Rules for CyberZahm Basketball Roto
10/14/99


NOTE 11/23/99 You may not trade Replacement/Exchange options


A. Draft Order

Mags, Jack, Hans, Gabes, DD, Fox, Andy

You can trade positions, up to two days before the draft,
even up, no future considerations allowed.


B. The draft

We will draft first to last, last to first, for a total of 14 rounds.

Everyone must be able to field a starting lineup of 2 centers, 4 guards,
and 4 forwards.  We will each also have 4 reserves. 

The positions that players qualify for will be determined by the player
listings found at http://www.nba.com/Basics/01128100.html.

The draft will begin on Monday, October 25th.


C. Categories

The categories are Total Points, Scoring Average, Field Goal Percentage,
Free Throw Percentage, Rebounds, Assists, Steals, and Blocked Shots.

Roto points are calculated just like for baseball.
The percentage categories are calculated like the baseball
batting average ... i.e. team shots made/team shots attempted.


D. Starting Lineups 

Everyone must set their starting lineup of 2 C's, 4 F's and 4 G's by
11/2 or the day after the draft ends, whichever comes last.
Just send the list to me.  I'll post them.

The players not in your starting lineup are your reserves.


E. Replacements 

Between 11/2 and 2/12 you can replace up to 3 of your players with any 
"free agent".  This will be first come first serve. Send your requests
to the ICC.

Replacing one of your reserves will cost $10.
Replacing one of your starters will cost $15.



F. Exchanges

At any time during the season you can exchange players between your reserves 
and your starting lineup. You may make a total of 10 such exchanges. Again,
send these requests to the ICC.

Exchanges cost $5 each.

Note that unlike in the previous basketball league, when you replace
somebody in your starting lineup, you do not replace them completely, 
i.e., you do not lose all of their stats and pick up all the stats of 
the replacement. Instead, these replacements will work like the baseball
league replacements. 


G. Trades

Trading is allowed until the all star break. All trades must leave all owners
with a full starting lineup. Inform the ICC of any trades and related moves.


H. Fees

Entry       $50
Replacement $10/$15
Exchange    $ 5

Web Site   $100/n where n = number of owners

So in effect the entry fee is $67.


I. Payouts

   First, we deduct the cost of the stat service ($100). Then the remaining 
   money is divvied up as follows:
   
   First place:                    30%
   Second place:                   15%
   Third place:                     5%

   The remaining 50% will be given out using the following scheme which essentially 
   pro-rates payouts based on total points ...

   The total points earned by the last place team are subtracted from everybodies
   total points, giving everyone an adjusted point value. The adj pt vl of the last place
   team would be zero. The first place team would have the highest adj pt vl.
   Each team would be paid from the remaining 50%, a share equivalent to their percentage
   of the total adjusted point values.


J. Calendar 1999-00

10/25  Begin draft.

11/02  Opening Day.

11/02 
to     Make up to three replacements from free agent list.
02/12 

02/11  All star break.
to     
02/13  

04/19  End of season.


K) Rules interpretations

I am the all powerful ICC.

This means that the above rules mean what I mean them to mean and 
not necessarily what they say they mean.

If I need the help of my PRICC I will know it.

Fox


PS  It is a foolish ruler who neglects the wishes of the masses.
    Sprewell is not eligible to be drafted for this league!

PPS I know Andy's gonna complain about this but I will leave the
    handling of that right wing pinko mud stiring radical in the hands
    of you all ...