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toad455



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PostPosted: 07/16/19 4:43 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote
For those curious, I have Langhorne on my roster and will start her this week.

WEEK 9

Jordin Canada, G, SEA
Leilani Mitchell, G, PHOE
DeWanna Bonner, F, PHOE
Crystal Langhorne, FC, SEA
Tina Charles, C, NY



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PostPosted: 07/16/19 7:50 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote
I know we're past the trade deadline, but since Williams has in fact been suspended, if it were allowed, I would like to offer Adam the option to reverse the trade we made or to take one of our other auxillary players instead - that is to say TRP or S. Johnson.



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PostPosted: 07/17/19 1:21 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote
myrtle wrote:
I know we're past the trade deadline, but since Williams has in fact been suspended, if it were allowed, I would like to offer Adam the option to reverse the trade we made or to take one of our other auxillary players instead - that is to say TRP or S. Johnson.


It's nice that you're trying to do the right thing, but this can't be allowed. It's really a shame it didn't happen before 6 o clock yesterday. But as you said earlier, the trade was made with adamj95 knowing fully well about the risk of Williams being suspended. I can't bend rules that are clear and don't have problems.

The one thing I can do is point out that Adam is 2nd on the waiver wire. If you can get Erimus to agree not to claim whoever you drop, you can get the player to Adam's team that way.
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PostPosted: 07/17/19 1:20 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote
    Week 9-
    G- Kayla McBride, Las Vegas
    G- Kia Nurse, New York
    F- Sami Whitcomb, Seattle
    F- Jonquel Jones, Connecticut
    C- Teaira McCowan, Indiana



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toad455



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PostPosted: 07/19/19 12:01 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote
toad455 waives Megan Gustafson, F, DALL and signs Cecilia Zandalasini, F, MINN



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PostPosted: 07/20/19 12:31 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote
waive Jefferson Dallas

add Coffey Atlanta
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PostPosted: 07/20/19 12:33 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote
also in my game against Myrtle/Mojo Griner's score seems to be missing my calculation it is 31.4 in the game from July 17th against Dallas
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PostPosted: 07/20/19 12:36 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote
I didn't record the Phoenix stats for some reason. Fixing now.
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PostPosted: 07/20/19 1:24 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote
We've got two games still going that are incredibly close, going by point per game averages:

Admiral Needa needs Kia Nurse to score 24.4 to catch my team. Kia averages 24.3 per game.

toad455 needs Tina Charles to score 30.6 to catch calbearman/tbinta. Tina averages 31.6 per game.

The game between Erimus and WNBA 09 will be interesting if Diana Taurasi plays. After coming back, Taurasi sat out Phoenix's first game of the week. If she plays in this one, she will have to outpoint Amanda Zahui B by 8.3 to catch WNBA 09. Zahui B averages 28.6 per game. In the one game she played, Taurasi scored 13.6 points in 15 minutes. I have no idea if Taurasi is playing tonight.

Congratulations to J-Spoon for defeating first place Mojo/myrtle and drawing within one game of them! Also congratulations to hoopmom for her win over adamj95: even with that win, hoopmom still has a losing record despite scoring the most points in the league. I guess it is better to be lucky than good!

I just have one thing to say. GO KIA! GO LIBERTY! Real team over fantasy team always!
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PostPosted: 07/20/19 3:19 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote
J-Spoon definitely has our number. He's beaten us badly twice for our only losses so far.



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PostPosted: 07/20/19 9:06 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote
well, Tina Charles had her worse game of the season. Congrats to calbearman/tbinta on your win.



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PostPosted: 07/21/19 8:25 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote
Since the game between myself and Admiral Needa was close I decided I to go back and double check the scores. As it turned out, my margin of victory was increased by 6 points, because Natalie Achonwa scored 16 points, not 10 as I recorded it the first time.
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PostPosted: 07/21/19 11:23 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote
Just a reminder that the current week includes Tuesday, July 30, which is when Dallas and Chicago will play their RFBL Week 10 games (they don't play again before the All-Star break).

Week 11 begins with the games on Wednesday, July 31.
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PostPosted: 07/22/19 4:23 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote
Fantasy league standings starting to look like the WNBA standings. Lose one or two games in a row and you can go from 1-3 to 7-9 ouch...



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PostPosted: 07/22/19 3:00 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote
WNBA 09 wrote:
Fantasy league standings starting to look like the WNBA standings. Lose one or two games in a row and you can go from 1-3 to 7-9 ouch...


