Just going to tie up a few loose ends before the season starts.
Transactions
-Ohsnappers!!! added Kevin Seraphin and dropped Kevin Durant on October 21st
-Ohsnappers!!! added Tyler Zeller and dropped Carmelo Anthony on October 21st
-Ohsnappers!!! added Tyler Zeller and dropped Carmelo Anthony on October 21st
-Pgastan FC traded Tony Allen to Arlington Assaulters for Jason Smith in the 1st trade in NFA history (see previous blog post)
NFA Glossary Addition
-Techy Potential (TP): The likelihood of a particular player getting a techy in a given game, usually given in percentage points or a ratio.
As we embark on this new NFA season, may your fouls be flagrant and your ejections many!
Getcha foulin' on!
FM
Monday, October 26, 2015
Friday, October 23, 2015
BREAKING: First Trade in NFA History
Yesterday, the first trade in NFA History went official. Pgastan Foul Club and Arlington Assaulters were the two clubs to pull off the trade. PFC traded Tony Allen (SG, SF) since he had a glut of Shooting guards for Jason Smith (PF, C) from AA, as he was lacking SGs.
"Yeah, I'm just trying to build depth for my squad so they can handle the long grind of an NFA season" says, PFC Owner, CEO, GM, Manager, Assistant Coach, Trainer, and Ball Boy (It's a one man operation here).
Maybe this will finally open up the flood gates for more trades in the future. It took up until the beginning of the 7th season to get a trade in NFA.
"Yeah, I'm just trying to build depth for my squad so they can handle the long grind of an NFA season" says, PFC Owner, CEO, GM, Manager, Assistant Coach, Trainer, and Ball Boy (It's a one man operation here).
Maybe this will finally open up the flood gates for more trades in the future. It took up until the beginning of the 7th season to get a trade in NFA.
Sunday, October 18, 2015
2015-2016 NFA Draft Recap and Season Preview
The 7th annual NFA draft concluded earlier tonight. What will follow is a team by team draft recap with a season preview.
All 8-teams returned from last year so I will do this by draft order starting with the number 1 pick.
Oww Ming's Flagrants
Oww Ming's Flagrants won the DeMarcus Cousins lottery as he got the first pick. His team is:
PG- Eric Bledsoe (PG, SG)
SG- Kobe Bryant (SG, SF)
SF- Gainnis Antetokounmpo (SF, PF)
PF- DeMarcus Cousins (PF, C)
C- Willie Cauley-Stein (C)
Util- Chris Paul (PG)
Util- Paul Pierce (SF, PF)
BN- Jahlil Okafor (C)
BN- Taj Gibson (PF, C)
BN- Isiah Thomas (PG)
Pretty well rounded team for Oww Ming, doesn't appear too heavy on one position or another. Has to be preseason favorite simply because of Cousins.
Baltimore Hitsquad
The Hitsquad got the 2nd pick, here is how his team shapes up:
PG- Aaron Brooks (PG)
SG- Mario Chalmers (PG, SG)
SF- Wilson Chandler (SG, SF)
PF- Andre Drummond (PF, C)
C- Dwight Howard (PF, C)
Util- Jusuf Nurkic (C)
Util- Alex Len (C)
BN- Marresse Speights (PF, C)
BN- Andrew Bogut (C)
BN- Nene Hillario (C)
The Hitsquad surpirsingly took Durmmond over Morris at 2, but he is hoping the gamble pays off. He is loaded at Center, so he may need to drop a few players to get some depth at other positions. "Drummond is younger so he may be building to his prime" says the Hitsquad owner.
Pgastan FC
Pgastan FC, had the 3rd overall pick, so here is his team:
PG- Oj Mayo (PG, SG)
SG- Pj Tucker (SG, SF)
SF- Evan Turner (SG, SF)
PF- Markieff Morris (PF, C)
C- Kenneth Faried (PF, C)
Util- Jonas Valanciunas (C)
Util- Zach Randolph (PF, C)
BN- DeMar DeRozan (SG, SF)
BN- Enes Kanter (C)
BN- Tony Allen (SG, SF)
Pgastan FC's roster looks pretty well rounded too, though, only carrying 1 PG (but that tends to be common for Foul Clubs in the NFA). Perhaps, a little too heavy at SG, but all his SGs can play SF. On paper his team looks good, but we shall see once we start fouling.
