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• I'll get a draft poll up tomorrow.
  CGT at Sep 16, 2024 3:51 PM
• We usually get emails that the renewal date is approaching don't we? Anyway, make sure to do so and claim your team if you missed the deadline. And do it quickly.
  CGT at Sep 16, 2024 3:50 PM
• For some reason a whole bunch of us had our teams expire. So technically they are unclaimed right now. I didn’t receive any warning from ottoneu which is kind of bs
  Please Come to Boston at Sep 16, 2024 12:26 PM
• I don't mind an early draft. It's always fun to get things rolling again. Why are two teams (CGT and Walden) highlighted in red on the main page? Did guys positions update and they're locked in the wrong spots? I tried to look and it isn't that because it defaulted to my roster and I have Sabonis as a F when he can only be a C now so I would also e red if that were the rule. Anyway, I'm sure you guys know what you did.
  21 Andre Ingrams at Sep 16, 2024 11:38 AM
• Kind of a selfish request, but is there anyway to have the draft prior to 04 OCT? I'll be out of communication, in terms of draft commitments, between then and 19 OCT.
  McHale’s Navy Beans at Sep 16, 2024 9:09 AM
• Man, for a second there Kyle Lowry thought he made Brickowski’s cuts. lol
  Please Come to Boston at Sep 15, 2024 8:26 PM
• Last day to make trades and cuts
  CGT at Sep 15, 2024 2:55 PM
• Final cuts and trades due by midnight EST on Sunday
  CGT at Sep 13, 2024 6:25 PM
• I'm always excited for some deadline trades if anybody wants to make deals prior to cut-down day.
  21 Andre Ingrams at Sep 11, 2024 6:31 PM
• Final cuts and final trades in 5 days
  CGT at Sep 10, 2024 12:26 PM
• 12 votes were cast, unanimous to change it 1 division and 10-2 for 3 matchups per week. 6 playoff teams got 7 votes and 8 playoff teams got 3 votes which makes me believe there's a strong desire for more playoff teams. We'll move it to 6 for this year and see how it goes. Next up is figure out a draft date. As for the salary cap, I'm of the persuasion that we should see if the more playoff teams cures what ails us and see how the season plays out. I don't wish to curb trading and without 3-way trades, I feel it's going to be more problematic than it's worth. That being said, I'm more than happy to revisit it again next offseason if it's still a problem.
  CGT at Aug 26, 2024 12:18 PM
• I'd been on a long offseason slumber but woke up to accept a trade. These all seemed reasonable to me in the poll. I'm not a fan of changes that make trading more difficult though, making ridiculous trades is all part of the game. I do think that if we make these other changes then it limits the teams that are completely out of it and drops the concern about teams loading up. It's not like the overall top scoring team ever wins. There's plenty of variance and it will be more so with extra playoff teams. I don't feel strongly enough about any of these to put up a stink about any of it though. But, moving to one division seems like a no brainer.
  21 Andre Ingrams at Aug 23, 2024 9:46 PM
• 9 responses so far, moving to 1 division and playing against 3 teams a week will pass, both have 7 or more votes already. Playoff team expansion still undecided, 5 votes for 6 teams, 3 votes for 8 teams, 1 vote to keep it at 4.
  CGT at Aug 23, 2024 8:46 PM
• Hey all, missed all this until just now, submitted my votes. Expanded playoffs sounds great.
  Mike Gorman's Retirees at Aug 23, 2024 5:53 PM
• No, I believe you play 3 teams simultaneously for the week. So CGT vs Publish, CGT vs Brick, CGT vs Walton, same lineup for each matchup.
  
