"Very Small Rocks" Draft Thread

[DoctorJones24]

Round 2
Laurent Robert for me...

[Captain Splarg]

5 min after making my pick i got a PM telling me to pick.

I'm not as slow as you think ;)

[kopiteinkc]

I assume we are running into time zone issues.

Is Clanblue asleep? Where does he live?

[Hal]

Since we have so much time on our hands, and since I'm the 3rd to pick from now, anyone want to make me an offer to swap draft pick positions?

I might entertain an offer to give up the next pick for your next two picks and you also get my pick in round 15.

Just bored and stirring the pot. LOL

[Hal]

I wonder if Ingromius would be willing to trade me Van Nistelrooy and his picks in Round 4, for my next two picks.

This would give Ingromius picks 14, 16, 17, and 19.

The possibilities are endless.

[Hal]

Perhaps it would be helpful if managers listed when they are most available, and least (or not) available to participate in this draft.

For me:

Available for active participation from 6 PM - Midnight or even as late as 2 AM EST.

Not available between 2-6AM EST

Available perhaps 6-8 AM EST

Not available 8-9 EST (commute to work)

Partially available (at least once per hour) from 9 AM - 5 PM EST.

Not available 5-6 PM EST (commute home)

Available on Saturday from 8 AM - 7 PM

If folks wanted to PM me their phone # with a list of block-out hours, I could call you when you are on the clock and let it ring twice and hang up.

Anything to get this draft moving along. I am not willing to take 4-5 days to complete this thing. The delays in this draft remind me of why I don't like to play Postal Chess.

Anyone else with some constructive suggestions to get this draft done?

Hal

[DoctorJones24]

Originally posted by Hal
I am not willing to take 4-5 days to complete this thing.

Hal

Can I make a suggestion regarding this thread? Let's assume that if someone is aware that it is his turn, then he will make the move. So let's not post too many, "Hey, it's your turn" posts here. A short PM or email to the person saying simply, "You're up" will work better anyway. In fact, the whole complaining about slowness will get old pretty quick. People have lots of things going on, and this is NOT a "live" draft. It is "designed" to take 4-5 days. My guess is that over the weekend, the rounds will zip by quicker, and you guys will finish on Sat night or Sunday sometime. Hal will be making my picks for me based on a sheet I give him, so that is one less body to worry about. Anyway, that'll still give everyone a couple days before Opening Day to set rosters and make last minute trades.

[Outback Maverick]

I am available 6-6:30am PST

7:30am-5:00pm PST (once an hour or so)

6:00-10:00 PST (once an hour..maybe less if there are 14 picks ahead of me)

10:00 PST-12:00 PST (possible...if turn is close)

12:00-6:00am PST (MUCH needed sleep)


We still have to be under the £100 million mark in this league..correct?

Where is the league I'm to join?

Michael

off to bed...9:22pm PST

[1800-WorldCup]

Nice to see those online are moaning already..... I know how you feel......

I made my pick at 6.46pm my time and stayed online for another 6 hours watching and waiting.....

I then had 5 hours sleep and almost got excited to wake up and see things were moving but stalled at Clanblue...... which means I can't pick yet.....

I'll be online again in 12 hours from now but have sent a PM to Hal...... who comes after me..... for my Round 2 pick.

Timing -- Look at the time of this post to work things out in your time zone.

In 12 hours time my Round 3 pick should be online and I'll be online another 6 hours...

I'll then sleep 5 hours and be back online at about this time Friday morning (6am in Europe).

I will spend the next three days almost permanently online.... heaven help me.

Michel

[Outback Maverick]

Anyone interested in my 8th pick, 2nd round...perhaps 1st pick, 3rd round as well?

Let's hear em....

[Ingromius]

OK, maybe I'm missing something obvious here, but could we perhaps post a round-by-round draft order in this thread so we can always know when our pick is coming up? I was thrilled to see that I got the first pick but I haven't seen my name come up in any discussion of the second round, and to be honest I have no idea when I pick.

And please, folks, be patient with us overseas members... I only have internet available at work, so I have to sneak these picks in between classes, and I'm offline for the day at no later than 1:00 PM in the eastern US. There's nothing I can do about this... so the draft might take longer but it's better it take longer and be done right and fairly than be rushed and unjust.

[Hal]

Odd rounds 1,3,5,...,15

1 Ingromius (1-1 Van Nistelrooy)
2 KopteinKC (1-2 Henry)
3 Hal (1-3 Wiltord)
4 1800-World Cup (1-4 Bowyer)
5 Clanblue (1-5 Gudjohnsen)
6 DoctorJones24 (1-6 Hasselbaink)
7 Captain Splarg (1-7 Owen)
8 Outback Maverick (1-8 Lua Lua)

Even rounds 2,4,6,...14

1 Outback Maverick (2-1 Duff)
2 Captain Splarg (2-2 Anelka)
3 DoctorJones24 (2-3 Robert)
4 Clanblue (2-4 ...................
5 1800-WorldCup
6 Hal
7 KopiteinKC
8 Ingromius

Currently we are holding at Round 2 Pick 4, Clanblue.

1800-WorldCup has PM'ed me his next pick so he won't be holding up the show. As soon as Clanblue makes his 2nd round pick, the draft will continue.

I appreciate your access dilemma, Ingromius. Perhaps, you can avail yourself of my offer to be a surrogate drafter. email me your draft sequence (which position you want to draft each round) and your draft priority lists by position.

Or, as you have a couple of drafts coming up, last of Round 2 and first of Round 3, PM me your wish list for those two picks. If your turn comes up after 1 PM EST today when you are no longer available, I can make those picks for you so as to not waste another day.

Hal

[kopiteinkc]

Well I will be online all day today from now until 5pm Central time.

Then at home tonight from 6pm to 10:30pm

Tomorrow I will offline most of the day as I have two of my kids first games of the season to worry about. But I will check the boards from time to time, late afternoon and evening tomorrow and all Sunday I should be close to the computer.

[Outback Maverick]

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[Clan]

Originally posted by kopiteinkc
I assume we are running into time zone issues.

Is Clanblue asleep? Where does he live?

Yes.
I get up at 4.00 in the morning EST.

Sorry for the delay.
I will work out a draft for Hal.

[Clan]

Round two
pick 2.
Clanblue picks::Frank lampard.

That would bring me to a total of 17
Gudjohnsen 10.0
Lampard 7.0

[Hal]

Per a PM from 1800-WorldCup, his Round 2 pick is Giggs

[Hal]

Round 2
Pick 6

Hal selects Diouf

[kopiteinkc]

Round 2
My pick is Alan Shearer

[Clan]

lest there is some confusion on my part.

We are still abideing by the 100 point rule for selections, correct?

Total players to be picked is 15 per squad,correct?