They Call Me Gamblor
The 2-tiime defending runner-up had the 4th pick in the draft, is this finally his year? Let's take a look at his team:
PG- Russell Westbrook (PG)
SG- Lance Stephenson (SG, SF)
SF- Rudy Gay (SF, PF)
PF- Amir Johnson (PF, C)
C- DeAndre Jordan (C)
Util- Timofey Mozgov (C)
Util- Patrick Beverley (PG, SG)
BN- Gerald Henderson (SG, SF)
BN- Kelly Olynyk (C)
BN- Andrew Wiggins (SG, SF)
Gamblor has a really balanced lineup from a position standpoint and looks to have decent techy potential by most of his players. He went with Point Guard for his first round pick, always a risky play, just ask Pgastan FC who took Kyle Lowry 3rd overall last year but finished fifth in the league.
Rodman'sWeddingDress
The defending champ (and winner of 3 of the first 6 NFA seasons) had the 5th overall pick, so let's evaluate his team.
PG- Goran Dragic (PG, SG)
SG- JR Smith (SG, SF)
SF- Draymond Green (SF, PF)
PF- Blake Griffin (PF, C)
C- Joakim Noah (PF, C)
Util- Hassan Whiteside (C)
Util- Marcus Smart (PG)
BN- Tyler Hansborough (PF,C)
BN- Spencer Hawes (PF, C)
BN- Nikola Mirotic (SF, PF)
The defending champ looks to have a formidable team going with Blake Griffin at 5 overall and then Draymond Green for his 2nd round pick.
Ohsnappers!!!
Ohsnappers!!! missed the draft and did not pre-rank his foulers:
PG- Stephen Curry (PG, SG)
SG- James Harden (SG, SF)
SF- Kevin Durant (SF, PF)
PF- Anthony Davis (PF, C)
C- Al Horford (PF, C)
Util- LeBron James (SF, PF)
Util- Kawhi Leonard (SG, SF)
BN- Carmelo Anthony (SF,PF)
BN- Jimmy Butler (SG, SF)
BN- Klay Thomson (SG, SF)
Easily has the weakest team on paper, but that's what happens when you miss the NFA draft. Let's see if he can manage his way up the standings.
Arlington Assaulters
Arlington Assaulters, who finished in 4th last season by a mere 5 points, had the 7th of 8 picks in the NFA draft. Let's take a look at his team:
PG- Kyle Lowry (PG)
SG- Dion Waters (SG, SF)
SF- Matt Barnes (SF)
PF- Marcus Morris (SF, PF)
C- Tyson Chandler (C)
Util- Nikola Vucevic (PF, C)
Util- Steven Adams (C)
BN- Ed Davis (PF, C)
BN- Jason Smith (PF, C)
BN- Amar'e Stoudemire (PF, C)
Arlington Assaulters reluctantly took Matt Barnes 7th overall, which may be surprising given that he scored over 2000 points last year. AA appears to be Center heavy as well. With Stoudemire injured, AA is the first team to utilize the Injured List (IL) Spot. He placed Stoudemire on the IL and picked up Paul Millsap (PF, C).
F'N FLOPPERS
F'N FLOPPERS had the 8th and final pick in the 7th Annual NFA draft. Let's look at his team:
PG- John Wall (PG)
SG- Ben McLemore (SG)
SF- Josh Smith (SF, PF)
PF- Serge Ibaka (PF, C)
C- Roy Hibbert (C)
Util- Jason Thompson (PF, C)
Util- Marc Gasol (C)
BN- Nerlens Noel (PF, C)
BN- Kendrick Perkins (C)
BN- Carlos Boozer (PF, C)
F'N FLOPPERS is very PF and C heavy, has no depth at PG, SG, or SF. We shall see if that changes as the season goes on but this is not that uncommon actually as PFs and Cs tend to score the most in NFA. It really comes down to personal preference for each Foul Club owner.
Conclusion
It will be interesting to see how these roster's change throughout the season and I might blog about that at certain points during the season to see how rosters shape up compared to these draft day rosters. It's really hard to project NFA stats, so I won't. But given past trends, the team with DeMarcus Cousins usually wins so Oww Ming's Flagrants should be penciled in as the preseason favorite.
Here's too a great season. May your fouls be flagrant and your ejections many!
Keep Foulin' Y'all!
FM
All 8-teams returned from last year so I will do this by draft order starting with the number 1 pick.