  Here’s one explanation, I’ll see if I can find a better one:
  
  https://community.ottoneu.com/t/how-does-scheduling-h2h-matchups-and-playoffs-work/10256/3
  CGT at Aug 23, 2024 5:18 PM
• In the 3 matchup-a-week setup, is each matchup just 2 or 3 days?
  Publish or Parish at Aug 23, 2024 3:16 PM
• Early results (I forgot to include a place to include your name or limit it to one response so please don't vote twice). But after 7 responses: 100% to change it 1 division (so this will pass), 5 votes to change it to 6 playoff teams, 2 for 8 playoff teams, 1 to keep it at 4 and finally, 6 votes for 3 matchups a week and 1 to keep it at 1.
  CGT at Aug 23, 2024 2:55 PM
• I'll put up a poll on the salary tracking too and a solid explanation somewhere. I don't care to confuse things though, so anything with manual tracking means newbies are gonna have a hard time keeping up. Also, I screwed up the percentages in the form, not a big deal, but if I fix them I lose the votes of people that already voted. Anyway, 4 playoff teams = 33% make the playoffs, 6 = 50% and 8 = 67% (not 75% as I wrote in the question).
  CGT at Aug 23, 2024 2:39 PM
• I think manually tracking the 20% salary difference is a reasonable option--I'd be in favor of this, even tho it's not in the poll.
  BILL WALTON'S SPORTSBONG 🥀 at Aug 23, 2024 12:43 PM
• https://forms.gle/ewt1E2Sy8V5HMaoGA
  
  Here you go, 3 questions to vote on...let's get it done by the end of the next weekend please.
  CGT at Aug 23, 2024 12:29 PM
• Time to vote on some rule changes we discussed last year...first, is the removal of divisions. The schedule is so weird that it wasn't even really weighted to play division rivals and teams with lesser records and points were benefiting. We can change it to just one division and then the top 4 teams make the playoffs. 2nd.... Do we want to consider adding playoff teams? It can go up to 6 or 8 which might keep the lopsided trades to a minimum as teams would stay in it longer. I don't see how to enact the salary cap idea I proposed unless we all agree on it and I monitor trades. Last, we can change matchup to 3 per week instead of 1 meaning you play against 3 teams each week offsetting those dumb weeks where you get the 2nd highest point total and lose to the team with the highest point total or vice versa, winning with a terrible weekly score and getting an absentee owner to equally terrible team. Google form poll forthcoming...
  CGT at Aug 23, 2024 12:17 PM
• I'm new to this but I can see your point and 20% sounds reasonable enough.
  Mike Gorman's Retirees at Aug 12, 2024 9:41 AM
• I'm with you CGT, I don't like that the Superteam method is the way to go for chips in this format. I can't remember who's even on my team I made so many lopsided trades last year.
  Brickowski for 3 at Aug 10, 2024 11:36 AM
• My crazy rule idea is to put a 10-20% salary difference limit on any trades similar to what the NBA does and get away from those crazy loans being given out. I feel like the building of super teams every year isn’t really all that fun.
  
  I might be on the minority of that one though.
  CGT at Jul 25, 2024 1:18 PM
• Anyone want Fox, Young or possibly Doncic or Giannis? They all feel like they’re around what they’ll go at auction if I let them go and I’ll have to let some of them go. Giannis is the least likely to get moved. Looking to save money of course…
  CGT at Jul 25, 2024 1:15 PM
• Excited to try this out, first year doing Ottoneu baseball has been enjoyable.
  Mike Gorman's Retirees at Jul 25, 2024 10:10 AM
• Yeah, that makes a lot more sense.
  CGT at Jul 23, 2024 1:41 PM
• I think it was a $74 Halliburton, no?
  Walden Two at Jul 23, 2024 1:33 PM
• Looks like we got 2 new owners for the abandoned teams. Welcome. I would have made you a trade offer for $37 Haliburton :)
  CGT at Jul 23, 2024 1:19 PM
• Scalabrine and Laimbeer teams are currently abandoned.
  CGT at Jun 28, 2024 2:55 PM
• Do we have confirmation of abandoned teams, for trade purposes?
  McHale’s Navy Beans at Jun 28, 2024 9:04 AM
• Happy Trails to an original
  
