BigEast Fantasy Hoops Official Rules Thread

[HarveyGlass]

First of all, this is my first time doing this so I'm very flexible about suggestions for making these better. If enough people want to change something it will be changed.
I've taken these from another league that seems to be doing pretty well so hopefully these rules will work for us too.

You can post any questions or suggestions in this thread.

A reminder that this is a Big East fantasy league and only Big East players are allowed in the league.

[HarveyGlass]

Games will be played weekly (Monday through Sunday) with teams being scored head-to-head against their opponents in points, rebounds, assists, and steals. Each category will be scored separately so that four wins will be at stake each week. If a team sweeps all four categories, they get an extra win with the sweepee taking an extra loss.

Lineups must be posted prior to Monday at noon (Eastern time). The lineup will consist of two guards, two forwards, one center, and one utility player (any position). Each player can play a maximum of two games. If the player has more than two games in a week, the owner can designate which two games should count. Otherwise, the first two games of the week will be used. If a new lineup is not posted, I will use the previous week's lineup. If the lineup does not comply with the rules, the team will lose 0-4 forfeit (but the extra sweep win and loss will not be credited).

[HarveyGlass]

Waivers will be on a first come, first serve basis. You are only allowed to add (and cut) one player per week and the player will be eligible the following week. Eastern time is the standard.

There will be no add/drop before the first week since the draft has taken so long.

This shouldn't be a big issue as the player pool left after the draft will be very small and not very impressive.

[HarveyGlass]

Trading is unlimited and trades can be made at any time until the season ending tournament. Both parties need to email me or send me a private message for the trade to be complete. In the case of unbalanced trades (two for one, three for two, etc.), extra players can be picked up - apart from the one waiver pickup.

If I deem a trade is collusive, both owners will be expelled from the league immediately. By collusive, I don't mean stupid or risky, I mean indefensible. In other words, it would have to be really bad.

Hopefully we can get some good trade action with so few good players left unclaimed after the draft.

[HarveyGlass]

For the draft, we are going to use the positions listed on the spreadsheet I send out to determine eligibility.

Once the seasons starts, if you can point me to an official resource (preferably the team's official website or ESPN) that grants another position, then I will make the change.

[HarveyGlass]

During the regular season, ties will not be broken.

If there are ties in the tournament, the team with the fewer games played will move on. The second tie breaker will be regular season rank (the higher ranked team moving on).

[HarveyGlass]

That's it for now. Once we get all the teams locked in I'll finalize the schedule and the day the draft kicks off.
The draft will be a slow draft and each team will have 24 hours to make each selection, but as soon as a pick is made the next team is free to pick as quickly as they want. It won't take near as long as one would think, but it does provide ample time to research your selection if you want.

Let me know if you have questions or suggestions.

The signup thread has been stickied to the top of the 'Everything Else' board.

[HarveyGlass]

There will be no add/drop before the first week since the draft has taken so long.

[Needabuzz]

So what happens if your players only play one game in a week are you playing your opponents players in two games? That doesn't seem right.

[HarveyGlass]

Originally Posted by Needabuzz

So what happens if your players only play one game in a week are you playing your opponents players in two games? That doesn't seem right.

Them's the breaks. That's why we have 10 players per team. Most weeks you should have plenty of 2-game options even if they aren't your best players.