Yes, there's a lot up for grabs these final three weeks! Remember that the playoffs have three levels of qualification:

1st place: receives automatic berth in the championship game
2nd-4th place: receive byes first week
5th-7th place: 3 teams play first week, high score advances

Without calculating tiebreakers and looking at the schedule, no one has clinched the playoffs, and any of the top 8 teams could finish in first! Considering the tiebreakers and schedule, that might not be enitrely true, but the bottom line is most teams could finish anywhere from first place to out of the playoffs. The next three weeks will be very important!
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PostPosted: 07/22/19 3:20 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote
NYSports56 will drop Rebecca Allen, NY, G and add Marine Johannes, NY, G
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PostPosted: 07/22/19 4:51 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote
NYSports56 wrote:
NYSports56 will drop Rebecca Allen, NY, G and add Marine Johannes, NY, G


Beat me to her. Was going to add Johannes myself.



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PostPosted: 07/22/19 5:30 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote
toad455 wrote:
NYSports56 wrote:
NYSports56 will drop Rebecca Allen, NY, G and add Marine Johannes, NY, G


Beat me to her. Was going to add Johannes myself.


It seems like we are always on the same page with the Liberty players since we watch so closely. I'm surprised neither one of us claimed her sooner. For some reason, it slipped my mind until I realized I have some guard injury problems. I can't expect a game like her last, but I may have to use her this week.
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PostPosted: 07/22/19 5:58 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote
WEEK 9 FINAL RESULTS

This Week's Games
hoopmom (4-5) 151.1, adamj95 (2-7) 133.0 (FINAL)
NYSports56 (5-4) 125.1, Admiral Needa (4-5) 114.6 (FINAL)
calbearman76/tbinta (5-4) 101.3, toad455 (6-3) 83.0 (FINAL)
WNBA 09 (6-3) 112.9, Erimus (0-9) 91.0 (FINAL)
J-Spoon (6-3) 157.0, Mojo/myrtle (7-2) 105.5 (FINAL)

Code:
        STANDINGS
                     W  L    Pts
Mojo/myrtle          7  2  1197.0
toad455              6  3  1173.3
J-Spoon              6  3  1148.4
WNBA 09              6  3  1147.0
calbearman76/tbinta  5  4  1017.1
NYSports56           5  4   999.1
hoopmom              4  5  1224.7
Admiral Needa        4  5  1165.0
adamj95              2  7   852.7
Erimus               0  9   856.9

BOX SCORES
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hoopmom 151.1, adamj95 133.0 (FINAL)

ADAMJ95 (2-7)
21.2 - Lexie Brown, G, MIN (20 Pts, 1 Reb)
11.5 - Briann January, G, PHOE (2 Pts, 5 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 TO)
25.2 - Chiney Ogwumike, FC, LA (12 Pts, 6 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl)
59.5 - Elena Delle Donne, GF, WASH (28 Pts, 15 Reb, 1 Ast, 4 Blk)
15.6 - LaToya Sanders, FC, WASH (8 Pts, 3 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Blk, 2 TO)
133.0

HOOPMOM (4-5)
15.2 - Odyssey Sims, G, MIN (5 Pts, 1 Reb, 6 Ast, 1 Stl, 3 TO)
33.8 - Chelsea Gray, G, LA (11 Pts, 9 Reb, 4 Ast, 3 Stl, 3 TO)
56.4 - Natasha Howard, F, SEA (33 Pts, 7 Reb, 2 Ast, 2 Stl, 3 Blk, 3 TO)
22.0 - Candice Dupree, F, IND (8 Pts, 10 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 TO)
23.7 - Imani McGee-Stafford, C, DALL (6 Pts, 11 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl)
151.1

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NYSports56 125.1, Admiral Needa 114.6 (FINAL)

ADMIRAL NEEDA (4-5)
17.7 - Kayla McBride, G, LV (11 Pts, 1 Reb, 1 Ast, 2 Stl, 2 TO)
19.9 - Kia Nurse, G, NY (14 Pts, 2 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 TO)
33.4 - Sami Whitcomb, GF, SEA (15 Pts, 2 Reb, 8 Ast, 2 Stl, 1 Blk, 5 TO)
38.8 - Jonquel Jones, FC, CONN (12 Pts, 9 Reb, 2 Ast, 3 Stl, 2 Blk, 2 TO)
4.8 - Teaira McCowan, C, IND (2 Pts, 4 Reb, 2 TO)
114.6

