Hey there, FBA Fans!

About to try out something totally new. If you want to listen in, feel free to join!

http://furballer.com/wiki/index.php.....FBA_Daily_Dish

SUMMARY:
ALB @ WPG: L Alphas 95, W Voyageurs 105
ALK @ TAL: L Arctics 102, W Typhoons 109
NWK @ SAS: W Pride 101, L Spectrums 96 OT
PIT @ HWI: L Keystones 76, W Kahunas 86
SJT @ HNT: W Thrust 107, L Mayors 106
SFW @ LOR: W Whips 100, L Firestorm 90
SPO @ BAL: W Rapids 81, L Spirits 80
TEN @ PLY: W Moonshiners 104, L Taproots 97
TXS @ WIL: L Lone Stars 71, W Minutemen 73
BGR @ LVG: W Tides 89, L Wildcards 81
BLV @ EDM: L Voodoo 86, W Totems 104
DAK @ MON: W Bikers 108, L Howlers 65

Read the full details on tonight's games at the FBA Official Website

SUMMARY:
ALK @ WPG: L Arctics 85, W Voyageurs 91
MON @ TXS: L Howlers 89, W Lone Stars 90
NWK @ HNT: L Pride 92, W Mayors 95
PLY @ WIL: L Taproots 75, W Minutemen 110
SAS @ DAK: L Spectrums 86, W Bikers 112
SFW @ EDM: L Whips 104, W Totems 106
TAL @ ALB: W Typhoons 104, L Alphas 97
BAL @ TEN: W Spirits 92, L Moonshiners 80
BGR @ LOR: L Tides 83, W Firestorm 103
BLV @ PIT: L Voodoo 95, W Keystones 98
HWI @ SPO: L Kahunas 80, W Rapids 96
LVG @ SJT: L Wildcards 90, W Thrust 101

Read the full details on tonight's games at the FBA Official Website

Hey there, FBA Fans!

WikiFBA has finally moved!! With the help of AnubianHost.com we now have our brand new home at http://furballer.com. Come check it out!

It's the same MediaWiki installation as before, though because of the move, I took this as an opportunity to clean up a bunch of code problems that had been left over from before. So you might notice a few changes here and there, like smexy drop-downs in the sidebar.

http://furrybasketball.com is still active right now, but it will remained locked. You can read up on FBA stuff there, but no one can make edits. All updates from here on out will be on http://furballer.com. The old server will remain up until the end of the year, and then the http://furrybasketball.com domain will be pointed to http://furballer.com so that both addresses will lead to the same web space.

Only WikiFBA has been moved at the moment. All of last year's box scores and the assets folders are still on http://furrybasketball.com. I'll be taking the rest of the year to move the data over, hopefully find better ways to organize it and make it easier to access. I'll keep everyone posted!

Thank you everyone for your patience through this! I think you'll all love the new server a lot-- it's much faster, much more responsive, and this time we won't have HostGator chomping down on our bandwidth every night. Woo-hoo!!

B-Hop #7

SUMMARY:
ALB @ BGR: L Alphas 75, W Tides 92
MON @ SPO: L Howlers 87, W Rapids 95
NWK @ TEN: W Pride 112, L Moonshiners 97
PIT @ TAL: L Keystones 101, W Typhoons 103
PLY @ ALK: W Taproots 92, L Arctics 89
SJT @ SAS: L Thrust 94, W Spectrums 106
BAL @ HWI: W Spirits 127, L Kahunas 107
TXS @ DAK: L Lone Stars 87, W Bikers 95
WIL @ LOR: L Minutemen 80, W Firestorm 86
WPG @ SFW: L Voyageurs 83, W Whips 91 OT
BLV @ HNT: L Voodoo 99, W Mayors 103
EDM @ LVG: L Totems 108, W Wildcards 129

Read the full details on tonight's games at the FBA Official Website

SUMMARY:
ALB @ PLY: L Alphas 69, W Taproots 111
LOR @ BLV: L Firestorm 96, W Voodoo 114
NWK @ BGR: W Pride 108, L Tides 105
PIT @ BAL: W Keystones 106, L Spirits 105
SJT @ ALK: W Thrust 109, L Arctics 108 OT
SPO @ EDM: L Rapids 92, W Totems 120
TAL @ HNT: W Typhoons 98, L Mayors 93
TXS @ SFW: W Lone Stars 90, L Whips 88
WIL @ TEN: L Minutemen 82, W Moonshiners 103
DAK @ WPG: L Bikers 90, W Voyageurs 97
HWI @ SAS: L Kahunas 94, W Spectrums 103
LVG @ MON: W Wildcards 96, L Howlers 85

