carroll
Orlando sends: Tayshaun Prince, Tyrus Thomas, and Bobby Simmons

Orlando sends: James Harden, Anthony Morrow, Jordan Hill, Gerald Henderson, Jr. and cash considerations.
Miami sends: Al Thornton, Charlie Villanueva and Steve Novak

July 23rd

Miami sends: James Harden, Raja Bell and Brian Cook
Chicago sends: Tyrus Thomas and Nicholas Batum 

Chicago sends: James Harden and Marreese Speights
Phoenix sends: Wilson Chandler and Rudy Fernandez

July 28th

Phoenix sends: Ramon Sessions, James Harden, Marreese Speights and Acie Law
Miami sends: Rajon Rondo and Jared Dudley

[riah32]

Is there anyone out there willing to put my team stats together for me in a table or in some form that I can copy and paste it into my presser? I'm busy working on other aspects of my presser but would like to include this. PM if you do it....my roster is in my sig

[Edgar]

In related news, the DC Boxers still have all their players signed to NBA teams making their hope for a playoff run stronger than those of teams who have players signing overseas!!!

s/ Green , Gerald
N. that who shal not play the game of basketball

[ChampKind]

Just curious - did anyone ever start to (or even finish) the daunting task of updating every trade to include players from this year's draft?  It would be interesting to see how everything played out.  I can't due to work complications, but I had thought that someone else might have given it a shot.  I'd be willing to offer up copious TPs for anyone that could.

Daunting indeed. But this did remind me that I had a promise to fill, since I was paid my TPs upfront...

10 tps if someone can break down the entire trade history of this trade using the players actually picked. 

I'll toss in 10 TPs myself.

4.29 James Harden, The Long and Winding Road

(please press play before reading)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSICoacOT60

July 21st

Buffalo sends: Gerald Wallace and James Harden
Washington sends:  Antawn Jamison and Chris Duhon

Washington sends: Gerald Wallace, James Harden and Matt Barnes
Detroit sends:  Andris Biedrins, Raymond Felton, and Anthony Carter

July 22nd

Detroit sends: Kenyon Martin, James Harden and Johnny Flynn
Chicago sends: Rip Hamilton and Al Harrington

Chicago sends: Marc Gasol, James Harden and Matt Carroll
Orlando sends: Tayshaun Prince, Tyrus Thomas, and Bobby Simmons

Orlando sends: James Harden, Anthony Morrow, Jordan Hill, Gerald Henderson, Jr. and cash considerations.
Miami sends: Al Thornton, Charlie Villanueva and Steve Novak

July 23rd

Miami sends: James Harden, Raja Bell and Brian Cook
Chicago sends: Tyrus Thomas and Nicholas Batum 

Chicago sends: James Harden and Marreese Speights
Phoenix sends: Wilson Chandler and Rudy Fernandez

July 28th

Phoenix sends: Ramon Sessions, James Harden, Marreese Speights and Acie Law
Miami sends: Rajon Rondo and Jared Dudley

Wow.  James Harden has been included in some pretty one sided deals.  I should have traded more when I could have.

[Donoghus]

* * * Attention * * *

This year's playoff seed voting will be conducted this Thursday (13th) and Friday (14th). 

The process is going to be a bit different than prior years.  Everybody (owners & non-owners) are eligible to cast one ballot each.  The ballot will be cast in a public thread and the ballot will be a ranking system of each conference's teams.  First of all, the top three seeds will be the 3 division winners following by the best remaining teams ranked from 4-15. 

The reason for the public ballot is to try and alleviate some of the voting "inconsistencies" seen in prior years where some teams were deliberately tanked by other team owners.  The hope with the public ballot is to show some accountability on your vote.

Here's an example of what the ballot will look like:

1. (Division Winner #1)
2. (Division Winner #2)
3. (Division Winner #3)
4. (Best remaining team)
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15. (Your lowest ranked team)

[Roy Hobbs]

* * * Attention * * *

This year's playoff seed voting will be conducted this Thursday (13th) and Friday (14th). 

The process is going to be a bit different than prior years.  Everybody (owners & non-owners) are eligible to cast one ballot each.  The ballot will be cast in a public thread and the ballot will be a ranking system of each conference's teams.  First of all, the top three seeds will be the 3 division winners following by the best remaining teams ranked from 4-15. 

The reason for the public ballot is to try and alleviate some of the voting "inconsistencies" seen in prior years where some teams were deliberately tanked by other team owners.  The hope with the public ballot is to show some accountability on your vote.

Here's an example of what the ballot will look like:

1. (Division Winner #1)
2. (Division Winner #2)
3. (Division Winner #3)
4. (Best remaining team)
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15. (Your lowest ranked team)

Love it.  It should keep people accountable, and they'll be much less likely to pursue vendettas, I think.  It's also going to be interesting to see how some of the GMs who declined to rank teams within their division are going to vote.

[Donoghus]

One last note on the voting:

One you post your ballot, no editing will be allowed.  If a ballot is found to have been edited, it will be disregarded.

[Rondo2287]

Ya, Im a really big fan of this voting method as well Dons, TP

[Kwhit10]

Awesome idea to have the voting public, keep people honest.

[Roy Hobbs]

ATTENTION CBNBA GENERAL MANAGERS

PLEASE POST YOUR ROSTERS IN THE CB DRAFT '09 SIMULATED SEASON PLANS THREAD ALONG WITH THE REAL NBA TEAMS THOSE PLAYERS ARE ON... FOLLOW THE FORMAT PRESENTED BY ROY IN THE FIRST POST OF THE THREAD.

THANK YOU.

3 down, 27 to go.

Here's a link to the thread:

http://forums.celticsblog.com/index.php?topic=31113.0

[johnnyrondo]

I think IP's presser for tomorrow has been leaked online and Grunfeld has plagiarized IP's Oberto stuff. http://realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/61086/20090811/wizards_sign_fabricio_oberto/  IP is going to be livid when he finds out.

[Hoyo de Monterrey]

I think IP's presser for tomorrow has been leaked online and Grunfeld has plagiarized IP's Oberto stuff. http://realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/61086/20090811/wizards_sign_fabricio_oberto/  IP is going to be livid when he finds out.

[dang]... IP has himself a "proven winner" in Oberto. Might as well pack it up and plan for 2010 gang, this one's in the bag.

[Scribbles]

* * * Attention * * *

This year's playoff seed voting will be conducted this Thursday (13th) and Friday (14th). 

The process is going to be a bit different than prior years.  Everybody (owners & non-owners) are eligible to cast one ballot each.  The ballot will be cast in a public thread and the ballot will be a ranking system of each conference's teams.  First of all, the top three seeds will be the 3 division winners following by the best remaining teams ranked from 4-15. 

The reason for the public ballot is to try and alleviate some of the voting "inconsistencies" seen in prior years where some teams were deliberately tanked by other team owners.  The hope with the public ballot is to show some accountability on your vote.

Here's an example of what the ballot will look like:

1. (Division Winner #1)
2. (Division Winner #2)
3. (Division Winner #3)
4. (Best remaining team)
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15. (Your lowest ranked team)

Only issue I have here is let's say I or another GM cast my votes publicly and some of the other owner's get ticked off that I didn't have their teams winning their division or I had them out of the playoffs, they take it out on my team or other GM's team to tamper that way, because they haven't cast their votes yet.  I already have my mind made up how I'm going to vote so it won't matter, but I wouldn't put it past anyone here, no offense, to do what I stated above.  That's why at least privately, if everyone is voting the way they should, nobody can do that.