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Rule #1

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We also dissuade passive aggressive behavior. This can be various things, but common examples include statements that are basically meant to imply someone is either stupid or otherwise incapable of holding a rational conversation. This can include (but is not limited to) laughing at someone's conclusions rather than offering an honest rebuttal, asking people what game they were watching, or another common problem is Poster X will say "that player isn't that bad" and then Poster Y will say something akin to "LOL you think that player is good". We're not going to tolerate those kinds of comments out of respect for the community at large and for the sake of trying to just have an honest conversation.

Now, does the above cover absolutely every single kind of distraction that is unwanted? Probably not, but you should by now have a good idea of the general types of things we will be discouraging. The above examples are meant to give you a good feel for / idea of what we're looking for. If something new or different than the above happens to come along and results in the same problem (that being, any other attitude or behavior that ultimately distracts from actually just discussing the topic at hand, or that is otherwise disrespectful to other posters), we can and we will take action to curb this as well, so please don't take this to mean that if you managed to technically avoid saying something exactly like one of the above examples that you are then somehow off the hook.

That all having been said, our goal is to do so in a generally kind and respectful way, and that doesn't mean the moment we see something we don't like that somebody is going to be suspended or banned, either. It just means that at the very least we will probably say something about it, quite possibly snipping out the distracting parts of the post in question while leaving alone the parts that are actually just discussing the topics, and in the event of a repeating or excessive problem, then we will start issuing infractions to try to further discourage further repeat problems, and if it just never seems to improve, then finally suspensions or bans will come into play. We would prefer it never went that far, and most of the time for most of our posters, it won't ever have to.

A slip up every once and a while is pretty normal, but, again, when it becomes repetitive or excessive, something will be done. Something occasional is probably going to be let go (within reason), but when it starts to become habitual or otherwise a pattern, odds are very good that we will step in.

There's always a small minority that like to push people's buttons and/or test their own boundaries with regards to the administrators, and in the case of someone acting like that, please be aware that this is not a court of law, but a private website run by people who are simply trying to do the right thing as they see it. If we feel that you are a special case that needs to be dealt with in an exceptional way because your behavior isn't explicitly mirroring one of our above examples of what we generally discourage, we can and we will take atypical action to prevent this from continuing if you are not cooperative with us.

Also please be aware that you will not be given a pass simply by claiming that you were 'only joking,' because quite honestly, when someone really is just joking, for one thing most people tend to pick up on the joke, including the person or group that is the target of the joke, and for another thing, in the event where an honest joke gets taken seriously and it upsets or angers someone, the person who is truly 'only joking' will quite commonly go out of his / her way to apologize and will try to mend fences. People who are dishonest about their statements being 'jokes' do not do so, and in turn that becomes a clear sign of what is really going on. It's nothing new.

In any case, quite frankly, the overall quality and health of the entire forum's community is more important than any one troublesome user will ever be, regardless of exactly how a problem is exhibiting itself, and if it comes down to us having to make a choice between you versus the greater health and happiness of the entire community, the community of this forum will win every time.

Lastly, there are also some posters, who are generally great contributors and do not otherwise cause any problems, who sometimes feel it's their place to provoke or to otherwise 'mess with' that small minority of people described in the last paragraph, and while we possibly might understand why you might feel you WANT to do something like that, the truth is we can't actually tolerate that kind of behavior from you any more than we can tolerate the behavior from them. So if we feel that you are trying to provoke those other posters into doing or saying something that will get themselves into trouble, then we will start to view you as a problem as well, because of the same reason as before: The overall health of the forum comes first, and trying to stir the pot with someone like that doesn't help, it just makes it worse. Some will simply disagree with this philosophy, but if so, then so be it because ultimately we have to do what we think is best so long as it's up to us.

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All of the above is going to be subject to a case by case basis, but generally and broadly speaking, this should give everyone a pretty good idea of how things will typically / most often be handled.

