CW Premier League - Draft Thread (Slight changes - see OP)

[weeman27bob]

Use the newer one in my opinion. Can't see any harm in it.

 

[Athlai]

Looking at the picks so far, I don't think anyone would be pissed off by the use of an updated roster. In fact, since Trott has been picked, I'm thinking people didn't quite grasp how old the old one was.

Decision needs to be made extremely soon though.

GIMH can't quite grasp that cricket exists outside of the latest Ashes winning English team.

 

[Spark]

Looking at the picks so far, I don't think anyone would be pissed off by the use of an updated roster. In fact, since Trott has been picked, I'm thinking people didn't quite grasp how old the old one was.

Decision needs to be made extremely soon though.

Yeah it does make things different.

How much impact would the new database have on existing players? For example, would Tendulkar be far more awesome in this version, and Clarke/Ponting much less?

 

[Athlai]

Tendulkar would be slightly better and Clarke/Ponting slightly worse. While recent form is important to the system, if a player is still playing and is an all-time great like Punter the difference in his batting won't be huge.

 

[Prince EWS]

Yeah it does make things different.

How much impact would the new database have on existing players? For example, would Tendulkar be far more awesome in this version, and Clarke/Ponting much less?

Pretty negligible difference with all the players taken so far bar Trott I'd say.

The important thing is that, irrespective of the time difference, the system I used in the second database is far more accurate and far more suited to a competition of 16+ teams. Reckon it'd feel more fun and accurate to have players by their current abilities anyway.

 

[Spark]

Fair enough then. I can't edit the OP ofc though so you'll have to edit it yourself until (if) the subforum is set up

EDIT: Which you have done. You best clarify what "any player your heart desires" though, to make sure it's just limited to fairly recent players.

 

[Shri]

Pretty negligible difference with all the players taken so far bar Trott I'd say.

The important thing is that, irrespective of the time difference, the system I used in the second database is far more accurate and far more suited to a competition of 16+ teams. Reckon it'd feel more fun and accurate to have players by their current abilities anyway.

Ruan Pietersen hates you ****!

 

[Prince EWS]

Fair enough then. I can't edit the OP ofc though so you'll have to edit it yourself until (if) the subforum is set up

EDIT: Which you have done. You best clarify what "any player your heart desires" though, to make sure it's just limited to fairly recent players.

Well the database caters for the ability for you to select Bradman if you wish; he will just be massively hamstrung due to the length of his retirement and his death. I'll make sure that's clear though.

 

[Furball]

Bradman eagerly awaiting news to see if he's been drafted.

 

[Howe_zat]

Team name is the Brudenell Social Club Pub Quiz Team.

 

[Spark]

Er, by the way, since we're using a new database, I've decided I'll change my pick to Swann if everyone's fine with that (since no one else has picked him)... others can feel free to do the same if they so choose but looking at the names picked, I doubt it.

Sorry. You may throw tomatoes/eggs if you wish. Rocks are a bit too far though.

Nope.

 

[Spark]

Since this has gone a bit very messy.

Draft Round 1 - Update

1. Marcuss - Kallis
2. Noble One - Tendulkar
3. GingerFurball - Steyn
4. GIMH - Trott
5. Cevno - Sanga
6. Shri - Sehwag
7. Himannv - Watson
8. Spark - Johnson
9. Howe_zat - Jayawardene
10. Samuel_Vimes - Murali
11. Teja. - ABdV
12. weeman27bob - MS Dhoni
13. centurymaker/vcs - Ponting
14. marc71178 - Prior
15. Daemon/Flem274*
16. Got_Spin

Daemon/Phlegm, you're up.

 

[weeman27bob]

My team will be called Spennymoor Accordian Club for the record.

 

[Daemon]

Is the weighting of the players done via Test only?

 

[Prince EWS]

Is the weighting of the players done via Test only?

Nup. The database was designed for a 22-team competition of 18 players a side. Domestic giants would be very useful at that standard of cricket.

 

[Daemon]

So it includes FC only right? No one dayers etc. I'll be waiting for a while to see if Flem replies, if not I'll go ahead and make the pick. Sorry for the delay

 

[Shri]

Since this has gone a bit very messy.

Draft Round 1 - Update

1. Marcuss - Kallis
2. Noble One - Tendulkar
3. GingerFurball - Steyn
4. GIMH - Trott
5. Cevno - Sanga
6. Shri - Sehwag
7. Himannv - Watson
8. Spark - Swann
9. Howe_zat - Jayawardene
10. Samuel_Vimes - Murali
11. Teja. - ABdV
12. Shri - Sehwag
13. weeman27bob - MS Dhoni
14. centurymaker/vcs - Ponting
15. marc71178 - Prior
16. Daemon/Flem274*
17. Got_Spin

Daemon/Phlegm, you're up.

I know you love me but putting my name in there twice looks suspicious.

 

[Spark]

Oh for ****'s sake! This is getting absurd now, really. Many more times and it'll be known as "doing a Spark"... I don't even know how you ended up there twice as well.

Fixed.

 

[Furball]

Er, by the way, since we're using a new database, I've decided I'll change my pick to Swann if everyone's fine with that (since no one else has picked him)... others can feel free to do the same if they so choose but looking at the names picked, I doubt it.

Sorry. You may throw tomatoes/eggs if you wish. Rocks are a bit too far though.

Massively object to this.

 

[Jarquis]

Yeah, if we're changing the database what I'd suggest is delete everything in this thread (bar my Kallis pick as I want him regardless ) and restart the draft.
We're not in any real rush and it means we're all singing from the same hymn sheet from the very beginning.