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Oh, fickle fate, how cruel thou art!
In fantasy basketball, we play our part,
We draft our stars with care and thought,
And watch them on the court, as they're fought.
But lo, Ja Morant didst make a choice,
To visit a club, and lose his voice,
He got himself suspended, for weeks on end,
Leaving us without a point guard friend.
Oh, Morant, how couldst thou be so blind,
To put thy pleasures before the game's grind,
Thy actions have cost us dear,
A loss in fantasy, to bring a tear.
But let us not be too harsh,
For mistakes are made, in life's large march,
Let us learn and move on,
To another week, with hope and brawn.
For in fantasy, as in life,
We must adapt, and strive,
To overcome the obstacles in our way,
And emerge victorious, come what may.
It was a great season...I had no business going into the playoffs, but I am going to blame Ja for not going into the finals anyway.
Otto Eight at Mar 27, 2023 1:24 PM -
begging for Zach Edey to not look as slow as humanly possible
Everybody Acting Tough at Mar 14, 2023 5:47 PM -
Last week of the regular season! Then on to the playoffs. Top team from each division and then next two best records make it, so I think the field is set but seeds are TBD. Still set those lineups though, there's always bragging rights.
I'm pumped for the NCAA tourney, too! Will there be a cinderella this year? Which players will help their draft stock?
Trae Ball for the Gafford at Mar 14, 2023 5:40 PM -
that sound you hear is my soul leaving my body after another crushing narrow defeat
Trae Ball for the Gafford at Mar 6, 2023 12:30 PM -
Trade deadline just a few days away!
Trae Ball for the Gafford at Feb 25, 2023 5:22 PM -
Short weeks this week and next thanks to the All Star Game! Get those lineups set!
Trade deadline is two weeks away now, too
Trae Ball for the Gafford at Feb 13, 2023 12:21 PM -
I keep getting redirected to the daily view but it looks like the changes I make in weekly view are sticking
Trae Ball for the Gafford at Nov 22, 2022 2:56 PM -
Anyone else lose their lineups today? Set everything in weekly view but apparently none of the changes stuck, or something.
Morrison's Mustache at Nov 21, 2022 11:53 PM -
Opening Day! Good luck to everyone this season!
Trae Ball for the Gafford at Oct 18, 2022 1:14 PM -
Since I tend to get confused when other teams make name changes, formal announcement that Something Real Fishy is now The Gobert Report. That is all.
Everybody Acting Tough at Oct 13, 2022 4:49 PM -
Draft starts in under 10 minutes! We'll probably start a few minutes after the hour unless everyone in already in the room and ready to go by 8 est / 5 pst
Trae Ball for the Gafford at Oct 5, 2022 7:54 PM -
Hello everyone, Lake Zurich is now legal and we are ready for the draft on Wednesday! You can check out his cuts on the transactions page to see if there's anyone you want to target in the draft ;). Sorry about the delay there, too, I had thought penalty-free cuts overrode the "dead period" but it does not. I guess good to know for future reference for the other Ottoneu commissioners out there
Trae Ball for the Gafford at Oct 2, 2022 9:11 PM -
Two things
1. The draft is set! October 5th at 5pm PST is when it'll start.
2. It sounds like the positions have been updated by SportRadar, which might impact your team. Niv will have a post up in the forums soon, if he doesn't already
Trae Ball for the Gafford at Sep 27, 2022 12:04 PM -
Votes are in and we'll stick with single matchups in this league :)
Trae Ball for the Gafford at Sep 25, 2022 8:51 PM -
Welcome! Best of luck in the upcoming season, we've got a good crew here.
Inazuma Infirmary at Sep 22, 2022 6:17 PM -
Welcome to the league!
Everybody Acting Tough at Sep 22, 2022 5:12 PM -
Ayyyyy welcome! I’m happy to have a full league and am very much looking forward to the draft.
Team Feel at Sep 22, 2022 5:07 PM -
Hey guys I'll be taking over Lake Zurich Legends, looking forward to a good season
Lake Zurich Legends at Sep 22, 2022 4:48 PM -
Wait psych I see that on the https://ottoneu.fangraphs.com/basketball/available page - reaching out now!
Trae Ball for the Gafford at Sep 21, 2022 7:37 PM -
It looks like Wednesday October 5th, starting at 5pm PST / 8pm EST is the only time that works for everyone and even then we might have one or two that have to drop off early. Let's plan on that and hopefully everyone has time to block it out and it works for whoever joins.
Yes, we are still looking for a replacement manager. I've posted in a few places and will re-up, but no luck so far. Feel free to refer others! Let's get someone locked in before the draft. Inazuma where'd you see that someone was looking?
My apologies for not being clear or timely enough with the surveys. It was top of mind for me as I had initially suggested it in the forums and have found similar setups beneficial in other leagues, though none of them are categories. I thought it was implied that the initial survey concerned rule changes for this upcoming season. Personally I think roster decisions wouldn't be affected much and want to encourage the best teams to come out on top, one way or another, but I understand others feel differently. I'm certainly not suggesting we turn this into Pop-a-Shot at the carnival, though I do love a good Pop-a-Shot match and will welcome all challengers. Or if you want to come to the Bay and check out Hoodslam (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoodslam), that would also be a fun league outing. I am leaving the survey open until Saturday, though I'm guessing the voting will hold and this will be much ado about nothing.
Trae Ball for the Gafford at Sep 21, 2022 7:35 PM -
Thanks, just filled it out. Can't wait.