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The Drafting Game

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  • The Drafting Game

    Round 1

    1. Burnzone ---------- Wilt Chamberlain
    2. SycamoreKen ------ Michael Jordon
    3. Able --------------- Larry Bird
    4. Travmil ------------ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
    5. Jose Slaughter ----- Oscar Robertson
    6. Soup is good ------- Bill Russell
    7. Kstat -------------- Elgin Baylor
    8. Pig Nash------------ Artis Gilmore
    9. Magic Rat ---------- Shaquille O'Neal
    10. Roaming Gnome --- Spencer Heywood
    11. IndyPacers67 ----- Magic Johnson
    12. Wooolus ---------- Jerry West
    13. Dipperdunk -------- Rick Barry
    14. MSA2CF ----------- Wes Unseld

    Round 2

    15. MSA2CF ----------- Steve Kerr
    16. Dipperdunk -------- John Havlicek
    17. Wooolus ----------- David Robinson
    18. IndyPacer67 ------- Hakeem Olajuwan
    19. Roaming Gnome ---- Mark Eaton
    20. Magic Rat --------- Nate "Tiny" Archibald
    21. Pig Nash----------- Julius Erving
    22. Kstat ------------- John Stockton
    23. Soup is Good ------ Ron Artest
    24. Jose Slaughter ---- George McGinnis
    25. Travmil ------------ Isiah Thomas
    26. Able --------------- Bob Pettit
    27. Sycamore Ken ------ Elvin Hayes
    28. Burnzone ---------- Adrian Dantley

    Round 3

    29. Burnzone ---------- Connie Hawkins
    30. SycamoreKen ------ Patrick Ewing
    31. Able --------------- Walt Bellamy
    32. Travmil ------------ Allen Iverson
    33. Jose Slaughter ----- Jason Kidd
    34. Soup is good ------- Steve Nash
    35. Kstat -------------- Pete Maravich
    36. Pig Nash------------ Bill Walton
    37. Magic Rat ---------- Bernard King
    38. Roaming Gnome ---- Jeff Hornacek
    39. IndyPacers67 ------ Dennis Rodman
    40. Wooolus ----------- Kevin Garnett
    41. Dipperdunk --------- Moses Malone
    42. MSA2CF ------------ Charles Barkley

    Round 4

    43. MSA2CF ------------ Clyde Drexler
    44. Dipperdunk --------- Karl Malone
    45. Wooolus ------------ Reggie Miller
    46. IndyPacer67 -------- Sam Jones
    47. Roaming Gnome ----- Don Buse
    48. Magic Rat ---------- Drazen Petrovic
    49. Pig Nash------------ Larry Nance
    50. Kstat -------------- Manute Bol
    51. Soup is Good ------- Alonzo Mourning
    52. Jose Slaughter ----- Tracy McGrady
    53. Travmil ------------ Shareef Abdur-Rahim
    54. Able --------------- Kevin Porter
    55. Sycamore Ken ----- Jason Williams
    56. Burnzone ---------- Kevin Johnson

    Round 5

    57. Burnzone ---------- Kiki Vandeweghe
    58. SycamoreKen ------ Dominique Wilkins
    59. Able --------------- Charlie Scott
    60. Travmil ------------ Mark Aguirre
    61. Jose Slaughter ----- Nate Thurmond
    62. Soup is good ------ Manu Ginobili
    63. Kstat ------------- Woody Sauldsberry
    64. Pig Nash----------- Chris Mullin
    65. Magic Rat --------- LaBron James
    66. Roaming Gnome ---- Mike Bantom
    67. IndyPacers67 ------ Joe Fulks
    68. Wooolus ----------- Scottie Pippen
    69. Dipperdunk --------- Kevin McHale
    70. MSA2CF ------------ Cadillac Anderson

    Round 6

    71. MSA2CF ------------ Mike Glenn
    72. Dipperdunk --------- Bob Cousy
    73. Wooolus ------------ Dywane Wade
    74. IndyPacer67 -------- Sam Cassel
    75. Roaming Gnome ----- Grant Hill
    76. Magic Rat ---------- Rick Carlisle
    77. Pig Nash------------ Johnny Moore
    78. Kstat -------------- Zydrunas Illgauskas
    79. Soup is Good ------- Andrei Kirilenko
    80. Jose Slaughter ----- Alex English
    81. Travmil ------------- Dirk Nowitski
    82. Able ---------------- Jamaal Tinsley
    83. Sycamore Ken ------ Ray Allen
    84. Burnzone ----------- Bob McAdoo

