NBA 2K12

Xbox Gamertag: LargeTacoFries

Team You Would Prefer To Play As: Chicago Bulls

Season Length Preference: 29 games

Difficulty of CPU games: Pro

League Pace: Slow

Injuries: On

Playoff Length: Best of 7 games

Quarter Length: 7 minutes

Simmed Quarter Length: 7 minutes

Times You Are Available For Fantasy Draft: Any weekday night from 10pm, may be available from 9pm if preferred.

Thanks for the responses lads. From what I can see everyone who has expressed an interest so far has responded and the consensus is that we will go for the following:

Paully D (LargeTacoFries) - Chicago Bulls
Buyer 95 (conoro127) - New York Knicks
NTMK (Keary90) - OKC Thunder
Felexicon (CopperFaceJacks) - LA Lakers
Liam O (LOK18) - Minnesota Timberwolves
Mikeyt086 (Mikeyt086) - Boston Celtics

Can everyone add each other when you get a chance please.

The below is the settings we will use (based on what the majority want):

Season Length Preference: 29 games

Difficulty of CPU games: Pro

League Pace: Normal

Injuries: On

Playoff Length: Best of 7 games

Quarter Length: 8 minutes

Simmed Quarter Length: 8 minutes

The fantasy draft, based on what people have said, seems to suit the majority of people any week day after 9.

Liam O, unfortunately we wouldn't be able to hold off for 2 and a half weeks, but the CPU does a pretty good job of drafting anyway from what I've seen, so it's not as if you'll be stuck with an awful team. What I can do though is say that you can look through the rosters of the remaining CPU teams when you get back and choose the one you would best like to take control over. You don't necessarily have to take the Timberwolves. Is that fair enough?

Mikey, waiting another week shouldn't be a problem as there's still 2 of us waiting for the game to arrive.

So based on what the majority of people have asked for (a weekday after 9pm), I'm going to provisionally schedule the draft for Wednesday 6th June at 9:30pm. From what I've seen there's a countdown timer and once I set it the draft will automatically start at that time so it's important that those available for the draft are logged on at that time. Can you all let me know if that time suits, and if not what sort of adjustments you'd like made to it.

As soon as my copy of the game arrives I'll post again with the details of how to join the league (name and password).

Thanks lads, and if you have anything you want to ask, comments to make etc feel free to do so

Lads, any chance just after 10pm on Wednesday 6th of June would suit people better for the draft? Reason I ask is I forgot all about needing to be somewhere that evening and I probably won't be back until just before 10pm. If people prefer 9:30pm then that's still fine. I could also do the Tuesday or the Thursday if that's preferred.

So:

A) Stick with the original time of 9:30pm on Wednesday 6th June
Slightly after 10pm on Wednesday 6th June, say 10:15pm
C) Tuesday 5th of June at 9:30pm
D) Thursday 7th of June at 9:30pm

The European Championships start on the Friday and Mikey isn't back until the Tuesday so the above options seem to be the best chance of getting almost everyone together. I'm good with either B, C or D but if people have already made plans now then option A will do.

Just let me know, thanks

Liam O wrote: »

Nah I should be able to do the draft next Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday, I wasn't proposing holding off for 2 and a half weeks but the fact I wont be able to play for nearly 3 weeks after the draft could cause problems.

Also the CPU does a terrible job at drafting in these things, they just pick the highest rated player available if it's like years past so that means you could end up with all SFs and PGs or something, seen that priority thing but that would run down probably very quickly...

Cheers for clearing that up mate. Unfortunately it doesn't let players join and re-join so you can either draft yourself and have your games simmed for the duration you're away, or skip the draft entirely and then take whatever team you want when your back?

I'm just going by the CPU draft in Madden to be honest mate. They generally seem to draft quite decent, balanced teams. Maybe in NBA2K it's different.

Mikeyt086 wrote: »

Paully you're setting the league up so we should do it when your available. Tuesday (unless I get delayed), Wednesday or Thursday are fine for me.

buyer95 wrote: »

The 6th at 10 suits me fine anyway

NTMK wrote: »

Im good for anytime ye want AFAIK

OK lads, cheers.

So the draft is now scheduled for Wednesday 6th of June at 10:15pm. Again if anyone can't make that time and would prefer to stick with the original time of 45 minutes earlier or would prefer a different day and time let me know

Nice one on the recruiting Mikey. The more we have the better it will be as there will be more human v human games.

I can't wait to see what rosters we end up with. The top 10 picks will have an opportunity to get a superstar. I'd imagine the top 10 taken (in no particular order) will be something like LeBron, Wade, Howard, Rose, Bryant, Durant, Paul, Williams, Anthony, Westbrook. It will be interesting to see who those people build their teams around. I have to say I'd be much more inclined to choose a top class PG rather than a big man if the opportunity arises for me. I'm praying for a top 10 pick :pac: However, the good thing about the serpentine draft is the last pick will have a good chance of picking up two mid to high 80's rated players where as the top picks will likely get 1 superstar and then their next pick will be pretty low 80's. It's a much fairer format.

Just so people know, you have 1 minute and 30 seconds to make your pick. There's a budget of $90m and you have to draft 12 players. It works out at an average of $7.5m a pick, but obviously as you sign a superstar/player on a low salary it fluctuates. It's all shown on the screen though so that's good. Free agency opens straight after the draft and it's basically a free-for-all. Everyone can negotiate with the same players and then a day or two later in-game the player makes his decision on who to sign with.