Announcing the Second Annual Blazersedge Real Live Mock Draft!
by Dave on Jun 2, 2008 11:27 PM PDT
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PrintIt’s that time of year again…the time when Blazersedge readers unite and take our own stab at a Real Live Mock Draft. The format is simple: we go down the list and exercise those draft picks, each team being represented by a Blazersedge reader. When we’re all done it’s a great discussion piece and it’s lots of fun to boot. We call it a “Real Live” mock draft to differentiate it because unlike other mock drafts we allow trading up, down, in, and out WITHIN REASON (more on that later). It’s not so much a mock draft as a Simulated Draft Day.
Here’s how this works:
--All this week we’re going to be recruiting mock drafters to represent teams. If you’re interested in being one read the section after this.
--On Friday, June 13th at 9:00 a.m. Pacific we will start the draft process. The Chicago Bulls rep will be on the clock. He or she will e-mail me their pick and its rationale, then I will post it. After seeing who the Bulls pick the Miami Heat rep will go and so on.
--The draft will continue throughout the day. You will see it as it evolves. After the draft is over you’ll have a chance to rate its accuracy and the acumen of the individual GM’s.
If you want to be a GM, here are the qualifications:
1. First and foremost, you MUST BE AVAILABLE and BY YOUR COMPUTER on Friday the 13th. We will probably split the draft into morning and afternoon parts so you don’t have to be by your computer all day, but maybe 2-3 hours. If you’re not sure you can be there, you can’t do it. Sorry, we can’t be waiting two hours for each pick because people aren’t there.
2. You don’t get to pick your team, you’ll be assigned one. Therefore you need to be fairly knowledgeable about both the draft prospects and the league in general to participate. We’re striving for some accuracy here, so try to study up on your team a little once you get it. We will also need a couple people who have good general knowledge to be on-call stand-ins in case somebody doesn’t submit their pick within the time limit.
3. You have to be willing to share your e-mail with the 30 or so other people who are participating. We distribute them to all GM’s so you can talk trades and such beforehand.
4. You have to have a level head and take the project at least a little seriously. The danger to opening up trades is that people feel like they’re not a “real” GM unless they make one. I’ll forewarn you that all trades have to be submitted to and approved by me and I am pretty strict about what I allow so as not to make a mockery of the process. Both sides of a trade will have to convince me how it clearly benefits their team. That’s not to say I control the process entirely…just don’t be expecting to involve Kevin Durant in a five-way deal to pick up Derrick Rose and don’t expect to have every second team involved in a trade. I would urge the same caution with picks, though I don’t monitor those as closely. It’s tempting to make the avant garde pick to bolster excitement and feel more “real”. Real GM’s generally make reasoned, often pretty basic picks. The point of the exercise is only partially your thrill…it’s also for the site and its audience.
If you want to be a GM, please e-mail me at the address below and let me know whether you can be at your computer from 9:00-noon on Friday the 13th, from 1:00-4:00, or both. Priority will be given in placing those who say they are available anytime.
--Dave (blazersub@yahoo.com)
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Sent you an email, Dave
asking for the Blazers (can I prez-slap somebody?), or the Knicks/Grizzlies (either one—I can’t possibly make a bad move compared to previous moves).
Sounds fun!
--Josh
Email Sent
And I will draft the draft outta the draft :)
I love this kinda stuff.
Juan Dixon Owes Me $5 Dollars.
by Outlaw is Rejector on Jun 2, 2008 11:46 PM PDT reply actions
Any team
Id honestly love to take any team in this mock, most teams are really transparent about needs, the toughest will be Portland, New York, Milwaukie, and Minnesota.
But that’s just my opinion.
Juan Dixon Owes Me $5 Dollars.
by Outlaw is Rejector on Jun 2, 2008 11:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Sign me up!
E-mail sent! I know I’ll be more available this year than I was last (and I made the pick anyway, despite no computer and dicey cell phone service). That is, I should be able to sit in front of my computer all day.
Trade Freeland!
dang
This was fun last year (I was the Suns and I traded my first round pick to the Blazers of course), but I can’t guarantee I’ll be at my computer. Have fun and I’ll be commenting on people’s picks a la Stephen A.
Boomshakalaka
I can't do it either,
but we could do some commentary
"My, that is a handsome fella. He must be the offspring of a Greek God!" - Bill Walton calling a Clipper's-Laker's game as Luke Walton checks in.
