2008 User Mock rules and draft slots (time slots updated!)

[WTFchris]

Here are the rules for the User Mock (this may be updated as needed):

--Each team gets a thread (started by the assigned GM) within this forum.

--In your thread, you lay out the current roster, your assessment of team needs, etc. This should be done ASAP for time reasons.

--Others can post advice or their own thoughts, but it's up to you what you do with that info.

--When you are on the clock, you post your pick in your thread, in bold, red text with all other picks up to yours in regular text (quoting will make this fast)

--The draft is on 6/26, which is in 2 weeks, so that is the window that we have to work with.

--Each GM must make their pick within the time slot posted below (will post after this). If trades occur (both GM's must agree), the trade must be announced and the pick must be made prior to that time slot being up (regardless of who makes it). No future picks may be traded.

--You may make your selection prior to your time slot if you are on the clock (it is encouraged to speed this up), however you do not have to. If you cannot be present during your time slot PM myself and Glenn with your top picks (with enough to get to your pick in case they are all selected) and we'll make the selection from that list. If you fail to do so we'll pick the highest rated player from ESPN's big board.

--Each GM/team will be graded at the end. Maybe even some bonus alpacas for the best grades. Either we'll do a site poll or elect someone to grade all the picks.

[WTFchris]

Teams/GM's

Atlantic Division
Boston Celtics ZEKYL
New Jersey Nets WTFCHRIS
New York Knicks GLENN
Philadelphia 76ers DEFROCKED
Toronto Raptors LOSPISTONES

Central Division
Chicago Bulls CROSS
Cleveland Cavaliers LEDEZMA
Detroit Pistons LAXATION
Indiana Pacers LAXATION
Milwaukee Bucks HERMY

Southeast Division
Atlanta Hawks OOBIR
Charlotte Bobcats GLENN
Miami Heat WIZZLE
Orlando Magic JTURBO
Washington Wizards SHAGS

Southwest Division
Dallas Mavericks OOBIR
Houston Rockets HERMY
Memphis Grizzlies DEFROCKED
New Orleans Hornets WIZZLE
San Antonio Spurs HERMY

Northwest Division
Denver Nuggets DEFROCKED
Minnesota Timberwolves JTURBO
Portland Trail Blazers LOSPISTONES
Seattle/OKC SuperSonics CROSS
Utah Jazz WTFCHRIS

Pacific Division
Golden State Warriors DBTM
Los Angeles Clippers WTFCHRIS
Los Angeles Lakers GLENN
Phoenix Suns LOSPISTONES
Sacramento Kings LEDEZMA

Time slots to follow

[WTFchris]

# Team GM TIME SLOT (Eastern Time)

6/16:
1. Chicago CROSS (9am-11am)
2. Miami WIZZLE (11am-1pm)
3. Minnesota JTURBO (1pm-3pm)
4. Seattle CROSS (3pm-5pm)
5. Memphis DFROCKED (5pm-7pm)
6. New York GLENN (7pm-9pm)
6/17:
7. LA Clippers WTFCHRIS (9am-11am)
8. Milwaukee HERMY (11am-1pm)
9. Charlotte GLENN (1pm-3pm)
10. New Jersey WTFCHRIS (3pm-5pm)
11. Indiana LAXATION (5pm-7pm)
12. Sacramento LEDEZMA (7pm-9pm)
6/18:
13. Portland LOSPISTONES (9am-11am)
14. Golden State DTBM (11am-1pm)
15. Atlanta (To Phoenix) LOSPISTONES (1pm-3pm)
16. Philadelphia DEFROCKED (3pm-5pm)
17. Toronto LOSPISTONES (5pm-7pm)
18. Washington SHAGS (7pm-9pm)
6/19:
19. Cleveland LEDEZMA(9am-11am)
20. Denver DEFROCKED (11am-1pm)
21. Dallas (To New Jersey) WTFCHRIS (1pm-3pm)
22. Orlando JTURBO (3pm-5pm)
23. Utah WTFCHRIS (5pm-7pm)
24. Phoenix (To Seattle) CROSS (7pm-9pm)
6/20:
25. Houston HERMY(9am-11am)
26. San Antonio HERMY (11am-1pm)
27. New Orleans WIZZLE (1pm-3pm)
28. LA Lakers (To Memphis) DFROCKED (3pm-5pm)
29. Detroit LAXATION (5pm-7pm)
30. Boston ZEKYL (7pm-9pm)