NYSPORTS56 (5-4)
30.9 - Erica Wheeler, G, IND (18 Pts, 7 Reb, 5 Ast, 3 TO)
20.6 - Tiffany Hayes, G, ATL (16 Pts, 3 Reb, 2 Ast, 2 TO)
18.3 - Napheesa Collier, F, MIN (8 Pts, 4 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Stl, 2 TO)
21.4 - A'ja Wilson, F, LV (5 Pts, 2 Reb, 2 Ast, 2 Stl, 2 Blk, 1 TO)
33.9 - Natalie Achonwa, FC, IND (16 Pts, 12 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 TO)
125.1

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calbearman76/tbinta 101.3, toad455 83.0 (FINAL)

CALBEARMAN76/TBINTA (5-4)
16.9 - Betnijah Laney, G, IND (8 Pts, 2 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk, 1 TO)
23.3 - Courtney Williams, G, CONN (8 Pts, 4 Reb, 5 Ast, 1 Stl)
22.0 - Cheyenne Parker, F, CHI (4 Pts, 10 Reb, 2 Blk)
6.7 - Gabby Williams, F, CHI (5 Pts, 1 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 TO)
32.4 - Sylvia Fowles, C, MIN (16 Pts, 7 Reb, 4 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 TO)
101.3

TOAD455 (6-3)
16.5 - Lellani Mitchell, G, PHOE (7 Pts, 5 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 TO)
24.1 - Jordin Canada, G, SEA (12 Pts, 3 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk, 2 TO)
25.6 - DeWanna Bonner, F, PHOE (10 Pts, 8 Reb, 4 Ast)
4.5 - Crystal Langhorne, FC, SEA (2 Pts, 1 Ast, 1 Stl, 2 TO)
12.3 - Tina Charles, C, NY (9 Pts, 4 Reb, 1 Ast, 3 TO)
83.0

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WNBA 09 112.9, Erimus 91.0 (FINAL)

ERIMUS (0-9)
0.0 - Diana Taurasi, G, PHOE (0 Pts)
29.0 - Brittney Sykes, G, ATL (7 Pts, 10 Reb, 6 Ast, 1 Stl, 2 TO)
38.9 - Nneka Ogwumike, F, LA (22 Pts, 7 Reb, 3 Ast, 2 Stl, 2 TO)
8.6 - Tianna Hawkins, F, WASH (2 Pts, 3 Reb, 2 Ast)
14.5 - Kalani Brown, C, LA (5 Pts, 5 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Blk, 1 TO)
91.0

WNBA 09 (6-3)
29.3 - Courtney Vandersloot, G, CHI (9 Pts, 4 Reb, 9 Ast, 2 Stl, 4 TO)
23.3 - Natasha Cloud, G, WASH (2 Pts, 4 Reb, 7 Ast, 2 Stl)
22.6 - Alyssa Thomas, F, CONN (11 Pts, 8 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 TO)
24.1 - Glory Johnson, F, DALL (10 Pts, 8 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl)
13.6 - Amanda Zahui B, C, NY (7 Pts, 3 Reb, 1 Stl, 1 Blk, 3 TO)
112.9

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J-Spoon 157.0, Mojo/myrtle 105.5 (FINAL)

J-SPOON (6-3)
16.4 - Kelsey Plum, G, LV (10 Pts, 2 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Blk, 2 TO)
40.6 - Diamond DeShields, G, CHI (22 Pts, 8 Reb, 4 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk, 3 TO)
32.9 - Alysha Clark, F, SEA (12 Pts, 7 Reb, 3 Ast, 3 Stl, 1 TO)
22.8 - Elizabeth Williams, FC, ATL (13 Pts, 4 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 TO)
44.3 - Liz Cambage, C, LV (16 Pts, 14 Reb, 3 Ast, 4 Blk, 5 TO)
157.0

MOJO/MYRTLE (7-2)
25.0 - Jasmine Thomas, G, CONN (14 Pts, 5 Reb, 4 Ast, 1 TO)
13.6 - Allie Quigley, G, CHI (10 Pts, 3 Reb, 1 Stl, 3 TO)
17.7 - Emma Meesseman, F, WASH (13 Pts, 1 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 TO)
17.8 - Kayla Thornton, F, DALL (9 Pts, 4 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl, 2 TO)
31.4 - Brittney Griner, C, PHOE (23 Pts, 7 Reb, 1 Blk, 3 TO)
105.5


