At 08:54 on 04/21/2006, Me-Wolves wrote:
man, 9 months just so Daves Anthony & Cassell can keep their trophies. This must end!!!
Congrats to both of you. Holding the layden back to back is quite a feat, young Cassell...
At 22:01 on 04/20/2006, JLev Experience wrote:
Worst MoonBall season ever. Thanks for nothing, fuckfaces.
At 21:58 on 04/20/2006, 12 Angry Rabbis wrote:
Feels good to be in the $, now I know how the other half lives.
At 11:06 on 04/20/2006, Rec. Leaguers wrote:
blaaaa!! 2006 season gone bad. I will keep the trophy for another year.
Bulls in 6 over Miami to redeem the year.
-dc
At 11:05 on 04/20/2006, Commissioner wrote:
Farewell, Farewell!
Tears blind mine eyes as I share my last good byes to as fine a group of Moonlings as a Commissioner could ever want.
A great season, with movement in the standings, including the daring do of HP Allstars vaulting into 4th to last place on the very last night of the year. Good God.
Congratulations Knicks33.
I am Commissioner, but you are truly King!
Cheers and salutations to HelloShooters and the 12 Angry Rabbis. You had an exciting race to the end after two mercurial ascensions in the standings. You both join King Knicks33 and my personal favorite Weedblazers in the Top Four. Your basketball smarts have earned you money, life’s only true indication of achievement.
Speaking of money, Josh, Jenny, Jason, Pete, and Marc, pay me, please, so I am able to disburse the so called spoils.
$30
Commissioner Mike 3909 SE 51st AvePortland , OR 97206
One last rules violations to mention in this my last missive. JLev, thou will never know the sweet embrace of James ”Just a Forward” Jones, for you forsook your ability to swing when you dropped JChill. Kidd is a guard.
I hope you have all felt my rule just and fair. I know it has been, believe me. A pretty fuckin just and fair guy. I just want to feel loved. And feared.
But you have all heard enough from me.
To my Co-Commissioner, thanks for passing me in the standings, you bastard. Good luck next year. Me Wolves will serve you well.
Merry Moonball to All, and to Moonball, Goodnight
At 02:33 on 04/20/2006, Commissioner wrote:
Farewell, Farewell!
Tears blind mine eyes as I share my last good byes to as fine a group of Moonlings as a Commissioner could ever want.
A great season, with movement in the standings, including the daring do of HP Allstars vaulting into 4th to last place on the very last night of the year. Good God.
Congratulations Knicks33.
I am Commissioner, but you are truly King!
Cheers and salutations to HelloShooters and the 12 Angry Rabbis. You had an exciting race to the end after two mercurial ascensions in the standings. You both join King Knicks33 and my personal favorite Weedblazers in the Top Four. Your basketball smarts have earned you money, life’s only true indication of achievement.
Speaking of money, Josh, Jenny, Jason, Pete, and Marc, pay me, please, so I am able to disburse the so called spoils.
$30
Commissioner Mike 3909 SE 51st AvePortland , OR 97206
One last rules violations to mention in this my last missive. JLev, thou will never know the sweet embrace of James ”Just a Forward” Jones, for you forsook your ability to swing when you dropped JChill. Kidd is a guard.
I hope you have all felt my rule just and fair. I know it has been, believe me. A pretty fuckin just and fair guy. I just want to feel loved. And feared.
But you have all heard enough from me.
To my Co-Commissioner, thanks for passing me in the standings, you bastard. Good luck next year. Me Wolves will serve you well.
Merry Moonball to All, and to Moonball, Goodnight
At 14:19 on 04/19/2006, Hello Shooters wrote:
To everyone:Thanks for a great season, good luck the rest of the way, and enjoy the NBA playoffs.
Thanks also to commissioner Mike for his dedication to keeping moonball going smoothly around here and making it fun...he did a lot of hard work. It's probably not easy to talk like some kind of Centaur creature all the time.
I hope everyone will continue to hang out at MeWolves Moonball Blog. For those who haven't been there yet, it's mewolves.blogspot.com, let Jason or me know if you have any questions about posting or anything.
There will likely be some rule changes to moonball this next year, and a move to a different service. Stay tuned to the blog, and I will post things for discussion this summer (and e-mail to let you know that it's there).
One last transaction for Hello Shooters before we ride off into the sunset: Shut down the Diesel (IR), pick up Steven "Don't stop Believin'" Hunter. Activate King James, and waive Jacque "Jams Vol.2" Vaughn.
At 13:52 on 04/19/2006, HP All Stars wrote:
It's a dead heat for fourth from last so I better do everything I can...
"Oh My God They Killed" Kenny Thomas out.
Malik "#4 in the 99 names of Allah" Allen in.
At 13:01 on 04/19/2006, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
Activate Maggette; waive ButlerActivate Mobley; waive Duhon
At 12:59 on 04/19/2006, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
GP is chillin with Shaq and DWade. To the IR with him! Welcome back Smush "Mouth" Parker for an encore performance.
At 12:40 on 04/19/2006, JLev Experience wrote:
Not that I expect to make up 250 points in one night, but I might as well play with a full roster. So...
Activate Jason "Most Transactions of the Year Award" Williams and waive Michael "43 pts is a hell of a way to go out" Redd.
Activate Etan "I Hope to Play Tonight" Thomas and waive Jamaal "The Only JLev-er to Play All 82 Games" Magloire.
Shelve the inactive Jason "It was Fun While It Lasted" Kidd and claim James "I Love All JJoneses" Jones.
See you all next year.
At 07:46 on 04/19/2006, 12 Angry Rabbis wrote:
Supamove Kaman and replace him with Vin "the Butcher the" Baker " and the candlestick maker."
Good season all.
At 23:26 on 04/18/2006, Rec. Leaguers wrote:
Last move of the year (to little to late) drop Mo Williams, pick up Brent Barry.
-dc
At 18:24 on 04/18/2006, Hello Shooters wrote:
It's not like losing LeBron every other day is fun for me, Weedblazers. You didn't need to make me cry.
At 17:42 on 04/18/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
Shouldn't that be Joke Vaughn?
At 17:12 on 04/18/2006, Hello Shooters wrote:
LeBron to IR, add Jacque Vaughn.
I hope he fits comfortably.
At 16:54 on 04/18/2006, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
Trade alert!Shooters sends The Glove to CCKy in exchange for Brevin "how many times can I be traded by the same two teams?" Knight and JJeff. Knight is waived. LeBron "MVP????" James slides over to G. ClownClown acquires Jason Collins. Nenad is happy to move to forward to make room for a fellow Net.
At 23:48 on 04/17/2006, Commissioner wrote:
Fear Not, My Moonlings!
All transactions have been actualized, and your wildest aspirations are now official manifestations!
Forgive my time away from the helm. Life was tugging as my Commissioner's Cloak, and I was momentarily distracted from my one true calling. But like the Rec Leaguers said, there is no cruise control in Moonball. . . alas, alak.
Commissioner and Chieftain
At 16:08 on 04/17/2006, Rat House Gang wrote:
Activate Ginobilli, d-activate whatever sucka I picked up for him. On second thought, since it hasn't happened yet anyway, just don't chill Ginobilli at all, since he just had a superior game for him. Rat Bastard.
At 11:41 on 04/17/2006, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
Hmm. That's not right. Undo Maggette activation
At 11:33 on 04/17/2006, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
Provisionally activate Maggette. Waive Tinsley.
At 11:32 on 04/17/2006, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
Mobley to the IR. Claim JJeffries. Carter to G
At 11:27 on 04/17/2006, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
Mike, this should be a lesson to you: stay away too long and you miss opportunities to participate in a very enjoyable passtime - busting my bogus transactions. Dave will have all the fun next year. This is your time! Don't fritter it away. I'll try to give you another chance in the next couple days.
Having been busted, I'll attempt to right the situation. Since I could not have waived Tinsley, let's assume that I waived the only player I could have waived: Bell. I'll use my my last supermove to get rid of Tinsley and claim Nate Robinson.
At 11:00 on 04/17/2006, Hello Shooters wrote:
I haven't heard from the Commish in a while, but if he doesn't show up soon, I will try to take up the slack on the transactions. I have been super busy too.
In his stead, I will have to bust CCK, though. CCK, you can't waive Tinsley and activate Dukie Duhon because Duhon has been on IR for less than one week. You must replace him with the player you picked up, Deshaun Stevenson.
Since you've been a busy boy, and have already replaced Stevenson...there is precedent for waiving the player who replaced him. In this case, Raja Bell.
If you replace Tinsley with Duhon, you have to wait until the 20th.
At 18:35 on 04/16/2006, Rec. Leaguers wrote:
During a nice afternoon of food and conversation with the family I was informed that I had fallen into last and then was reminded that KG had been out for a while. I guess there is no cruise control for moonball. Drop KG and pick up where I started - Mike Sweetney.
There is a lot else I should probably do, but I am going to hold my breath and hope to move up a spot...if not, the trophy can stay in Oak Park for another year...Shannan loves it.
At 11:56 on 04/16/2006, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
I put Duhon on IR a few days ago, though it has yet to show up. I'll activate him now, waiving Tinsley.
At 10:20 on 04/16/2006, Hello Shooters wrote:
Activate LeBron, waive Cro.
At 18:28 on 04/15/2006, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
Foster to the IR. Claim LoWright
I suppose it goes without saying that I'm still interested in seeing my post from Thursday and my two posts from Friday put into effect. If Clown-Clown this makes me then Clown-Clown I am.
At 18:31 on 04/14/2006, JLev Experience wrote:
OK, third and final post of the hour.
To replace the suspended Childress, I will take Ike "Broflofsky" Diogu in a Supermove.
Thanks for listening.
At 18:03 on 04/14/2006, JLev Experience wrote:
Well, it seems that even though Ratliff is still listed among the Free Agents, he was actually claimed by Rathouse two days ago, and the Commissioner is apparently planning to enact the transaction once Passover is done.
So, I'll take Korver for Randolph's spot and figure something else for Childress.
At 17:54 on 04/14/2006, JLev Experience wrote:
It appears that Zach "Moritmer and" Randolph was inactive on Thursday --- beyond his typical inactivity on the court, that is, and genuinely not on the roster.
So, in his place I will take teammate Theo "Crazy Like a" Ratliff. Move JO to F.
Also, I will use my last Supermove to waive Josh "Franchise" Childress and take my first Sixer, Kyle "Broflofsky" Korver. (Sorry, J-Chill, but a 2-game suspension with 4 games left don't work for me.)
At 14:12 on 04/14/2006, Rat House Gang wrote:
Injury replacement: Derek Anderson for Ginobilli
At 10:40 on 04/14/2006, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
Claim Raja Bell. Waive DeShawn Stevenson. Claim McDyess. Waive Howard.
At 09:29 on 04/14/2006, Hello Shooters wrote:
LeBron James is out...inactive. In fact, for the first time this year, I actually saw a news source saying he would be inactive. (But I didn't see it 'til after the game, natch). Was it the brilliant media that found out his status, and published it? No, they were quoting the coach, who said, "We'd tape him up. But he's going to be inactive." So there you go.
So, how to fill his shoes? Hello Shooters will now be powered by the big feet of Austin "Hormel" Croshere. You may not know this, but Croshere is actually an MVP candidate in Bizarro World this year. Go Austin!
At 14:46 on 04/13/2006, Rat House Gang wrote:
Ok then, I'll take Raja for Ginobilli.
At 13:07 on 04/13/2006, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
Before Commish calls me clown clown again, I should correct my last post. I probably had a few days before he posted it, but I'll correct it now anyway (sorry commish - I couldn't resist). Duhon still goes to IR, but I'll take Deshawn Stevenson instead.
At 11:58 on 04/13/2006, Hello Shooters wrote:
Claim "Starvin" Marvin Williams, and say goodbye and thanks again to Trenton Hustle. You made this Wolves fan's year a little better.
At 11:53 on 04/13/2006, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
Duhon to IR. Claim "maha" Raja Bell
At 08:44 on 04/13/2006, HP All Stars wrote:
Drop the Blunt and start smokin' some of that Ilgauskas.
At 01:41 on 04/13/2006, Commissioner wrote:
A final list of suckers:
Marvin Williams (4/13)Wally Szczerbiak (4/14)Raja Bell (4/14)Antonio McDyess (4/14)PJ Brown (4/15)Stephon Marbury (4/17)Danny Granger (4/18)Jake-dog Tsakalidis (4/18)Darius Miles (4/18)
Commissioner
At 15:38 on 04/12/2006, Rat House Gang wrote:
OK Make it Ratliff for Rathouse's Yao.
At 19:24 on 04/11/2006, Rat House Gang wrote:
A man after my own heart, HP.
Before I get yelled at (it feels a little touchy here in Moonball land), I realize that Jake is actually on the waiver wire, so I can't pick him up for Yao. I'll have to figure something else out.
At 17:05 on 04/11/2006, HP All Stars wrote:
16 Candles
At 16:59 on 04/11/2006, monkeyshoes wrote:
yeah, get with it commish. i could not help but notice you have Brian 'doolittle' Skinner on your roster and i'm still waiting for Gerald 'jolly' Green 'giant' to appear on mine. i dare ya to call me monkeyclowns
At 15:10 on 04/11/2006, Hello Shooters wrote:
It's a busy day here, nice to be hanging out with y'all.
As for me, I'm here to supermove Darius "If I had a good attitude and my knee didn't hurt, I could run a million" Miles. Add my old pal Trenton "NJ" Hassell, who is thankfully not a Portland slug.
P.S. Commish, I will be timing your response to this request. One false move, and Cous Cous will have fuel to declare a "do-over" for the entire moonball season.
At 14:13 on 04/11/2006, Rat House Gang wrote:
BTW: according to CBS Sportsline: 04/11/2006 Yao Ming C Foot Out I-L. Out indefinitely
At 14:10 on 04/11/2006, Rat House Gang wrote:
Yao "as fragile as a" Ming "vase" broke his damn foot and is out for the season. Pick up Jake "yeah, you" Tsakalidis. I dare anyone to get that reference. And admit it.
At 12:12 on 04/11/2006, Commissioner wrote:
It seems that CCK always got shit to say about the Office of High Commissioner for 'missing' his transactions. . . try not 'missing' the fargin drafts next year, Clown Clown Klown.
At 11:41 on 04/11/2006, monkeyshoes wrote:
trade winds blowin' jason 'hockeymask' kidd for paul 'nipple' pierce. my master plan is working, its working. ha ha ha haby the way ironwood with in the week i'll trade anyone on my roster for delonte 'wild, wild' west
At 10:09 on 04/11/2006, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
It seems that neither of my posts from yesterday were recorded. To wit: I should have (and desperately need) Qyntel Wood's disappointingly few points from last night.
In addition, with Tinsley now active, activate him; waive Jake Tshksadfouigvcax; Nened to C; Carter to F.
At 03:52 on 04/11/2006, Commissioner wrote:
Your Attention Is In Order!
The second to last of this year, for your team's ever improving prospects:
Marquis Daniels (4/11)Joe Smith (4/11)Marvin Williams (4/13)Wally Szczerbiak (4/14)Raja Bell (4/14)Antonio McDyess (4/14)PJ Brown (4/15)Stephon Marbury (4/17)
How bout it?
Commish
At 03:51 on 04/11/2006, Commissioner wrote:
Your Attention Is In Order!
The second to last of this year, for your team's ever improving prospects:
Marquis Daniels (4/11)Joe Smith (4/11)Marvin Williams (4/13)Wally Szczerbiak (4/14)Raja Bell (4/14)Antonio McDyess (4/14)PJ Brown (4/15)
How bout it?
Commish
At 12:47 on 04/10/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
WB claim Marquis "Lloyd" Daniels and drop Danny "the Stranger" Granger.
WB claim Raja "you can ring my" Bell and drop Des "the OK Kid" Mason.
WB claim "The projects, the" PJ Brown and drop Brian "there's more than one way to" Skinner "a cat."
At 12:35 on 04/10/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
WB drop Stephon "Dead Weight" Marbury and reinstate Desmond "With a wooden house there is no need for a" Mason.
Fuck Steph.
At 11:49 on 04/10/2006, monkeyshoes wrote:
'lime' ricky davis on the chill list pick up gerald 'een ferraro' green
At 10:23 on 04/10/2006, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
SM1: Waive SmParker. Claim Qyntel Woods
At 10:14 on 04/10/2006, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
Magette => IRDuhon => my team
At 13:07 on 04/09/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
Weedblazers place Joel "Hurt A Lot" Przybilla on the chill list and acquire Brian "Principal" Skinner
At 10:43 on 04/09/2006, JLev Experience wrote:
Etan "Da Bomb" Thomas was inactive last night. Fill his spot with Shaun "of the Dead" Livingston. Move J-Chill to F.
At 10:30 on 04/09/2006, Hello Shooters wrote:
Two more Celtics for monkeyshoes:
Hello Shooters trades Raef "Low Rent" LaFrentz and Kendrick "Applebees ain't no" Perkins, and receives Primoz "They call me the Breeze" Brezec.
Monkeyshoes sends Caron "a-thon" Butler to the inactive list. Hello Shooters uses a trade supermove to pick up Gary "G-Love" Payton, and moves LeBron "Fuckin' Unbelievable" James to F.
I will be at Target Center today to cheer on the Wolves scrubs. I'm hoping Justin Reed will make me wish I'd picked him...
At 12:21 on 04/08/2006, Knick33 wrote:
Waive PJ "Carlesimo" Brown.
At 14:51 on 04/07/2006, Hello Shooters wrote:
Activate Darius "surgically repaired" Miles, waive Wally "can't wait for the end of the season to have surgery" Sczcerbiak.
There's a Celtic for you.
At 13:49 on 04/07/2006, monkeyshoes wrote:
drop raja 'saved by the' bell and supermove tony 'randal' allen. CALLING ALL MOONIES i want celtics. send me trade offers.
At 09:29 on 04/07/2006, Knick33 wrote:
Activate Stephen Jackson. Waive Antonio McDyess.
At 19:11 on 04/06/2006, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
Activate big Jake; Tinsley to IR; Nenad to F; Vince to G
At 13:05 on 04/06/2006, HP All Stars wrote:
Ilgauskas is broken. Brendan (Frazier's basketball character from Bedazzled) Haywood on to the All-Stars.
P
At 08:44 on 04/05/2006, Ironwood Flash wrote:
Wow, a pleasant surprise in an otherwise dreary season in the 'wood: Larry Hughes played last night. Is he on my team? I can't remember. Please activate him and waive Marvin "not yet" Williams.
At 23:02 on 04/04/2006, Rat House Gang wrote:
move harpring to F
At 14:59 on 04/04/2006, Rat House Gang wrote:
In my final sprint to moonball ignominy in Minny, I'll be the homer that ya'll know I am and supermove Rashad "McCAN" McCants for Joe "Jebediah" Smith.
At 01:55 on 04/04/2006, Commissioner wrote:
Coo Coo Cachoo, fair moonies,
Get excited! Get pumped!Here comes your final sprint to moonball glory!
From your power injection connection comes the final piece to your squad’s winning puzzle:
Jarret Jack (4/10)Eddie Jones (4/9)Brian Cook (4/8)Lorenzen Wrong (4/8)Eric Snow (4/7)Tony Battie (4/6)Brendon Haywood (4/5)Luther Head (4/4)Eddie House (4/4)Kyle Korver (4/4)
No Final Four blowouts in this League!
Commissioner Mike
p.fuckin.s. if your name is Josh, Jenny, Jason, Pete, David C, or Marc, pay me my money down.
$30, baby.
Commissioner Mike 3909 SE 51st AvePortland , OR 97206
At 21:21 on 04/03/2006, JLev Experience wrote:
Jason "Sixth Time's A Charm" Williams was inactive yesterday. In his stead, I claim Etan "Don't Call Me Isiah" Thomas.
Move Paul "Accepting Trade Offers" Pierce to G.[If Thomas is only a C, not an F-C, then also move Jermaine O'Groin to F.]
At 09:51 on 04/03/2006, Knick33 wrote:
Activate TJ Ford. Waive Jarrett Jack.
At 08:46 on 04/03/2006, Ironwood Flash wrote:
Claim Luther, waive Marquis.
At 15:38 on 04/02/2006, monkeyshoes wrote:
Pecking order? Two season ticket-holders who ordered a Phillies highlight DVD were sent instead a Spanish-language cockfighting video. The club apologized for the unexplained occurrence
At 11:38 on 04/02/2006, 12 Angry Rabbis wrote:
Claim Head, if I get him waive Chucky Atkins "Diet."
At 11:11 on 04/02/2006, Knick33 wrote:
Place Stephen Jackson on IR. Add Jarrett Jack.
At 01:01 on 04/02/2006, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
waive jones. activate howard
At 13:50 on 04/01/2006, JLev Experience wrote:
"The Indianapolis Star reports that Jermaine O'Neal said he intends to return to action on Saturday."
Ergo, please reactivate Jermaine O'Groin and waive Lorenzen "One and Done" Wright.
At 13:09 on 04/01/2006, Hello Shooters wrote:
My season is complete, I have Ndudi Ebi!
As for the rest...Shaqtivate the Daddy, waive Cookie, Raef to F.
At 08:53 on 04/01/2006, Knick33 wrote:
Place PJ Brown on IR. Add Antonio McDyess.
Aye for Jason as co-commish... maybe it means he will actually read his messages within the first couple weeks people send them to him.
Mike you must have been having fun last night or the people are TQ stats are truly the devil and know everything about each of us. Frederick Weiss on Knick33. Stinka Dare on the Rabbis. Rumeal Robinson on Ironwood. I wish I was hanging out with you more.
At 13:53 on 03/31/2006, Hello Shooters wrote:
Announcement:Not only has Jason started a great blog, and fueled it with some interesting NBA tidbits. He has also agreed to step forward as co-commish for next year.
Jason will use his vast (two-timing) online fantasy league knowledge to help me look at new services to host the league, and we'll also see about restructuring the rules to work with whatever website is chosen. We may even be forced to explore new ways to keep Knick33 from winning it all three years in a row. (maybe some poison pill lanuage, like, if you're a Yankees fan and are ahead at all-star break, you lose 3000 points...that kind of thing).
Anyway, as a scholar of the constitution, I know that we need to vote on our leadership...except Weedblazers, who was appointed by God. So, all those in favor of me and Jason running the league next year, say aye!
At 10:12 on 03/31/2006, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
Claim Mobley. Waive Amare. Carter to F
At 09:45 on 03/31/2006, JLev Experience wrote:
Jermaine O'Groin was inactive last night.It is with great pleasure and pride that I welcome Lorenzen "It Feels So" Wright back to the JLev Experience. It's been too long. (Move Sheed to F.)
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Knick33 is great. Whoopdeedoo.
At 09:38 on 03/31/2006, Rec. Leaguers wrote:
Bring Back Mo Williams. Drop Snow.
-dc
Anyone else see that the NBA is discussing banning players from wairing tights:
"Starting next season, the NBA intends to ban tights, ESPN reported Thursday, citing anonymous league and team sources.
According to ESPN, league officials apparently don't like the look, which has been sported by such stars as Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Michael Redd.
Under the rule change, players who want to wear tights would need a note from a doctor detailing a "medical need," ESPN said."
At 08:24 on 03/31/2006, Me-Wolves wrote:
well, we all knew Knick33 kicked ass on draft night - his last six rounds were ridiculous. Bastard.
BTW, if any of you haven't got an invite to the Moonball blog, it's because i probably sent it to the wrong email address. Message me & I'll re-send. For those that haven't seen it, the address is http://mewolves.blogspot.com (both http://moonball.blogspot.com & http://thelastshot.blogspot.com/ were taken by blogs that haven't been updated in years (which is kind of creepy)
At 00:57 on 03/31/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
Ditto to that Rabbis! Knick33 has practically won the scoring race every week!
Confession time: I found I had a friend who is a Dukie. A colleague, and a good one. I was stunned when i learned she came from the ratholes of Cameron. I literally have NEVER had anyone I called a friend or even a chum who was a Dukie. Fucking never! Probably the closest I ever came before was being friends with Me-Wolves back when he was sporting the Christian Laettner do. For real. Life truly is CRAZY!
At 21:51 on 03/30/2006, 12 Angry Rabbis wrote:
It is astounding how bad of an ass whooping we are all getting from Knicks33. This season is a blow out of epic proportions.
At 12:07 on 03/30/2006, Hello Shooters wrote:
Shaqtive was also inactive. He can chill too, and I'll add Brian Cook. Move LaFrentz to C.
At 11:53 on 03/30/2006, Hello Shooters wrote:
Claim Raef LaFrentz, waive Tony Battie. Chill Chris Bosh, and add K. Perkins at C. And just like that, my roster is littered with Celtics. It's been that kind of year in Minny...
At 21:15 on 03/29/2006, HP All Stars wrote:
While we are passing out cheers to the Pistons, I would like to thank this year's squad for reminding us how SUPERFUCKINGAWSOME the 72-10 Bulls were.
At 14:59 on 03/29/2006, Ironwood Flash wrote:
yay Flip! from ESPN:
Saunders sent a little putdown Scottie Pippen's way Tuesday night after he was told that Pippen said the Pistons had forgotten how to play defense.
"He had a migraine headache when he said that," Saunders said.
At 08:36 on 03/29/2006, Ironwood Flash wrote:
Claim Dalembert, waive Haywood.
At 11:35 on 03/28/2006, HP All Stars wrote:
Claim Nocioni, waive Abdur-Rahim.
At 11:32 on 03/28/2006, Ironwood Flash wrote:
You can stuff your sorries in a sack, mister.
At 11:31 on 03/28/2006, HP All Stars wrote:
Claim Tinsely, waive Abdur-Rahim and move Simmons to F.
P
At 11:10 on 03/28/2006, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
Claim Tinsley; waive Head.Sorry, Flash.
At 10:58 on 03/28/2006, Ironwood Flash wrote:
Modify my claim again. Claim Tinsley, waive Haywood. Kwame to C, Marquis to F.
At 10:31 on 03/28/2006, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
Claim ANoc. Waive Kyle "I waive you for good this time" Korver
At 10:12 on 03/28/2006, Hello Shooters wrote:
I'm back on moonball after a great trip to Portland. Final 4 excitement abounds!
In a flurry of injuries for Hello Shooters, Raymond "Feltchie" Felton was inactive Sunday. (Charlotte must be almost back on its feet if a guy went straight to inactive instead of waiting a week.)
I requested a replacement yesterday via voicemail, after commish said goodbye and left me in his living room with no internet connection and a stack of CDs. That's sabotage.
I should have Eddie "Shitbrick" House's points for last night, then send him to the waiver wire if Feltchie's back tonight.
At 16:39 on 03/27/2006, Ironwood Flash wrote:
I would like to adjust the last post. Claim Nocioni instead of Dalembert, still waive Haywood, and move Kwame to C to balance. The claim for the Tin man still stands.
At 15:31 on 03/27/2006, Ironwood Flash wrote:
Claim Dalembert, waive Haywood.Claim Tinsley, waive Marquis Daniels.
At 11:20 on 03/27/2006, JLev Experience wrote:
Place a claim on Jamaal "of America" Tinsley. Waive Jumaine "We Had a Good Run" Jones. And, of course, move Swinging Josh Childress back to F.
If I don't get Tinsley, then I'll claim "My Dinner with" Andres Nocioni and waive Double-J. (And Childress stays where he is.)
At 21:36 on 03/26/2006, Commissioner wrote:
Feast on the Potential:
Bernard Robinson (4/1)Cuttino Mobley (3/31)Carlos Arroyo (3/30)Raef Lafrentz (3/30)Jalen Rose (3/30)Samuel Dalembert (3/29)Jamaal Tinsley (3/28)Andres Nocioni (3/28)
These ain't no stickin college kids!
Commish
At 21:34 on 03/26/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
Weedblazers lay claim to Jamaal "Good When I'm Goin" Tinsley and drop Leandro "the Android" Barbosa.
Whatta a friggin Tourney!!!!! This has been so much fun!
At 15:14 on 03/25/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
Hello Shooters coming at ya from Portland OREGON, where commissioner Mike and I are discussing weighty Moonball issues that will change the WORLD.
Namely...who should replace hometown honey, Darius Miles and his 3 straight zeros? After a long look into the depths of the free agent pool:
Miles inactive, bring back big bad Battie. Bump Bosh to F.
At 13:26 on 03/25/2006, monkeyshoes wrote:
thoughts while waiting for our blog to hatch...
piggy backing on a couple espn articles I read, one by the Sports Misogynist, the other by John Hollinger, I think D. Wade is the MP3 (Ali G referrence anyone?) check the stats: (rounded up slightly) 28ppg. 7apg. 6rpg. 2spg. 1bpg. and 50% shooting, likely all-defensive team. Those look like Jordan numbers to me.
has there ever been a more typical over-hpyed Duke team that obviously sucked. I mean J.J. Reddick is so mediocre by Duke and college b-ball star standards. Sure he broke all kinds of records but that only underscores my point. in an age when much of the GREAT college talent leaves early the Reddicks of the world flourish. even more so getting to play in coach K's brilliant system (I hate Duke but as a youth basketball coach, I am obligated to appreciate his coaching or the hoops gods will curse me and all young players i encounter.) It was so awsome to watch J.J. get some serious D right up under his shirt and whine about it the whole game.
P-P-P-PAUL 'the truth' P-P-P-PIERCE as Mason would call him if he played in Detroit, is having the best season EVER on such a bad team without flipping out on his teammates. He is pulling some Bernard King shit. you know if he did smoehow get in the playoffs he might average 40ppg.
finally, does the NCAA tourney ever dissapoint? does anything in life always live up to the hype like this(disclaimer: I don't have kids but I hear they live up to the hype at least as much as March Maddness) I spent the last two nights in Heart Break Hotel watching my bracket go up in flames and my two favorite teams B. C. and Gonzaga go down like DeCappprio on an ocean liner and I still can't wait for todays games.
At 12:42 on 03/25/2006, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
activate knight; waive brob; ejones to f
At 09:07 on 03/25/2006, Knick33 wrote:
TJ Ford was inactive last night. Place him on IR and add PJ Brown. Move Stephen Jackson to G.
At 18:45 on 03/24/2006, JLev Experience wrote:
Please activate Jermaine "Tatum" O'Neal at forward.
Cuttino "Moms" Mobley is listed as "out indefinitely" on CBS Sportsline and elsewhere. If the Commissioners allow it, I will place Mobes on the Inactive List. If they won't allow it, I'll send him to the waiver wire.
Either way, move Josh "F-G Stands for Fucking Great" Childress to guard
At 11:08 on 03/24/2006, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
Jake Tsadgfhjasdfkjbahdfaksj to the IR. Claim Rasual Butler; Amare to C.
At 08:02 on 03/24/2006, Rec. Leaguers wrote:
I guess Mo Williams has not been playing for the last week or so. Put him on the IR and pick-up Eric Snow.
-dc
At 07:54 on 03/24/2006, Rec. Leaguers wrote:
Mourning out. Pick up Adonal Foyle.
-dc
At 14:28 on 03/23/2006, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
I've been waiting a long time to write this:Activate Stoudemire!repeat: Activate Stoudemire!Waive Raef LaScrub
At 11:13 on 03/23/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
Weedblazers place a claim on Andres "the Giant" Nocionni and drop Danny "Danny's not here, Mrs. Torrance" Granger
At 08:31 on 03/23/2006, Ironwood Flash wrote:
Our prescient commish will be able to divine this, but for the rest of you I'll add that I'll move Marquis Daniels to G to accommodate the new guy.
At 08:29 on 03/23/2006, Ironwood Flash wrote:
Use my second supermove to waive Jalen and send in the Clown--Kwame Brown.
At 16:50 on 03/22/2006, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
CCK here, reporting in with another injury: Frye will not travel to Orlando and is anticipated to be placed on IR. I'll go out on a limb and grab Bernard Robinson. He's not listed in our master roster file, but let's call him a forward.
At 01:34 on 03/22/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
Yo Commish! Weedblazers ain't no suckas!
Claim Leandro "Call me Leo?" Barbosa and drop Carlos "Santana" Arroyo.
C-dog, it was good while it lasted. May you land a starting job next year.
At 01:09 on 03/22/2006, Commissioner wrote:
Hear ye, hear ye!
Some sorry saps for your sucka squads:
Samuel Dalmbert (3/29)Jamaal Tinsley (3/28)Andres Nocioni (3/28)Nate Robinson (3/25)Leandro Barbosa (3/23)Stro Swift (3/22)Milt Palacio (3/22)
Pickin and choosin hadn't ever been so sweet!
Commish
At 23:14 on 03/21/2006, Rat House Gang wrote:
Super-duper move: Drop Samuel "Stinky Cheese" Dalembert, acquire Nazr "If a Mountain of Moonball Points won't come to Rat House, Rat House will have to Supermove" Mohammed. Stick that in your pipes and smoke 'em.
At 18:11 on 03/21/2006, Knick33 wrote:
Activate Gerald Wallace, waive Andres Nocioni.
At 12:55 on 03/21/2006, Me-Wolves wrote:
Even though he's probably better than some of the current Me-Wolves (yeah, I'm looking at you Marcus), I'm going to let Jamal Tinsley move on to the waiver wire today. Why? Because I hate him.
At 10:56 on 03/21/2006, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
Ack.Knight to IR. Claim LHead.
At 11:17 on 03/20/2006, Me-Wolves wrote:
Okay, I am actually getting a blog set up - just at my usual pace. Which means we might be good to go by the draft.
In the meantime, you all should stop what you are doing right now & download the Gnarls Barkley song "Crazy" from this link:
http://yoorp.blogspot.com/2006/03/this-month-i-will-mostly-be-listening.html
Gnarls is the work of Cee-Lo (thanks, WB!) and Danger Mouse, and this song is like the best song in the world.
At 22:00 on 03/19/2006, 12 Angry Rabbis wrote:
With BDiddy on the IR, I'll pick up Chucky Atkins "diet."
At 00:34 on 03/19/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
Desmond "Howard " Mason to the chill list, and inact Danny "Champion of the World" Granger
At 12:07 on 03/18/2006, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
Q to IR. Claim Nate Robinson (eff 3/17)Activate EJones; waive Nate "I can dunk, but am not really very good at moonball point generation" Robinson
At 19:50 on 03/17/2006, Ironwood Flash wrote:
Damn, monkey, I'm down an Earl and needed Watson to fill the need. I'll take CCK's folly instead, add Marv Williams, move Jalen to G to balance it out.
At 15:13 on 03/17/2006, monkeyshoes wrote:
injury replacement Earl 'harbor' Watkins for 'back-attack' TMac.
At 14:48 on 03/17/2006, Commissioner wrote:
Hello Moonies,
CCK and monkeyshoes, less sloppiness please!
CCK's claim on Marvin "I'm a Forward" Williams because Q-Ball was slotted as a guard, and there's no 'somebody' on the CCK roster to move.
monkeyshoes plea for a Rabinowitz is invalid because McGrady is inactive.
Geesh!
Commish
At 15:24 on 03/16/2006, monkeyshoes wrote:
monkeyshoes gives the ol' rabinowitz to 'Dick' Tracy McGrady. Pick up Earl 'Grey in a coffe town' Watson.
At 15:19 on 03/16/2006, HP All Stars wrote:
Jay "Motocycle" Williams
At 14:36 on 03/16/2006, Hello Shooters wrote:
For the beginning of March Madness, I'd like to say that Duke sucks...and Duke alums have sucked in the NBA this year. Ever since Grant Hill came to the NBA and they finally had a success story, people have been saying Duke players have finally started to play well in the NBA. This year, that's been the exception rather than the rule. Grant Hill...bust, Corey Maggette...bust, Carlos Boozer...bust. Laettner gone, Dahntay Jones is not doing much, Mike Dunleavy's still pretty much a squid. Battier has done a little bit of everything and been good for the Griz. The only glaring exception is Elton Brand, who has been incredible (after a mediocre start for Hello Shooters last year. Another reason to hate Duke).
Besides my biases, I don't really have much basis for filling out my bracket...except that Southern Illinois is going to the sweet 16 because they are So. Ill.!
At 11:30 on 03/16/2006, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
Another day, another injury. Such is my life. This time, send Q to IR and claim Marvin Williams. Move somebody to make it right.
At 08:10 on 03/16/2006, Ironwood Flash wrote:
Claim the Fish, waive Babar Barbosa.
At 03:01 on 03/16/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
Weedblazers lay claim to Derek Fisher 'of Men' and drop Deron 'Boring Last Name' Williams.
At 23:33 on 03/15/2006, Knick33 wrote:
Gerald Wallace was inactive tonight. Put him on IR and pick up Andres Nocioni.
At 17:23 on 03/15/2006, Ironwood Flash wrote:
Grant "over the" Hill back to the chill list, add Marquis de Sade Daniels. Also, supermove Milt "wow, I can't believe how much time I've spent on an active Moonball roster" Palacio and add Bababa babaBarbosa.
And I'll point out that Darko has made an appearance on a Moonball roster the past two seasons.
And, if we had the blog going today, I would write something to the effect of I bet Larry Brown is really happy these days that he dicked around the Pistons. What a fucking mess...
At 14:11 on 03/15/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
First Darko and then Tsuckalistis. . . whatta season for Moonball!
At 10:17 on 03/15/2006, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
JHoward is down again, frail bastard. I'll claim Jake Tsakilidis. Move Nenad to F
At 02:39 on 03/15/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
Further, get ye to the curb, vile Stromile!
