'Pick Two' Draft 2012 Team/Keeper Selections

[indeedproceed]

1.       Lucky17 (OKC Thunder   Westbrook/ Durant)
2.       KCatTheStripe (Miami Heat   James/Wade)
3.       Bahku  (LA Clippers   Griffin/Paul)
4.       slamtheking  (Chicago Bulls   Rose/Noah)
5.       Who  (LA Lakers   Bryant/Gasol)
6.       33-00-32  (Minnesota Timberwolves   Rubio/Love)
7.       Edgar  (Boston Celtics   Pierce/Garnett)
8.       GreenFaith1819 (Memphis Grizzlies   Gay/Gasol)
9.       IP  (NY Knicks   Anthony/Stoudemire)
10.       theswitch (Orlando Magic   D.Howard/R.Anderson)
11.       nickagneta  (Cleveland Cavaliers   Irving/Varejao)
12.       The Walker Wiggle  (Portland Blazers   Aldridge/G.Wallace)
13.       Rondo2287  (Houston Rockets   Lowry/Kev Martin)
14.       BostonArizona  (NJ Nets   D.Williams/B.Lopez)
15.       Yoki_IsTheName (Philadelphia 76ers Igouadala/Hawes)
16.       Redz (Detroit Pistons Monroe/Knight)
17.       justin_bobo (Sac Kings Tyreke Evans/Demarcus Cousins)
18.       mgent (Dallas Mavericks Dirk/Terry)
19.         Merovech (Utah Jazz Jefferson/Millsap)
20.       riah32 (Phoenix Suns Nash/Gortat)
21.       RebusRankin (Golden State Warriors Curry/Lee)
22.       StartOrien (Indiana Pacers Paul George/Hibbert)
23.       Evantime34 Atlanta Hawks Johnson/Smith
24.       celticpride07 Washington Wizards Wall/McGee
25.       ChampKind Denver Nuggets Lawson/Nene
26.       Atzar New Orleans Hornets Gordon/Okafor
27.       wdleehi San Antonio Spurs Duncan/Ginobli
28.       Celtic Fan Forever Toronto Raptors Bargnani/DeRozen


You will select your team only after the person in front of you has selected theirs. There is no time-limit, etc. Basically you pick when you're up, but no big rush. If it has been your turn for more than 24 hours, I'll skip your butt. If I have to track you down like Liam Neeson, well, I'M GONNA FREAKIN TRACK YOU DOWN LIKE LIAM NEESON.

You select your team in the following format:

(Name)
Selects (your team), (one player from your team), (another player from your team)

So, if I were up, it would look like this:

IndeedProceed
Selects Toronto Raptors, Solomon Alabi, Anthony Carter

You are picking the two players on the team you selected that you feel you can most ably build around. If you want to go 'win now', go 'win now'. If you want to go 'team of the future', go 'TOFT'. Whichever, don't matter. Its up to you. The point is, this will likely be the most important selection you make all draft, so I'd suggest you ponder it a little before doing so.

Also remember, the draft will commence starting next Monday in the reverse order of this team selections, ie, CFF will go first, Lucky will go last. There will be no snake draft.

RULE CHANGE!

FOR THE REMAINING 20 PICKS IN THE DRAFT:

THE 'ON THE CLOCK' HOURS FOR THE DRAFT ARE 10AM-8PM. YOU HAVE 3 HOURS FROM THE LAST PICK MADE 'ON THE CLOCK' TO MAKE YOUR SELECTION BEFORE BEING SKIPPED. IF THE PREVIOUS SELECTION WAS MADE 'OFF THE CLOCK', YOU HAVE 3 HOURS FROM THE NEXT 'ON THE CLOCK HOUR'.

HOW DOES THIS WORK? I'M GLAD YOU ASKED, MEATBAG!

