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I don't think drafts that take days to complete are good for Alamaze. Somehow there has to be a way that it gets done in no more than a couple hours. I really hate expecting most players to hang around waiting to pick because they don't want to hold others up (as well as anxious to make their pick), but if one player is unavailable, we have 11 other somewhat irritated players. A draft like this starts at noon, a player is still waiting to pick at dinner time Saturday? Maybe they had plans and now they look bad for being out.
I think 10 minutes is plenty of time when the draft starts, ala the NFL. Yes, if everyone took 10 minutes it would still take four hours, but we aren't making trades, etc., and I assume players have thought about the possibilities before it is their turn to draft. So most selections would be made almost instantly like in fantasy football unless "your guy" was taken right in front of you, then you go to your backup. Maybe when we fill the 12 spots with draft position, the draft starts 6pm the next day. Then you either attend the draft live on the forum, you have submitted a list to a friend or support, or failing that, your pick is made for you at random, or you slide down until you make yourself available to make the pick. Probably the last rather than random pick. You just keep sliding down until you pick if you haven't submitted a list or enjoined a surrogate.
I think 10 minutes is plenty of time when the draft starts, ala the NFL. Yes, if everyone took 10 minutes it would still take four hours, but we aren't making trades, etc., and I assume players have thought about the possibilities before it is their turn to draft. So most selections would be made almost instantly like in fantasy football unless "your guy" was taken right in front of you, then you go to your backup. Maybe when we fill the 12 spots with draft position, the draft starts 6pm the next day. Then you either attend the draft live on the forum, you have submitted a list to a friend or support, or failing that, your pick is made for you at random, or you slide down until you make yourself available to make the pick. Probably the last rather than random pick. You just keep sliding down until you pick if you haven't submitted a list or enjoined a surrogate.