Who Wants To Compete In The Next Slow Draft?

Jim Christie · Post by **Jim Christie** » Sun Jan 30, 2011 1:12 am

People should study up on "Passive Aggressive Behavior"

Glenneration X · Post by **Glenneration X** » Sun Jan 30, 2011 1:40 am

This thread has probably turned a little uglier than needed.

It's funny, one of the problems I have with slow drafts is that some people take too much time and I just don't have enough patience.

The other problem I have is I don't like when others rush me when I need more time and they just don't have enough patience.

I know, I'm a hypocrite, but it's all about me anyway. Wait, that actually makes me a narcissist. Well, whatever personality disorder I actually have, I've realized this format for the most part doesn't always work for me. It's why I've decided to stick to fast drafts unless the slow draft is one where everyone understands the drafting parameters beforehand as in an Invitational with the same drafters every year such as Trendsetters or any draft run by KJ.

For those that do partake in this format (and it is a great format if done properly), it's all about being courteous of others and their time. It's only fair that you do your best to keep the draft moving in a somewhat reasonable pace. Of course there's always going to be times during the course of a multi-day (or multi-week) draft that you are unavailable. During those times, it's not unreasonable that you give the rest of the drafters a head's up on your unavailability so they're not all waiting around for you and can plan their time accordingly. It's also not unreasonable to expect you to make some picks via text, or leave some picks with a fellow drafter, or put some picks on auto, again to help keep the draft moving. During MLBC-1, I must have made at least a half dozen picks via text on the road to help keep the draft flowing. Others did the same or chose one of the other alternatives I mentioned above.

Speaking of MLBC-1, that's a perfect example of how great the slow draft format can be if done properly. Once all was made aware of what was expected, everyone did their best to help keep the draft moving. It was completed in one week, the draft rarely slowed down or became a chore, and the draft chat room was an absolute blast. It's what this format should be more than anything else, fun.

Glenn

The Mighty Men · Post by **The Mighty Men** » Sun Jan 30, 2011 2:04 am

Reading this thread, I am very glad I'm not in a slow draft.

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Sun Jan 30, 2011 3:19 am

Originally posted by The Mighty Men:

Reading this thread, I am very glad I'm not in a slow draft. If that's the purpose of this thread, then it's time for me to start a new one. I think Emmett and others are having a lot of fun in these Slow Drafts and learning a lot about the flow of the upcoming Main Event drafts through these Slow Drafts and it's a shame that instead of that we're concentrating on one guy taking too long in one draft. Hey, we all know that can happen and some people decide not to join at all to avoid that rather than put up with that person or ask me to intervene. It's not hard for me to reach out to any individual and ask him to be more courteous.

Instead, we get this.

I sure hope this doesn't discourage folks from joining future Slow Drafts and hopefully everyone understands the courtesy we all expect when you are up. As we start these later in February, I expect everyone who joins to be diligent when drafting because Opening Day is that much nearer. We need to get these done in 24 or fewer days once we near March 1st.

I think the Slow Drafts provide more positive than negative and I'll start a new thread soon to get us back on the thought of signups. I'm going to see the draft room this week and will post a new timetable for our start dates and then we'll have plenty of content to talk about, plenty of new drafts opening and a continuous flow of play. Look for the update soon and be ready to start drafting this week. And hopefully we'll even be able to get the football draft room opened early this off-season to get those Slow Drafts going if a CBA can be signed in a reasonable time.

We'll do what we can to keep the Slow Drafts moving, but please don't let one instance deter you from participating. These really are great preps for the big dance.

Winston's Empire · Post by **Winston's Empire** » Sun Jan 30, 2011 3:23 am

I am in 3 slow drafts and understand all of the frustrations, but I also undersand its Jan or Feb and it's awesome draft prep time for my other drafts. I have met some really good guys in this format and always look forward to it. The first ever $1000 Slow Draft starts in a little more than a week and I can't wait! If everybody simply goes by the golden rules of life and respects the time of your fellow drafters, these should be fun.

