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2022 Annual Jazzfanz All Time NBA Draft

NUMBERICA said:
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.
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I think a reasonable adjustment would be to
A.) make sure each team drafts one player from each of the 5 eras with their first five picks
B.) those five players CAN NOT be traded after being drafted
C.) you can use them however you want to in your lineup - you just can’t trade them away
 
NUMBERICA said:
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.
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That is the main reason I drafted him is because I thought the first have had to be started.
 
Thee Idiotic Minivan K said:
Starting five has to have one player drafted in each of the specified eras listed in op.
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Absolutely not! There was never an agreement that the first five had to be your starters, nor was it in the rules. That would completely change my draft strategy. We can't change the rules in the middle of the game.
 
silesian said:
Absolutely not! There was never an agreement that the first five had to be your starters, nor was it in the rules. That would completely change my draft strategy. We can't change the rules in the middle of the game.
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I wouldn’t have drafted Bill Russell then.
 
If we don’t have to start our first 5 picks than why can’t we trade them?


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Domino said:
If we don’t have to start our first 5 picks than why can’t we trade them?


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Because then people will just do exactly what they did last year: trade out as much as possible from an era they don’t like in order to trade into an era that they do like.

Its an effort to increase a basis of comparison. But it’s also important to not lock people out of competition, which is what happens when someone drafts the 16th best player from the legacy era and has to start them.

Mandating that you can’t trade out one of your first five players makes it so that there is still significant opportunity cost to drafting from the least-preferred era 5th. If we’re being explicit, this creates a premium to legacy-era players and strong incentive to start them from the perspective of pick value or opportunity cost. Allowing them to come off the bench allows for some flexibility for those that draft a player once the legacy pool becomes, IMO, game-changingly shallow.

In any case, stipulating that the first five players must be starters needs to be explicitly stated in at least one of the OPs but I think it’s a bad idea even if it was stipulated.
 
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The Fresh Prince said:
I'm still surprised Bill went as low as he did lol he's a rebounding/defensive juggernaut.
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With serious offensive deficiencies (Gobert has much greater offensive impact and ability, as an example). Really should be paired with a player that can get their shot anytime they want and hit from anywhere on the court. So it’s a good pairing.
 
NUMBERICA said:
Let’s be clear, Bill Russell where he was selected was terrific value even if there were no restrictions and @Elizah Huge has one of the best tandems in the contest. I would’ve selected him there if I was in his position regardless.
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I suppose I can keep him then. In all seriousness I knew you didn’t have to start your first 5. That would be the dumbest rule ever.
 
NUMBERICA said:
Let’s be clear, Bill Russell where he was selected was terrific value even if there were no restrictions and @Elizah Huge has one of the best tandems in the contest. I would’ve selected him there if I was in his position regardless (but couldn’t pass up the total package that KG brings).
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I would have taken Garnett if he was there. I don’t like how close we are thinking on some of these players. Does anyone who picks in front of Numb want to swap a couple picks?
 
Keefe said:
After this one is complete, I am down for another one with no rules on eras. Just beat all-time draft. If we wanted to change it up for once, we could say, no trading, or no trading of players.
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I like the idea of a draft where there’s no trading of players. You can move your picks however you want to before you make a selection, but after you pick - that’s your guy. You live with the results.
 
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