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FROM COMMISSIONER SCOTT ELLIS, 2ND AMER. BASKETBALL LEAGUE
Should we also postpone the draft a month, too?
Some of our coaches don't get the cards. Since the computer game is coming out about a month later than normal, a couple of our coaches have asked for the draft to be a month later, too.
I'm gonna put this one up for a vote. Vote "Yes" to push our draft back to Dec. 7, a date that will live in infamy, or "No" to keep the draft on Nov. 2.
I need your votes by 11:59 pm on Sunday, Oct. 5.
Steve Feldheim running a retro-PC Action Basketball league!
I'm gonna let him tell you all about it:
Hi everybody. I'm running a retro NBA (PC Action) league currently in it's 2nd year (66-67). Great era.. Wilt, Oscar, Reed, Barry, Havlicheck and more. 10 team league, 10 in real life. We are in the free agent draft right now. There is one team available (Cinncinati). They made the playoffs last season, barely. But it was partially due to an under activeowner. The roster is listed below, and attached, it's a pretty solid team. Anyone interested?
Season to start a month later this year due to late computer game
Due to the new computer game shipping in November, we cannot start our season on Dec. 1. So, we will start on Jan. 1 and move everything back a month. This also means being on time is more important than ever this year, because even if we finish right on time, we won't be playing the 2004 SABL Finals until July 1. Here's our new official SABL Schedule:
THE 2003-2004 SABL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Sept. 1 - $15 dues for 2002-03 season due to Commissioner
11:59 p.m., Oct. 12 - Roster cuts due to Commissioner.
Oct. 20 - Pre-Season Rosters and available draftees due to Coaches.
11:59 p.m., Oct. 26 - Draft lists due to Commissioner. No trades from now until after draft.
1 p.m., EST, Nov. 2 - 2002 SABL Draft
11:59pm, Nov. 30 - Post draft trading period ends. Traded rosters must be used from Jan.1-31
Dec. 7 - Post Draft Rosters & League Disk available to Coaches.
11:59pm, Dec. 31 - Second trading period ends. Traded rosters must be used from Feb. 1-28.
Jan. 1 - 2003-04 SABL Season Starts.
Jan. 31 - Final trading period ends. Traded rosters must be used from March 1 until the end of the season. All trades from now on are for the 2003-2004 season.
May 1 - SABL Regular Season ends.
May 15 - 2003 Playoffs, First Round Start
June 1 - Playoffs, Second Round Start
June 15 - Conference Championships
July 1 - SABL World Championship Start
July 15 - SABL World Champion Crowned.
August 1 - SABL All-Star Series
Cards shipping by end of month, computer game in November
Just got word from our very Strat-O-Matic insider, Akron Coach Dave Scott, that the new basketball cards will ship by Sept. 25. If you haven't ordered them yet, get on the stick and do it!
The new Windows computer basketball game is not gonna be out until November, though, and that will necessitate a change in the start of our league this year. Since the cards are coming out at their normal time, we don't need to change our Oct. 12 cut date or our Nov. 2 draft. We may even start the draft a couple of weeks early, just like we did last year. That was fun for everyone and it gave us all more time to mull over our choices.
But there's no way we can start the season on Dec. 1. It's a new game and we are all gonna have to learn it before we start our regular season.
BTW, Dave also is a playtester for the new game! He should really be able to give us some insights and tips!
Who's Trading?
