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Poll: What ABA teams are draft winners?

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  • #1

    Poll: What ABA teams are draft winners?

    Now that this chapter has closed, I'm interested in hearing about what fellow league members think of the draft.

    This will be a multiple choice public poll.

    Who were the big winners this week? Also, feel free to explain why you voted the way you did.

    Your choices:

    Able - London
    Gilbert Arenas
    Richard Jefferson
    Nenad Krstic
    Wally Szczerbiak
    Nene
    Dan Gadzuric
    Andris Biedrins
    Antonio Daniels
    J.J. Redick
    Marko Jaric
    Shavlik Randolph
    Chuck Hayes

    Boston Connection - Terre Haute
    Dirk Nowitzki
    Carlos Boozer
    Zach Randolph
    Rafer Alston
    Shaun Livingston
    Desmond Mason
    Stromile Swift
    Tim Thomas
    Steven Hunter
    John Salmons
    Austin Croshere
    Sarunas Jasikevicius

    Bulldog - Bulldogs
    Tracy McGrady
    Boris Diaw
    Stephon Marbury
    Mike Miller
    Darko Milicic
    Nazr Mohammed
    Vladimir Radmanovic
    Lorenzen Wright
    Tyrus Thomas
    Damon Jones
    Quinton Ross
    Troy Hudson

    Burnzone - Burnzone
    Kevin Garnett
    Gerald Wallace
    Deron Williams
    Kevin Martin
    Andrew Bynum
    Sebastian Telfair
    Al Jefferson
    Mickael Pietrus
    Hakim Warrick
    Saer Sene
    Shawne Williams

    Diamond Dave - Holden Beach
    Amare Stoudamire
    Ron Artest
    Andre Miller
    Sean May
    Luther Head
    Stephen Jackson
    Jarret Jack
    Erick Dampier
    Steve Blake
    James Posey
    Trenton Hassell
    Damien Wilkins

    Displaced Knick - Denton
    Elton Brand
    Chris Webber
    Emeka Okafor
    Larry Hughes
    Shareef Abdul-Rahim
    Marcus Williams
    Kwame Brown
    Deshawn Stevenson
    Jason Collins
    Johan Petro
    Kris Humphries
    Kirk Snyder

    Dr. Badd - Vancouver
    Chris Paul
    Shaquille O'Neal
    Manu Ginobili
    Tyson Chandler
    Kenyon Martin
    Marvin Williams
    Rudy Gay
    Rodney Carney
    Bobby Jackson
    Rasho Nesterovic
    Dan Dickau
    Brent Barry

    Frank Slade - Frank's
    LeBron James
    Lamar Odom
    Rasheed Wallace
    Brandon Roy
    Raja Bell
    Sam Cassell
    Randy Foye
    Kyle Korver
    Matt Bonner
    Greg Buckner
    Hilton Armstrong
    Adonal Foyle

    Hicks - New Castle
    Tim Duncan
    Rashard Lewis
    Troy Murphy
    Mike Dunleavy
    Hedo Turkoglu
    Rajon Rondo
    Jerry Stackhouse
    Devin Harris
    Ronald "Flip" Murray
    Jared Jeffries
    Dajuan Wagner
    Reggie Evans

    Indy Dave - Team 7
    Jermaine O'Neal
    Al Harrington
    Richard Hamilton
    Danny Granger
    Speedy Claxton
    Alonzo Mourning
    Bobbie Simmons
    Ronnie Brewer
    Jackie Butler
    James Jones
    Sasha Vujacic
    Josh Powell

    Indy Toad - Pan Galactic
    Allen Iverson
    Antawn Jamison
    Chris Kaman
    TJ Ford
    Cuttino Mobley
    Udonis Haslem
    Derek Fisher
    Quentin Richardson
    Melvin Ely
    DeSagana Diop
    Chucky Atkins
    Willie Green

    Jay Redd - JayReddMen
    Paul Pierce
    Ben Wallace
    David West
    Josh Howard
    Kurt Thomas
    Damon Stoudamire
    Joel Przybilla
    Jalen Rose
    Shannon Brown
    Jason Maxiell
    Jose Calderon
    Beno Udrih

    Jose Slaughter - Belfast
    Yao Ming
    Pau Gasol
    Grant Hill
    Brevin Knight
    Shane Battier
    Delonte West
    Jason Williams
    Travis Outlaw
    LaMarcus Aldridge
    Gerald Green
    Joey Graham
    Cedric Simmons

