Well, it looks like we'll wait another 8 hours until Keyser awakes. Anyone having fun yet? I'm open to everyone else's ideas on how to get this draft moving? Here's an idea, we all make two picks for each turn and the managers on the ends make 4 picks in a row? LOL Wouldn't that be FUN! Or we all make all our picks at our next turn and we allow players to be on multiple teams?
We have time, hopefully this draft will catch a better rhythm soon, no reason to push the red button yet. (and if I had thought the draft would be close to me this morning, I would have checked earlier) I will be running around this morning but will check where we are at regularly.
Yes, this! No need to panic. And, while it looked grim there for a while, between Tarv waking up middle of the night and Keysersoze being up quite late, we're going to complete 2 rounds in 24 hours to get it back to Keysersoze before he wakes. The occasional non-standard sleep pattern should get us there. I'll check in later. Best way to reach me is via DMs on here. Please no calls.
It is getting close to Wakey Wakey time in Australia. I will email you all to see if we can round the bend so Keysersoze and Journeymen can overlap.
For the purposes of setting expectations to avoid frustration, a reminder that while we have hit the window that I referenced yesterday where everyone may theoretically be awake, Keysersoze popped in pretty late last night (around 1:30 am or so I believe) to make that last pick of his that allowed us to move forward through this last down and back. So, he may sleep in later on this other side. If Journeymen is going to be turning in soon and can proxy the two picks at the turn, I'm available and that could ensure that we go up and back again. BUT we've covered 2 full rounds in the past 24 hours, and we can continue to repeat that, we'll finish easily, albeit without too much time to spare....
I do not want to proxy with 3 still to pick before me. I'd say it is also highly unlikely it would work anyway given I have to pick 2.
Something has to change. We can't be waiting 8 hours with no picks while Tony sleeps followed by 8 hours with no picks when Journeymen sleeps and only have a brief window to make picks during the other 8 hours. I'm open to suggestions. Certainly proxy picks should be involved. I think the solution will require Tony to get up early in the night to make picks like he did last night, but then ALSO get up 630 to 700 AM to make his next picks. I think it also requires Journeymen to stay up until Tony makes his early AM pick so he can make his two picks before going to bed. And, if Tony goes back to sleep after his 630 AM pick, he can awake at 9 AM to make his next pick. Then, the rest of us will be able to get the pick back to Tony while he is still awake for his next pick.
I can't understand why Tony hasn't shown up to make his next pick. I think it's about 10:45 AM and he should have been well awake by now. I'm starting to show my frustration, I know, but the way these drafts work is by good communications between managers so everyone has the same understanding of any delays. I confess I have no understanding of Tony's daily availability with whatever else he does besides this draft. Some explanations might be helpful.
G'Night all, I'm up every 2-3 hours during the night with Sleep Apnea and bathroom urges for senior citizens. I'll look in on this thread, but I don't expect I'll be able to make my 5th pick until sometime late in the morning EDT.
Perhaps someone from another League could take proxies, and a longer list, if some are more comfortable that way. And if all of us give an eta of wakey wakey time for the next day might also be helpful.
I think we should just continue on our path. 2 full rounds was good progress. If we reach Tuesday and aren't going to finish on Wednesday, then we all just do proxies at that point for the last few rounds. We'll have a good idea of what we need and how many players are left and shouldn't be too hard.
Alright. Tuned in as long as I could hoping to help set things up for Journeymen to pick when he wakes, but going to bed. If I wake middle of the night, happy to check and pick, but otherwise I'll check in when I wake up.