My suggestions for the KFBA

jcpeery, 45 days ago

To me, clearly things are dieing here.  I think what I am reading from the Colonel's post is that the KFBA will continue, but the boys have grown up, have other responsibilities and are no longer looking at this as a way to make money.  I think that makes a lot of sense.  However, to some extent this has meant the player base is now stagnant.  Certainly the site has gone that way.

I did a look through all of the leagues.  There are 12 leagues with 16 teams per; 192 teams overall.  Unfortunately there are only 63 owners.  Of the 63, there are probably 20 that really have a lot of teams and a few that have way too many teams (like me and Mrobinson.)  I think this has to be addressed.  The competition looks very similar in almost every league and that takes away some of the fun.  To address that let me make some suggestions:

1 - Limit the amount of teams each owner can have (should be 3-5 in my opinion.)  Let's do this ASAP and give everyone a chance to choose which 3-5 teams they want to keep.

2 - Try a couple of experimental leagues with different rules.  I have heard requests for a no-keeper league and I have requested many times a franchise player league.  There could be plenty of other variants that might be fun to try.  We could allow participation in experimental leagues to not count towards the 3-5 team max.

3 - Have this be a membership only site that grows through referals.  $30/year is about right.  Credit a member with 1/2 off for each referee that buys a membership and give the referee a 50% discount as well.  So, if I refer someone and they sign up both he and I get a 50% discount.  KFBA loses nothing.  If 2 referees join, my fee goes down to $7.50 and each of them gets their first year at $15.  I think the point is that the more owners the better for KFBA financially and the better the competition resulting in more fun for all.

4 - I love the idea of the orignal OR and B-league with a relegation system.  With 63 owners we are one owner shy of being able to fill 4 full leagues.  We could either start 4 new leagues (Premier, First Division, Second Division, Third Division) or use the oldest four leagues and make owners choose which team they want to keep and only keep one.  If we use new leagues use one of Brohams ranking methods to initially rank everyone 1-64 and place them in that way for year one.

Each year have a three up/three down relegation system.  The winner of First division chooses which relegated team they want in OR.  The third worst team in OR choses the promoted team they want in First division.  This would give owners a reason to keep fighting until the end wether they are on top or bottom.  When new members join KFBA, they would be put in a "fourth division" initially.  If there are enough new members to create the league at the beginning of the season then they will play for promotion.  If there are only say 6 new owners, the new owners will be promoted based on seniority (when they signed up). 

This would be a great benefit to membership.  A true, one team per owner system that crowns a true champion each year.  It would also give people real motivation not to tank a team by getting rid of all stars for keepers.  I think this would be a win-win-win.

Ultimately, I think with little effort, we could rejuvinate what is going on here.  I think everyone could get excited about a new relegation/promotion system.  We clearly need some contraction of regular leagues as well.  The limit on owners would do that.  We also need new blood and the referal system could do that.  Let's move forward!

2008 Surgeries...

colonel, 123 days ago

From the AP...

Chinese officials are hoping to speed NBA star Yao Ming's recovery with a secret remedy -- traditional Chinese medicine.

The Houston Rockets center underwent surgery on Monday to repair a stress fracture in his left foot. Doctors in the United States said after the surgery that he was expected to recover in time to play for China at the Beijing Olympics in August.

However, back home they're taking no chances with Yao's health.

"After the surgery, Chinese medicine will be used to help Yao Ming's recovery," Hu Jiashi, deputy director of the Chinese Basketball Association, told the Beijing News.

"We've hired medical experts to diagnose Yao Ming's condition and communicate with American doctors and we've reached agreement."

Chinese remedies are widely believed across China to be effective, usually made of herbal compounds that have been used for centuries.

Hu also urged caution.

"Yao Ming's absence from the Olympics is something nobody wants to see," Hu said. "However, we have to listen to the doctors advice. We also need to face reality. If Yao doesn't fully recovered from the injury, he can't give his best performance plus it could hurt his career."

Yao is China's best-known athlete and has contracts with several Olympic sponsors including McDonald's and Coca-Cola. He is believed to earn about $25 million alone in sponsorship deals and is being heavily marketed across China in the run-up to the Games.

