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246221.5 in reply to 246221.1
Date: 8/4/2013 10:56:06 PM
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IDK man, I'm in DV and I've already found 2 5/4 ball 18 yo's. My league (D4) the year before had like 3 MVP prospects in it in addition to all the 4 balls. I think it's just a luck thing, you can look up the league draft histories and look at all the players.

Like this draft: http://www.buzzerbeater.com/league/53/draftSummary.aspx Just a random one there was two MVPs (19 but still) and probably 4-5 PA-SS guys. Some of those guys were picked in the last round (one of the PA was second to last) Someone who invested in the draft could have left with two MVPs and a SS if they picked first. (Talk about getting money.)

From: Turtle

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246221.6 in reply to 246221.5
Date: 8/4/2013 11:13:15 PM
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Or what about this draft (the most stacked I've ever seen; one of my old teams had the #1 pick in this draft). http://www.buzzerbeater.com/league/341/draftSummary.aspx?... 4 18yo's with MVP+ potential, including 1 HOF (27254340) and 1 ATG (27254381), to go with the two players (27254384) and (27254348). I could theoretically have walked away with HOF, ATG, and MVP 18yos with my three draft picks, had I known then what I know now and if my altered picks had not changed the other teams' draft boards (obviously a little bit of a stretch). That would have had to be the single best draft of all time, I would think.

To further show how stacked that draft was, there were these high-potential players in addition to the ones already listed:
1 18yo SS: (27254343)
1 18yo PAS: [player= 27254360]
1 HOF 19yo: (27254372)
3 PAS 19yos: (27254349), (27254365), (27254385)


Obviously most drafts aren't this good.

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246221.7 in reply to 246221.6
Date: 8/4/2013 11:25:26 PM
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Reading that post made me want to use my points and so I did and the first player I scouted/interviewed is a 5/5 A+. Fingers crossed now

From: E.B.W.

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246221.8 in reply to 246221.6
Date: 8/5/2013 12:08:48 AM
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Yes, and that was very lucky and very nice for that one season. There are way too many leagues to even mention where that same season, their drafts had not a single grade A draftee.

Murray/Harris/MPJ/Grant/Jokic - 2020 NBA Champs
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246221.9 in reply to 246221.7
Date: 8/5/2013 6:25:13 AM
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I wouldn't have posted that here if you are in a competitive league, everyone who sees it will be scouting now.

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246221.10 in reply to 246221.9
Date: 8/5/2013 9:32:13 AM
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They don't really scout so I'm good

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246221.11 in reply to 246221.1
Date: 8/5/2013 10:48:39 AM
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If you have a lot of active managers, especially active tankers in your league then you generally have an good ieda that they'll be spending a lot of draft points. So in those cases you'd generally be better off waiting until you promote to use your draft points and even spending points on the group demo will likely end up being a complete waste in that scenario.


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246221.12 in reply to 246221.10
Date: 8/5/2013 4:55:48 PM
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Big dogs and sneaky bastards do. I know because they were in my league.

Murray/Harris/MPJ/Grant/Jokic - 2020 NBA Champs
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246221.13 in reply to 246221.12
Date: 8/5/2013 5:03:15 PM
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Oh well. The guy is a big and I just started training a new guard

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246221.14 in reply to 246221.6
Date: 8/5/2013 6:27:16 PM
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Gotta be careful too, there are drafts like this one: http://www.buzzerbeater.com/league/16/draftSummary.aspx?season=21 - zero MVP+ players and only 2 Superstar 18 year olds. I ended up with a PA with the first pick (5 ball/4 potential).

Also, I'm sitting on 78 draft points and will be spending none this season.

edit: I'm just unhappy with that season because I actively tried to get the 1st pick, spent 64 draft points and didn't get a whole lot for it. I guess BB is just trying to tell me that tanking is bad

Last edited by tictacshack at 8/5/2013 6:29:12 PM

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246221.15 in reply to 246221.11
Date: 8/5/2013 8:50:29 PM
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Thanks all for the advice.

I think I will just hold off my points until a better season. I'm willing to wait it out two seasons. I'm generally not going to go below pick 8 unless I reach Div 1. If I look at the odds, I should find the most talented player available with that many draft points. So I'll take my chances with the lower pick. I'll be happy with a superstar or better. PA will be disappointing but have to take what I can get.