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• BREAKING: WOJ - "Nikola Galatica signs UFA Cleveland guard Darius Gardland to 30-Day guaranteed contract"
  Full of Hell-iburton at Mar 1, 2024 8:27 AM
• We are honestly at a disadvantage adding Austin (Helliburton) to the league. He's been doing 2K24 rebuilds daily since august. He knows the league. He knows how sim. He knows how trade. He knows how to game. May god have mercy on us.
  We Shall All Be Hield at Feb 29, 2024 3:32 PM
• Lolol
  It's Darko and Hell is Hot at Feb 29, 2024 3:00 PM
• "Alright KevOn. Trae Young is a 40 dollar player. That's true...that might be true...that's ridiculous?"
  
  "That's ridiculous, Chris. Look, Atlanta has had a pretty ugly regular season, despite Jalen Johnson being a legitimate contender for Most Improved. But Trae Young is a double-double machine. I think any organization would be more than happy to have him at discount."
  Full of Hell-iburton at Feb 29, 2024 3:00 PM
• Whoa, they're talking about us on the mismatch guys.
  
  "Kevon?? are you kiddin' me. In the span of 24 hours Helli-burton cut Joker and the whole league has gone ab-so-lute bananas."
  
  "VERNNOOOOO . What an exciting time for the Mendoza league. In no less than a day, we saw an unprecedented level of activity. Ja, Fox, George are headed to Helliburton making them a serious contendor in the West"
  
  "Kevon....Are YOU KIDDN MAY? He just cut the best friggin' player in the NBA. They are not winning the west."
  
  "That may be true Verno but you have to admire the agressive mentality of the GM. He's going all in this year and frankly I'm excited for it. I also think Obi Toppin is an underrated addition and when it comes playoff time he'll be getting big minutes for Helliburton down the stretch"
  
  "Obi-FREAKIN-Toppin is not getting big minutes down the stretch KEVON! Halliburton is going now where. They have no bigs and too many guards KEVON."
  