    Kerosene - Oakland
    Dwight Howard
    Jason Richardson
    Marcus Camby
    Bonzi Wells
    Jaamal Magloire
    Leandro Barbosa
    Earl Boykins
    Monta Ellis
    Anderson Varejao
    Tyronn Lue
    Tony Allen
    Lawrence Roberts

    Life is Good - Texans
    Vince Carter
    Ray Allen
    Peja Stojakovic
    Channing Frye
    Tayshaun Prince
    Mark Blount
    Smush Parker
    Juwan Howard
    Juan Dixon
    Keith Bogans
    Eric Snow
    Michael Sweetney

    Los Angeles - Venice
    Mike Bibby
    Chauncey Billups
    Brad Miller
    Morris Peterson
    Eddie Curry
    Antoine Walker
    Matt Harpring
    Francisco Elson
    Gary Payton
    Jarron Collins
    Brian Cook

    Magic Rat - Indianapolis
    Shawn Marion
    Josh Smith
    Raymond Felton
    Luke Ridnour
    Jamaal Tinsley
    Nick Collison
    Eddie Griffin
    Andrea Bargnani
    Anthony Johnson
    Brian Skinner
    Jumaine Jones
    Luke Walton

    Mourning - Amsterdam
    Jason Kidd
    Mehmet Okur
    Jameer Nelson
    Caron Butler
    Mo Williams
    Antonio McDyess
    Brendan Haywood
    Reggie Evans
    Ruben Patterson
    Etan Thomas
    Jarvis Hayes
    Dahntay Jones

    Number Seven - Nazdba
    Bosh, Chris
    Michael Redd
    Andre Iguodala
    Mike James
    Ben Gordon
    PJ Brown
    Eddie Jones
    Martell Webster
    Michael Finley
    Joe Smith
    Charlie Bell
    Linas Klieza

    Peck - Big Bad
    Steve Nash
    Kirk Hinrich
    Drew Gooden
    Adam Morrison
    Zaza Pachulia
    J.R. Smith
    Primoz Brezec
    Donyell Marshall
    Nate Robinson
    Dikembe Mutombo
    Francisco Garcia
    Rashad McCants

    Pizza Guy - Pizza Guy's
    Kobe Bryant
    Jason Terry
    Samuel Dalembert
    Ricky Davis
    Jamal Crawford
    Kenny Thomas
    Darius Miles
    Chris Mihm
    Chris Duhon
    Bruce Bowen
    Dermarr Johnson
    Antoine Wright

    Raskolnikov - Antananarivo
    Andrei Kirilenko
    Baron Davis
    Andrew Bogut
    Luol Deng
    Steve Francis
    Kenfrick Perkins
    Josh Childress
    Earl Watson
    Anthony Parker
    Theo Ratliff
    Marcus Banks
    Darius Songaila

    Shade - Strong Badia
    Dwayne Wade
    Tony Parker
    Zydrunas Ilgauskas
    Corey Maggette
    Andres Nocioni
    Fred Jones
    Jeff Foster
    Carlos Arroyo
    Devean George
    Gordan Giricek
    Andray Blatche

    Since 86 - Team 23
    Carmelo Anthony
    Joe Johnson
    Charlie Villanueva
    Chris Wilcox
    Ryan Gomes
    Marquis Daniels
    Trevor Ariza
    Sheldon Williams
    Raef Lafrentz
    David Harrison
    Jordan Farmar
    James Singleton
    0
    Able - London Wussies
    0%
    0
    Boston Connection - Terre Haute
    0%
    0
    Bulldog - Bulldogs
    0%
    0
    Burnzone - Burnzone
    0%
    0
    Diamond Dave - Holden Beach
    0%
    0
    Displaced Knick - Denton
    0%
    0
    Dr. Badd - Vancouver
    0%
    0
    Frank Slade - Frank's
    0%
    0
    Hicks - New Castle
    0%
    0
    Indy Dave - Team 7
    0%
    0
    Indy Toad - Pan Galactic
    0%
    0
    Jay Redd - JayReddMen
    0%
    0
    Jose Slaughter - Belfast
    0%
    0
    Kerosene - Oakland
    0%
    0
    Life is Good - Texans
    0%
    0
    Los Angeles - Venice
    0%
    0
    Magic Rat - Indianapolis
    0%
    0
    Mourning - Amsterdam
    0%
    0
    Number Seven - Nazdba
    0%
    0
    Peck - Big Bad
    0%
    0
    Pizza Guy - Pizza Guy's
    0%
    0
    Raskolnikov - Antananarivo
    0%
    0
    Shade - Strong Badia
    0%
    0
    Since 86 - Team 23
    0%
    0

    The poll is expired.

