With Halloween coming in 2 days, I figured this was the appropriate title for this week's post as I couldn't think of anything witty. Well let's get to this week's post.
Performance Foul Tracker
First Ejection - GG Foulin' 10/20/18
First Flagrant -
First Techy - Pgastan FC and Ohsnappers!!! on 10/17/18
First Foul Out - Oww Ming's Flagrants, Baltimore Hitsquad, Ohsnappers!!!!, and Gamblor on 10/17/18
Season Cycle Tracker:
Rodman'sWeddingDress and GG Foulin' are both just missing a flagrant. All other tams are missing a flagrant and ejection.
Performance Foul Tracker remains unchanged after everyone got their first performance foul in the first week and no one has yet to get a flagrant. Since everyone got their first performance foul in the first week I took that part out and replaced it with season cycle tracker below.
Season Cycle Tracker:
Rodman'sWeddingDress and GG Foulin' are both just missing a flagrant. All other tams are missing a flagrant and ejection.
Stat Corrections
- There were no stat corrections this week
Transactions
- F'N FLOPPERS added Enes Kanter and dropped Ed Davis on October 22nd
- Rodman'sWeddingDress added Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and dropped Marcin Gortat on October 26th
- GG Foulin' added Zach Collins and dropped Kevin Love on October 26th
- Ohsnappers!!! added Rajon Rondo on October 28th
Standings as of October 29, 2018
1. Rodman'sWeddingDress - 915 (+440)
2. GG Foulin' - 810 (+395)
3. Pgastan FC - 800 (+400)
4. Ohsnappers!!! - 750 (+430)
5. Oww Ming's Flagrants - 665 (+325)
6. Arlington Assaulters - 630 (+375)
7. Baltimore Hitsquad - 625 (+250)
8. F'N FLOPPERS - 585 (+300)
9. Gamblor - 525 (+335)
<= 195 points: Horrible week
200-295 points: Poor week
300-395 points: Average week
400-495 Points: Great Week
500-595 Points: Excellent Week
>=600 points: Amazing week
Gamblor recovered from a horrible week 1 to have a respectable 335 points in week 2 but remains in last place albeit he has closed the gap quite a bit. F'N FLOPPERS had an average week of 300 points but fell one place to 8th. Baltimore HItsquad had a poor week of 250 points and falls all the way to 7th after starting out in 4th. Arlington Assaulters had an average week of 375 points and jumps 2 spots to 6th. Oww Ming's Flagrants had an average week of 325 points and stays in 5th place. Ohsnappers!!! had a great week of 430 points and moves up 2 spots to 4th. Pgastan FC scored 400 points for the 2nd consecutive week and stays in 3rd. GG Foulin' put up 395 points and stays in 2nd. Rodman'sWeddingDress had the best week overall of 440 points and stays in 1st place.
Well that's it for now
Keep Foulin' Y'all!
FM
Monday, October 29, 2018
Monday, October 22, 2018
Week 1 Roundup: A Blank Slate
Well, well, well and we're underway with a brand new NFA Season. Since I covered the draft in a separate post I won't be doing that here. But I do have a new feature to start out the season with. There have been some performance foul droughts to start a season before, but since I didn't take records only anecdotal evidence will do so far. I believe Pgastan FC had a performance foul drought in one recent season that lasted 2 or 3 weeks before he got his first techy. Anyway, I decided to track each teams first performance foul of the season as well as the first of each from a league-standpoint. Please note that while technically a foul out is an accumulation of fouls and not generally considered a performance foul per se, I did include it in the tracker, as the point was to see when each team scored more than 5 points on a given stat category.
Performance Foul Tracker
Oww Ming's Flagrants - Foul Out 10/17/18
Baltimore Hitsquad - Foul Out 10/17/18
Pgastan FC - Techy 10/17/18
Rodman'sWeddingDress - Techy 10/17/18
GG FOulin' - Techy 10/20/18
Ohsnappers!!! -Techy 10/17/18
F'N FLOPPERS - Techy 10/19/18
Gamblor - Techy 10/17/18
Arlington Assaulters - Techy 10/20/18
First Ejection - GG Foulin' 10/20/18
First Flagrant -
First Techy - Pgastan FC and Ohsnappers!!! on 10/17/18
First Foul Out - Oww Ming's Flagrants, Baltimore Hitsquad, Ohsnappers!!!!, and Gamblor on 10/17/18
As you can see, every team has had at least one performance fouls since the NFA season started, which may be a record, but there are no records prior to this season. As you can also see, we've had everything except for a flagrant so far this season. I will also point out which team is the first to complete the cycle for the season as well, but that could be awhile.