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ROSTERS

ADAMJ95
Sue Bird, G, SEA
Lexie Brown, G, MIN
Damiris Dantas, F, MIN
Elena Delle Donne, GF, WASH
Dearica Hamby, F, LV
Briann January, G, PHOE
Chiney Ogwumike, FC, LA
LaToya Sanders, FC, WASH
Riquna Williams, G, LA
Jackie Young, G, LV

ADMIRAL NEEDA
Isabelle Harrison, F, DALL
Jonquel Jones, FC, CONN
Kayla McBride, G, LV
Teaira McCowan, C, IND
Kia Nurse, G, NY
Arike Ogunbowale, G, DALL
Candace Parker, FC, LA
Danielle Robinson, G, MIN
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough, G, WASH
Sami Whitcomb, GF, SEA

CALBEARMAN76/TBINTA
Rebekkah Brunson, F, MIN
Sylvia Fowles, C, MIN
Betnijah Laney, G, IND
Jewell Loyd, G, SEA
Sancho Lyttle, F, PHOE
Cheyenne Parker, F, CHI
Theresa Plaisance, FC, DALL
Katie Lou Samuelson, GF, CHI
Courtney Williams, G, CONN
Gabby Williams, F, CHI

ERIMUS
Brittany Boyd, G, NY
Kalani Brown, C, LA
Kennedy Burke, G, IND
Asia Durr, G, NY
Bria Hartley, G, NY
Tianna Hawkins, F, WASH
Marina Mabrey, G, LA
Nneka Ogwumike, F, LA
Brittney Sykes, G, ATL
Diana Taurasi, G, PHOE

HOOPMOM
Essence Carson, G, PHOE
Candice Dupree, F, IND
Chelsea Gray, G, LA
Marie Gulich, C, ATL
Natasha Howard, F, SEA
Imani McGee-Stafford, C, DALL
Kelsey Mitchell, G, IND
Odyssey Sims, G, MIN
Maria Vadeeva, FC, LA
Tamera Young, F, LV

J-SPOON
Liz Cambage, C, LV
Alysha Clark, F, SEA
Nia Coffey, F, ATL
Kahleah Copper, GF, CHI
Diamond DeShields, G, CHI
Tiffany Mitchell, G, IND
Kelsey Plum, G, LV
Shekinna Stricklen, GF, CONN
Carolyn Swords, C, LV
Elizabeth Williams, FC, ATL

MOJO/MYRTLE
Skylar Diggins-Smith, G, DALL
Brittney Griner, C, PHOE
Shenise Johnson, G, IND
Jantel Lavender, FC, CHI
Angel McCoughtry, GF, ATL
Emma Meesseman, F, WASH
Allie Quigley, G, CHI
Tierra Ruffin-Pratt, GF, LA
Jasmine Thomas, G, CONN
Kayla Thornton, F, DALL

NYSPORTS56
Natalie Achonwa, FC, IND
Ariel Atkins, G, WASH
Jessica Breland, F, ATL
Napheesa Collier, F, MIN
Rashanda Gray, F, NY
Tiffany Hayes, G, ATL
Marine Johannes, G, NY
Azura Stevens, FC, DALL
Erica Wheeler, G, IND
A'ja Wilson, F, LV

TOAD455
Monique Billings, F, ATL
DeWanna Bonner, F, PHOE
Jordin Canada, G, SEA
Tina Charles, C, NY
Sydney Colson, G, LV
Crystal Langhorne, FC, SEA
Lellani Mitchell, G, PHOE
Renee Montgomery, G, ATL
Kristi Toliver, G, WASH
Cecilia Zandaslasini, F, MIN

WNBA 09
Alex Bentley, G, ATL
Natasha Cloud, G, WASH
Stephanie Dolson, C, CHI
Allisha Gray, G, DALL
Glory Johnson, F, DALL
Aerial Powers, F, WASH
Mercedes Russell, C, SEA
Alyssa Thomas, F, CONN
Courtney Vandersloot, G, CHI
Amanda Zahui B, C, NY


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PostPosted: 07/22/19 10:42 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote
Week 10:

G - Erica Wheeler, IND
G - Tiffany Hayes, ATL
F - Napheesa Collier MIN
F - Jessica Breland, ATL
C - Natalie Achonwa, IND
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PostPosted: 07/23/19 5:53 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote
Week 10