EXAMPLE 1: PICK BEFORE YOURS WAS MADE 'ON THE CLOCK', AT 11:30AM EST
-YOU HAVE UNTIL 2:29:59PM EST TO MAKE YOUR PICK. BUT, YOU SHOULD MAKE IT FASTER THAN THAT IF YOU CAN. ONLY A JERK MAKES YOU WAIT INTENTIONALLY.

EXAMPLE 2: PICK BEFORE YOURS WAS MADE 'OFF THE CLOCK' AT 9:45PM EST.
-YOU HAVE UNTIL 12:59:59PM EST THE NEXT DAY TO MAKE YOUR PICK. BUT, YOU SHOULD MAKE IT FASTER THAN THAT IF YOU CAN, ONLY A JERK MAKES YOU WAIT.

[Lucky17]

Wow, I get the first pick?

Really don't want to take Miami, so I need to think about things.

[RebusRankin]

21? I thought you said I'd get a top 5.

[theswitch]

21? I thought you said I'd get a top 5.

Picking at the end isn't so bad - put Chris Bosh, Tyson Chandler or a bunch of other players on some of those teams and you've got yourself a decent core to work with. I actually think if things fall your way and you're at the end, you end up with a really desirable situation.

[indeedproceed]

21? I thought you said I'd get a top 5.

Picking at the end isn't so bad - put Chris Bosh, Tyson Chandler or a bunch of other players on some of those teams and you've got yourself a decent core to work with. I actually think if things fall your way and you're at the end, you end up with a really desirable situation.

I think the natural predilection would be to 'go young' at the end, but frankly even if you took one of the teams people likely wouldn't want, you could go 'win now' and probably field a playoff contender.

[indeedproceed]

Lucky is a pick sitter, so y'all should badger him.

Also Lucky if you want to pick more towards the middle of the pack, I'll gladly switch places with you.

[Lucky17]

Lucky is a pick sitter, so y'all should badger him.

Also Lucky if you want to pick more towards the middle of the pack, I'll gladly switch places with you.

Never mind.

[The Walker Wiggle]

13. The Walker Wiggle

Lucky thirteen? Eh. At least I get two weeks of picking directly in front of Nick/Siegfried and Roy.

[StartOrien]

21? I thought you said I'd get a top 5.

Picking at the end isn't so bad - put Chris Bosh, Tyson Chandler or a bunch of other players on some of those teams and you've got yourself a decent core to work with. I actually think if things fall your way and you're at the end, you end up with a really desirable situation.

I concur. Granted, I did this list about 2 weeks ago, but I've got the Cavs as the 28th team in the league keeping Irving and Varejao. Add Bosh to that team, picking first every round? Baby, you got yourself a stew.

[indeedproceed]

Hm.

Well, I did not expect that.

[The Walker Wiggle]

Lucky is a pick sitter, so y'all should badger him.

Also Lucky if you want to pick more towards the middle of the pack, I'll gladly switch places with you.

Was just about to hit 'post'. I'll take you up on it, IP. Let's switch.

That's turrible.

[theswitch]

21? I thought you said I'd get a top 5.

Picking at the end isn't so bad - put Chris Bosh, Tyson Chandler or a bunch of other players on some of those teams and you've got yourself a decent core to work with. I actually think if things fall your way and you're at the end, you end up with a really desirable situation.

I concur. Granted, I did this list about 2 weeks ago, but I've got the Cavs as the 28th team in the league. Add Bosh to that team, picking first every round? Baby, you got yourself a stew.

Lots of must-have players will be thrown around in that bottom 5-10. Forgot about James Harden too, Rudy Gay/Randolph/Gasol, Kobe/Bynum/Gasol. It's actually a pretty cool spot to be in.

[RebusRankin]

I'm just giving IP a hard time.

[Lucky17]

Hm.

Well, I did not expect that.

I'll go. I just realized it'll be better for me to have the 1st/last pick, because of my schedule.

Give me a sec, I'll post.

[theswitch]

Hm.

Well, I did not expect that.

I'll go. I just realized it'll be better for me to have the 1st/last pick, because of my schedule.

Give me a sec, I'll post.

We're not snaking, right?