GC's Yahoo! H2H League 2014-15 thread: Yahoo league is live!

[mkogav]

Q&A With The Utah Flash



1. How is this season looking for the Utah Flash?

• Paul George - Out for the year
• Lance Stephenson - Traded
• Roy Hibbert - Traded
• Mirza Teletovic - Traded

2. How did the Utah Flash fair the past two seasons?

• 2013 9th place
• 2012 9th place

3. How is the Utah Flash's 2015 #1 pick looking?

      a. Emmanuel Mudiay good?
      b. Jahlil Okafor good?
      c. Kelly Oubre good?
      d. All of the above
 





4. What does all this mean?



The Utah Flash 2015 #1 pick is available!!!











5. WOW!!! What else could there be??

In addition to the UF 2015 #1, both of these player are available in a package with the Utah Flash's 2015 #1 pick!!!

    Tony "Ankle Breaker" Wroten
   

    Archie Goodwin
   



6. Hold on!!! What's the catch? You want LBJ or Durant in return right???

Not at all. All of this can be yours in return for.....


















2014 first round pick!!!



Mk




P.S. As added incentive, Jonas Jerebko will be throw in the deal for no extra charge!

[fairweatherfan]

Do we have an official draft date/times yet?  I know it's next week but I don't know if we have something specific yet.

[celtsrp33]

I am looking to package a few PF/C eligible players for a Guard or Wing player.  Also may be willing to include a pick or picks (except the #4 pick) Hit me with your best offers if you need big men.  Don't want any players that are not top 6 on their team, please (unless they are fillers)

[Gainesville Celtic]

Do we have an official draft date/times yet?  I know it's next week but I don't know if we have something specific yet.

I'll make a definitive announcement Wednesday -- but I'm leaning toward Thurs. Sep. 25 or Fri Sep 26.

If one is better/worse for someone feel free to let me know -- but it may well come down to what day is best for me (since I have to moderate the draft).

[The Walker Wiggle]

I'm somewhat pessimistic about the 11th pick having the same guy available as the 9th, but maybe it will.

If this a joke about drafting the player you yourself were hoping would slip from 9 to 11 with the 10th pick, it's pretty funny. If not, then I have to know the identity of said magic bullet player you're looking for at #9. Please PM me. (I no longer have a first round pick and I can keep a secret.)

[Gainesville Celtic]

I'm somewhat pessimistic about the 11th pick having the same guy available as the 9th, but maybe it will.

If this a joke about drafting the player you yourself were hoping would slip from 9 to 11 with the 10th pick, it's pretty funny. If not, then I have to know the identity of said magic bullet player you're looking for at #9. Please PM me. (I no longer have a first round pick and I can keep a secret.)

Maybe???

[The Walker Wiggle]

MK is so much more valuable to this league than I am or most of your either guys are. Wow.

[Gainesville Celtic]

Do we have an official draft date/times yet?  I know it's next week but I don't know if we have something specific yet.

OK, i put up a poll for everyone to say when was best for them --- my pref. is 25 or 26 but 29th is a possibility if thats the ONLY day folks can do it (Mondays aren't great for me).

[Gainesville Celtic]

MK is so much more valuable to this league than I am or most of your either guys are. Wow.

You're all wieners winners in my book

[Eja117]

What time of day would the draft be? If it's during working hours I can't do it so it won't matter to me much.

[Gainesville Celtic]

What time of day would the draft be? If it's during working hours I can't do it so it won't matter to me much.

Yes it will be during the day -- probably start 10 or 11 am (unless we got any left-coasters -- speak up).


And a reminder for all GMs unable to make it to the draft, you can send me (or another GM) a list to draft from. If you send to another GM please just let me know that you did so i can bug them if they're on the clock instead of you

[The Walker Wiggle]

What time of day would the draft be? If it's during working hours I can't do it so it won't matter to me much.

Yes it will be during the day -- probably start 10 or 11 am (unless we got any left-coasters -- speak up).


And a reminder for all GMs unable to make it to the draft, you can send me (or another GM) a list to draft from. If you send to another GM please just let me know that you did so i can bug them if they're on the clock instead of you

I'll be available. And as it stands can poach exactly one guy's pick: Gainesville Celtic at 40. Start sweating it boss.

[Gainesville Celtic]

oh, it's been sweating-ed:

[Gainesville Celtic]

Sorry for the giant post, just wanted to draw everyone's attention to the 6 amendments from the constitutional convention thread that we'll be voting on from Sep. 18-21 on the Yahoo! league site.

These amendments have been proposed, discussed and seconded and will therefore be voted on from Sep. 18-21 on the Yahoo! league site.

additions in bold italic red
deletions are bold and struckthrough



Constitutional Amendment #1
Games Played Audit For Non-Playoff Teams (new article)
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Article 7. At the end of the season the commissioner will conduct an Games Played Audit of the 12 non-playoff teams. For each player with either an O-Rank or Season (total) Rank of 100 or better which misses more than 20 games that he plays in real life (i.e. Basketball Reference "games played" minus Y! Team Log "GP" > 20 games) that team shall be penalized 5 post-lottery draft spots. GMs may appeal this penalty to the league. Reversal requires an majority vote (i.e. 11 votes).

