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• Morrison's Mustache's trade block has been updated!
  Morrison's Mustache at Oct 20, 2021 6:52 PM
• Sounds like the issue is resolved and that we were the only league lucky enough to experience it thanks to the draft timing. https://community.ottoneu.com/t/cant-set-basketball-lineups/10362/17
  I haven't seen anything going on with scoring, fwiw. All zeros for me
  Trae Ball for the Gafford at Oct 20, 2021 2:35 PM
• Yup, I'd encourage everyone experiencing the issue to post there, as Niv is asking for additional information about who you are trying to move into the lineup, what device you are using, etc.
  So Fresh So Clean at Oct 20, 2021 12:25 PM
• Looking at the thread, seems like he's working on it now. Concerning that he can not recreate the issue. https://community.ottoneu.com/t/cant-set-basketball-lineups/10362/9
  TheDirtyO at Oct 20, 2021 12:19 PM
• Yeah, super frustrating. Niv directed me to a community thread on the issue, but it's all just other people complaining about the same problem with no solutions mentioned.
  So Fresh So Clean at Oct 20, 2021 12:15 PM
• I'm also having trouble with the lineup, its only saving it partially. When I go to the lineup after setting it up, it misses 3 players..
  Shake&Bake at Oct 20, 2021 11:39 AM
• Triple Doubles is Best's trade block has been updated!
  The Biid's Knees at Oct 20, 2021 11:32 AM
• to be sure, when selecting a lineup, I should select only players that have a game in that specific day? On the next day I would be able to change that right?
  Shake&Bake at Oct 20, 2021 11:30 AM
• Yeah, that's the same problem DirtyO and I were talking about. I sent an email to Niv, so hopefully it's resolved before the games today.
  So Fresh So Clean at Oct 20, 2021 11:12 AM
• Inazuma Lightning's trade block has been updated!
  Glass Bones and Paper Skin at Oct 20, 2021 11:12 AM
• I'm having a problem saving my lineup for today - I'll set it and I'll get a message that says the lineup has been saved, but if I revisit the page the changes haven't updated.
  Glass Bones and Paper Skin at Oct 20, 2021 11:11 AM
• Yup
  So Fresh So Clean at Oct 20, 2021 9:30 AM
• The issue Get Bucketz and I experiencing happens on the 20th lineup setting. tbd - if you want to shoot a note to Niv, or I can.
  TheDirtyO at Oct 20, 2021 9:29 AM
• It does seem like yesterday counted but didn't count against the weekly games cap. Not sure what's up there.
  
  Also, for lineups, not sure if this is what's happening to you guys but it took me a while to realize I had to change the date to October 20 because it's defaulting to the 19th. 19th has no lineup but the 20th does after I set it.
  The Biid's Knees at Oct 20, 2021 9:25 AM
• Same issue on lineups. Also, how do we have scoring already? Was yesterday somehow counted?
  TheDirtyO at Oct 20, 2021 8:58 AM
• Is anyone else having trouble setting lineups for today? I keep changing it and then my changes are not saved, so I leave the page and come back and none of my changes stuck
  So Fresh So Clean at Oct 20, 2021 7:57 AM
• Get Bucketz's trade block has been updated!
  So Fresh So Clean at Oct 20, 2021 7:54 AM
• Team Feel's trade block has been updated!
  Team Feel at Oct 20, 2021 7:51 AM
• Morrison's Mustache's trade block has been updated!
  Morrison's Mustache at Oct 19, 2021 10:38 PM
• tbd's trade block has been updated!
  Trae Ball for the Gafford at Oct 19, 2021 10:34 PM
• Samesies for international players since the pool is only NBA, NCAA and G League (not naming any names ;-p)
  So Fresh So Clean at Oct 19, 2021 12:22 PM
• One more thing that I discovered during another draft - NCAA freshman (ie Chet Holmgren, Paolo Banchero, etc) are not available yet because they haven't played a game yet. We'll see if they're in the player pool by tonight, but something to keep in mind in case you really want one of those players, that you might have to wait
  Trae Ball for the Gafford at Oct 19, 2021 12:14 PM
• Some quick tips for the draft and season:
  
  1. Everyone should take a look at the draft room (https://ottoneu.fangraphs.com/basketball/26/draft) and familiarize themselves as much as possible with the interface.
  - To see NCAA or G League players, you will need to select the correct option from the "Level" dropdown.
  - To nominate on your turn, click "Nom" in the Find Players area and then "Start Auction"
  - W+ adds a player to your watchlist
  2. Take a look at the player pages! Each page lists a player's "Average Salary" in the Ottoverse and while it isn't quite as helpful here as in baseball due to the sheer number of leagues, it's a good signpost. Tip for the Ottoneu baseball vets: the top salaries will be a lot higher!
  3. Take a look at this piece on some Ottoneu best practices (https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/ottoneu-league-best-practices/). Some of it is more relevant for baseball, but there are guidelines in there for keeping your roster legal and other things. We'll mostly be sticking with those guidelines, and I'll formalize them into a doc soon and share that out so we can agree on them and everyone is aware.
  4. The draft will move faster if we get the big names up to reasonable prices early. E.g. for Giannis, no need +$1'ing him from $4 to $5 or something - his average salary is $116
  5. Feel free to check out other leagues' drafts (https://ottoneu.fangraphs.com/basketball/31/draft_history) by replacing the league number with another. There are only a handful of leagues so just try random numbers and you should find some other leagues
  
  If this is informational overload, feel free to ignore it! See everyone tomorrow!
  Trae Ball for the Gafford at Oct 18, 2021 8:45 PM
• Tuesday night it is! 5:30 PT / 8:30 ET start time. Let's plan on 2.5-3 hours with a break around the 1.5 hr mark. Hopefully that'll knock out a good portion and then we'll probably finish with a slow draft portion to cover the rest of the spots, unless of course there are few enough left that we can handle them with normal auctions. I'll try to post some tips for auction drafts sometime tomorrow
  
  Feel free to drop any questions here or on the forums
  Trae Ball for the Gafford at Oct 17, 2021 9:14 PM
• Hey everyone, sorry ended up traveling yesterday instead of today and so did not have as much time to figure things out. Looking at all the options now and will hopefully have an answer this afternoon!
  