    Round 7

    85. Burnzone ----------- George Gervin
    86. SycamoreKen ------- Willis Reed
    87. Able ---------------- Eddie Lee Wilkins
    88. Travmil ------------- Aleksander Pavlovic
    89. Jose Slaughter ------ Mark Price
    90. Soup is good -------- Walt Frazier
    91. Kstat --------------- Walter Davis
    92. Pig Nash------------- Ron Harper
    93. Magic Rat ----------- Dale Davis
    94. Roaming Gnome ------ David Wingate
    95. IndyPacers67 -------- Bryant Reeves
    96. Wooolus ------------ George Mikan
    97. Dipperdunk ---------- Kobe Bryant
    98. MSA2CF ------------- Max Zaslofsky

    Round 8

    99. MSA2CF ------------- Stew Johnson
    100. Dipperdunk --------- Ben Gordon
    101. Wooolus ----------- Andre Igoudala
    102. IndyPacer67 ------- Jon Bender
    103. Roaming Gnome ---- Joe Barry Carroll
    104. Magic Rat --------- Steve Scheffler
    105. Pig Nash----------- Bob Lanier
    106. Kstat ------------- Larry Brown
    107. Soup is Good ------ Uwe Blab
    108. Jose Slaughter ---- Jeff Ruland
    109. Travmil ----------- Nazr Mohammed
    110. Able -------------- Don Boven
    111. Sycamore Ken ----- Terrell Brandon
    112. Burnzone ---------- Chris Webber

    Round 9

    113. Burnzone ---------- Donnie Freeman
    114. SycamoreKen ------ Cliff Robinson
    115. Able --------------- Bird Averitt
    116. Travmil ------------ Tariq Abdul Wahad
    117. Jose Slaughter ----- Roy Tarpley
    118. Soup is good ------- Robert Pack
    119. Kstat -------------- World B. Free
    120. Pig Nash------------ Eric "Sleepy" Floyd
    121. Magic Rat ---------- BJ Armstrong
    122. Roaming Gnome ----- Derrick Colman
    123. IndyPacers67 ------- George Murehsan
    124. Wooolus ------------ Mark Jackson
    125. Dipperdunk ---------- Arvydas Sabonus
    126. MSA2CF ------------- James Edwards

    Round 10

    127. MSA2CF ------------- Vince Boryla
    128. Dipperdunk ----------- Tayshaun Prince
    129. Wooolus ------------- Jeff Foster
    130. IndyPacer67 --------- Glenn Robinson
    131. Roaming Gnome ------ Frank Johnson
    132. Magic Rat ------------ David Harrison
    133. Pig Nash-------------- Mike Dunleavy
    134. Kstat ---------------- Thrul Baily
    135. Soup is Good --------- Sarunas Marciulionis
    136. Jose Slaughter ------- Maurice Lucas
    137. Travmil -------------- Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf
    138. Able ----------------- Goose Ligon
    139. Sycamore Ken -------- Clark Kellogg
    140. Burnzone ------------- Dave Bing

    Round 11

    141. Burnzone ------------- Jim Price
    142. SycamoreKen --------- George Carter
    143. Able ------------------ Jim Barnes
    144. Travmil --------------- Zaid Abdul-Aziz
    145. Jose Slaughter -------- Ron Brewer
    146. Soup is good ---------- Lasalle Thompson
    147. Kstat ----------------- Len Rosenbluth
    148. Pig Nash -------------- Luc Longley
    149. Magic Rat ------------- Marko Milic
    150. Roaming Gnome -------- Rafer Alston
    151. IndyPacers67 ---------- Bobby Jackson
    152. Wooolus --------------- Muggsy Bogues
    153. Dipperdunk ------------ Jo Jo White
    154. MSA2CF --------------- Sean Green