Stephen A... eww
"My, that is a handsome fella. He must be the offspring of a Greek God!" - Bill Walton calling a Clipper's-Laker's game as Luke Walton checks in.
Put me down.
I don’t comment much anymore, but good ol Devyn does come around here a couple times a day still.
"Mommy and Daddy are going to take a nap before the baseball game starts..."
This sounds so fun!
I sent an e-mail…hopefully I beat the deluge of requests. I’m gonna be wheelin’ and dealin’ if I get picked! Just like my namesake the Trader. :)
I'm available from my PDA all day
This is my chance to finally figure out what the Clipper’s (or Hawks) GM is thinking.
I'll be an alternate
If you can’t get to 30, I can do the second shift. I’ll be on the bus home from work from 11-noon Pacific. I have a problem being serious though.
This monkeys gone to haven
I am available all day...
I would love to get in…. and I sent an email.
As an extention of this topic, and specifically to those of you who are in, what do you think of these specific team needs that I posted in a previous BE pre-lottery mock draft post?
Below is a list that I created that address what each teams needs are for this years draft:
2008 NBA Draft Team Needs
Atlanta Hawks: Center, Point Guard
Boston Celtics: Best Available
Charlotte Bobcats: Scorer, Guard, Forward/Center
Chicago Bulls: Scorer, Center
Cleveland Cavaliers: Forward/Center’s
Dallas Mavericks: Center, Power Forward, Point Guard
Denver Nuggets: Center, Power Forward
Detroit Pistons: Post Player, Scorer
Golden State Warriors: Forward Center, Point Guard
Houston Rockets: Center, Scorer
Indiana Pacers: Center, Shooting Guard
Los Angeles Clippers: Point Guard, Power Forward, Center
Los Angeles Lakers: Point Guard, Small Forward
Memphis Grizzlies: Center, Power Forward
Miami Heat: Post Player, Point Guard
Milwaukee Bucks: Small Forward, Center
Minnesota Timberwolves: Post Player, Shooting Guard
New Jersey Nets: Shooting Guard, Scorer, Power Forward
New York Knicks: Star Power, Scorer, Athletic Big Man
Orlando Magic: Shooting Guard, Scorer
Philadelphia 76ers: Point Guard, Shooting Guard, Center
Phoenix Suns: Center, Point Guard, Scorer (Chris Lofton)
Portland Trail Blazers: Point Guard, Defender (
Sacramento Kings: Shooting Guard, Post Player
San Antonio Spurs: Swing Man, Point Guard
Seattle Super Sonics: Point Guard, Center
Toronto Raptors: Shooting Guard, Center
Utah: Center (7’0"), Guard, Power Forward
Washington Wizards: Point Guard, Post Scorer
by Portland Dynasty on Jun 3, 2008 10:25 AM PDT reply actions
I disagree with a few of these
Example:
New York Knicks: Star Power, Scorer, Athletic Big Man
The correct analysis:
New York Knicks: All positions
This could apply to a few other teams as well.
--Josh
that sound so cool
Dave, I have been checking out other bloggs and am amazed that some dont even have fan posts, one blog, the 10nth post down was 7 months old. You have the best site, and since we all know on some leval that management plays a huge role in the success of any orgination… well your the man. I have a BLZR friend at work who is the kind of person that deep down we all either want to be like, or want our kids to be like, strong charictor, honest to a fualt, in an industry that often rewards dishonesty. It was my great pride when he came to my desk with light in his eyes, and uloaded a tyrade of how Bedge was the best site he had ever been on. He was amased at how cival disagreements were, how itelectual the conversations were, QUOTE, ” I see your point veiw and appriciate you bringing it to the table, but respectfully disagree” ect. this went on for a minite or so. all the while I realized this is a unique commity. My phone rang, and he left saying that someone even used the “thing that beavers make” word, and the next responce was, hey lets keep it cleen. The sites not full of random hate.
Thats my favorite part. “the site is (JUST) not full of random hate”. This was a really nice moment in an other wize bad day, that you created a long time ago( nice moment, not the bad day). I just wanted to show you the face of the kid whoes corn you grow feeds.
I have not been the best example of this, and was a little ashamed to give him my screen name. What you and your regulars have done immidiatley earned his respect, witch is no small task. You have a great site, and I appriciate what I take from hear.
What did Oden say to the stork?. "Admit that you have got lost". amlmart
Agree. I call it "The Triumph of Dave´s Will".
"If OJ Mayo falls to the 2nd round We should risk one of our 3 second round picks on Mayo". Mortimer.
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