Post by Gossip Girl on Nov 13, 2008 16:22:02 GMT -5
Everyday, without fail I will start daydreaming about some facet of BBS. Whether it be in the classroom, walking around campus, or watching TV I will get caught up with the ideas racing through my head such as the implications of pressing/trapping, whether pace change can truly make a significant chance in TO's, and why certain players get more minutes than others even though they are both 1st/3rd team on the depth chart. I often wonder how Dan's team of 2 bona fide superstars beat Eb's 5 headed monster. While these thoughts may seem more FBB related than anything, it is because of the enjoyment that I get from BBS that I think of them. As Pig stated in an earlier article: "The beauty of this game is that you could be the best GM in the world and there is still so much you can learn." It is through this shared philosophy that I spend so much time on the forum looking at not only my players and their performance but why other team's players are performing as well as they are and why one DC works well for certain teams, but not for others. When I reflect on all of this I arrive at the same conclusions as to why I dedicate so much time to something as trivial as an online basketball forum.
1. Spencer- We all know that Spencer puts more work into this league than any of us could ever imagine. While I appreciate that as much as any other GM, there is something much more simple than that which causes the league run much more efficiently and in my opinion causes it to be very fun. The fact that Spencer sims the same time everyday is huge to me. I know I can wake up on the weekends or get back from class during the week and sim will be up. BBS is the only league I have seen where many GM's well be signed on at the same time awaiting sim, wondering if Spencer has completed all the transactions or has checked all the DC's. Spencer is also very diligent in letting us know whether there will be delays in sim and always has a viable reason for those delays. At least once a season there will be a night sim if we get enough GM's to vote yes, which we inevitably do. He really takes a lot of time out of his day to make this the best it can be and I know I speak for all of the GM's when I say Thank You.
2. The GM's- This group of GM's is as enjoyable a group as I have ever been around in my short time with sims. The guys here are, for the most part, extremely dedicated to the league. I know I can count on more than one person to make me laugh with a post and it's a lot of fun to share the events of the day with the other GM's. The relationships developed through BBS extend past that of just talking on the forums. I know I talk to other GM's all the time through AIM all the time, a lot of the time having nothing to do with BBS. While I am never going to meet most of the GM's here in real life, it is still quite enjoyable to learn about other's backgrounds and how they got to where they are. I have both given and received information to fellow GM's and I empathize with some of them about their current situations. In some strange way, it's nice to know that a group of random strangers are basically in the same boat as you, whether it be a massive school work load for us students, or working late and often for those older members. It's almost a relaxing feeling to be able to come back from a long day of school/work and know there are a group of ordinary people all going through roughly the same experiences you are and being able to talk about it.
3. The Activity- Best on the internet. As soon as sim is posted there are 10-15 posts about how well/poorly your team is, huge contributions from players, and significant injuries. The sim thread for each day is always 2 pages long and not the willy nilly 2 pages you see from other forums(that only have 15 posts per page) Even the retarded posts we make while incapacitated do add something to the league. While BBS haters claim that so called "spam threads" are bad for the league, the fact remains that it is just one reason why our league is so much better than yours. I am willing to bet we could so a spam thread just to do it, without any rewards attached and we could still make our quota. All because we can and we want to. While most leagues struggle to show signs of life, BBS is the shining star of what a sim league should look like.
4-The Competition/Competitive Banter- BBS also has the best and most competitive GM's out there IMO. I love seeing great GM's in action. Reilly is probably the biest example of this. While our time together on BBS was short it became increasingly clear to me why he won 6 straight titles in the last version of BBS. Seeing great teams go against each other in the playoffs gets me excited, even when I am not involved. Seeing Outlawz work in progress is just another example of great competition. He is just one of many GM's that is willing to make a lot of moves and give up a ton in order to get a competitor for that season. While trading Rose was the most difficult decision I have ever made in sims so far, I have not regretted it for one minute and I think it has truly benefited both of us. This is why I consider him one of the better GM's out there. Rarely would you see a move of this magnitude occur elsewhere. It is ultimately because of the quality of the GM's here that I strive to build a winner and prove I belong here.