Read the full details on tonight's games at the FBA Official Website

SUMMARY:
ALB @ BLV: L Alphas 85, W Voodoo 96
ALK @ DAK: L Arctics 88, W Bikers 103
MON @ SFW: L Howlers 73, W Whips 117
PIT @ BGR: W Keystones 97, L Tides 82
PLY @ NWK: L Taproots 67, W Pride 114
TAL @ TEN: W Typhoons 116, L Moonshiners 104
BAL @ LOR: W Spirits 79, L Firestorm 76
WPG @ TXS: L Voyageurs 76, W Lone Stars 86
EDM @ SAS: L Totems 94, W Spectrums 100
HWI @ SJT: L Kahunas 77, W Thrust 90
HNT @ WIL: L Mayors 83, W Minutemen 105
LVG @ SPO: W Wildcards 120, L Rapids 88

Read the full details on tonight's games at the FBA Official Website

SUMMARY:
ALK @ EDM: W Arctics 90, L Totems 80
LOR @ PIT: L Firestorm 91, W Keystones 92
MON @ HWI: L Howlers 86, W Kahunas 108
NWK @ ALB: L Pride 98, W Alphas 104
SAS @ SFW: L Spectrums 76, W Whips 95
SPO @ TXS: W Rapids 105, L Lone Stars 101
TEN @ BLV: L Moonshiners 91, W Voodoo 94
WIL @ TAL: L Minutemen 85, W Typhoons 116
WPG @ SJT: L Voyageurs 101, W Thrust 111
DAK @ LVG: W Bikers 94, L Wildcards 77
HNT @ BAL: L Mayors 75, W Spirits 106
PLY @ BGR: W Taproots 90, L Tides 75

Read the full details on tonight's games at the FBA Official Website

SUMMARY:
ALB @ TEN: L Alphas 81, W Moonshiners 84
ALK @ SPO: L Arctics 96, W Rapids 111
LOR @ TAL: W Firestorm 121, L Typhoons 93
NWK @ PIT: L Pride 82, W Keystones 107
SJT @ MON: L Thrust 81, W Howlers 102
SFW @ DAK: W Whips 107, L Bikers 105
TXS @ SAS: W Lone Stars 99, L Spectrums 92
WIL @ BAL: L Minutemen 63, W Spirits 86
WPG @ HNT: W Voyageurs 91, L Mayors 79
BGR @ BLV: L Tides 58, W Voodoo 69
EDM @ HWI: W Totems 111, L Kahunas 101
LVG @ PLY: L Wildcards 77, W Taproots 82

Read the full details on tonight's games at the FBA Official Website

SUMMARY:
ALB @ LOR: L Alphas 105, W Firestorm 107
MON @ EDM: W Howlers 112, L Totems 93
PIT @ WIL: W Keystones 119, L Minutemen 79
PLY @ TAL: L Taproots 98, W Typhoons 105
SAS @ LVG: W Spectrums 105, L Wildcards 102
SPO @ WPG: L Rapids 77, W Voyageurs 114
BAL @ BGR: L Spirits 82, W Tides 86
TEN @ HNT: L Moonshiners 72, W Mayors 106
TXS @ ALK: L Lone Stars 110, W Arctics 111
BLV @ NWK: L Voodoo 88, W Pride 121
DAK @ SJT: W Bikers 101, L Thrust 79
HWI @ SFW: L Kahunas 105, W Whips 124

Read the full details on tonight's games at the FBA Official Website

SUMMARY:
ALK @ SAS: L Arctics 90, W Spectrums 102
MON @ PLY: L Howlers 79, W Taproots 93
NWK @ SPO: W Pride 97, L Rapids 94
PIT @ SFW: L Keystones 108, W Whips 114
SJT @ TXS: L Thrust 101, W Lone Stars 111
TAL @ BLV: L Typhoons 92, W Voodoo 95 OT
BAL @ ALB: L Spirits 85, W Alphas 105
TEN @ WPG: L Moonshiners 59, W Voyageurs 88
BGR @ HWI: L Tides 103, W Kahunas 106
EDM @ DAK: L Totems 79, W Bikers 99
HNT @ LOR: L Mayors 85, W Firestorm 97
LVG @ WIL: L Wildcards 74, W Minutemen 87