Send him to the Wire!
At 02:36 on 03/15/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
And oh yeah, activate my main man, Weedblazer of yore, his best games in store, from Minny to the Green, the center on my team, Joel da Thrilla Przybilla.
All claims on other clown centers are now withdrawn.
At 02:07 on 03/15/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
Now there's the Angry we have all been missin'
At 00:31 on 03/15/2006, Hello Shooters wrote:
The trade is legit. If AI comes back strong and fights through injury like he tends to do, it pays off for Mike. But who knows what will happen, especially if Philly loses to teams like Toronto and falls out of the picture. In any case, Sam is Pete's cousin, and he's just strengthened 10th place for the Chicago branch of the family tree.
Good show gentlemen. Things suddenly got a lot more interesting.
At 00:07 on 03/15/2006, 12 Angry Rabbis wrote:
Shit, my pst about the math didn;t go to the board... Look, I don;t care, but even considering Cassell has one more game and that AI may be out the next three, AI still nets more total points... And, that assumes best case for Cassell worse for AI... Seems like a risk/reward that has a lot more potential reward on one end.
It's not completely a clear cut giveaway, but I think it's questionable....
At 22:43 on 03/14/2006, HP All Stars wrote:
Make your case Abe - you are wrong.
At 20:35 on 03/14/2006, 12 Angry Rabbis wrote:
Cassell for AI is bullshit. Trade should be nullified.
At 18:37 on 03/14/2006, HP All Stars wrote:
HP All Stars trades Allen "sprained ankle" Iverson to Weedblazers for Sam "sprained skull" Cassell.
At 14:05 on 03/14/2006, Commissioner wrote:
Hear me! Oh Hear Me!
Thanks to my trusty sidekick Co-Commissioner Shooter, my follie of f-in' up the waiver wire dates has been exposed and resolved. Since the All-Star Break I have started the 7 count for the waiver wire on the day the player has been waived. . . as opposed to starting the 7 days the day after he waiver.
Luckily, we did not any conflicting claims during this period, so we can right the ship without tossing anyone overboard. CCK is awarded Q-Ball effective today, and Helloshooters gets ADaniels effective yesterday.
So, here and now is the revised waiver wire:
Bobby Jackson 3/15PJ Brown 3/16Derek Fisher 3/16Melvin Ely 3/17Al Jefferson 3/18David Harrison 3/19Chris Mihm 3/20Gary Payton 3/21
How bout it!
Commish
At 13:06 on 03/13/2006, Hello Shooters wrote:
Thought I'd better chime in on Me-Wolves proposed changes. Earlier this year, I thought a lot about whether another site would be better. Then every time I'd get bored at work and try to check out some other services, I would always get BLOCKED by filtering software.
Thankfully, this year they switched filters, so at least I can get TQ Stats....and that's something. For that reason, and for the reason that we went through a hunka heartache to get the rules right this year, I have been secretly favoring another trip with TQ Stats. Maybe I should see if they need some help programming, so I can help them fix a few things, and then do like Richard Pryor and find out where all those half-points go...and make sure that Hello Shooters gets a cut.
As long as we get to play, though, I am not afraid of change, and I think a bench could work to mitigate injuries, as others have pointed out. Also, I reckon other sites run a little more on auto-pilot, and so there wouldn't be as big a need to check in all the time.
As for a blog, that would be fun...especially if we didn't have this 2inch by 4inch plaintext box to express ourselves in anymore. What's the social scene like in your other league, Jason?
So, that's my 2 cents. Anyone want to stick up for Total Quality?
At 11:57 on 03/13/2006, Hello Shooters wrote:
Drop hobbled Mihm, welcome back Antonio Daniels to Hello Shooters from his prolonged exile. I hope he has learned from his travels and has many good stories to tell. Move Wally to F to make it work.
At 10:45 on 03/13/2006, HP All Stars wrote:
Claim Q Richardson, Drop J Crawford.
At 10:09 on 03/13/2006, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
claim q. waire payton
At 23:44 on 03/12/2006, 12 Angry Rabbis wrote:
Claim Q-tip, if I get him, waive Donsmell.
At 16:00 on 03/12/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
Damn BC was close to dogging Duke. Great run for the ACC newcomers. But losing to those Duke fucks always gets me pissed.
Speaking of which, cheering for a Coach K/Kobe USA Basketball Team makes me question my national loyalty. Go Puerto Rico. You know Weedblazer's Carlos A gonna have something for the Rat Master and King Kobe Shit-for-Brains.
Weedblazers place a claim on P.J. 'Tucker' Brown and waive Stromile's away from being a good player' Swift.
At 02:13 on 03/12/2006, Commissioner wrote:
Spare parts:
Melvin Ely 3/16Derek Fisher 3/15PJ Brown 3/15Bobby Jackson 3/14Quentin Richardson 3/13Antonio Daniels 3/12Stro Swift 3/12Andres Nocioni 3/12
Commish
At 11:46 on 03/11/2006, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
Give me provisional activation of Howard, with a provisional waivage of AlJ
At 23:11 on 03/10/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
I would be into a blog. Very much so. And I haven't even blogged before. I love the future.
I am okay with the rule change with a roster bigger than the folks you are playing. I would even consider a 15 person roster with 12 eligible. You could take risks on rookies etc. I agree we would then have to do a weekly roster adjustment, barring injury, in which case you could 'activate' one of your bench players.
I definately would advocate for trying another site. . . but I imagine every site would have some quality aspect. At least the help desk is receptive.
Since my acquisition of Des "Once a Rabbi" Mason worked out so well, Weedblazers claim Stro's Light Night' and drops David 'and Golaith' Harrison.
At 17:35 on 03/10/2006, Knick33 wrote:
I would, however, be Ok with Jason's injury proposals if we had a "bench." In other words, we each have a roster of 13 (5F, 5G, and 3C), but say only 10 players (4F, 4G, and 2C) accumulate points at any given time. Then you could put your injured players on the bench without regard to their official active/inactive status and the only replacements allowed would be through supermoves.
We'd just have to say that rosters have to be set for each week so it doesn't become a game of moving people on and off the bench every day to match the NBA schedule.
At 17:27 on 03/10/2006, Knick33 wrote:
My reaction to Jason's ideas:
-- I'm torn about changing the injury rule... by that proposal it means you either suck it up and take DNPs or suck it up and waive a player no matter what. That just doesn't seem right to me. The IR system isn't perfect but at least it gives you a reasonable option to replace a guy and not lose him. This year has been a "feel out the new NBA rules" for us year and Mike and Dave have done a good job of adapting with the rules change. I think if we go to requiring the box score evidence as the only way to go then things are pretty clean even though people would be forced to miss a game on either end of the injury/activation. That would be my preference for next year. The commissioner would just have to take responsibility for confirming in a box score that each transaction is valid. Not too hard.
-- You are allowed to trade supermoves now. Please try to pay attention.
-- I'm all for a blog, though in my case the off-season for the Knicks started around Christmas time.
At 09:21 on 03/10/2006, Me-Wolves wrote:
A couple of random Me-Wolves points/questions:
-We really should look into a different site/service for next year - I think we've all had enough Quality for a while
-I think we should dump all of this IR stuff & go up to 5 supermoves per half season - with a twist. That being you can include supermoves in a trade. I think this one has legs...
-I realize I am the last person on this board that should be suggesting this since my follow through is, um, suspect, but would anyone be interested in a moonball blog? If the Outside Shot isn't coming back, it would be a cheap & easy way to keep the chatter going, especially during the off-season (which for RatHouse & Hello Shooters & I at least is going to start in mid-April again....) If that's something people would be into, let me know.
At 09:16 on 03/10/2006, Me-Wolves wrote:
In my ongoing efforts to rid myself of Kurt Thomas and his Useless Ass, please replace him with Tim "who knew i could still play" Thomas.
At 11:06 on 03/09/2006, Hello Shooters wrote:
Waive Derek "Shaved" Fisher, whose instant karma at All Star break was much appreciated.
Activate Jameer "The Franchise has left town, so me and Ma can open ourselves a little store, have fun, give the people what they want, and maybe earn a few moonball points along the way" Nelson.
At 08:25 on 03/09/2006, Ironwood Flash wrote:
Collison to the chill list, bring back Jalen.
At 01:31 on 03/09/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
Weedblazers place a claim on David "Banner" Harrison and drop "Why did my parents name me" Melvin Ely
At 17:33 on 03/08/2006, Knick33 wrote:
Did someone at the Onion catch wind of that crazy idea CCK had last year to allow the trading of fantasy points in moonball?
http://www.theonion.com/content/node/45989
At 10:19 on 03/08/2006, HP All Stars wrote:
Claim Trick-ass Mark Blount and ask yourself 'What can PJ Brown do for you?'
At 01:12 on 03/08/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
Weedblazers claim "Off the" Mark Blount and drop 'Larry Bud' Melvin Ely.
At 00:00 on 03/08/2006, Commissioner wrote:
For a point of clarity: Rec's claim on Jaric is not valid because Jaric is currently on the waiver wire, and thus ineligible for inactive replacement.
However, Jaric comes off the waiver wire tomorrow at noon, and as long as he is not claimed, I will honor Rec's replacement effective 12:01 PM.
So speak up now, you Jaric lovers, or you will lose your man.
At 21:12 on 03/07/2006, Rec. Leaguers wrote:
So I have been informed that Tony Battie pretends to be a center in this here moonball league. Guess I should pay more attention. How about Marko Jaric at Forward? If that is ok, please use him to replace Tony which I tried to use to replace K-Mart Version .5.
dc
At 18:06 on 03/07/2006, Rat House Gang wrote:
Activate Wade, if possible. Drop Jackson.
At 17:15 on 03/07/2006, Hello Shooters wrote:
Thanks for the Kirby post, Rat. I sometimes feel naïve when I think underdogs can ever win against the Lakers and Yankees of the world. But yesterday, I remembered that Kirby and the worst-to-first Twins were probably the biggest reason for my "Anything can happen" approach to watching sports, and that's why I still love it.
At 15:52 on 03/07/2006, Rat House Gang wrote:
Baseball is, or at least used to be, a sport for everyone. For the rich and the poor, for kids and for the elderly, for the fit and the diasabled, for people in cities and for those in the country who can only follow it on the radio. I don't think there is any other single person (not sports figure, but PERSON) to give more people in Minnesota and the whole Upper Midwest, probably, joy than Kirby Puckett. On so many instances and for so many reasons. For being fat and short and still great. For turning down more money to stay with his team (who does that? no one). For telling his teammates to "jump on my back, I'll carry you" in Game 6 and then actually DOING just that. For his hustle, for his love of the game, and mostly for that smile that he had for everyone. I'll never have a more uncomplicated, more unadulterated and unquestioned love for a sports figure than I did for Kirby. Partly because when he went a little crazy after leaving baseball, it inevitably tarnished how I viewed sports forever after. Partly because I was really just a kid when he was playing. So, today, I feel like a little bit of my childhood has died. Wow, am I sad.
At 12:02 on 03/07/2006, monkeyshoes wrote:
activate Speedy 'bump' Claxton drop Quentin 'michael-ray' Richardson.
At 10:49 on 03/07/2006, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
I'm going to vomit, so sick am I of injuries. EJones is inactive, not that he's such a loss. I'll replace him with Payton.
And how's about posting my last transaction: activate Jefferson and move Howard to IR?
At 20:08 on 03/06/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
Dang!
I shoulda pushed Diaw as Center: http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/powerranking?season=2006&week=18
That'd been a quick Ely goodbye, by gum!
At 19:50 on 03/06/2006, 12 Angry Rabbis wrote:
You all have likely been anticipating this moment as I have, with great sorrow. After a long and tumultuous relationship, I have decided to part ways with my misguided seventh round draft pick. Stro, I had such high expectations, but with every positive turn, came two breaches of our trust. Even without Yao in the line-up, you refused to depart from your sucky ways. You promised so much, yet delivered so little, it is time for you, to go. On any other team, you likely would not have lasted this long, but the Angry Ones believed so much - this makes it even harder for me as GM to let you go.
Now, be-gone beeatch - long live Chris Wilcox.
At 16:35 on 03/06/2006, Rat House Gang wrote:
Dwyane Wade on injured reserve. Pick up Bobby Jackson. In related news. if Dwyane Wade comes off injured reserve tonight, drop Bobby Jackson.
Well, at least I won money in my Oscar pool!
At 14:11 on 03/06/2006, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
Like two ships passing in the night on the polluted, cess-pool sea that is Team CCK, Howard and Jefferson exchange spots. Maggette moves to guard.
At 10:39 on 03/06/2006, Rat House Gang wrote:
Activate Bonzi. Drop Noccioni.
At 10:33 on 03/06/2006, Me-Wolves wrote:
I am so ready to write that McHale article...
The Blazer noise is distressing. No way should they be allowed to either hold the city hostage for a new crib or leave, but maybe this will get Bucks Allen to skip town & take John "no, seriously, Bassy is going to be as good as Chris Paul" Nash with him.
At 08:20 on 03/06/2006, Me-Wolves wrote:
Okay, now that Kurt Thomas is no longer in the Suns box score, put him on the injured list & pick up Juwan Howard.
At 02:35 on 03/06/2006, Commissioner wrote:
Moonies, what wonders are in store!
Behold the Island of Misfit Ballers:
Antonio Daniels 3/12Darius Songaila 3/10David Harrison 3/10Kendrick Perkins 3/9Mark Blount 3/9Trenton Hassel 3/8Marco Jaric 3/8Robert Swift 3/7Juan Dixon 3/6Mikael Pietrus 3/6Scott Pollard 3/6 Martell Webster 3/6
Yow-za
Commissioner of Moonball
At 02:34 on 03/06/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
(man, I have so many friggin typos in my posts. . . sorry. Call it 3 parts excitement and 2 parts bumble fingers)
At 02:21 on 03/06/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
Weedblazers withdraw claim on K-Dog Perkins; we is still inactive for a while now.
At 16:10 on 03/05/2006, Rec. Leaguers wrote:
I do not know what is up with K-Mart or what to do with him. He plays about every other game. He was inactive last night. I guess I will pick up Tony Battie. Anybody interested in K-Mart Version .5, I'm open to offers.
-dc
At 10:50 on 03/04/2006, 12 Angry Rabbis wrote:
Activate Kaman, waive Harrison.
At 02:31 on 03/04/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
Ah, such nice words about the Outside Shot.
Dave and I have both talked. . . but finding time seems the unbudging barrier. There would be some good shit to get down on.
You may recall several looks at what were then the young phenomenal crop of power forwards in Webber, Garnett, Duncan, Sheed, McDyess, Nowitski, Joe Smith, Camby and the like, most of whom were just emerging from the shadow of the Mailiman during the publication of the Outside Shot. For good reason, Dave and I were pushing Sheed back then as top dog, somewhat to the dismay of some readers. How about an article called "Wut's Up now, Suckas: Rasheed Reigns Supreme in the Greatest Generation of Power Forwards."
Or one about the mismarketing of the game: How the Blazers threatening to leave Portland and nobody cares. A look at the story of a once top shelf franchise lost its fan base and financial stability. What is it front office blunders (trading Jermaine O'Neal and Rasheed Wallace)? Player mis-behavior? Media coverage of player misbehavior? Failing to negogiate a cable contract and televising less than 20 games in the 2002-03? Too black, too proud? So sucky since trading Sheed, what's not to hate? The Blazers story crystalizes much of what plagues the NBA current public perception. Despite having one of the most talented array of players EVER in the League, fan interest is waning. I feel like I could right a treastise on this mutha.
Tony Parker, Iller than Most. That dude is unreal. The efficiency that he scores with. . . . Pistons Dynasty?. . . The Curse of Abdur Rahim. . . guest article from Jason Napora "Portrait of Idicoy: The Kevin McHale Story". . .
Ah, time. . .
At 02:31 on 03/04/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
Weedblazers place a claim on Kendrik Perkins "Stang" and drop Melvin "Melly Mel" Ely.
At 12:58 on 03/03/2006, HP All Stars wrote:
Supermove out Perkins, in HowardPJ Brown to C
At 11:13 on 03/03/2006, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
A cupla things:1. At long last, activate Corey 'Feldman' Maggette. Waive Mark Blount. Krstc to C2. Eff. 3/6 (I'm focused on the Oscars this weekend and may forget to post this in time), activate Jones and waive Daniels. Korver remains.
At 10:35 on 03/03/2006, Ironwood Flash wrote:
Claim Nick Collison, waive Songaila.
At 19:59 on 03/02/2006, Commissioner wrote:
Hear ye! Hear ye!
The Commissioner has been 'distracted' by his 'day job' and thus have missed some transactions over the past 10 days. If you notice that I have not made a move you posted, please let me know--I appreciate all the emails I have gotten so far.
Though I am perfect, I love to share the illusion that I am not.
On another note, get excited: Ironwood has waived Marco "Is it fair to say I am over-rated?" Jaric
Just another brick in the wall,
Yur Commissionner
At 13:21 on 03/02/2006, Ironwood Flash wrote:
I wrote two unpublished articles for the Outside Shot. I also bought three subscriptions (one for me, one for my dad, and one for my friend Chudley) that never paid off. But all would be forgiven if I could get but one more issue of my favorite hoops publication of all time.
At 10:07 on 03/02/2006, HP All Stars wrote:
I miss the Outside Shot so much that I tape photocopy pictures of NBA greats around the edge of my monitors when reading the Moonball post-board.
There is an advance subscription check in my hand...just let me know where to send it.
At 09:55 on 03/02/2006, Hello Shooters wrote:
Sad, Trenton "Trenchmouth" Hassell must make way for Rookie of the Minute Rashad McCants, killer trade-filler Justin Reed and the return of exiled point guard Marko J'ic...and wait, is that the uneven pitter-patter of Troy Hudson's gimpy little feet, threatening a return?
Supermove my esteemed co-worker to the waiver wire, and add Ronald Flip "Saunders" Murray to Hello Shooters. Still a nice win for the Wolves last night. Bright moments, bright moments.
At 09:42 on 03/02/2006, Knick33 wrote:
Can't argue with that... I believe I wrote something similar right after the Ewing trade in the best publication on the L out there... wasn't it something called "The Outside Shot"? Whatever happened to that anyway?
BRING BACK THE OUTSIDE SHOT!
At 08:59 on 03/02/2006, Ironwood Flash wrote:
There's an interesting piece about the demise of the Knicks on Slate.com today. This paragraph was the best, as I'm sure Knick33 would agree:
But it's been hardest of all for us Knicks fans. We were hopelessly spoiled by a golden era which began soon after New York landed Patrick Ewing in the 1985 draft lottery and lasted for well over a decade. While there was no championship, the Knicks made the playoffs 13 times and the NBA Finals twice during the 15-year Ewing era. But the 2000 trade that sent Ewing to Seattle—condemning him to end his career in humiliating, journeyman fashion—was a karmic turning point. The Knicks went from an incubator of raw talent (John Starks, Anthony Mason, Marcus Camby) to the exact opposite—a tar pit from which no good basketball can escape. Allan Houston looked like a potential Hall of Famer for a brief moment, then turned into a $100 million Reggie Theus before injuries retired him. Keith Van Horn and Tim Thomas both hung around just long enough to confirm that, yes, they were as unimpressive as we'd feared they would be.
**********'Even I have to admit at this point that Isiah is a monumental disaster.
At 12:52 on 03/01/2006, Rat House Gang wrote:
The Experience and I rented a pretty incredible documentary this week, THE CORPORATION. I recommend it to all of you if you haven't seen it.
At 10:59 on 03/01/2006, Me-Wolves wrote:
Kevin McHale GM rule #2: Never pass up the chance to make a bad thing worse. In that vein, use Supa-Move #1 on...Darko! yep, thats right, I'm using a supermove on Darko. It's not quite as good as giving the Clippers Sam Cassell and a first round pick for the right to pay Marko Jaric 40 fricking million dollars, but it's getting there.
Pick up Darko, dump Swift.
At 10:40 on 03/01/2006, Me-Wolves wrote:
Who knew? Jamaal Tinsley is hurt again - I never would have guessed that. I mean, dude is an iron man. Anyway, dump him and put Kevin Martin on the Me's.
At 10:34 on 03/01/2006, Me-Wolves wrote:
Since Kurt Thomas has been hurt for about two weeks, I guess the Me-Wolves will take some action (I've been attending the Kevin McHale School for GMs online - so far I haven't made it past the first lesson: When in doubt, ignore your team & go fishing):
Put old Kurt "I'm old & hurt" Thomas on reserve, pick up Juwan "Why aren't I a Knick?" Howard.
At 12:18 on 02/28/2006, Hello Shooters wrote:
Waive Chucky "I lost 87 pounds through the protein power of" Atkins. Activate Chris "Slim Jim" Mihm. Move LeBron to G.
At 11:23 on 02/28/2006, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
claim daniels. waive dixon
At 08:07 on 02/28/2006, 12 Angry Rabbis wrote:
Kaman out, David Harrison in.
At 01:06 on 02/28/2006, Commissioner wrote:
Hear ye! Hear ye!
These players are available to you at no cost:
Mikael Pietrus 3/6Scott Pollard 3/6 Martell Webster 3/6 Kirk Snyder 3/5 Danny Granger 3/5 Nick Collision 3/4 Jalen Rose 3/2 Shaun Livingston 3/1 Sarunas Jasikevicius 3/1 Antonio Daniels 2/28 Juwan Howard 2/28
Ah, the possibilities!
Commish
At 01:06 on 02/28/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
Goddamn, what a rapid slide I have taken.
Ah well.
Reinstate Melvin 'Hermville' Ely and Des 'Free' Mason and cut loose 'Kids Kwality' Scott Pollard and Martell Webster.
That\'ll help big time.
Oh, and what the frig: Supermove #2 means goodbye Mikael 'Feeble Frenchie' Pietrus, hello Deron 'See Jerry, I am Better Than Milt, I Promise' Williams. Move Mason to F.
Drop the waiver claim on Rose.
At 09:32 on 02/27/2006, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
With Eddie "Jenny" Jones down, I'll welcome back Kyle Korver. For the record, my arms are not open.
At 00:05 on 02/27/2006, Hello Shooters wrote:
JLev is right about Friday night. Between the Wolves Dancers and me, we almost willed the team to victory. I gotta hand it to them, they really know how to cheer.
I played it cool, like I always do with the ladies. But when Trenton H. got a steal and an alley-oop assist to KG in OT, I admit I seriously sprung one, folks. With a quick 4.5 points for the Hello Shooters, it was like the Wolves Dancers were cheering for me too.
Can I help it if I'm just a red-blooded moon man?
At 11:58 on 02/26/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
WB place ELY on the DL, WB take Scott "Ya Gotta Be kidding Me" Pollard.
With Des Mason on the DL, WB take Martell "What the Hell" Webster
At 00:12 on 02/26/2006, Rat House Gang wrote:
Greg Buckner is inactive. Let's take Joe Smith. Move Harpring to G.
At 14:18 on 02/25/2006, JLev Experience wrote:
Weedie - Unfortunately, the Experience doesn't get credit for Zebo's monster game last night (7 assists?!?), but fortunately we didn't need it. (Although, I'm sure I'll be yearning for those missed MB points before too long.)
Rat and I were sitting in the upper deck at the TCenter last night, watching yet another monumentally frustrating Wolves loss. I don't even know what to say about that.
We did, however, get to see Sideline Dave have another brush with KG sweat as KG chased a ball going out of bounds right next to the cord-yankers's spot. But the real treat was watching Sideline Dave sit right in the middle of the line of Wolves Dancers sitting along the baselines. (He sat cross-legged the whole time...)
At 14:06 on 02/25/2006, JLev Experience wrote:
Re-activate Zach "Guess that Wasn't Such an Obscure Nickname Reference After All" Randolph. Waive Danny "I Wanna Be An Air Force" Granger.
At 13:59 on 02/25/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
Alright third time is a charm: Kirk "Douglas" Snyder is supermoved to the waiver wire and Carlos "I owe the WB something good" Arroyo climbs aboard.
So, I was at the Blazers-Celtics last night, watching members of the experience rack up mad points while Joel was not even on the sidelines. WTF. Guess I should not rely on the Oregonian for Joel's return.
At least the Celtics prevailed in the tilt between bottom dwellers.
WB will lay claim to J Rose and if I am so lucky, I will cut Mikael Pietrus
At 13:25 on 02/25/2006, monkeyshoes wrote:
drop Quentin 'q-ball' Richardson and activate Speedy 'muffler' Claxton
At 08:49 on 02/25/2006, Knick33 wrote:
Activate Gerald Wallace. Waive Nick Collison.
At 17:20 on 02/24/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
Let me try again to activate the now well rested and feeling swell Joel "Sarsapilla" Przybilla and jettison the mercurial Kirk "I am Getting Better Though" Snyder.
At 03:34 on 02/24/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
it is a sad and beautiful world
At 14:52 on 02/23/2006, HP All Stars wrote:
Hard to imagine Tom Waits playing on the Blazers.
At 13:45 on 02/23/2006, Rat House Gang wrote:
Good reference, JLev. Anyone who doesn't know it should rent this movie. Weedblazers - you gotta know it, right?
At 12:58 on 02/23/2006, 12 Angry Rabbis wrote:
Stro "Clearly not so" Swift is on the shelf, not in the ESPN box Score last night, pick up Chris "Predator 2" Wilcox.
At 12:02 on 02/23/2006, monkeyshoes wrote:
look, if i missed my ruben deadline by two minutes i want an exception. my stupid co-workers would not stop interupting me.
At 12:01 on 02/23/2006, monkeyshoes wrote:
Claim Ruben 'and Ed' Patterson. Drop Quentin 'would you rather be Raja' Richardson. Move 'lime' Ricky Davis to gaurd. Speedy 'other side of the' Claxton down. Pick up Ryan 'gotta have a Celtic' Gomes. Move Tracy 'what, no slam off the backboard in the star game' McGrady to gaurd. yes, Jlev I feel you. 'You throw ball at me, I throw ball at you.'
At 09:58 on 02/23/2006, JLev Experience wrote:
Zach "Do You Like Walt Whitman" Randolph (OK, there's an obscure nickname reference. Anyone...?) was inactive last night. In his stead, I will acquire Danny "You're One Game Too Late, JLev" Granger.
I will also place a waiver claim on Ruben "with a side of slaw" Patterson, releasing Jalen "How Many Basketballs Are the Knicks Planning to Play With" Rose.
At 16:06 on 02/22/2006, HP All Stars wrote:
In a related deal, Tim Pawlenty and Mitt Romney are discussing the potential to trade the Mississippi for the Charles.
If this continues, Carleton may finally become the eastern liberal arts college it has long aspired to be.
At 12:26 on 02/22/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
Well, I will try agin: With Steph "Who really thinks I am going back to Minny?" Marbury set to return to activity, I waive Shaun "Splitting time with Daniel 'Boone' Ewing" Livingston.
As for Przy'ease dishonor, he still inactive and thus my transaction yesterday was null and void--same goes for Knicks 33 activation of G Wallace.
Back to the subject of stupid rumors: On a Boston chat board, they seemed to be seriously discussing KG for a collection of Celtics misfits not named Pierce, West, Perkins or Wally. Sota fans, is McHale getting that stupid?
At 12:25 on 02/22/2006, Ironwood Flash wrote:
At the risk of upsetting half of the Moonball universe, I just had to post this ludricrious rumor from ESPN:
Is KG Heading To New York?Feb 22 - Web site RealGM, is reporting that New York and Minnesota are in serious discussions about a deal which would send Kevin Garnett to the Knicks in exchange for Penny Hardaway and Channing Frye.
At 22:26 on 02/21/2006, Rec. Leaguers wrote:
Mo Williams is back. Drop Sarunas Jasikevicius.
-dc
At 17:23 on 02/21/2006, Ironwood Flash wrote:
Activate former Piston Grant Hill. Waive former Fab Fiver Juwan Howard. Thanks Juwan, you had a good run while Yao wasn't clogging the middle.
At 13:51 on 02/21/2006, Knick33 wrote:
Activate Gerald Wallace. Waive Nick Collison.
At 12:51 on 02/21/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
Activate 'Billy' Joel Przybilla and waive Shaun "which can also be spelled Sean--English, whatta a language" Livingston
At 03:18 on 02/21/2006, Commissioner wrote:
And a merry il parto di sigundo to you all!
How's this for a second half kick-off?
The meager few:
Antonio Daniels (2/27)Kevin Martin (2/23)Marquis Daniels (2/23)Ruben Patterson (2/23)Tony Battie (2/22)
Anyone one of these guys could turn out to be the next Joey Van Tryhard for your squad!
Rock it! (second half style)
Your Commissioner
At 21:55 on 02/20/2006, Rat House Gang wrote:
Activate Chris Paul and drop Antonio Daniels. Let the second half begin!
At 23:09 on 02/18/2006, JLev Experience wrote:
As we enjoy All-Star Weekend, here’s a look back at what we thought was going to happen this year. A summary of the pre-season predictions for individual awards, as provided in Chi-Town by Knick33, Rabbi, Weedie, JLev, Shooter, Me-Wolfie, Ironwoodie, HP.
MVP: 5 votes for LeBron, 1 for KG, 1 for AI (Iverson, not Iguodala), 1 for Jermaine.* Any of these could still pan out, ‘cept Jermaine (that wasn’t my vote, by the way). KG and AI are long shots, until they lead their teams to the best second-half records and face each other in the NBA Finals.
Rookie: 4 votes for Chris Paul, 1 for Villanueva, 1 Deron Williams, 1 for Rashad McCants.* Seems like it’s Paul’s award to lose at this point. (And Deron wasn’t my vote either.)
Defensive: 5 votes for Artest, 2 for AK-47, 1 for Big Ben.* It’ll be a cold day in hell before the NBA gives any hardware to Artest, even if he plays a whole season.
Most Improved: Sebastian Telfair, James Jones, Eddie Griffin, Tyson Chandler, Stromile Swift, Dwight Howard, Josh Howard.* The first five players were chosen by the people who drafted them. Apparently, Knick33 and Hello Shooters forgot which Howard they drafted: K33 voted for Shooters’ Josh, Shooters voted for K33’s Dwight.
6th Man: 2 votes for Finley, 1 for Donyell, 1 for Caron Butler, 1 for Marquis Daniels, 1 for Gary Payton, 1 for Antonio McDyess.
Coach: 3 for Rick Carlisle, 2 for Stan Van Gundy, 1 for Scott Skiles, 1 for Flip Saunders.* That’s right, 2 votes for a man who doesn’t even have a job anymore, and only 1 for the winningest team’s coach.
MoonBall Bust: 2 for Eddy Curry, Jamal Crawford, Carlos Boozer, Steve Nash, Jason Williams, Jermaine O’Neal.* Hmmm… two JLevers on the list, yet I’m in a money spot (for the time being, anyway). Also, did you really think Steve Nash would bust, Shooter?
At 14:44 on 02/18/2006, Ironwood Flash wrote:
Darko needs a new champion. How can I keep with him if Joe D didn't? No more human victory cigar...
At 14:42 on 02/18/2006, Commissioner wrote:
So officially are we!
May it be known that the Mid Season Supplemental Draft was both fun and dramatic!
A real whale of a fuck of a good time.
I am pleased to be your overlord!
Commissioner
At 14:40 on 02/18/2006, JLev Experience wrote:
all done
At 14:40 on 02/18/2006, Commissioner wrote:
Any more picks, Ratty?
At 14:37 on 02/18/2006, Hello Shooters wrote:
Flash, please confess...if Jaric was still active and getting DNP's would you take a chance on Darko?
(Once you go Darko, you never go Marko!)
At 14:37 on 02/18/2006, 12 Angry Rabbis wrote:
Enjoy the All-Star weekend everyone, I've got Iggy in the dunk contest, Ray Allen in the three-ball, and DWade in the skills comp.
At 14:37 on 02/18/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
Welcome back Shaun "Wafer Thin" Livingston, cut Steve "I am sorta of starter" Blake
At 14:36 on 02/18/2006, JLev Experience wrote:
Shit. So does that mean it's too late for me to cut Paul Pierce and pick up Matt "Gary's Got a" Bonner?
At 14:36 on 02/18/2006, Ironwood Flash wrote:
You and your rules...
At 14:34 on 02/18/2006, Commissioner wrote:
Not that odom was really cut free, but to be clear:
8.2.4. The Supplemental Draft continues until all teams pass on making a selection. Once a team has passed, it can no longer make a selection.
At 14:33 on 02/18/2006, Knick33 wrote:
Voicemail.
At 14:33 on 02/18/2006, monkeyshoes wrote:
i'm done
At 14:31 on 02/18/2006, Ironwood Flash wrote:
CCK probably wanted you to cut Lamar Odom for him, in which case, I'll pick up Odom and waive Juwan Howard.
At 14:31 on 02/18/2006, Knick33 wrote:
I knew it. Hang on... that deserves a cell phone call to CCK.
At 14:30 on 02/18/2006, JLev Experience wrote:
Yep. With a second-round pick in the Sucklemental Draft, Rat House Gang selectsGreg “Don’t Call Me Quinn” Bucknerand cutsKeith Van Horn “of Plenty [of Crap]”
At 14:29 on 02/18/2006, Commissioner wrote:
Ah, fair Moonies, CCK had a second pick. . . but he did not send me final instructions as who to cut. And he was going Darko!
Alas.
So, any second round picks?
At 14:29 on 02/18/2006, 12 Angry Rabbis wrote:
There is nothing funny about Stro, except the fact that most people have at one point or another, thought of him as a basketball player with potential....
At 14:27 on 02/18/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
That Stro shit is funny too.
Ah, comedic rhapsopdy!
At 14:27 on 02/18/2006, Knick33 wrote:
I'm just here to see if CCK has 2 picks in him...
I pass too.
At 14:26 on 02/18/2006, Hello Shooters wrote:
Standing Strong with Stro!
At 14:26 on 02/18/2006, 12 Angry Rabbis wrote:
Rabbis pass...
At 14:24 on 02/18/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
Three monkeys? Funnier than the funniest.
John "Grilled" Salmon goodbye.
Kirk "Help me Get Off the" Snyder welcome aboard.
At 14:23 on 02/18/2006, Hello Shooters wrote:
I thought today was the day for you to get rid of "Jenny" once and for all!
At 14:22 on 02/18/2006, JLev Experience wrote:
monkey monkey monkey
I pass.
At 14:21 on 02/18/2006, Hello Shooters wrote:
Oops, now Mike's funniest again. I'm just here for the comedy.
Hello "Monkey" Shooters passes on the scrubs, thanks.
At 14:20 on 02/18/2006, monkeyshoes wrote:
not only would we be hello monkey but we would be double dave with a 24 person roster and a sizable lead. yes, i vote for the merger.
At 14:19 on 02/18/2006, Hello Shooters wrote:
JLev, you just passed Rat for funny posts in my book.
By the way, who do you want? I pick him.
At 14:19 on 02/18/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
I was thinking of monkeyshooter HELLLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOO
At 14:18 on 02/18/2006, JLev Experience wrote:
I think Hello Shooters and monkeyshoes should merge and change their team name to Hello Monkeys.
At 14:17 on 02/18/2006, monkeyshoes wrote:
monkeyshoes cuts Chris 'cross will make you gag, gag' Duhon and selects Quentin 'crilla' Richardson
At 14:17 on 02/18/2006, Commissioner wrote:
monkey, Hello!
At 14:14 on 02/18/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
Ratty has taken over the league lead in best posts
At 14:13 on 02/18/2006, JLev Experience wrote:
Since Me-Wolves hasn't logged into the site since December, I assume Rat House is good to go. In which case...
Rat House Gang selectsAnthony "Suck My" Johnsonand cutsGary "The Mitten" Payton
At 14:13 on 02/18/2006, Ironwood Flash wrote:
Did I stutter?
At 14:11 on 02/18/2006, Commissioner wrote:
Ironwood, you stiil with us?
At 14:11 on 02/18/2006, Ironwood Flash wrote:
I'll take the Flying Tomato for fantasy Olympics.
For Moonball, I'll pass.
At 14:10 on 02/18/2006, 12 Angry Rabbis wrote:
Yes Monkeyshoes, brilliant!
At 14:10 on 02/18/2006, Hello Shooters wrote:
Eliminating positions would give the commish nothing to do.
At 14:09 on 02/18/2006, JLev Experience wrote:
I think we should play fantasy Winter Olympics.
At 14:09 on 02/18/2006, Commissioner wrote:
Its you, Ironwood
At 14:09 on 02/18/2006, monkeyshoes wrote:
i think we should eliminate positions all together
At 14:07 on 02/18/2006, 12 Angry Rabbis wrote:
I still oppose all position changes.... Did you see that the only black winter olympian won a gold in speed skating?
At 14:07 on 02/18/2006, monkeyshoes wrote:
darko sound like a cous cous pick to me
At 14:06 on 02/18/2006, Commissioner wrote:
Witht the first pick of the supplemenatyl draft, CCK take Jeff Foster and cuts free Brian Cook
At 14:06 on 02/18/2006, Ironwood Flash wrote:
I'm so far ahead, my team doesn't need anyth---oh wait, that was last year.
At 14:06 on 02/18/2006, Hello Shooters wrote:
I thought you were taking Darko, Ironwood.
At 14:05 on 02/18/2006, Knick33 wrote:
I thought for sure the Flash would...
At 14:04 on 02/18/2006, Ironwood Flash wrote:
Who's taking Darko?