  "That may be the case VERNO but it's certainly going to the team culture interesting and set them up for the offeseason"
  We Shall All Be Hield at Feb 29, 2024 2:50 PM
• Me too! This league action deserves full coverage! I wish Jackie McCMullen and Windhorst could break down all these moves on a pod. I wish Sam Veccinie could talk about the new team fits with the new gaurd heavy Full of Hell-iburton. How will this impact the playoffs? Is full of Helliburton the new king of the west? Is this Lebron's last chance at a title with Bennie and the Chets? We need Stephen A to weigh in!
  We Shall All Be Hield at Feb 29, 2024 2:38 PM
• I wish Woj and Shams were on ESPN doing live-coverage of our league right now.
  Full of Hell-iburton at Feb 29, 2024 2:30 PM
• CHAOS is a LADDAH!
  Basketball Galactica at Feb 28, 2024 8:40 PM
• let me put it this way: I said I had a foot out. I will be back next year, now. the Embiid and Tatum claims made this perfect for me, a pile of money and a ton of guys for two guys that were getting cut.
  Basketball Galactica at Feb 28, 2024 8:40 PM
• I may be biased because I caused it, but Jokic-gate has been incredibly fun and interesting. There's so much activity happening.
  Full of Hell-iburton at Feb 28, 2024 11:35 AM
• Give em Hell-iburton
  Basketball Galactica at Feb 28, 2024 10:17 AM
• Cuts cuts cuts cuts
  Full of Hell-iburton at Feb 28, 2024 9:05 AM
• Agreed that everyone should feel free to go full send. It's a new frontier. Let's embrace it together.
  It's Darko and Hell is Hot at Feb 27, 2024 10:54 PM
• what JR said. go chaos em!
  Slick Watts at Feb 27, 2024 10:19 PM
• Also hell-iburton you're obviously free to play whoever you want! I basically consider everything that's been done within the rules and in good faith - carry on with the chaos y'all
  JR Smith Intramural Team at Feb 27, 2024 10:16 PM
• I have strus and obviously that's not happening, max. God that was magical. I was watching on a Mavs announcer broadcast which was infuriating but then worth it when he hit that final shot and they scream "A HEARTBREAKING, BACKBREAKING, SPIRIT CRUSHING LOSS"
  JR Smith Intramural Team at Feb 27, 2024 10:15 PM
• It's no secret that I have a lot of cash to spend on the talent pool. In the spirit of good-faith and sportsmanship, I don't plan to give starts to any of the players I acquire from claims or auctions. That's just my own conscience. I'm not trying to say I think it should apply to everyone.
  Full of Hell-iburton at Feb 27, 2024 9:22 PM
• Whoever has Max Strus needs to cut him right now because I need to sign him ASAP
  Dunkness on the Edge of Town at Feb 27, 2024 9:19 PM
• Nikola Galactica lmao
  Dunkness on the Edge of Town at Feb 27, 2024 8:45 PM
• If my team was good, I'm sure I"d be furious. But, it isn't so I'm all aboard.
  Magnum Rollers at Feb 27, 2024 6:24 PM
• "Chaos is a ladder" ~Petry Baelish
  Basketball Galactica at Feb 27, 2024 5:35 PM
• I haven't read all this, sorry. I'm having a great time. After the trade deadline I thought it would be boring and then my team dropped a couple close ones (after previously flukishly winning close ones) so I had nothing going on. Now all of a sudden there are all these players available and teams are having to make decisions about what they want to do about it. I don't know if this is a viable strategy that you'd want to adjust the rules in order to temper, but it certainly creates a lot of decision points in an otherwise bland stretch of the season. That guy dropped Jokic and suddenly he has all this money and there are a ton of interesting free agents. Maybe he's a savant.
  Magnum Rollers at Feb 27, 2024 4:53 PM
• Oh wow. Trace Jackson Davis up for bid! Never thought I’d see the day!
  We Shall All Be Hield at Feb 27, 2024 3:27 PM
• Totally ok to voice how you feel. It’s not unusual or anything.
  We Shall All Be Hield at Feb 27, 2024 11:53 AM
• I don't mean to push back I just don't want to lose another player who's actively involved. I hate when people aren't setting their lineups and are gone in the month of February and March. This owner is actually trying to get better and I feel like we're pushing them out the door that's my only reason for pushing back and I apologize for being frustrated
  THE 🏀 GAME !! at Feb 27, 2024 9:54 AM
• It certainly is a very nuanced issue to me (maybe not everyone). So it's pretty tough to state what exactly is perfectly fair or right.
  We Shall All Be Hield at Feb 27, 2024 9:53 AM
• Thanks for your thoughts, Nylon. I hear what you are saying. I'm not getting the impression that everyone here is super mad or anything. Just differences in opinion. I think things are the way we are and we can all do our best to adjust to what has happened. While it's unorthodox we all have an opportunity to claim the cut players if we are willing to cut stars of our own. It certainly is an unprecedented situation but I think if we all try to take in it stride, we will be ok!
  We Shall All Be Hield at Feb 27, 2024 9:52 AM
• Ignorance of the rules and non competitive are terms we are throwing out cmon yall really?
  THE 🏀 GAME !! at Feb 27, 2024 9:10 AM
• He is 1-5 since he took over. Trae just got hurt! The team was either in third or fourth place when he took over. He's been falling fast what's he supposed to do sit on 144 Joker and wait till auction or get a bunch of trade offers that aren't going to give him the value he could get by cutting him. He is actively trying to get better for next year and youre all trashing him for it. This is particularly frustrating.
  THE 🏀 GAME !! at Feb 27, 2024 9:07 AM
• my main issue is with a team sitting sixth tanking. the rest of it is fine.
  Why do we Tacko Fall sir? at Feb 27, 2024 8:57 AM
• Hopefully Jokic doesn't shred his ACL tonight.
  Dunkness on the Edge of Town at Feb 27, 2024 8:33 AM
• Please reach out if you have thoughts, we will listen but don't expect any reversals at this point. Let's try and battle the rest of this season out and we'll see where we get.
  Dunkness on the Edge of Town at Feb 27, 2024 8:33 AM
• FINAL LINE: Been texting Hield about this and here's where we'll stand.
  1) Because the original Jokic cut was made in good-faith and in an attempt to be competitive, it will not be reversed. Ignorance of the rules is not a reason for reversal in our opinion.
  2) I believe it does notify you before finalizing cuts if your roster will be valid or not. Because of that, Galactica, unfortunately yours will have to stand as well.
  3) Since the original Jokic cut will not be reversed, the resulting scrum will stand.
  Dunkness on the Edge of Town at Feb 27, 2024 8:32 AM
• ah. Misread the rule there. Well that hurts the build but a full reset next year with Jokic trade after the draft for everything and more since he's probably worth $180 in this format with limited games a week makes more sense then losing Jojo and Tatum for nothing to cuts.
  Basketball Galactica at Feb 27, 2024 8:08 AM
• Hate to enforce this but you need to cut more Galactica. If we’re gonna go through this big reset on we do need to keep our teams valid at the very least.
  We Shall All Be Hield at Feb 27, 2024 8:05 AM
• Now that I know that the cuts were intentional and done with a full understanding of how the auction system works, I'm in favor of letting them stand. My general preference would be that these sorts of huge cuts don't happen often, because they tend to lead to dramatically below-market prices for the teams that can participate in the ensuing rounds of auctions. And this is a pretty dramatic shakeup so close to the playoffs, especially for a team like mine that has limited options to dramatically shed salary. But I can see Helliburton's logic and just because I dislike these moves (for my own selfish reasons), it doesn't mean they shouldn't be allowed. Just my thoughts.
  Bennie and the Chets at Feb 27, 2024 4:11 AM
• I’m genuinely unsure what to do here: I can see it from both sides and seems people feel differently. Should we put it to a vote?
  