G - Courtney Williams
G - Jewel Loyd
F - Cheyenne Parker
F - Theresa Plaisance
C - Sylvia Fowles

I will probably live to regret sitting Gabby Williams in Connecticut
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PostPosted: 07/23/19 6:03 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote
WEEk 10

Leilani Mitchell, G, PHOE
Jordin Canada, G, SEA
Monique Billings, F, ATL
DeWanna Bonner, F, PHOE
Tina Charles, C, NY



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PostPosted: 07/23/19 6:08 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote
    Week 10-
    G- Kayla McBride, Las Vegas
    G- Kia Nurse, New York
    F- Sami Whitcomb, Seattle
    F- Jonquel Jones, Connecticut
    C- Teaira McCowan, Indiana



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PostPosted: 07/24/19 4:03 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote
toad455 wrote:
WEEk 10

Leilani Mitchell, G, PHOE
Jordin Canada, G, SEA
Monique Billings, F, ATL
DeWanna Bonner, F, PHOE
Tina Charles, C, NY


Unpleasant commissioner stuff again--this was posted at 7:03 PM. The start time of the Atlanta game was 7:00 PM. This makes the substitution of Billings invalid.

Crystal Langhorne remains in the toad455 lineup, and the points she earned count instead of Billings's. Unfortunately toad loses several points because of this.
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PostPosted: 07/28/19 9:15 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote
Glad to see that the Billings/Langhorne thing didn't decide a game.

There's a rule for the playoffs that I think needs examining:

Quote:
During the playoffs, no transactions are allowed, unless a team has a player who is cut or goes on the WNBA disabled list leaving the team with no legal starting lineup. In that instance, the cut or injured player can be dropped for a substitute.


There isn't actually a disabled list in the WNBA for teams to use, is there? I can't find any evidence of one. When I wrote the rules, I assumed there was such a thing. Given that, the rule above is almost completely meaningless, applying only to cut players.

The closest thing I could find to a list of injuries was on the USA Today site:

https://www.usatoday.com/sports/wnba/injuries/

Before I say anything more, I should mention that what we're discussing affects my team slightly. Natalie Achonwa is the only healthy center on my team. Azura Stevens is also on my roster, but she is out indefinitely, according to the above list.

Taken literally, the rule won't do what it was intended to do; that is, give some relief to a team that has a bad run of injuries. The intent of the rule is clear; the way it was worded means that it never applies.

If we want the rule to do as it was intended, we could use the USA Today list as our "disabled list." In fact, I think we should vote on whether to do that or not. Before anyone goes nuts over this decision because of my own position, I am voting against this.

My own situation made me aware of ways it can be abused. Stevens's injury complicates things, so assume my backup center is Courtney Paris instead. Paris is a mediocre option, but the other options on waivers are mediocre as well. So if we are using the USA Today injury list, the best thing for me to do on the last day of the season would be to drop Paris and pick up a replacement at another position.

If Achonwa gets hurt and ends up on the list, instead of having to use Paris, I can choose from all of the available centers on the waiver wire (probably including Paris). If Han Xu suddenly emerges on the Liberty and becomes a viable fantasy option a few weeks into our post-season, I'll be rewarded for cutting a player and adding another player at another position. It's almost like getting a free roster spot.

That's why I'm voting against it. However, I can see how people might like the original intent of the rule and how it protects teams from disaster, and might want to use the USA Today list. The abuse I am mentioning above is really only a maneuver to slightly improve the consequences if disaster strikes. It might not be worth throwing the whole thing out to prevent this.

For me, if we use the USA Today list, I will stay pat with my team, knowing that if Achonwa gets hurt, I can pick up a scrub. If not, on the last day of the season I will probably cut someone for a backup center...

...which brings up another rules issue. The last day for add/drop is the last day of the season. So does that mean that anyone dropped on the last day cannot be picked up by anyone else? That really wasn't the intent. Shouldn't you all get the chance to pick up the player I cut for that backup center?

I suggest that we allow the waiver wire process to play out normally for players dropped, even though that will extend into the first day of the post-season (I guess it could conceivably go another day or two if it telescopes). Is that OK?

So let me know what you think about using the USA Today list as our disabled list, and let me know if it's OK that waiver wire claims can be resolved normally for players dropped on the last day.

Proofreading all this, it occurs to me that it might have been a better idea to simply allow add/drops in the post-season.
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