Mon Jun 23, 2014 12:42 pm
Guys,
I see that there was a misunderstanding by Cubit about our start date for drafts, and I wanted to acknowledge that and also explain where I am in terms of penalties, skips, participation etc, not just with Cubit but the league in general.
I don't expect the league to run like clockwork 100% of the time. But I do expect owners to show up for drafts and to read league emails. In this particular case the rest of the league said they were ready to draft this week and all posted cuts, and given how hard it is to cat-herd everyone to begin with, I did not want to wait for Cubit to come back and inconvenience everyone else who knew the drafts were starting this week and were supposed to be completed within a couple of days.
Also, I tend to be less forgiving in general in this phase of the draft process because both prospects and supp players taken tend to have a marginal impact on play, most of the high value players get taken in the spring phase, with a few exceptions.
In that context I will be keeping clock as best I can during work and will try to move us along. If you feel like you can't keep up, or that this approach is unfair, sorry but I've kinda reached the breaking point to where I'd rather recruit folks who can keep us running smoothly, so please let me know if you want out, no hard feelings. I don't expect SOM to take priority over real life, but I also want folks who can keep us moving most of the time, say 90%. Part of being Hard Core in this league is participation - that means having good communication skills via email, text, etc, sending proxies. And if you do miss a beat on occasion that's ok with me as long as you're ok with the consequences.
So again, to clarify my ruling on Ted's situation, he is welcome to either make picks when he can during either draft, but we won't be holding up our process at this point. If he is skipped through both drafts, he is welcome to make his make-up picks when he has full net access again.
I hope that is all clear, let me know if any questions.
Dave/Qk