Stat Corrections
- There were no stat corrections this week
Transactions
- GG Foulin' added Kevin Love on October 11th
- Pgastan FC added Jaren Jackson Jr. and dropped Harry Giles on October 11th
- Gamblor added Tristan Thompson on October 16th
- Rodman'sWeddingDress added Brandon Ingram and dropped LeBron James on October 21st
- GG Foulin' added Ersan Ilyasova and dropped Kristaps Porzingis on October 21st
- GG Foulin' added Dennis Smith Jr. and dropped Kevin Knox on October 21st
Rodman'sWeddingDress picked up Brandon Ingram after he was part of that brawl in which he and a few others got ejected. Ingram will be suspended for this week's of games though.
Standings as of October 22, 2018
1. Rodman'sWeddingDress - 475 (+475)
2. GG Foulin' - 415 (+415)
3. Pgastan FC - 400 (+400)
4. Baltimore Hitsquad - 375 (+375)
5. Oww Ming's Flagrants - 340 (+340)
6. Ohsnappers!!! - 320 (+320)
7. F'N FLOPPERS - 285 (+285)
8. Arlington Assaulters - 255 (+255)
9. Gamblor - 190 (+190)
<= 195 points: Horrible week
200-295 points: Poor week
300-395 points: Average week
400-495 Points: Great Week
500-595 Points: Excellent Week
>=600 points: Amazing week
After one week in the books, Gamblor is at the bottom after a horrible week of 190 points. Arlington Assaulters had a poor week of 255 points, as did F'N FLOPPERS who scored 285 points. Ohsnappers!!!, Oww Ming's Flagrants, and Baltimore Hitsquad all had average weeks scoring 320, 340, and 375 points respectively. Pgastan FC is in third after a great week of 400 points. GG Foulin' (back after a 1 year hiatus) is in 2nd after a great week 415 points. And after 1 week, Rodman'sWeddingDress is at the top with 475 points.
Well that's it for now
Keep Foulin' Y'all!
FM
Performance Foul Tracker
Oww Ming's Flagrants - Foul Out 10/17/18
Baltimore Hitsquad - Foul Out 10/17/18
Pgastan FC - Techy 10/17/18
Rodman'sWeddingDress - Techy 10/17/18
GG FOulin' - Techy 10/20/18
Ohsnappers!!! -Techy 10/17/18
F'N FLOPPERS - Techy 10/19/18
Gamblor - Techy 10/17/18
Arlington Assaulters - Techy 10/20/18
First Ejection - GG Foulin' 10/20/18
First Flagrant -
First Techy - Pgastan FC and Ohsnappers!!! on 10/17/18
First Foul Out - Oww Ming's Flagrants, Baltimore Hitsquad, Ohsnappers!!!!, and Gamblor on 10/17/18
As you can see, every team has had at least one performance fouls since the NFA season started, which may be a record, but there are no records prior to this season. As you can also see, we've had everything except for a flagrant so far this season. I will also point out which team is the first to complete the cycle for the season as well, but that could be awhile.
Stat Corrections
- There were no stat corrections this week
Transactions
- GG Foulin' added Kevin Love on October 11th
- Pgastan FC added Jaren Jackson Jr. and dropped Harry Giles on October 11th
- Gamblor added Tristan Thompson on October 16th
- Rodman'sWeddingDress added Brandon Ingram and dropped LeBron James on October 21st
- GG Foulin' added Ersan Ilyasova and dropped Kristaps Porzingis on October 21st
- GG Foulin' added Dennis Smith Jr. and dropped Kevin Knox on October 21st
Rodman'sWeddingDress picked up Brandon Ingram after he was part of that brawl in which he and a few others got ejected. Ingram will be suspended for this week's of games though.