Proposed by Gainesville Celtic, seconded by Hpantazo
-- Amended to (a) O-Rank/Rank of 100 (instead of 150) and (b) added appeal provision




Constitutional Amendment #2
Maximum number of NA and Overseas Players (new articles)
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Article 19. Begining with the first day of the NBA season, each team may have a maximum of 2 players total listed as NA in the Y! system and/or overseas players as described in #18 above.

Article 20. There is no limit on the number of injured players a team may have on its 16-man roster.

Proposed by Gainesville Celtic, seconded by THE Walker Wiggle
-- Revised to clarify injured players and provide time frame.




Constitutional Amendment #3
Two Day Trade Review Period Instead of One (revised article)
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21. In-season trades shall have a two day 1 day approval period, to allow league GMs to review and exercise veto, if necessary. One-third of league GMs exercising veto power (e.g., at least 7) are required to overturn any trade. (Validated by league vote, summer 2012.)

Proposed by THE Walker Wiggle, seconded by Gainesville Celtic




Constitutional Amendment #4
Waiver Order Based on Regular Season Finish (revised article)
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22. Waivers will be 1 day and will be by a continual rolling list that does not carry over from year to year. Waiver order is reset at the beginning of each season to the reverse order of the first round of the draft, with the league Finalists from the previous season owning the waiver priority #1 and #2, followed by the highest regular season winning percentage teams from the previous season (except those teams that have improved their draft position based on lottery results), etc.

Proposed by THE Walker Wiggle, seconded by Gainesville Celtic




Constitutional Amendment #5
New GM Trading Moratorium (new article)
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8. Upon joining or rejoining the league, new GMs must wait 2 months before trading either their own 1st round pick or any top 50 player (by O-Rank) on their roster.

Proposed by Gainesville Celtic, seconded by The Walker Wiggle


Constitutional Amendment #6
Offseason Moratorium and Expanding When Future 1st Rounders Can Be Traded (new and revised articles)
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II. Offseason & Rookie Draft

9. There is a league-wide moratorium from June 1 to September 1, during which no trades will be processed. The moratorium will be lifted once all 20 GMs have confirmed return, any vacancies are filled or September 1, whichever is later.

10. The league will hold a rookie draft each season shortly after the NBA's Rookie Draft in the 2nd half of September.

11. Draft order is determined by the following:

• A lottery will be held to determine the draft order for all 12 non-playoff teams. Each team will get assigned to a corresponding team in the NBA Lottery (where the last place team is assigned to last place NBA team, the second to last to the 2nd to last NBA, and so on). Each of these teams will have the chance to move into the top 3 of the draft, based on the chances of the corresponding NBA teams. As with the NBA draft, picks 4-12 will be in reverse order of finish. Therefore, the worst pick the team with the worst record can finish with is pick #4.
• Picks 13-18 will be in the reverse order of finish, where the team with the lower winning percentage gets the lower # pick.
• The league winner automatically gets #20 pick in the draft, regardless of regular season finish, and league runner-up gets the #19 pick.
• Second round picks will be slotted in the reverse order of regular season finish, regardless of lottery results or Finals appearance.

12. The rookie draft will be held in in the 2nd half of September on the CelticsBlog.com forums. Any GM unable to participate can send the commissioner or a proxy an ordered list of picks to choose from.

13. Teams have 10 minutes to make 1st round picks; 5 minutes to make 2nd round picks.

14. The time listed next to each pick in the draft thread's original post is the time the pick is due. Any GM who fails to post a selection by the deadline and who has not sent the commissioner a sufficient list of preferences will be assigned the highest remaining ranked draft pick based on the results of the actual NBA draft from earlier that summer.

15. Future draft picks may be traded on draft day, butno further than one year into the future. This is also true for trades made after the draft or during the regular season. Picks for the following year's draft may be traded beginning with the lifting of the moratorium as descirbed in Article 9 above.

16. The period from the Rookie Draft to the League Cut Down Date, usually roughly two weeks before the start of the regular season, is the only time that teams may carry more than 16 players.

Proposed by Hpantazo, seconded/reformated by Gainesville Celtic

There was some discussion around qualifying #5 (i.e. via league-wide vote) -- but as the maker I prefer to just have it a simple 2 month moratorium since league-wide votes have the potential to have a new GM feel like it's personal.

[Gainesville Celtic]

1. Voting on the 6 amendments to the league constitution is now up on the Yahoo site. Please vote! I'll keep voting open until Sunday night ~ 10 pm then post the official results in the Const. Convention thread.

A few reminders:

-- If you have a question about a particular amendment and/or it's wording feel free to post in that amendement's thread (see for example YH's question in Amendment 1).

-- Please don't, however, comment on whether you're for or against it in the threads on Yahoo!

-- To pass an amendment must get a majority of 11 out of 20 votes:

9. A majority vote from the 20 GMs (e.g., 11 or more) is required to amend any league rule. (Validated via league vote, summer 2012).

2. The league rookie draft will be held on Thursday, Sep. 25. (probably from 12 noon to 5 pm E.S.T.)


3. Draft order, PM links to all 20 GMs and the list of completed trades can be found in the first post of the 2014 League Thread