    Round 12

    155. MSA2CF -------------- Red Holzman
    156. Dipperdunk ----------- Vernon Maxwell
    157. Wooolus -------------- Josh Howard
    158. IndyPacer67 ---------- Tony Allen
    159. Roaming Gnome ------- Lloyd Danials
    160. Magic Rat ------------ Michael Bradley
    161. Pig Nash -------------- Anthony Johnson
    162. Kstat ----------------- Gerald Wilkins
    163. Soup is Good ---------- Bob Rule
    164. Jose Slaughter --------- Brad Davis
    165. Travmil ---------------- Mahdi Abdul-Rahman
    166. Able ------------------- Bill Bridges
    167. Sycamore Ken ---------- Chris Mills
    168. Burnzone --------------- Calvin Natt


    Alphabetical Selections

    Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
    Mahdi Abdul-Rahman
    Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf
    Tariq Abdul Wahad
    Zaid Abdul-Aziz
    Shareef Abdur-Rahim
    Mark Aguirre
    Ray Allen
    Tony Allen
    Rafer Alston
    Cadillac Anderson
    Nate "Tiny" Archibald
    BJ Armstrong
    Ron Artest
    Bird Averitt
    Thrul Baily
    Mike Bantom
    Charles Barkley
    Jim Barnes
    Rick Barry
    Elgin Baylor
    Walt Bellamy
    Jon Bender
    Dave Bing
    Larry Bird
    Uwe Blab
    Muggsy Bogues
    Manute Bol
    Vince Boryla
    Don Boven
    Terrell Brandon
    Michael Bradley
    Ron Brewer
    Bill Bridges
    Larry Brown
    Kobe Bryant
    Don Buse
    Rick Carlisle
    Joe Barry Carroll
    George Carter
    Sam Cassel
    Wilt Chamberlain
    Derrick Colman
    Bob Cousy
    Lloyd Danials
    Adrian Dantley
    Brad Davis
    Dale Davis
    Walter Davis
    Clyde Drexler
    Mike Dunleavy
    Mark Eaton
    James Edwards
    Alex English
    Julius Erving
    Patrick Ewing
    Eric "Sleepy" Floyd
    Jeff Foster
    Walt Frazier
    World B. Free
    Donnie Freeman
    Joe Fulks
    Kevin Garnett
    George Gervin
    Artis Gilmore
    Manu Ginobili
    Mike Glenn
    Ben Gordon
    Sean Green
    Ron Harper
    David Harrison
    John Havlicek
    Connie Hawkins
    Elvin Hayes
    Spencer Heywood
    Grant Hill
    Red Holzman
    Jeff Hornacek
    Josh Howard
    Andre Igoudala
    Zydrunas Illgauskas
    Allen Iverson
    Bobby Jackson
    Mark Jackson
    LaBron James
    Anthony Johnson
    Frank Johnson
    Kevin Johnson
    Magic Johnson
    Stew Johnson
    Sam Jones
    Michael Jordon
    Clark Kellogg
    Steve Kerr
    Jason Kidd
    Bernard King
    Andrei Kirilenko
    Bob Lanier
    Goose Ligon
    Luc Longley
    Maurice Lucas
    Karl Malone
    Moses Malone
    Pete Maravich
    Sarunas Marciulionis
    Vernon Maxwell
    Bob McAdoo
    George McGinnis
    Kevin McHale
    George Mikan
    Marko Milic
    Reggie Miller
    Chris Mills
    Nazr Mohammed
    Johnny Moore
    Alonzo Mourning
    Chris Mullin
    George Murehsan
    Larry Nance
    Steve Nash
    Calvin Natt
    Dirk Nowitski
    Hakeem Olajuwan
    Shaquille O'Neal
    Robert Pack
    Aleksander Pavlovic
    Drazen Petrovic
    Bob Pettit
    Scottie Pippen
    Kevin Porter
    Jim Price
    Mark Price
    Tayshaun Prince
    Willis Reed
    Bryant Reeves
    Oscar Robertson
    Cliff Robinson
    David Robinson
    Glenn Robinson
    Dennis Rodman
    Len Rosenbluth
    Jeff Ruland
    Bob Rule
    Arvydas Sabonus
    Woody Sauldsberry
    Charlie Scott
    Steve Scheffler
    John Stockton
    Roy Tarpley
    Isiah Thomas
    Lasalle Thompson
    Nate Thurmond
    Jamaal Tinsley
    Wes Unseld
    Kiki Vandeweghe
    Dywane Wade
    Bill Walton
    Chris Webber
    Jerry West
    Jo Jo White
    Dominique Wilkins
    Gerald Wilkins
    Jason Williams
    Eddie Lee Wilkins
    David Wingate
    Max Zaslofsky