  NIV, do you have a recommendation based on league precedent?
  We Shall All Be Hield at Feb 27, 2024 12:01 AM
• Eh, I guess it is a strategy that could work out. I mean cutting Trae especially makes sense. And yeah, every player on my team might be on the waivers in two days, so maybe it does work out for you.
  Basketball Galactica at Feb 26, 2024 9:11 PM
• Trae Young is essentially ruled out for the rest of our season. Realizing I only have a handful of high usage players and would mostly likely start dipping in the standings anyway, my rationale was that 1 player(albeit the most valuable) was less valuable than having depth. So I did it to see if I could claim any players off of waivers that other teams were cutting or just have cash for the next season.
  
  I apologize for breaking everything.
  Full of Hell-iburton at Feb 26, 2024 9:09 PM
• Alright, so, if post-hoc Commissioner decisions *are* on the table, then, and we're not purely by the book of the Ottoneu Constitution, then the best move for the league is probably to undo the cuts in all honesty. That's my opinion at least. The move isn't a viable one.
  Basketball Galactica at Feb 26, 2024 9:02 PM
• Agreed. Need to get under cap. You also get locked out of even setting lineups so your team is completely useless.
  It's Darko and Hell is Hot at Feb 26, 2024 8:58 PM
• when the commissioner wrote " I'm sure no one is considering doing this but just a friendly reminder, if you decide to go after Jokic or Trae, you still must cut until your roster is valid. You cannot take him unless you are willing to go to cut town, population, your team. " i think that means you need to get legal immediately.
  Why do we Tacko Fall sir? at Feb 26, 2024 8:55 PM
• I was always under assumption if you go over cap you immediately have to cut and get legal. That's how all my leagues are except one.
  THE 🏀 GAME !! at Feb 26, 2024 8:53 PM
• So yeah, I don't really need an answer right away since I'm going to try to get him for a little less in the auction, but am I allowed to have the team in an illegal state thru end of the season and simply suffer the no-other-auction-add consequences? usually it'd be a bad idea but for Jokic at what feels like a great price... yeah.
  
  And maybe this is all a double bluff to get someone to bid $143!
  Basketball Galactica at Feb 26, 2024 8:48 PM
• Full transparancy, I don't think I can necessarily run my team next year with a new job so I might have a foot out already, but I am trying to position this team well in case.
  
  But I don't see anything in the constitution that makes it illegal for, say, me to simply claim Jokic and be locked out of all activities for the rest of the season. This makes... complete sense from my team's perspective. That is not a legal move in this league, it's against kind of an unwritten rule or one I don't see? Right now I'm not doing it because that's the vibe I get but I definitely want to.
  Basketball Galactica at Feb 26, 2024 8:39 PM
• I don't know that I have a strong opinion on what we do/don't do. I do agree that even though the strategy in general is in theory sound, it's definitely strange to see it from a team in a playoff spot.
  It's Darko and Hell is Hot at Feb 26, 2024 8:10 PM
• I understand what your saying but it's a dynasty league and this is what make it great. Trading star players at the deadline for next year is tanking also. Personally I could make a run at a 100-110 Joker without being illegal and still have a shot at this thing. Maybe I'm in the minority on this so I'll just wait to see what's decided.
  THE 🏀 GAME !! at Feb 26, 2024 7:37 PM
• Cutting expensive players is really only viable if the league allows teams to sit in a somewhat illegal state while their cuts are re-auctioned to clear cap space. Since that isn't a thing in this league, I don't think there's any way that Jokic goes for more than $100. Embiid also has risks associated with him, whereas Jokic is a top-3 player in MVP form right now, so I don't know if I agree with that comparison.
  
  I also have no idea why this person took over this team in 7th place, tried to sell players to me (the team in 12th place, to be clear), and then half a game out of the playoffs cut Jokic. Should the 5th and 6th place teams tank because they don't think they are as good as the first place team? I think some consideration should be given to what 'being competitive' means in this league.
  Why do we Tacko Fall sir? at Feb 26, 2024 7:20 PM
• Cutting expensive players is really only viable if the league allows teams to sit in a somewhat illegal state while their cuts are re-auctioned to clear cap space. Since that isn't a thing in this league, I don't think there's any way that Jokic goes for more than $100. Embiid also has risks associated with him, whereas Jokic is a top-3 player in MVP form right now, so I don't know if I agree with that comparison.
  
  I also have no idea why this person took over this team in 7th place, tried to sell players to me (the team in 12th place, to be clear), and then half a game out of the playoffs cut Jokic. Should the 5th and 6th place teams tank because they don't think they are as good as the first place team? I think some consideration should be given to what 'being competitive' means in this league.
  Why do we Tacko Fall sir? at Feb 26, 2024 7:19 PM
• Pretty cool that all the big-ticket guys (besides Embiid) have all been pretty healthy this season.
  Dunkness on the Edge of Town at Feb 26, 2024 7:16 PM