Player Position Updates

colonel, 4 days ago

NEW CENTERS

Dwight Howard

Al Jefferson

Al Horford

Joakim Noah

Andris Biedrins

Josh Boone

NEW FORWARDS

Charlie Villanueva

Gerald Wallace

Ben Wallace

Rasheed Wallace

Rodney Carney

New players loaded...

colonel, 6 days ago

The newly drafted players are now available...  EMail the Colonel if there is an undrafted player you want added to the Kentucky Fried Universe...

Time for a Mock draft!!!!

mrobison, 70 days ago

 I'll try a solo ranking in a couple weeks if we haven't done one by then, but I don't know much about the rookies.  Figure Beasley first, probably in the late third / early fourth.  Rose close to that. 

But it would be better to have lots of input.

Also, I'd love to have draft picks issued (I know it usually takes into June, but I'm always eager) and trading turned on. 

2008 Final Prize Pool Rankings

broham, 60 days ago

66 players = $330 pool

Team ID	ID	City	Mascot	League	GM	KF Avg	League KF Average	LeagueAdj	Prize Pool Avg
10	B	Baltimore	Brocheese	Original Recipe	broham	223.38	197.91	0.43	223.81
123	SE	Skye	Eagles	Bleague	mrobison	218.65	198.14	0.66	219.31
1256	HS	Hypnotic	Specters	Crazy 88s	trantony	217.73	197.79	0.31	218.04
1149	SD	Shivan	Dragons	Even More Cowbell	trantony	214.37	198.13	0.66	215.03
1224	AE	Aberdeen	Eagles	Kung Fu Grip	mrobison	214.53	197.65	0.17	214.71
136	JBS	John Birch	Society	Greatest Show	zzRay	213.28	198.29	0.81	214.09
1337	TW	Team	Willis	Bob MacAdoo's Most Extreme Elimination Challenge	broham	211.71	199.57	2.09	213.80
246	AE	Alba	Eagles	Sugar Ray	mrobison	212.72	198.08	0.60	213.32
1016	CH	Connie Hawkins	at Holcombe Rucker Park	Johnnie Walker All-Stars	ciwasko	212.16	198.25	0.77	212.93
1349	DD	Desert	Dung	Bob MacAdoo's Most Extreme Elimination Challenge	randrgau	210.28	199.57	2.09	212.37
110	CB	California	Buckeyes	Bleague	osupatrick	211.40	198.14	0.66	212.05
9	OR	Oscar Robertson	and the Crispus Attucks Tigers	Original Recipe	ciwasko	211.38	197.91	0.43	211.81
1155	RR	Raleigh	Reapers	Even More Cowbell	jcpeery	209.87	198.13	0.66	210.53
258	OP	Osupatrick	Buckeyes	Sugar Ray	osupatrick	208.83	198.08	0.60	209.43
1353	FB	Florida	Buckeyes	The Big 16	osupatrick	210.24	196.13	-1.35	208.89
1011	MM	Manteno	Mullets	Johnnie Walker All-Stars	diedrich88	207.00	198.25	0.77	207.77
255	BG	Brookline	Gunslingers	Sugar Ray	green17	206.58	198.08	0.60	207.18
1357	CM	Crimson	Manticores	The Big 16	trantony	208.20	196.13	-1.35	206.85
1022	RC	Raleigh	Carnies of Cary	Travishamockery	jcpeery	206.75	196.90	-0.58	206.17
1368	ABC	A-Treat	Black Cherries	The Big 16	mike	206.27	196.13	-1.35	204.92
1344	CCR	Carolina	Crustaceans	Bob MacAdoo's Most Extreme Elimination Challenge	jcpeery	202.69	199.57	2.09	204.78
1356	CC	Cary	Carnage	The Big 16	jcpeery	205.95	196.13	-1.35	204.60
201	CB	Columbus	Buckeyes	Turnpike	osupatrick	206.31	195.20	-2.28	204.03
1	K	Kalamazoo	Krakers	Original Recipe	greg	201.37	197.91	0.43	201.80
15	BK	Brooklyn	Brewers	Original Recipe	leigh	201.07	197.91	0.43	201.51
