TooSerious
For those who take it way too seriously
We have now set the draft date and time for the 30th September at 10pm AEST, and not long after, the first trade was accepted!
Firstly, thanks to everyone who replied to me about the draft date. 18 coaches gave some input, and there was overwhelming support for the 30th, however unfortunately ElBonz will most probably not be able to make it live.
Out of all that replied, ElBonz was the only one that could not make it on the 30th; and one other said that they preferred a weekend but could still make it on a Thursday evening. Yesterday I sent an email out to all that were happy with the 30th and asked if everyone could also attend on the 23rd if we had it that day, however 2 people out of the first few that replied could not do the 23rd, so i decided to stick with what we first planned, and go with the 30th. Also, as pointed out by Steve, the Grand Final Footy Show is on the 23rd September, so it probably wouldnt be a good night for us on that factor alone.
So at the time of writing this, we have approximately 17 days, 4 hours and 7 minutes to go until our draft begins!
***Â Now, the next thing i want to organise is the conferences.
As some of you have realised, the league is set up into two conferences. Originally they were called East and West, and then changed to Fez conference and not fez conference after Fez had complained about being in the West ... Then I changed them to A and B. In my opinion, the names are not so important, however we can choose names for them so we may as well discuss it in the comments.
** What is important, is who is in each conference. This is important because, contrary to what i first thought, Im pretty sure the top 4 teams from each conference make the playoffs, as distinct from the top 8 teams in the league.
At the moment the first 10 teams that i sent invites to are in one conference and the other 10 are in the other. We can leave it at that, however Im interested to know what everyone thinks...
Firstly, thanks to everyone who replied to me about the draft date. 18 coaches gave some input, and there was overwhelming support for the 30th, however unfortunately ElBonz will most probably not be able to make it live.
Out of all that replied, ElBonz was the only one that could not make it on the 30th; and one other said that they preferred a weekend but could still make it on a Thursday evening. Yesterday I sent an email out to all that were happy with the 30th and asked if everyone could also attend on the 23rd if we had it that day, however 2 people out of the first few that replied could not do the 23rd, so i decided to stick with what we first planned, and go with the 30th. Also, as pointed out by Steve, the Grand Final Footy Show is on the 23rd September, so it probably wouldnt be a good night for us on that factor alone.
So at the time of writing this, we have approximately 17 days, 4 hours and 7 minutes to go until our draft begins!
***Â Now, the next thing i want to organise is the conferences.
As some of you have realised, the league is set up into two conferences. Originally they were called East and West, and then changed to Fez conference and not fez conference after Fez had complained about being in the West
... Then I changed them to A and B. In my opinion, the names are not so important, however we can choose names for them so we may as well discuss it in the comments.** What is important, is who is in each conference. This is important because, contrary to what i first thought, Im pretty sure the top 4 teams from each conference make the playoffs, as distinct from the top 8 teams in the league.
At the moment the first 10 teams that i sent invites to are in one conference and the other 10 are in the other. We can leave it at that, however Im interested to know what everyone thinks...
So, were moving towards the shiny new version of TooSerious. New and Improved are the two thoughts that come to mind. But as always, I cant go into a redesign without shaking up whats there.
So Im doing two things. Firstly, Im giving you a sneak peak into what Ive been working on, and two, Im asking for the input of any budding designers out there.
Ive got a layout which Im fairly happy with, maybe even a colour scheme that Ill be sticking with- what I dont have is a new banner to run with.
So if there is anyone out there who might be interested in helping out, I would love for you to drop me an <a href="mailto:too.serious.team.management@gmail.com">email[/url]
Anyways, the new design is over the page
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<img src="http://tooserious.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/TS30_example.png" alt="" />
So Im doing two things. Firstly, Im giving you a sneak peak into what Ive been working on, and two, Im asking for the input of any budding designers out there.
Ive got a layout which Im fairly happy with, maybe even a colour scheme that Ill be sticking with- what I dont have is a new banner to run with.