At 14:04 on 02/18/2006, Commissioner wrote:
Just to clarify, the draft goes in reverse order to the standings. Players dropped in order to make space for a drafted players are immediately free agents, eligible for pick up, including in this very draft. Exciting shit.
Shall we start?
Commish
At 14:04 on 02/18/2006, monkeyshoes wrote:
yes, i read about how the swiss used their watches, knives and chocolate to beat the canadians.
At 14:02 on 02/18/2006, Knick33 wrote:
I'm here.
At 14:02 on 02/18/2006, Ironwood Flash wrote:
The Swiss beat the Canucks today, I bet none of you knew that.
At 14:01 on 02/18/2006, Commissioner wrote:
Hello Moonies,
Good morrow to thee.
PJ Brown is also on the list of F/C.
Now ,who is here?
Commish
At 14:00 on 02/18/2006, monkeyshoes wrote:
hello moonies,welcome to the begining of the super exciting part of the hoops season.
At 14:00 on 02/18/2006, JLev Experience wrote:
How's it going?
At 14:00 on 02/18/2006, Hello Shooters wrote:
Hey Supplemental Draft Hopefuls and Gawkers,
We'll get started here in a few minutes.
The commish and I made final position decisions on the players in question. Miles remains a forward only. Bogut, Ely, Gasol and Frye are all F/Cs for the rest of the year.
Once the commish arrives, we'll get going here...
At 13:59 on 02/18/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
Hello
At 13:56 on 02/18/2006, JLev Experience wrote:
Hello?
At 11:17 on 02/18/2006, 12 Angry Rabbis wrote:
I continue to oppose all position changes.
Angry Rabbi
At 14:37 on 02/17/2006, Rat House Gang wrote:
How does someone listed at 7'6" manage to grab 0 rebounds in a game? Wow. I mean Yao.
I'm feeling a little bit like I'm picking up the slack of the Angry Rabbis this year. Abe, you've just been too damn content!
At 21:18 on 02/16/2006, Commissioner wrote:
Hello Moonies,
Once again, unless I hear otherwise, we are on for the draft this Saturday at 11:00 pst. We will use the chat board. Sorry it took me so long to confirm a time.
Below are the petioned position changes, with current position follow by the proposed change. Please give me your feedback. Co-Commish and I will take your input and post final decisions right before the mid-season draft.
Current ProposedAndrew Bogut C F/C or FMelvin Ely C F/CPaul Gasol F F/CChanning Frye C F/CPJ Brown F F/CDarius Miles F G/F
My initial take is that Brown, Bogut and Frye all clearly meet the Moonball F/C status. Gasol seems very similar to Sheed when we gave him F/C status mid-season a few years back, and I am favorably inclined to make this move. Ely is more a bench player pressed into service, and I am not convinced that he has played enough to merit a position change.Miles has not played G for the Blazers but for several multi-minute stints in November. . . and the Blazers desperately need guard play (i.e. if Miles could play guard, he would be the Blazers starter). So I say he stays a F.
The Wire:Kevin Martin (2/23)Ruben Patterson (2/23)Tony Battie (2/22)Danny Granger (2/20)Eduardo Najera (2/18) Joe Smith (2/18)
If we have the draft Saturday at 11:00 am pst, Najera and Smith would be eligible for selection.
Commish
At 15:48 on 02/16/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
In tribute to Rathouse's Dickhead post (which made me laugh it up good), let us all remember that we have a little Dick "cheney" in us, as exemplified by this old post:
At 22:19 on 02/13/2006, Rat House Gang wrote:
KG sweat - BRING IT ON! And, to be fair, the officiating was terrible in the aforementioned game at which Madeline projectile upchucked. I'm sure she was just reacting to the calls, and Dave just got in the way.
Dave just got in the way. . . it has almost a vice presidential ring to it.
p.s. Angry Ones, tis not Matrix that is the Suns other center. Tis none other than Boris Diaw. I know there would be universal revolt, but I actually think Diaw is Moonball's first three position player.
At 15:31 on 02/16/2006, Commissioner wrote:
Moonball Draft: Saturday, 11:00 am pst
If Sunday is better, please speak up!
At 15:03 on 02/16/2006, Rat House Gang wrote:
I'm petitioning that at the All-Star Break half my team be re-classified as Dickheads.
At 11:23 on 02/16/2006, Hello Shooters wrote:
P.S. Move Hassell to G, yo.
At 11:22 on 02/16/2006, Hello Shooters wrote:
At long last, Hello Shooters activate Carlos "Does the moonball constitution allow a pre-emptive injury replacement for me now, since I'll probably get hurt again anyway?" Boozer.
Waive Kevin "Bonzi's groin made me great" Martin. A few hundred thank you's for his inspired play.
Does anyone think the Kings have what it takes?
At 15:14 on 02/15/2006, Hello Shooters wrote:
Trade Announcement - NBC Trades Old Disney Cartoon Character to ABC for Al Michaels
(AP)--Walt Disney's first successful cartoon character has been repatriated to the Disney company in a bizarre trade with NBC.
Early in Walt Disney's career, he had a minor success with a character named Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, a distant ancestor of Mickey Mouse. However, Walt lost the rights to Oswald in a sour business-deal with a distribution company.
Now, nearly a century later, the Disney company has agreed to release Al Michaels from its ABC network to NBC, which presently holds the rights to Oswald. NBC gave Disney a number of commercial concessions, and sweetened the deal with control over Oswald.
Al Michaels will be broadcasting with partner John Madden for NBC's Sunday night NFL games.
(Sorry this isn't moonball or even NBA related. I just like a good trade...)
At 13:29 on 02/15/2006, Ironwood Flash wrote:
On the whole, I'd rather see the position change eliminated, but I also agree with the WB that it's not the sort of change we should make mid-stream. And I'll even corroborate his claim about making the plan to petition for Bogut's position change after he acquired him, which he told me about on the phone shortly afterwards.
At 11:47 on 02/15/2006, Hello Shooters wrote:
I second the Weedblazers thoughts on position eligibility. The scenery changes, especially with that Magloire trade which left the Hornets with no starting C and the Bucks with like 4.
At 11:28 on 02/15/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
For the record, when I acquired Bogut from CCK, I had my eye on the All-star break as a time to petition for position change, and then I traded Kurt Thomas with that same understanding.
Whether or not we should have a mid-season position review is a fine question for next season, but it is incorrect to say that we have all made moves assuming positions were static.
At 11:06 on 02/15/2006, Hello Shooters wrote:
Didn't feel like saying this yesterday. It being Valentine's Day and all, I went out for dinner and a movie with Michelle instead of playing moonball.
But sometimes during the screening of Brokeback Mountain, I must confess, my mind drifted away to certain thoughts....thoughts of a man I spent some time with at one point in my life. We were torn apart by happenstance, but I think we should be together again...the sooner the better. I can be silent no more. It's time to make things right.
Welcome D "Love" Miles back to Hello Shooters. Move Bosh back to C, and send Tony "Phony" Battie down to a special corner of the waiver wire.
Have a good All-Star weekend everyone. Everyday's the 14th!
At 09:29 on 02/15/2006, JLev Experience wrote:
Umm... my comment about Pau being a center because of the All-Star Game assignment was meant as a friggin' joke. You know, tongue-in-cheek. Kind of like arguing that T-Mac is better than Dirk, KG, Duncan, and the aforementioned Pau simply because more people voted for him for the All-Star Game. Or that Grant Hill is the fifth best forward in the East for the same reason. C'mon people.
I have no problem with eliminating the midseason position shuffle. We all drafted (or supermoved) our players understanding them at one position or another, and we should be able to live with that. Reconsidering players currently in the Free Agent pool seems like a fine idea, but I don't know that anyone's gonna bother thinking about that.
At 23:05 on 02/14/2006, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
That is to say, my boy Frye is as much a forward as Pau is a center.
At 23:04 on 02/14/2006, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
Abe, you're definitely being crotchety, but I think I'm feeling crotchety, too. I vote with the Angry Ones: do away with midseason position changes.
PS: I'll still hedge my bet, though. If the resolution fails, my boy Frye is just as much a center as Pau.
At 22:41 on 02/14/2006, HP All Stars wrote:
ESPN's NBA as Outer Space metaphor includes Wilt Chamberlain as the Big Dipper.
10,000 dips as I heard it.
At 21:36 on 02/14/2006, 12 Angry Rabbis wrote:
If Pau can be a center, why can't the Matrix? Kurt Thomas has been playing as few minutes as Lo Wright of late..... Squish, the all-star game is about the worst argument for slotting a players position - Pau as center is only the league's excuse to add another forward to western squad. I vote to close mid-season position changes, it's kind of bullshit to switch designations half way through the year and after the draft when we all had the same opportunity to choose players and build our rosters. I say leave it alone, but maybe I'm just being crotchety.
The Angry One
At 17:07 on 02/14/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
Anyone else notice that ESPN is biting off Pete's Moonball concept?
Check it: http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/flash/galaxy
And what's with putting Sheed on Uranus? Is this revenge for Sheed telling an ESPN reporter to shove it up his/her a-hole?
At 14:10 on 02/14/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
I like Gasol as a F/C. Even when Wright plays, he often lines up across for the other teams PF. Gasol plays all the prime time strecthes at C for Memphis. His flexibility is a great attribute to the Grizzlies, and should be for his Moonball owner.
DMiles has not played more than a few brief (as in minute long) stretches at G this year. He has played G in the past. But he has emerged as starter playing F.
PJ Brown as F/C sounds good to me as well.
At 12:58 on 02/14/2006, Knick33 wrote:
I meant that if the Bucks roster stays the same next year, Bogut should be F only... not C.
At 12:33 on 02/14/2006, Hello Shooters wrote:
I'd say Bogut's position can be changed back to C next year if necessary. It's happened before between seasons. I should know. By the wisdom of the commish (and I guess, the co-commish...ehem...), Darius Miles lost his G/F status this year. Of course I forgot, and that's part of the reason I have so many frickin forwards.
In fact Miles is listed as G/F on NBA.com. Since we're on the topic, the league could reconsider his position as well.
Also, I think PJ Brown should be FC for the rest of this year at least. He has worked hard in the middle, to the detriment of his fantasy value, and he should be rewarded.
At 11:43 on 02/14/2006, Knick33 wrote:
The only problem I have with Josh's argument is that Bogut was classified as C and the position list was frozen before Magloire was traded to the Bucks and we can't take away his eligibility until next year (make a note Commish in waiting Shooters...). Players should be given eligibility based on their own merits not in comparison to others. I don't have a beef with the merits of Pau's particular case (though the all-star argument is also meaningless to me). But if we used Bogut as a standard here then there would be a lot of other guys you could make a case for that we don't want to consider for center eligibility. Bogut owners just happened to get lucky this year.
At 10:02 on 02/14/2006, JLev Experience wrote:
I'll make a pitch for Pau Gasol to be reclassified as an F-C. Aside from the fact that he was named to the All-Star Game as the West's backup center, he's logging major minutes there for Memphis. After all, the Grizz's starting center, Lo Wright, is on the floor for only 23 minutes per game.
Heck, if Bogut is considered a center --- when Magloire (a C only) is on the floor for 32 minutes per game, and Gadzuric (also C only) filling in for another 12 minutes --- then it seems Pau qualifies, no? (This example is not to dispute WeedBlazers' request that Bogut be given F credentials, as he's clearly Milwaukee's power forward. It's only to show that less legit F-Cs are out there.)
At 08:02 on 02/14/2006, HP All Stars wrote:
Is this any way to go on Valentines Day?
Now I am the first to say I wish I did not have Jamal Crawford on my team and you will get no defence of Jerry Kraus' 2001 organization but on this morning I am looking for LOVE.
Speaking of, I hope you all are enjoying the Flavor of Love on VH1.
At 01:53 on 02/14/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
I'm all for KG sweat. No doubt. I would drink Larry Bird sweat. Still.
On another note, it occurs to me that with Jalen in on the Knicks, Isiah has succesfully assembled the core of the 21-61 Bulls of 2001. What a dick head.
This Jalen quote from last night's debacle versus the Mavs is so painful:
"We've got a lot of guys in here that are learning how to win," said Jalen Rose, who led the Knicks with 13 points. "And when you're learning that on the fly over an 82-game schedule, you're going to have some tough times."
That could be verbatim Jalen in those sad days of yore. Now, poor dude is talkin about those same guys learning how to win. Painful.
Not that you can possibly blame it on any one Knick player, I must say that Jamal Crawford is a clown of the clowniest proportions. How could a team possibly be good with that knucklehead on the floor?
At 22:19 on 02/13/2006, Rat House Gang wrote:
KG sweat - BRING IT ON! And, to be fair, the officiating was terrible in the aforementioned game at which Madeline projectile upchucked. I'm sure she was just reacting to the calls, and Dave just got in the way.
At 16:48 on 02/13/2006, Ironwood Flash wrote:
KG sweat, probably not too big of a problem. Patrick Ewing? I'll take the baby puke or the spilled beer.
At 14:43 on 02/13/2006, Ironwood Flash wrote:
Marko "I don't deserve my initials" Jaric was inactive on Saturday. Put him on the chill list and pick up Uncle Milt Palacio.
At 13:13 on 02/13/2006, Hello Shooters wrote:
I worked at 3 Wolves games last week. I can't comment about the Wolves play, since I don't have a clue as to what they're trying to do. But I thought I'd share some funny stuff that happened.
You can always hear KG yelling shit and fuck when he misses a hoop and pounds the ball against the stantion. But after having watched Rasheed Wallace get a technical for staring down an official a few years back, I thought that maybe players try to keep it clean when they talk to the officials.
So I was caught off guard when KG was complaining to an official in the Utah game, and he referred to another official as "that motherfucker." KG was like, "That motherfucker just made 3 bad calls. You'd better get his ass in line! Shit, man..." The official just nodded. Unfortunately, it wasn't just bad calls that did the Wolves in.
In that same game, I got crushed by Jarron Collins when he flew out of bounds. That brought back an argument I was having with my chiropractor a few weeks ago. She loves KG and the Wolves, but said that she wouldn't want KG to fall out of bounds on her. She thinks it would be sweaty and gross. Me, I think it would be exciting. And I'm not even gay. It's the idea of becoming closer or more a part of the game than watching TV. I mean, if you're sitting in the upper deck or watching the game at JLev and Rathouse's place, some loser could spill beer on you, or a baby could projectile vomit on you, and it'd be worse. Some KG sweat would be okay, in my opinion. I guess maybe it's a personal preference...like people who prefer cats vs. dogs, or burial vs. cremation.
Anyone else have an opinion on that one? Would a little KG sweat be a problem?
P.S. Jarron Collins' sweat smells like flowers.
At 10:52 on 02/13/2006, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
Claim Patterson. Waive Granger.Claim LaFrentz. Waive Patterson.
At 03:17 on 02/13/2006, Commissioner wrote:
Free and Easy
Eduardo Najera (2/18) Joe Smith (2/18) Jared Jefferies (2/16) Robert Swift (2/16) Raef Lafrentz (2/16) James Posey (2/15) Eddie Griffin (2/15) Ruben Patterson (2/13)
May You uncover a gem!
Commish
At 17:18 on 02/12/2006, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
I'll petition to have Frye redesignated as FC. Curry plays most of the minutes at center. The time Frye manages to get is mostly at PF.
At 16:34 on 02/12/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
Weedblazers petitions to have Andrew Bogut and Melvin Ely be listed as F/C, changed from their current C designation.
Bogut is open and shut: He has started almost the whole season a power forward. Ely is a bit of a harder case in that he a bench big man who has been pressed into increased service by injuries. That said, much of his playing time has come lining up alongside Bobcat center Primoz.
WB
At 16:27 on 02/12/2006, Commissioner wrote:
Hiddie, Hiddie, Ho, Fair Moonies!
Also for the upcoming Allstar Break, the Commissioner's office is accepting proposals for position changes. Please post your suggestions on the board, and I wll pull a list together for vote/consideration/input.
Commish
p.s. Rasho is still a free agent due to monkeyshoes having no media source indicating Camby is inactive.
At 16:22 on 02/12/2006, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
So, after all the heckling and miscues, I finally post a legitimate IR claim. What do I get for my troubles? Jack shit. Where are my (admittedly few) points for Brian Cook yesterday? What does a guy have to do around here?
At 10:55 on 02/12/2006, Rat House Gang wrote:
Pick up Keith van Horn for Bonzi, Antonio Daniels for Chris Paul.
Anybody see the Daily Show's montage tribute to Alan Greenspan to the tune of "One Shining Moment"? Classic.
At 16:42 on 02/11/2006, monkeyshoes wrote:
with Marcus Camby 'cane' inactive pick-up Rasho 'nation' Nesterovich. yuck. I will do the draft at whatever time gets voted in.
At 13:09 on 02/11/2006, JLev Experience wrote:
For the midseason draft, JLev and Rat cast their votes for the 11am PST time slot, since that's during Madeline's nap.
With either of the other time options, we'll have to lock Madeline in the closet until the draft is over so that we can give the draft the attention it deserves.
At 12:41 on 02/11/2006, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
AlJ is finally on the IR. I'll replace him with Brian Cook. Brevin Knight? "DNP - did not dress"? What the fuck does that mean?
At 12:34 on 02/11/2006, Knick33 wrote:
Waive Joe Smith.
At 02:15 on 02/11/2006, Commissioner wrote:
Fellow Moonies!
The All-Star Break approaches! Mid Season supplemental draft is upon us.
Let us choose a day. I imagine the whole shebang will take an hour. . . and maybe less. Of course, no team is required to participate.
Tell me what works of these times for next weekend (all times pacific, baby)
Sat: 11:00 am 2:00 pm 4:00 pm
Sun: 11:00 am 2:00 pm 4:00 pm
Let Democracy Reign!
Commish
At 02:01 on 02/11/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
Weedblazer can. The Blazers pre-game on the radio said Przybilla was inactive and Webster had been added in his place about 10 minutes before tip off.
But it is all academic, because the trade and the Przybilla transaction still happened after the first game of the day began. . . . so, now with Przy inactive by virtue of box score, Ely (and Przybilla) is a Weedblazer effective 2/11.
At 22:01 on 02/10/2006, Knick33 wrote:
Never has a trade involving Keith Bogans and Lonny Baxter meant so much to me... Gerald Wallace was finally inactive. Place him on IR and add Nick Collison.
At 19:47 on 02/10/2006, Knick33 wrote:
Pryzbilla was active in the Blazers last game and played 8 minutes... I thought the new standard was that a report specifically had to say to a player would be "inactive" if anyone was to be replaced before they missed a game and we could check a box score. I don't see anything that says that? Can you please enlighten us and cite a source Commish?
At 19:19 on 02/10/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
Ooops. Reverse order.
Weedblazers trade Thomas and Najera to Me-Wolves for Przy and pick up Pietrius.
Weedblazers make Przy inactive and claim Ely.
Sorry.
At 19:17 on 02/10/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
Weedblazers place Joel "Down but not Out" Przybilla on the inactive and claim Mickael "I spell my name frechwise" Pietrius. Move Ely to F
At 19:17 on 02/10/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
Weedblazers place Joel "Down but not Out" Przybilla on the inactive and claim Mickael "I spell my name frechwise" Pietrius. Move Ely to F
At 15:17 on 02/10/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
Weedblazers trade Kurt "Solid" Thomas and Eddy "and the Cruisers" Najera to the MeWolves for "Twas the First" Joel Przybilla. Thsi being an unbalanced trade, it is none other than a trade supermove situation!
Najera outta here to waiversville!
Melvin Ely, welcome to the Weedblazers!
At 10:25 on 02/10/2006, Me-Wolves wrote:
Put a claim for the Me-Wolves on Swift. If I get him, say good bye to Me-Wolves vet Marquis Daniels, & move Tyson to F to balance.
At 19:34 on 02/09/2006, JLev Experience wrote:
Activate Jason Williams. Waive Raef LaFrentz. Move Sheed to C, J-Chill to F.
At 17:49 on 02/09/2006, Knick33 wrote:
Activate Brad Miller... Waive Robert Swift.
At 16:15 on 02/09/2006, monkeyshoes wrote:
Sorry about Claxton/Snyder injury s.n.a.f.u. mis-read the report; Claxton not offically inactive...yet.
At 14:31 on 02/09/2006, monkeyshoes wrote:
with Speedy 'speed bump' Claxton out pick up 'captian' Kirk Snyder.
At 10:42 on 02/09/2006, Hello Shooters wrote:
Chris "Piss" Mihm is finally off the books. Replace him with Kevin "Bedtime for Bonzo" Martin.
Nowadays, it seems that players rarely go to IR instantly. Feels a lot more like last year, without the manditory 5 games.
Ah, to be young again in the good old days of November, back when we had a healthy crop of eager scrubs, and the inactive list flowed freely!
At 02:58 on 02/09/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
Weedblazers claim Eduardo 'Eddy Hustle" Najera and drop Jared "I Miss College" Jefferies.
At 10:15 on 02/08/2006, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
Nenad in. Posey out.
At 09:24 on 02/08/2006, Me-Wolves wrote:
I'm going to use my last super move: Say good-bye to Eddie "Casey is never going to give me consistent minutes so the Wolves might as well trade me to the Clippers where I can blow up" Griffin and pick up Marcus "Casey damn well better start me because I'm the best freaking point guard on the team" Banks. Move Andre "freaky" Iguadala from G to F to bring the Me-Wolves into mediocre balance.
At 09:06 on 02/08/2006, Ironwood Flash wrote:
Hey Wolves fans--What's up with Marko Suckic? Is his benching a one game light-the-fire thing or does it signal a new direction?
At 14:49 on 02/07/2006, HP All Stars wrote:
Here in second to last place, I am all too comfortable saying fuck me and my team.
I trust you, Josh and Maddy are well.
-P
At 14:03 on 02/07/2006, Rat House Gang wrote:
I'm kidding, of course.
At 21:51 on 02/06/2006, Rat House Gang wrote:
Fuck you and your team regardless.
At 21:15 on 02/06/2006, HP All Stars wrote:
2006-7 Rule Proposal
No more injury replacements.
5 supermoves per team, per half.
After that, fuck you and your team.
At 21:03 on 02/06/2006, Commissioner wrote:
Welly, welly, well, my droogs!
Seems a Mr. Wells is hurt, not playing, but ACTIVE. On behlaf of Ratty, I curse the ill fates!
Fred Jones is still up for grabs! Walk, don't run.
Commish
At 13:21 on 02/06/2006, Commissioner wrote:
Hear ye, Hear ye!
Let the record be straight: Stephon Marbury was not among the active for yesterday's game, meaning he remains inactive for the WB!
Now, for your oggling eyes:
Ruben Patterson (2/13)Shaun Livingston (2/12)Bobby Jackson (2/12)Austin Croshere (2/12)Adonal Foyle (2/10)Eduardo Najera (2/9)David Wesley (2/9)Kyle Korver (2/7)Leandro Barbosa (2/7)Ty Lue (2/7)Kevin Martin (2/7)
Commissioner-n-King
At 13:05 on 02/06/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
Kidd vs Starbury (Via the Star-Ledger):
'The head-to-head matchup during their tenures with the Nets and Knicks has been an 8-1 Kidd landslide (including the '04 playoff sweep), but Kidd himself has helped keep the buzz alive.
He did this by going on an ESPN chat show last Thursday, and being subjected to yet another Marbury assertion (via videotape) about who ranks at the top of the point guard pecking order. This time, Marbury remarked that if "the names were taken off the jerseys" and the two of them were on the playground, people would easily recognize who the better player is.
And this time, Kidd didn't mind responding verbally: "He has the right to his opinion. But if we were in playground situation, I think I would win -- I'm bigger, stronger, and I'm quicker."'
At 11:46 on 02/06/2006, monkeyshoes wrote:
i don't want no stinkin' Battie
At 10:10 on 02/06/2006, Hello Shooters wrote:
Claim Tony "Fattie" Battie, waive Ruben "Groovin" Patterson. Move Bosh to F and Hassell to G.
So, not to create a controversy before it were to happen, but what if monkeyshoes claims Battie too? We are tied!
At 10:04 on 02/06/2006, Rat House Gang wrote:
Bonzi "My Groin Ain't" Wells is out. I'll try Fred "My Last Name ROCKS" Jones.
At 16:29 on 02/05/2006, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
Odom wasn't active? Fine. I'll take Posey in place of Al Jefferson. Oh, wait. He was "active", too. In that case, I'll take him in place of Nenad, who, in addition to not playing like Odom and Jefferson, was in fact, "inactive". Breath easy, Cassel brothers - it looks like you'll enjoy a few more weeks until Team CCK is healthy enough to make a run.
At 12:29 on 02/05/2006, JLev Experience wrote:
Place a waiver claim on Tony "Orlando" Battie, waive Raef "Fiennes" LaFrentz.
At 00:37 on 02/05/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
Activate Steph "It wasn't supposed to go down that way" Marbury and cut John "Fuck the" Salmons ", Let's Damn More Rivers"
At 22:53 on 02/04/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
Weedblazers lay claim on Desmond "The Sun Will Come Up Tomorrow" Mason and drop Shaun "Taking What I'm Given, Cause I'm Working for a" Livingston.
At 17:15 on 02/04/2006, Commissioner wrote:
CCK:
Odom was active last night.
Commish
At 11:52 on 02/04/2006, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
Odom to IR. claim posey
At 02:13 on 02/04/2006, Hello Shooters wrote:
Forget what I said yesterday. I will claim Derek "Deep Sea" Fisher.
JLev, I'm doing you a favor. "Jenny" Jones was so good to you last night. You can't just throw that away, man.
If I get Fisher, waive David "Elvis with a lisp P" Wesley.
At 18:56 on 02/03/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
Weedblazers place Steph "My Team Sucks" Marbury on the inactive list and replace him with John "Farm Raised" Salmons
At 17:50 on 02/03/2006, Ironwood Flash wrote:
Yay monkeyshoes! Apparently David Stern gets to choose Jermaine's replacement--here's hoping he does the right thing and goes with Sheed, who has been spectacular for the Pistons this year, in his usual understated way, and is unlikely to get chosen by the coaches. Never know, though. He deserves to go.
At 14:31 on 02/03/2006, Rat House Gang wrote:
I'll place a claim on GP for Bobby Jackson.
At 14:30 on 02/03/2006, Rat House Gang wrote:
While I agree with monkeyshoes in principle, in actuality I would rather watch Wade than Rip any day--for so many reasons.
At 14:04 on 02/03/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
Weedblazers place a claim on Gary Payton"'s Place" and once agin try to waive Shaun "When I can hit a friggin basket, I will be good" Livingston
At 13:59 on 02/03/2006, monkeyshoes wrote:
This is my offical protest post regarding the All-star game. Put the Pistons where they belong; in the starting line up. With the exception of Lebron 'a-thon' James over Tay Prince 'spaggetti', I would take an entire starting line up of Pistons for the East. Yes, that includes Rip 'in the universe' Hamilton over Dwyane Wade 'in the water'. No dis on Flash but Rip's style of play is invaluable to the best team in the L. Further more he IS a Star. Not like I'm talking about Bruce 'no O in' B wen. Shame on NBA fans for fuckin up every year.
At 13:28 on 02/03/2006, monkeyshoes wrote:
Make a claim on gaurd Chris 'what's a' Duhon. Waive forward Austin Croshere 'and now'. Move Ricky 'teen wolf too; electric boogaloo' Davis to forward.
At 12:36 on 02/03/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
Weedblazers make a claim on Chris "Pukie" Duhon, waive Shaun "Just trying to earn a" Livingston.
At 11:42 on 02/03/2006, Rat House Gang wrote:
If Bonzi plays tonight, activate him and drop Najera.
At 10:25 on 02/03/2006, Hello Shooters wrote:
You can have Derek Fisher, Josh. I just can't do it. Not after just getting Chucky Atkins.
One more move for the new look Hello Shooters though. Supermove Adonal "Weak like a fake sword in fencing. What are they called again? Oh yeah, a" Foyle. Move Bosh to C, and pick up Trenton "Trenchtown Rock" Hassell!
Now I love my team again.
At 18:37 on 02/02/2006, JLev Experience wrote:
Place a waiver claim on Derek "CCK Will Probably Claim Me, Too" Fisher. If I get him, waive Jumaine "No, no. The OTHER Jenny" Jones.
At 10:13 on 02/02/2006, Hello Shooters wrote:
Shooters keep shooting...er...chucking:
Jameer "Half" Nelson finally hits IL. Replace him with Chucky Ass Face. Come back soon Jameer.
At 02:53 on 02/02/2006, Commissioner wrote:
Scrub-a-dub-dub:
Kyle Korver (2/7)Leandro Barbosa (2/7)Ty Lue (2/7)Kevin Marin (2/7)Tony Battie (2/6)Milt Palacio (2/6)Desmond Mason (2/5)Chris Duhon (2/5)Gary Payton (2/5)Mike Sweetney (2/4)Derek Fisher (2/4)Francisco Elson (2/3)Rasho Nesterovic (2/3)
Commish
At 11:59 on 02/01/2006, Hello Shooters wrote:
A trade a day keeps the cobwebs away.
Hello Shooters sends Kenny "Henny Penny" Thomas to HP Allstars, and welcomes back Chris "Secret of" Mihm.
At 10:11 on 02/01/2006, Me-Wolves wrote:
You can tell that Blount is a tool - that skipping business after he scored against the C's was pretty weak. With guys like that, you know that eventually they'll be a problem on your team, even if there is a honeymoon period, and blount's contract is pretty horrid (though on a team that's paying a combined $70 million dollars over the next five years for Troy Hudson & Marko Jaric, Blount doesn't even have the worst deal on the team).
With Banks, well, he's only 24. So the fact that he's never been able to play well consistently at the hardest position on the floor isn't a big surprise, especially if Doc is as bad a coach as the sports guys of the world seem to think.
And, how can you not love Ricky?
At 08:30 on 02/01/2006, Knick33 wrote:
Place Brad Miller on IR, pick up Robert Swift.
At 00:47 on 02/01/2006, monkeyshoes wrote:
Oh, believe me you Rathouse I know full well there is no 'I' in team but there may be several in Sizicizieiribiaik. There is of course no 'D' in Wally. I won't even mention that seven footer who does not even like basketball. I just needed to vent about the depressing nature of a deal that is fixing a horrible mistake (Blount) by getting rid of the most entertaining part of a bad team (Ricky). If only I could believe that Al 'be sure' Jefferson was 2009 MVP. No hate on the Wolves I swear....even if they are an expansion team.
At 21:59 on 01/31/2006, Rat House Gang wrote:
As "blubbering" as we may be about the ex-Celts, restaint has really been shown in our lack of talk about Kandi and Wally. You want to see a verbal burning in effigy, check out some of Napora's old Wally posts on any one of many Timberwolves chat boards (and those of you who thought his lack of ink on this site indicates that he just doesn't have time for sports-related chatter are sorely mistaken).
No, monkeyshoes, just YOU wait.
At 17:27 on 01/31/2006, Commissioner wrote:
Very nice multi-player trade. All the positions are correct and set.
May CCK escape the cellar post haste.
Michael
At 14:33 on 01/31/2006, monkeyshoes wrote:
I can't even read all these blubbering Wolves posts. Mark 'cronic' Blount and Marcus 'not Doc's river' Banks are great untill you ask Banks to run an offense and ask Blount to be a good teammate. As soon as those two things happen the wheels will come off. Just you wait.
At 11:25 on 01/31/2006, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
Hold on to your hats, this is a wild one (forgive the lack of nicknames - my addled brain is already pushed to the limit):1. Shooters trades JHoward + BKnight to CCK for Shaq + the injured DMiles. 2. CCK waives Leandrinho, moves NKrystc to C, JHoward at F.3. Shooters moves Bosh to F, James to G and claims Ruben Patterson (G). Miles still on IR.4. CCK claims MBlount. Nenad back to F. EJones to G. Waive KMart.5. CCK activates Vinsanity, waive TLue.
I know the roster police will have a good hard look, but I think it's all good. Shooters sent me a "post-it-if-you-like-it" type message; I think I decoded it correctly, but he has right of rescission.
At 10:55 on 01/31/2006, Hello Shooters wrote:
Not to pile it on, out of courtesy for Celtics fans...but MN sports radio is already talking about how Blount is the Wolves best Center ever. (not too high a bar, and we've still only seen him only against the centers from the Rockets, Spurs and C's, but still...it's something.)
I was talking to a cameraman from Boston last night, and he said Ricky goes cold, and Blount is a weird quiet dude...so some of those things might play out over time and factor in. But he was going nowhere in Boston.
Overall I think the main players in the trade are good for both teams. With Pierce's style, a guy like Wally is okay because he's out on the peremiter more, and Pierce can kick it out if things aren't working in the lane. Plus Wally's bigger than Ricky.
And KG needs a guy like Ricky, who makes things happen.
I love Ricky Davis now...and y'all know I'm somewhat of a Wally lover. But besides his style of game, Ricky is having fun out there in a way Cassell would have fun out there. Jawing with the officials, making jokes, not taking things too too seriously. I think the Wolves really need that to balance KG's intensity.
Then you add in a guy like Justin Reed who's a solid 3 on a team of shooting guards, plus Banks to push the ball, and man, things are looking up. Even McCants is doing well, and if Wolves continue to play up-tempo he could show off his offensive game more instead of creating turnovers in a half-court set. I think he feels less pressure since the trade too, because he's not the only new young guy anymore.
The funniest thing that happened about the game last night besides watching Dick Bavetta's warmup routine, was when Wally got to the line for the first time, and he started trying to high 5 everyone in sight like he always does. He forgets who his teammates are and goes over to Trenton Hassell and tries to high 5 him, like "Hey, I got the foul, high 5, high 5!" And Trenton gave him this look like, "do I know you?"
The other nice thing last night was watching the Celtics get blown out so bad after fucking over Hello Shooters. Losing Jefferson and now Blount is eating me up inside. It will be interesting to see how this all plays out for the Wolves and C's over time, and in moonball land. Exciting times!
At 09:36 on 01/31/2006, Me-Wolves wrote:
Activate Daniels, waive Head.
Also do the ol' Tinsley for No Neck Johnson pacer swap again.
Pretty nice game for the wolves, eh? Maybe we can get the league to change the schedule so we get to play the C's every night. Did you notice that Paul Pierce had the KG "I can't believe I have to play with these suckers" face going last night?
At 08:51 on 01/31/2006, HP All Stars wrote:
Claim Blount, waive Perkins.
At 03:18 on 01/31/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
Weedblazers lay claim to Derek Fisher "of Men", and if so fortunate jetison Shaun Livingston "I presume."
At 23:48 on 01/30/2006, JLev Experience wrote:
Looks like I'm not gonna get Granger, so assuming CCK doesn't drop out, I'll go for the new T-Wolf superstar.
Claim Mark "I'll Make You Forget Felton, Luc, Thurl, Dean, Rasho, and Mike" Blount. If I get him, waive Jumaine "Don't Call Me Jenny" Jones. Move Raef "Fiennes" LaFrentz to forward.
At 22:58 on 01/30/2006, Rat House Gang wrote:
Feeling a little giddy from the play of Marcus Banks and my flurry of activations, I'm going to be an optimist and assume Bonzi will be back tomorrow as well. If so, dump Najera. This would mean...only one guy on injured reserve?! Is it too late for the RH Gang? Only time will tell.
At 14:33 on 01/30/2006, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
I'll take "make room for" Danny Granger. Waive "fuck face" Korver.
At 13:17 on 01/30/2006, Rat House Gang wrote:
Harpring may also play, in which case drop Milt Palacio and his one fucking fantasy point he netted me.
At 13:16 on 01/30/2006, Rat House Gang wrote:
Oh, happy day! Yao might be activated tonight, in which case drop Tony Battie.
At 10:43 on 01/30/2006, JLev Experience wrote:
Despite my earlier post, I'm not actually making a waiver claim on Mark"-y Mark" Blount. But I will make a real claim for Danny "Texas" Granger. If he becomes mine, waive Jumaine "Jenny" Jones.
At 20:56 on 01/29/2006, Rat House Gang wrote:
Arrgh! Activate Wade, drop Payton.
At 17:45 on 01/29/2006, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
Carter in; Korver out (obviously after today's game)
At 13:04 on 01/29/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
In the "No you didn't" category, did you read this quote from George "Harassment" Shinn talking about where the Hornets will play next year:
"I feel like the guy that's got two women that's fighting over him," Shinn said. "It would be nice if it was two women instead of two states."
At 12:13 on 01/29/2006, Hello Shooters wrote:
Activate Ron "Ron Ron" Artest, waive "Dukie" Duhon. And pray.
At 11:22 on 01/29/2006, JLev Experience wrote:
Looks like jason williams might play today. If he's activated, waive Jones.
At 11:12 on 01/29/2006, 12 Angry Rabbis wrote:
The Rabbis have lived far too long with the disaster tht is Desmond Mason. Supermove him to the curb and pick up the down, but certainly not out, Antoine "I used to be an All Star, maybe I'll get traded so I can put up good player on bad team numbers" Walker.
At 09:28 on 01/29/2006, Rec. Leaguers wrote:
mo williams is going to be out for a while. slim pickins on the free agent list. i guess i will try out Sarunas Jasikevicius.