158	BF	Boystown	Five	Greatest Show	leigh	200.05	198.29	0.81	200.86
8	WV	Oaksterdam	Straightedges	Original Recipe	manuel	199.65	197.91	0.43	200.08
1020	MC	Mineola	Casheola	Travishamockery	mike	199.59	196.90	-0.58	199.01
1216	MBP	Miramar	Bitch Project	Kung Fu Grip	broham	198.61	197.65	0.17	198.78
1151	BB	BangBus	Yeah It's Real...	Even More Cowbell	prettyboycm	198.11	198.13	0.66	198.76
172	SKB	Siesta Key	Buckeyes	Greatest Show	osupatrick	197.66	198.29	0.81	198.47
3	VF	Valley Forge	Howler Monkeys	Original Recipe	colonel	198.03	197.91	0.43	198.46
1362	FTZ	Fitzrovia	Blue Beards	The Big 16	peterg	199.55	196.13	-1.35	198.20
1218	MMRW	Mad Matt's	Road Warriors	Kung Fu Grip	mharris3	197.93	197.65	0.17	198.10
1351	SE	Stockport	Eagles	Bob MacAdoo's Most Extreme Elimination Challenge	mrobison	195.76	199.57	2.09	197.85
182	JR	Jackie Robinson	and the Los Angeles Red Devils	Greatest Show	ciwasko	196.41	198.29	0.81	197.22
1021	MM	Montpelier	Muskrats	Travishamockery	colonel	197.71	196.90	-0.58	197.13
1361	OIE	Orkney Islands	Eagles	The Big 16	mrobison	197.77	196.13	-1.35	196.41
137	CE	Caithness	Eagles	Greatest Show	mrobison	195.59	198.29	0.81	196.39
1018	MF	Mr. Mastodon	Farm	Travishamockery	broham	196.30	196.90	-0.58	195.72
1365	EXP	Expansion	Team	The Big 16	freelanceobgyn	196.82	196.13	-1.35	195.47
1253	Big 3	The Big Three	Killed My Baby	Crazy 88s	broham	194.83	197.79	0.31	195.14
1367	BL	Brock	Landers	The Big 16	rubba	195.74	196.13	-1.35	194.39
1145	JOGE	John o Groats	Eagles	Even More Cowbell	mrobison	193.18	198.13	0.66	193.84
159	WB	Wrightsville Beach	Sand Crabs	Greatest Show	jcpeery	192.29	198.29	0.81	193.10
250	HV	Happy Valley	Voles	Sugar Ray	jcpeery	192.29	198.08	0.60	192.89
231	BIG A	Al Czervik's	AllStars	Sugar Ray	rubba	192.00	198.08	0.60	192.61
133	GD	Grateful	Dead	Bleague	dabigticket	191.50	198.14	0.66	192.15
19	NN	Newcastle	Newts	Turnpike	jcpeery	193.82	195.20	-2.28	191.54
1157	PWKz	Pasco	Wildkatz	Even More Cowbell	bwbahr	190.20	198.13	0.66	190.85
1217	WCJ	Windy City	Jammers	Kung Fu Grip	aztecs00	189.87	197.65	0.17	190.04
1249	Lint	Linthicum	Birdmen	Crazy 88s	fpm	189.63	197.79	0.31	189.94
1366	EXP	Minnetonka	Surly Stevedores	The Big 16	nostalgyk	190.37	196.13	-1.35	189.02
1364	WBF	Walken's	Balls of Fury	The Big 16	antonio	190.34	196.13	-1.35	188.99
1027	SPIKE	Mars	Blackmon	Travishamockery	aztecs00	189.01	196.90	-0.58	188.43
1358	JE	Julius Erving	and the Baseline Move	The Big 16	ciwasko	189.09	196.13	-1.35	187.74
1029	BRGCC	Brighton Rio Grande Community College	Redmen	Travishamockery	mrobison	188.18	196.90	-0.58	187.61
41	MM	Marietta	ManEaters	Bleague	krannou	186.60	198.14	0.66	187.26
1158	Fowl	Fragrant	Fowl	Even More Cowbell	rubba	185.76	198.13	0.66	186.42
1360	HAA	Houston Alexander's	Assassins	The Big 16	mark	187.41	196.13	-1.35	186.06
138	ID	Indianapolis	Drunks	Greatest Show	younggod	184.71	198.29	0.81	185.52
1245	GE	Glasgow	Eagles	Crazy 88s	mrobison	183.72	197.79	0.31	184.03
1355	Mafia	Italian	Mafia	The Big 16	leigh	175.78	196.13	-1.35	174.43
1006	SE	Sterling	Eagles	Johnnie Walker All-Stars	mrobison	167.48	198.25