    Teams

    Burnzone
    Wilt Chamberlain - Bob McAdoo
    Adrian Dantley - Connie Hawkins - Kiki Vandeweghe - Chris Webber - Calvin Natt
    Kevin Johnson - George Gervin - Donnie Freeman - Dave Bing - Jim Price

    Sycamore Ken
    Patrick Ewing - Willis Reed
    Elvin Hayes - Dominique Wilkins - Cliff Robinson - Clark Kellogg - George Carter
    Michael Jordan - Jason Williams - Ray Allen - Terrell Brandon - Chris Mills

    Able
    Walt Bellamy - Eddie Lee Wilkins
    Larry Bird - Bob Pettit - Goose Ligon - Jim Barnes - Bill Bridges
    Kevin Porter - Charlie Scott - Jamaal Tinsley - Don Boven - Bird Averitt

    Travmil
    Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - Nazr Mohammed - Zaid Abdul-Aziz
    Shareef Abdur-Rahim - Mark Aguirre - Dirk Nowitski - Aleksander Pavlovic
    Isiah Thomas - Allen Iverson - Tariq Abdul Wahad - Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf - Mahdi Abdul-Rahman

    Jose Slaughter
    Nate Thurmond - Jeff Ruland
    George McGinnis - Roy Tarpley - Alex English - Tracy McGrady - Maurice Lucas
    Oscar Robertson - Jason Kidd - Mark Price - Ron Brewer - Brad Davis

    Soup is Good
    Bill Russell - Alonzo Mourning - Uwe Blab - Bob Rule
    Ron Artest - Andrei Kirilenko - Sarunas Marciulionis - Lasalle Thompson
    Steve Nash - Manu Ginobili - Walt Frazier - Robert Pack

    Kstat
    Manute Bol - Zydrunas Illgauskas
    Elgin Baylor - Woody Sauldsberry - Len Rosenbluth - Thrul Baily
    John Stockton - Pete Maravich - Walter Davis - Larry Brown - World B. Free - Gerald Wilkins

    Pig Nash
    Artis Gilmore - Bill Walton - Luc Longley
    Julius Erving - Larry Nance - Chris Mullin - Bob Lanier
    Johnny Moore - Ron Harper - Eric "Sleepy" Floyd - Mike Dunleavy - Anthony Johnson

    Magic Rat
    Shaquille O'Neal - Steve Scheffler - David Harrison
    Bernard King - Drazen Petrovic - LaBron James - Dale Davis - Michael Bradley
    Nate "Tiny" Archibald - Rick Carlisle - BJ Armstrong - Marko Milic

    Roaming Gnome
    Mark Eaton - Joe Barry Carroll
    Spencer Heywood - Mike Bantom - Grant Hill - Derrick Colman
    Jeff Hornacek - Don Buse - David Wingate - Frank Johnson - Rafer Alston - Lloyd Danials

    IndianaPacer67
    Hakeem Olajuwan - Bryant Reeves - George Murehsan
    Dennis Rodman - Joe Fulks - Jon Bender - Glenn Robinson
    Magic Johnson - Sam Jones - Sam Cassel - Bobby Jackson - Tony Allen

    Wooolus
    David Robinson - George Mikan - Jeff Foster
    Kevin Garnett - Scottie Pippen - Andre Igoudala - Josh Howard
    Jerry West - Reggie Miller - Dywane Wade - Mark Jackson - Muggsy Bogues

    Dipperdunk
    Moses Malone - Arvydas Sabonus
    Rick Barry - Karl Malone - Kevin McHale - Tayshaun Prince - Vernon Maxwell
    John Havlicek - Bob Cousy - Kobe Bryant - Ben Gordon - Jo Jo White

    MSA2CF
    Wes Unseld - James Edwards
    Charles Barkley - Cadillac Anderson - Stew Johnson - Vince Boryla - Sean Green
    Steve Kerr - Clyde Drexler - Mike Glenn - Max Zaslofsky - Red Holzman

  • #2
    Re: The Drafting Game Selection Thread

    I will select Wilt Chamberlain, season still to be determined.