Oww Ming's Flagrants
Oww Ming's Flagrants won the DeMarcus Cousins lottery as he got the first pick. His team is:
PG- Eric Bledsoe (PG, SG)
SG- Kobe Bryant (SG, SF)
SF- Gainnis Antetokounmpo (SF, PF)
PF- DeMarcus Cousins (PF, C)
C- Willie Cauley-Stein (C)
Util- Chris Paul (PG)
Util- Paul Pierce (SF, PF)
BN- Jahlil Okafor (C)
BN- Taj Gibson (PF, C)
BN- Isiah Thomas (PG)
Pretty well rounded team for Oww Ming, doesn't appear too heavy on one position or another. Has to be preseason favorite simply because of Cousins.
Baltimore Hitsquad
The Hitsquad got the 2nd pick, here is how his team shapes up:
PG- Aaron Brooks (PG)
SG- Mario Chalmers (PG, SG)
SF- Wilson Chandler (SG, SF)
PF- Andre Drummond (PF, C)
C- Dwight Howard (PF, C)
Util- Jusuf Nurkic (C)
Util- Alex Len (C)
BN- Marresse Speights (PF, C)
BN- Andrew Bogut (C)
BN- Nene Hillario (C)
The Hitsquad surpirsingly took Durmmond over Morris at 2, but he is hoping the gamble pays off. He is loaded at Center, so he may need to drop a few players to get some depth at other positions. "Drummond is younger so he may be building to his prime" says the Hitsquad owner.
Pgastan FC
Pgastan FC, had the 3rd overall pick, so here is his team:
PG- Oj Mayo (PG, SG)
SG- Pj Tucker (SG, SF)
SF- Evan Turner (SG, SF)
PF- Markieff Morris (PF, C)
C- Kenneth Faried (PF, C)
Util- Jonas Valanciunas (C)
Util- Zach Randolph (PF, C)
BN- DeMar DeRozan (SG, SF)
BN- Enes Kanter (C)
BN- Tony Allen (SG, SF)
Pgastan FC's roster looks pretty well rounded too, though, only carrying 1 PG (but that tends to be common for Foul Clubs in the NFA). Perhaps, a little too heavy at SG, but all his SGs can play SF. On paper his team looks good, but we shall see once we start fouling.
They Call Me Gamblor
The 2-tiime defending runner-up had the 4th pick in the draft, is this finally his year? Let's take a look at his team:
PG- Russell Westbrook (PG)
SG- Lance Stephenson (SG, SF)
SF- Rudy Gay (SF, PF)
PF- Amir Johnson (PF, C)
C- DeAndre Jordan (C)
Util- Timofey Mozgov (C)
Util- Patrick Beverley (PG, SG)
BN- Gerald Henderson (SG, SF)
BN- Kelly Olynyk (C)
BN- Andrew Wiggins (SG, SF)
Gamblor has a really balanced lineup from a position standpoint and looks to have decent techy potential by most of his players. He went with Point Guard for his first round pick, always a risky play, just ask Pgastan FC who took Kyle Lowry 3rd overall last year but finished fifth in the league.
Rodman'sWeddingDress
The defending champ (and winner of 3 of the first 6 NFA seasons) had the 5th overall pick, so let's evaluate his team.
PG- Goran Dragic (PG, SG)
SG- JR Smith (SG, SF)
SF- Draymond Green (SF, PF)
PF- Blake Griffin (PF, C)
C- Joakim Noah (PF, C)
Util- Hassan Whiteside (C)
Util- Marcus Smart (PG)
BN- Tyler Hansborough (PF,C)
BN- Spencer Hawes (PF, C)
BN- Nikola Mirotic (SF, PF)
The defending champ looks to have a formidable team going with Blake Griffin at 5 overall and then Draymond Green for his 2nd round pick.
Ohsnappers!!!
Ohsnappers!!! missed the draft and did not pre-rank his foulers:
PG- Stephen Curry (PG, SG)
SG- James Harden (SG, SF)
SF- Kevin Durant (SF, PF)
PF- Anthony Davis (PF, C)
C- Al Horford (PF, C)
Util- LeBron James (SF, PF)
Util- Kawhi Leonard (SG, SF)
BN- Carmelo Anthony (SF,PF)
BN- Jimmy Butler (SG, SF)
BN- Klay Thomson (SG, SF)
Easily has the weakest team on paper, but that's what happens when you miss the NFA draft. Let's see if he can manage his way up the standings.
