So. My 9:30 yahoo H2H league's about to begin. Here's a timeline of what happens. I was considering dual-blogging on the draft and game three of the world series, but decided it was best to stay focused. I was also considering not going to the bathroom so I could valiantly blog about how I circumvented bladder issues during the draft, but decided against it.
9:20: I log on. Picking ninth. Eight of twelve teams are auto-drafting. okay...
9:22: Uh oh time. Laptop flashes "low battery" and I can't find the charger.
9:24: Crisis averted. I find the charger and the laptop is plugged in. Whew.
9:25: Trying to work out draft strategy for ninth pick. I'm going best player available in Round 1. Hopefully non-injury risk.
9:28: Draft starts in a minute. Maybe Paul George first round?
9:29: My laptop is steadily rising in power. Whew.
9:30: And we begin! Durant first, Irving second. King James third? Weird.
9:31: Durant Irving James Harden Paul Curry. I'm up, and George is gone, of course.
9:32: I settle on Carmelo Anthony. One down. Twelve to go.
9:32: First round over, no non-top-twelve drafted. Predictable. Next, hoard big men.
9:34: I nervously take Al Horford with my second round pick. A long wait till my third rounder...
9:35: I'm thinking Dwight Howard. Or a point guard.
9:37: Right when I settle upon Howard, he's drafted two picks before me. Oh well.
9:38: My plan B is a point guard. Tony Parker, welcome to the team. David Lee next?
9:40: The coveted David Lee earns my fourth-round pick. I exhale. Next pick around 57, but fast draft with all the autopicks.
9;40: Roy Hibbert would be nice but not too realistic. The search for blocks continues.
9:43: I decide to take Rajon Rondo early with my fifth-rounder.
9:45: Greg Monroe is next. I feel terrible going five picks early for these players, but at the middle rounds it's a little bit better.
9:46: Ohhh....we're halfway there...oh---OH...we're livin' on a prayer...
9:50: A bathroom break almost causes me to miss my seventh pick. I take JR Smith.
9:52: I don't like anybody who I want to draft. Uh oh. ESPN gives a rave review (18.5 PPG/8 RPG Projections), so I take the upside of Tobias Harris. I still don't like this pick, but yahoo and espn do. eight down, five left.
9:54: Danny Green or Evan Turner with a ninth round pick? I'm hoping...
9:55: And...they're both picked. Oh well.
9:56: I take a risk and pick Danny Granger instead. I'm aiming for Nene next.
9:56: Nene!
9:57: Nene is mine. Maybe a backup point next. Or not, I have Rondo. A backup guard, then.
10:01: Anthony Bennett.
10:04: Another top rookie this year? I take Victor Oladipo, and in drafting two rookies confuse myself.
10:08: I settle on Isiaah Thomas over Carlos Delfino and Nerlens Noel [not another rookie?] that's the draft!
10:09: The final pick is made! The results for my team, deemed 'asdf 3.14'...
Pick 9: C. Anthony
Pick 16: A. Horford
Pick 33: T. Parker
Pick 40: D. Lee
Pick 57: R. Rondo
Pick 64: G. Monroe
Pick 81: J.R Smith
Pick 88: T. Harris
Pick 105: D. Granger
Pick 112: N. Hilario
Pick 129: A. Bennett
Pick 136: V. Oladipo
Pick 153: I. Thomas
9:20: I log on. Picking ninth. Eight of twelve teams are auto-drafting. okay...
9:22: Uh oh time. Laptop flashes "low battery" and I can't find the charger.
9:24: Crisis averted. I find the charger and the laptop is plugged in. Whew.
9:25: Trying to work out draft strategy for ninth pick. I'm going best player available in Round 1. Hopefully non-injury risk.
9:28: Draft starts in a minute. Maybe Paul George first round?
9:29: My laptop is steadily rising in power. Whew.
9:30: And we begin! Durant first, Irving second. King James third? Weird.
9:31: Durant Irving James Harden Paul Curry. I'm up, and George is gone, of course.
9:32: I settle on Carmelo Anthony. One down. Twelve to go.
9:32: First round over, no non-top-twelve drafted. Predictable. Next, hoard big men.
9:34: I nervously take Al Horford with my second round pick. A long wait till my third rounder...
9:35: I'm thinking Dwight Howard. Or a point guard.
9:37: Right when I settle upon Howard, he's drafted two picks before me. Oh well.
9:38: My plan B is a point guard. Tony Parker, welcome to the team. David Lee next?
9:40: The coveted David Lee earns my fourth-round pick. I exhale. Next pick around 57, but fast draft with all the autopicks.
9;40: Roy Hibbert would be nice but not too realistic. The search for blocks continues.
9:43: I decide to take Rajon Rondo early with my fifth-rounder.
9:45: Greg Monroe is next. I feel terrible going five picks early for these players, but at the middle rounds it's a little bit better.
9:46: Ohhh....we're halfway there...oh---OH...we're livin' on a prayer...
9:50: A bathroom break almost causes me to miss my seventh pick. I take JR Smith.
9:52: I don't like anybody who I want to draft. Uh oh. ESPN gives a rave review (18.5 PPG/8 RPG Projections), so I take the upside of Tobias Harris. I still don't like this pick, but yahoo and espn do. eight down, five left.
9:54: Danny Green or Evan Turner with a ninth round pick? I'm hoping...
9:55: And...they're both picked. Oh well.
9:56: I take a risk and pick Danny Granger instead. I'm aiming for Nene next.
9:56: Nene!
9:57: Nene is mine. Maybe a backup point next. Or not, I have Rondo. A backup guard, then.
10:01: Anthony Bennett.
10:04: Another top rookie this year? I take Victor Oladipo, and in drafting two rookies confuse myself.
10:08: I settle on Isiaah Thomas over Carlos Delfino and Nerlens Noel [not another rookie?] that's the draft!
10:09: The final pick is made! The results for my team, deemed 'asdf 3.14'...
Pick 9: C. Anthony
Pick 16: A. Horford
Pick 33: T. Parker
Pick 40: D. Lee
Pick 57: R. Rondo
Pick 64: G. Monroe
Pick 81: J.R Smith
Pick 88: T. Harris
Pick 105: D. Granger
Pick 112: N. Hilario
Pick 129: A. Bennett
Pick 136: V. Oladipo
Pick 153: I. Thomas
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