    “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” - Winston Churchill

    “If you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to serve as a horrible warning.” - Catherine Aird
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  • #2
    Re: Poll: What ABA teams are draft winners?

    I voted for everyone simply because it is too early to say who won or lost
    PACER FAN ON STRIKE!!!-The moment the Pacers fire Larry Bird I will cheer for them again.

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    • #3
      Re: Poll: What ABA teams are draft winners?

      Just by looking at the lists, I put Frank's #1 with Badd's #2. Considering how big this league is though, it should be interesting.

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      • #4
        Re: Poll: What ABA teams are draft winners?

        I have no idea - maybe Frank. Of course he has LeBron, and his second and third pick were really solid as well.

        I'm hoping for Steve Francis (pick 120) to become the steal of the draft.
        Word on the street is he doesn't want your money, he only wants to please your ears...
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        • #5
          Re: Poll: What ABA teams are draft winners?

          I think a lot of people did well, and I think I just did a poor job of picking my votes.

          I will say I'm as happy as I can recall being about my own team, but that's dependent on the Warrior boys playing like I think they will.

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          • #6
            Re: Poll: What ABA teams are draft winners?

            I like Dr Badd, Kerosene, LA, Pizzaguy & Rasko. DB & Kero have extremely strong top 5's while the others picked starters 7 and 8 deep. There are some real sleepers in there - MR's one with a bunch of guys who could be starters or could get 10 minutes/game. And Kerosene's season depends on Camby staying healthy - and some on Bonzi staying sane.

            Then there are gamble teams like mine - my top 3 are pretty sure things but starting with Larry Hughes I went to, "I think he'll fit better with Lebron this year" to Kwame "This'll be the year he gets it" all the way to Snyder "He's the type of player JVG really likes." With the exception of Jason Collins, every player in my bottom 9 is a question mark.

            What's impressed me the most is there are very few teams you can point to and say they're total dogs. Like always, it's gonna be about 5 parts luck and 1 part skill.
            The poster formerly known as Rimfire

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            • #7
              Re: Poll: What ABA teams are draft winners?

              I think Boston Connection holds very good papers. I think he has one of the top-3 Forward-Center combinations with a lot of potential for growth.
              His team seems to be a little "light" on Guards. I think he really needs Shaun Livingston to come through aswell as Zach Randolph at Forward. Anyway, good team.

              Displaced Knick. Same story. Superior Forward-Center combination on talent, maybe with a little more injury-history too from his starters then average. But, if they stay healthy then this is a very good frontcourt also good depth there. Not sure about the backcourt.

              Frank Slade. When you have LeBron in your team you need to be listed. I had him last year and it helps a ton. The cast beside LeBron is also pretty good. Rasheed is underrated in Fantasy and Center-eligible which makes him extremely valuable. Odom is quite valuable too with not only his points and rebounds, but also his high number of assists. Korver could very well rebound this year and Cassell might very well play more then most expect him too, sort of how like Stockton kept on playing and just didn't break down. Cassell has more of an injury-history though. The potential ROY is also on this team.

              Kerosene. Nice balanced team with good depth aswell as potential. Camby needs to really play as much as possible. Howard is going to be a beast and if Richardson recovers well from his, I think, knee-injury then he's going to light it up aswell under coach Nelson.

              Magic Rat. I was aiming for Raymond Felton in Round 3, but he got nabbed a few picks ahead of me. One of the best point guards in the league already and he will prove that this year. Will produce a lot of points in Fantasy, very nice pick. And with one of the best-filled Forward slots in the league (IF not the best) with Shawn Marion and Josh Smith. Tinsley better stay healthy to produce FP's behing Felton in the backcourt though. Not sure about center either, but Forward absolutely rocks and Felton will help a lot at Guard too.