Arlington Assaulters
Arlington Assaulters, who finished in 4th last season by a mere 5 points, had the 7th of 8 picks in the NFA draft. Let's take a look at his team:
PG- Kyle Lowry (PG)
SG- Dion Waters (SG, SF)
SF- Matt Barnes (SF)
PF- Marcus Morris (SF, PF)
C- Tyson Chandler (C)
Util- Nikola Vucevic (PF, C)
Util- Steven Adams (C)
BN- Ed Davis (PF, C)
BN- Jason Smith (PF, C)
BN- Amar'e Stoudemire (PF, C)
Arlington Assaulters reluctantly took Matt Barnes 7th overall, which may be surprising given that he scored over 2000 points last year. AA appears to be Center heavy as well. With Stoudemire injured, AA is the first team to utilize the Injured List (IL) Spot. He placed Stoudemire on the IL and picked up Paul Millsap (PF, C).
F'N FLOPPERS
F'N FLOPPERS had the 8th and final pick in the 7th Annual NFA draft. Let's look at his team:
PG- John Wall (PG)
SG- Ben McLemore (SG)
SF- Josh Smith (SF, PF)
PF- Serge Ibaka (PF, C)
C- Roy Hibbert (C)
Util- Jason Thompson (PF, C)
Util- Marc Gasol (C)
BN- Nerlens Noel (PF, C)
BN- Kendrick Perkins (C)
BN- Carlos Boozer (PF, C)
F'N FLOPPERS is very PF and C heavy, has no depth at PG, SG, or SF. We shall see if that changes as the season goes on but this is not that uncommon actually as PFs and Cs tend to score the most in NFA. It really comes down to personal preference for each Foul Club owner.
Conclusion
It will be interesting to see how these roster's change throughout the season and I might blog about that at certain points during the season to see how rosters shape up compared to these draft day rosters. It's really hard to project NFA stats, so I won't. But given past trends, the team with DeMarcus Cousins usually wins so Oww Ming's Flagrants should be penciled in as the preseason favorite.
Here's too a great season. May your fouls be flagrant and your ejections many!
Keep Foulin' Y'all!
FM
Monday, October 12, 2015
National Foul Association Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations
Going to repost this for the beginning of the 2015-2016 season but may update this during the season if we develop new terms here at the NFA HQ.
Fouler: One who participates in the sport of fouling (i.e. a player)
MVF: Most Valuable Fouler
The Donkies: Mid-season and End of the season awards for the NFA
Techy: Technical Foul
Flaggy: Flagrant Foul
Performance Foul: Any foul other than a personal foul (Technical, Flagrant, or Ejection)
DTE: Double Techy Ejection
Techy Foul Out Combo (TFO Combo or TFOC): When a player gets a techy and a foul out in the same game resulting in 130 points.
Stat Correction Sunday: When Yahoo! updates stats for fouls, resulting in technicals or flagrants taken away
Stat Donker: Stat Tracker
MSD: Mobile Stat Donker (Yahoo!'s smartphone app)
FTS: Foul That Shit!
DTEFOC: Double Techy Ejection/Foul Out Combo (When your foulers 6th foul is also his 2nd techy)
Techy Potential (TP): The likelihood of a particular player getting a techy in a given game, usually given in percentage points or a ratio.
Good luck to all the Foul Clubs out there.
Let your fouls be flagrant and your ejections many!
Keep Foulin' Y'all!
FM
Fouler: One who participates in the sport of fouling (i.e. a player)
MVF: Most Valuable Fouler
The Donkies: Mid-season and End of the season awards for the NFA
Techy: Technical Foul
Flaggy: Flagrant Foul
Performance Foul: Any foul other than a personal foul (Technical, Flagrant, or Ejection)
DTE: Double Techy Ejection
Techy Foul Out Combo (TFO Combo or TFOC): When a player gets a techy and a foul out in the same game resulting in 130 points.
Stat Correction Sunday: When Yahoo! updates stats for fouls, resulting in technicals or flagrants taken away
Stat Donker: Stat Tracker
MSD: Mobile Stat Donker (Yahoo!'s smartphone app)
FTS: Foul That Shit!
DTEFOC: Double Techy Ejection/Foul Out Combo (When your foulers 6th foul is also his 2nd techy)
Techy Potential (TP): The likelihood of a particular player getting a techy in a given game, usually given in percentage points or a ratio.
Good luck to all the Foul Clubs out there.
Let your fouls be flagrant and your ejections many!
Keep Foulin' Y'all!
FM
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