TooSerious
For those who take it way too seriously
Welcome back everybody, hope you had good break.
It's still February, but for those of us who take it seriously the time has come to start planning our 2015 SC team. For me this meant logging into the SC website and attempting my first crack at selecting 30 players. After about my fifth selection, I realised that I needed a plan (because clearly I didn't currently have one).
Should I load up on elite midfielders, or make use of the extended 11-slot MID line to load up on rookie-priced players instead?
Set-and-forget ruck pariing, or mid-priced madness?
I needed to do some research.
Some Technical Stuff
The starting salaries for 2015 are (mostly) based on the 2014 SC average for each player, where each point-per-game (ppg) results in $5,375 worth of starting price. For example, a player who averaged exactly 96 last year (such as Paul Chapman) is priced at $516,000 for 2015.
There are exceptions of course. New draftees have been arbitrarily assigned a starting price, with senior-listed players starting from $117,300 (or an expected average of 21.8 ppg) and rookie-listed players starting from $102,400. First round draft picks attracted an additional premium starting with Laverde at $127k and adding $5k for each previous draft pick all the way up to McCartin at the top end of town on $222k. The difference being that McCartin is initially priced as a player who will score 41 ppg whereas Laverde is priced as a player who will score 24 ppg.
Then there also exceptions for players who missed a lot of games during 2014, or maybe even all of 2014. The way this has been determined is arbitrary in every sense, because not every injured player got a discount and not every discounted player received the same level of discount. Discounts range from 70% (Cameron Delaney, who played no games in 2014) to 10% (applied to a group of 20 players including Ben Reid (4 games), Daniel Wells (7 games) and Tom Clurey (1 game)). Where a discount was applied for a given...
It's still February, but for those of us who take it seriously the time has come to start planning our 2015 SC team. For me this meant logging into the SC website and attempting my first crack at selecting 30 players. After about my fifth selection, I realised that I needed a plan (because clearly I didn't currently have one).
Should I load up on elite midfielders, or make use of the extended 11-slot MID line to load up on rookie-priced players instead?
Set-and-forget ruck pariing, or mid-priced madness?
I needed to do some research.
Some Technical Stuff
The starting salaries for 2015 are (mostly) based on the 2014 SC average for each player, where each point-per-game (ppg) results in $5,375 worth of starting price. For example, a player who averaged exactly 96 last year (such as Paul Chapman) is priced at $516,000 for 2015.
There are exceptions of course. New draftees have been arbitrarily assigned a starting price, with senior-listed players starting from $117,300 (or an expected average of 21.8 ppg) and rookie-listed players starting from $102,400. First round draft picks attracted an additional premium starting with Laverde at $127k and adding $5k for each previous draft pick all the way up to McCartin at the top end of town on $222k. The difference being that McCartin is initially priced as a player who will score 41 ppg whereas Laverde is priced as a player who will score 24 ppg.
Then there also exceptions for players who missed a lot of games during 2014, or maybe even all of 2014. The way this has been determined is arbitrary in every sense, because not every injured player got a discount and not every discounted player received the same level of discount. Discounts range from 70% (Cameron Delaney, who played no games in 2014) to 10% (applied to a group of 20 players including Ben Reid (4 games), Daniel Wells (7 games) and Tom Clurey (1 game)). Where a discount was applied for a given...
Ok peeps, TS has officially been rolled over for the 2015 season.
Stats, Draft Planner, MyTeams and the Ticker should all be happy and active right now.
Let me know if you spot anything broken- and we'll start up the RMT threads just in time for the NAB.
Stats, Draft Planner, MyTeams and the Ticker should all be happy and active right now.
Let me know if you spot anything broken- and we'll start up the RMT threads just in time for the NAB.
Only more round to go before the finals commence. Let's get into the reviews.
