2009 Celticsblog Draft: Draft Thread

[Roy Hobbs]

P.S. “Sabotage” is another strong choice of words. How many lousy remarks are we talking about one, two tops? Made more than two weeks ago.

Sabotage may be a strong word, but it seems to fit the bill from what has been relayed to me.  I just don't see the integrity to go out of one's way to undercut and back-bite a team in private, but make no effort to back up that opinion in public.  I'm from the old school where if I'm going to criticize somebody, I'll do it to their face.  To do anything else is, in my opinion, shady.

Anyway, I'm moving on.  I've given my opinion on why I'm not enamored with your team, and why I'll be voting you third in your division; I think you did a pretty poor job of building around an excellent foundation, but time will tell which one of us is right.

[bucknersrevenge]

Well now I'm just bored. If any of you hooligans want a piece, come find the champ in the pacific press release thread. I'll be the one covered in awesome.

I've never heard this phrase before but I am absolutely stealing it.

[Rondo2287]

Well now I'm just bored. If any of you hooligans want a piece, come find the champ in the pacific press release thread. I'll be the one covered in awesome.

I've never heard this phrase before but I am absolutely stealing it.

I think Neil Patrick Harris coined that one

[bucknersrevenge]

All this bickering and back and forth does is prove what I said earlier. Again,you can't prove what's in someones mind and you can't tell someone how they should see a team. Someone calls a critique an attack, the other person said "it's just my honest opinion". Then someone else says we're taking this too seriously. Another says "we won't stand for cheaters". This line is way too blurry to even know what side of it you're on anymore. I learned my lesson last year when I thought my team was pretty good and voting said it wasn't a playoff team. Oh well. Big deal. If this year's team is a playoff team as so voted by others with or without bias "great. If everyone says my team is garbage "fine". I really don't care honestly. I have enjoyed the exercise and that's what I take away from this. If I'm allowed by whatever powers that be to do this again next year, I'm in too. But in the end, voting is always gonna be too subject to mood swings for me to feel validated by anything determined by this voting process.

[Gainesville Celtic]

sorry to interupt this  "scintilating" debate, but can someone fill me in on when voting starts and how it works... looks like some teams are already pimping themselves in the east <yawn>

[The Walker Wiggle]

Mea cupla. Here you go.

* * * 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.
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8.
9.
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15. (Your lowest ranked team)

[ChampKind]

Additionally, let's not discount the amount of internet Asperger's that tends to take place on message boards.  Without tonal or visual/facial cues, it's tough to tell what the intention behind a lot of posts are.  Sometimes what a GM means to be a joke is taken seriously and vice versa, which harbors bad feelings - especially in an environment when you're dealing with the same people over a period of several weeks.  Grudges arise, subside, etc.

[Edgar]

Additionally, let's not discount the amount of internet Asperger's that tends to take place on message boards.  Without tonal or visual/facial cues, it's tough to tell what the intention behind a lot of posts are.  Sometimes what a GM means to be a joke is taken seriously and vice versa, which harbors bad feelings - especially in an environment when you're dealing with the same people over a period of several weeks.  Grudges arise, subside, etc.

this is a joke.

[johnnyrondo]

Hey serious question. Can someone tell me the artist and song title in this video? It starts out with an Amerie song, but switches to another song I've never heard. TP's for the info thanks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rgN0BLl5h0

[RebusRankin]

May I just say how great all the GMs are here, how hard they've worked, what nice teams they've put together and how fun it has been playing this game with them. 

[johnnyrondo]

May I just say how great all the GMs are here, how hard they've worked, what nice teams they've put together and how fun it has been playing this game with them. 

Haha. Have you unveiled your uniforms yet? Don't go with the color combination in the beginning of this video, but the one in the middle I think might be a good fit. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKCQEF1Sa8Y

[nickagneta]

May I just say how great all the GMs are here, how hard they've worked, what nice teams they've put together and how fun it has been playing this game with them. 

Haha. Have you unveiled your uniforms yet? Don't go with the color combination in the beginning of this video, but the one in the middle I think might be a good fit. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKCQEF1Sa8Y

I do believe the DC Boxers were the only team to release a new CBNBA alternate jersey:

[Donoghus]

I've locked all the press conference threads to reduce clutter in the "Latest Forum Topics" thread and renamed the "Roster Analysis" thread to the "Playoff Voting Analysis" thread. 

The Eastern Conference Seed Voting thread will be up and running within the hour. 

Feel free to campaign in the ongoing campaign thread and you discuss voting in the "Playoff Voting Analysis" thread.

[Donoghus]

Eastern Conference Voting is Now Open

http://forums.celticsblog.com/index.php?topic=31166.0

[Roy Hobbs]

It even scrolls while it plays.   

Yay more scrolling 2006 videos   

I'm confused.

Regarding GC posting it, and I know you disagree with this, but I just think its better to point out one's teams pluses instead of attack other teams. That's the nastiness I have spoken against. Once one person attacks, obviously the other will come back most likely. That's my 2 cents.

?  ?

I'm stung by the nastiness.  Anyway, our team was earning all-star berths last year, and MVP votes within the past two.  Sorry we're not relying upon out-of-shape rookies to win us games.