Read the full details on tonight's games at the FBA Official Website

SUMMARY:
ALK @ NWK: L Arctics 76, W Pride 95
SJT @ SAS: L Thrust 80, W Spectrums 88
TAL @ DAK: L Typhoons 87, W Bikers 108
EDM @ WIL: W Totems 110, L Minutemen 71
HWI @ LOR: L Kahunas 88, W Firestorm 115
HNT @ BAL: L Mayors 93, W Spirits 99

Read the full details on tonight's games at the FBA Official Website

SUMMARY:

NWK @ BGR: L Pride 76, W Tides 89
SAS @ DAK: W Spectrums 93, L Bikers 87
SFW @ LVG: W Whips 104, L Wildcards 96
TEN @ WIL: W Moonshiners 91, L Minutemen 68
TXS @ PLY: L Lone Stars 89, W Taproots 109
WPG @ ALB: W Voyageurs 128, L Alphas 79
HNT @ EDM: L Mayors 61, W Totems 116

Read the full details on tonight's games at the FBA Official Website

Hello, FBA Fans!

So-- there's been a few delays here! XD Those of you who attended Howlereen 2013, first off-- THANK YOU for being there. And especially thank you if you stuck around after we were late to start by 90 WHOLE MINUTES! Aaaugh!

But hey, we did it, and what's more, Season 2, Episode 1 of FBA Courtside: LIVE! is now our very first episode on SoundCloud! And you can check it out directly from WikiFBA!

http://furrybasketball.com/wiki/ind.....de:_LIVE!/S2E1

Also be sure to check out  foxenawolf's lovely banner art for the episode. :)

But that wasn't the only thing that got delayed!

After finding multiple errors with the rosters submitted by the head coaches, I went back to the drawing board for a fresh start on how to build a new roster-submission system. And boy, it took me ALL of my Saturday to come up with something. But I did it!

For all the official head coaches out there, you can find links to your new coaching pages here:

http://furrybasketball.com/wiki/ind.....=Update_Roster

Using this page, you will find links to forms for making adjustments to your own personal roster submission page. This roster submission page will NOT be immediately effective, but rather hold on to your roster until 7pm on game nights when I will hand copy your requested roster submission into the main roster. That means you can make as many adjustments as you want until I pick up the rosters at 7pm.

HOWEVER-- Rosters MUST be accurate! You HAVE to use all of your players and you cannot duplicate your players! If I find rosters with duplicate players, I will throw them out! It's actually a huge mess when I have to deal with a duped player, so please do your best to not let that happen!

Aaaand now... game scores! But instead of posting them here, I'm going to just link you to where you need to go to see them!

Howlereen 2013: http://furrybasketball.com/wiki/ind.....eason/13.10.31

Nov.01: http://furrybasketball.com/wiki/ind.....eason/13.11.01
Nov.02: http://furrybasketball.com/wiki/ind.....eason/13.11.02
Nov.03: http://furrybasketball.com/wiki/ind.....eason/13.11.03

Please do check them out! I may post game results here on FA in the future, but-- I just spent the whole weekend solid catching up, so... maybe when the preseason is over and I no longer have games EVERY day! *fwump*

B-Hop #7

Hey there, FBA Fans!

I'm afraid I haven't made the progress on the engine that I wanted to by now, and I'll need more time to work on the necessary macros and coding to get everything the way I want it for Howlereen. So, I'm canceling today's meeting.

It's more important that I get the engine 100% prepared than we have jersey numbers for everyone-- but I want everyone to keep working on that! Please, if you have any players on your team that do not have jersey numbers, either reach out to the player creators, or just make them yourself!

And ALSO-- please EMAIL ME your jersey numbers! I see that some of you have made changes without informing me. That makes it very hard for me to track. So PLEASE, I don't mind if you change WikiFBA directly, that's what it's there for, but let me KNOW when a player has a jersey number assigned!

I'll be on AIM and on WikiFBA Chat for probably the entire day, so if anyone needs anything, come find me.

Thanks everyone!!

