Posted by copernicus on 4/23/2019 10:31:00 PM (view original):
It feels like this draft started in January

I think it did. That's the thing. Between there not being a clock and several more variables to consider when picking than in a regular draft, it could take a really long time. I'm not sure how to speed it up because actually I wouldn't be in favor of a regular clock. Too many things to consider.

I don't know how to speed it up unless more people use proxies.

Posted by Midge on 4/24/2019 1:01:00 AM (view original):
I don't know how to speed it up unless more people use proxies.

Set up a timed draft with plenty of notice beforehand, with fairly large windows (say, 2-4 hrs), and reiterate the need to send proxies if you won't be able to pick at your allotted time. If you put out the schedule at least a few days beforehand, people should be able to deduce if they'll be able to be online when their pick comes up. If they think they won't be, they should send proxies to the 3 people picking after + the commish + anyone else they like. That should cover everything besides sudden emergencies, which would slow down any type of draft.

If it was a four hour window it would take four days to get through one round. I've never seen a draft go as slow as this one has.

A 4 hour window would be slow, but wouldn't it still be faster than this draft? I just threw out 2-4 hours to get people talking ideas. Personally, I think 1 hr is a good slot for a single pick. Again, if people knew it was timed beforehand, they could prep their proxy list. As commish, definitive time limit is up to you.

so
3-4m Nate McMillan
and
1-3m David West

and please sm next

By proxy, dh555 takes Tyson Chandler 3-4.

By proxy, benjihall takes Wilt Chamberlain 1-3.

did you mean dh555 takes Tyson Chandler 1-3? dh took Richaun Holmes 2-3 with his last pick.

I see a number of guys posting 2-3M as their final pick. This should be 1-3 as the player is exclusively theirs for the entire price range 1-3, not just 2-3. Correct?

Here is what he sent me:

From:

dh555

To:

midge

Received:

4/23/2019 11:48:00 PM

Subject:

countdown draft proxy

Message:

tyson chandler 3-4
andrew bogut 3-4

dh555 took Holmes 1-3 in the 7th round and Chandler 3-4 in the 8th round. Yes, several people have posted Player 2-3 when they should have posted
Player 1-3. I'm guessing there's a little confusion because in the last draft 2-3 was an option.

Why are we awake?

of course, it's correct. I'm under the weather and not thinking clearly in the wee hours.

Rodrigue Beaubois 1-3 could someone sitemail please heading to work

SM sent