Standings as of October 22, 2018
1. Rodman'sWeddingDress - 475 (+475)
2. GG Foulin' - 415 (+415)
3. Pgastan FC - 400 (+400)
4. Baltimore Hitsquad - 375 (+375)
5. Oww Ming's Flagrants - 340 (+340)
6. Ohsnappers!!! - 320 (+320)
7. F'N FLOPPERS - 285 (+285)
8. Arlington Assaulters - 255 (+255)
9. Gamblor - 190 (+190)
<= 195 points: Horrible week
200-295 points: Poor week
300-395 points: Average week
400-495 Points: Great Week
500-595 Points: Excellent Week
>=600 points: Amazing week
After one week in the books, Gamblor is at the bottom after a horrible week of 190 points. Arlington Assaulters had a poor week of 255 points, as did F'N FLOPPERS who scored 285 points. Ohsnappers!!!, Oww Ming's Flagrants, and Baltimore Hitsquad all had average weeks scoring 320, 340, and 375 points respectively. Pgastan FC is in third after a great week of 400 points. GG Foulin' (back after a 1 year hiatus) is in 2nd after a great week 415 points. And after 1 week, Rodman'sWeddingDress is at the top with 475 points.
Well that's it for now
Keep Foulin' Y'all!
FM
Friday, October 12, 2018
NFA 2018-2019 Season Preview and Draft Recap
The National Foul Association is back! The Association completed its 9th draft ahead of its 9th season last night. We'll address the draft in a second but first some interesting tidbits from inside the draft room.
NFA Analytics
First off, we haven't decided on what to call this analytics movement sweeping the Association by storm right now. Foulerball is what Pgastan FC has been using for a few years but my sources tell me that they are open for another name. Foulernomics? The Association is open to ideas of naming this movement.
Anyway, during the early rounds of the draft, Oww Ming's Flagrant's (last year's champion) revealed they are using analytics and cited a fouls/minute stat. Pgastan FC, cited his fouls/game stat. This got PFC thinking that maybe he should be using a fouls/minute stat in addition to his fouls/game stat he has been using over the last few years. PFC may be contemplating firing his front office (or as Theo Epstein calls them "his nerds") as a way to shake things up. As Billy Beane said in Moneyball "Adapt or die." PFC has been using his method since the 2014-15 season and has finished 5th, 3rd, 4th, and 2nd. Two top 3 finishes may not be good enough, though he did not win the DeMarcus Cousins sweepstakes in any of those years.
We do not know how many years Oww Ming's Flagrant's has been using Analytics but he joined in 2014-15 season and has finished 7th, 2nd, 3rd, and 1st. It could be assumed that after a 1 year learning curve he has been using analytics ever since. He did win the Demarcus Cousins sweepstakes in 2017-18 season where he finished 1st and the 2015-16 season where he finished 2nd.
It will be interesting to see where the Foulerball movement takes the NFA and if other Clubs start adopting analytical methods to assess their teams.No team has discovered Fouls Above Replacement (FAR) yet but if they do they could run away with the league.
Season Changes
They Call Me Gamblor has shortened their name to just Gamblor. All other Foul Club names remain the same.
The Draft
As for the draft itself, it started out different then previous years because Cousins is recovering from a torn Achilles last January and has no timetable to return. He also joined the Warriors so who knows exactly what his playing time situation will be once he is healthy. Also, this appeared to be the first draft in which every Foul Club showed up so this could be a highly competitive year in the Association.
Here's a look at how the 1st round played out:
1. F'N FLOPPERS selected Draymond Green
2. Oww Ming's Flagrants selected Karl-Anthony Towns
3. Arlington Assaulters selected Dwight Howard
4. GG Foulin' selected Devin Booker
5. Gamblor selected Russell Westbrook
6. Ohsnappers!!! selected Markieff Morris
7. Pgastan FC selected Julius Randle
8. Rodman'sWeddingDress selected Andre Drummond
9. Baltimore Hitsquad selected Dillon Brooks
A couple of thoughts: Arlington Assaulters appeared to get lucky with Dwight Howard falling to 3 as he has been the 2nd off the board in previous drafts right behind Cousins. Oww Ming's Flagrants selected Karl-Anthony Towns 2nd overall and as defending champion and admitted user of analytics can you really question that pick? Markieff Morris at 6 for Ohsnappers!!! could be a steal as well. That forced Pgastan FC into a tough decition for 7th pick and he ended up taking Julius Randle.
