Taboo Draft

[weeman27bob]

Can see teams ending up with multiple spinners here.

Need to try and force someone to have a team that's only spinners and batsmen.

 

[weldone]

So, am I going to get the first pick in round 2?

 

[ankitj]

Should we change the wicket-keeper classification criterion? I guess most people would pick Walcott and Sangakkara to make them wicket-keepers ultimately.

 

[Jager]

Keith Miller, all-rounder.

 

[G.I.Joe]

So, am I going to get the first pick in round 2?

Second pick in Round 2. We'll do the switcheroo with you and Zaremba, like in the Scorecard draft.

Should we change the wicket-keeper classification criterion? I guess most people would pick Walcott and Sangakkara to make them wicket-keepers ultimately.

Nah, they won't be allowed to keep wickets because they don't qualify as keepers according to our classification. We give them a sheep to keep wicket.

Actually I don't think there's going to be a team that fails to pick a keeper. We're going to run out of all-rounders eventually, and having just two categories to pick from will force teams to pick a keeper (or two) towards the end.

 

[marc71178]

Yeah, if everyone only picks one keeper then they'll all be spread nicely over the rounds. There's enough people for it to be that nobody will end up incapable of picking a keeper at some point in the draft. If they fail to do so then that's them being useless.

 

[kingkallis]

Thats why I picked my all-rounder, I was confused between Miller and Hadlee but decided to go with Hadlee...

 

[Jager]

Thats why I picked my all-rounder, I was confused between Miller and Hadlee but decided to go with Hadlee...

Glad you made that mistake

 

[Himannv]

Thats why I picked my all-rounder, I was confused between Miller and Hadlee but decided to go with Hadlee...

Really ruined my plan of picking Hadlee first up.

 

[ankitj]

Jack Hobbs - Batsman

Keith Miller, all-rounder.

I was hoping to pick Miller. But with Jager in front of me, I should have known better!

I should get a fast bowler then. Curtly Ambrose (fast bowler)

 

[G.I.Joe]

New Rule: A person who picks a player they couldn't have has to pick again from the same category he mentioned, with the same taboo criteria as before, and also gets pushed to the end of the line for the next round. This rule mainly pertains to players that bowl both spin and pace. Cricinfo profile has the final say. Example of such a misdemeanour would be a participant to whom batsman and pacer would be taboo categories, but he picks a multi-talented bowler as a spinner, neglecting the fact that he also bowls pace, according to his cricinfo profile.
Rule also applies to picking all-rounders as batsman/bowler or vice-versa, and other similar misrepresentations.


morgieb up > Eds > Blakus



marc71178 - Sir Garfield Sobers (All Rounder)
Uvelocity - Shane Warne (Spinner)
Cabinet96 - Adam Gilchrist (Wicket Keeper)
Spikey - Jacques Kallis (Batsman)
Cevno - Imran Khan (All Rounder)
Pothas - Malcolm Marshall (Pacer)
G.I.Joe - Muttiah Muralitharan (Spinner)
kyear2 - Viv Richards (Batsman)
kingkallis - Richard Hadlee (All Rounder)
Himannv - Sydney Barnes (Pacer)
weeman27bob - Jack Hobbs (Batsman)
Jager - Keith Miller (All Rounder)
8ankitj - Curtly Ambrose (Pacer)
morgieb - Sachin Tendulkar (Batsman)
Eds
Blakus
NUFAN
Valer
Marcuss
Zaremba
weldone
Michaelf7777777

 

[ankitj]

Nah, they won't be allowed to keep wickets because they don't qualify as keepers according to our classification. We give them a sheep to keep wicket.

That's a good solution

 

[Jager]

I was hoping to pick Miller. But with Jager in front of me, I should have known better!

It's always nice to get your favourite player in a draft Ambrose is an absolute beauty too.

 

[Himannv]

This rule mainly pertains to players that bowl both spin and pace. Cricinfo profile has the final say.

Are you talking about Barnes here? Cricinfo does seem to class him as a pacer although I don't know how accurate that is.

 

[Jager]

Are you talking about Barnes here? Cricinfo does seem to class him as a pacer although I don't know how accurate that is.

From what I understand, he bowled at medium-fast pace and used cutters extensively.

 

[G.I.Joe]

Are you talking about Barnes here? Cricinfo does seem to class him as a pacer although I don't know how accurate that is.

Nah, not Barnes. Does apply to someone like Bill Johnston though.

 

[Cabinet96]

shows what you know ****

Expected you to get up before midday itbt.

 

[Michaelf7777777]

GI Joe has messaged me inviting me to join at the bottom of the turn order and I accept that invitation

 

[morgieb]

Sachin Tendulkar (batsman)

 

[NUFAN]

To get through this draft as quickly as possible, can I make my selection now seeing as though I'm going to pick a batsman?

Or is this request a little taboo?