At 01:30 on 01/29/2006, Commissioner wrote:
BeDazzled:
Mike Sweetney (2/4)Derek Fisher (2/4)Francisco Elson (2/3)Rasho Nestorvic (2/3)Francisco Garcia (2/1)Sebastian Telfair (2/1)Danny Granger (1/31)Mark Blount (1/31)Jose Calderon (1/29)Deron Williams (1/29)
Commish
At 23:10 on 01/28/2006, JLev Experience wrote:
CCK is very right. VC was indeed inactive last night.
Tonight, on the other hand, Vince has 13 pts, 2 reb, 2 ast, and zero trunovers in the first half.
Ty Lue had 4 pts on 0-for-3 shooting to go with 2 turnovers, no rebounds, and 2 assists.
Sometimes keeping your mouth shut is the best medicine.
At 23:04 on 01/28/2006, JLev Experience wrote:
Mark Blount had 5 offensive rebounds tonight. I think that's more than Kandi had in his entire Wolves career. Combined.
I place a waiver claim on Blount.
At 17:52 on 01/28/2006, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
VC didn't play last night, just as my "invalid" claim suggested. He goes to IR. I claim Tyronn. Anybody got a problem with that?
At 16:55 on 01/28/2006, JLev Experience wrote:
De-activate Jermaine "Should've picked AK" O'Neal. Acquire Raef "Viva" LaFrentz.
Sigh.
At 14:58 on 01/28/2006, Rat House Gang wrote:
Activate "You had me at" Ginobili. Drop Fischer "nuts".
At 14:56 on 01/28/2006, Rat House Gang wrote:
Dwayne "Wayne" Wade is on IL. Pick up G "remember the Fun Police?" P
At 11:53 on 01/28/2006, 12 Angry Rabbis wrote:
I'll take Antoine Walker. If I get him, dump DesMase.
At 11:50 on 01/28/2006, Rec. Leaguers wrote:
sweetney has got to go. pick up stackhouse. move deng to forward.
-dc
At 23:30 on 01/27/2006, 12 Angry Rabbis wrote:
I think the bird man getting kicked out of the league was actually a tribute to JR Rider. Between his getting arrested and Sean Taylor of the Redskins facing up to 46 years in jail, this was not a banner day for athletes. Except for Stro, who got off the eye injury dime to score 19 for the hapless Rockets.
At 16:11 on 01/27/2006, Rat House Gang wrote:
In other news, did you hear about Isaiah Rider being arrested for kidnapping? I read the re-cap of his career and it makes me sad that it's reduced to a bunch of fines and suspensions. We had such good times with Isaiah in P-town. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2308253
At 14:19 on 01/27/2006, Rat House Gang wrote:
I can't decide either. First I was disappointed, but I have some brief moments of elation (I've always liked Ricky, even if I drafted him simultaneously one year too late and one year too early on Moonball). It's the first-rounder that's sticking in my craw, esp after giving up one for Marko Suckic. I guess the Timberwolves are destined to draft a first round pick once every five years for eternity.
Wally was by turns the most infuriating and exciting Wolfie of the past decade. I think what's making me think the trade can only be good is his public acknowledgement (in a very gracious way) that there were "chemistry" problems with KG (something I always suspected was a media-concocted issue - but apparently not).
I have to credit the Experience for the observation... but first Mientkiewicz, then Szczerbiak - I sense a trend, Boston...
At 13:46 on 01/27/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
Foyle's nearly the poet that is Leonard Nimoy:
I am awed by the snow-capped mountains By the vastness of oceans.
I am moved by a couple Of any age – holding hands As they walk through city streets.
A living creature in pain Makes me shudder with sorrow A seagull’s cry fills me With a sense of mystery.
A river or stream Can move me to tears A lake nestling in a valley Can bring me peace.
I wish for all mankindThe sweet simple joy That we have found together.
I know that it will be.And we shall celebrateWe shall taste the wineAnd the fruit.
Thanks for the inspiration, Spocky.
On another note, imagine yourself Gary Payton. The year is 2014. Your friend Shaq call up an invites you to a party that he promises will be awesome. Would you even possibly consider joining him?
As for the implications of the C's trade, I am stiil digesting. Certainly saying good bye to Blount's contract is right on. And Wally Z is good trade for Davis, considering the C's have not been winning, and somebody had to go. . . though I like Ricky, as will you Wolves' fans. Blount and Banks will be useful as Wolves as well. Reed may be a secret surprise, as may Jones be for the C's. But mostly this trade is comprised of players who will not majorly impact their team's destiny. (Sigh)
Luckily Weedblazers still kick ass.
At 13:41 on 01/27/2006, monkeyshoes wrote:
Activate Marcus 'mickey-ficken' Camby and release Francisco 'I secretly wish K.G. would touch my package again' Elson.
At 12:44 on 01/27/2006, JLev Experience wrote:
Jason "Yo-Yo" Williams was Inactive last night. Claim Jumaine "Double J" Jones. Move Josh "Yo-Yo" Childress to G.
At 10:13 on 01/27/2006, Hello Shooters wrote:
From the dictionary:
a·ton·al ADJECTIVE: Music Lacking a tonal center
Sounds like Hello Shooters. Rasho has no tone at all.
Therefore, I make a waiver claim to go from Atonal to Adonal.
Adonal Foyle isn't exactly musical, but he is a poet. And here is some of his poetry to share with you, in the wake of the Celtics/Wolves trade:
"I miss the face of those trusted few.Whose love was but a weakness too.Home, illusion of bucolic paradise,The rosy dew, and stinging lies."
-Adonal Foylewww.AdonalFoyle.com
At 01:05 on 01/27/2006, Commissioner wrote:
Hear Ye! Hear Ye!
CCK's claim, as incoherent and outside of the rules as it clearely was, is invalid. Carter remains on CCK's active 12 man roster.
CCK was clearly attempting to make an inactive claim. In apparent ignorance of the Constitution, CCK tried to claim a player from the waiver wire as an injury replacement. This is against the rules. Also against the rules is trying to make a Moonball player inactive without a media source that specifically says "Inactive."
The Constitution. Read it.
Last week on the chat board. Rememebr it.
Your Commissioner
At 23:12 on 01/26/2006, Hello Shooters wrote:
Does this mean I have to trade Wally to monkeyshoes for Ricky Davis?
At 22:57 on 01/26/2006, JLev Experience wrote:
Well, at least the city of Boston gets another Great White Hope.
Later, World.
At 16:55 on 01/26/2006, HP All Stars wrote:
Looks like a waiver claim. 1. The claim was made prior to Lue clearing waivers - 12 noon EST.2. The only reason to mention the waiver order is if it is a waiver claim.3. Carter has not missed a game, he left a game early. It is unclear if his stiff back will result in his being inactive.
Walks like a duck, talks like a duck...VC is on the waiver wire and eligible to be claimed 2/2.
At 14:28 on 01/26/2006, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
To clarify in a non-obnoxious way (not usually my style, but here goes). With VC headed (maybe...) to IR, I need to fill my roster. Provided my claim to TLue was valid (i.e., someone else didn't take him first, since I'm last in line to get him off waivers) he fills the gap. If I didn't get him (I did), then I'd have to find a suitable free agent. Is this not kosher?
At 14:25 on 01/26/2006, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
That's right, HP. to the extent that you are able to claim players from my IR, you have staked yours for Vince. You might as well take a run at Amare, Miles and Magette, while you're at it.
At 14:07 on 01/26/2006, Rat House Gang wrote:
Harpring out. I'll pick up "Uncle" Milt Palacio.
At 13:34 on 01/26/2006, HP All Stars wrote:
I am pretty sure CCK just waived Vince Carter for Tyrone Lue.
I will put in my claim for Carter from the waiver wire for 2/2 waiving Mo Peterson.
At 11:05 on 01/26/2006, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
Vince Carter looks to be headed to the IR. I'll reclaim TyLue (yes - I know. I'm last in line). If somebody else is foolish enough to claim him I'll find someone else.
At 20:29 on 01/25/2006, Commissioner wrote:
Hear ye! Hear ye!
monkeyshoes reinstatement of Marcus Camby is completely valid. ESPN is all over Camby's return (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2304788), monkeyshoes selected Elson to be waived, and in the event that Marcus can't go tonight, we have a rule:
11.4.2.1. If a team erroneously reactivates a player when that player has not been activated to his NBA team 12 man roster, that transaction is void.
Further, let it be known that if CCK continues to frivilously suggest activating players who are clearly inactive, by the power vested in me as Commissioner on High, for purposes of Moonball, CCK shall hence forth be known as Clown Clown Klown.
Word is Bond,
His Commissioner, Lordship in Charge'sville
At 18:48 on 01/25/2006, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
If you activate someone, you must also waive someone. If you waive someone, they go on the waiver wire. If you want to claim someone off the waiver wire, wait 7 days and get in line.
Honestly, are we going to do this all again?
At 16:47 on 01/25/2006, Hello Shooters wrote:
I think the proper etiquette is to activate Camby if he is expected to return. If he doesn't play, then the commish is allowed to rag on you, but you still keep Elson.
At 16:41 on 01/25/2006, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
I'd like to do that, too. If Amare, Maggette or Miles ever play, just assume that I activated them. If they had a bad game, then I didn't.
At 15:42 on 01/25/2006, monkeyshoes wrote:
i do not know if this is legal but... activate Marcus 'taking' Camby 'from a baby' if he plays. if not stick with Frasico 'kid' Elson
At 13:28 on 01/25/2006, HP All Stars wrote:
"Posting"? Hello!
I cannot believe the Maloofs and Bird are so dumb as not to check with Artest before announcing a trade. All the parents in the league know how important it is to check with the kids before planning an activity. Now Peja is all heartbroken and Artest has maximum leverage.
With Bird paying Artest to stay away from the team, there is no way a trade is gong to happen. Continuing with the parenting analogy, if I put out a big bowl of candy on the sofa and turned on the tv, there is NO WAY I could convince Hen to go to the library to pick out new books.
At 12:45 on 01/25/2006, JLev Experience wrote:
According to the morons who do the Wolves tv broadcasts, the only two teams that RonRon is willing to play for are the Wolves and the Knicks. The moronity of those broadcasters cannot be overstated, but the narrower Artest leaves the window open, the less leverage Indiana has, and the more likely it is that Artest will not play basketball this year. That's pure speculation on my part based on questionable information, but I do think Indiana's either gonna have to play him, leave him on the bench, or trade him for something well below his value. Like a package of Kandi and Thud. Heck, they can have Skita too.
In unrelated news, my player notes say that Jermaine O'Neal has "felt tightness in the groin for weeks." I don't have anything to add. It's just been a while since we've had a groin posting . . .
At 11:57 on 01/25/2006, Hello Shooters wrote:
Claim Waiverwire Wesley. If I get him, throw Seabass back into the ocean.
At 01:46 on 01/25/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
Yes, JLev, nice break down. Anything that applies science to Kobe suckatude is alright in my book.
Weedblazers cut "San" Francisco Garcia and bring back Stephon "NYC, Baby!" Marbury.
At 21:43 on 01/24/2006, 12 Angry Rabbis wrote:
ESPN reports that the Artest deal for Peja has fallen through, seems like RonRon just can;t find a place to play.
At 16:28 on 01/24/2006, Hello Shooters wrote:
Yes! It's all part of my plan! RonRon goes crazy and breaks Abdur-Rahim's other jaw, then Kenny Thomas and I will rule the world!
At 15:51 on 01/24/2006, Knick33 wrote:
Hello Shooters rejoice....
ESPN is reporting that Artest has been traded to Sacto for Peja.
What took so long? That was the original rumor this summer.
And, JLev very interesting analysis. I'd add that Dwight Howard ratio is at 41.9% . He's not scoring like KG... yet. Give him a couple years.
At 14:18 on 01/24/2006, JLev Experience wrote:
Here’s an interesting (and by "interesting," I mean only that I spent my lunch hour figuring this out so I thought I’d share) way to look at Kobe's 81-point night. With a 46-to-2 shots-to-assists ratio, it begs the question: Is Kobe the most one-dimensional player in the game?
Taking our MoonBall formula as a measure of all-around production, the answer is: Yes.
80% of Kobe’s MoonBall production comes from scoring the basketball.
The only player in the NBA that has appeared in as many games as Kobe who gets a larger percentage of his "production" from shooting the rock is Matt Carroll. (Yeah, I’m not sure who Matt Carroll is either, but apparently he plays 11 minutes per game for Charlotte.) Kareem Rush and Mickael Petrius also have higher percentages than Kobe, but they haven’t played as many games.
Among legit NBA players, not far behind Kobe are Michael Redd (78.8), Ben Gordon (78.7), and Rip Hamilton (78.4). Two out of three from the JLev Exp --- all right!
Other names of note:Carmelo - 75.6%AI - 72.6%Ray Allen - 71.6%T-Mac - 65.7%LeBron - 64.6%Shaq - 62.1%Duncan - 48.3%
And who among players averaging 20+ ppg in the NBA gets the smallest percentage of his MoonBall production from scoring? You guessed it: Kevin Garnett (45.8%). How much more evidence do we need that KG is the best all-around player in the NBA?
At 13:39 on 01/24/2006, Commissioner wrote:
Ladies and Gentlemen, Moonies and Moonettes!
A mid-Season High Wire Act of daring-do for you:
Danny Granger (1/31)Mark Blount (1/31)Jose Calderon (1/29)Deron Williams (1/29)Adonal Foyle (1/27)Antoine Walker (1/27)David Lee (1/27)Ty Lue (1/26)DeShawn Stevenson (1/25)David Wesley (1/25)
Amazing things is that Smush Parker is better than all these guys! Go Smushy! Go CCK!
I am impartial, I swear,
Commissioner and Chief
At 09:17 on 01/24/2006, Me-Wolves wrote:
activate tinsley, waive Anthony "No-neck" johnson
At 01:02 on 01/24/2006, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
I think I've officially hit a new low: until last night, the third best player on my team, as measured by the total fp contributed to my bottom line, was Kyle Korver. He was surpassed, however, by someone who got his fantasy points in spite of not getting the ball very much as Kobe scored his historic 81. That's right my friends. I'm talking about Smush Parker. Best supermove I ever made.
I don't know if I should be more disturbed by the fact that Kyle Korver used to be my third best player or that Smush Parker is now. I think the latter, but I'm despondent either way.
At 23:31 on 01/23/2006, Hello Shooters wrote:
I hate Rasho, but I still claim him from the Waiver Wire. Goodbye Mark "not even a roach to smoke" Blount.
At 22:47 on 01/23/2006, 12 Angry Rabbis wrote:
That's some pretty rabid hate, but there's gotta be someone else out there that can top it. Not this Angry Rabbi though, the kid has skills. I'd wager Knicks33 will keep his mouth shut on the Kobe hate too given the impact he has had on the first place fantasy squad.
At 16:32 on 01/23/2006, Rat House Gang wrote:
Yeah, monkeyshoes!
At 16:04 on 01/23/2006, monkeyshoes wrote:
I got my ticket to the Player Haters Ball. Kobe sucks. 46 shots? Against the CRaptors? 20 foul shots? Do the refs even care about justice? Has Dr. Phil lost his mind letting Flow-bee one up on MJ? I'd be in first place if I didn't drink so much Haterade #8 and had drafted that shit-fuck-dick-for-a-nose.
At 10:12 on 01/23/2006, Rat House Gang wrote:
Ginobili on injured list. I pick up Derek Fisher. Again.
At 08:10 on 01/23/2006, 12 Angry Rabbis wrote:
81 is pretty sick, whatever this board says about Kobe, he's a pretty incredible hoopster.
At 02:53 on 01/23/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
81 points!!!!! Redonk!
At 16:08 on 01/22/2006, Rat House Gang wrote:
Can I Rabinowitz my whole team?
Abe, do you like it that your name can be used as a verb?
At 14:28 on 01/22/2006, monkeyshoes wrote:
check out this bonus gem from Peter May in the sunday Globe."I wondered whether Ricky Davis's game last Monday against the Pistons was a remarkable one in that he went 45 minutes and didn't score a point. So I went to the source for such information, Elias Sports, which confirmed that it was.
Since the inception of the shot clock more than 50 years ago, no player has gone scoreless playing that many minutes and having taken that many shots. Davis went 0 for 8.
According to Elias, only six other players in the shot-clock era have played as many as 45 minutes and not scored -- and none took more than five shots. Dennis Rodman did it five times, most recently in 1998. The others were Norm Van Lier, Charles Jones, Popeye Jones, and -- are you ready for this? -- Wilt Chamberlain.
Yup, the Stilt produced a bagel in 46 minutes in the penultimate regular-season game of his career, in March 1973. He didn't even attempt a shot or a free throw! And he led the NBA in field goal percentage that season at an astounding 72.7 percent, an NBA record. The Lakers lost the game, 85-84, to the Milwaukee Bucks."
At 11:00 on 01/22/2006, JLev Experience wrote:
Activate Jason "Better than Deron" Williams. Waive Deron "Not as Good as Jason" Williams.
At 04:32 on 01/22/2006, Commissioner wrote:
Your attention, fine Moonies!
Raef "Too bad I sorta suck" LaFrentz is free as a bird now, due to the activity of one Mark "Active is a Funny Adjective for Me" Blount.
Blount was a DNP-CD. Helloshooters was correct that ESPN did not list Blount. But ESPN only listed 9 players. The NBA.com shows the 12 man roster for this game, and a benched Blounty.
In other words, I am again blatantly over-riding the letter of the law to rule in the spirit of the law. . . .
Here is the rule:11.4.1. . . A player is deemed inactive if he does not appear as one of the 12 active players in an ESPN.Com boxscore the date following the game.

But since only 9 guys were listed on ESPN, a literal rule seemed unclear. I checked what I now personally believed to be the most reliable source, the mothership NBA.com.
And why do I take this brazen act to rule where no man or woman has ruled before? Because God made me Commissioner.
With Wisdom Beyond Your Understanding,
Il Comishitar
At 22:18 on 01/21/2006, Rat House Gang wrote:
Claim Najera. If I get him, drop Granger. My Saturday nights are soooo exciting.
At 13:17 on 01/21/2006, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
Claim Al Jeff;waive Jose Caldera; move Vinsanity before the roster police get me
At 01:57 on 01/21/2006, Hello Shooters wrote:
Blount was not in the boxscore last night vs. NJ. Is a trade finally in the works? Nothing on the web, only speculation from earlier in the week.
Looking at what happened, rather than guessing what will happen, using the criteria set out by our founding fathers, Blount is inactive. In lieu of my Blount, I will partake of a little Raef'r madness. Pick up LaFrentz.
In other news of missing players, I was at the Target Center tonight to see the Wolves vs. the Pacers. Of course I am already painfully aware of Indiana's depleted roster, both Artest and my good friend JLev's Center, Jermaine O'Neal were out, although Tinsley was back off the bench. Suddenly about halfway through the game, I was like, "Hey, where's T-hud?" He wasn't in the shootaround...and he wasn't one of the three inactives they named. He wasn't on the bench either, in uniform or in Nutty Boyz formalwear. "Could it be? Was he traded?" It didn't add up. Kandiman was still on the bench. "How could they have traded T-hud straight up without at least an expiring contract like Kandiman?" I mused.
But Glen Taylor had hinted at a trade to go down this week, and he seemed to be smiling bigger than ever. I convinced myself that it was true, and I spent the whole second half with a blissed out grin on my face, wondering what in God's name the Wolves could've gotten for T-hud, and not caring if it was the rights to Pinksnoggle's Aunt Alma. Having Huddy's contract off the books for 2009 made me feel fine. It was like a scene in a movie, or a dream. I was floating.
Then on the way out, I found out he had the flu, and wasn't with the team for that reason. My dreams all came crashing down. Thud.
Well, I can't complain too much. Wolves won, they still have the best player on the planet, and I still had great seats. And I'll be on the baseline noon Sunday too: AI vs. KG on ABC. At least some NBA dreams do come true!
At 17:37 on 01/20/2006, HP All Stars wrote:
Wing the Aluminum Foyle to the waiver wire.
Wind up Abdur-Rahim, with Walker to the wire as well.
At 15:16 on 01/20/2006, Ironwood Flash wrote:
Ah, the real stickler has pointed out to me that my claim on DeShawn Stevenson is invalid and he is very much right. My apologies. David's point, and it is correct, is that Grant Hill was in fact activated for a game earlier in the week, and then placed BACK on the inactive list prior to Wednesday's game.
Mike, this means I should in fact NOT get Deshawn's points and that I need to select a different scrubino to fill Grant's shoes.
So...please place Grant on the inactive list and take a flier on Darius Songaila.
At 12:48 on 01/20/2006, Ironwood Flash wrote:
Moonies--
I had inaccurately activated Grant Hill and waived DeShawn Stevenson. Hill never came off of the inactive list, and so my understanding of this situation is that it makes the transaction void, which would remove DeShawn from the waiver wire.
Commish--you still have to arrange this on my roster.
Flash from the 'wood
At 02:48 on 01/20/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
Activate Drew Gooden "Plenty" and drop David Lee "Roth"
At 02:19 on 01/20/2006, Commissioner wrote:
Hear ye! Hear Ye!
For your scrolling pleasure, a latest version of the Moonball discards:
DeShawn Stevenson (1/25)David Wesley (1/25)Nate Robinson (1/24)Rashmeister Nesterovic (1/24)Eduardo Najera (1/24)Ike Diogu (1/24)Al Jefferson (1/22)
Splendid!
Your Commissioner
At 16:03 on 01/19/2006, HP All Stars wrote:
Yes - quite a night at the United Center...The AD and Curry stories were interesting but secondary to Gordon sinking that shot to win the game. I woke up Amanda with my hollering. Fortunately, Danielle was at work.
I predict a two game suspension...people will HATE the league if it penalizes a man for going to his family, no matter how bad a choice that may be.
At 14:55 on 01/19/2006, Knick33 wrote:
Now that this craziness has come to a close, on to more important craziness... did anyone see the Knicks play the Bulls last night? Wow. That was some kind of an insane game. I was bumbed that Marbury was going to miss the game given that I had dropped big bucks to sit in the far upper deck. But Mariann and I got more than our money's worth.
What's the over-under on AD's suspension? If Jermaine got 15 last year, there's no way AD gets more than 10. Still I couldn't believe my eyes when I looked down and saw what was happening and perhaps he should get 15 just out of the stupidity of it.
It totally overshadowed Eddy Curry lying immobile on the court for at least 5 minutes. I think half the place was wondering whether it was his heart until they showed him getting totally clocked on the big screen.
At 13:28 on 01/19/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
Weedblazers claim Francisco "CrazyFingers" Garcia to replace Stephon "Don't Hate Because I am Doubtful" Marbury.
At 13:17 on 01/19/2006, Commissioner wrote:
Hello Moonies,
Let us end this confusion now. For sake of the Union, the Eddie House claim is invalid.
I will hence forth only approve claims where the literally text says "inactive"--otherwise we are awaiting the next days box score. Those you benefitted from the my prior more liberal interpretations, lucky you.
As for the vote count, it does not count. . . in fact many of the various parties did not even realize there was a vote. . . and judging form the emails I have had with folks, if they did 'vote' it was on their own conception of a proposal. HP is apparently voting on a rule that will allow him to replace the active but not playing Peja. JLev is in favor of the clean and simple 'lose a game, but know for sure' boxscore to determine inactivity, but most urgently concerned that the Weeddblazers are pulling a fast one.
At this point, there will be no rule change, juts a hard and fast literally interpretation.
If you belive that we need to change this rule, email me at Commissioner. If I hear a consistent call for the same rule change, we can put it for a vote and institute it at the All-Star break.
It's a shame that this whole House conflict involved Weedblazers because it clearly adds a layer of questioning to how this was decided. Had this been another team claiming a player in a similar situation, I would have perhaps defended it even more vigorously.
But frankly, I am getting bored of this particular debate for a clown as lowly as Mr. House. Homer said it best: Let the baby have its bottle.
May we return to business!
Your Commissioner
At 10:48 on 01/19/2006, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
SM2: Tyronn "DNP - Sore Back" Lue continues to elude the IR List. I should have know better - Huskers don't hoop. Waive that bitch and claim Leandro "I'm all healthy now. Seriously. No relapse! I promise..." Barbosa
At 07:49 on 01/19/2006, HP All Stars wrote:
6-1
At 02:11 on 01/19/2006, Commissioner wrote:
Hello fine fellows!
A democracy, is it?
Here is my take: We cannot have a fundemental rule change at this point in the season. Nearly half the season has been played, and almost 1/3 under this current rule.
We DO have a consistent standard: the next day's box score. TQStats actually has pretty good Commissioner tools and reversing transactions is simple.
JLev does have a good point in that claims for injury replacements prior to a game inactive perhaps erroneously remove available free agents. . . but I am inclined to put the burden of making legit claims of all of us. If we make good faith claims, I like this system fine. The Marbury claim was clearly good. If a paper or website says so-and-so is going to be out in fairly definitive terms, you make a claim.
Site where we have actually had a problem? RatHouse rightly got VladRad.
As far as making random and constant claims in CCK's scenario, as Commissioner, I would ask you to stop wasting my time. Just as I did with the Jermaine O'Neal claim. No big deal.
Let's keep the rule as it has been operating.
Your Commissioner
At 22:32 on 01/18/2006, HP All Stars wrote:
Referring to the proposed One Game standard, of course.
At 22:19 on 01/18/2006, HP All Stars wrote:
HP makes six...anybody else out there to make it seven and a done deal?
At 22:13 on 01/18/2006, monkeyshoes wrote:
claim Al Jefferson 'Airplane' and drop Austin 'texas' Crochere
At 20:10 on 01/18/2006, JLev Experience wrote:
I'm just getting caught up on all the sturm und drang that I started, and I'm still not clear if we're changing anything. I'm guessing we're not.
But I have to go back to the initial point. There's all this debate about whether Marbury is "doubtful," "questionable," or "out." I don't think there's much question that he won't play, and it's even possible that, tonight, the Knicks will put him on the Inactive List. But nobody is citing (quoting again) "a credible news source that states that a player has been placed on the inactive roster of his NBA team" at the time this transaction was announced. Is ex post facto good enough, then?
And as has been pointed out already, not playing and being Inactive are not the same thing.
If the Commissioners are saying that the standard is simply finding a source that says the player will not be playing, and it's sufficient if it later turns out he was officially inactive, then this is a change from the rule originally posted --- and opens the door to CousCous's borderline paranoid scenario.
Also, people seem to be asserting that since Eddie House sucks, this is no big deal. Well, if he's such a scrub, then asking WeedBlazers to wait until there's actual evidence that Stephon is Inactive before replacing him doesn't seems such a hardship.
Lastly, by my count, JLev, Rat, Ironwood, K33, and CCK all seem to be in favor of requiring the one-game-missed standard. I know this isn't a democracy, but what do the others think?
I'm done.
At 18:22 on 01/18/2006, Rec. Leaguers wrote:
Steve Francis - inDrop- David Wesley
-dc
At 17:14 on 01/18/2006, monkeyshoes wrote:
Wow. This is getting heavy. The rule is fine...for this year. I have suffered under it but the rule is fairly straight forward. A co-comish to balance disagreements seems fair when called for such as the Eddie 'our' House 'in the middle of the street' problem. Furthermore the quibbling is often the best part of the Moonball season. In that spirit...FUCK YOU ALL.
At 17:10 on 01/18/2006, HP All Stars wrote:
I am too busy reading these epic posts to figure out a trade...Anybody interested in a trade of a guard or forward for Adonal Aluminum Foyle? I have to release him on 1/23.
At 13:53 on 01/18/2006, Knick33 wrote:
Pete's idea is interesting, but I don't think it would be fair to consider something like that at this point of the season (and personally I would probably vote against it even in the offseason since I like some penalty associated with injury). That is a major change and would be very unfair to say monkeyshoes, who has been competing with an active but injured T-Mac for quite some time. Others have done the same, such at Rat with Dalembert and the Rabbis with Stro --- though in the latter case it's not that much different than when he actually takes the court.
I agree with Josh that we should require the 1 game loss and the box score evidence to have the cleanest rule. However, given that many of us (myself included) have been able replace a player before that game is missed, I don't have much heartburn over WB's transaction for House and the co-commissioner allowing it to happen. For what it's worth the NY Times is calling him "Out" with "no timetable" for his return rather than the "Doubtful" that you are all mentioning and I assume comes from ESPN.
At 13:23 on 01/18/2006, HP All Stars wrote:
First my apologies for opeing the door to long posts.
Second, is there an actual change proposed? I cannot find something specific through all the postings.
I propose this - simple and sweet:
Injury replacements may be made after a player does not play any minutes in a game for any reason. A player replaced may not be returned to the active roster for a minimum of 7 days.
-P
At 12:13 on 01/18/2006, Ironwood Flash wrote:
For what it's worth, I'm with the stickl--um, new rule proposer on this, too.
And RHG, I guess we all revert to our true selves after a half season, but that was a pretty gentle dig, no? Jeez...
At 12:01 on 01/18/2006, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
A voice from the cellar...
Josh nailed my ass to the wall a thousand times last year as I tried to squeeze fantasy points out of every grey area in the rules I could find. Many of those grey areas are no longer; language was clarified, clauses were added inconsistencies expunged. Having attained much wisdom, if not the ability to manage a fantasy team, in my sophomore season, the lesson I've learned is this: simplicity and objectivity are best.
I believe I made this comment back when the rule was first discussed, but I'll repeat it now. The idea that the commissioner should have to scour the internet looking for sources which verify an IR claim is ridiculous. I'm sure we don't need to add this burden to the office of the commissioner.
As we all know, being "expected to miss a few games" has little to do with whether or not the player will be on IR. Posting a claim in hopes that your player will be one of the lucky ones to make it to IR leaves open the possibility of abuse. Shall I post a provisional player for everyone on my team for each game, just in case? I was told that I was being absurd when I asked this question originally, but it sure seems like that's the direction we're headed.
I think this is the first time I've gone on record agreeing with Josh, but I think he's right on this one. We all play by the same rules, so I don't consider the potential loss of a game here and there to favor anyone. We should make the rules as clean as possible and spare the commissioner the burden of having to act as judge in every transaction.
At 11:22 on 01/18/2006, Hello Shooters wrote:
The way the Commish has chapped JLev's ass with every Childress move from G to F, I think that JLev has a right to stickler. I share JLev's objection to Weedblazers original claim for House. Weedblazers should've cited a news source at the minimum. And even then, "doubtful" is riding the line. Us kids need moonball role models, and a superstar talent like the Weedblazers should carry the torch. His claim was sloppy and uninspired.
May I point out, though, that much of the reason we are asked to be more specific in our posts is so Mike's job as Commish is made easier (I found that out this weekend). Thus I could see why he might've felt that citing details on sources and position moves for his own benefit may have seemed unnecessary...just like court orders seem unneccessary for spying when you're at war with the terrorists. But Weedblazers should've followed the rule.
Now that it's been hashed out, though, Weedblazers has a point that New York's inactive list isn't full and the press is talking about Marbury as though his inactivity is a foregone conclusion. Sounds like he'll be out. Then again, Qyntel Woods is among the scrubbiest of scrubs, so the Knicks may not even bother. We're still learning the finer points of the inactive list. That's why there is leeway.
Rat House can attest to the fact that all Weedblazers are really gaining in Eddie House is a low-rent rent-a-scrub. And, by rule, he must be returned if Marbury is active. Just or unjust, that's the way we're playing this year. Therefore Weedblazers get House if Marbury is inactive.
I agree with JLev that the rule by nature creates some gray areas. His strong objection has been noted. We can all play it as we see it, and the commish can rule. If you feel that a claim is bogus, and you really wanted that player...feel free to communicate that and make a backup claim. I'll read it, and it won't offend my moonball sensibilities. I check this site every day, and the more news the better. (As Pete asked at the draft, "are we fantasy freaks worse than Star Wars convention freaks?" I say, probably, yeah.)
Commish asked for opinions on the inactive rule, and it looks like he got one.
At 11:00 on 01/18/2006, JLev Experience wrote:
Alright, I know I should just let this go, but for the record, I didn’t say that the Commissioner’s Office was ignoring or inconsistently interpreting the rules, or being unfair or unbalanced. To be sure, the Commissioner’s Office is doing a fine job of implementing and enforcing this so-called "rule." What I did say --- what I said when the rule was being initially debated, and what I continue to say (the Commissioner’s thoughtful reply notwithstanding) --- is that the Rule itself is inconsistent and lacking in a universal, objective standard. As we all know, missing games due to injury is not the same thing as being on the Inactive List, and whether a “credible” source reports ahead of time that an injured player is being placed on the Inactive List leaves us at the mercy of the vagaries of media coverage in different cities, or time zone differences.
I realize I may be in the minority on this, and if everyone else is happy with the more relaxed injury replacement policy, so be it. The Commissioner wants to ease the pain of injuries and make this league "fun"? That’s sweet. And I hear the Multnomah County Senior Citizens Candyland Fantasy League is looking for a Commissioner, too.
Oh, it’s on.
At 10:48 on 01/18/2006, Rat House Gang wrote:
I have to say I agree with Josh. The inconsistency, the uncertainty, the fact that everyone's replacement claims have to be double-checked by someone else. It just seems easier and cleaner to go by the box score. So what if you have to miss a game? That's the bummer about injuries. At least it would be a level playing field. And to be honest, I don't think it makes it more "fun" to have to scramble around and find some phantom source saying my guy is going to be inactive. For the record, as the person in the running with Cous Cous for the most injuries this season, changing the rule would hurt me most.
Also, I have a quibble with the "stickler" terminology. Josh is proposing a rule change. Isn't that the OPPOSITE of being a stickler?
Seems like a lot of unnecessary venom on the board. (And talk about "morphing" - what happened to the "kinder, gentler pledge - eh Ironwood?)
At 09:45 on 01/18/2006, 12 Angry Rabbis wrote:
As you all well know, unlike many of the others in this league, I am no stickler to the fantasy rules (despite the Rabinowitz exception) - I barely even know them... However, it strikes me as odd that we can co-exist with a liberal policy of projecting inactiveness based on reports of player uncertainty, but remain true to the idiocy that is players not being able to replaced if their team does not have enough space on their inactive list to inactivate them. Why have an open door policy in one instance, yet close the door to making players inactive based on the overall injury status of any team. Rocket player owners understand this....
Commish, or anyone, set me straight.
At 09:25 on 01/18/2006, Ironwood Flash wrote:
It only took half a season for Josh to morph back into his true self. Makes me feel a little less bad for all of the trouble I gave him last year...
As for the game, it says that Grant Hill *should* be available tonight. Who knows what that means, but I think he's going to play and am therefore reinstating him and waiving DeShawn.
At 03:17 on 01/18/2006, Commissioner wrote:
Listen Mr Sassy Stickler, I am fine with contesting if the news report says Marbury "doubtful" does not count as a report that he is inactive, but ascertion that the rules are being ignored or incorrectly implemented is silly. Sillier still is your claim for an inactive O'Neal, for which you can site no source suggesting a change in his status.
Is this rule perfect? No. Is it a big deal that Vlad Rad was off limits for a few days before McGrady was inactively active? No.
I say we agreed upon the rule, and have been playing roughly a third of the season with it. It is awkward right now because so many folks are banged up. As for the idea that the rule is applied inconsistently or that the rule is unclear. . . . come now. You know that the Commissioner's Office is fair and balanced. Finally, this is, in fact, FANTASY. . . and friggin fun to boot. Minimizing the pain of injuries is a fine idea, and will remain a guiding philosophy of my reign.
As for Weedblazers claim on House, JLev's point that Marbury is only reported as "doubtful" has merit. I went back and forth on this. Simply stated, I can find no report that states specifically that Marbury will be made "inactive".
The argument in favor of the Weedblazers' claim, however, is that as Commissioner I have so far interpreted the quoted portion of the rule liberally, allowing several similar claims when multiple news services have all reported multi-game injuries. Review of the Message Board shows this clearly. In all the news sources it reads that Marbury will likely miss multiple games. Further the currently healthy Qyntel Woods has been inactive, making space for Marbury to be inactive. The whole intention of the NBA creating the inactive list was to allow teams in situations like this to transition banged up contributing players off and on the inactive list without losing the player for the requsite 5 games stint on the IR. Further, the Marbury situation clearly differs from the situations of Jermaine, McGrady, Knight and Peja because unlike the Knicks, their teams have full inactive lists. . . and, the worse case scenario in this situation is that some team that could have made a supermove for Eddie House yesterday or an injury replacement today would be denied 1-2 Eddie House games. . . Eddie Friggin House.
in the interest of fairness, I shall defer to my Co-commissioner to make this ruling.
In the meantime, if any team would like Eddie House before tomorrow evening's Knicks game ends this particular uncertainty, please make your intentions known on the Message Board.
Bud Selig is no Michael Anderson,Your Commissioner
At 20:57 on 01/17/2006, JLev Experience wrote:
"A team owner may declare a player inactive prior to the first game officially inactive if he can find a credible news source that states that a player has been placed on the inactive roster of his NBA team."
So, are we doing away with this part of the rules? As far as I can see, Marbury is "doubtful" for tomorrow night's game, which is not the same thing as being on the inactive roster.
If you ask me (you didn't), this "anticipatory" injury replacement stuff is getting out of hand, and just plain wrong. (In the interest of full disclosure, I myself tried to exploit this loosey-goosey rule, to no avail.)
It seems that the only truly fair and consistent way to follow the NBA's inactive rules is to require a player to pass the "boxscore test" BEFORE you can replace them. While it is a noble goal to want to prevent everyone from losing a game everytime a player is hurt, the situation now is that some people lose a game sometimes when a player is hurt, with no consistent, reliable standard. To require that everybody wait until a player is in actuality shown to be inactive is, at least, consistent in screwing people over.