Premier League
Hersey Hawkins Athletic Club (12-3) 1659 defeated The Ticking Time Bomb (5-10) 1636
Ruddy's Cavaliers (11-4) 1866 defeated King of Karlos (8-7) 1516
Run TMC (5-10) 1513 defeated Too Seriouseses (0-15) 1320
Wade Machine (7-8) 1452 defeated Straight Up Ballin (5-10) 954
The Jug O Naughts (5-10) 1752 defeated Team Stowie (13-2) 1717
Westside Hardcore (9-6) 1739 defeated TS Heaver (10-5) 1515
Division One
Biggest Losers - 1668 def Jasmine's Mob - 1645
Top Scorers: BL - T Chandler - 207, JMOB - J Harden - 209
Games Played: BL - 52, JMOB - 47
Massive comeback by the Mob wasn't quite enough! The Losers keep the playoff dream alive!
The Fab 5 - 1471 def Hinrich Manoeuvre - 1238
Top Scorers: F5 - J Teague - 207, HRM - L James - 193
Games Played: F5 - 47, HRM - 45
HRM lose their 5th in a row and are now set for relegation.
CK Nicks - 1521 def Broady Broncos - 1441
Top Scorers: CKNY - R Westbrook - 350, BB - D Cousins - 211
Games Played: CKNY - 41, BB - 43
The Nicks are certainly not playing like a relegation team - this week anyway! What has happened to the Broncos?
Ant Hak - 1714 def Crossy's Crusaders - 1576
Top Scorers: AH - C Paul - 208, CC - J Sullinger - 191
Games Played: AH - 53, CC - 51
Ant Hak sew up the best record! Premier League here comes Ant! Crossy's terrible form continues.
The Real MVP - 1832 def Adelaide Maggots - 1551
Top Scorers: L6 - A Davis - 222, AM - T Evans - 211
Games Played: L6 - 50, AM - 43
Biggest score of the round for The Real MVP!
The Raptors - 1721 def Hall of Famers - 1521
Top Scorers: RAP - D Augustin - 195, FAME - S Curry - 271
Games Played: RAP - 51, FAME - 47
The Raptors are on fire with 4 wins on the trot!
Division Two
Another big week as things get really tight before the playoffs. Teams are shutting...
Premier League
Hersey Hawkins Athletic Club (12-3) 1659 defeated The Ticking Time Bomb (5-10) 1636
Ruddy's Cavaliers (11-4) 1866 defeated King of Karlos (8-7) 1516
Run TMC (5-10) 1513 defeated Too Seriouseses (0-15) 1320
Wade Machine (7-8) 1452 defeated Straight Up Ballin (5-10) 954
The Jug O Naughts (5-10) 1752 defeated Team Stowie (13-2) 1717
Westside Hardcore (9-6) 1739 defeated TS Heaver (10-5) 1515
Division One
Biggest Losers - 1668 def Jasmine's Mob - 1645
Top Scorers: BL - T Chandler - 207, JMOB - J Harden - 209
Games Played: BL - 52, JMOB - 47
Massive comeback by the Mob wasn't quite enough! The Losers keep the playoff dream alive!
The Fab 5 - 1471 def Hinrich Manoeuvre - 1238
Top Scorers: F5 - J Teague - 207, HRM - L James - 193
Games Played: F5 - 47, HRM - 45
HRM lose their 5th in a row and are now set for relegation.
CK Nicks - 1521 def Broady Broncos - 1441
Top Scorers: CKNY - R Westbrook - 350, BB - D Cousins - 211
Games Played: CKNY - 41, BB - 43
The Nicks are certainly not playing like a relegation team - this week anyway! What has happened to the Broncos?
Ant Hak - 1714 def Crossy's Crusaders - 1576
Top Scorers: AH - C Paul - 208, CC - J Sullinger - 191
Games Played: AH - 53, CC - 51
Ant Hak sew up the best record! Premier League here comes Ant! Crossy's terrible form continues.
The Real MVP - 1832 def Adelaide Maggots - 1551
Top Scorers: L6 - A Davis - 222, AM - T Evans - 211
Games Played: L6 - 50, AM - 43
Biggest score of the round for The Real MVP!
The Raptors - 1721 def Hall of Famers - 1521
Top Scorers: RAP - D Augustin - 195, FAME - S Curry - 271
Games Played: RAP - 51, FAME - 47
The Raptors are on fire with 4 wins on the trot!