Otto Eight at Sep 21, 2022 12:09 PM -
We're in the process of figuring that out now. I believe we're currently waiting to find a manager for Lake Zurich Legends (there is someone actively looking for a league if we wanted to reach out to them on Ottoneu?).
In the meanwhile, definitely check out Ford's link to help us determine what day and time is best for the draft: http://whenisgood.net/9m4hwhc
Inazuma Infirmary at Sep 21, 2022 11:59 AM -
hi all, when is the draft?
I have no team...I need a team.
Otto Eight at Sep 21, 2022 11:57 AM -
The number of divisions is different. That doesn’t change anything about how anyone is going to manage. But multiple matchups does. Also, this is basketball. Two teams play each other at a time. Multiple matchups is just weird. Triple threat matches and fatal 4 ways are only permissible in WWE
So Fresh So Clean at Sep 18, 2022 9:16 PM -
I would consider quitting the league if we make this change right now. I don’t mean that as a threat. I like this league, but changing rules to B after people have put together a team based on the rules being A is a cardinal sin of fantasy sports to me. We all agree you can’t change rules midseason, right? Well, this is a keeper league so that extends into the off-season because we have keeper cuts and trade deadlines. The time to change rules is before cuts and trade deadlines
So Fresh So Clean at Sep 18, 2022 9:13 PM -
We'll see how the voting shakes out. I am putting it up for a vote because most voted for it in the initial survey for this season, as mentioned in the followup email for that one. My own thinking has changed on it, so we'll see if others have to, but feel free to campaign away.
Trae Ball for the Gafford at Sep 18, 2022 8:11 PM -
I echo Bucketz’s sentiment 🫡
Team Feel at Sep 18, 2022 3:38 PM -
I don't think this should be an option for 22/23. It changes the way one would mange their team and we already made cuts/trades based upon a different scoring system. Besides the day to day matchup issues, it includes set weekly lineups, which changes the way you value depth. If people want this (which I'll go on record as saying it doesn't make sense in a categories league, which Niv said himself), it shouldn't be implemented until next season so we can recalibrate our cuts/trades to suit it.
So Fresh So Clean at Sep 18, 2022 3:05 PM -
Now that multiple matchups are a reality, here's a quick survey for it. I was leaning towards having multiple matchups but I'm not sure considering the impact on strategy since the same lineup plays in each matchup, the decisions might help in one but not another. Food for thought. Anyway, get those votes in!
https://forms.gle/XvKZE55Htnc61fcK7
Trae Ball for the Gafford at Sep 18, 2022 2:52 PM -
Alright weekends should show up on the whenisgood now. Same link as before: http://whenisgood.net/9m4hwhc
Trae Ball for the Gafford at Sep 14, 2022 11:46 AM -
Not sure why weekends didn't show up on the whenisgood...I'll fix and resend later today
Trae Ball for the Gafford at Sep 13, 2022 4:40 PM -
Do we have a date for auction?
Otto Eight at Sep 9, 2022 9:39 PM -
Thank you to everyone that renewed! I'm looking forward to another season. If you haven't noticed, there are two managers who haven't renewed. I've emailed them and am giving them the long weekend to respond, so if I haven't heard back by next Tuesday, then I'll mark the teams as abandoned and start looking for new managers. If anyone knows someone who would be interested, feel free to message me.
Trae Ball for the Gafford at Sep 2, 2022 4:32 PM -
Still need a few people to renew and respond to the survey! https://forms.gle/b7EG2kTefgM9jHWE7
Trae Ball for the Gafford at Aug 30, 2022 7:33 PM -
Can confirm, trade block email update is live.
Hopefully it sparks some offseason action! :3
Inazuma Infirmary at Jul 12, 2022 1:07 PM -
Updates to the trade block emails!
https://community.ottoneu.com/t/improved-trade-block-emails/11916?u=nivshah
Trae Ball for the Gafford at Jul 12, 2022 12:37 PM -
Holy shit, anarchy in the nba
So Fresh So Clean at Jul 1, 2022 7:00 PM -
Team Feel's trade block has been updated!
Team Feel at Jun 29, 2022 5:16 PM -
Inazuma Lightning's trade block has been updated!
Inazuma Infirmary at Jun 23, 2022 10:57 PM -
Team Feel's trade block has been updated!
Team Feel at Jun 19, 2022 7:13 PM -
Something Real 🐟🎣🐠's trade block has been updated!
Everybody Acting Tough at Jun 14, 2022 2:51 PM -
Shake&Bake's trade block has been updated!
Shake&Bake at Jun 13, 2022 10:05 AM -
Morrison's Mustache's trade block has been updated!
Morrison's Mustache at Jun 7, 2022 12:42 PM -
Shake&Bake's trade block has been updated!
Shake&Bake at Jun 7, 2022 12:35 PM -
Inazuma Lightning's trade block has been updated!
Inazuma Infirmary at Jun 7, 2022 12:00 AM -
Team Feel's trade block has been updated!
Team Feel at Jun 5, 2022 7:25 PM -
Showtime's trade block has been updated!
Otto Eight at Jun 5, 2022 6:35 PM -
Trae Ball for the Gafford's trade block has been updated!
Trae Ball for the Gafford at Jun 3, 2022 12:41 PM -
TheDirtyO's trade block has been updated!
TheDirtyO at Jun 3, 2022 9:38 AM -
Wallstars's trade block has been updated!
Phenom Jones at Jun 3, 2022 9:34 AM