Hopefully this thread will go back to a thread focused on Signups soon so there is more $ in the pot for the overall slow draft championship prizes!

Quahogs · Post by **Quahogs** » Sun Jan 30, 2011 5:18 am

Originally posted by WINSTON'S EMPIRE:

I am in 3 slow drafts and understand all of the frustrations, but I also undersand its Jan or Feb and it's awesome draft prep time for my other drafts. I have met some really good guys in this format and always look forward to it. The first ever $1000 Slow Draft starts in a little more than a week and I can't wait! If everybody simply goes by the golden rules of life and respects the time of your fellow drafters, these should be fun.

Hopefully this thread will go back to a thread focused on Signups soon so there is more $ in the pot for the overall slow draft championship prizes!

Agreed Max. I was in a whole slew last season and they were a big help for the Main.

Other than the obvious option of having an optional round auto pick to move things along, I think a signup slant of West Coast and East Coast options would do I nice job of corralling those with similar time frames.

KJ Duke · Post by **KJ Duke** » Sun Jan 30, 2011 5:45 am

I would address two issues for the next round of slow drafts - before this draft concept reaches the point of no one wanting to sign up - for the fear of a frustrating, 6-week draft:

(1) A 10-hour clock is more than enough time. Greg, the initial slow drafts were 10 hours. Somehow it got changed to 12, which is just unneccesary.

(2) No one should expect to average worse than 1 hour per pick during daytime hours. There are 750 picks to be made. Using 3 weeks and 18 hours per day of awake hours as a guideline, there are 378 hours of primetime to draft. To finish in 3 weeks one pick should be made every 30 minutes, on average. Some will be much faster, so I don't think asking everyone to average in the neighborhood of 1 hour per pick (twice the average) during the daytime is unreasonable.The expectation that drafters will average no worse than one hour per pick during primetime should be at the top of every slow draft signup thread.

[ January 30, 2011, 11:48 AM: Message edited by: KJ Duke ]

751542 · Post by **751542** » Sun Jan 30, 2011 5:47 am

on that note...winston you are up in the slow draft!

WOODERSON · Post by **WOODERSON** » Sun Jan 30, 2011 5:54 am

& still up!

Trust In Bill · Post by **Trust In Bill** » Sun Jan 30, 2011 6:26 am

Greg,

Please sign me up for one of the $150 slow drafts. I registered on the site today.

Thank you,

Roger LeBoeuf

Winston's Empire · Post by **Winston's Empire** » Sun Jan 30, 2011 6:36 am

Originally posted by RoundTrippers:

on that note...winston you are up in the slow draft!

Simply funny stuff Rick! You too Wooderson!!!!

Sorry guys, I will try to move it along next time LOL!!!

bradybros · Post by **bradybros** » Sun Jan 30, 2011 12:05 pm

For anyone who ends up in my slow draft, I have a 5 day jury trial which begins Monday which means that I will only be able to make picks at night. I will leave my brother my first round pick but after that, it might be slow. Normally I can follow the draft during the day but next week is an unusual exception. Just wanted to give everyone the heads up

Hells Satans · Post by **Hells Satans** » Sun Jan 30, 2011 12:11 pm

Originally posted by KJ Duke:

I would address two issues for the next round of slow drafts - before this draft concept reaches the point of no one wanting to sign up - for the fear of a frustrating, 6-week draft:

(1) A 10-hour clock is more than enough time. Greg, the initial slow drafts were 10 hours. Somehow it got changed to 12, which is just unneccesary.

(2) No one should expect to average worse than 1 hour per pick during daytime hours. There are 750 picks to be made. Using 3 weeks and 18 hours per day of awake hours as a guideline, there are 378 hours of primetime to draft. To finish in 3 weeks one pick should be made every 30 minutes, on average. Some will be much faster, so I don't think asking everyone to average in the neighborhood of 1 hour per pick (twice the average) during the daytime is unreasonable.The expectation that drafters will average no worse than one hour per pick during primetime should be at the top of every slow draft signup thread. Approve!!