Division Two
Another big week as things get really tight before the playoffs. Teams are shutting...
<p style='margin-bottom: 10px;][span style='background: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-size: 18px;]Less than a week to join!
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<p style='margin-bottom: 10px;][span style='background: #ffffff;]NOTE: A tooserious group has now been created. Join by clicking the link below. You donothave to join the group to participate in the leagues
<p style='margin-bottom: 10px;][span style='background: #ffffff;]http://supercoach.heraldsun.com.au/group?cic=301799
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In 2015, TooSerious will be running SC leagues again. This time though, there will be a rankings system to see who gets into each SC league. This should allow fairer leagues and hopefully get one or two into the Top 20 Leagues for the whole of SC. If you enter, you will be playing against players of the same ability who all take it 'Tooseriously' - none of those teams who are set up for the first round then forgotten about.
How to enter
Post your best ranking from the past3Supercoach years (2012, 2013 or 2014)below in the comments. If you don't know it, take a guess, and it will be rounded to the nearest 500 places (if you post 'ranking around 2300' then you will be allocated a league based on a ranking of 2500). Another place to check may be the app from that year, the apps are never updated.
The leagues will be allocated based on ranking, so the best 18 rankings play each other, then the second best, then the third, and so on. Make sure you keep one league free - this year you can join 10.
Details
I'm not sure how many leagues we will get, but I would like to have one person from each league to set it up and ensure the right people get in. If you could do this, please include that in your comment below.
People will have until March 1 12am to post their rankings and get...
<p style='margin-bottom: 10px;][span style='background: #ffffff;]
<p style='margin-bottom: 10px;][span style='background: #ffffff;]NOTE: A tooserious group has now been created. Join by clicking the link below. You donothave to join the group to participate in the leagues
<p style='margin-bottom: 10px;][span style='background: #ffffff;]http://supercoach.heraldsun.com.au/group?cic=301799
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In 2015, TooSerious will be running SC leagues again. This time though, there will be a rankings system to see who gets into each SC league. This should allow fairer leagues and hopefully get one or two into the Top 20 Leagues for the whole of SC. If you enter, you will be playing against players of the same ability who all take it 'Tooseriously' - none of those teams who are set up for the first round then forgotten about.
How to enter
Post your best ranking from the past3Supercoach years (2012, 2013 or 2014)below in the comments. If you don't know it, take a guess, and it will be rounded to the nearest 500 places (if you post 'ranking around 2300' then you will be allocated a league based on a ranking of 2500). Another place to check may be the app from that year, the apps are never updated.
The leagues will be allocated based on ranking, so the best 18 rankings play each other, then the second best, then the third, and so on. Make sure you keep one league free - this year you can join 10.
Details
I'm not sure how many leagues we will get, but I would like to have one person from each league to set it up and ensure the right people get in. If you could do this, please include that in your comment below.
People will have until March 1 12am to post their rankings and get...
<p style='color: #434343; margin-bottom: 0px;]Right, so here they are.
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<p style='color: #434343; margin-bottom: 0px;]End of Pre-Season Trade Period - Tuesday 24th February 7pm EDST
<p style='color: #434343; margin-bottom: 0px;]Delistment Deadline (all ORFFL list must be cut back to 20 players) - Wednesday 25th February 7pm EDST
<p style='color: #434343; margin-bottom: 0px;]2015 ORFFL Pre-Season Draft commences - Friday 27th February 7pm EDST
<p style='margin-bottom: 0px;]2015 Post-Draft Trade Period - From whenever we finish thedrafttil March 31st 7pm EDST
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<p style='color: #434343; margin-bottom: 0px;]NEW RULE!!!!
<p style='color: #434343; margin-bottom: 0px;]Teams will now have last week's entered team as their default selected team as opposed to having to enter a new team every week.
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<p style='color: #434343; margin-bottom: 0px;]Note: don't abuse this. If you actually can't be bothered entering in a team most weeks please let us know so we can find a coach who does want to play. We don't mind, it's better for everyone this way.
