2015-2016 GMOY Campaigning Thread (Ends 7/31 at 11:59 PM)

[Bowtothebill23]

NEW RULE FOR THREADS: You are allowed to make one post about yourself (edits of your original post will be allowed) or another GM. There will NOT be any goading or attacking other candidates to create nonsense drama like previous years. Any additional BS posted in threads will be deleted. The campaigning period officially ends at the deadline listed below.

Campaigning begins now until 11:59 pm Monday the 31st. Voting period starts Tuesday 8/1 when ballots are sent out and will be due by 11:59PM on Sunday 8/6. No exceptions.

[PaulyP]

Me.

[IamQuailman]

Me.

2nd'd

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[NOLa.]

We are all just fighting for 2nd place.


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[Bowtothebill23]

Me.

I'm sold. Legit.

[WigNosy]

I'd vote for Pauly, too, but just so he'll have someone to beat, I'll throw my hat in the ring:

1. DRAFTING - Drafted Daniel Randle at pick #19 - averaging 17.8 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 2.9 apg and in contention for ROY.
2. FREE AGENCY - Locked up Bojan Bogdanovic on a cheap long term contract in RFA, got Marc Gasol and Nate Robinson in UFA.
3. TRADING - Traded away Rudy Gay and Carmelo Anthony for what (after a flip) wound up turning into Draymond Green, James Harden and Chris Kaman.
4. FISCAL - Reset my tax repeater status by sneaking under the tax apron this season
5. WINNING - Third-best winning percentage in the league this season.

[TheSyndicate]

Pauly is having a great year - but as an alternative:

I made a bunch of moves to get better for the future. People were calling me out for giving Darth a lotto pick. Turns out my team was also better in the present and I'm currently leading the West with the 2nd best record and 2nd best point differential in the league (best in the West for both).

Despite a large tax bill this year, I'll have a minimal one (if any) moving forward, so I got better in that regard too. So yeah, I think I had a pretty good year. I also contributed several articles, ran the Fantasy SLOE league (with Quail), and gave some life into the league with a drama filled shitstorm after Dinwiddie-gate.

[Darth Vegito]

Just to give you even another option if you don't like those others I'll throw my hat into the ring.

Most said I would break my own record for the least wins which was 5. I now have 7. BOOM. SUCK IT. Vote for me.

[ballsohard]

Vote for me. I didn't quit after the 9th consecutive year of having 3 players under 27 get annihilated by tc.

[TheSyndicate]

Vote for me. I didn't quit after the 9th consecutive year of having 3 players under 27 get annihilated by tc.

This is a really good argument

[Inner_GI]

With only one sim left, I finally feel safe in nominating myself.

Draft: Moved up in the draft to take Chet Dooley who looks like a potential Lin replacement.

Offseason:
1. Moved KCP for Mbah Moute to cash in on my SG depth for a defensive anchor.
2. Resigned Parsons to a nice deal

Season: The Knicks have had a complete turnaround season.

1. 27 more wins
2. Team averages 7 more points per game (and we traded for defense this year?!?!)
3. Team allows 2 fewer points per game.
4. Went from a -4.2 PPG margin to +5.4
5. Knicks as a team are top 10 in:
--Points Allowed (5)
--Assists (10)
--Steals (3)
--Turnovers (5)
--3P% (7)
--O Eff (8)
--D Eff (7)
6. Won the Atlantic Division
7. 4th best record in the league

I think I've done enough to be considered for GMOY.

[digiskunk]

I'm going to nominate Doug of the Milwaukee Bucks. Prior to the trade that I made with him, his team was definitely a contender, but he needed something to put him over the top. After I traded Ricky Rubio and Ed Davis to him, his team came speeding out of the gate, ready to prove that they were worthy of the title. He made all the right moves to better his team without sacrificing much (if anything), and I felt it's worth recognizing.

[NickMalone77]

I'm gonna throw my hat into the ring for GMOY. Raised win total from last season by double digits. About to win first division title ever in the Southwest division. Lowered tax hit mid year to acquire Ron Artest that helped propel my squad from a .500 team to now a season best 17 games in counting over .500. Have dealt with an injury to almost every starter on my roster in some capacity this year minus Greg Monroe (Mr. YeahoOK.gif) who's averaging a double-double. Pulled it all together for one of my better seasons ever.

[IamQuailman]

I'm going to nominate Doug of the Milwaukee Bucks. Prior to the trade that I made with him, his team was definitely a contender, but he needed something to put him over the top. After I traded Ricky Rubio and Ed Davis to him, his team came speeding out of the gate, ready to prove that they were worthy of the title. He made all the right moves to better his team without sacrificing much (if anything), and I felt it's worth recognizing.

Thank you, Gary. I appreciate the nomination!

I just want to add a few things. I went all in with my moves this year. I had a lot of young assets and cap space prior to RFA, and had to make many well timed moves in order to set my team up.

Out:
Darren Collison
Jonas Jerebko
Greivis Vasquez
Thaddeus Young
Jamychal Green
Draymond Green
Victor Oladipo

In:
Rudy Gay
Ricky Rubio
Sean Kilpatrick
Thunder 2016 1st (#13 projected)
Suns 2016 1st (#19 projected)
Nikola Pekovic

Team improved by 6 wins and was more balanced and focused. We may have sacrificed depth for stardom, but with players like Rudy Gay and Ricky Rubio (2 all-defense players), our team finally righted the ship on the defensive side of the ball. Meanwhile we brought in a few younger pieces and assets that can help us make our future more sustainable.