B-Hop #7

THIS POSTING HAS BEEN COPIED FROM WIKIFBA. IF YOU READ THE ORIGINAL POSTING, YOU WILL FIND LINKS TO THE RELEVANT TEAMS AND PLAYERS.

http://furrybasketball.com/wiki/ind.....Current_events

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Hello, FBA Fans!
We are now officially LESS THAN ONE WEEK away from the start of the 2013-2014 FBA Season!

Howlereen

Howlereen 2013 will be held on October 31st, 2013. Current plans are to open things the way we did last year with the first episode of FBA Courtside: LIVE! for the new season. The Montana Howlers have invited the Dakota Bikers to the match this year.

Game Engine

At the moment, my focus is entirely on preparing the engine. This is a LOT of work, the biggest part being having to learn new software, new processes, and writing new scripts and macros to make the system efficient and effective. I would sincerely appreciate everyone's understanding that I am trying very hard to get this prepared in time for the season, and that I will communicate the new head coach duties as soon as I can. From what I've seen so far, I can tell you this:

Head coaching should be much simpler this year. It appears that the new engine really only has two modifications that can be made: Roster order and playing time. And unlike the last engine, you can't set playing time by minutes (ha! Yeah, I know).

Playing time is a fuzzy system that defines "1" as being the amount of playing time the computer-run coach feels is best for the player. And number below one reduces the amount of time from that the computer feels down to "0" which is no time at all. Anything about "1" increases the amount of playing time with no apparent ceiling. Yeah, I'm kind of puzzled by it, too, but that's why I'm trying to figure this stuff out as much as I can before we get started.

Assistant Coaches

Anyway, the good news is, coaching should be much simpler. Also, I've had a GM ask me about assigning assistant coaches. I'm still not clear on how assistant coaches would be used, but I'm not opposed to having them, so if you want to assign someone as an assistant coach, feel free to contact me.

Roster Repairs

Most of the teams right now are in good shape and ready to play. But we do have teams with some issues that I want to have addressed as quickly as possible. If the GMs for these teams could PLEASE address these issues quickly, I would appreciate it. Otherwise, I will step in and make modifications to your team myself in order to keep things on schedule.

Alaska Arctics
* Marcus Baylor (Polar Bear, G/F) / Mika Ziggler (Otter, F/C) jersey conflict
* No jersey #s assigned: Kilisimasi Fu'afu'a (Huon tree kangaroo, C/F), Alessandro Serra (Weasel, G)

San Jose Thrust
* 6 Felines - Underwood Rule Violation, must be addressed for post-season is forfeited
* Shane Rufus (Red Wolf, G) / Redawn Fenwatcher (Red Panda, G) jersey conflict
* No jersey #s assigned: Vladimir Andreiovich Zhidkov (Siberian Tiger, G/F), Elisa Lawless (Ocelot, G)

Santa Ana Spectrums
* No jersey #s assigned: Joseph Davis (Purple Finch, C), Zack Plushpaw (Pine Marten, G)

Edmonton Totems
* No jersey #s assigned: Siegfried Romanoren (White Lion, C/F), Renee Fiora (Malamute, F), Melanie Kazanishi (Saluki, G)

Montana Howlers
* Only 13 players with $28m left in budget, should be brought up to 15
* No jersey #s assigned: Lemond Conkale (Florida Panther, G/F), Raul Zuleta (Red Fox, G)

Spokane Rapids
* Only 14 players with $4m left in budget, should be brought up to 15
* Bali Mahi (Peacock, G) / Wilter Strider (Grey Kangaroo, F) jersey conflict
* No jersey # assigned: Esequiel Cajeta

Albany Alphas
* 16 Players - Roster Limit Violation, must be addressed for post-season is forfeited

Bangor Tides
* Adolfa Girau Girau (Otorongo, G/F) / Barton Rouge (Red Fox, G) jersey conflict

Newark Pride
* No bench power forward assigned
* Only 12 players, $4m left in budget, should be brought up to 15
* No jersey # assigned: Mason Yoder (Star Nosed Mole, C)

Plymouth Taproots
* No jersey # assigned: Raoul Kidane (Ethiopian Wolf, C)
* Only 12 players, $6m left in budget, should be brought up to 15

Baltimore Spirits
* Corey Allen (Dog, F) / Deshaun Rayban (Labrador Husky, G/F) jersey conflict
* Doral (Gecko, G/F) / Evan Ashton (Lion, F) jersey conflict
* No jersey #s assigned: Juniper Hill (Maned Wolf, G)