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<p style='color: #434343; margin-bottom: 0px;]Also, in the unlikely event that SCSS is somehow lost to the world of ORFFL I suggest we get a proxy to draft for him while we work out what to do with his team in the month of March. Personally I propose Chris88 from the FA, as it seems a pretty logical fit if he's willing.
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<p style='color: #434343; margin-bottom: 0px;]Also again, EV if you'd like to hand over a list and nominate a proxy for to draft for you during the period of 3rd-10th March, there are many fine candidates in the FA and the wider TS community. Same goes for you Licky, although I kind of imagine you're hell bent on restructuring your own list...
<p style='color: #434343; margin-bottom: 0px;]
<p style='color: #434343; margin-bottom: 0px;]End of Pre-Season Trade Period - Tuesday 24th February 7pm EDST
<p style='color: #434343; margin-bottom: 0px;]Delistment Deadline (all ORFFL list must be cut back to 20 players) - Wednesday 25th February 7pm EDST
<p style='color: #434343; margin-bottom: 0px;]2015 ORFFL Pre-Season Draft commences - Friday 27th February 7pm EDST
<p style='margin-bottom: 0px;]2015 Post-Draft Trade Period - From whenever we finish thedrafttil March 31st 7pm EDST
<p style='color: #434343; margin-bottom: 0px;]
<p style='color: #434343; margin-bottom: 0px;]NEW RULE!!!!
<p style='color: #434343; margin-bottom: 0px;]Teams will now have last week's entered team as their default selected team as opposed to having to enter a new team every week.
<p style='color: #434343; margin-bottom: 0px;]
<p style='color: #434343; margin-bottom: 0px;]Note: don't abuse this. If you actually can't be bothered entering in a team most weeks please let us know so we can find a coach who does want to play. We don't mind, it's better for everyone this way.
<p style='color: #434343; margin-bottom: 0px;]
<p style='color: #434343; margin-bottom: 0px;]Also, in the unlikely event that SCSS is somehow lost to the world of ORFFL I suggest we get a proxy to draft for him while we work out what to do with his team in the month of March. Personally I propose Chris88 from the FA, as it seems a pretty logical fit if he's willing.
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<p style='color: #434343; margin-bottom: 0px;]Also again, EV if you'd like to hand over a list and nominate a proxy for to draft for you during the period of 3rd-10th March, there are many fine candidates in the FA and the wider TS community. Same goes for you Licky, although I kind of imagine you're hell bent on restructuring your own list...
Cricket is back! Thought it was over did you?
Sorry for the short notice as I've been away, but in less than 24 hours the 2015 Cricket World Cup will begin!
There's a couple of Fantasy competitions to go, notably:
Official Competition - League 37104
Fox Competition - Classic League 5046-1081, H2H League 5046-1082
The Official Comp has some weird scoring and structures I'm going to have to try and wrap my head around today, the Fox is your bread and butter Fox competition.
I don't have too many tips at this stage, but again for some reason there's a bunch of BYEs and DGWs to take advantage of, starting with NZ DGW in Week 1.
Join up and let's have some fun!
Sorry for the short notice as I've been away, but in less than 24 hours the 2015 Cricket World Cup will begin!
There's a couple of Fantasy competitions to go, notably:
Official Competition - League 37104
Fox Competition - Classic League 5046-1081, H2H League 5046-1082
The Official Comp has some weird scoring and structures I'm going to have to try and wrap my head around today, the Fox is your bread and butter Fox competition.
I don't have too many tips at this stage, but again for some reason there's a bunch of BYEs and DGWs to take advantage of, starting with NZ DGW in Week 1.
Join up and let's have some fun!
Lets get straight into the reviews for Round 14.
Premier League
TS Heaver (10-4) 1454 defeated The Ticking Time Bomb (5-8) 1354
Games played 42-39 in favour of Heaver
This match was very tight until the 2nd to last day of the round where Heaver was able to gain a 100 pt lead. Leading scorers for Heaver were Griffin (191/4), Millsap (177/3) and DeRozan (158/4). Leading scorers for Time Bomb were Cousins (152/3), Jack (140/2) and Greek Freak (125/3).