              Hicks. Very nice Center-Forward combo. One of the best in this league if you'd ask me. Murphy WILL get a lot of minutes and likely at Center, Duncan aswell, so Center is nicely filled. Who is their backup though? Might want to add a bacl-up center through a trade sometime.
              Rashard Lewis is underrated IMO and is a good addition where you got him. Rondo might very well be one of the best rookies this year, I don't know if his defensive intensity will really translate into a lot of fantasy points though. Stackhouse seems like a good pick too, likewise with Harris. I don't know about Turkoglu. I think his role with the Magic will diminish starting this year.

              Anyway, this is all speculation, offcourse. Teams not mentioned might very well dominate this season. It all remains to be seen.

              Regards,

              Mourning
              2012 PD ABA Fantasy Keeper League Champion, sports.ws

              2011 PD ABA Fantasy Keeper League Champion, sports.ws

              2006 PD ABA Fantasy League runner up, sports.ws

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              • #8
                Re: Poll: What ABA teams are draft winners?

                Originally posted by Hicks View Post
                I think a lot of people did well, and I think I just did a poor job of picking my votes.

                I will say I'm as happy as I can recall being about my own team, but that's dependent on the Warrior boys playing like I think they will.
                I chose Ike as a total reverse of your warriors "gamble". If your boys don't pan out, Ike could see a bigger role.

                What's bad for you could be good for me. That's one of the wierd things about a league as deep as ours.
                “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” - Winston Churchill

                “If you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to serve as a horrible warning.” - Catherine Aird

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                • #9
                  Re: Poll: What ABA teams are draft winners?

                  I messed up my voting, but I would pick Frank Slade, Dr. Badd, Displaced Knick and Boston Connection as the early favorites.

                  Bulldog and Since86, hope you aren't too displeased with your squads. Not sure how Hicks handled 5-6 lists and himself and all his other duties. I had a pretty difficult time with just me and you two for half the rounds. And it was definetely painful giving you guys people that I was hoping would drop to me.

                  Let's get after it.
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                  • #10
                    Re: Poll: What ABA teams are draft winners?

                    Yes, that was the sucky part about drafting for others. People I wanted were dropping right to me, but then one of the others were up, and the guy I had waited on was clearly the right choice, so he had to go.

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                    • #11
                      Re: Poll: What ABA teams are draft winners?

                      Originally posted by Hicks View Post
                      Yes, that was the sucky part about drafting for others. People I wanted were dropping right to me, but then one of the others were up, and the guy I had waited on was clearly the right choice, so he had to go.
                      In my case, it went the opposite. I took players that lifeisgood should have gotten. I even confused who was up towards the end of the draft.

                      Now I'm overly heavy at center and he's light.

                      How you did it with multiple rosters is beyond me. My browser wouldn't even refresh at times. You are a posting and picking god, that's for sure.

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                      • #12
                        Re: Poll: What ABA teams are draft winners?

                        Having firefox helped a lot.

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                        • #13
                          Re: Poll: What ABA teams are draft winners?

                          Last year was the first time we did the draft over multiple days. It worked pretty well on the Sports.ws site, not so well here on line.

                          Believe me Hicks, I know exactly what you had to go thru. There was a 4 year stretch where I was drafting for as many as 6 teams at a time. Thats why I was so insistant on the extended draft. It allows everyone to draft their own team & it takes so much pressure off the commish it isn't even funny. Not to mention, not having to set at a PC for 10 hours!

                          Best case is that Able & his crew can get our Sports.ws clone created in the next few months & we can move in next summer.

                          That way, this will never happen again.

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                          • #14
                            Re: Poll: What ABA teams are draft winners?

                            Hey, I hadn't noticed before - Indy Dave has the entire Pacers front court on his team. Cool!

                            Took a look at your Team 7 because we play each other this week.

                            Also noticed Josh Powell is listed as a GF.
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                            • #15
                              Re: Poll: What ABA teams are draft winners?

                              Originally posted by JayRedd View Post
                              Bulldog and Since86, hope you aren't too displeased with your squads. Not sure how Hicks handled 5-6 lists and himself and all his other duties. I had a pretty difficult time with just me and you two for half the rounds. And it was definetely painful giving you guys people that I was hoping would drop to me.
                              Thanks for doing that, I really appriecate it.

                              And no, I'm not disappointed at all. 1.) Beggers can't be choosers, and 2.) when a league is this big, and gets down that far, it's a crapshoot anyways. Someone is going to get lucky and land that player that just surprises everyone, but it's extremely hard to find.

                              Smaller people would have skipped their man for us others, and made sure they got them themselves. It shows what true class this site/league is ran with. Thank you again.
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