September 2003
22. Holcomb trades Jalen Rose and Sura to Saginaw for J. Crawford, Williamson and Good News' 2nd pick
May 2003
21. Finney trades B. Grant to Saginaw for B. Jackson & B. Haywood
20. St. Lucie trades M. Curry, Brooklyn's 3rd & East Asia's 3rd to Bettendorf for A. Carter
19. Galactic trades Fox & Bettendorf's 2004 2nd to Brooklyn for R. Strickland, Bakersfield's 3rd & Richmond's 3rd
18. St. Lucie trades Rod Strickland & Richmond's 3rd to Brooklyn for Sabonis
17. Galactic trades R. Patterson, E. Watson & its 3rd pick to Bettendorf for Cassell & Bettendorf's 2004 2nd
16. Galactic trades Davenport's 3rd to St. Lucie for Rick Fox
15. St. Lucie trades Eddie Jones to Chapel Hill for Holcomb's 2004 1st pick & R. Fox
14. St. Lucie trades Ervin Johnson to New Orleans for Jeff Foster
13. St. Lucie trades Bakersfield's 3rd to Brooklyn for Ervin Johnson
12. Finney trades Dampier, St. Lucie's 1st and Saginaw's 1st to Holcomb for Ratliff & McKie
March 2003
11. Finney trades J. Richardson, Rose, its 1st and McLean's first to Holcomb for Iverson, Weatherspoon and St. Lucie's 1st.
February 2003
11. Finney trades J. Richardson, Rose, its 1st and McLean's first to Holcomb for Iverson, Weatherspoon and St. Lucie's 1st.
10. Chapel Hill trades Garrity & Richmond's 2nd to Good News for Outlaw
9. Chapel Hill trades B. Knight to St. Lucie for Claxton
8. Chapel Hill trades Olowokandi. T. Thomas & St. Lucie's 1st to Holcomb for Kirilenko & K. Brown
7. Bakersfield trades Kidd and its 1st and 2nd picks to St. Lucie for S. O'Neal
6. Holcomb trades E. Jones & Abdul-Rahim to St. Lucie for Iverson & McKie
5. McLean trades Rose & its first pick to Finney for T. Murphy
4. St. Lucie trades House & K. Brown to Holcomb for R. Strickland & Richmond's 3rd pick
3. St. Lucie trades Stockton & Holcomb's 1st to River City for R. Hamilton & East Asia's 3rd
2. St. Lucie trades Nash, D. Johnson, Gugliotta & Chapel Hill's 2004 1st to Good News for Iverson, House, Brooklyn's 3rd & Bakersfield's 3rd
January 2003
1. Chapel Hill trades Bender & Sura to Holcomb for VanExel, Newble, Finney's 2nd & Holcomb's 2004 1st
Finney Coach Doug Dillingham's new email address is . . .
If you have not paid your dues, you will be expelled on Oct. 1
Only a few coaches have not paid their dues yet, but if you are one of those, the clock is ticking. If I don't get that $15 by Oct. 1, you are outta' here. Rosters cuts are due on Oct. 12 and I don't want anyone in the SABL who is not committed to the league to have anything to do with a team. You show your commitment by paying your dues. No pay, no play. Just that simple.
Dues are due because in just a little more than a month, it will be time again to start planning for our 2003-04 season. Here is the schedule:
THE 2003-2004 SABL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Sept. 1 - $15 dues for 2002-03 season due to Commissioner
11:59 p.m., Oct. 12 - Roster cuts due to Commissioner.
Oct. 20 - Pre-Season Rosters and available draftees due to Coaches.
11:59 p.m., Oct. 26 - Draft lists due to Commissioner. No trades from now until after draft.
1 p.m., EST, Nov. 2 - 2002 SABL Draft
11:59pm, Nov. 9, Post draft trading period ends. Traded rosters must be used until Dec. 31
Nov. 17 - Post Draft Rosters & League Disk available to Coaches.
11:59pm, Nov. 23 - Second trading period ends. Traded rosters must be used from Jan. 1-31.
Dec. 1 - 2003-04 SABL Season Starts.
Dec. 31 - Final trading period ends. Traded rosters must be used from Feb. 1 until the end of the season. All trades from now on are for the 2003-2004 season.
April 1 - SABL Regular Season ends.
April 15 - 2003 Playoffs, First Round Start
May 1 - Playoffs, Second Round Start
May 15 - Conference Championships
June 1 - SABL World Championship Start
June 15 - SABL World Champion Crowned.
July 1 - SABL All-Star Series Season
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