Lorain Firestorm
* No jersey #s assigned: Phoebus Corvus (Utahraptor, F), Jerry Ratillian Michaels (Fancy Rat, G), Kang-Dae Nabi (White Tiger, G/F), Andrew West (Spotted Quoll, G/F)

Pittsburgh Keystones
* No jersey #s assigned: Wayne Kirkpatrick (Tasmanian Devil, F), Terrence Tolliver (Pronghorn, G), Mahmud Zarif (Addax, G/F)
* Only 14 players, $15.5m left in budget, should sign a 15th player

Biloxi Voodoo
* No jersey # assigned: Xavier Duncan Hanover (Timber Wolf / Brown Rat, G)
* Only 13 players, $24m left in budget, should sign 14th and 15th players

Tallahassee Typhoons
* No jersey # assigned: Russell Savoy (Binturong, G/F)
* Only 13 players, $6m left in budget, should sign 14th and 15th players

PLAYER AGENTS ARE EXPECTED TO CHOOSE NUMBERS FOR THEIR PLAYERS.
If player agents do not choose numbers, GMs will be expected to choose numbers instead. NUMBERS ARE PERMANENT THROUGHOUT THE SEASON UNLESS A PLAYER IS TRADED.

Official Species

New players in the FBA are asked what their official species will be called. This is the section that comes in parenthesis after their name. [i.e. Buck Hopper (Rabbit, G)]. This species designation is permanent throughout a player's FBA career.
The following players are new to the FBA, so if you want your player's official species changed, please let me know ASAP!

* Akako Tsubasa (Kitsune, G)
* Albert Jon Middendorff (Kodiak Bear, F/G)
* Alejandro Salazar (Prawn, C)
* Alessandro Serra (Weasel, G)
* Alexander Moon (Grey Wolf, F)
* Alphonse Norwich IV (Street Rat, F)
* Andrew West (Spotted Quoll, G/F)
* Barnaby Jazz (Shark, F/C)
* Catherine DeMille (Palm Cockatoo, G)
* Charita Hendley (Black Welsh Mountain Sheep, G)
* Dewitt Azad Ghakhar (Markhor, F/C)
* Diego Imperio (Degu, G)
* Elisa Lawless (Ocelot, G)
* Esequiel Cajeta (Tanuki, G/F)
* Evan Marshall (Helmeted Woodpecker, F)
* Friedrich Peschke (Cat, C)
* Jeri Naranjo (Cacomistle, G)
* Jerry Ratillian Michaels (Fancy Rat, G)
* Joseph Davis (Purple Finch, C)
* Juniper Hill (Maned Wolf, G)
* Kang-Dae Nabi (White Tiger, G/F)
* Kilisimasi Fu'afu'a (Huon tree kangaroo, C/F)
* Kresta Renstill (Silver phased Red Fox, G)
* Lemond Conkale (Florida Panther, G/F)
* Mahmud Zarif (Addax, G/F)
* Marcus Knight (River Otter, G)
* Mariam V. Walstein (African Cape Buffalo, F/C)
* Mason Yoder (Star Nosed Mole, C)
* Melanie Kazanishi (Saluki, G)
* Michelle Sundos (Genet, G/F)
* Mike Timmids (Pronghorn, G)
* Otis Najac (Bat-eared Fox, G/F)
* Phoebus Corvus (Utahraptor, F)
* Raoul Kidane (Ethiopian Wolf, C)
* Raul Zuleta (Red Fox, G)
* René Lacoste (Jackal, G)
* Renee Fiora (Malamute, F)
* Rosalie Smoot (American Bison, F/C)
* Russell Savoy (Binturong, G/F)
* Scoonie Barrett (Otter, F/C)
* Siegfried Romanoren (White Lion, C/F)
* Teresa Price (Raccoon, F)
* Terrence Tolliver (Pronghorn, G)
* Travis Buckner (Grey Koala, F)
* Viran Kivar (Jaguar, F)
* Vladimir Andreiovich Zhidkov (Siberian Tiger, G/F)
* Wallace Butler (Emperor Penguin, G/F)
* Wayne Kirkpatrick (Tasmanian Devil, F)
* Xavier Duncan Hanover (Timber Wolf / Brown Rat, G)
* Zack Plushpaw (Pine Marten, G)
* Zack Tate (Zorilla, C)

Pre-Season Meeting

There will be an official meeting this weekend, Sunday, October 27th @ 3pm Pacific (UTC-7)! During this meeting, we will be going over head coaching, the new engine, prep for the new season, and we will fix up any remaining issues with rosters. So if you do not assign your players numbers by this meeting, WE WILL ASSIGN THEM FOR YOU.
Please be there, if you can!

http://www.livestream.com/fbapostuppodcast

Thanks, everyone!