  I should have clarified that the weeknight slots were meant to have some wiggle room in them cus I know that's quite the time block to throw out there, in case that changes anything for anyone. Thanks for setting that up Tony. I'm in there now and think between Slack, Discord, here, and real life, I'm pretty confident at least I can reach everyone pretty easily lol
  Trae Ball for the Gafford at Oct 17, 2021 3:44 PM
• Thanks, Tony! Hey y’all (mostly commissioner), did we make a decision on how we’re doing the draft? Just want to make sure I’m ready whatever the decision
  So Fresh So Clean at Oct 17, 2021 12:07 PM
• Hey y'all, I'm Tony. Just wanted to mention that initially I said on the Doodle poll that I'm not available 8:30-1 weeknights. I see there are a couple weekdays, though, where a lot of people are free. I said this at first because I get up at 5 for work on weekdays, but I would totally be open to two sessions of drafting on a couple weeknights that don't go until 1. Just wanted to throw that out there in case that is an option.
  
  I also just set up a Discord server for the league. Not sure how many of you use Discord, but it's great for fast communication amongst a bunch of people. If people want to use it, it's there, but just an option. If you don't want to, I won't be offended lol. Here's the link: https://discord.gg/q99Er7Dc
  
  Really excited for this league. I've only done fantasy for a few years, and this seems so different from what I've done in the past, but I'm very much looking forward to it. Hope everyone has fun.
  Team Feel at Oct 16, 2021 3:06 PM
• Fantastic. Thanks for all that info. I’ll get my responses in
  So Fresh So Clean at Oct 15, 2021 6:50 PM
• Re slow auctions - the timer is independent for all players, so if you miss out on Jokic, you can reallocate that money to another player.
  
  Here's a community thread on slow drafts that you might find helpful: https://community.ottoneu.com/t/couch-managers-recommendations/7056/7
  
  (we would be using couch managers as the platform for the slow draft, fwiw)
  Trae Ball for the Gafford at Oct 15, 2021 6:39 PM
• Hmm ok not sure why that is. Here's the email:
  
  Welcome everyone to the league. I think I know about half of the league, so glad you could make it and nice to meet everyone else. This might get a little hectic and there's a decent chance the draft isn't done before the season tips off, so hopefully everyone is okay with that.
  
  Here is a Doodle poll for some time options:
  https://doodle.com/poll/qy6udhue3t5ezbbp?utm_source=poll&utm_medium=link
  
  And is a Google Form for if you prefer a fast or slow draft:
  https://forms.gle/j3LRY2Xw2qAP76VC7
  
  I suspect that if it's a fast draft, then we'll need two sessions (4-5 hrs total) so please fill out as much of the Doodle as possible and, might go without saying at this point, but do it ASAP.
  
  One last note - Ottoneu basketball is new, so I expect the draft to get weird and some players to be valued kinda wildly. That'll be okay! Let's just have fun with it and see what happens. Feel free to message me directly about any questions.
  Trae Ball for the Gafford at Oct 15, 2021 6:37 PM
• Ok, I didn’t get an email for whatever reason. Can you post here?
  
  In a slow draft, would the auction on those 20 players all end at staggered times as opposed to all at once? I’m open to the concept, I’ve just never done one and trying to figure out how that would work so that you can adjust bids on other players if you get or miss a certain player. E.g. I miss jokic, I might want to increase my bid on a different player since money I was saving for jokic is now freed up, ya know?
  So Fresh So Clean at Oct 15, 2021 4:36 PM
• I sent an email with links to a Doodle and Google form. I can post them here too when I get a chance.
  
  Slow draft would work basically the same, just more players would be up for auction at a time. So we’d be bidding concurrently on like 20 something players at once and each player would have a timer counting down til the auction finishes. The timer refreshes after each bid, too. The top bid would be seen by everyone
  Trae Ball for the Gafford at Oct 15, 2021 4:08 PM
• Also, did I miss a thing to vote on time? I haven't voted yet, so I'm probably partially responsible for the holdup
  So Fresh So Clean at Oct 15, 2021 3:55 PM
• How would a slow draft work with auctions? Blind bids?
  So Fresh So Clean at Oct 15, 2021 3:50 PM
• Of course! We've got most of the responses for the draft and while fast draft is the preference, we don't yet have a time that works for everyone or even all minus one. I'd rather not do a draft with more than one proxy.
  
  I'm leaning towards just starting a slow draft so we can get started ASAP (tomorrow morning?), but open to opinions. I added another question to the google form here https://forms.gle/tti7QxBR9TMSukWN9
  Trae Ball for the Gafford at Oct 15, 2021 11:58 AM
• Thanks for organizing all of this, Ford!
  The Biid's Knees at Oct 14, 2021 11:07 AM