    Sycamore Ken is now on the clock with the second pick......

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    • #3
      Re: The Drafting Game Selection Thread

      A reminder to everyone....

      We are using a $42M salary cap for this game.

      Please be careful to keep your total team roster under the cap.

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      • #4
        Re: The Drafting Game Selection Thread

        I've been off-line all week and have not done any research, so I'll take Jordan, season TBD.

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        • #5
          Re: The Drafting Game Selection Thread

          to be clear, one player cant be selected twice, correct? So you can just draft one player, and pick the year later on.

          It wasn't about being the team everyone loved, it was about beating the teams everyone else loved.

          Division Champions 1955, 1956, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
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          • #6
            Re: The Drafting Game Selection Thread

            That is correct, once a player is drafted, they're gone, I'm just waiting a bit to choose the years, after my team is drafted, so I can manage my cap number better.

            I pretty much know what years I want, but if towards the later rounds, I have to pick a bunch of players not on my list, then I'll have the ability to choose different years, of a lesser cap hit, and not be locked into a specific year already.

            The main reason I'm doing it that way is because we're locked into the 42M salary cap, and when we played last year, we didn't have one, so I'm just trying to make sure I can squeeze the players I'd like on the roster, salary-wise.

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            • #7
              Re: The Drafting Game Selection Thread

              2 questions:

              1) how does the salary structure work?

              2) how do blocks and steals count for players before 1975?

              It wasn't about being the team everyone loved, it was about beating the teams everyone else loved.

              Division Champions 1955, 1956, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
              Conference Champions 1955, 1956, 1988, 2005
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              • #8
                Re: The Drafting Game Selection Thread

                Able is now on the clock with the 3rd pick, but I believe Jose Slaughter might be making the selection for him, if he's away from his computer today.

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                • #9
                  Re: The Drafting Game Selection Thread

                  Salary structure is basically just whatever 12 players you can fit on there, without going over 42 million. I know that sounds vague, but if you chose to pick one player at 12 mil, and then 11 players at 2.75 mil you could, or if you wanted 12 players at 3.5 mil, you could, it's pretty much your choice.

                  As far as stats go, I know the NBA didn't keep track of blocks and steals back in the day, but the engine they use to simulate games takes that into consideration, and if when you're searching players on the WIS website, list a player you're thinking of, and look at their stat lines, I think the simulation engine kind of guesses for blocks, & steals, because Chamberlain, and even Mikan have stats listed for assists, steals, and blocks.

                  Just log into your account on WIS, and go to Manage My Team, and then go to the Draft Center, and then start looking up players by name, position, or stats.

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                  • #10
                    Re: The Drafting Game Selection Thread

                    I'll select Larry Bird for Able.

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                    • #11
                      Re: The Drafting Game Selection Thread

                      Travmil takes Kareem

                      Go!!!, you're up

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                      • #12
                        Re: The Drafting Game Selection Thread

                        Hey Hicks, or anyone in Mgmt...Could this post get a sticky please?
                        ...Still "flying casual"
                        @roaminggnome74

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                        • #13
                          Re: The Drafting Game Selection Thread

                          Burnzone - Wilt Chamberlain

                          SycamoreKen - Michael Jordan

                          Able - Larry Bird

                          Travmil - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

                          Go!!! - On the clock with the 5th pick

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                          • #14
                            Re: The Drafting Game Selection Thread

                            I will take the Big O if he is there next pick

                            If not, Bill Russell
                            You, Never? Did the Kenosha Kid?

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                            • #15
                              Re: The Drafting Game Selection Thread

                              ok ok looking for a pick now...
                              Ya Think Ya Used Enough Dynamite there Butch...

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