So if there is anyone out there who might be interested in helping out, I would love for you to drop me an <a href="mailto:too.serious.team.management@gmail.com">email[/url]
Anyways, the new design is over the page
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<img src="http://tooserious.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/TS30_example.png" alt="" />
Same live chat time.
Same live chat place.
Well, technically- different live chat place, cause its in this post- not last weeks post.
So, only two games this week- I gotta say, it felt weird going through last week without putting up all the usual posts.
Ah well- who do we think is gunna take it out? Last week I predicted a Geelong romping... maybe I was just a week off? (Though I will be rooting for the Dockers tonight! Carn you underdogs!)
Also, the NFL is kicking off shortly, so those involved in that- yay!. By the way, Im currently trying to pick a team to support over in the NFL, so if youve got any suggestions/reasoning- let us know!
The EPL is back this weekend, so dont forget to get your trades done (and you IKTSs in!)
I had planned to fire up the discussion on Tennis fantasy sports this week, but time wasnt my friend- so I hope youve had youre thinking caps on, cause youve got a couple of extra days to think about it.
Anyways- its certainly a multi-sportual world now that the AFL is winding down isnt it. Still not enough to fill the gap properly though!
Same live chat place.
Well, technically- different live chat place, cause its in this post- not last weeks post.
So, only two games this week- I gotta say, it felt weird going through last week without putting up all the usual posts.
Ah well- who do we think is gunna take it out? Last week I predicted a Geelong romping... maybe I was just a week off? (Though I will be rooting for the Dockers tonight! Carn you underdogs!)
Also, the NFL is kicking off shortly, so those involved in that- yay!. By the way, Im currently trying to pick a team to support over in the NFL, so if youve got any suggestions/reasoning- let us know!
The EPL is back this weekend, so dont forget to get your trades done (and you IKTSs in!)
I had planned to fire up the discussion on Tennis fantasy sports this week, but time wasnt my friend- so I hope youve had youre thinking caps on, cause youve got a couple of extra days to think about it.
Anyways- its certainly a multi-sportual world now that the AFL is winding down isnt it. Still not enough to fill the gap properly though!
Just thought Id point this out to you guys, cause entries close on Monday.
The AFL are running a quick little comp based on putting together the best AA team of the last decade. As judges by Scotty Lucas.
You can sign up for it <a href="http://www.afl.com.au/aflhq/awards/allaustralian/allaustralianteamofthe2000s/tabid/16550/default.aspx">Here[/url]
For the record, Ive gone with the following-
Fletcher, Scarlett, Wanganeen
Archer, Leppitsch, McLeod
Buckley, Black, Voss
Cox, Goodes, Judd
Carey, Tredrea, Hird
Ablett, Lloyd, Johnson
Sandilands, Ricciuto, Brown, Cousins
So get in there.
The AFL are running a quick little comp based on putting together the best AA team of the last decade. As judges by Scotty Lucas.
You can sign up for it <a href="http://www.afl.com.au/aflhq/awards/allaustralian/allaustralianteamofthe2000s/tabid/16550/default.aspx">Here[/url]
For the record, Ive gone with the following-
Fletcher, Scarlett, Wanganeen
Archer, Leppitsch, McLeod
Buckley, Black, Voss
Cox, Goodes, Judd
Carey, Tredrea, Hird
Ablett, Lloyd, Johnson
Sandilands, Ricciuto, Brown, Cousins
So get in there.
<a href="http://www.sideways.com.au/"><img src="http://tooserious.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/sideways.jpg">[/url]
Well, it appears that while I keep getting distracted, theres still two more competitions on this site that I need to give away. So were gunna clear one of those up right now with the announcing of the Sideways cup winner.
Now as a remind for you all, the sideway cup is awarded to the Supercoach team who posts the highest score throughout the year. Entrants must have entered their tid code into the system and then I was picking up your scores on a weekly basis.
