eddy_zamora wrote:21.... I don't think I've been that bad.
Trading your pick this year (when you know you aren't going to be a contender) for a benchwarmer is one of the reasons that you are at 21. Your team was in a good position to add another piece with a lottery pick, but now you are stuck with a guy that will get you a 2nd round pick if lucky.
Not only that, but a lot of GM's were telling you that the trade would really hurt you, yet you continued to pursue a revised version of the deal. Making mistakes isn't bad (especially since you are new), but you got to learn from your mistakes and listen to GM's that are trying to help.
UOducksTK1 wrote:
#18 Oregon Ownage - Dallas Mavericks GM
Mavs are the 3rd worst team in DASL history, yet he is ranked #18? All about set up... Mavs have Anderson and Vaught, 2 very promising players for the future. Oh, and 6 firsts over the next 3 years. If ownage plays his cards right, he could be back in business in just 2-3 seasons. But ownage will need some good offseasons, which will include FA, an area where they haven't been very successful in lately.
1st year I had no idea what I was doing but I am starting to get a grip on what I want to do moving forward. The picks I own this year with what Pudge said above will be crucial to have I fare in years to come. In FA I try to get players too cheap and it ends up backfiring on me.
Exactly, your bids and some other GMs (grizzlies off the top of my head) definitely under bid and that's just something you're going to get used to as you play the game more. I think guys like you and phenom who were really new to this are just now starting to understand the game better. Half the GMs in front of you have been doing this for a looong time. But yeah, Mavs had a really good draft this year, probably underlooked that a little, so we'll see big things in Dallas soon, i'm sure.
And thanks to you guys who have been active and make this worth my time. Definitely a fun time, and keep in mind these rankings are just my opinion. I'll have some bias' towards some teams, GMs, etc. But I think for the most part, they are pretty reflective on how you've actually done here so far. So hopefully everyone takes it constructively, don't mean to bash anyone or at the same time put anyone on a pedestal.
#2 Boom - Houston Rockets GM
I'm the commish, and I shouldn't show favortism, but I LOVE the Rockets roster. If Hardaway can somehow mature and play up to his rating's potential, Rockets might be the favorite to win the rest. Rockets went from Jon Koncak, Scottie Pippen, Dell Curry, and Rod Strickland to perhaps the best starting 5 in DASL. And what shows more maturity is his ability to accomplish all of this without sacrificing his future. He still has a Cliff Robinson and Tim Hardaway who are both young players with a bright future ahead. And he has all his future 1sts. Wise GMing in such little time, color me as impressed.
I definitely made some mistakes with the expansion draft, but I recovered by targeting some of the older/undervalued allstar type players. Now I'm just crossing my fingers that Moses and Rambis will play into their 40s
lukeyrid13 wrote:I can deal with top 3. I don't think in hindsight any of the players I have now would be vetoed though. I do have 6 veto's to my name though lol.
I had you #2 initially, and probably should have kept you there, but anyway obviously you have one of the best teams to date. I'm curious how you'll do in a year or two. You have 4 starters that are 30 or older, and two of them expire this year.