Besides, injuries are supposed to be bad, by definition. Trying to pretend they should be harmless is really putting the fantasy in fantasy basketball.
While it is true you can always undo an invalid replacement claim, in the meantime, you are taking players out of circulation in the free agent pool, in some cases for multiple games (e.g. Eddie House, Vlad Rad), for other teams that may have a legitimate injury replacement or Supermove.
I again strongly urge that we require the boxscore evidence of inactivity before injury replacements are valid (which I believe was the rule originally proposed), and there's no reason we have to wait until next season to amend/clarify the existing rule.
If my suggestion is not implemented, then in the meantime I will anticipate that Indiana might put Jermaine O'Neal on the inactive list for tomorrow night's game, and I will claim Jeff Foster to replace him.
It's good to be back....
- The Original Stickler
At 18:45 on 01/17/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
The Weedies anticpate that Steph "Your a dirty bastard, Wally" Marbury will be inactive Wednesday, and claim Eddie "Huff, huff, and I will blow your" House "down"
At 16:24 on 01/17/2006, Me-Wolves wrote:
Activate Tyson "Chicken" Chandler, waive Rasho "thanks for the memories sucka" Nesterovic. Put Daniels on IR two weeks too late, pick up Luther "I'm going bald so I starting shaving my" Head.
At 11:29 on 01/17/2006, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
Not so fast, Experience. CCK will take KMart2. Waive Nate "koo koo ka choo Mrs " Robinson.
At 11:17 on 01/17/2006, JLev Experience wrote:
JLev makes a waiver claim on Kevin "Let's Break Bonzi's Other Ankle" Martin, and waive Deron "Should Have Traded Me Before I Went in Sloan's Doghouse" Williams.
And he had such promise...
At 11:11 on 01/17/2006, HP All Stars wrote:
Say what you will about David Stern, he is no Bud Selig.
The Associated Press reports that Major League Baseball is about to get into a legal war with fantasy baseball:
A company that runs sports fantasy leagues is asking a federal court to decide whether major leaguers' batting averages and home run counts are historical facts that can be used freely or property that can be sold.
In a lawsuit that could affect the pastime of an estimated 16 million people, CBC Distribution and Marketing wants the judge to stop Major League Baseball from requiring a license to use the statistics.
The company claims baseball statistics become historical facts as soon as the game is over, so it shouldn't have to pay for the right to use them....
CBC, which has run the CDM Fantasy Sports leagues since 1992, sued baseball last year after it took over the rights to the statistics and profiles from the Major League Baseball Players Association and declined to grant the company a new license.
Before the shift, CBC had been paying the players' association 9 percent of gross royalties. But in January 2005, Major League Baseball announced a $50 million agreement with the players' association giving baseball exclusive rights to license statistics....
Major League Baseball has claimed that intellectual property law makes it illegal for fantasy league operators to "commercially exploit the identities and statistical profiles" of big league players....
At 10:02 on 01/17/2006, Rat House Gang wrote:
Activate Richard Jefferson. Drop, drop, drop Najera.
At 02:51 on 01/17/2006, Commissioner wrote:
Hear ye! Hear ye!
Though there be great despair and teeth gnashing at the outrage of active inactivity, have hope, fair moonlings! What lies below could the answer to all your ills:
Ike Diogu (1/24)Al Jefferson (1/22)Michael Olowokandi (1/19)Keith Bogans (1/19)Gary Payton (1/18)Lorenzen Wright (1/18)Jerry Stackhouse (1/18)Michael Finley (1/18)Victor Kryhapa (1/17)Reggie Evans (1/17)Kevin Martin (1/17) Much thanks to Co-Commissioner and Second Most Grand Sire Dave-a-lot Supreme. Your prudence and attention merit applause.
Missed games are, and always will be, the cruelest of fortunes in out. People had these extended stretches of players not being put on the IR under the rules last year.
That said, I hear your complaints. This rule has allowed great fluidity in the early season, when just a few guys had bumpos and bruises. But now as the season progresses and players are feeling the pain, a lot of teams are locked up under this new NBA structure.
For now, we are stuck with this rule. I am open to imaginitive solutions that are both easy to determine and consistent, but my inclination is that we use this rule for the season, and make any adjustments over the summer.
Safely returned from The 'Tah,Your Commissioner
At 19:14 on 01/16/2006, Commissioner wrote:
Jermaine O was still active today. Sorry JLev. Foster sent back down to the MBDL.
At 12:27 on 01/16/2006, Me-Wolves wrote:
Put Daniels on IR, Activate chandler. Man, the free agent pool makes Tayshawn Prince look fat.
At 10:37 on 01/16/2006, JLev Experience wrote:
The Indianapolis Star reports that Jermaine O'Neal is expected to miss at least the next two games with a sprained ankle that appears to be more serious than was first thought.
I'll replace Jermaine "Tatum" O'Neal with Jeff Foster "It's Australian for Slow White Dude"
At 07:56 on 01/16/2006, Commissioner wrote:
Weedblazers contacted me from Utah where he's scouting Boozer's injury for me. But apparently "Boozer" and "Utah" don't mix.
He's also got a transaction for you all, before he returns in glory to re-assume his rightful throne. Drew "Plenty" Gooden goes inactive, replaced by David "Vi's" Lee.
At 16:38 on 01/15/2006, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
Hey, commish, you got my message saying never mind about Kwame, right? Just go ahead and activate Calderon; waive Diogu (whoever he is) and move vince to F. Clearly, I get Jose's game today.
At 15:12 on 01/15/2006, Commissioner wrote:
We're coming back to Earth, Moon-dwellers. The gravy days may be ending for the inactive list. Teams with injuries seem to be reaching their limit of inactive players, and hurt guys are being listed active more and more.
CCK, your injury replacement for Lue is invalid. According to last night's box, Lue was active DNP. Kwame Brown remains in the free agent pool waiting for a good home. JWilliams was true to his nickname and was, in fact, inactive, now replaced by Jalen "Rip Van" Rose.
At 13:54 on 01/15/2006, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
I need someone in lieu of Lue. That would make him a replacement for a replacement for a replacement. Tyrone, my man, you're in good company. Have fun chillin with the rest of Team Injury. I'll take Kwame "I've had a few good games; certainly there's no chance that I'll start to suck again or get hurt now that CCK has picked me up" Brown. EJones to G.
At 12:53 on 01/15/2006, JLev Experience wrote:
Inactivate Jason "I Actually Was Inactive Last Night" Williams. Claim Jalen "Every" Rose "Has Its Thorn"
At 18:47 on 01/14/2006, Commissioner wrote:
Peja like Knight was active last night, even though he didn't play. You can only switch out players who are inactive.
You may be able to pull that over on Commissioner Mike, but there is a new Commissioner in town now. Friday the 13th strikes again. Darius still belongs to the world.
At 18:33 on 01/14/2006, HP All Stars wrote:
Peja was out last night - I still want some Darius. Give me some Darius Songalia.
At 15:51 on 01/14/2006, 12 Angry Rabbis wrote:
The Gerald Wallace 76 points is definitely the best fantasy game ever by a bad player. Good on ya Davey.
At 13:42 on 01/14/2006, JLev Experience wrote:
That was some jinx put on Knick33. Gerald Wallace's 76 fantasy points last night will teach him.
Jinx me! Jinx me!
At 13:29 on 01/14/2006, Rat House Gang wrote:
Richard Jefferson also did not play and was inactive. So...I actually get those big 7.5 Najera fantasy points. This seems like a dumb rule, by the way.
At 02:04 on 01/14/2006, Hello Shooters wrote:
Roster update: Brevin Knight did not play tonight, however he was active. Therefore Trenton Hassell never existed. He remains a free agent.
Al Jefferson, on the other hand, played in a 3OT game and got almost the same amount of points as Brevin. Doc Rivers must be a terrible coach. Big minutes for Big Al and the C's would've won that game!
I'm using my first supermove of the season. Drop Al "Jazeera is bad news" Jefferson. Pick up Sebastian "Welfare" Telfair. LeBron moves to F.
At 18:05 on 01/13/2006, Hello Shooters wrote:
Knick33, the jinx was not intentional, but why didn't I think of that before? You are flying, man. You are really just the bomb.
A transaction - Charlotte Observer reports that Brevin Knight will be out injured tonight against the Bucks. I elect to replace him with Trenton "All Hustle" Hassell. Maybe Carmella's shooting touch will rub off on him tonight while covers him on D.
At 16:39 on 01/13/2006, Knick33 wrote:
It makes my weekend very sweet to know that the 2nd place team can only envision moving down in the standings not up.
That said, I do not appreciate the jinx just put on me (publicly intended or not). It's a long season. Just ask the Flash and he will remind you that no lead is safe. I fear all of you... even Abe.
At 14:45 on 01/13/2006, Hello Shooters wrote:
Sure Mike, I will do transactions while you are out of town. With a few co-commissioner-imposed trades, Knick33 will be out of first place by the time you return...just leave it to me. Have a great trip.
P.S. Hi everybody. (Hello Shooters on the rise! Wolves inconsistent. You heard it here first!)
At 14:06 on 01/13/2006, Rec. Leaguers wrote:
With Steve (I'm fine thanks - send Stacey instead) Francis looking like he will be out of action for a while put him on Reserve and pick up David Wesley.
Thanks,
-dc
At 13:05 on 01/13/2006, Commissioner wrote:
Waiver Wire:
Eduardo Najera (1/20)Michael Olowokandi (1/19)Keith Bogans (1/19)Gary Payton (1/18)Lorenzen Wright (1/18)Jerry Stackhouse (1/18)Michael Finley (1/18)Victor Kryhapa (1/17)Reggie Evans (1/17)Kevin Martin (1/17)James Posey (1/16)Sarunas Jasikevicus (1/16)
(man, I should learn to type)
At 12:58 on 01/13/2006, Commissioner wrote:
Listen, Learn, Live, Love:
I wanted to clarify the recent monkeyshoes McGrady/VladRad situation and a new situation that Rec Leaguers are having with Steve Francis:
The new inactive rule that we instituted defines official 'inactive status' as whether or not a player is listed in an ESPN.com box score the day following the game for which the player is potentially inactive. In order to prevent Teams from automatically losing a whole game while awaiting the official definition, the rules allow for a team to make a replacement claim if they can site a viable source that the player is inactive. That replacement is valid and all points acquired to the team making the claim UNLESS the next day after box score for the 'ianctive player' reveals that his team, for whatever reason, kept him on the 12 man roster. In that case, the repalcement claim become invlaid retoactive to the moment the claim was made.
A little messy, yes. But I wanted to prevent all of us from having to lose a game each time a player got injured.
I certainly would happy to take any questions for clairification after the weekend. I am out of town, and may not be by a comupter.
Thanks,
Commissioner Mike
At 12:32 on 01/13/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
Hey Dave,
I forgot to make a plan since I am going to be in Utah this weekend with questionable access to a computer. Could you handle transaction until Monday evening?
If not, could you post something on the message board saying that transactions will be updated Monday evening.
Helloshooters are on the rise. Any of us catching Knick33 seems impossible. . . but all of the other money slots seem up for grabs.
What the hell is wrong with the Wolves? Up and down, up and down. Very strange.
Mike
At 09:30 on 01/13/2006, Rat House Gang wrote:
Jefferson should be active tonight. Activate him, drop Najera.
At 22:30 on 01/12/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
Weedblazers withdraw claim on Derek "Whatever happened to the head-band over the ears look?" Fisher
At 14:58 on 01/12/2006, monkeyshoes wrote:
p.s. by Yoa I ment Yao
At 14:56 on 01/12/2006, monkeyshoes wrote:
thanks for sticking up for me HP but commish is right. our rule is flawed but the best we can do. houston has permenant injured list dwellers such as 'sponge' Bob Sura 'pants and Derek 'shame the name' Anderson, plus Yoa 'you see me' Yoa 'you don't' Ming inactive. there is no offical injured list spot for ' dick' Tracy McGrady. i perpose that next season the commish has executive power to grant injury replacements and eaves drop.
At 08:45 on 01/12/2006, HP All Stars wrote:
McGrady is hurt and there are news reports covering the land stating he will miss games.
What part of Monkeyshoes' claim is bogus?
At 05:01 on 01/12/2006, Commissioner wrote:
Hear ye, Hear ye!
By the almighty powers vested in my commissionership, I must pluck the now flourishing VladRad from monkeyshoes due the official 'active status' of one Tracy McGrady.
VladRad is thus claimed by Rat House Gang as an injury replacement for Emeka Okafur. Ratty made a claim to my in box that will be valid 1/12.
The might of truth slayeth any soul!
Your Commissioner
At 23:41 on 01/11/2006, Rat House Gang wrote:
Fuck this shit. Supermove Tony "the Tiger" Battie for Olowakandi. I'm on a roll, baby.
At 23:38 on 01/11/2006, Rat House Gang wrote:
Chris Paul is back and better than ever! Jettison Keith Bogans and reactivate Paul.
At 18:57 on 01/11/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
Activate Chris "Still Fab" Webber and cut Jerry "Hey, I did not even get to play a game for you" Stackhouse
At 18:08 on 01/11/2006, Rat House Gang wrote:
Richard "Moving On Down" Jefferson is inactive. Claim "No Nickname Necessary" Najera.
At 17:50 on 01/11/2006, JLev Experience wrote:
Activate Jason "Up and Down So Often I've Run Out of Nicknames" Williams. Waive Michael "Been Nice Knowing You" Finley.
An you know what's next: Move Childress to F.
At 02:46 on 01/11/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
Weedblazers make a claim on Jared "You Can Call Me J" Jefferies and drops Lorenzen "One and Done" Wright. Kurt "Doubting" Thomas back to C.
At 18:05 on 01/10/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
CCK:
I thought Ike was your boy? He is playing for the local GTech Warriors. . . damn, get hip, bro.
As for the Weedblazers, I lay claim to Derek "Born to be a 3rd Guard" Fisher and jetison Steve "Please Don't Tell" Blake.
At 17:55 on 01/10/2006, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
Ike who? I've never heard of this guy, but I know if Abe wants him, he must be good. I'll claim him. If I get him (and I'm liking my chances), take off the Glove. Move Vinsanity back to G.
At 16:42 on 01/10/2006, Knick33 wrote:
Activate TJ "Gerald" Ford and waive Kevin "Please don't call me K Mart" Martin.
At 14:34 on 01/10/2006, Rat House Gang wrote:
Iogu-me too. If I get him, waive Olowokandi and move Okafor to C, please.
At 14:27 on 01/10/2006, Rat House Gang wrote:
Activate Emeka "Okie Dokie" Okafor. Drop Reggie "The New Coach Benched Me" Evans. Thanks, Bob "Douchebag" Hill.
At 14:13 on 01/10/2006, JLev Experience wrote:
Trade News
JLev Experience sends Peja Stojakovich and Antoine Walker to HP All-Stars in exchange for Zach Randolph and Michael Finley.
HP moves Simmons to G.
(I don't have a position list in front of me, but I assume Finley is an F-G. If not, kindly slide Childress back to F to balance out the Experience.)
At 21:54 on 01/09/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
With C"Chris Webber"Webb on the inactive list, the Weedblazers welcome Jerry "Springer" Stackhouse.
Funny quote from Rube-a-dube after the Heat drubbed the Blazers:
"Terrible," Ruben Patterson said. "G.P. (Miami's Gary Payton) came up to me and said, 'You guys suck. You all bad, Ruben.' We looked terrible out there in front of our fans. It was pitiful."
At 21:30 on 01/09/2006, monkeyshoes wrote:
pick up Vlade 'to meet you' Rad for injured Tracy 'the owner says it not too bad' McGrady
At 19:09 on 01/09/2006, 12 Angry Rabbis wrote:
Rabbis also place a claim on Diogu, if I get him, drop Des Mason.
Happy belated b-day Rat, a congratulatory call is forthcoming - somewhere in the space between the remembrance of your birth and that of your spouse.
At 09:05 on 01/09/2006, HP All Stars wrote:
Apparently Darius "Don't tell Skiles I am not a C" Songalia is just an F.
Foyle on the IL, Perkins at C.
At 02:32 on 01/09/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
Weedblazers claim Lorenzen "Master" Wright and drop Victor "maybe it is me who is playing like" Krhyapa, and move Kurt "Slow and Steady Wins the Race" Thomas to F.
At 23:18 on 01/08/2006, Rat House Gang wrote:
Claim Matt "Bobo Newsom" Harpring. Drop James "Never Again" Posey.
At 17:05 on 01/08/2006, HP All Stars wrote:
Mr. Putting the Mission in Commissioner - Here's an idea...how about listing the day each player clears waivers?
E.G.
Raef LaFrentz (1/13)Derek Fisher (1/13)Kareem Rush (1/12)Devin Harris (1/12)Jared Jefferies (1/11)Nick Collison (1/11)Ike Diogu (1/11)Lorenzen Wright (1/10)Matt Harpring (1/9)
P
At 14:29 on 01/08/2006, Rat House Gang wrote:
Oh, yes, you're right. It's SO EASY to forget about December 31, isn't it? I find that so many of my friends forget about December 31. Just one of those inconsequential days that slips off the radar.
At 14:29 on 01/08/2006, Commissioner wrote:
How De Do!
The Waiver Wire:Raef LaFrentz (1/6)Derek Fisher (1/6)Kareem Rush (1/5)Devin Harris (1/5)Jared Jefferies (1/4)Nick Collison (1/4)Ike Diogu (1/4)Lorenzen Wright (1/3)Matt Harpring (1/2)
Fantastic!
Commissionior
At 14:17 on 01/08/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
Weedblazers place a claim on Ike "Baby Face" Diogu, and waive Steve "To Stay on The Floor, I Must Learn to Score" Blake. If I am so lucky, Boris "My Game Is Crazy" Diaw to G.
As for you, snappy Mr JLev, I'll have you know that if December had 30 days like certain other months I know of, my claim on Walkerf would have been good. So there.
At 11:24 on 01/08/2006, Rat House Gang wrote:
Fucking unbelievable. Chris "Most Genius Draft Pick Until Now" Paul is injured. Pick up Keith "Another One of Rat House's Brilliant Injury Replacements" Bogans. Screw this game.
At 10:04 on 01/08/2006, Ironwood Flash wrote:
Place Grant "I never saw this coming" Hill on inactive. Pick up DeShawn "of the dead" Stephenson.
At 11:58 on 01/07/2006, JLev Experience wrote:
Since WeedBlazers is out of Supermoves, and since Antoine Walker cleared waivers 14 hours before Weed Blazers "claimed" him, am I correct in assuming that Antoine Walker is actually, at this moment, a Free Agent?
If that is so, I will claim Antoine Walker as an injury replacement for Jason Williams, who was inactive last night.
And, of course, move Childress to Guard.
Thank you, and good day.
At 02:24 on 01/07/2006, Weed Blazers wrote:
Weedblazers claim Antoine Walker "Texas Ranger", and waive Victor "My team is playing like" Kryhapa.
At 14:53 on 01/06/2006, 12 Angry Rabbis wrote:
Activate Mike Miller and dump Raef LaFrentz.
At 14:14 on 01/06/2006, Rat House Gang wrote:
Activate Bobby Jackson. Drop Derek Fischer. Thanks.
At 13:57 on 01/06/2006, monkeyshoes wrote:
pick up Austin 'the good friar' Croshere and drop Sarunas Jasi(c)kevicius 'and tired of trying to cut him' if it goes through move Ricky 'don't lose that number' Davis to gaurd
At 11:37 on 01/06/2006, HP All Stars wrote:
Foyle to IL, Songalia to C.
At 09:11 on 01/06/2006, Ironwood Flash wrote:
Chill Larry "Mr. Fragile" Hughes. Heat up Rafer "Madness" Alston.
At 12:46 on 01/05/2006, Commissioner wrote:
May it Be Known That Kareem Rush Has Been Cut Loose By the JLev Experience (due to his 7 days active).
How Exciting!
Commish
At 09:40 on 01/05/2006, Me-Wolves wrote:
Tyson finally gets hurt enough to go on the chilling list, so swap Tyson "makes my Mike Sweetney pick look good" Chandler for Rasho "I can't believe I've had this sucker on my team for two years now" Nesterovic. Sad times at Me-Wolves HQ...
At 09:11 on 01/05/2006, JLev Experience wrote:
Supermove.
Waive Devin "Can Wait" Harris, claim Ben "Please keep me in the starting lineup, Scott, PLEASE" Gordon.
At 18:39 on 01/04/2006, Commissioner wrote:
Hear ye, Ear Ye!
For the public good, let it be known that CCK was grossly out of line in his acquisition of the waiver wired Antoine Walker. Walker is not eligible for pick up until Friday at noon. Further, following the wisdom and eternal rightness of the Constitution, as the team that waived Walker in the first place, CCK has can only reaquire Walker if there are no other claims for his services.
Truth be told.
Commissioning is my thing,Your Commissioner
At 14:42 on 01/04/2006, Knick33 wrote:
Activate Ridnour, waive Diogu. Move Jackson to F.
At 13:20 on 01/04/2006, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
Don't try to put one by this commish. He's on me like white on rice (though I'm sure that had my illegal attempt to claim Antoine had passed by him, a certain former commish would have happily blown the whistle on me). I'll take Nate "And here's to you, Mrs." Robinson. Vince "Vaughn" Carter remains at forward. Jose "Canseco" Calderon on IR.
At 10:56 on 01/04/2006, HP All Stars wrote:
Claim Finley at G. Kick Jared (-1.5 MB points last night Jeffries) off the team. Move Simmons to F
At 09:58 on 01/04/2006, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
Calderon down again. Welcome back Antoine. Vinsanity back to gurad
At 09:50 on 01/04/2006, Me-Wolves wrote:
Put a claim on Eddie "one good game every two weeks" Griffin & dump Nick "Bench" Collison
At 16:45 on 01/03/2006, monkeyshoes wrote:
put a claim on Mike 'dorsal' Finley drop Sarunas 'only in america' Jasikevicius.
At 12:59 on 01/03/2006, Commissioner wrote:
Here ye! There ye!
All bow to the arrival of "Angry" Ari Rabinowitz!!! May he be happy!
The Quality Masters at TQ stats have not posted any of last nights game. . . which is too bad, since the Weedblazers kicked mucho asso.
In other news, check out the rotating reject pool:
Lorenzen Wright (1/3)Matt Harpring (1/2)Austin Croshere (1/1)Chucky Atkins (12/30)Antoine Walker (12/30)Eddie House (12/29)Michael Finley (12/28)Derek Anderson (12/28)Eddie Griffin (12/28)Rasho Nesterovic (12/28)
Mmmmm, scrubdillicious.
Your Commissioner
At 08:40 on 01/03/2006, Me-Wolves wrote:
welcome Ari - hey, at what point do we establish a Moonball Junior League?
Put Jamal "Iron man" tinsley on the chilling list & pick up Anthony "no neck" Johnson. Bad is bad.
At 21:28 on 01/02/2006, Rat House Gang wrote:
WELCOME ARI! May your sports teams always win and your rabbis be happy.
At 20:24 on 01/02/2006, 12 Angry Rabbis wrote:
I waive my entire team to claim the future rights to Ari Wong Rabinowitz the next "to be" moderately skilled culturally Jewish hoopster to come out of the Rabinowitz clan. Weighing in at 6lbs and 14 oz and 19.5 inches, he projects to a 6'3" 210 point guard - with hops.
He was born this morning at 1:33 am. This move will certainly pay off by 2027.
More from the newest Moonballer soon. Happy New Year everyone.
At 18:02 on 01/02/2006, Ironwood Flash wrote:
Activate Earl Boykins, waive Matt "why didn't they tell me he wouldn't be playing the second half of back-to-back games" Harpring.
At 15:38 on 01/02/2006, Rat House Gang wrote:
Claim Michael "It's Come To This" Olowakandi. If I get him drop Lo "Can't Get Any Lower, Right?" Wright.
At 11:24 on 01/01/2006, 12 Angry Rabbis wrote:
Mike "Tastes Great" Miller was inactive last night. Temporarily replace him with Raef "You're not in Kansas anymore, you're a Masshole" La Frentz.
At 08:52 on 01/01/2006, Rat House Gang wrote:
I'd like to change my claim on Evans. If I get him, drop Croshere instead. Happy New Year, suckers!
At 15:14 on 12/31/2005, Rat House Gang wrote:
I, too, claim Reggie "JLev is Kicking Himself for Dropping Me" Evans and if I get him drop Danny "Weedblazers Was Wrong About Me" Granger.
At 15:07 on 12/31/2005, monkeyshoes wrote:
if I have my rules in order... the 'Shoes claims Reggie 'bar' Evans. Sarunas 'lick my' Jasikevicius released from mokeyshoes prison. Ricky 'mutha-fuckin' Davis to gaurd to balance.
At 13:51 on 12/31/2005, Weed Blazers wrote:
p.s. HP, that fuckin Kobe news release youw reote was too fuckin funny. What a damn fucked up world.
Fuck Kobe.
At 13:34 on 12/31/2005, Weed Blazers wrote:
With Damon "Portland, You Have Not Been Good to Me" Stoudamire out for the year, Weedblazers pick up Steve "Portland's Been Good to Me So Far" Blake
At 10:40 on 12/31/2005, 12 Angry Rabbis wrote:
Claim Reggie "Bob" Evans and drop Desmond "How can I possibly suck as bad as I do" Mason.
At 20:45 on 12/30/2005, HP All Stars wrote:
NEW YORK, 2006 – On appeal, the two game suspension has been withdrawn after Bryant's lawyers demonstrated that Miller later played basketball and had evidence of another player's elbow on his neck.
Fuck Kobe
At 15:48 on 12/30/2005, Weed Blazers wrote:
Sucka gets his:
Bryant Suspended for Two Games
NEW YORK, Dec. 30, 2005 – Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant has been suspended for two games without pay for committing a Flagrant Foul Penalty Two by elbowing Memphis’ Mike Miller in the throat, it was announced today by Stu Jackson, NBA Senior Vice President Basketball Operations.The incident, in which Bryant was called for a Flagrant Foul Penalty One and, subsequently, upgraded by the League Office to a Flagrant Foul Penalty Two, occurred with 8:24 remaining in the fourth quarter of the Lakers 100-99 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies Wednesday night at the Staples Center.
Bryant will serve his suspension on Sunday, Jan. 1 when the Lakers host the Utah Jazz and on Tuesday, Jan. 3 versus Utah at the Delta Center.
Even suspended, he will probably still average 30 shots a game
At 15:17 on 12/30/2005, Hello Shooters wrote:
I'll add Melvin Ely to that waiver wire list. He was IL and has been active 7 days now. Thanks Mel, I should've played you more.
At 14:47 on 12/30/2005, Commissioner wrote:
Get Your Centers Here! Get Your Centers Here!
Chucky Atkins (12/30)Antoine Walker (12/30)Eddie House (12/29)Michael Finley (12/28)Derek Anderson (12/28)Eddie Griffin (12/28)Rasho Nesterovic (12/28)Jaron Collins (12/27)Michael Olowokandi (12/27)Tony Battie (12/27)Reggie Evans (12/25)Chris Andersen (12/24)Adrian Griffin (12/24)
Happy New Years!
At 14:17 on 12/30/2005, monkeyshoes wrote:
place Marcus 'i want' Camby on i.r. and pick up Fransico 'treat' Elson aka Fransico 'are you looking at my package' Elson. happy new year
At 12:21 on 12/30/2005, Knick33 wrote:
Very interesting season indeed, Weedblazers...
I was just thinking that there was quite a parallel between the surprising performance of the Rabbis and the Clippers.
At 11:28 on 12/30/2005, Weed Blazers wrote:
Geez. . .
Angry Rabbis in 2nd place and Antoine Walker cut by the 2nd last place team in the same day. . . .whatta season!
(and meanwhile, the Pistons cruise towards history)
At 09:01 on 12/30/2005, Rat House Gang wrote:
Claim Derek "Amy" Fischer. If I get him, drop "Up" Chucky Atkins.
At 01:45 on 12/30/2005, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
Activate EJones. Waive AWalker
At 12:51 on 12/29/2005, Knick33 wrote:
Place TJ "Built" Ford "Tough" on inactive and pick up "Mike 'N" Ike Diogu. Move Stephen "The Fantasy Footballer Is Much Better Than Me" Jackson to G.
At 12:05 on 12/29/2005, Rat House Gang wrote:
Ginobilli is back. Drop Eddie "Hello Shooters Was Right About Me" House. I guess Marc is now winning the injury sweepstakes.
At 00:31 on 12/29/2005, HP All Stars wrote:
I love a rule where I can get an option on 8 rebounds shooting 2-7 and 5-7 versus 3 rebounds, 3 steals, and 4 blocks on 1-1 shooting...FOR FREE!
This is how bad my team is...fuck.
At 23:47 on 12/28/2005, Commissioner wrote:
May It Be Known:
HP's claim of Theo "Don't Bring That Weak Shit My Way" Ratliff is invalid, for Adoyle "As Sophisticated as My Name" Foyle played this evening.
Alas.
Commish
At 12:49 on 12/28/2005, Commissioner wrote:
H,
MoPete doers need to go to guard. Thanks.
Hey Weedblazers: Great post. Boy, I think you are interesting.
Commie
At 12:46 on 12/28/2005, Weed Blazers wrote:
HP,
I agree that times are tight in player replacement land. . . though there are always gems to be found. Helloshooters may have done quite well with Kenny "With Minutes Comes Moonball Points" Thomas, replacing Abdur Rahim.
Speaking of which, I watched the Blazers-Sacto game in which HP's very own Zebo caught his former running mate Rahim right in the chops with "this will get me open" elbow. Rahim falls to the floor, Zach catches a crazy entry pass, and scores. No foul. Blazers then proceed to stomp the 'former" Kings "of nothing."
Brother is cursed, I tell ya.
One more real NBA note: I had a chance to catch the Philly-Denver game last night. Carmelo career high. CWebb just busy being him (32-15-7) and AI sinking a game winner. WOW! Any mo-fo that says they have Iverson fatigue is a L-O-S-E-R!
WB
At 12:41 on 12/28/2005, HP All Stars wrote:
Mike - I think I also need to move Peterson to G...you tell me. P
At 12:37 on 12/28/2005, Commissioner wrote:
Oooooooops! Ya did! Just missed it in the internet ether.
At 12:31 on 12/28/2005, Commissioner wrote:
HP and Helloshooters,
Please send me info as to how to balance your rosters.
Danka,
Comishitar
p.s. Weedblazers waive the active Derek "Hey, I still aint playin" Anderson
At 12:27 on 12/28/2005, HP All Stars wrote:
How about those new look All-Stars? ...fuck
The structure of this year's injury rule has our league with a SHALLOW free agent pool. Not only does our waiver wire tie up 11 players, but Jenny and Marc combine for another 10 out of the water.
NO DIVING!
At 12:27 on 12/28/2005, Hello Shooters wrote:
...and Bosh to C.
At 12:23 on 12/28/2005, Hello Shooters wrote:
As part of HP-Trade, Shooters add Kenny "and Charles" Thomas for the price of a trade supermove. Move Wally to F.
At 12:16 on 12/28/2005, HP All Stars wrote:
TRADE ALERT
Hello Shooters send PJ Brown and Chris Mihm to HP for Chris Duhon and a scrub from the wire to be named shortly...
HP trade sucker-moves Eddie Griffin.
At 12:07 on 12/28/2005, HP All Stars wrote:
The Contra Costa Times says Adonal "According to Hoyle" is on the Sick List, claim Theo Ratliff.
At 11:57 on 12/28/2005, HP All Stars wrote:
Pickup Jared "hates Subway, got Fries in the name" JefFries, Abdur "Radio" Rahim on the Sick List.
At 11:16 on 12/28/2005, Knick33 wrote:
Place Luke Ridnour on inactive. Pick up Kevin "Not Kenyon" Martin.
At 22:01 on 12/27/2005, Ironwood Flash wrote:
activate Delonte, waive the Findog.
At 17:59 on 12/27/2005, Me-Wolves wrote:
"my dinner with" Andri K is back on the table, so let's all give a round of applause to Tony "latst name doesn't rhyme with fattie" Battie for helping out.
At 10:33 on 12/27/2005, Rat House Gang wrote:
Claim Lo "If Being in the Rathouse is Wrong, I Don't Wanna Be" Wright, drop Radoslav "To Fashion" Nesterovic.
At 09:17 on 12/27/2005, Rec. Leaguers wrote:
switch out my centers. Mourning and Curry in...Olawa and Collins out.
At 21:13 on 12/26/2005, 12 Angry Rabbis wrote:
C'mon Experience, jealousy is such an ugly emotion.
At 17:58 on 12/26/2005, Rat House Gang wrote:
For the injured Okafor, I pick up Nesterovic. Yuck.
At 15:58 on 12/26/2005, Commissioner wrote:
Ho! Ho! Ho!
On the eve of Christmas, Helloshooters waived the 7-days active Chris "Fly Like a Reindeer" Andersen.
The Post Holiday Bargain Basement Sale Edition waiver wire:
Reggie Evans (12/25)Chris Andersen (12/24)Adrian Griffin (12/24)Derek Fisher (12/23)Steve Blake (12/23)David Wesley (12/23)Raef Lafrentz (12/22)DeShawn Stevenson (12/22)Troy Hudson (12/22)Lorenzen Wright (12/21)Antonio McDyes (12/21)
Your Jolly Ole Commissioner
At 09:28 on 12/25/2005, JLev Experience wrote:
... and move Josh "Revolving Door" Childress back to forward.
At 09:26 on 12/25/2005, JLev Experience wrote:
Activate Jason "Just a Good ol' Boy, Never Meaning No Harm" Williams. Waive Reggie "Flo" Evans.
Happy Festivus, everyone!
(Anrgy Rabbis in 3rd place!!! A real Festivus Miracle...)
At 00:25 on 12/24/2005, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
Activate Jose "Cuervo" Calderon. Waive Adrian "will someone tell TQStats that I don't play for Chicago" Griffin. One down, four to go. Before the roster police get me, move Vince "51" Carter back to foward. Fuck Kobe.
At 16:30 on 12/23/2005, Ironwood Flash wrote:
Activate Harpring, waive David Wesley.
At 15:55 on 12/23/2005, Hello Shooters wrote:
Activate Knight, waive Blake, fuck Kobe.
At 10:42 on 12/23/2005, HP All Stars wrote:
Simmons in, Fisher out.
-P
At 10:33 on 12/23/2005, Me-Wolves wrote:
Put A "to the mutherfuckin'" K "homeboy" on the chilling list (again!) & pick up Tony "twee" Battie.
Oh, and since I haven't had a chance to say it yet, fuck Kobe. What a fucking tool. The best part of the Wolves season so far is that they've beaten the Lakers not once, not twice, but thrice.
At 18:38 on 12/22/2005, 12 Angry Rabbis wrote:
I am dismayed to cede the crown of most expletives in a Moonball post to CCK. I am tempted to just rattle off a littany of choice words to again claim the crown, but what would be the point. Marcus "Pesci" Gale is the new king of the curse!
At 16:12 on 12/22/2005, Rat House Gang wrote:
Like I said before, "Whew".
I'll pick up Danny "Flash in the pan like all of Rat House's free agent pickups" Granger, move Emeka "I hope to be on reserve by tomorrow" Okafor to Center.
Wishing you all an injury-laden (or Layden?) holiday, just as mine will be.
At 16:02 on 12/22/2005, Commissioner wrote:
Hear, See, Feel, Know:
Me-Wolves waive T "Just call me Troy" Hud by the fact that he has been active for a week now.
Rec Leaguers successfully obtained Michael "Better Off With Out Me" Olowokandi by injury pick up yesterday after Olowokandi officially cleared waivers at noon. Thus, dear Rat House, your search for a Yao proxy continues
Commish
At 15:55 on 12/22/2005, Rat House Gang wrote:
Whew! It's been pointed out to me that Kandiman is already thankfully taken (although mysteriously still on TQ Stats list of Free Agents....). I'll rethink that transaction. In the meantime, CBS Sportsline lists Bonzi "Talk about having your panties in a bunch...I've got a right groin tear!" Wells as inactive. Pick up Eddie "Burning Down the Rat" House to replace him.
At 15:12 on 12/22/2005, Rat House Gang wrote:
Yao "ironman no more" Ming is on injured reserve. Pick up Michael "I'm so nauseous while typing this that I can't even think of a nickname" Olowakandi. Fuck Kobe.
Look out belowwwwwww
At 14:45 on 12/22/2005, HP All Stars wrote:
The third sorriest team in MoonBall is using the second supermove to pickup Hidayet "Elmers" TurkoGlu less than two hours after he cleared the waiver wire.
Lost opportunities are lost and I have GOT to rid of Raef "If I keep playing like this, I'll have no more" Lafrentz.
P
At 14:15 on 12/22/2005, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
Jesus fucking Christ. Fuck this. Eddie "stupid frail piece of shit like every other mother fucking player on this god foresaken shitty ass team" Jones is out. Juan "guaranteed to sprain a fucking ankle since I just fucking picked him up" Dixon to join the sorriest fucking team in moonball.
At 13:31 on 12/22/2005, Rec. Leaguers wrote:
Looks like Luol Deng is coming back tonight. Activate him and drop DeShawn Sevenson.