The grand prize was a $500 corporate event voucher from the good folk over at <a href="http://www.sideways.com.au/">Sideways[/url]. And hey, even if youre not a winner, give them a look-see, it really does look like a hell of a lot of fun, in fact, Ill be passing their details onto the social club when I get back to the office cause hey- it does look like fun.
But, there can only be one winner (And boy, I sure hope they are Melbourne based) - and that winner is none other that TeriakiAnarkiSaki, whos score of 2689 in round 12 was the highest round score of anyone on this site. It was a big round that round 12, with the majority of our top 20 scores coming from it. I guess a combination of having just completed all your upgrades, before getting too struck by injury, with a pair of 200+ scores and big scores from Swan, Rioli, Bartel, Hodge, Kelly, Goddard, Dal Santo, Cooney, Malceski, Giansiracua, Sandilands, Podsiadly and Hall were enough to get many squads up there in the ranking.
Congratulations mate, that was one heck of a good score- you can expect an email from me in the not too distant future to get your details.
Once again, I would like to thank the guys at <a href="http://www.sideways.com.au">Sideways[/url], it was a good competition to have running throughout the year.
Well, it appears that while I keep getting distracted, theres still two more competitions on this site that I need to give away. So were gunna clear one of those up right now with the announcing of the Sideways cup winner.
Now as a remind for you all, the sideway cup is awarded to the Supercoach team who posts the highest score throughout the year. Entrants must have entered their tid code into the system and then I was picking up your scores on a weekly basis.
The grand prize was a $500 corporate event voucher from the good folk over at <a href="http://www.sideways.com.au/">Sideways[/url]. And hey, even if youre not a winner, give them a look-see, it really does look like a hell of a lot of fun, in fact, Ill be passing their details onto the social club when I get back to the office cause hey- it does look like fun.
But, there can only be one winner (And boy, I sure hope they are Melbourne based
) - and that winner is none other that TeriakiAnarkiSaki, whos score of 2689 in round 12 was the highest round score of anyone on this site. It was a big round that round 12, with the majority of our top 20 scores coming from it. I guess a combination of having just completed all your upgrades, before getting too struck by injury, with a pair of 200+ scores and big scores from Swan, Rioli, Bartel, Hodge, Kelly, Goddard, Dal Santo, Cooney, Malceski, Giansiracua, Sandilands, Podsiadly and Hall were enough to get many squads up there in the ranking.Congratulations mate, that was one heck of a good score- you can expect an email from me in the not too distant future to get your details.
Once again, I would like to thank the guys at <a href="http://www.sideways.com.au">Sideways[/url], it was a good competition to have running throughout the year.
Welcome to Game Week 4 all, hope the International break wasnt too boring for everyone.
I just want to start by again mentioning the <a href="http://www.arsenalaustralia.com.au">Arsenal Australia Club[/url] for all you Victorian based gOOners out there. We have meets at the Celtic Club (corner of Queen St & La Trobe St) in the city and there is a meet this week for the game at the Emirates to Bolton on Saturday night. I will be there a bit early to watch the last half of the Manure game but I encourage everyone to come down as there is a fantastic atmosphere and we have a great time. I was the only one representing TooSerious last week, so get down there and support the Arsenal, sing a song, have a few pints and have some fun with us. Let me know if you plan on attending so we can catch up for a beer or two.
Now the news is that Lampard is a certainty to start against his old club; West Ham United, which can only make it even worse for the Hammers who are rapidily shortening with the bookies to be relegated. Terry is also available and Bosingwa is ready for a return as well. Dirk Kuyt from Liverpool is out with a shoulder for 4 or so weeks and from Arsenal, we have both Walcott and Van Persie (again) are out for 2 and 6 weeks respectively. Schwarzer and Duff from Fulham are expected to return this week, while Andy Carroll is in doubt for the Jordies.