B-Hop #7

Hello, FBA Fans!

I owe everyone a massive thank you for what was THE BEST FBA DRAFT EVER! Seriously, this one was special. We had a huge crowd, ALL of the General Managers were present and representing, we didn't have to skip any picks or go chasing GMs... the whole process went smoothly and beautifully, and it's all because everyone out there worked so hard to make it happen! Thank you everyone!!

I do want to make some very special thanks to people, however. :)

First, a big round of applause for  oldschoolskunk who provided some of the night's outstanding music, along with our usual beats from  baddwill. Thanks both of you guys for sharing your talents with the FBA!

A massive thank you to  asterionblazing and to  foxenawolf who rushed in the last days leading up to the draft to provide us with the wonderful artwork featured in the night's graphics!

A great big thanks to  steviemaxwell who tracked the picks live during the draft, providing a draft board and keeping the night organized-- as well as disorganized with all of his last second trades!! XD

And finally a big thanks and also a heart-felt congratulations to  pac, the winner of the 2013 FBA Contributor's Award. It's impossible to say just how much Pac has done for the FBA this last season. The massive amount of artwork she donated to the project is huge enough, but beyond that, just being a promoter for what we do, for always talking up the FBA to the rest of the fandom, for getting the word out about this project of ours is all work I deeply appreciate. And finally, the massive creative contribution she's made, from some of the most imaginative and unique players in the league, to fleshing out the FBA off the court with agents and representatives, to writing some of our most interesting stories to add texture to the FBA Universe-- there's so much more I could talk about. In the end, it made it easy to pick her as being this year's winner of the FBA Contributor's Award. Thank you, Pac, for everything you've done.

EDIT: AND BECAUSE I'M THE WORST BUNNY EVER... I huge special belated thanks to  lizzimba who made an AWESOME opening movie for the draft that got everyone so jazzed and you all need to check out and I am the worst person ever for not having said something earlier I'm going to go hide in my rabbit hole forever now.



And now... the results!!

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2013 FBA DRAFT RESULTS

ROUND 1
1. Siegfried Romanoren (White Lion, C/F, EDM)
2. Wayne Kirkpatrick (Tasmanian Devil, F, PIT)
3. Kilisimasi Fu'afu'a (Huon tree kangaroo, C/F, ALK)
4. Travis Buckner (Grey Koala, F, TXS)
5. Barnaby Jazz (Shark, F/C, DAK)
6. Evan Marshall (Helmeted Woodpecker, F, SPO)
7. Scoonie Barrett (Otter, F/C, HWI)
8. Terrence Tolliver (Pronghorn, G, PIT)
9. Viran Kivar (Jaguar, F, ALB)
10. Zack Plushpaw (Pine Marten, G, SAS)
11. Jerry Ratillian Michaels (Fancy Rat, G, LOR)
12. Mariam V. Walstein (African Cape Buffalo, F/C, TXS)
13. Otis Najac (Bat-eared Fox, G/F, TAL)
14. Lemond Conkale (Florida Panther, G/F, MON)
15. Alphonse Norwich IV (Street Rat, F, HWI)
16. Vladimir Andreiovich Zhidkov (Siberian Tiger, G/F, SJT)
17. Jeri Naranjo (Cacomistle, G, DAK)
18. Alexander Moon (Grey Wolf, F, WIL)
19. Mike Timmids (Pronghorn, G, WPG)
20. Charita Hendley (Black Welsh Mountain Sheep, G, NWK)
21. Catherine DeMille (Palm Cockatoo, G, BAL)
22. Raoul Kidane (Ethiopian Wolf, C, PLY)
23. Dewitt Azad Ghakhar (Markhor, F/C, HNT)
24. Russell Savoy (Binturong, G/F, TAL)