Other Notable Draft Picks
- Gamblor took DeMarcus Cousins as the 5th pick in Round 2
I guess that's really the only notable draft pick not in the 1st round. I mean there were some other players that are good foulers that went later but that is the pick everyone wants to know.
Season Preview
Well given that Cousins is hurt, all 9 Foul Clubs showed up for the draft, and teams look pretty even, this league seems wide open. I don't even know how to predict a top 3 other than going by total points per team based on last year but that's not really scientific. It really does seem wide open for any club right now for the first time in NFA history.
Check back in the coming weeks for the weekly updates and any other league news that may break and of course the twice a season Donkies.
Well that's it for now.
Keep Foulin' Y'all!
FM
NFA Analytics
First off, we haven't decided on what to call this analytics movement sweeping the Association by storm right now. Foulerball is what Pgastan FC has been using for a few years but my sources tell me that they are open for another name. Foulernomics? The Association is open to ideas of naming this movement.
Anyway, during the early rounds of the draft, Oww Ming's Flagrant's (last year's champion) revealed they are using analytics and cited a fouls/minute stat. Pgastan FC, cited his fouls/game stat. This got PFC thinking that maybe he should be using a fouls/minute stat in addition to his fouls/game stat he has been using over the last few years. PFC may be contemplating firing his front office (or as Theo Epstein calls them "his nerds") as a way to shake things up. As Billy Beane said in Moneyball "Adapt or die." PFC has been using his method since the 2014-15 season and has finished 5th, 3rd, 4th, and 2nd. Two top 3 finishes may not be good enough, though he did not win the DeMarcus Cousins sweepstakes in any of those years.
We do not know how many years Oww Ming's Flagrant's has been using Analytics but he joined in 2014-15 season and has finished 7th, 2nd, 3rd, and 1st. It could be assumed that after a 1 year learning curve he has been using analytics ever since. He did win the Demarcus Cousins sweepstakes in 2017-18 season where he finished 1st and the 2015-16 season where he finished 2nd.
It will be interesting to see where the Foulerball movement takes the NFA and if other Clubs start adopting analytical methods to assess their teams.No team has discovered Fouls Above Replacement (FAR) yet but if they do they could run away with the league.
Season Changes
They Call Me Gamblor has shortened their name to just Gamblor. All other Foul Club names remain the same.
The Draft
As for the draft itself, it started out different then previous years because Cousins is recovering from a torn Achilles last January and has no timetable to return. He also joined the Warriors so who knows exactly what his playing time situation will be once he is healthy. Also, this appeared to be the first draft in which every Foul Club showed up so this could be a highly competitive year in the Association.
Here's a look at how the 1st round played out:
1. F'N FLOPPERS selected Draymond Green
2. Oww Ming's Flagrants selected Karl-Anthony Towns
3. Arlington Assaulters selected Dwight Howard
4. GG Foulin' selected Devin Booker
5. Gamblor selected Russell Westbrook
6. Ohsnappers!!! selected Markieff Morris
7. Pgastan FC selected Julius Randle
8. Rodman'sWeddingDress selected Andre Drummond
9. Baltimore Hitsquad selected Dillon Brooks
A couple of thoughts: Arlington Assaulters appeared to get lucky with Dwight Howard falling to 3 as he has been the 2nd off the board in previous drafts right behind Cousins. Oww Ming's Flagrants selected Karl-Anthony Towns 2nd overall and as defending champion and admitted user of analytics can you really question that pick? Markieff Morris at 6 for Ohsnappers!!! could be a steal as well. That forced Pgastan FC into a tough decition for 7th pick and he ended up taking Julius Randle.
Other Notable Draft Picks
- Gamblor took DeMarcus Cousins as the 5th pick in Round 2
I guess that's really the only notable draft pick not in the 1st round. I mean there were some other players that are good foulers that went later but that is the pick everyone wants to know.
Season Preview
Well given that Cousins is hurt, all 9 Foul Clubs showed up for the draft, and teams look pretty even, this league seems wide open. I don't even know how to predict a top 3 other than going by total points per team based on last year but that's not really scientific. It really does seem wide open for any club right now for the first time in NFA history.
Check back in the coming weeks for the weekly updates and any other league news that may break and of course the twice a season Donkies.
Well that's it for now.
Keep Foulin' Y'all!
FM
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