Alex Baptiste from Blackpool is doubt with a hand injury, while Richards, Balotelli and Boateng have all been cleared to return for City. Frasier Campbell has been confirmed as being out for the season with a knee injury for Sunderland, while Dawson is out for 8 weeks with a knee for Tottenham. Thomas Hitzlsperger is right to return for the Hammers while Steven Ireland is out for an extended period with a hamstring for the Villians. Rio Ferdinand and Anderson are both right to return for Man Utd, while Sorrenson and Saha are both out for extended periods with elbow and knee injuries for Stoke and...
I just want to start by again mentioning the <a href="http://www.arsenalaustralia.com.au">Arsenal Australia Club[/url] for all you Victorian based gOOners out there. We have meets at the Celtic Club (corner of Queen St & La Trobe St) in the city and there is a meet this week for the game at the Emirates to Bolton on Saturday night. I will be there a bit early to watch the last half of the Manure game but I encourage everyone to come down as there is a fantastic atmosphere and we have a great time. I was the only one representing TooSerious last week, so get down there and support the Arsenal, sing a song, have a few pints and have some fun with us. Let me know if you plan on attending so we can catch up for a beer or two.
Now the news is that Lampard is a certainty to start against his old club; West Ham United, which can only make it even worse for the Hammers who are rapidily shortening with the bookies to be relegated. Terry is also available and Bosingwa is ready for a return as well. Dirk Kuyt from Liverpool is out with a shoulder for 4 or so weeks and from Arsenal, we have both Walcott and Van Persie (again) are out for 2 and 6 weeks respectively. Schwarzer and Duff from Fulham are expected to return this week, while Andy Carroll is in doubt for the Jordies.
Alex Baptiste from Blackpool is doubt with a hand injury, while Richards, Balotelli and Boateng have all been cleared to return for City. Frasier Campbell has been confirmed as being out for the season with a knee injury for Sunderland, while Dawson is out for 8 weeks with a knee for Tottenham. Thomas Hitzlsperger is right to return for the Hammers while Steven Ireland is out for an extended period with a hamstring for the Villians. Rio Ferdinand and Anderson are both right to return for Man Utd, while Sorrenson and Saha are both out for extended periods with elbow and knee injuries for Stoke and...
Just a real quick one to say that the structure of the year will be 24 rounds.
19 with 8 games and 1 team with the bye
5 with 7 games and 3 teams with the bye
What this will mean most likely:
- A change to the leagues structure of most comps. How can you structure up with the amount of games? The options are probably to have more warmup games at the start (possibly eliminator style) and the last 19 rounds are used. So first 6 might not count for leagues.
- It will end up being an endurance race.
- The draw coming out will help to work out when to draft in certain players. You will particularly need to watch out for the 3 team bye rounds, which Ive heard are grouped early in the season.
Much like the last year with the byes, I think Match Ratio is going to determine weekly ladder positions until all teams have had their two byes and there is parity once again.
My work here is done, feel free to comment!
19 with 8 games and 1 team with the bye
5 with 7 games and 3 teams with the bye
What this will mean most likely:
- A change to the leagues structure of most comps. How can you structure up with the amount of games? The options are probably to have more warmup games at the start (possibly eliminator style) and the last 19 rounds are used. So first 6 might not count for leagues.
- It will end up being an endurance race.
- The draw coming out will help to work out when to draft in certain players. You will particularly need to watch out for the 3 team bye rounds, which Ive heard are grouped early in the season.
Much like the last year with the byes, I think Match Ratio is going to determine weekly ladder positions until all teams have had their two byes and there is parity once again.
My work here is done, feel free to comment!
All invites have now been accepted and we now have a full league of 20 teams!
Thanks to everyone for their help with everything so far. We have the draft order and scoring system all sorted now (details of these will be over the break). Both of these aspects will heavily influence the type of players we will be scouting to recruit in the draft, so I am really happy we have them out of the way.
If anyone wants to know anything particular about the league setup, just ask,
but the most important aspects are as follows:
As you all know, there are 20 teams in the league.
