See... this is why this league is awesome. Great discussion here.
-- adding an INJ spot (though I guess you're using it as a blanket INACTIVE slot) is really difficult b/c the NBA, unlike MLB, doesn't really have a DL or IR anymore, so it means subjective INJ designation outside of a guy missing a whole season with, say, an ACL tear. In fantasy baseballl the DL is a really important part of the game, but it doesn't really translate to basketball IMO.
This is true, but I don't think it's a big deal. We are not trying to emulate the NBA here, like the DKC. This is more of a fantasy sports thing.
My point here was more a practical one... like how does someone go on/off the list when Yahoo! (via the NBA, was my point) doesn't list a player as INJ (like they do in Fantasy Baseball). I am still the one that may have to adjudicate disputes, so i like to think them through ahead of time
That's largely been answered here by locking a player in for a whole season.
-- I'm curious how you see this working The Walker Wiggle on 2 fronts: (a) the addition of the player now and (b) moving forward.
(a) Say this passes.... Since the only guys currently eligible for such a slot on rosters are Saric, and a few injured guys, would we have a mini-draft or 3rd round in the rookie draft? Would teams fill this slot during the season via waiver wire?
Suggestion:
On roster cut down day, a team may add a player from their roster who is either injured or not currently under contract with an NBA team. Once a player is placed in the inactive slot, they are not eligible to be traded or be moved to the active roster until after the season is over. Examples: LB17 puts Dante Exum in his inactive slot. The Utah Flash drafts Nikola Milutinov #1 overall. Milutinov has signed with Olympiacos, so the UF move him to the inactive slot for the season.
I like the idea of extending this year's draft to a third round to fill this slot.
(b) How does a team replenish their spot when a guy like Saric comes over or if their injured guy returns?
Through the next season's draft or possible the Y! waiver wire. For example, Bogdan Bogdanovi? was on the wire b/c it's well known that he will stay in Europe for two season. Had I added him last spring, I could then move him to the inactive slot for this season.
Also, if a Euro comes over mid-season, like Joffrey Lauvergne last season, he is not eligible to come off the inactive list until after the season is over. Same for a guy like PG13 who came back for a few games after snapping his leg in half.
Mk
Ok, I think i'm seeing this all and how it'd work. And am personally starting to come around (though that's me talking as 1 of 20 GMs; my feeling as commish doesn't matter) -- pending the details....
a few specifics --- as we amble towards an actual amendment language:
1. in season injury
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Once a player is placed in the inactive slot, they are not eligible to be traded or be moved to the active roster until after the season is over.
What about dropped outright? Say I have Nikola Milutinov on my INACTIVE slot to start the season. Then Julius Randle goes down for the season in the 1st game (not that that would happen... and not that that team could withstand such an injury and go on to win the title
). Could I drop Nikola Milutinov outright and move Randle to my inactive spot?
Or is that roster spot taken and you have to weigh that vs. the risk of an inseason injury?
What about trading and stashing? If the above is not allowed -- i.e. once you lock a player in they're just there -- could I trade Randle to a team with an open slot and they stash him?
FWF's description seems to be that you could do the latter... but not speak to the former.
2. Anthony Morrow
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3. international guys
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Curious how we'd handle waviers on players dropped in the offseason from inactive slots that aren't in the Yahoo! system....
Again, let's say MK drafts and holds Multinov all season, then Favors goes down in the offseason, and MK (oddly) values Favors > Mulitnov.... What happens to Multinov? Can another team claim him and if so how?
4. Effect date
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This may be the stickiest point....
But I'd argue that if voted into the constitution it'd take effect *next* season... for the reasons you stated.
Teams made FA/trade decisions last year based on 16 player roster this upcoming season. Giving up a 2nd rounder with a 17th roster spot means more than it did for 16 players, for example.
A full season would allow each team to full plan on how to utilize this spot. Players like Exum and Saric would increase in value for those teams offsetting the downside for them in delaying the rule for a year.