-dc
At 12:38 on 12/22/2005, Ironwood Flash wrote:
Amen to that, recleaguers.
At 12:37 on 12/22/2005, Weed Blazers wrote:
I'm with you, Rec-Master.
Two major strains facinate me in the NBA-media-Kobe relationship: 1) The eternal hope that Kobe is like Mike stays alive despite ample evidence (and direct criticism from the media) to the contrary. It is almost as if all of the huffing and puffing that Kobe is a ball hog would disapate if he could only shoot a Mike-like 54% from the floor. Stupid. Everybody's poster child for the selfish NBA star (AI) is much more a team player. 2) Fuck Kobe the B-Ball player, the problem is the rest of him. He is at the most generous an impestous, ego-centric punk. At worst he is rapist shielded by his star status.Now, to be fair, Kid has rings and done big things. He probably is already Hall of Fame material. But can't we all just bath him in hate until he retires? Tony Delk went for 50 in less minutes with less shots, and noboday tried to make him King.Conclusion: Fuck Kobe
At 09:38 on 12/22/2005, Rec. Leaguers wrote:
I am fascinated with the coverage of the Kobe 62 points in 3 quarters debate on whether he should have gone for 80. The craziest thing I have read so far comes from Bill Walton on ESPN.COM…
"I think it was a good move for Phil not to play Kobe. I love the fact that it's happening now for the Lakers, that is, the team concept. In the beginning of the year, Kobe was on track to attempt the most shots ever. Kobe is learning that it is ultimately about the team. The team is playing a much more aesthetically pleasing game now. The encouragement, the teamwork -- because of all of this, Kobe is becoming a more likeable player."
WHAT THE!?!?! Team Concept? Are you kidding me? Kobe had ZERO Assists. One thing I dislike more than the Lakers is listening to Bill Walton talk about them.
At 18:36 on 12/21/2005, JLev Experience wrote:
To replace the again inactive Kareem "In My Coffee" Rush, please add to my roster Reggie "J.J." Evans.
And Mr. Commissioner, to balance out my roster you can move J-Chill to guard, thank you very much.
At 17:32 on 12/21/2005, Ironwood Flash wrote:
First of all, fuck Kobe.
Second of all, I can't defend Isiah's tenure as an executive, but at the risk of Jason chiding me about getting my "panties in a bunch," we aren't naming a losers trophy after a two-time NBA champ. Unless the champion's trophy becomes the Dumars...
At 17:31 on 12/21/2005, HP All Stars wrote:
Don't look to the bottom 11 teams in this league to mourn some missed points for Mr. Anthony.
At 17:07 on 12/21/2005, Rec. Leaguers wrote:
I am especially happy about the Knicks draft pick going to the Bulls. Looks like it could be a top three!!
Also, I can't believe nobody has said anything yet about Kobe's 62 in three quarters...
At 15:41 on 12/21/2005, Weed Blazers wrote:
There has been some level of prior discussion, but isn't time to fire Isiah? Or can we at least rename the Moonball Trophy for him?
Sweetney is better than Curry, the Bulls get the Knicks lottery pick this year and have the option for next year to swap with the Knicks if the Knicks are wprse than the Bulls...........in his post-playing days, Isiah's success track record is on a "W" like trajectory.
Dammit, Thomas for President 08!
At 10:59 on 12/21/2005, Rec. Leaguers wrote:
Kenyon Martin is set to return tonight. Activate him and get rid of Antonio McDyess.
-dc
At 09:30 on 12/21/2005, Rec. Leaguers wrote:
Luol Deng was out last night. Put him in the IL and pick up DeShawn Sevenson. Mourning was also sitting...put him on the list and pick up Michael Olowokandi.
-dc
At 00:43 on 12/21/2005, Commissioner wrote:
For your pleasure and dismay,The Waiver Wire 12/20
12/17 Vladmir Radmonovic12/17 Jalen Rose12/16 Jarvis Hayes12/15 Ben Gordon12/14 Hidayet Turkoglu12/14 Mark Blount12/14 Michael Olowokandi
Yeow!
Commis-i-tron
At 17:07 on 12/20/2005, HP All Stars wrote:
All Stars - try All Sucks.
It was great not to look at a computer for 10 days and even better to do it in Hawaii.
Some sports there come live (NFL on Sunday for example) and others come with a delay (NBA TNT Thursday night). Gambling is quite a vice.
At 15:38 on 12/20/2005, Rat House Gang wrote:
Rat House? Try Sick House! 5 guys down in less than a week, with very few of them on reserve yet. I blame Flash and his Gilooly post for the bad karma. (Did you hear Manu screaming "Why...why....?" when he went down? With "Gino-Mite"-billi having been on reserve since I left the country, gimme "Bride of" Chucky Atkins.
At 01:19 on 12/20/2005, Weed Blazers wrote:
Heeeeeeeellllllllllllllllllllllloooooooooooooooooooow!
At 00:37 on 12/20/2005, Hello Shooters wrote:
Another replacement....Brevin "Silent" Knight was inactive.
Since I already have his replacement, I'll pick up Telfair's. Add Steve "Hello! I love it! You're my kazoo bride!" Blake.
At 23:20 on 12/19/2005, Ironwood Flash wrote:
p.s. please vote for Chauncey Billups for the all-star team. He just hit a game winner, and has been among the best players I've seen all year. He needs to be an all-star this year, even in the guard heavy East.
At 23:19 on 12/19/2005, Ironwood Flash wrote:
I know you were all thinking, wow, a day went by without a Flash transaction. Well, I didn't want to disappoint. I notice that Delonte, concussed, was declared inactive tonight. Pick up Juwanna Man Howard (not my nickname, but I love it anyway). Move the versatile Shane Batty, eh? back to the G.
At 21:15 on 12/19/2005, Weed Blazers wrote:
My claim on Sean May was pre-mature:
Monday, December 19, 2005Burt GraeffPlain Dealer ReporterAn update on injuries to starters Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Drew Gooden will not be made until the end of today's scheduled practice at The Q, the Cavaliers said Sunday.
And I cannot find any new info about this supposed announcement, but the article made it seem more likely that Ilgauskas would be inactive.
Sorry, dawgs.
At 15:23 on 12/19/2005, Hello Shooters wrote:
I place a claim on Mark "Robert Parrish taught me everything I know about wearing green and smoking fatties" Blount. Waive Lo "...Lower...Lowest" Wright.
At 12:43 on 12/19/2005, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
My "NBA opponents for the next seven days" is about 2 weeks out of date. I see that this seems to be the case for everyone. What's the deal? TQStats sucks my ass - I blaim them for the rash of injuries to my team
At 11:32 on 12/19/2005, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
With Jose Calderon on my ever growing IR list (watch out Shooters, he's a scrapper). I'll claim former Husker Tyronn "Lucy" Lue.
At 10:08 on 12/19/2005, Rec. Leaguers wrote:
Kenyon Martin sat last night - put him on the injured list and pick up Antonio McDyess.
At 17:52 on 12/18/2005, JLev Experience wrote:
Checking in from sunny Mexico after a four-day MoonBall hiatus, comforted to find JLev and Rat still nicely ensconced in the money. Looks like lots of activity on the transaction front, but can't focus on that now. The ice in my pina colada is melting...
Asta luego
At 11:14 on 12/18/2005, Ironwood Flash wrote:
The tinkering continues...Harpring inactive last night. Pick up, gulp, David Wesley. Move Whose Your Daddy to F to make it work.
At 04:27 on 12/18/2005, Weed Blazers wrote:
Place Drew "My Brain Don't Work to" Gooden on the inactive and reintroduce Sean "April Showers Bring" May "Flowers" to the Weedblazers roster
At 16:53 on 12/17/2005, Weed Blazers wrote:
Derek "Portrait of Frailty" Anderson is inactive. Activate Shaun "I'm Not a Potrait of Health Myself" Livingston.
WB
At 13:43 on 12/17/2005, Ironwood Flash wrote:
Okay, use my second supermove to fix a hideous mistake: waive Jalen, acquire the Fin-dog, and hope that someone goes Jeff Gillooly on Manu.
At 10:50 on 12/17/2005, Rec. Leaguers wrote:
Eddy Curry looks like he will be sitting for a while. Pick up Jarron Collins at Center, put Curry on the injured list.
-dc
At 08:52 on 12/17/2005, Ironwood Flash wrote:
Knick33, away for the weekend, asked me to post this transaction:
Activate Gerald Wallace and waive Vlad Radmonovic.
Also, I have been asked to acknowledge publicly the shame of having incorrectly activated Earl Boykins and waiving Jalen Rose. That transaction is void, I'll take Jalen's 3.5 points from last night. That huge sucking sound you are hearing is coming from due North, it's looking like a cold winter in the 'wood.
At 15:20 on 12/16/2005, Commissioner wrote:
Listen and Learn:
CCK claim on Telfair is invalid.
From Rototimes: "Dec. 15 After last night's game, Sebastian Telfair announced that he will miss some time with a torn ligament in his right thumb, according to the Oregonian. "I can't be out there handicapped," Telfair said. "So I'm going to sit out, see if it feels a little better, see if I can get some strength, because right now, I don't have any strength.""
Though Sebastian will only meet the 'official' Moonball definiation on inactive, his inactive status becmae public knowledge the evening of Dec 14 in the post game press conference. CCK's claim on Sebastion came prior to this announcement, but CCK had full knowledge that Telfair was essentially inactive (confirmed by the email he sent me) on 12/15.
Since CCK did not officially have rights to claim Bassy until today at noon, clearly the following comes into play:
11.5.3. A team may not claim a player from the waiver wire who is no longer on an active NBA roster (i.e. player has been made inactive.)
No Bassy, No Finley, More Griffin
Commish
At 14:49 on 12/16/2005, Me-Wolves wrote:
Jamaal Tinsley is supposed to be active tonight - if he is activate him & waive Jarvis "purple" Hayes.
At 12:07 on 12/16/2005, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
Telfair is in; Griffin is out (move Carter to F to balance roster). Telfair on IR, claim Finley.
At 19:40 on 12/15/2005, 12 Angry Rabbis wrote:
I didn't want Telfair anyway, I am destined to stick with the bricklayer and the Swift boat veteran of the Bay of Bricks.
At 16:08 on 12/15/2005, Knick33 wrote:
It is December 15, the start of trading season in the NBA. Yet, Ron Artest is still a Pacer, Earl Watson is still a Nugget and Stro Swift is only rumored to be going to NJ so he can torture the Rabbis in both reality and fantasy.
But, there are more trades on the Moonball front. Knick33 is busy and hears the footsteps coming up from behind. We're making another move, hopefully not in Isiah Thomas panic-mode....
Knick33 trades Kenyon "Dean" Martin and Mo "Sizlak" Williams to Rec Leaguers for Jason "Knee Socks" Terry.
Rec Leaguers activates Kenyon, moves Luol Deng "Xiaoping" to G, and trade supermoves to waive Ben "6th man of the year? Trade me I wanna start" Gordon.
At 15:14 on 12/15/2005, Ironwood Flash wrote:
David's pinpointed the real reason that I. Flash sucks this year. The old GM is spending too much time fighting the man.
Back to bidness, Jalen can now retire a member of the Ironwood Flash, having spent a whole day on the squad and contributing one single point to the cause. Reinstate Boykins, waive the Fab Fiver.
At 11:06 on 12/15/2005, Knick33 wrote:
To take a quick break from hoops for a moment, there was a story on NPR this week about the Patriot Act...
The story quotes an FBI email complaining about "radical militant librarians."
One can only smile and think of the Flash.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5049679
At 10:32 on 12/15/2005, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
Sorry, Rabbis - I claim Telfair. I'm almost certain to get him, though given the rate at which Flash is falling, you never know what could happen tomorrow. Goodbye to Adrian "don't be fooled by a couple good games - i'm still a scrub" griffin.
At 23:00 on 12/14/2005, Knick33 wrote:
Gerald "Wilkins" Wallace was inactive tonight... pick up Vladimir "Putin" Radmanovich.
At 22:34 on 12/14/2005, 12 Angry Rabbis wrote:
Place a claim on Sebastian "Bach" Telfair. If I get him, waive Desmond "bricklaying" Mason. In fact, skip the waiving and throw that sucka in the garbage.
At 15:54 on 12/14/2005, Ironwood Flash wrote:
Boykins inactive last night, I'll try Jalen "Flash remembers the good old days too much" Rose.
At 15:02 on 12/14/2005, Ironwood Flash wrote:
Oh yeah, and I'm with J--let's move the site next year, TQ (Total Quality) has lived up to its name only in the Mike-sense of that word.
At 12:57 on 12/14/2005, Hello Shooters wrote:
Waive Michael "Awkward as I wanna be" Olowokandi and activate Josh "King of the Joshes" Howard. Move Mihm to C.
At 10:04 on 12/14/2005, Ironwood Flash wrote:
Trade alert:
Knick33 trades Brendan Haywoodjabuzzoff to Ironwood Flash for Stephen "I'm gonna bum rush the Ironwood stands mutherfucker" Jackson. Knick33 moves Memo to Center.
Flash activates Grant Hill, waives Mark "to be" Blount, "I fucking suck," and moves "It's a" Shane "about Ray" Battier to G to balance the roster.
Flash is grouchy this morning, but appreciates the need4sheed link very much.
At 01:46 on 12/14/2005, Weed Blazers wrote:
Weedblazers lay claim to waiver dweller Derek "Does My Smile Look Sincere to You?" Anderson. If my wish is granted, waive Hidayet "Clowny McJones" Turkoglu, and move Boris "Plays all 3 Moonball Positions" Diaw back to F.
In other news, monkeyshoes points out that maybe spending time with family means Stan is going to join Jeff in Houston.
At 17:28 on 12/13/2005, Rec. Leaguers wrote:
Bring back Ben Gordon. J. Smith has got to go.
At 15:31 on 12/13/2005, Knick33 wrote:
I just received a call from Hawaii and HP is sitting on the beach but he can't seem to get Moonball out of his mind.
He asks me to activate Captain Kirk Hinrich and waive Eric "There ain't no" Snow "in Hawaii"
At 14:50 on 12/13/2005, Me-Wolves wrote:
Flash: Here's a link for you: http://www.need4sheed.com/
At 14:40 on 12/13/2005, Me-Wolves wrote:
Oh yeah, one more thing - I vote that next year we move Moonball to Yahoo's system...
At 14:39 on 12/13/2005, Me-Wolves wrote:
Flash - looks like you don't need KG to rock. I'm just waiting until the Wolves get Ron-Ron for the Kandi-man. Kidding, kidding. Still it will be interesting to see what Walsh & Bird can get for Ron - they aren't exactly dealing from a position of strength.
I was surprised Stan Van Jeremy was able to sit down at the press conference yesterday after Riles was done with him.
Tough loss last night for the T-Wolves against the 'Illy. Who knew C-Webb had a 20/20 in him?
Does anyone besides me think it's just a little bit ironic that Tyson Chandler lost the starting center job to Michael Sweetney?
At 12:56 on 12/13/2005, Hello Shooters wrote:
A followup to the messages problem. I noticed this morning that if I click "reply" to people who wrote me, it didn't go through. But if I started a fresh message it worked. Or, there's always e-mail...
At 12:31 on 12/13/2005, Commissioner wrote:
(ironwood, I know many things unknown to most)
At 12:30 on 12/13/2005, Weed Blazers wrote:
Oh Ironwood, you may yet be a commissioner.
If my waiver claim goes thru, Diaw back to F.
Danka
p.s. good summary of chat activity, I.F.
WB
At 09:26 on 12/13/2005, JLev Experience wrote:
Ok, then, move Josh "Hey, Mr. Commissioner, get off my fucking back, why don't you" Childress to F
At 09:06 on 12/13/2005, Ironwood Flash wrote:
Hey commish--What about the "balanced life?" You already moved Diaw to guard in the trade with CCK.
By the way, I'm still having trouble with people not getting my Moonball messages, so here's a summary:
Shooters--got your message last weekend, who knows if you got my reply. Not much substance.
CCK--you missed out on my vastly superior trade deal for Bogut that would have allowed you to waive one of your scrubbies.
Me-Wolves--in a very slow moving thread, I agree with you that the KG to the Pistons trade won't ever go down, but it's nice for a guy to dream.
Commish--No problem about last weekend's waiver wire issue, how did you know David was involved?
That is all.
At 03:56 on 12/13/2005, Weed Blazers wrote:
Finally, if I get my waiver claim, Diaw to G.
At 03:53 on 12/13/2005, Weed Blazers wrote:
And another thing. . . how bout Riles taking over the reigns in Miami? Though so widely predicted, the reality of the 'inevitable' Riley back as coach scenario still surprises me. Stan wanted to be with family? I mean, I believe that is true, BUT are you tellin me he is done as a coach? Pulease.
Here is my version of what went down: Twas a dark, foggy night two years gone past, when an eager, tape-studying StanVan is interrupted by knock on his office door. In peers the withered visage of his boss, pale despite being tan, Nosferatu in the form of an NBA head coach/gm Emperatur.
In his gravelly voice, Riles speaks barely over a whisper. "Stan, I come to you tonight because I have a favor. A favor that will write your ticket as a head coach in this League, and a favor that will once again let me drink of the glory of an NBA Championship.""Head coach? Me? Pat, Are you serious? You can't step down. Of course you are gonna coach another Champion. I thought you and the devil had made that deal. . . ""Speak not of what you do not know, mortal. My attention has been called to the front office, and thus I have a new role for you. Here is the favor: As I come to you tonight and annoint you coach, I will come in a night some time in the future. I will say it is time, and you will tell your wife you love her, and want more time with the family, and you will walk away from the team, without hestitation. Do you understand?""Ah, I yes. Yes, master."
And so it went.
Shit's real.
At 03:21 on 12/13/2005, Weed Blazers wrote:
The commissioner can say what he wants, but JLev is leading the League in funny "middle" names, and that is no doubt.
Well, you all have waited long enough: Weedblazers make a claim on Sebastian "some day we'll look back on this and it will all seem funny" Telfair, and waive Hidayet "Hill be back" Turkoglu
At 03:12 on 12/13/2005, Commissioner wrote:
Come now, JLev!
"A balanced roster is a balanced life."
Do you not recall speaking these exact words as you ascended to the throne of Commissioner?
Please preserve your legacy. Post Childress to F.
Redefining Excellence,Your Commissioner
At 22:26 on 12/12/2005, JLev Experience wrote:
Activate Kareem "Cheese" Rush, waive Brian "I am not a particularly good basketball player" Cook.
At 20:09 on 12/12/2005, monkeyshoes wrote:
ah...mmm...that is to say 'louis' Primo is active and i will pick up nobody. you got it folks, diop is still available.
At 19:15 on 12/12/2005, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
Trade Alert!! (please note the time of this transaction - it should be effective for tomorrow's games)
CCK Trades Andrew Bogut "shot" to the WB for Nenad "I love consonants" Krstic and "Lex" Luther Head. CCK promptly gives Head to the waiver wire. Weedblazers pick up F Victor "Victoria" Kryhapa, and switch Boris Diaw to G. CCK activates Shaq, moves Krstc to F, moves Carter to G and waives DeShawn "Kidnapped" Stevenson.
At 17:39 on 12/12/2005, monkeyshoes wrote:
pick up DeSagana 'doo-wop' Diop for the inactive Primo 'stink bomb' Brezec
At 11:43 on 12/12/2005, Hello Shooters wrote:
I can't even believe this...Place Chris "Viral Infection" Andersen on inactive and pick up once again, my man, your man, the Kandi Man.
Now that I have enough guys, my inactive list challenges Cous Cous's inactive list to a fight. Even with Shaq, I think I can take him, 5 on 4. (Don't forget, I have Artest.) And if the fight happens after Shaq returns, then Boozer can just hang out nursing his sore hammy and count his money while the rest rumble.
At 10:47 on 12/11/2005, Rat House Gang wrote:
With Bobby "I waited to re-activate Ginobilli just so I could keep your sorry ass" Jackson on injured reserve, pick up James "Parker" Posey. Finally, the Moonball season is official.
At 10:00 on 12/11/2005, JLev Experience wrote:
yes, move childress to G, please
At 04:26 on 12/11/2005, Commissioner wrote:
This Is Not a Test Waiver Wire
12/9 Sebastian Telfair12/8 Keith Van Horn12/7 Derek Anderson12/6 Jalen Rose
At 02:18 on 12/11/2005, Hello Shooters wrote:
Already, Ely on inactive, pick up Chris "Miss" Andersen.
A great win tonight for the Wolves. Against the Lakers no doubt, but they're finally starting to look a little looser and having some fun at least. Biggest crowd at Target Center yet this year. In the huddle before the game, KG was like, "Let's beat the shit out of them" and that's what they did. At one point KG landed on Odom and just sat right there on him until one of his teammates came to help him up after a long pause. At another point, Anthony Carter stole the ball from Crybaby Kobe. It went out of bounds, Wolves ball, and AC was lying on the court. KG went over to him, didn't help him up, just yelled in his face to pump him up, and then he yelled some more. That was one good win. Sorry folks, but I won't apologize for all the Wolves love. Keep the streak alive!
At 15:58 on 12/10/2005, Commissioner wrote:
Important Notice on Todays' Transactions:
Rec Leaguer's clam on Salim "NoPo Represent" Stoudamire in invalid because Jason "I Hurt, But Not Inactive" was one the Mavericks 12 man roster last night. Sorry Recky.
As for those who may have confused the JLev persona with the Ultimate Truth of Moonball Justice (hitherto be known as UTMJ), the darkhorse forgot to list a position swith to balance his roster. Childress, I presume? Post it and we will be good.
Busy day on the scrap heap, indeed!
Rock on!
Commissioner
At 14:49 on 12/10/2005, JLev Experience wrote:
Wow, busy day for scavenging the scrap pile.
With Jason "Not the one with the motorcycle" Williams inactive again, I'll pick up Brian Cook, the Thief, the Wife & his Lover.
(And just a few hours too late to move one step closer to the All-Josh Theme Team. Damn you once again, Knick33...)
At 14:25 on 12/10/2005, Rec. Leaguers wrote:
I should have done this 24 hours ago. Ben Gordon out tonight. Replace with J.R. Smith. Jason Terry also out tonight. Replace with Salim Stoudamire.
-dc
At 09:01 on 12/10/2005, Knick33 wrote:
Place Kenyon "I think the Nuggets hired Dr. Nick Riviera to operate on my knee this summer" Martin on inactive and add Josh "Please trade me to a team with less than 10 swingmen" Smith.
At 03:01 on 12/10/2005, Commissioner wrote:
Hear ye! Hear ye!
Ah with the pride of a new father watching his ducklings take their first waddle, I greet you!
I gave you a test, and you all passed. . . indeed, Ironwood gets Matt "Ist Prize" Harpring and Helloshooters gets Melvin "Consolation Gift" Ely.
And twas I, Team 14, secretly peering in to observe the Message Board and judge your ways.

Just kidding. I have no idea what Team 14 is about.
I have emailed about the Team 14 and general website email confusion. Will let you know what I find out.
In other TQ News, the waiver wire uncertainty will apparently plague us for the year. The tech guys back at the TQ Stas Big Brain Machine, hitherto be know as the TQSBBM Boys, have now several times explained to me that our system of waiver wire does not work with the set-up.
Which brings us to this crucial Constitutional truth:
"11.5. . . . Commissioner will endeavor to list those on the Waiver Wire for the Pool’s convenience. However, it is up to the teams to track who is on the Waiver Wire and the deadline for claiming players off the Waiver Wire."
I give thanks and praises to the diligence of Ironwood, with Knick33 in the background, Helloshooters arguing both sides of the issue, JLev setting the history straight, and Angry Rabbis complaining about something that almost coulda, shoulda gone his way. Together we found the justice that is so much of what we at Moonball are all about.
There is No I in Team,
Your Commissioner
At 19:39 on 12/09/2005, Hello Shooters wrote:
Wow, you're right, ex-commissioner Josh! (That is too fuckin' funny...although you should've made Ironwood figure it out for himself.) Let it be known, however, that the lynchpin in both cases of Harpring-gate was Weedblazers misinterpreting waiver wire postings. It was his crowing about it last year that sent me over the edge, before I put my sleuthing hat on to stickler his ass into submission.
Not that it matters much, but I'd still take Melvin Ely as my booby prize, if the commissioner allows. (if not...eh...) Waive Van Horn, move Bosh to F.
Good show, everyone!
At 18:53 on 12/09/2005, JLev Experience wrote:
I have to chime in, because this is too fucking funny. The EXACT SAME confusion occured last season, also involving Harpring, and also involving Hello Shooters (though he was in Ironwood's position last year).
Yes, HP posted his transaction waiving Harpring on 12/1, BUT he waived Harpring to claim Mo Pete off waivers. Since Mo Pete did not clear waivers until 12/2, HP's transaction did not take place until 12/2. Thus, Harpring's Waiver Wire deadline was indeed 12/9. Harpring should indeed go to Ironwood Flash.
Yes, the Commish's Waiver Wire newsletter erroneously attributed the 12/1 date to Harpring, but the only people who might have been affected by this are those below Ironwood in the standings, who might have balked thinking the deadline had passed. But since there are so very few teams below Ironwood in the standings (and HP does not qualify since he's the one who dropped Harp initially), it seems unless RecLeaguers or CCK want to insist they were misled and actually were planning to claim Harpring on the 9th, the conclusion seems clear.
Why do I find this so funny? Because last year, when Hello Shooters was in Ironwood's position, he sent a rather rude and bitchy rant to the Commissioner about the lawlessness in the league and the unreliability of commissioner rulings. Karma: It's not just for breakfast.
At 18:43 on 12/09/2005, 12 Angry Rabbis wrote:
Just to add another bitch to this list, I actually sent message to the Commish claiming Harpring several days ago, I just neglected to follow the stupid fucking rule that says you have to post it publicly. The fact that I was out of town Tues thru Thurs stopped me from correcting my initial post on time. So, in truth, the Harpring should be a Rabbi.
I am confident that this injustice will be righted by the fantasy gods and that they will make so the inevitability of Stro and DMase fighting it out for second half fantasy MVP honors...
At 18:08 on 12/09/2005, Hello Shooters wrote:
I've been having trouble with messages too, Tom. I sent you some test messages, and now they seem to at least appear in my out box, so maybe it's fixed. Let me know if you get them.
As for Harpring, well, he is always shrouded in waiver wire controversy, isn't he? I'm sure the commish will have something to say about this, in his fashion. While I am sympathetic, I contend that he was waived by Pete on 12/1, and listed that way in Mike's waiver wire newsletter two days ago. The message board postings and timestamps should be the last word for transactions. He's got to be a Shooter!
At 15:52 on 12/09/2005, Ironwood Flash wrote:
Okay, well, that went through, but I don't think the other messages have. I would normally take this up with the commish, but I don't think my messages are getting out, so here goes.
In the Transaction list, Harpring was waived by Pete on 12/2, making the waiver wire deadline 12/9. Mike claimed that the transaction list was the one way to keep track of the waiver wire.
If this is indeed the case, Harpring should come to me.
At 15:47 on 12/09/2005, Ironwood Flash wrote:
This is a test--is anyone else having problems exchanging messages with one another? I've sent David a few messages that he hasn't received and I also sent the commish a question to clarify something on the waiver wire issue. My sent messages are not showing up in my Moonball outbox, either.
There's also a random "Team 14" in the "Send to" list--what's that all about?
At 09:58 on 12/09/2005, Rat House Gang wrote:
Activate Ginobilli, cut "Swimming Downstream" Salmons.
At 02:09 on 12/09/2005, Commissioner wrote:
Let it be known, and never forgotten:
Helloshooters wins the bid for Matt "Atta Boy" Harpring by virtue of his being the only team to post a bid on the message board by the noon-time waiver wire deadline.
For your pleasure, and updated waiver wire:
12/8 Keith Van Horn12/7 Derek Anderson12/6 Jalen Rose12/3 James Posey12/3 Michael Olowokandi12/2 Salim Stoudamire
Today's Harpring is tomorrow's Salim,
Your Commissioner
At 18:19 on 12/08/2005, Ironwood Flash wrote:
Excuse me, move the disappointing Stephen Jackson to Guard to make room for the hopefully quite healthy Matt Harping.
At 17:57 on 12/08/2005, Ironwood Flash wrote:
If this goes through, I'm going to cut the cord with Bassy and claim Harpring. Move Stephen Jackson to Forward and pass him a note that he's next if he doesn't shape up.
At 17:03 on 12/08/2005, Hello Shooters wrote:
Jason-With both T.Chandler and T-Hud, you should change the name of your team to Me-Chicken.
At 16:13 on 12/08/2005, 12 Angry Rabbis wrote:
Claim Harpring, waive Stro.
At 15:20 on 12/08/2005, Me-Wolves wrote:
For the non-Wolves fans - Chickenhead is Troy Hudson
At 15:20 on 12/08/2005, Me-Wolves wrote:
Great - I pick up Chickenhead & he goes on the chilling list. Drop him & pick up Jarvis "Rutherford B." Hayes.
At 11:49 on 12/08/2005, Hello Shooters wrote:
A buncha transactions. Make a claim on Matt "Hello Shooters Savior of 05" Harpring, to replace Keith "Econoline" Van Horn. If I don't get Harpring, claim Melvin "General Robert" Ely to replace Van Horn. Also Ron Artest is inactive tonight (Rototimes special message of the day), pick up Al Jefferson "Davis" to replace him. Phew!
At 03:23 on 12/08/2005, Commissioner wrote:
What a tragedy for the poor Richardson famliy. I cannot imagine.
At 23:10 on 12/07/2005, Rat House Gang wrote:
I mean Orlando.
At 21:08 on 12/07/2005, Rat House Gang wrote:
How much worse do the Rockets have to be before people stop calling him "Franchise"? Just curious...
At 20:00 on 12/07/2005, HP All Stars wrote:
Wow - I was really down on Quentin Richardson when he was a HP All Star but now I can only offer sympathy to Q and whole his family.
http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-chase07.html
Ugly stuff.
At 13:58 on 12/07/2005, Rec. Leaguers wrote:
Looks like Stevie Franchise is coming back tonight (Roto-Times)...place him back in the lineup and let his replacement D. Anderson go. -dc
At 13:38 on 12/07/2005, HP All Stars wrote:
I too reference the wise and knowing Roto-times.
At 13:09 on 12/07/2005, HP All Stars wrote:
Hinrich out with a bruised jaw, Snow in with a held nose.
P
At 12:16 on 12/07/2005, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
Maggette is not supposed to play tonight (per our own, always reliable, rototimes). I'll grab Adrian Griffen"dor". Enjoy your time on IR, Corey; the good news is you won't be lonely.
At 13:01 on 12/06/2005, Me-Wolves wrote:
Tinsley's tingly bits are all tangled up (sore groin) so put him on the chilling list and pick up Troy "chickenhead" Hudson.
At 12:37 on 12/06/2005, Rec. Leaguers wrote:
Steve Francis has been out for the last three games. Put him on IR and replace him with Derek Anderson of the Houston Rockets.
-dc
At 01:53 on 12/06/2005, monkeyshoes wrote:
Supermove Alert: monkeyshoes drops Jalen 'i'll still name my son after you' Rose and picks up Sarunas 'terrapin station' Jasikevicius. Move T-Mac 'healthy back' to forward.
At 16:37 on 12/05/2005, Commissioner wrote:
How is this for hopeful:
(From ESPN Insider) Kandi shoppingDec 5 - The Timberwolves are open to trading Michael Olowokandi, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports, if the price is right. Said GM Jim Stack: "We want Michael to stay and do a good job here. But if teams are going to call us, we'll listen."The St. Paul Pioneer Press had previously reported that Minnesota has been talking with Boston, Utah and Portland about a trade for the center.
'Open to trading' the Kandiman? I'd hope so! Here is a wish that two of the three teams listed do not fall for that nutrasweet-ass center substitute!
At 15:46 on 12/05/2005, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
DMiles joins my IR team. Hopefully he and Shaq will not have much time to hang out there together. In the meantime, I'll claim Gary "If glove doesn't fit, you must acquit" Payton.
At 13:49 on 12/05/2005, JLev Experience wrote:
Place Kareem “Bum” Rush “the Show” on Inactive List. Claim Devin “Don’t Hurry Back. Josh Howard” Harris.
At 12:56 on 12/05/2005, Weed Blazers wrote:
So, CCK, you will fly to Vegas to run in a desert, but you could not fly to Chicago to do a draft.
Can't say I agree with your priorities.
At 10:33 on 12/05/2005, Hello Shooters wrote:
Kudos to Cous Cous, who completed the Las Vegas marathon yesterday. I looked at his time, and it was a very steady pace to the finish, not unlike his climb out of the moonball dungeon last year. Way to frickin' go!
At 02:12 on 12/05/2005, Commissioner wrote:
Hey, Hey! Ho, Ho!
According to the crack staff at TQ Stats, their system is not compatible with our waiver wire rules. To keep up to speed, you can read this board, or scroll through the transactions year-to-date section in your pull-downs.
I will also try and make weekly postings, cause I care, and all of you are special to me.
Waiver Wire 12/4
James Posey (12/3)Michael Olowokandi (12/3)Salim Stoudamire (12/2)Melvin Ely (12/1)Matt Harpring (12/1)Josh Smith (11/30)JR Smith (11/29)Marvin Williams (11/29)
In a game where starters are at a premium, check who is on the scrap heap!
At 11:19 on 12/04/2005, HP All Stars wrote:
Inactivate Simmons, Activate Griffin.
Nice work Jenny! Keep it up.
At 10:15 on 12/04/2005, JLev Experience wrote:
Clearly, something is very very wrong with TQStats' data this morning.
In the words of Slo-Mo Hondo Monasch, "IT'S NOT POSSIBLE..."
At 13:56 on 12/03/2005, JLev Experience wrote:
Please re-activate Michael "Better Redd than Deadd" Redd. Waive James "I told you I'd see you on the Waiver Wire" Posey.
Move Childress back to F.
At 13:27 on 12/03/2005, Commissioner wrote:
Here, There and Everywhere!
Seems like TQ is alittle slow today with stats today. . .
BUT A FURTHER STAT DISCREPENCY MAY BE AFOOT!
Last night I found that on the Team stats under the Results pull down, that Weedblazers did not have the correct amount of points for the previously waived KVH. Although I am not certain that this mistake is reflected in my overall score, but I submitted a correction email to TQ Stats to make sure.
But PLEASE CHECK YOU OWN STATS and let me know if there are any problems.
Great to see Scottie P rag on Kid Kobe last night on ESPN. Makes a tiny bit of the pain of 2000 fade.
Yours in rulership,Commish
At 11:28 on 12/03/2005, Hello Shooters wrote:
Hello Shooters places a waiver claim on Keith Van "Horny" Horn. Waive Michael "Here he comes, then he's gone again. Pretty KG ain't got no friends, 'til the Kandi Man comes around again" Olowokandi.
The West Coast time difference could not prevent me from making this claim, even though I stayed up late watching the Wolves roll those Laker bitches.
Kandi Man actually had a great first minute of the game, with a rebound, a basket and a steal. Then he decided he'd accomplished enough, and took the rest of the game off. I'm sure he will do more magic from the waiver wire, but I am done. If I get him, move Bosh to C, right?
(P.S. Who DIDN'T see this coming?)
At 23:23 on 12/02/2005, 12 Angry Rabbis wrote:
Activate Mike "Champagne of Beers" Miller and waive Salim "not Damon" Stoudamire.
Can that be retroactive to tonights scores.....?
At 14:26 on 12/02/2005, Rat House Gang wrote:
Manu "Hillbilly" Ginobilli is on injured reserve. Pick up Bobby "Golden Gopher" Jackson.
At 13:53 on 12/02/2005, Weed Blazers wrote:
Kwame has spankitis:
Brown Visits A Hand Specialist"Forward Kwame Brown, already sidelined two weeks because of a strained hamstring, saw a hand specialist Wednesday and was diagnosed with soft-tissue inflammation in his right hand." -- Los Angeles Times
At 17:02 on 12/01/2005, monkeyshoes wrote:
ok, this time i will not wait till the last minute as strategy i claim keith 'i still bullshit about not getting stupid jefferson that is no good anyway' van horn
At 16:09 on 12/01/2005, monkeyshoes wrote:
a rule is a rule is a rule and i should know them but... this east coast time zone thing is damn inconveniant if not down right bullshit. this crap happens to me every year. now i know that "east coast bias" pac-10 fans are always talking about.
At 15:10 on 12/01/2005, Commissioner wrote:
Hear and Know:
monkeyshoes does not get Al "Still Finding Myself" Jefferson becasue his claim came after the 12:00 noon deadline.
True is true,
Commish
At 13:55 on 12/01/2005, monkeyshoes wrote:
claim al 'movin' on up' jefferson release jalen 'say it ai'nt so' rose
At 11:50 on 12/01/2005, Commissioner wrote:
Here we go!
The new inactive rule, as posted prior on this board, is in full effect mode.
Learn it. Live it. Love it.
Oh, and Ely lives in waiverville for a week due to Cous Cous decision not to re-activate.
Putting the "Man on a Mission, Let's Roll" back into Comissioner,
the Comanonamissionletsrollissioner
At 11:17 on 12/01/2005, HP All Stars wrote:
Claim Peterson, waive Harpring.