Scott Boras · Post by **Scott Boras** » Sun Jan 30, 2011 12:49 pm

Originally posted by Hells Satans:

quote:Originally posted by KJ Duke:

I would address two issues for the next round of slow drafts - before this draft concept reaches the point of no one wanting to sign up - for the fear of a frustrating, 6-week draft:

(1) A 10-hour clock is more than enough time. Greg, the initial slow drafts were 10 hours. Somehow it got changed to 12, which is just unneccesary.

(2) No one should expect to average worse than 1 hour per pick during daytime hours. There are 750 picks to be made. Using 3 weeks and 18 hours per day of awake hours as a guideline, there are 378 hours of primetime to draft. To finish in 3 weeks one pick should be made every 30 minutes, on average. Some will be much faster, so I don't think asking everyone to average in the neighborhood of 1 hour per pick (twice the average) during the daytime is unreasonable.The expectation that drafters will average no worse than one hour per pick during primetime should be at the top of every slow draft signup thread. Approve!! [/QUOTE]Also approve. In fact, I'd be in favor of less than 10 hours. 8? 6? Sign me up!

DOUGHBOYS · Post by **DOUGHBOYS** » Sun Jan 30, 2011 12:52 pm

Originally posted by bradybros:

For anyone who ends up in my slow draft, I have a 5 day jury trial which begins Monday which means that I will only be able to make picks at night. I will leave my brother my first round pick but after that, it might be slow. Normally I can follow the draft during the day but next week is an unusual exception. Just wanted to give everyone the heads up 'May it please the court, I need to take a 10 minute recess to make a pick.'

'Request granted. I'm in the same draft and have been waiting on your pick for the last two hours.'

bradybros · Post by **bradybros** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 1:05 am

Funny Dan. By the way, will you be joining us in St. Louis year? Maybe we can get the 1-2 slots again. I know your pick will be the same but mine would probably be diffeent this year.

DOUGHBOYS · Post by **DOUGHBOYS** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 1:25 am

Originally posted by bradybros:

Funny Dan. By the way, will you be joining us in St. Louis year? Maybe we can get the 1-2 slots again. I know your pick will be the same but mine would probably be diffeent this year. Not this year, Don.

St Louis was a great venue and meeting you, Dan, Bill, Eric, the Bros, and others was a highlight, but we'll be driving to Vegas for the first weekend this year.

Good luck, and here's hoping you get #1 this year!

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 1:25 am

I think this is the current signup list for the next $150 Slow Draft. We'll pick draft spots shortly:

Here's the current $150 signup list:

$150 Slow Draft Championship

Pay Top 3 + National Overall Prizes

50 Rounds, No FAAB

1. Brandon Fernkes, El Cajon, California

2. George Fitopoulos, Boston, Massachusetts

3. Jeff Thomas, Sioux Falls, South Dakota

4. Jonathan Lindsey DeQueen, Arkansas

5. Dave Bristow, Poway, California

6. Damien Passalacqua, Albuquerque, New Mexico

7. Scott Sims, Orlando, Florida

8. Kurt Wagner, Columbus, Ohio

9. Jeff Rubenstein, Pittsford, New York

10. Joe Fraioli, Bellerose, New York

11. John Gumble, New York, New York

12. Don Dismuke, Williamsburg, Kentucky

13. Ray Murphy, Quincy, Massachusetts

14. Brian Edgar, Manchester, New Hampshire

15. Jeff Kent, Granada Hills, California

16. Scott Nordby, Worthington, Minnesota

17. Stuart Fujisaki, Thousand Oaks, California

18. Jeff Tudor, South Walpole, Massachusetts

19. Bill Macey, Houston, Texas

20. Van Harper, Vincennes, Indiana

21. Antonio Abruzzese, Laval, Quebec

22. Terry Pass, Albuquerque, New Mexico

23. Glenn Dalgleish, Belle River, Ontario

24. Phillip Green, Nashville, Tennessee

25. Tim Stephens, Memphis, Tennessee

26. Richard Kulaski, Nashville, Tennessee

27. Jeff Breymeier White Bear Lake, Minnesota

28. Ben LaCrosse, Scottsdale, Arizona

29. Caleb Blum, Seattle, Washington

30. Chris Beeler, Canal Winchester, Ohio

31. Phillip Green, Nashville, Tennessee

32. Gaetan Lavoie, Varennes, Quebec

33. Mike Patterson, St. Petersburg, Florida

34. Lee Jupinka, Old Bridge, New Jersey

35. Richard DiMondo, New Rochelle, New York

36. Edwin Lew, San Francisco, California

37. Don Brady, Rogers, Arkansas

38. Stanley Kaye, Frisco, Texas

39. James Begley, Erie, Pennsylvania

40. Mike O'Connor, Burnsville, Minnesota

41. Neal Moses, Oakland Township, Michigan

42. Michael Edelman, Elmwood Park, New Jersey

43. Russ Titsch, Hayden, Idaho

44. Terry Pass, Albuquerque, New Mexico

45. Raj Patel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

46. Mark Down, Flint, Michigan

47. Matt Hickok, Owings Mills, Maryland

48. Bato Janovic, Des Plaines, Illinois

49. Lawrence Liebman, Chesterfield, Missouri

50. John Darby, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

51. John Pacca, Bellmore, New York

52. Paul Spradling, Bullhead City, Arizona

53. Matthew Sterk, Sergeant Bluff, Iowa

54. Jason Steeves, Calgary

55. John Noeske, Oldsmar, Florida

56. Michael Ketchen, Haverhill, MA

57. Gary Barth, Towson, Maryland

58. Mike Rothe, Bethalto, Illinois

59. Scott Nordby, Worthington, Minnesota

60. Mike Konemann, Waukesha, Wisconsin

61. Don Brady, Rogers, Arkansas

62. Rob Barshop, Northland, Illinois

63. George Taylor, Sparks, Nevada

64. Roger LeBoeuf, Swansea, Massachusetts

65. Lindy Hinkelman, Greencreek, Idaho

66. Jim Young, Trenton, New Jersey

[ February 02, 2011, 06:52 AM: Message edited by: Greg Ambrosius ]

JRubenstein · Post by **JRubenstein** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 1:43 am

Greg--

I still can't do my KDS preference from the website. It keeps kicking me back into my already drafting league.

JAGUAR · Post by **JAGUAR** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 3:04 am

greg any idea what day these will start ?

duesman24 · Post by **duesman24** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 6:41 am

When will kds be posted today for slow drafts?

Thanks

Richard DiMondo

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 9:12 am

Originally posted by JRubenstein:

Greg--

I still can't do my KDS preference from the website. It keeps kicking me back into my already drafting league. Just email me at [email protected] and I'll manually run your KDS for this draft.

mgk2004 · Post by **mgk2004** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 9:28 am

Hi Greg ...

There certainly is no rush, but do know approximately when we should be checking back to see when the draft orders will be posted? Tonight? Tomorrow? Beyond? Thanks!

Gekko · Post by **Gekko** » Tue Feb 01, 2011 9:01 am

Greg,

I bet you can fill a couple one night $150 "slow" drafts, ie, draft all 50 rounds in one night. If you get one going, sign me up. Thanks.

Jim Young · Post by **Jim Young** » Tue Feb 01, 2011 9:07 am

Greg,

Can you get me signed up for a $150 slow draft please. Not sure if I am posting this in the right spot or not, so just let me know. Thanks!