ROUND 2
25. Diego Imperio (Degu, G, ALB)
26. Alessandro Serra (Weasel, G, ALK)
27. Andrew West (Spotted Quoll, G/F, LOR)
28. Albert Jon Middendorff (Kodiak Bear, F/G, BLV)
29. Esequiel Cajeta (Tanuki, G/F, SPO)
30. Zack Tate (Zorilla, C, ALK)
31. Xavier Duncan Hanover (Timber Wolf / Brown Rat, G, BLV)
32. Michelle Sundos (Genet, G/F, LVG)
33. Alejandro Salazar (Prawn, C, LVG)
34. Kresta Renstill (Silver phased Red Fox, G, LVG)
35. Joseph Davis (Purple Finch, C, SAS)
36. Mahmud Zarif (Addax, G/F, PIT)
37. Wallace Butler (Emperor Penguin, G/F, TEN)
38. René Lacoste (Jackal, G, WIL)
39. Juniper Hill (Maned Wolf, G, BAL)
40. Phoebus Corvus (Utahraptor, F, LOR)
41. Raul Zuleta (Red Fox, G, MON)
42. Akako Tsubasa (Kitsune, G, BAL)
43. Friedrich Peschke (Cat, C, SFW)
44. Mason Yoder (Star Nosed Mole, C, NWK)
45. Renee Fiora (Malamute, F, EDM)
46. Rosalie Smoot (American Bison, F/C, BLV)
47. Kang-Dae Nabi (White Tiger, G/F, LOR)
48. Teresa Price (Raccoon, F, ALB)

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Also, with the start of the draft ended the Free Agency period. According to FBA policy, any players who reach the end of Free Agency with only one contract offer automatically accept. Therefore, the following players have automatically accepted contracts from their teams:

FREE AGENT AUTOMATIC SIGNINGS

Angelo Dolph (Skunk, G) signs with Plymouth Taproots @ 3 years / $12m
Arturo de la Rosa (Duck, F) signs with Dakota Bikers @ 1 year / $1m
Bill Bent (Armadillo, G) signs with Lorain Firestorm @ 1 year / $5m
Constantine Jones (Raven, C) signs with Bangor Tides @ 3 years / $3m
Darius Cole (Alligator, C) signs with Plymouth Taproots @ 4 years / $13m
Dat Mongoste (Mongoose, G) signs with Texas Lone Stars @ 3 years / $28m
Eve Pasillas (American Crocodile, F/C) signs with Tennessee Moonshiners @ 3 years / $9.5m
Fenruss Brylee (Black Wolf, F/C) signs with Dakota Bikers @ 3 years / $9m
Frans Richter (Grey Wolf, G) signs with Plymouth Taproots @ 3 years / $3m
Ivana Tretiak (Polar Bear, F/C) signs with Spokane Rapids @ 3 years / $10m
Jonathan Sirhan (Lion, G/F) signs with Plymouth Taproots @ 4 years / $5.5m
Kasa Yalenchka (Snow Leopard, G) signs with Plymouth Taproots @ 6 years / $87m
Lance Wildfyre (Rabbit, G) signs with Albany Alphas @ 7 years / $33.5m
Margaret Walters (Spotted Hyena, G) signs with Williamsburg Minutemen @ 3 years / $10m
Mikhail Lobochevski (Musk Deer, F) signs with Winnipeg Voyageurs @ 5 years / $23.5m
Mitch Ruffcorn (Muskrat, G) signs with Santa Fe Whips @ 4 years / $9m
Ray Rodin (Rat, G/F) signs with Albany Alphas @ 1 year / $1.5m
Richard Maxwell (Deer, F) signs with Santa Fe Whips @ 3 years / $4.5m
Rosemary Swinton (Doberman, G) signs with Newark Pride @ 3 years / $7.5m
Rudy Pimona (Sea/River Otter Hybrid, C) signs with Santa Ana Spectrums @ 3 years / $4m
Sage Silverspine (Hyena, G/F) signs with Edmonton Totems Albany Alphas @ 4 years / $7.5m
Scott Paulichek (Fisher, F) signs with Santa Fe Whips @ 3 years / $4.5m
Seria Delgado (White Wolf, F) signs with Albany Alphas @ 5 years / $14m

FREE AGENT HELD SIGNINGS

The following players received multiple offers, therefore they are holding on their signing decisions until I can speak with the player agents to decide on which contract they will choose. Contract announcements for these players will come as they are given, maybe tomorrow, maybe near the deadline on October 31st.