King of Karlos (8-6) 1398 defeated Run TMC (4-10) 952
Games played were 40-31 in favour of King of Karlos
Karlos has timed his run to the finals nicely and Hassanity is leading the way for his team. This match was over from the very start and the best players for Karlos were Hassanity (154/3), Hayward (170/30) and CP3 (188/4). Run TMC only had 2 players break the 100 pt mark this round and they were Lawson (135/4) and Vucevic (135/3).
Ruddy's Cavaliers (10-4) 1424 defeated Straight Up Ballin (5-9) 1314
Games played were 43-42 in favour of Ruddy.
After a flat spot in the middle of the season, the Cavaliers have now bounced back to form and gearing up for their final's assault. This was a must win match for Straight Up Ballin to have any hope of making the finals and this loss sees them eliminated from finals contention. The best players for Ruddy this round were Z-Bo (209/4), Ellis (197/4) and Covington (140/4). While the leading scorers for Straight Up Ballin were Noel (168/4), LBJ (173/4) and Lowry (154/4).
Wade Machine (6-8) 1310 defeated Too Seriouseses (0-14) 1043
Games played were 38-29 in favour of Wade Machine
Wade Machine has been one of the form teams as of late and showed no mercy to the winless Too Seriouseses. The only way Walesy is going to avoid relegation is to win the minor grand final but his team needs to turn things around fast. Best players for Wade Machine were Jordan (193/4), Curry (189/3) and Lou Williams...
Premier League
TS Heaver (10-4) 1454 defeated The Ticking Time Bomb (5-8) 1354
Games played 42-39 in favour of Heaver
This match was very tight until the 2nd to last day of the round where Heaver was able to gain a 100 pt lead. Leading scorers for Heaver were Griffin (191/4), Millsap (177/3) and DeRozan (158/4). Leading scorers for Time Bomb were Cousins (152/3), Jack (140/2) and Greek Freak (125/3).
King of Karlos (8-6) 1398 defeated Run TMC (4-10) 952
Games played were 40-31 in favour of King of Karlos
Karlos has timed his run to the finals nicely and Hassanity is leading the way for his team. This match was over from the very start and the best players for Karlos were Hassanity (154/3), Hayward (170/30) and CP3 (188/4). Run TMC only had 2 players break the 100 pt mark this round and they were Lawson (135/4) and Vucevic (135/3).
Ruddy's Cavaliers (10-4) 1424 defeated Straight Up Ballin (5-9) 1314
Games played were 43-42 in favour of Ruddy.
After a flat spot in the middle of the season, the Cavaliers have now bounced back to form and gearing up for their final's assault. This was a must win match for Straight Up Ballin to have any hope of making the finals and this loss sees them eliminated from finals contention. The best players for Ruddy this round were Z-Bo (209/4), Ellis (197/4) and Covington (140/4). While the leading scorers for Straight Up Ballin were Noel (168/4), LBJ (173/4) and Lowry (154/4).
Wade Machine (6-8) 1310 defeated Too Seriouseses (0-14) 1043
Games played were 38-29 in favour of Wade Machine
Wade Machine has been one of the form teams as of late and showed no mercy to the winless Too Seriouseses. The only way Walesy is going to avoid relegation is to win the minor grand final but his team needs to turn things around fast. Best players for Wade Machine were Jordan (193/4), Curry (189/3) and Lou Williams...
Looks like VirtualSports has cracked openThe Real DTfor another year.
Key points to note are the $30,000 prize for first place, and the $2700 prize for the highest league.
Kinda makes me want to get a league together.
Who's interested in filling a few TS Leagues?
Also- planning on rolling the site over to 2015 this weekend now that all the comps are open. So long as the heat doesn't get the better of me.
Key points to note are the $30,000 prize for first place, and the $2700 prize for the highest league.
Kinda makes me want to get a league together.
Who's interested in filling a few TS Leagues?
Also- planning on rolling the site over to 2015 this weekend now that all the comps are open. So long as the heat doesn't get the better of me.