Every team plays each other once and once only. Each match goes for 1 week, and the first Game Week is the first week of the NBA regular season.
8 teams qualify for the playoffs. In the event of two or more teams finishing on the same overall record, the team with the higher total points for for the season will qualify ahead of the other/s. Each playoff match also goes for a week which means the Grand Final will be on the final week of the NBA regular season. In the playoffs the home team (team with better regular season record) will get a 1 point head start.
There is a 3 day waiver period for free agents. (meaning noone can aquire a free agent for the 1st 3 days they are a free agent) Everyone is only able to acquire a maximum of 5 free agents each game week.
There is a 2 day period after each trade is agreed on where other coaches can veto the trade (a min of 4 coaches need to reject the trade for it to be canceled).
Once again, please ask if there is anything else you need to know.
Now the next thing we need to organise is the date of the draft...  more on this over the break ... <!--more-->
We will be having a live draft, however not everyone (or anyone for that matter) is required to attend. I think the more people that actually participate in the draft, the more fun it will be, so well try to set up a date and time that suits most people.
The draft...
Thanks to everyone for their help with everything so far. We have the draft order and scoring system all sorted now (details of these will be over the break). Both of these aspects will heavily influence the type of players we will be scouting to recruit in the draft, so I am really happy we have them out of the way.
If anyone wants to know anything particular about the league setup, just ask,
but the most important aspects are as follows:
As you all know, there are 20 teams in the league.
Every team plays each other once and once only. Each match goes for 1 week, and the first Game Week is the first week of the NBA regular season.
8 teams qualify for the playoffs. In the event of two or more teams finishing on the same overall record, the team with the higher total points for for the season will qualify ahead of the other/s. Each playoff match also goes for a week which means the Grand Final will be on the final week of the NBA regular season. In the playoffs the home team (team with better regular season record) will get a 1 point head start.
There is a 3 day waiver period for free agents. (meaning noone can aquire a free agent for the 1st 3 days they are a free agent) Everyone is only able to acquire a maximum of 5 free agents each game week.
There is a 2 day period after each trade is agreed on where other coaches can veto the trade (a min of 4 coaches need to reject the trade for it to be canceled).
Once again, please ask if there is anything else you need to know.
Now the next thing we need to organise is the date of the draft...  more on this over the break ... <!--more-->
We will be having a live draft, however not everyone (or anyone for that matter) is required to attend. I think the more people that actually participate in the draft, the more fun it will be, so well try to set up a date and time that suits most people.
The draft...
Ya didnt think I would close up chat-shop for the finals did ya? While were not grabbing the live scores, I have opened a chat in the comment of this post for anyone interested in talking crap about the most excellent array of games weve got on this weekend!
So if youre not lucky enough to get to the games this weekend, drop in, see if anyone is home.
So if youre not lucky enough to get to the games this weekend, drop in, see if anyone is home.
Well, the first piece of news/speculation has hit the papers. News that could severely alter our strategies.
<a href="http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/gold-coast-to-miss-round-1/story-e6frf9jf-1225913326601">Gold Coast to miss Round 1[/url]!
So, the major implication of this is- we simply wont know whos going to line-up for the Suns come round 2!
Not only that, but any Sun Rookies are going to be travelling a week behind as far as cash generation is concerned. Not bad if youve only got a couple of them- but if youre sitting on 6, it could set you back a week in your upgrades.
Hmm, one to keep in mind as we move closer to next season I guess.
<a href="http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/gold-coast-to-miss-round-1/story-e6frf9jf-1225913326601">Gold Coast to miss Round 1[/url]!
So, the major implication of this is- we simply wont know whos going to line-up for the Suns come round 2!
Not only that, but any Sun Rookies are going to be travelling a week behind as far as cash generation is concerned. Not bad if youve only got a couple of them- but if youre sitting on 6, it could set you back a week in your upgrades.
Hmm, one to keep in mind as we move closer to next season I guess.
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