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109 ... Mia. Floridians - (siedek) - 4:00 PM Mon.
110 ... Mia. Floridians -
111 ... Spirits of St. L - (pharoop) - 5:00 PM Mon.
112 ... Spirits of St. L -
113 ... Car. Cougar - (boredfatguy) - 6:00 PM Mon.
114 ... Car. Cougar -
115 ... Min.  Pipers - (98average) - 7:00 PM Mon.
116 ... Min.  Pipers -
117 ... NY  Nets - (Vancem) - 8:00 PM Mon.
118 ... NY  Nets -
119 ... Oak.  Oaks - (skypilot) - 9:00 PM Mon.
120 ... Oak.  Oaks -


10th Round
121 ... Oak.  Oaks - (skypilot) -
122 Oak.  Oaks -
123 ... NY  Nets - (Vancem) -
124 NY  Nets -
125 ... Min.  Pipers - (98average) -
126 Min.  Pipers -
127 ... Car. Cougar - (boredfatguy) -
128 Car. Cougar -
129 ... Spirits of St. L - (pharoop) -
130 Spirits of St. L -
131 ... Mia. Floridians - (siedek) -
132 Mia. Floridians -
133 ... Ky. Colonels - (cmcafeeky)  -
134 Ky. Colonels -

The Floridians select Ollie Taylor SG and Lee Davis PF with 109th and 110th picks.

Up Next: 111 and 112 Spirits of St. Louis (pharoop)

On Deck: 113 and 114 Carolina Cougars (boredfatguy)

Just going over my roster so far and realizing this league is going to be a hoot.  It's probably Bad News when your best defender is Marvin Barnes...

I agree.....tough to field a good defensive team with only ABA players....just drafting has been a blast though.

St Louis - Gus Gerard. Marvin Webster

Can't sm

Clueless Carolina Cougars take Joe Hamilton and Byron Beck

Posted by siedek on 3/6/2015 3:41:00 PM (view original):
I agree.....tough to field a good defensive team with only ABA players....just drafting has been a blast though.

I have enjoyed mining through all the old guys -

Almost always, when doing a decade draft,
I remember the guy - aided by basketball cards from my childhood in may cases.

Whit this ABA draft - there are several guys I have no connection to, never heard of him, and or no mental picture of the guy...

Posted by siedek on 3/6/2015 3:41:00 PM (view original):
I agree.....tough to field a good defensive team with only ABA players....just drafting has been a blast though.

This has easily been the toughest theme draft I have ever attempted-

WOW

I think my favorite theme is the alumni league (I'm a Kentucky guy),
and smokey's decade series -

The 50's/60's one is tough -
but the ABA is hard because there is such a range of numbers you MUST consider -
plus the team you have to build is so different then the run of the mill team built in most themes

been a tough challenge -

Posted by thohoops on 3/5/2015 10:34:00 AM (view original):

Posted by boredfatguy on 3/5/2015 6:45:00 AM (view original):
Carolina Cougars  Larry Miller

I lost Goerge Karl my other UNC favorite as a kid.  I am truly clueless drafting basketball players. I understand baseball.  I am concerned about this league because of pace of the other league.  Will it disband before it starts?  The ABA did play.

patience ...  

how about finding a copy of "Loose Balls" as part of pre-season preparation ? ... 

LOVE that book-

I started reading it again a couple of weeks ago, and it's the reason I wanted to attempt to launch this ABA theme -
I MUST READ for any basketball junky

Posted by longtallbrad on 3/3/2015 1:15:00 PM (view original):
I actually really don't know how to draft in this league.  I can't find the balance of rebounds and assists I usually look for, 3s are virtually non-existent, and average D will be terrible.  I suppose we're all in the same boat, but it's hard not to look at my team and wince a little.

But GREAT move in effectively doubling the player pool by running two parallel drafts.  I think you've hit upon the ideal way to run an ABA league given that the hoops game doesn't offer variable league size.

I am in the 'same boat'

A better exercise in having to think outside the box than I anticipated.

thanks for the positive feedback in splitting the league in half holding a parallel league draft .

ps: I'm still wanting to crush the snot out of Denver - I'm looking for a rival, and always want to wear the black hat

Posted by cmcafeeky on 3/6/2015 4:44:00 PM (view original):

Posted by thohoops on 3/5/2015 10:34:00 AM (view original):

Posted by boredfatguy on 3/5/2015 6:45:00 AM (view original):
Carolina Cougars  Larry Miller

I lost Goerge Karl my other UNC favorite as a kid.  I am truly clueless drafting basketball players. I understand baseball.  I am concerned about this league because of pace of the other league.  Will it disband before it starts?  The ABA did play.

patience ...  

how about finding a copy of "Loose Balls" as part of pre-season preparation ? ... 

LOVE that book-

I started reading it again a couple of weeks ago, and it's the reason I wanted to attempt to launch this ABA theme -
I MUST READ for any basketball junky

I would not have played a basketball theme or league if it wasn't the ABA idea.  I would consider a 60's or maybe 70's theme.  The ABA theme brought this newbie here.
I have been enjoying the past players .  I actually have flashes of their cards as I research, if you call it that for me.  Twenty wins may be a good season.  I win about 2 out of 10 using ABA guys by year in exhibition seasons.