2022 Annual Jazzfanz All Time NBA Draft
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David Hume
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Hornacekamania
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So I'm confused about the years gimmick. So are we picking a player based on the era they were drafted in or picking the player from their best year?
David Hume
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As I understand it, we pick by decade drafted so I could not have Magic and Larry in my same top 5 picks. But I could select Magic and Hakeem even if I choose as their peak years 1990-91 and 1994-95 respectively.
Keefe
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Magic and Larry were different eras actually.
Both of their draft years are the 70’s. Either would satisfy the 70’s and earlier requirement.
David Hume
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You are right! I’m at a Dali museum in Saint Petersburg Florida and replying off the top of my head. 79 vs 80 drafts if memory serves. I stand corrected, thanks for clearing the cobwebs for me.
Their draft year addresses the era/decade criterion, but you choose the specific season of theirs you would like them to be for the competition.
The primary reason for this is to beef up the options for the legacy (70’s and earlier) pool of players.
‘78 and ‘79 for the record.
Hornacekamania
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Gotcha! Thanks!
Keefe
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Oh snap you’re right. Magic was drafted in 1979.
Keefe
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I was wrong.
Thee Idiotic Minivan K
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Starting five has to have one player drafted in each of the specified eras listed in op. For every player pick best year of their career list both
Wait, the starters have to be the first five picks? Was this specified earlier?
Keefe
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It was. Not sure if it’s posted in the rules but it was definitely mentioned. Frankly, I’m not sure why that has to be the case.
Yikes. I do not endorse this at all.
Thee Idiotic Minivan K
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No it isn’t. It might be buried in a thread but it is not at the top of either threads.
This is also an example of why I asked to have a link to the signup/rules thread in the OP for this thread. The link is here: https://jazzfanz.com/threads/2022-jazzfanz-all-time-nba-draft-sign-up.172743/#post-2175520
David Hume
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Looking at the OP page , Numberica appears to be right. I am by the rules forced to choose players from the 5 eras with my first five picks, but it doesn’t say that they can’t constitute my reserves.
Not trying to make a stink but this puts a significant constraint on team-building if it’s a rule, and whether it is or isn’t is of critical importance to how a person might approach their build. I would have absolutely drafted Bill Russell with my second pick if that was the case.