NLD 40 - Over the hill but picking up steam!

LEAGUE RULES

$80m regular player set
5/10/20 waivers
Advanced
No frenzy

Live draft: 20 rounds, 19 players + one stadium

No clock 1st round. Three (3) hours thereafter
Clock is 0700 to 1900 PDT
No clock on weekends
Waivers guys go at the top of the draft list

Draft order and divisions:

EAST
ArrylT
nythawk129921 -
MichaelGrammes -
Spider 67

CENTRAL
Semper Gumby -
dalekeener -
superflymacdaddyjuice -
joethejet -

WEST
BigAlric -
gbrookes
JMP -
Stoney18 -

I won't start the clock (if we get that far) until AT is ready for his second pick per his stated availability.

NLD History posted here: http://angelfire.com/games5/joethejet/NLD_History.xls You'll probably have to copy and paste to get the link to work.

Comments:
Stoney is on a major hot streak. Playoffs in five of the past six leagues with the best record in four of those (hint: He IS the team to beat!)

Speaking of streaks, Big A is on a 3 of 4 playoff streak (hint: he is the OTHER team to beat)

Speaking more of streaks, GB has made three playoffs in a row (Good thing those three are in the same division. Good luck JMP welcome back! )

GB has now played in enough leagues (9) to qualify and he has passed Silver for best overall record, but still trails (amazingly) to Silver (71%) in making the playoffs (*only* 67%) Next is Stoney with 50%

Niners first playoff since 08, but then again it was his first league since 2010

First time ever that three teams had the best record in the league.

Stoney has the best percentage for best record with 23% and trails Silver by one for most best records. (As does Smokey and JTJ/WM)

As for streaks we, once again, have some turnover in the group. After an amazing stretch of consistency the league hasn't had the same group since 32/33. Nice to have JMP back however at least we're not breaking in someone entirely new.

Best record won for the 12th time (the most) but the odds were definitely set in that favor given the three-way tie this time around.

Guess that's about it. Anyone else have any observations?

Good stuff Joe. I know the numbers say I've done well over the past few seasons but it seems like a struggle to me.

Draft pick made - thanks for your patience.

Good stuff Joe. I know the numbers say I've done well over the past few seasons but it seems like a struggle to me.

I hope I can "struggle" like that over the next six!

AT, no worries. You told us your schedule.

Oh jeez, just looked I'm up to draft, but I'm heading out to lunch. Will look when I get back!

Sorry, looked at it, got a phone call, then a meeting, then another meeting and then.... forgot and then finally remembered and then, made the pick!

Not sure about this pick it's something I almost never do but we'll give it a whirl. Fingers crossed.

Sorry - I had loaded proxies for my first round pick, but I was forgetting that it was a serpentine draft and that I would be up again soon.

I'll load some proxies for my later picks now.

Picked Panik. Trying a strategy that I often use with the autodraft - looking for what seem to be value picks in the early rounds.

Ok, pick made. I will be turning the clock on. AT, if this is problematic for you let me know. You'll have six hours for your two picks in any case.

Sorry for the delay, just getting back into the rhythm of this thing. I won't be so long going forward.

speaking of delays we're closing in on one for Dale.

I sent him an email.....

I ll check before I leave at 910 or so, but will only be gone for a lil over an hour. Be back round 1020 or so to check back on the draft site...