Round 13 has come and gone. There are only 3 rounds to go before the finals commence.
Please read over for the reviews.
Division One
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Biggest Losers - 1517 def Hinrich Manoeuvre - 1246
Top Scorers: BL - A Horford - 205, HRM - L James - 239
Games Played: BL - 50, HRM - 42
The Losers took victory in what was the week from hell for HRM, who suffered season-ending injuries to two of his star players in Kobe Bryant and Brandon Jennings. GM Woodford has conceded relegation this season but I am sure he will be back in Div 1 before too long. The Losers are still 1 game behind in the playoff race and are facing an uphill battle to see post-season action.
Crossy Crusaders - 1649 def Jasmine's Mob - 1623
Top Scorers: CC - J Butler - 159, JMOB - J Harden - 346
Games Played: CC - 50, JMOB - 47
In what will go down as one of the most epic battles of the season, Crossy came out on top by a mere 26 points. It all came down to the last day when Jasmine &lsquo;didn't have time' to adjust her roster and left an open space on the court with 2 players sitting on the bench - Pekovic who scored 24 and KCP who scored 27. If she &lsquo;had time' to put KCP in the line-up the Mob would have won by 1 point! What an epic fail by Jasmine and Crossy sure would be breathing a sigh of relief after stealing a victory during some very shaky form. Also interesting to note that Jasmine didn't use any matchup acquisitions in this game, whereas Crossy used all 5.
The Raptors - 1635 def Broady Broncos - 1271
Top Scorers: RAP - J Wall - 225, BB - D Cousins - 172
Games Played: RAP - 46, BB - 44
The Raptors absolutely dominated this game from start to finish, culminating in a massive victory over the Broncos. The Raptors had 4 games around the 400 mark - any time a team does that they are going to be hard to beat. Both teams now sit at 7-6 and are both in a fight for an elusive playoff spot.
Ant Hak - 1734 def...
Please read over for the reviews.
Division One
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Biggest Losers - 1517 def Hinrich Manoeuvre - 1246
Top Scorers: BL - A Horford - 205, HRM - L James - 239
Games Played: BL - 50, HRM - 42
The Losers took victory in what was the week from hell for HRM, who suffered season-ending injuries to two of his star players in Kobe Bryant and Brandon Jennings. GM Woodford has conceded relegation this season but I am sure he will be back in Div 1 before too long. The Losers are still 1 game behind in the playoff race and are facing an uphill battle to see post-season action.
Crossy Crusaders - 1649 def Jasmine's Mob - 1623
Top Scorers: CC - J Butler - 159, JMOB - J Harden - 346
Games Played: CC - 50, JMOB - 47
In what will go down as one of the most epic battles of the season, Crossy came out on top by a mere 26 points. It all came down to the last day when Jasmine &lsquo;didn't have time' to adjust her roster and left an open space on the court with 2 players sitting on the bench - Pekovic who scored 24 and KCP who scored 27. If she &lsquo;had time' to put KCP in the line-up the Mob would have won by 1 point! What an epic fail by Jasmine and Crossy sure would be breathing a sigh of relief after stealing a victory during some very shaky form. Also interesting to note that Jasmine didn't use any matchup acquisitions in this game, whereas Crossy used all 5.
The Raptors - 1635 def Broady Broncos - 1271
Top Scorers: RAP - J Wall - 225, BB - D Cousins - 172
Games Played: RAP - 46, BB - 44
The Raptors absolutely dominated this game from start to finish, culminating in a massive victory over the Broncos. The Raptors had 4 games around the 400 mark - any time a team does that they are going to be hard to beat. Both teams now sit at 7-6 and are both in a fight for an elusive playoff spot.
Ant Hak - 1734 def...
And like a ship sailing in the night,Supercoachis open for business for 2015!
Did you go for an early pid last night? Or just happy to get on this morning and fiddle with your squad?
All I know however, is that office efficiency the nation over will be decreasing over the next few months!
Did you go for an early pid last night? Or just happy to get on this morning and fiddle with your squad?
All I know however, is that office efficiency the nation over will be decreasing over the next few months!
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