  3 delinquent arbitration owners at the moment, one of those is an abandoned team
  CGT at May 30, 2024 1:58 PM
• RIP to a real one
  BILL WALTON'S SPORTSBONG 🥀 at May 27, 2024 3:14 PM
• 4 teams left to fill out arbitration, get them in by the deadline please! I broke my wrist playing basketball a few weeks back and had to have surgery so minimal typing from me for the 6 weeks or so, but we'll sort everything out this summer. Enjoy the playoffs!
  CGT at May 17, 2024 5:55 PM
• I can't believe I traded Brunson!! gah
  Please Come to Boston at May 15, 2024 10:02 AM
• Thank you to everyone who has already completed their arbitration. The deadline is May 31, so get that arbitration in!
  Walden Two at May 10, 2024 2:46 PM
• My trophy has arrived. Now everyone can enjoy their offseason.
  21 Andre Ingrams at Apr 3, 2024 4:33 AM
• I'm going to keep checking every day until it shows I have a trophy.
  21 Andre Ingrams at Mar 26, 2024 6:48 PM
• Congrats once again Ingrams, great season!
  
  I'm checking out until the playoffs start and then I'll get some polls up so we can make some decisions on any league rules changes (lose divisions, H2H scheduling, etc). Until then...
  CGT at Mar 25, 2024 1:08 PM
• Great game Brick. You clearly had the stronger roster, but my guys did just enough and took advantage of some missed games from your top players. When will ottoneu recognize my slim triumph? I want to go to my roster and see a gold tophy.
  21 Andre Ingrams at Mar 25, 2024 11:25 AM
• great finals fellas!!!!!
  BILL WALTON'S SPORTSBONG 🥀 at Mar 25, 2024 9:21 AM
• Congrats Ingrams! That was a nail-biter. I'm pretty disappointed to watch this week go awry, but you were extremely consistent, and that's what was needed.
  Brickowski for 3 at Mar 25, 2024 8:46 AM
• For a league where only 4 teams make the playoffs, we've had a lot of consistency. Bill Walton's Sports Bong won twice (beat me in the playoffs both years), but missed out this year clearing room for CGT to land a trophy. I've got a 2nd place, a 4th place, and now a championship. Publish or Parish has a 3rd, a 2nd, and now a 4th. Brick has a 4th, a 3rd, and a 2nd all in order so he's clearly gearing up for a win next year. Sports Bong pointed out that maybe the key to winning was just as simple as having Jokic, but I finally beat that Serb in the playoffs. All it took was him only playing two games. As usual, you need a little luck to win. I'll take it.
  21 Andre Ingrams at Mar 25, 2024 2:02 AM
• And we have a winner, congrats Ingrams!!! Siakam goes for 10+ over his season average which literally ends up being the difference. If I was Brick, I'd be cursing out SGA and the Thunder. They sat him out the entire 4th quarter while the Bucks were still playing their starters.
  CGT at Mar 25, 2024 1:28 AM
• Big 3Q from Siakam keeps the lead about the same heading into the 4th (showing 26 pts at the moment) but the score of the game is getting close to blowout territory and potentially the starters sitting...might take a March Madness miracle for Brick to pull this off
  CGT at Mar 25, 2024 12:01 AM
• Must have been a stat update, now showing as a 24 pt lead at halftime fwiw.
  CGT at Mar 24, 2024 11:24 PM
• 47 pt lead cutdown to 21 pts at halftime....game on! According to the rules, first tie-breaker is H2H record and I believe Brick owns the advantage by way of his Week 10 over Ingrams (I guess they only played each other just once).
  CGT at Mar 24, 2024 11:22 PM
• A forty point lead heading into this last game was what I thought would be a 50/50 proposition, so I'm a little ahead of that, but I don't feel good about it.
  21 Andre Ingrams at Mar 24, 2024 10:01 PM
• very underwhelming performances by SGA and Edwards for Brick, J. Allen and Lillard didn't do Ingrams any favors either though. Turner/James need to make up 47 points on Siakam. If you go by season averages, Brick's team would fall short by about 4-5 points.
  CGT at Mar 24, 2024 9:38 PM
• good lord, down to the wire!!
  BILL WALTON'S SPORTSBONG 🥀 at Mar 24, 2024 9:08 PM