West Indies only draft

[OverratedSanity]

Would work well if limited to 5-6 drafters, but yeah, the usual number of 12-14 might be stretching us to mediocrity.

Yeah that's why Jimmy should close it now.

I don't get this logic. What's wrong with having some mediocre players involved? It's still fair to everyone.

 

[Prince EWS]

I don't get this logic. What's wrong with having some mediocre players involved? It's still fair to everyone.

Yeah this is literally the reason I joined.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Imo having some not great players involved makes the thing fun. I mean, don't you get a bit tired of picking Marshall and Lara and Co every single time?

 

[jimmy101]

OS you are free to join too bro. I'll begin the draft in 20 minutes.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Scratch that, I have some stuff going on. Don't want to join.

 

[jimmy101]

Alrighty then, let's get this underway already. Draft is now live.

Round 1

Prince EWS
weldone
jimmy101
a massive zebra
AndrewB
Camo999
Samuel_Vimes
Zinzan
AldoRaine18
mr_mister

Round 2

mr_mister
AldoRaine18
Zinzan
Samuel_Vimes
Camo999
AndrewB
a massive zebra
jimmy101
weldone
Prince EWS

Remember - No Sobers!

 

[mr_mister]

There was always gonna be 4-5 rounds of nothing but scrubs. now it's gonna extended even further

 

[G.I.Joe]

Scratch that, I have some stuff going on. Don't want to join.

Pokemon > West Indies confirmed

 

[Prince EWS]

Malcolm Marshall

 

[jimmy101]

Pokemon is a harsh master.

 

[jimmy101]

There was always gonna be 4-5 rounds of nothing but scrubs. now it's gonna extended even further

I can't see this being the case. Maybe by the final round pickings will be a bit slim, but what quality of player do you consider to be a 'scrub'? Devon Smith, for example?

 

[mr_mister]

Yep. Dwayne Smith too

 

[mr_mister]

Doesn't matter though I'll still happily play

 

[a massive zebra]

We could pad out the talent pool by allowing the selection of non Test players. West Indies actually had some decent players before they became a Test nation (Charles Ollivierre, Tommy Burton, Sydney Smith, Richard Ollivierre, Sammy Woods, Percy Goodman etc) and there must have been plenty of crickters in the 70s and 80s who would have played Test cricket if born in any other nation.

We could define the eligibility criteria as:

a) Born in the West Indies, or
b) Played first class cricket in the West Indies for a domestic side and did not play international cricket for another nation.

 

[AldoRaine18]

11 is too many, sorry. Count me out.

 

[mr_mister]

I don't think it was necessary to ban Sobers

 

[a massive zebra]

Yep.

If Devon Smith is a 'scrub' then the majority of Test cricketers ever to play are also. He has played 38 Tests and made 27 first class centuries, for goodness sake. I agree with Prince EWS and OverratedSanity; it can get much more interesting when all time greats are no longer available and you have to actually do some research to find the most appropriate team members to fill the remaining places. I would be pleased to have Devon Smith as a 10th or 11th member of my side.

 

[Zinzan]

I don't get this logic. What's wrong with having some mediocre players involved? It's still fair to everyone.

Fair enough.

 

[jimmy101]

Back to 9 participants now, so there should be no problem with lack of talent.

Round 1

Prince EWS
weldone
jimmy101
a massive zebra
AndrewB
Camo999
Samuel_Vimes
Zinzan
mr_mister

Round 2

mr_mister
Zinzan
Samuel_Vimes
Camo999
AndrewB
a massive zebra
jimmy101
weldone
Prince EWS

 

[mr_mister]

So his Marshall pick didn't stand? Or are you allowing Sobers