-P
At 02:38 on 12/01/2005, Weed Blazers wrote:
Anyone else see the Duke-Indiana game last night? Duke, the pukes they are, won in annoyingly efficient Dukie fashion. But it was an awesome battle, with Marco Killingsworth going space-nut on Duke Clown Royale Sheldon Williams. Really nice to see. . . except the Duke winning part.
But guess what else I learned during the game? ARod told Dickie V that Duke is his favorite team. Funny how any way you slice it, Yankees suck!
At 02:34 on 12/01/2005, Weed Blazers wrote:
(the Kings have the Curse of Abdur Rahim)
At 02:13 on 12/01/2005, Commissioner wrote:
Extra! Extra!
Cous Cous foregoes player rights to one Melvin "Fits-n-Spurts" Ely. Ely is officially a free agent. . .Get him while he is hot!
From the Situation Room,Commissioner in Charge
At 17:21 on 11/30/2005, JLev Experience wrote:
Says http://news.cdmsports.com/index.php?sport=pbkball&type=injury: "MILWAUKEE BUCKS - Guard Michael Redd (quad) and forwards Joe Smith (knee) andErsan Ilyasova are on the inactive list."
Therefore, I activate Pejagoogoo Stojakovic and de-activate the abovementioned Michael Redd "Foxx".
At 16:40 on 11/30/2005, Commissioner wrote:
Here and Now!
Waiver wire as on 11/30
Josh Smith (11/30)JR Smith (11/29)Marvin Williams (11/29)Brian Cook (11/28)Sean May (11/26)Keith Van Horn (11/26)Morris Peterson (11/25)Leandro Barbosa (11/25)Al Jefferson (11/24)
Interesting folks, I must say.
Mishy
At 15:46 on 11/30/2005, Me-Wolves wrote:
Activate A "to the mutherfuckin" K; drop Josh "don't call me JR" Smith.
At 14:47 on 11/30/2005, Commissioner wrote:
Hear ye, hear ye!
Please speak up with any comments on the rule change. Tomorrow is the day!
As for the fun-time gang up on Moonball stalwart Weedblazers, I am not surprised by all the playa hating--there is such a tax on all those who succeed.
Commish
At 12:37 on 11/30/2005, HP All Stars wrote:
Hey Mike - Since it is only November and you are certainly going to make a late winter surge, how about you handicapp this game a bit and trade me Sam Cassell for Craford or better yet, Hidayet Turkoglu for Harpring.
Come on, do the deal. Are you real or just bluffing?
P
At 11:34 on 11/30/2005, Weed Blazers wrote:
Hey, if being near the top in November is exciting to you, I feel my point stands.
At 10:28 on 11/30/2005, Hello Shooters wrote:
Scoreboard! Scoreboard!
At 10:22 on 11/30/2005, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
Wow - prophetic words by Joneser. Do I hear someone chanting "Scoreboard... Scoreboard..."?
At 10:22 on 11/30/2005, Rat House Gang wrote:
Gee whiz, Weedblazers! Thank you for even allowing me to be associated with you! I've learned so much....
-Da Kiddo
At 15:47 on 11/29/2005, Weed Blazers wrote:
Right, RatHouse. You'll catch me. I can see it.
Listen, kiddo, we all have big dreams. But the Weedblazers are simply out of your league.
WB
At 15:00 on 11/29/2005, Rat House Gang wrote:
Yadda yadda yadda. Move Bonzi to guard. Move Okafor to Forward.
And, if you think this makes you angry, just give Team Rat House a few days to catch up to you and I think you'll experience some true anger. And I'll like you just fine.
At 14:49 on 11/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
Ratty and CousCous:
Please post complete transactions that make any necessary position changes to balance your roster for the Dalebert and Stevenson transactions.
An incomplete transaction is not a transaction.
In the words of David Banner: Don't make me angry. You would not like me when I am angry.
With Hulking Strength,
Commissioner
At 13:52 on 11/29/2005, Rat House Gang wrote:
Activate Samuel "Camembert" Dalembert and cut J.R. "I'm no Isaiah" Smith.
There's no telling what could happen now.
At 10:42 on 11/29/2005, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
I like the proposed change.
One idea: if you post what turns out to be a false injury claim (you put a guy on IR and he plays), you don't get the points for the night. That'll make you think twice about putting someone on IR before they actually miss a game.
At 10:03 on 11/29/2005, HP All Stars wrote:
We sure do have a first rate Commissioner.
HP votes Aye!
At 21:44 on 11/28/2005, Commissioner wrote:
Say you, say me! Proposed Rule Change!
(This whole post and the actual revisions as the would appear in the Holy Constitution are in your in box)
With information from people's prior postings and the in person help from JLev, and consultation with my second, Co-Ruler Dave Dog, here is my proposal for the inactive/IR rule change:
A player is deemed inactive if he does not appear as one of the 12 active players in an ESPN.Com boxscore the date following the game.
A team owner may declare a player inactive prior to the first game officially inactive if he can find a credible news source that states that a player has been placed on the inactive roster of his NBA team.
• If a team reactivates the player in less than 7 days from the date the player was declared inactive, the team must waive that player designated as a replacement. If a team reactivates the player in after 7 days from the date the player was declared inactive, the team may waive that player designated as a replacement • If a team erroneously reactivates a player when that player has not been activated to his NBA team 12 man roster, that transaction is void.
The rule change would also mean the deleltion from the Rabinowitz exemption: Injured players who are considered day-to-day are not eligible for this exception. If the player’s NBA team has space on its Injured Reserve list and chooses not to place the player on IR, he is not eligible for this exception.
Here is my reasoning:
Basically the new NBA Inactive list is good for Moonball, and not hard to regulate. Inactive is easy to define: A player is either one of the 12 active players or not, and their are several reliable sources that list the 12 man roster in the boxscore the day following an NBA game.
The current system of all of us posting inactive claims based on various news sources has worked well, so I see no need to require a missed game before you can have a replacement. Of course some one could jump the gun and repeated post false inactive claims based on bad information. . . but that has not happened, and there need be no rule against it because the next days box score will solve any argument: If your guy is on the 12 man active roster, your claim is void.
The rule about having to waive the replacement player in the case of a reactivation in less than 7 days address the concern that teams could use the fluidity of the new NBA Inactive policy to do roster overhauls. At least this would prevent a full fledged carrousel.
The reason for the simply making void an erroneous reactivation is to avoid a scenario of a team reactivating and the re-inactivating the same player, again to limit teams from using the fluditiy of the inactive list for a roster overhaul.
Post your comments, and we will have this done by Dec 1.
With Diligence and precision,
Your Commissioner
p.s. Knick 33 and Angry Rabbis: I posted your transactions from 11/27 retro-actively today. They should show up tomorrow. I had just gotten back from Missouri and did not have time last night to update your roster.
At 18:17 on 11/28/2005, Hello Shooters wrote:
Place Josh "Where's Ebi now?" Howard on IL, and replace him with Jameer "The Franchise behind the Franchise" Nelson.
At 17:39 on 11/28/2005, Weed Blazers wrote:
Couple observations from last night in Moonball:
(1) "Nice move, you f-ck!" goes out to Knick 33 for another great injury pick up with Brian "28.5 MBPts" Cook. Wow! I thought Joe "Secret Deathbed Contigency Handshake" Smith was good fortune. HP had it right about the defending champ.
(2) "Get Back to Motorcycle Maintenance" goes out to Kid Kobe, who somehow turned 46 real points into just 44.5 MBPts. Guess chucking 36 shots will do that to ya. Whatta f-'in sucka! The Lakers 5-7 record is the same as the rebuilding Blazers. Could not be happier for that dick head.
(3) "Three cheers for perimeter defense" goes out to Ron-ron. Anyone else notice how well opposing centers play vs. Indiana? Before blaming Jermaine "It is true I am better off the ball" O'Neal, I say give credit to the Defensive Player of the Year Returned.
At 11:26 on 11/28/2005, Knick33 wrote:
Activate Kenyon "College" Martin and waive "Life of" Brian Cook.
At 11:05 on 11/28/2005, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
Claim Deshawn "Strange Case of Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde" Stevenson. If I get him (a quick look at the standings assures me that I will), waive Marvin "you stupid motherfucker - you're the second fucking pick of the draft, why do you suck" Williams
At 21:18 on 11/27/2005, 12 Angry Rabbis wrote:
Good thing I picked up Salim Stoudamire, yikes...
At 11:12 on 11/27/2005, 12 Angry Rabbis wrote:
Mike Miller was inactive last night. Pick up Salim Stoudamire and move JJ to Forward.
At 10:11 on 11/27/2005, Knick33 wrote:
Joe Smith was inactive last night. Place him on my IR and pick up Brian Cook.
At 12:26 on 11/26/2005, Weed Blazers wrote:
To make thing right: With said Supermove #2, Weedblazers rising star Boris "Steve Belkin Was Right" Diaw move from guard to forward.
At 01:47 on 11/26/2005, Weed Blazers wrote:
Weedblazers Supermove #2: Goodbye Sean "My Potential in Exciting" May, hello Luther "So's Mine, and I am Starting Now" Head
At 00:11 on 11/26/2005, Weed Blazers wrote:
Weedblazers claim Hidayet "the Idiot" Turkoglu from waivers, and waive Keith "Bowl Cut" Van Horn.
At 16:49 on 11/25/2005, JLev Experience wrote:
Activate Jason "No Y" Williams. Waive Leandro "The Suns Will Probably Put Me On Inactive List Tonight" Barbosa.
At 10:39 on 11/25/2005, Knick33 wrote:
Activate Gerald Wallace. Waive Mo Pete.
At 12:25 on 11/24/2005, 12 Angry Rabbis wrote:
I'm thankful for Desmond Mason and Stromile Swift, the two suckiest players who should be good in the NBA. I can't help but love them. Happy Thanksgiving DMas and Stro - Freaking Turkeys.
Have a good holiday everyone.
At 11:18 on 11/24/2005, Rat House Gang wrote:
Re-claim Austin "City Limits" Croshere off waivers. Release Al "I'm No Richard" Jefferson.
Celtic Fans: Let the bidding war begin.
At 09:41 on 11/24/2005, HP All Stars wrote:
Happy Thanksgiving my Moon Ball friends...There is much to appreciate and enjoy - our wind bag commissioner, the assurance that Danthony knows the NBA, and most of all, the opportunity to check in with all of you each day.
P
At 00:12 on 11/23/2005, Hello Shooters wrote:
Activate PJ Brown, waive Antonio Daniels, return Wally to G.
At 17:05 on 11/22/2005, JLev Experience wrote:
Peja "Predrag-ging Down the Roster" Stojakovich inactive.Claim Kareem Rush "Hour". Move James "Posey-ing As An NBA Starter" to forward.
At 15:26 on 11/22/2005, Hello Shooters wrote:
Trade announcement:Hello Shooters trades Darius Miles to CousCous Ky for Brevin Knight. CCK moves Vince Carter to G, Shooters move Wally Szczerbiak to F.
Darius, we've been together for a while. I will miss your steals and having a Blazer on the team.
At 14:04 on 11/22/2005, Rat House Gang wrote:
These rototime player notes are for shit. Following what is most definitely his best game of the season, activate J.R. "The Queen is Dead" Smith and drop Deshawn "Treasure Island" Stevenson.
At 13:33 on 11/22/2005, monkeyshoes wrote:
let me tell you about me and Marcus 'garvey' Camby... It was the mid90's; the Clinton era was in full swing and none of us knew how bad it could really get. Marcus and I were both living in a lush valley surrounded by rolling green hills. A town called Amherst located in a rustic yet charming corner of the world called Massachusetts. One of my first days in town I was grocery shopping at the Big Y, when I noticed I could see the top of someones head in the adjacent ialse. I followed that head over the shelves all the way to the end of the aisle and there was Marcus. Dressed head to toe in a Umass sweat suit. I gawked for a split second as a young woman, who must have had the same head following experience as me two aisles over, looked him clear up and down in total amazement and blurted 'are you a basketball player?' As polite as could be Marcus responded 'yes mam, I am.'This one other time they put me in a poster with Marcus. I was sitting behind the basket against Temple. One of those scrappy Rickbrunson-like ball control guards that John 'zombie' Chaney always loves, tried to drive the lane for the winning bucket. Marcus swatted the ball to half court. Game over. Anyway I ended up in the background of a poster of that rejection. Yep, me and Marcus go way back. That is why he is a Monkeyshoe.
At 02:12 on 11/22/2005, Commissioner wrote:
Hear me, and Me Only!
Some how my co-comissioner has gotten confused about the proper ranking of the Moonball universe. His idle musings stand for nothing!
Further, his reactivation of on PJ "Harvey" Brown is invalid. Invalid and Unholy.
According to the Moonball Constitution, a roster must at all times have 5 forwards, 2 centers and 5 guards. This is our code and it will be upheld!
As for some of the hypothetical mumbo jumbo proposed by my worthy co-commissioner, let this be known:
1) No.
2) The new rules will prohibit it
3) Yes
I have spoken!!!!!!!!!!
Your ruler
At 18:22 on 11/21/2005, Hello Shooters wrote:
Here's something I'm torn about, so I'm gonna air it out, and guinea pig myself for the Dec. 1 ruling.
PJ Brown is inactive, and I can't find anything on whether he's playing tonight or not. So if he is active, I request that the commish place him on my roster and waive Antonio Daniels.
I've seen this done already on the board. Here are the questions this move raises.
1. Can you do this?2. If not...say take a risk and I activate PJ and he appears inactive again, can I put him on IL again and pick up another player. (I won't, but just asking.)3. Notice that, though PJ missed 2 games while on my active roster, he hasn't yet missed a game since I made him inactive and picked up God's gift to the Wolves, Michaal Olowokandi. Should this be allowed?
At 11:40 on 11/21/2005, HP All Stars wrote:
After 11 games, early results show Marcus Camby as the best player in the NBA when measured by Moonball points...unexpected.
Great pick Mr. Anderson!
At 15:40 on 11/20/2005, Commissioner wrote:
Hear ye, hear ye!
An updated waiver wire:
Keith Bogans (11/20)James Jones (11/19)Hidayet Turkoglu (11/19)Austin Croshere (11/17)Voshon Lenard (11/16)Devean George (11/15)Damon Jones (11/14)Gary Payton (11/14)Quentin Richardson (11/14)Eddie Griffin (11/14)
Hopefully the TQStats cru will get this straightened out with the new format.
With respect, courage and a healthy tad of arrogance,The Ruling Party
At 12:18 on 11/20/2005, Weed Blazers wrote:
Candy man sounds like Hello Bill
At 11:52 on 11/20/2005, Rat House Gang wrote:
Who can take the sunlight, sprinkle it with dewCover it with chocolate and a miracle or twoThe Candy Man, the Candy Man can
Who can take the rainbow, wrap it in a sighSoak it in the sun and make a groovy lemon pieThe Candy Man, the Candy Man can
Who can take tomorrow, dip it in a dreamSeparate the sorrow and collect up all the creamThe Candy Man, the Candy Man canHe mixes it with love, makes the world taste good
At 10:55 on 11/20/2005, Hello Shooters wrote:
Activate LoWright, waive Bogans.
Put P.J. Brown on IL and, now that he's played his 3 best games in a Timberwolves uniform, pick up Michael "The Kandi Man Can, as long as it's a contract year" Olowokandi. Move Mihm to F.
Disclaimer: Use of the Kandi man may result in nausea, panic, hair loss, hypersensitivity reactions such as rash, swelling of the face and glands, itching, hives, paranoia, upset stomach, diarhea, impotence and hair loss. The Kandi Man should not be used during pregnancy or breast feeding. Please consult a commissioner or co-commissioner before using, and use waiver wire if one or more of these symptoms persist.
At 18:20 on 11/19/2005, Ironwood Flash wrote:
Rafer didn't show up on the box score last night for the Hou/Det game, so I pick up My Name is Earl Boykins.
At 11:04 on 11/19/2005, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
Bad GMing cost me a great game by Brevin Knight last night. I'll activate him and waive Hidayet "did you really think I wouldn't suck" Turkoglu. Move VC back to Forward to balance my roster. Can a roster this bad be fairly called "balanced"?
At 02:55 on 11/19/2005, Weed Blazers wrote:
Weedblazers cut James "Not Jim" Jones and reactivate Keith "Wig me, please" Van Horn
At 00:14 on 11/19/2005, JLev Experience wrote:
It appears that Jason "Lemon Meringue" Williams is inactive. If so, I will claim James "See You on the Waiver Wire" Posey.
I'm off to Portland for a 3-day closed-door meeting with the Commissioner. Who knows what will happen?
At 12:48 on 11/18/2005, Commissioner wrote:
Hear ye, Hear ye!
The TQ Stats site format change has caused some problems here in the Situation Room. I have had to repost roster changes made in the last three days a few times now, such that some scores do not reflect your correct total.
Let it be known, however, all points will be accounted for!
Also, Knicks 33 and Cous Cous: I have not be able to access the emails you sent to the commissioner in the last two days. Please resend to Weedblazers.
To the peeps in the cheap seats: Keep rockin!
Your most humble superior,
Il Commissioneroni Micolo
At 10:28 on 11/18/2005, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
I may be in the cellar, but that doesn't mean that I'm not entitled to the points of the newest member of team gimpy. By my calculation, I should get 8.5 points for Marvin Williams from last night. Watch out Jenny!
At 14:33 on 11/17/2005, Rat House Gang wrote:
Supermove Andres "The Giant" Nocioni for Austin "Pottery Barn" Croshere.
At 10:06 on 11/17/2005, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
Brevin "Good" Knight "Moon" is on IR. At least he won't be lonely, as he is now the 4th member of team CCK to wind up there. I'll claim Marvin Williams. Move Vinsanity to G.
At 09:46 on 11/17/2005, Hello Shooters wrote:
No reunion with Joe Smith for me, then. I'll put that era behind me. Place "Swing" Lo Wright on IR, add Keith "Teeth" Bogans. Move Mihm to C and Wally to F. Merci, Buckets.
At 09:36 on 11/17/2005, Knick33 wrote:
K Mart back on inactive. Pick up Joe Smith. More Bucks!
At 19:56 on 11/16/2005, Rat House Gang wrote:
JR "Jr" Smith on IR, I pick up John Salmons "Rushdie"
At 16:38 on 11/16/2005, Weed Blazers wrote:
Weedblazers makes Keith Van "the Man" Horn inactive and claims Sean "Mother" May "I".
At 14:07 on 11/16/2005, HP All Stars wrote:
Box scores showed Harpring on the bench...rescind claim.
P
At 10:38 on 11/16/2005, Me-Wolves wrote:
Pick up Collison, put AK on IR.
At 23:55 on 11/15/2005, JLev Experience wrote:
Supermove:Drop Voshon "-0.5 Fantasy Points" Lenard, acquire Leandro "Da Vinci" Barbosa.
At 19:03 on 11/15/2005, 12 Angry Rabbis wrote:
Who is James Singleton?
At 18:43 on 11/15/2005, Commissioner wrote:
See Me, Feel Me!
Still having trouble with the waiver wire.
Here is the current groups of players on waivers, with date waived in paranthesis
Michael Finley (11/9)Marc Jackson (11/10)Kenny Thomas (11/11)Derek Anderson (11/12)Damon Jones (11/14)Gary Payton (11/14)Quentin Richardson (11/14)Eddie Griffin (11/14)Devean George (11/15)
Take comfort in my rule Moonies, for I know better than you!
With nothing else to do,
Your Commissioner
At 17:39 on 11/15/2005, Knick33 wrote:
Personally, I don't have much fear about the scenario Pete brings up. I can't imagine a player being listed as active in one box score and inactive in another.
What I can easily imagine is that by sheer dumb luck when you need the box score to list 12 it only lists the 11 who actually got in the game that particular night. So, even if the player was inactive you have no way to prove it without going to another box score that actually lists all 12 active guys. Should a team be punished just because of dumb luck? I think not.
In the extremely unlikely event that 2 box scores indicate different things that is why we have a Commissioner. Our Commisioner is very smart and savvy (or so he tells us) and I would trust him to make a sound judgement based on a 3rd and maybe even 4th source.
At 17:33 on 11/15/2005, Knick33 wrote:
Activate Kenyon "When did I forget how to rebound?" Martin and waive Devean "-0.5 FP" George.
At 16:46 on 11/15/2005, HP All Stars wrote:
Matt "hew" Harpring on IL, pick up James "not John" Singleton
At 16:21 on 11/15/2005, HP All Stars wrote:
My thought on a one-stop info source...
As Danthony states, there is great variability between one news source and the next regarding treatment of the IL and rosters.
A GM identifies a potentially injured player, goes to espn.com and sees the player is not listed among the 12 in the box score. The GM posts a replacement claim.
One of us does some research to see if the claim is legit and goes to another news source that has the player listed as a DNP. The stickler GM makes a post indicating the claim is bogus.
Now we have two sourced claims, both legit.
I recommend we chose to eliminate this potential conflict by choosing one and only one news site for IL replacements.
-P
At 14:25 on 11/15/2005, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
I agree with Davy's proposed change to the proposed change with one exception: source must be cited. Neither the commish nor Davy and his merry band of auditors should have to hunt for confirmation.
At 13:25 on 11/15/2005, Knick33 wrote:
I agree with Pete's proposal with one exception:
Any box score that is available on-line for the commish or co-commish to check should be acceptable. The box score must meet one simple criteria:
-- It must list at least 12 players.
If your player isn't among the 12 listed then he is obviously inactive. My problem with relying on one source is that thus far the news sources have been inconsistent about how they do the box scores. Most are now listing the DNPs who were active and giving a reason, e.g. DNP-CD or DNP-Knee. However, you still will see box scores that list just 10 or 11 guys on occasion. It's not hard to accept more than one source. It's not like box scores are inconsistent about stats or players. They are just inconsistent about how much information they provide -- even within the same site.
If people feel we must pick one site then I would vote for CNN/SI. They are inconsistent about the amount of info, but for the most part they always seem to list 12 guys. And, they sometimes actually list all 15 guys on the roster - which means you actually see 3 names listed as inactive in the box score. I haven't seen any other news service that does that.
At 12:35 on 11/15/2005, Commissioner wrote:
Hear ye, hear ye!
I have spoken with the Sub Commissioner in Charge of All Things Second aka Davey "The Low End Theory is Me" Meier, and along with the comments posted last night and this morning, I think we should keep the rule change date Dec 1.
HP has made the most concrete rule proposal:

1. A player shall not be eligible for an injury replacement until he has been off box score for one game.
2. There shall be one source for determining the box score - espn.com. All others are interesting but meaningless.
3. A team may not bring an injured player back for 5 days after the replacement is made.
Reactions?
Commish
At 10:03 on 11/15/2005, Ironwood Flash wrote:
I'm for waiting for Dec. 1, too.
I looked up the answer to monkeyshoes question, and I remembered the guy, but not all that well. I won't spill it here in case someone else can come up with it without google.
By the way, my daughter has a pair of shoes with monkeys on them, bringing me delight in more ways than one.
At 10:00 on 11/15/2005, Knick33 wrote:
I agree with Monkeyshoes about waiting to change the IR rule. Dec 1 is not all that far away anyway.
As for the trivia question, I can only remember 2 guys who played at Rhode Island... the first is Lamar Odom and the second was the younger brother of one Starbury.
I don't remember when young Zach Marbury played or who he played with, but I think it is safe to say that his performance (or lack thereof) could not have overshadowed anybody.
At 23:53 on 11/14/2005, monkeyshoes wrote:
first off nobody has guessed at my trivia from a few days back. catino mobley and delonte west are similar in that the point gaurd they played along side in college got all the press clippings. west played at st joes with jameer nelson (a servicable pro in the making by the by) who was mobley's running mate?as for the IR rule i move for caution let us fix this problem only once next week may be a tad soon that said, if we can find a baseline and stick to it, the player transactions will as always favor those moonies who are the sharpest, the most skilled and the fastest typers
At 23:13 on 11/14/2005, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
With Ely on the IR (see Sat box score - not among the 12), I'll claim "Stocker" Channing Frye
At 16:02 on 11/14/2005, Commissioner wrote:
Well played, Moonies!
Big time action on "Smoke a" J Crawford. . . who by the by, still sucks. HP 'won" the bidding. . . and rebuilt his backcourt in a further flow of player changes. Despite Crawford's limitations, the Commish likes HP's moves.
Now, please weigh in: Inactive rule change tomorrow, 11/21 or Dec 1?
Commish
At 14:29 on 11/14/2005, Me-Wolves wrote:
Screw all this waiverwire stuff, the onion knows what's important: http://www.theonion.com/content/node/42543
At 12:02 on 11/14/2005, HP All Stars wrote:
Activate Harpring, drop Richardson.
Activate Duhon, drop Payton.
At 11:55 on 11/14/2005, HP All Stars wrote:
Claim Crawford, Drop Jones
At 11:17 on 11/14/2005, Me-Wolves wrote:
Sorry J-lev - Dump Josh Smith, move Daniels to F, pick up Jamal Craw.
At 11:08 on 11/14/2005, JLev Experience wrote:
Place a waiver claim on Jamal “Cindy” Crawford, drop Eddie “I Still Don’t Know What a Post-Up Move Is” Griffin. Move Josh “JChill” Childress to F.
If some other desperate soul places a claim on J-Craw in the next hour, then I’ll go to Plan B and claim Voshon “Save Big Money at” Lenards, still dropping Eddie G.
At 09:48 on 11/14/2005, Knick33 wrote:
Kenyon "Dean" Martin was put on inactive yesterday. Put him on reserve and I will pick up Devean "Shaq of the MIAC" George.
At 21:40 on 11/13/2005, 12 Angry Rabbis wrote:
Sheepishly rescind claim on Jamal Crawford.
At 20:23 on 11/13/2005, Rat House Gang wrote:
Talk about sucking at this; apparently Dalembert has been inactive since last Wednesday. Pick up G DeShawn Stevenson, move Bonzi to F, move Okafor to C.
At 16:36 on 11/13/2005, Commissioner wrote:
Hear ye, Hear ye!
I must announce a horrible error which I can only blame early season jitters at the Helm on the Mighty Ship Moonball.
I miscounted the 7 days on the waiver wire for Faker Lakers Chris "Charmin" Mihm and Kwame "Worse #1 than the Candy Man?" Brown, thinking the day for waiver release was the 12th instead of the 11th.
What does this mean, oh my moonies? Helloshooters gets Mihm-dog a day earlier and CousCous lucks out of his Kwame-time, certainly sending that sucker into the world of Jonathan "Oh, potential" Bender. Melvin Ely "E-ie Oh" returns to the Cous.
Cous Cous, your attention to detail flagged in this crucial moment. I am penalizing you in a secret, later to be announced way that will strike fear into the hearts of every Moonball owner!
In other news, how bout them fuckin Rabbis?
Yours in dominance,
Commissioner and King
At 12:45 on 11/13/2005, 12 Angry Rabbis wrote:
Nothing like taking a risk. I'll put a waiver claim on Jamal "LB Hate Me" Crawford. If I get him, waive Mike Miller and move JJ to Forward.
At 10:02 on 11/13/2005, JLev Experience wrote:
HP,It appears that you've been "Foyled again". HAHAHAHAHA.
(C'mon, somebody had to say it....)
At 03:09 on 11/13/2005, HP All Stars wrote:
I picked up the following line for tonight:
A. Foyle C 04:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
I really am very bad at this game.
At 23:25 on 11/12/2005, 12 Angry Rabbis wrote:
I just watched the Bucks come back from 8 down with 43 seconds on the Pacers to win on a last second three point bomb by Mo Williams.... After the Pacers kept clanging free throws and fouling Michael Redd on a three, the Bucks just kept chiping away. That's two this year they've just taken from teams. I might be jumping on the bandwagon too... about as fast as I'm jumping off the Stromile "I'm a freak athlete but I'll always suck" Swift's hype train this off-season. Who wants a Juwan Howard's freaking back-up. You can have him cheap... Mike I'll give you Swift and Mason for Marbury....
At 18:32 on 11/12/2005, Weed Blazers wrote:
Sorry sir.
At 18:30 on 11/12/2005, Commissioner wrote:
Weedblazers, you try another fast one like that and you'll get kicked out the League!
At 18:28 on 11/12/2005, Weed Blazers wrote:
Weedblazers rescinds his bid to put a healthy Damon "godd things come in small packages" Stoudamire on the IR. I left monkeyshoes a confused phone message because I was, well, confused about Damon's status.
At 16:53 on 11/12/2005, monkeyshoes wrote:
oh shit; i want to jetison derek 'kicked out of the family' anderson and welcome back t-mac 'the back' mcgrady. if it is possible to make that contingiant on wether he plays or not, that would be great otherwise i will activate him now and take my chances.
At 16:50 on 11/12/2005, monkeyshoes wrote:
bussines first: weedblazers asked me to put damon 'studebaker, rutabaga' stoudamire on the i.r. and pick up bobby 'off the wall' jackson.
secondly it is very cold and lonley in the moonball basement. the metephor extends to the point that my computer is in a cold and somewhat lonely basement. i have come to the conclusion that my g.m. did not draft me a very strong team. 'louis' primo brezec even called himself out the other night addmiting that he sucks. mike 'n ike' bibby can not shoot all of the sudden and this years bobby 'not james singleton' simmons has yet to show up on my radar for a supermove. i will have to take solace in ricky 'that's right mutha fucka' davis. this was the first year that people either drafted or picked up all the marginal blazers and celtics i planned on hoarding. so if you want to sucker me into a trade think sebastian 'bach' telfair or delonte 'i'm kind of like cat mobley in that i'm a better pro than the star i played with in my college backcourt' west.trivia: who did cat mobley get overshadowed by at rhode island?
At 15:36 on 11/12/2005, HP All Stars wrote:
Put Harpring on IL,Pick up FoylePush LaFrentz to FPlan to see Dave tonight
At 12:23 on 11/12/2005, Hello Shooters wrote:
What's up y'all. I'm doing a music tour in the heartland, saw Abe in Madison last night. I've been following moonball old-school, from the stat lines in the paper. No phone calls or worries about inactives, but I see I still haven't broken the top 5. May have missed a chance to switch somebody out while the rule change was still sweet, and couldn't get back to a computer in time to rescind my claim on Mihm. Oh well, Kenny Thomas is all yours. Going back to Chicago tonight, maybe I'll see one or two of you at the Red Line. -Dave
At 20:47 on 11/11/2005, Knick33 wrote:
Place Gerald "Not George" Wallace on my inactive list. Pick up Mo "Better Blues" Williams. Move Mo Pete to F.
I'm jumping on the Bucks bandwagon.
At 18:12 on 11/11/2005, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
Even as I type this I know I will regret it some day (probably some day very soon), but I can't stop myself. How many disappointed GMs (real and fantasy) will it take before people stop giving this guy more chances to live up to his "potential". I know it's a bad idea, yet: claim Kwame waive Ely.
At 21:11 on 11/10/2005, 12 Angry Rabbis wrote:
I actually agree with CCK, I think waiting until an inactive player plays a game is a good rule of thumb for managing the process. That way, there is a disincentive to inactivate - potential loss of game - and no wondering whether they have recovered. I also agree with the suggestion that espn.com be the official site for determining whether a player can be placed on the inactive list.
At 18:33 on 11/10/2005, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
Rather than saying 5 days, we could also say that a player can't be activated until he plays at least one game (the rule that says you must activate within 7 days or lose the player would remain intact). This has a nice symmetry with the condition for placing a player on IR and would prevent moving a player on and off IR solely for the purpose of dumping deadweight on the team.
At 18:02 on 11/10/2005, Commissioner wrote:
Here me, there you!
I am happy to consider moving things to Nov 15. . . but once we make ammendments to the new inactive list, I would like to hold those ammendments for the rest of the year. . . which is why I suggested that we wait a whole month, so as to have the best chance to understand how this new NBA rule impacts us.
What do ther folks think? Changes by Nov 15, Dec 1, a date in between?
As for Pete's suggestions for the rule change, I like them, though I am not sure the utility of the five day rule to re-activate a player. My feeling is we need a simple, consistent rule, but that to the extent the NBA's new inactive rule reduces the negative impact of having a player injured, we should not add on criteria to implement a required negative impact.
I love my job because power makes me feel important,
Commish
At 17:40 on 11/10/2005, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
Pete- you've hit the nail on the head. I agree with you on all counts. I, too, urge a shift ruling.
At 16:43 on 11/10/2005, HP All Stars wrote:
Only guessing at what Marc's gripes are, I have the following recommendations for the coming December Decree regarding the injury replacements:
1. A player shall not be eligible for an injury replacement until he has been off box score for one game.
2. There shall be one source for determining the box score - espn.com. All others are interesting but meaningless.
3. A team may not bring an injured player back for 5 days after the replacement is made.
I do not want to have to be in the position I was yesterday...listening to talk radio and learning Duhon was not going to play. I then risked the my life and the other cars around me by calling my brother and then Danthony to find someone at a computer to post a switch. I just can't do it.
The logical extension of the current policy is that every day each of us would post injury replacements for all 12 players on the outside chance a player was off the roster that night. There is no downside to making the claim, only upside if someone on the team does not play.
That doesn't work.
Writing all this down, it seems appropriate to ask the commissioners to move early and clarify the rules on November 15.
-P
At 16:10 on 11/10/2005, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
I wish only to continue to be a pain in the ass. My only regret is that it is more difficult for me to needle Squish, now that he is no longer commish.
At 16:06 on 11/10/2005, Knick33 wrote:
Cous Cous you should be careful what you wish for... just ask Stickler Sr.
At 16:05 on 11/10/2005, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
I'm just getting warmed up
At 16:00 on 11/10/2005, Knick33 wrote:
Oops. I meant to write to Cous Cous. He's turning into the Stickler Jr. on the injury transactions.
At 15:57 on 11/10/2005, Knick33 wrote:
I am going to nominate you for co-commish w/ Dave M next year and get you in line for commish in 2.
At 13:58 on 11/10/2005, JLev Experience wrote:
I rescind my Waiver Wire claim of Mihm.
At 13:46 on 11/10/2005, Weed Blazers wrote:
Nice pick up Rec Leaguers
At 09:06 on 11/10/2005, Rec. Leaguers wrote:
Supermove MJackson out and pick up Alonzo Mourning at Center. Take my team out of the running for Mihm.
-dcassel
At 00:42 on 11/10/2005, Weed Blazers wrote:
Weedblazers are officially taking offers for Steph "I Play the Wrong Way" Marbury
At 00:40 on 11/10/2005, Commissioner wrote:
Hear this, hear that!
So as ya know:
HP was correct on Chris "Dumb-ass Dukie" Duhon being inactive. . . and thus he gets Derek "10" Fisher.
Commish
At 19:30 on 11/09/2005, Ironwood Flash wrote:
It may or may not be an illegal transaction, but Knick33 should get an extra FP or two for "Bo" Derek Fisher.
At 18:38 on 11/09/2005, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
Duhon played on Monday. He's not on any inactive list I saw. Is there a new rule about IR that I don't know about yet? How can Duhon be moved? Confused,-cck
At 17:54 on 11/09/2005, Knick33 wrote:
Without access to his computer HP's "NBDL" All Stars has asked me to post a transaction:
Put Chris "I'm only 67 triple doubles behind J Kidd" Duhon on inactive and claim "Bo" Derek Fisher
At 17:15 on 11/09/2005, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
activate corey maggette "brain". waive michael "what do you expect from a 12th round pick" finley.
At 10:48 on 11/09/2005, Commissioner wrote:
Hear ye! Hear Ye!
Hello from DC, where the votes are always counted in your favor. I was summoned here to help Dick "Really, I am" Cheaney improve his in-season fantasy basketball roster. Interestingly enough, I just advised him that picking up Chris "My Face Looks Dopey" Mihm would help his team zero.
On to the news of the day: MAJOR MALFUCNTION with the Moonball site scoring. May it be officially known that the Weedblazers are still in first, by over 1000 points.
I love a winner,The Mish
At 23:03 on 11/08/2005, Rec. Leaguers wrote:
Rec League also seeks Chris Mihm. If I get him, drop MJackson.
At 18:24 on 11/08/2005, JLev Experience wrote:
I, too, make a claim for Chris Mihm's The Word. If I get him, drop Eddie "What's a Post-Up Move?" Griffin.
At 09:55 on 11/08/2005, Hello Shooters wrote:
My cautionary tale backfired. I guess astute managers do have an advantage in the new system. Rabbis Rule!
I'll take this opportunity to place a waivers claim on Mihm. If I get him waive Kenny "Rogers" Thomas.
At 02:55 on 11/08/2005, Commissioner wrote:
Hear me, Hear me!
The Waiver wire is screwed up. And there is DRAMA below.
I will work with the stats guys to fix the waiver wire. For the time being, here is the waiver wire:
Nzar Mohammed 11/3Kwame Brown 11/4Chris Mihm 11/4Chris Andersen 11/5Jamal Crwaford 11/7Ty Lue 11/7Voshon Lenard 11/7
That's right, Voshon Lenard. Rabbis had emailed me to activate Marshall and discard Lenard because he is unable to post on the Moonball board from work, but I could not post it until now --a nice move by the Angry Ones, if I do say so.
Your Commissioner-n-chief
At 23:43 on 11/07/2005, Hello Shooters wrote:
All this squawk about active vs. inactive. Abe fought so hard to put Donyell on inactive. Knick33 even set a precedent for him, looking at DNPs, adding, subtracting, paying attention, working hard.
Too bad Donyell was working hard tonight on Abe's inactive list. 12pts, 11rebs, 2stls, 1asst. That's a double tax on the Rabbis.