I would continue to give specific examples of the above stated reasons why BBS is so great, but I have quite a bit of work I want to get done before tonight's Jets game. Ironically I started this article before the "State of the Leauge" Mass PM and before Spencers posts encouraging us to continue the good posting work, this was just something I randomly though of while having lunch,plus I want some RC's for next year.
Be Safe.
1. Spencer- We all know that Spencer puts more work into this league than any of us could ever imagine. While I appreciate that as much as any other GM, there is something much more simple than that which causes the league run much more efficiently and in my opinion causes it to be very fun. The fact that Spencer sims the same time everyday is huge to me. I know I can wake up on the weekends or get back from class during the week and sim will be up. BBS is the only league I have seen where many GM's well be signed on at the same time awaiting sim, wondering if Spencer has completed all the transactions or has checked all the DC's. Spencer is also very diligent in letting us know whether there will be delays in sim and always has a viable reason for those delays. At least once a season there will be a night sim if we get enough GM's to vote yes, which we inevitably do. He really takes a lot of time out of his day to make this the best it can be and I know I speak for all of the GM's when I say Thank You.
2. The GM's- This group of GM's is as enjoyable a group as I have ever been around in my short time with sims. The guys here are, for the most part, extremely dedicated to the league. I know I can count on more than one person to make me laugh with a post and it's a lot of fun to share the events of the day with the other GM's. The relationships developed through BBS extend past that of just talking on the forums. I know I talk to other GM's all the time through AIM all the time, a lot of the time having nothing to do with BBS. While I am never going to meet most of the GM's here in real life, it is still quite enjoyable to learn about other's backgrounds and how they got to where they are. I have both given and received information to fellow GM's and I empathize with some of them about their current situations. In some strange way, it's nice to know that a group of random strangers are basically in the same boat as you, whether it be a massive school work load for us students, or working late and often for those older members. It's almost a relaxing feeling to be able to come back from a long day of school/work and know there are a group of ordinary people all going through roughly the same experiences you are and being able to talk about it.
3. The Activity- Best on the internet. As soon as sim is posted there are 10-15 posts about how well/poorly your team is, huge contributions from players, and significant injuries. The sim thread for each day is always 2 pages long and not the willy nilly 2 pages you see from other forums(that only have 15 posts per page) Even the retarded posts we make while incapacitated do add something to the league. While BBS haters claim that so called "spam threads" are bad for the league, the fact remains that it is just one reason why our league is so much better than yours. I am willing to bet we could so a spam thread just to do it, without any rewards attached and we could still make our quota. All because we can and we want to. While most leagues struggle to show signs of life, BBS is the shining star of what a sim league should look like.
4-The Competition/Competitive Banter- BBS also has the best and most competitive GM's out there IMO. I love seeing great GM's in action. Reilly is probably the biest example of this. While our time together on BBS was short it became increasingly clear to me why he won 6 straight titles in the last version of BBS. Seeing great teams go against each other in the playoffs gets me excited, even when I am not involved. Seeing Outlawz work in progress is just another example of great competition. He is just one of many GM's that is willing to make a lot of moves and give up a ton in order to get a competitor for that season. While trading Rose was the most difficult decision I have ever made in sims so far, I have not regretted it for one minute and I think it has truly benefited both of us. This is why I consider him one of the better GM's out there. Rarely would you see a move of this magnitude occur elsewhere. It is ultimately because of the quality of the GM's here that I strive to build a winner and prove I belong here.
I would continue to give specific examples of the above stated reasons why BBS is so great, but I have quite a bit of work I want to get done before tonight's Jets game. Ironically I started this article before the "State of the Leauge" Mass PM and before Spencers posts encouraging us to continue the good posting work, this was just something I randomly though of while having lunch,plus I want some RC's for next year.
Be Safe.