6/23:
31. Miami (To Minnesota via Boston) JTURBO (9am-10:30am)
32. Seattle CROSS (10:30am-12am)
33. Memphis (To Portland) LOSPISTONES (12am-1:30pm)
34. Minnesota* JTURBO (1:30pm-3pm)
35. LA Clippers WTFCHRIS (3pm-4:30pm)
36. New York (To Portland) LOSPISTONES (4:30pm-6pm)
37. Milwaukee HERMY (6pm-7:30pm)
38. Charlotte GLENN (7:30pm-9pm)
6/24:
39. Chicago CROSS (9am-10:30am)
40. New Jersey WTFCHRIS (10:30am-12am)
41. Indiana LAXATION (12am-1:30pm)
42. Atlanta (To Sacramento) LEDEZMA (1:30pm-3pm)
43. Sacramento LEDEZMA (3pm-4:30pm)
44. Philadelphia (To Utah) WTFCHRIS (4:30pm-6pm)
45. Toronto (To San Antonio) HERMY (6pm-7:30pm)
46. Portland (To Seattle via Boston) CROSS (7:30pm-9pm)
6/25:
47. Washington SHAGS (9am-10:30am)
48. Cleveland (To Phoenix) LOSPISTONES (10:30am-12am)
49. Golden State DBTM (12am-1:30pm)
50. Denver (To Seattle) CROSS (1:30pm-3pm)
51. Dallas OOBIR (3pm-4:30pm)
52. Orlando (To Miami) WIZZLE (4:30pm-6pm)
53. Utah WTFCHRIS (6pm-7:30pm)
54. Houston HERMY (7:30pm-9pm)
6/26:
55. Phoenix (To Portland via Indiana) LOSPISTONES (9am-10:30am)
56. New Orleans (To Seattle via Houston) CROSS (10:30am-12am)
57. San Antonio HERMY (12am-1:30pm)
58. LA Lakers GLENN (1:30pm-3pm)
59. Detroit LAXATION (3pm-4:30pm)
60. Boston ZEKYL (4:30pm-6pm)

[defrocked]

Pick 28 goes to Memphis (like you have noted), but you have Glenn as GM. Only problem is I'm Memphis' GM. No big deal since I'll just go ahead and make the pick, but you may want to make sure you don't have any others listed like this. (Out of three teams, I have no second round picks so I have to get all the fun out of this that I can.)

[WTFchris]

^Thanks. I fixed it. I tried to catch all the pick conveyances but the format NBA.com has (as you see above) is a little confusing. Usually they say Team A (from team B). So the first team listed is the team actually picking. In this format you have to follow the trail and I must have missed that one.

[Glenn]

Yikes, I just noticed that my Knicks draft tonight from 7pm to 9pm, times which I'm rarely online, and probably can't be, tonight.

Looks like I better get my thread posted.

[Glenn]

I don't suppose that there is any way that we can start Monday, is there?

I feel ill prepared.

If that's a big deal, I'll make it work.

I suppose that I can make my pick before 9 am on Monday, since I am technically still on the clock until then.

[WTFchris]

If we didn't start until Monday we'd have to give each person less than 2 hours.

[WTFchris]

What do we do about Cross?

[WTFchris]

Well, since the draft is on the 26th, I can push them all back 1 day and we'll still be fine. That way everyone has the weekend to get their threads up and everything. I'll make that change now.

Actually I just noticed I posted the 19th twice, so that won't work. I'll just make the 2nd round picks shorter so we can still start Monday.