The game, she changes so fast. It's hard to keep up, no?
At 02:03 on 11/07/2005, Commissioner wrote:
Hear ye, hear ye:
There has been much babble and various ascertions of right and wrong pertaining to do with the inactive list.
Let it be known that although every thought your Commissioner has is original and discovered by me and me alone . . . former Commissioner Anthony is both skilled of wit and nuance, and said quite nicely what is and should be the inactive standard:
"I think given the fluidity of the active-inactive list, we can't just rely on these sites to post them as transactions. As long as it lists all 12 guys and includes any DNP-CDs, a box score tells us exactly who is active and who is not and should also be sufficient for a Moonball transaction (unless we decide that the rules on injuries need to be changed)."
This is how the Commissioner also views the subject: For purposes of Moonball, the inactive list functions as last year injured reserve list; therefore if a I player is on said list, his team owner can replace the player.
Since no one format seems to offer conclusive and up to date information, using the collection of sources to determine whether or not a player is on the 12 active man roster or the 3 man inactive roster makes sense. And it makes sense because although we have yet to find one consistently definitive source, thus far, we have found at least one definitive source whenever a player's status is in question. (Personally, box scores that list all 12 guys seem the most accurate to me).
Of course, on Dec 1 we will consider any necessary tweaking of the rule.
For clarification, Angry Rabbis acquired Voshon "I'll never be that close to s triple double again" Leonard for the inactive Donyell "Good as I am, I still sorta suck" Marshall.
Cous Cous acquired Melvin "Eel Eye" Ely and places Shaq "Gettin ta be the Gran Daddy" O'Neal on reserves
And Cous Cous: On the supermove, I believe the correct player name is Jamal "Larry Hates Me Cause I Suck" Crawford. Calderon, is of course, a large volcanic crater.
Rulin without Foolin,
The Commissioner
At 23:18 on 11/06/2005, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
Supermove #1: waive Jamal "why does Larry Brown hate me?" Crawford claim Jose "large volcanic crater" Calderon.
At 22:38 on 11/06/2005, 12 Angry Rabbis wrote:
Maybe I shouldn;t get excited about .5 points - another great decision from the Rabbi.
At 20:30 on 11/06/2005, monkeyshoes wrote:
o.k. i will pick up derek 'welcome to the family' anderson-gaurd for the injured tracy 'the back' macgrady-forward. move ricky 'tommy-point' davis-gaurd to forward. cut tyronne 'trip to my' lue-gaurd and supermove speedy 'the back-up pg i ment to draft in the 11th round' claxton.
At 19:50 on 11/06/2005, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
by the new davy standard shaq is on ir. he didn't play yesterday (no dnp-cd). i put him on ir and claim ely
At 18:55 on 11/06/2005, 12 Angry Rabbis wrote:
Da-fucking-vy,
I know who I'm calling if I need a lawyer, you defend me better than I defend myself. I'll keep Voshon's points for tonight, thank you.....
Rabbis
At 14:17 on 11/06/2005, Knick33 wrote:
Cous Cous is wrong. Donyell was put on the inactive list for last night's game. The 2 sites we used just haven't caught up to it because of how quickly things can change. That doesn't mean he won't play on Monday but I think Abe's transaction should be valid.
Check the box score from last night's game. On Espn they list 12 players none of whom are Donyell and one of whom is Martynas Andriuskevicius who is listed as DNP -- Coaches Decision. So, clearly if they had 12 active guys, Donyell must have been inactive. Our 2 sites still have Andriuskevicius as inactive. Clearly, he was activated for the game and just didn't play. CNN/SI's box score actually lists the 12 active and also lists the 3 inactive (one of whom of course if Donyell).
I think given the fluidity of the active-inactive list, we can't just rely on these sites to post them as transactions. As long as it lists all 12 guys and includes any DNP-CDs, a box score tells us exactly who is active and who is not and should also be sufficient for a Moonball transaction (unless we decide that the rules on injuries need to be changed).
At 13:28 on 11/06/2005, 12 Angry Rabbis wrote:
The recap I read indicated he was inactive, but yu are correct that he is not officially on the list - my mistake.
At 12:28 on 11/06/2005, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
I hate to pull a Davy, but DMarshall is not on the inactive list. Nice try, Rabbi. Did you learn nothing by observing my frustration with Marshall last year?
At 23:10 on 11/05/2005, 12 Angry Rabbis wrote:
With Donyell Marshall on the IR, I'll pick up Voshon Lenard. Move Joe Johnson to F.
Fuck BDiddy, I knew he was a bad pick.
At 15:30 on 11/05/2005, Weed Blazers wrote:
Two C's?
Believe it, dude!
At 11:02 on 11/05/2005, Ironwood Flash wrote:
I can't believe I'm going to have two Celtics on my team:
Supermove #1 acquire Mark "I could sure use a" Blunt, waive Chris "you could be good some day, but I have no conficence in you right now" Anderson.
At 19:40 on 11/04/2005, Commissioner wrote:
Hear ye, hear ye!
For the record, the most important thing in my earlier email referring to former Commissioner Anthony was the 'former Commissioner' part. Many eyes may watch the stats, but only mine eyes see the glory.
From above,
Mr. Commissioner
At 17:26 on 11/04/2005, Rat House Gang wrote:
Croshere for Nene.
At 17:09 on 11/04/2005, Rat House Gang wrote:
CRAP! He was listed as a F in tqstats. Shoot me now...
At 15:56 on 11/04/2005, Knick33 wrote:
Well, Rat. Someone has to pay attention to the details around here...
Speaking of details, maybe you need to check the position list on Ely and see if you can really pick him up.
At 15:25 on 11/04/2005, Rat House Gang wrote:
Shit - you blink in this league and half the available players are gone. At the advice of my brother (I need to post that so that Ihave someone to blame), I select Melvin "Ely, Minnesota" for Nene.
And by the way, Knick 33 is a longtime...let's just say "stats watcher" - he just usually isn't outed like the commish just did.
At 15:04 on 11/04/2005, Knick33 wrote:
Cous Cous, I just knew there was no way you could ever possibly be ahead of me and had to find out where things had gone awry. All is now right in the world of Moonball.
At 14:43 on 11/04/2005, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
Davy- no one likes a tattle-tale
At 14:08 on 11/04/2005, Commissioner wrote:
Hear ye, hear ye!
Former Commissioner Anthony alerted me that HP's Duhon transaction and Cous Cous' Parker transaction posted retroactively to the season's start. I remedied the situation with the TQ Stats folks. Tomorrow' statistics will reflect the actual score, meaning currently that HP is 56 moon ball points too high, and Cous Cous is 37.5 too high.
Me-Wolves, may your dreams be sweeter tonight.
With honor and prestige,
Your superior,
The Commish
At 09:19 on 11/04/2005, Me-Wolves wrote:
So, do you think Cous Cous KY could do a graph for me to demonstrate the positive corellation between Timberwolves victories & Me-Wolves message board posts?
Anyway, this site had some kind of funny bits - the Lupica parody was pretty right-on:http://www.hard-wood.org/
At 08:45 on 11/04/2005, Me-Wolves wrote:
Okay, returning Me-Wolf Chris Mihm has done enough - I'm throwing him back - he can hang w/Clowny on the waiver wire.
Dump Mihm & pick up David "damn you Flash for picking up Delonte" West.
At 08:37 on 11/04/2005, Me-Wolves wrote:
Damn... I had November 12th in the "when will Mike waive Clowny" pool...
Okay, here's when you know you have a problem: I had this incredibly vivid dream last night that the Wolves traded KG to the Warriors in a three way deal with the Clippers (Brand & Biedrins to the Wolves, Murphy & Pietrus to the Clips, various picks involved). It was detailed down to the fact that Marc Stein broke the news on espn.com, I dreamed about reading about the deal in the paper, etc. Anyway, I didn't sleep well the rest of the night & wound up making the mistake of telling this story to Alison this morning over breakfast. She looks at me, serious as a heart attack, and says "Oh honey, that wasn't a dream". And I panicked - I was like "Oh yes it was, I already got online and checked!". Alison: "No, that was a nightmare!" Followed by mad chuckles...
I think the fact that my subconscious managed to get Andris Biedrins involved means I've crossed some sort of line.
At 03:07 on 11/04/2005, Weed Blazers wrote:
Here is a surprise: Second Moonball supermove of the season is Good-Bye Kwame "Please Save Me From My Suckatude" Brown! Hello Keith Van "Halen" Horn.
What was I thinking? Dude is a loser and a clown.
At 02:33 on 11/04/2005, Commissioner wrote:
Hear ye, hear ye!
Though nothing eminating from the Commissioner could very be characterized as a mistake, let it be known that Leandro "Rocky"Barbosa is erroneously listed on the waiver wire because I. . . how do you say. . . fucked up while entering monkeyshoes team and had to "waive" LBarb to right my wrongs.
Make it further known that therefor LBarbQ is available to you!
Weed Blazers aint just my team name,Your dutiful commissioner
At 00:59 on 11/04/2005, Rec. Leaguers wrote:
Never mind the new dress code, IR rule, or the fact that I have had to watch the damn Lakers the last two nights because they got national coverage two nights in a row... the most disturbing thing about the new NBA season so far is Doug Collins' hair color.
At 19:48 on 11/03/2005, Rat House Gang wrote:
Before anyone complains, the commish has correctly pointed out that I already have 2 centers so I need to pick someone else (stickler!). I'll sleep on it.
At 18:20 on 11/03/2005, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
With my man Corey "Please, emphasis on the second syllable" Maggette on the inactive list, I'll claim Smush "Mouth" Parker.
At 17:56 on 11/03/2005, Rat House Gang wrote:
I'll pick up Mark "call me Blunt" Blount for the injured Nene "Hilarious Season, no?" Hilario.
At 17:41 on 11/03/2005, Commissioner wrote:
Ah, the first trade supermove of the year! Very good, HP.
monkeyshoes and I both predicted that some oen would hve to pick up Duhon after that game.
To balance HP roster, Q-Ball moves to forward, Raef "Why Can't We Be" LaFrentz to center.
And how about Delonte "Call me Kirilenko not KanYe" West? Awesome move Ironwood!
UPDATE ON INACTIVE LISTThe Co-Commissioner posted two good sites for inactive info; neither NBA.com or ESPN seems reliable on this charge. The NBA.com site Knicks 33 helpfully posted was just for the season opener and they have not created an ongoing list that I can locate. As your ruler and King (plus commissioner, to boot) I will recognize both of these sites until our Dec 1 date for possible revisions.
Word to you mother,Der Komisar
At 12:39 on 11/03/2005, Hello Shooters wrote:
I just found two websites with injury and inactive info. They look up-to-date as of today.
http://www.hoopshype.com/injuries.htm
http://news.cdmsports.com/index.php?sport=pbkball&type=injury
At 10:02 on 11/03/2005, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
Anyone found a good day-to-day source for IR?
I'm glad to see that Abe has wasted no time in assuming his proper place in the pecking order.
At 09:22 on 11/03/2005, HP All Stars wrote:
Supermove #1
Homer says: Fuck Nazy, love Duhon, move LaFrentz.
Recency is a terrible disease. Go Bulls!
At 11:07 on 11/02/2005, Ironwood Flash wrote:
You'd be cranky too, if you'd drafted Chris Anderson...
At 10:24 on 11/02/2005, Rat House Gang wrote:
Wow - someone sure is cranky!!-cold-hearted Rat
At 10:13 on 11/02/2005, Ironwood Flash wrote:
Wow, ask and ye shall receive...
At 10:00 on 11/02/2005, Ironwood Flash wrote:
Where's the new stats? I'm tired of seeing Knick33 on the top of the board. You'd think with the Suns playing last night, the Commish would be eager for his one day in first place.
At 18:33 on 11/01/2005, Commissioner wrote:
Hear ye, hear ye:
The following teams have made player replacements for players put on their team's inactive lists:
Cous Cous: F Amare "See You In March" Stoudemire to inactive list, replaced by F Hidayet "I'm an Army Man" Turkoglu
Hello Shooters: F Carlos Boozehound to inactive list, replaced by Kenny "My Games made For Moonball" Thomas
Ironwood Flash: F Grant "Broke-ass" Hill to inactive list, replaced by Delonte "Hey, I get hurt easy too" West; Stephen "I'll hurt you" Jackson moved from G to F to balance roster
So speaketh I, and thus so it be
At 11:05 on 11/01/2005, Knick33 wrote:
Everyone should go look at NBA.com.
Teams have set their inactive lists for the start of the season. Everyone who has an inactive player should be able to replace that player now in the order drafted.
Amare is inactive, but it looks like Jenny is out of luck with Dalembert.
http://www.nba.com/news/Rosters_051031.html
At 10:41 on 11/01/2005, Hello Shooters wrote:
In the first few years, the Waiver Wire pickup deadline was noon on the 7th day. Last year, this was questioned because it was not in the constitution, and the Waiver Wire claim time became Game Time.
This year, we wrote it into the constitution that Waiver Wire claims must be made by noon on the 7th day.
All other transactions (supermoves, trades and injury replacements) are still Game Time (i.e. tipoff of the first NBA game that day.)
At 10:31 on 11/01/2005, Ironwood Flash wrote:
Granted, I haven't gone through the constitution with a fine tooth comb, but I thought that the transaction deadline was game time, not noon. This was definitely the case last year, has something changed?
Self-interest aside, I think the later deadline makes more sense.
At 10:25 on 11/01/2005, Hello Shooters wrote:
Let me clarify the deadlines:Replacements for injury, supermoves or trades must be complete before the first NBA tipoff that day.
Waiver wire pickups are the only ones that need to be completed by noon EST on the 7th day. Relinquishing waiver wire pickups must be done by 11am EST on the 7th day.
The tricky thing about replacing players right now before the season starts is doing it in the order they were drafted, since some teams have 1st games on Tues and some on Wed, and we may not know who's inactive until right before games, as Me-Wolves pointed out. (What a dick!) Luckily Phoenix and Philly play tonight and Orlando doesn't play until tomorrow. So it will probably unfold as predicted. But I don't see a way for us to do anything but award some players retroactively for the post-draft pickups. After that, players may be replaced in the order they are posted to the message board.
I'd like to mention two caveats I see to the awarding of players that go beyond the most-high commish's ruling:1) The constitution says you're drafting injured players at your own peril. If an NBA team does not put an injured player on inactive, I don't feel that the player should be eligible to be replaced in draft order. If Philly wants to send 2 players to the NDBL and put someone other than Dalembert on inactive, Jenny should get a zero until such time as Dalembert goes inactive or plays.2) There may be other players besides the aforementioned 3 that go inactive. If that's the case, I feel they should receive the same treatment as other players drafted with injury. Boozer has a hamstring injury, for example, and could be made inactive. I have submitted a couple of players to the commish in case Boozer starts the season inactive.
At 08:56 on 11/01/2005, Me-Wolves wrote:
So, sorry to be a dick about this, but w/this new setup Tom, Jen & Marc shouldn't be able to select replacements until after the first game (since the inactive list is set an hour before game time & MB rosters have to be set at noon on game day).Am I right or am I letting my competitive urges cloud my understanding of the MB constitution?
At 22:28 on 10/31/2005, Commissioner wrote:
p.s. my typing and grammar may suck, but my point is that we should let the rule play out before we make our correction, if one is needed.
-Mishy
At 22:24 on 10/31/2005, Commissioner wrote:
Open ye ears, and let it be known:
There will be no rule change considered on the inactive list until Dec.1. The inactive list will be treated as the IR within the Moonball Constitution. Because we do not know the application of this new list, making a rule change that we would not later be tempted to tweak seems very likely.
For injured drafted players (Amare, Dalembert and Hill), replacement players will be granted in the same order that they were drafted. Cous Cous has picked up Hidayet Turkoglu to replace Amare. Rat House and Ironwood needs to submit a replacement, with Rat House making first pick.
And so rules the Commissioner
At 17:20 on 10/31/2005, Cous Cous Ky wrote:
I agree with all of Davy's comments. Further, in answer to the 7 day question he raises, I propose that instead of 7 days, we have whichever of the following two dates occurs last: day after the fifth game out or 7 days after NBA activation. Helpful reminders from dear commish would obviously help those whose attention to detail is not keen (yes, Abe. I'm talking about you).
Since Amare is on IR, I'll grab Hedo.
At 15:06 on 10/31/2005, Knick33 wrote:
I don't like the 3 game waiting limit. If a player is put on inactive then they should be inactive and eligible to be replaced. However, I think the Flash has a good idea about Moonball instituting a 5 game game minimum stay on our IR regardless of what the NBA team does -- this will make us think hard about when to bite the bullet and put a guy on just like GMs and coaches had to do in the NBA last year. Without this addition to the rules, people could try to exploit the inactive list and it could become a game of trying to maximize games played.
The only complicating factor to that would be our rule about a Moonball team only having 7 days to activate or waive a play once the NBA team activates. Not sure what we would have to do there.
At 14:59 on 10/31/2005, Hello Shooters wrote:
I'm still hopeful that once the season gets going there will be a place to check active vs. inactive. (Although that doesn't help those of you with injuries now who want to get replacements, and need to know your status)
Right now we're in a grey area about where we'll be able to find that information, and how often it will change. Hopefully we won't have to dig too far. The NBA publishes game notes before games, and there are often daily team transactions on sports web sites. If they are there, we will find them.
I think if we stick with the inactive rule as a substitute for IR (and if there is a place to check the information), it will make for a dynamic league with the potential for more transactions. Despite how great the relaxed "inactive list" sounds for teams with injuries to steal people out of the free agent pool all the time, I think we're all forgetting how tedious and uncertain nagging injuries can be, how people don't just go on the list when we think they should, and how shallow the free agent pool can get. To further punish teams for injuries with 3 game waiting periods will make things even worse, in my opinion. Even if on occasion it may result into something akin to a free supermove...it probably won't be under the greatest circumstances for the team that gets it, and not something a team can wield at will.
If there's no easy way to get active/inactive information, then we should make new rules.
At 14:01 on 10/31/2005, HP All Stars wrote:
Two thoughts...
1. For this an all matters and especially this injury thing, the rule should be:
- objective (i.e. use a single web site's criteria - Roto-Times, CBS Sportsline OR ESPN, not one of a list or any published list)
- consistent (i.e. the same for everybody, NOT based on how Mike/Dave feel about some report I have to prepare)
- easy
2. If this is impossible to make easy, I prefer to have no injury replacements and two additional supermoves per half.
Such a change will make for a much livelier waiver wire/free agent pool. We may get more of the trading and action may of you crave. We will also make GM's really assess whether it is worth it to pickup a scrub for three days while a twinged ankle heals. Injuries are part of the game...if my team has five players go down with broken ankles, sux to be me.
-P
At 13:53 on 10/31/2005, Commissioner wrote:
Hello monkeyshoes et al,
Yes, much of the site seems to have yet to reset. But our new rosters can be seen by going to standings/rosters, and the Weedblazers home page does show reports on players for my new roster.
Anyone not getting the reports on their new players?
Commishy
At 13:31 on 10/31/2005, monkeyshoes wrote:
my site is stuck on last year
At 13:25 on 10/31/2005, Commissioner wrote:
Hello concerned Moonlings,
Co-Commissioner Dave and I will get a ruling out by this evening and post it here.
My initial thoughts on the NBA's new inactive list and waht it means for Moonball:
(1) Though it will be a pain in the ass for Dave and I, I would rather go case by case than have a set "must miss x amount of games before becoming Moonball inactive" rule as proposed by Rat House. My general thoughts are that most injuries have some type of report on ESPN, NBA.com or some other reliable news that source that predicts the length of time a player might miss. I would say if a player is slated to miss 4 or more games/over one week, they are 'injured' as we have always understood that status. If it is a murky day-to-day injury, you will suffer the same tough murky consequences as the old system. Perhaps we can say that with a murky injury, once a player misses 3 games, you can get on the IR from the 4th game on. . . but I do not think that any of us should automatically lose three games in a situation where the player is clearly out for multiple weeks.
A proposal for how this system might work that would lessen the work burden on the Commissioners: When you have a player injured, it is your responsibility to find an injury report on ESPN, NBA.com, the local newspaper of the injured players team, and perhaps other approved media outlets, email the report to the Commissioners and make a 'plea' for IR status. Again, for injuries that are reported as 4 games or longer, player goes to IR. If length of time out not clearly 4 games, team must wait until player 3 games before sending said player to IR. True, players could come back early, and some one 'luck out.' But injuries are a sucky part of the game, and in the old system, even with the Rabinowitz and Motor City exceptions, the gray areas of the rules screwed us, the Moonball owners. With this system, perhaps those type of rough situations would be reduced.
(2) Ironwood is right that no one drafting a clearly injured player should be penalized; hwoever we work this out, I ruled at the time of Ironwood's pick that Hill would indeed be given IR status. By my count, that currently means that Cous Cous can replace Amare, and Rat House can replace Dalmbert as well. Any other team that wished to make a petition to have a player they drafted on the IR should notify the Commissioner immediately.
Would welcome thoughts. Final ruling this evening.
With the rush of power coursing through my veins,The Commish
At 04:04 on 10/31/2005, Commissioner wrote:
Great draft my friends. Thanks so much to our Chicago hosts. I had a wonderful time.
Rosters are up. Some of the website is a little quirky yet. The team names and rosters do not seem tom match up on the NBA Opponents for the next 7 days feature. Also, three trades have not been recorded in their NBA team roster list: Mike James-Rafer Alston, Des Mason/Jamaal McGloire, and Mike Sweetney/Antonio Davis. . . I emailed TQ Stats and assume we will have no problems.
What a pleasure it is to rule you all! May I be fair most of the time.
Truly in charge at all times,His Lordship and Commissioner
At 16:26 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
Bye Dave. Have a great time
At 16:25 on 10/29/2005, JLev Experience wrote:
@#143, Shooters take Raymond Felton
@#144, Rec Leaguers take Marc Jackson with the final pick of the 2005-06 MoonBall Draft
At 16:23 on 10/29/2005, JLev Experience wrote:
@#141, Rabbis take Chris Kaman
@#142, WB takes Boris Diaw
At 16:22 on 10/29/2005, JLev Experience wrote:
@#140, Ironwood takes Grant Hill
At 16:22 on 10/29/2005, JLev Experience wrote:
@#140, Ironwood takes Grant Hill
At 16:20 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
Nice pick, dave
At 16:18 on 10/29/2005, JLev Experience wrote:
Nice choice on your last pick. We did give you shit, but that's the price you pay for not showing up in person. have a great weekend.
@#139, HP takes Gary Payton.
At 16:17 on 10/29/2005, monkeyshoes wrote:
thankyou all for not giving me too much shit. i hope you all have fun. see you on the moon. my last pick is charlievillanueva
At 16:15 on 10/29/2005, JLev Experience wrote:
With his 12th and final pick, Knick33 takes Mo Pete
At 16:13 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
JLev takes Eddie Griffin with the 136
At 16:11 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
Me Wolves take at Martquis Daniles 135
At 16:08 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
At 134, Rat House takes JR Smith
At 16:06 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
At 133, Cous Cous takes Michael Finley
At 16:06 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
At 132, Cous Cous takes Andrew Bogut
(rookie time)
At 16:05 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
At 131, Rat House makes Nene part of the gang
At 16:04 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
Me-Wolves take Chris Mihm at 130
At 16:03 on 10/29/2005, monkeyshoes wrote:
shit i did it again i still want t. lue and i took a shower
At 16:03 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
JeLev takes Deron Williams at 129
At 16:01 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
#126, Knicks 33 took Brendan haywood
At 15:59 on 10/29/2005, monkeyshoes wrote:
#127 tyrone lue
At 15:57 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
With the 126th pick, HP takes damon Jones
At 15:56 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
With the 125th pick, Ironwood Flash picks the Portland Flash Sebastian Telfair
At 15:52 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
With at 124th pick, Angry Rabbis select Mike Miller
At 15:51 on 10/29/2005, JLev Experience wrote:
#122, Shooters take Antonio Daniels
#123, WB take James Jones
At 15:49 on 10/29/2005, JLev Experience wrote:
#119, Shooters take Darius Miles
#120, Rec Leaguers take Mike Sweetney
#121, RL take Ben Gordon.
At 15:43 on 10/29/2005, JLev Experience wrote:
#118, WB take Kwame Brown
At 15:42 on 10/29/2005, JLev Experience wrote:
#117, Rabbis take Dampier
At 15:42 on 10/29/2005, JLev Experience wrote:
@#115, HP takes Nazr
@#116, Ironwood takes Shane "Who's Your Daddy" Battier
At 15:39 on 10/29/2005, monkeyshoes wrote:
i select raja bell
At 15:38 on 10/29/2005, JLev Experience wrote:
OK,we'll skip the break. now make your fucking pick.
At 15:37 on 10/29/2005, monkeyshoes wrote:
i plead for a push to the end i really should be helping out here
At 15:36 on 10/29/2005, JLev Experience wrote:
@#113, K33 takes TJ Ford
At 15:36 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
At 112, JLev Experience selects Josh Childress
Let's take a 5 minute break at the end of this round. . . a real 5 minutes
At 15:32 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
At 111, Me Wolves take ZaZaVoom
At 15:32 on 10/29/2005, monkeyshoes wrote:
damn you jenny
At 15:31 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
Rat House takes Al Jefferson at #110
At 15:29 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
With 108 and 109 picks, Cous Cous picks Eddie Jones and Kyle Korver
At 15:28 on 10/29/2005, monkeyshoes wrote:
way to stay true jenny
At 15:28 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
With the 107th pick, Rat House selects Bonzi wells
At 15:28 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
With the 107th pick, Rat House selects Bonzi wells
At 15:26 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
With the 106th pick, Me-Wolves select Mike James
At 15:25 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
With the 105th pick, J Lev selects jason Williams
At 15:24 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
With the 104th pick, Knicks 33 takes Gerald wallace
At 15:22 on 10/29/2005, monkeyshoes wrote:
i still want jalen @#103
At 15:20 on 10/29/2005, monkeyshoes wrote:
o.k. i am out of it but the good news is that i ate breakfast
At 15:20 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
With the 102nd pick, HP selects Matt Harpring
At 15:19 on 10/29/2005, monkeyshoes wrote:
#101 jalen rose
At 15:17 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
Ironwood, doing a great intrepretive dancer, selects the Birdman, Chris Andersen
At 15:16 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
With the 100th pick, Angry Rabbi's take Donyell Marshall
At 15:15 on 10/29/2005, JLev Experience wrote:
@#98, Shooters take Wally
@#99, Weed takes Nenad
At 15:13 on 10/29/2005, JLev Experience wrote:
@#96, Rec Leaguers take Mike Dunleavy Jr.
@#97, Rec Leaguers take Luol Deng
At 15:11 on 10/29/2005, JLev Experience wrote:
@#95, shooters take Lorenzen "I Miss JLev" Wright
At 15:10 on 10/29/2005, JLev Experience wrote:
@#94, WB takes Sam Cassell
At 15:09 on 10/29/2005, JLev Experience wrote:
#93, Angry Rabbis take Stro Swift
At 15:07 on 10/29/2005, JLev Experience wrote:
@#92, Ironwood takes Marko Jaric
At 15:04 on 10/29/2005, JLev Experience wrote:
More groans from the peanut gallery. People like the Breeze.
@#91, HP takes Q-Rich
At 15:04 on 10/29/2005, HP All Stars wrote:
HP takes Q Richardson
At 15:03 on 10/29/2005, monkeyshoes wrote:
#90 primoz brezec if he is not taken
At 15:01 on 10/29/2005, JLev Experience wrote:
#89, K33 takes Luke Ridnour
At 15:01 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
at 88, JLev takes jamaal McGloire
At 14:58 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
With th 87th pick, MeWolves take Josh Smith
At 14:57 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
at 86, Rat House takes Samuel dalembert
At 14:56 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
Cous Cous selects Brevin Knight at 84Cous Cous selects Jamal Crawford at 85
At 14:55 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
82, Me Wolves selects Joel Przybilla83, Rat House selects Chris Paul
At 14:54 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
JLev selects Cuttino Mobley at 81
At 14:53 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
With the 80th pick, Knicks 33 takes memhet Okhur
At 14:52 on 10/29/2005, monkeyshoes wrote:
i'm falling off the map here but i pick again if i have to caron butler
At 14:51 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
Knicks 33 is pacing like crazy, monkeyshoes!
At 14:51 on 10/29/2005, JLev Experience wrote:
Prince is already gone. please try again.
At 14:50 on 10/29/2005, monkeyshoes wrote:
i knew that there is just so much going on here with people all getting ready for a wedding #79 tayshun prince
At 14:48 on 10/29/2005, JLev Experience wrote:
Gooden's already gone. please try again.
At 14:48 on 10/29/2005, monkeyshoes wrote:
#79 drew gooden
At 14:46 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
With the 78 th pick, HP takes raef Lafrentz
At 14:46 on 10/29/2005, HP All Stars wrote:
HP takes LaFrentz.
At 14:46 on 10/29/2005, Rec. Leaguers wrote:
pics of moonball draft sent to all e-mails...
At 14:45 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
Sorry for the delay, monkeyshoes
With the 76th pick, Angry Rabbis take Des Mason
With the 77th pick, Ironwood takes Stephen Jackson
At 14:42 on 10/29/2005, JLev Experience wrote:
@#75, WB takes Damon Stoudamire
At 14:41 on 10/29/2005, JLev Experience wrote:
@#73, Rec Leag takes Udonis Haslem
#@74, Shooters take Josh Howard
At 14:40 on 10/29/2005, JLev Experience wrote:
Life is long
At 14:38 on 10/29/2005, monkeyshoes wrote:
this is a long ten minutes
At 14:20 on 10/29/2005, JLev Experience wrote:
With the final pick of the 1st half, Rec Leaguers take Jason Tery @#72.
We'll reconvene in 10 minutes
At 14:19 on 10/29/2005, JLev Experience wrote:
#71, Shooters takes PJ Brown
At 14:17 on 10/29/2005, JLev Experience wrote:
#68, Ironwood takes Rafer Alston
#69, Rabbis takes Tony Parker
#70, WB takes Drew Gooden
At 14:13 on 10/29/2005, JLev Experience wrote:
Hp All-stars takes Bobby Simmons @#67
At 14:13 on 10/29/2005, monkeyshoes wrote:
and i got ricky davis
At 14:12 on 10/29/2005, JLev Experience wrote:
A lot of disappointed groans with that Rashard pick. Nicely done.
At 14:11 on 10/29/2005, monkeyshoes wrote:
#66 rashard lewis
At 14:10 on 10/29/2005, JLev Experience wrote:
Monkeyshoes - We'll take a short break at the end of this round.
At 14:09 on 10/29/2005, JLev Experience wrote:
@#65, K33 takes K-Mart
At 14:08 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
Rat House takes Al Harrington with the 62nd
Me-Wolves take Jamaal Tinsley with the 63rd pick
JLev takes Michael Redd with the 64th pick
At 14:06 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
60th pick, Cous Cous takes Antione walker
61st pick, Cous Cous takes Corey magette
At 14:05 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
58th pick, Me Wolves takes Andre Iguogodala59th pcik, Rat House takes Manu
At 14:05 on 10/29/2005, JLev Experience wrote:
We know it, too, monkeyshoes. We know it too...
At 14:04 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
57 pick, Peja
Troy was 56
At 14:02 on 10/29/2005, monkeyshoes wrote:
i know that might be early for davis but i had to have 'em
At 14:01 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
With the 57th pick, Knicks 33 takes Troy Murphy
At 13:59 on 10/29/2005, monkeyshoes wrote:
pick # 55 ricky davis
At 13:58 on 10/29/2005, monkeyshoes wrote:
ricky davis
At 13:55 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
With the 54th pick, HOP takes Radio Rahim
At 13:55 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
With the real 53rd pick, Ironwood takes Tayshaun Prince
Chauncey was the 52nd. . . .
Hoiw's sunny San Diego?
At 13:55 on 10/29/2005, HP All Stars wrote:
HP takes Abdur-Rahim.
At 13:52 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
#53 pick, Angry rabbis take Chauncy Billups
At 13:49 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
Great pick, Weedblazers
At 13:49 on 10/29/2005, JLev Experience wrote:
@#50, Hello Shooters take Carlos Boozer
@#51, WeedBlazers take Chris Webber
At 13:47 on 10/29/2005, JLev Experience wrote:
@#48, Rec Leaguers takes Richard Hamilton
@#49, Rec Leaguers takes Eddy Curry
At 13:45 on 10/29/2005, JLev Experience wrote:
@#47, Hello Shooters take Antawn Jamison
At 13:43 on 10/29/2005, JLev Experience wrote:
@#45, Rabbis take Joe Johnson
@#46, WeedBalzers take Kurt Thomas
At 13:41 on 10/29/2005, JLev Experience wrote:
@#43, HP-AS takes Kirk Hinrich
@#44, Ironwood takes Carmelo Anthony
At 13:41 on 10/29/2005, HP All Stars wrote:
HP takes Kirk Hinrich
Go Bulls!
At 13:40 on 10/29/2005, monkeyshoes wrote:
monkeyman picks Umass alum marcus camby
At 13:39 on 10/29/2005, JLev Experience wrote:
Knick 33 takes Ray Allen @#41
At 13:38 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
With the 40th pick, JLev takes rasheed Wallace
At 13:37 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
36 Cous Cous Lamar Odom37 Coius Cous Amare 38 rat House takes Emeka Okafur39 Me-Wolves take Andre Miller
At 13:37 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
36 Cous Cous Lamar Odom37 Coius Cous Amare 38 rat House takes Emeka Okafur39 Me-Wolves take Andre Miller
At 13:35 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
With the 35th pick, Rat House Gang takes Richard Jefferson
Six players from last years Ironwood,
32nd pick was Dwight Howard
At 13:33 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
With the 34th pick, Me-Wolves select Tyson Chandler
At 13:33 on 10/29/2005, monkeyshoes wrote:
who was the 32nd pick
At 13:31 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
With the 33rd pick Jelv takes Paul gasol!
At 13:31 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:

At 13:29 on 10/29/2005, monkeyshoes wrote:
monkeyshoes welcomes mike bibby back to the team
At 13:28 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
With the 3oth pic, HP takes Zach randolph
At 13:27 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
With the 29th pick, Iron Flash takes Larry Hughes
At 13:26 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
With the 28th pick, Angry Rabbis takes baron davis
At 13:26 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
With the 28th pick, Angry Rabbis takes baron davis
At 13:26 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
With the 28th pick, Angry Rabbis takes baron davis
At 13:23 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
With the 27 pick, Weedblazers take Stephon Marbury
At 13:22 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
Center time is round two!
With p[ick #26, Hello Shooters love Chriis Bosh
At 13:21 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
With the 24 and 25th picks, Rec leaguers select Steve Francis and Jason Richardson
At 13:21 on 10/29/2005, monkeyshoes wrote:
i am so hammered that i am doing the draft in a full wet suit
At 13:20 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
With the 23rd pick, Hello Shooters take Ron Artest
At 13:19 on 10/29/2005, JLev Experience wrote:
Monkeyshoes - Are you as hammered as we are?
At 13:19 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
With the 21 st pick Angry Rabbis take Gilbert Arenas,
With the 22nd pick, Weedblazers takes Steve nash
At 13:18 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
With the 21 pick, Angry Rabbis takes Gilbert Arenas
Jenny sates: Not too many fuck ups yet
At 13:17 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
With the 20th pick, Ironwood Flash takes Ben Wallace
At 13:15 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
With the 19th p;ick, HP Allstars take Big Z, the Illy oner
At 13:14 on 10/29/2005, HP All Stars wrote:
HP All Stars take Zydrunas Ilgauskas
At 13:13 on 10/29/2005, monkeyshoes wrote:
sorry i'm a bit slow here let me know if it gets crazy i take j-kid
At 13:11 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
14 th pick, RatHouse takes Yao15th Pick Me-Wolves Elton Brabd16th Pick JLev takes Paul Pierce17th pick, Knicks 33 takes Brad Miller
At 13:09 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
With the 12th and 13th picks, Cous Cous takes Vince and Shaq
At 13:08 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
With the 11th pick, Rat House takes DWade
At 13:08 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
With the 9th pick, JLev takes Jermaine O'NealWith the 10th pick, Me-Wolves take Andre Kirilenko
At 13:07 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
Knicks 33 take Kobe with the 8th pick
At 13:06 on 10/29/2005, monkeyshoes wrote:
t-mac to monkeyshoes
At 13:04 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
With the sixth pick, HP Allstars takes Allen Iverson
At 13:04 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
With the sixth pick, HP Allstars takes Allen Iverson
At 13:03 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
3rd Pick, Weedblazers take Dirk Nowistski
4th Pick, Angry rabbis take Shawn marion
5th pick, Ironwoood takes Tim Duncan
At 13:02 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
Second pick Hello Shooters takes LeBron James
At 13:01 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
With first pick, the RecLeaguers pick Kevin garnett
At 12:59 on 10/29/2005, HP All Stars wrote:
Rock and roll baby - let's go!
At 12:58 on 10/29/2005, JLev Experience wrote:
Welcome, monkeyshoes. You are sorely missed in Draft Central.
At 12:49 on 10/29/2005, monkeyshoes wrote:
monkeyshoes reporting from moonball-west, dateline san diego
At 12:24 on 10/29/2005, Commissioner wrote:
Welcome to the 2005-06 Moonball Draft!