Ain Iannizzi (Cougar, F) - 3 offers, SJT / BGR / SAS
Barton Rouge (Red Fox, G) - 2 offers, BLV / BGR
Caspian Rhos (Pembroke Welsh Corgi, C) - 2 offers, SFW / TEN
Gillardo Murillo (Jaguarundi, G/F) - 3 offers, BLV / BGR / PIT
Leah Barsky (Alaskan Malamute, F) - 4 offers, PIT / SJT / MON / BGR
Li Ho Fook (Red Panda, G) - 2 offers, LVG / TXS
Monty Silverthorn (Pine Marten, G) - 2 offers, SFW / SAS
Omar Pink (Saluki, F) - 2 offers, SAS / BGR
Sammy Sickstra (Cougar, G/F) - 2 offers, NWK / SJT
Sonja Tinker (Skunk, F/C) - 2 offers, PIT / WPG
Zoie Wilds (African Hunting Dog, G) - 2 offers, WPG / BGR

MOVED TO RESTRICTED FREE AGENCY POOL

These Free Agents received no contract offers, so they have been placed into the Restricted Free Agency pool. They may be signed on a first-come/first-served basis by emailing the commissioner at fba@furrybasketball.com. These players can only accept a minimum 1 year / $1m contract.

Andy Kitsu (Kit Fox, G)
Aristotle T. Zechariah (English Mastiff, C)
Barton Bados (Ram, G)
Barú Greene (Rottweiler, F/C)
Bayu Sidoharjo (Palm Civet, F)
Bianca Morsy (Cat, G/F)
Billie Joe McHat (Raccoon, F)
Brad Zimmerman (Hare, G)
Conrad Schaefer (German Shepherd, F)
Dave New (Cat, F)
David Denvir (Cat, C)
Devon Palma (Ox/Bull, C)
Dhyana Kapur (Asian Palm Civet, G)
Doug Bentham (Weasel, G)
Eddie Schlachter (Wolverine, G)
Ericka Layland (White Mare, G/F)
Erin Wilcox (Spirit Bear, F/C)
Fernando Cevallos (Anteater, C)
Forrest Stanley (Wolf, F/C)
Gary Wells (Turtle, G)
Gloria Johnson (Red Fox, G)
Gordon Reilly (Moose, F/C)
Hasim Abdul-Wahad (Giraffe, F/C)
Helga Robertson (Chicken, G)
Jada Minucci (Siberian Husky, G)
Jakob Spitz (Finnish Spitz, G)
Jason Gilliam (Wolf, F)
Jeff Pellham (Duck, G/F)
Jorge Gonzalez (Jaguar, C)
Justin Links (Yorkshire Terrier, G/F)
Kurtis Avaneson (Aardvark, F/C)
Lenny Graham (Wolf, G)
Lilana Kapuur (Sun Bear, F)
Mae Krapf (Boxer, G)
Milton Dianna (Mink, F)
Nicky Brown (Cockatoo, F)
Njau Mbadinuju (Zebra, G/F)
Noah Brink (Prevost's Squirrel, G)
Olya Gala (Siberian Husky, G)
Omar Castilla (Snake, C)
Phil Grandon (Mouse, G)
Quentin Ramsey, Jr. (Raccoon, F)
Reginald Mackenzie (Bloodhound, G/F)
Remy Belgique (Belgian Tervuren, G/F)
Riccardo Vega (Maned Wolf, F)
Rick Longley (Dingo, G/F)
Ron Williamson (Skunk, F)
Rudiger Schoenwaldd (Badger, F)
Shawn Berg (Bernese Mountain Dog, C)
Sven Ketsoian (European Otter, G)
Tatiana Trotsky (Horse, C)
Thurl Sparhawk (Bobcat, G/F)
Tina McCall (Fennec Fox, G)
Tom Carver (Husky/Fox, F)
Victor Chiroptera (Vampire Bat, G/F)
Vincent Maraundi (Caracal, G/F)
Vladimir Katja (Wolverine, G/F)
Wally Wald (Wallaby, G)
William Handon (Panther, F/C)
Wilson Kent (Bull, F/C)

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Finally, it's head coach-assignment time! I may be slow to respond, but please send your head coach assignments to fba@furrybasketball.com. Or, if you want to coach a team, but don't care which, also email me so I can put you on a list on WikiFBA.

It's going to take some time because I've got a LOT of updating to do on WikiFBA after the draft! I'll be busy! I'll also try to be watching the WikiFBA Chat window, so if you need anything directly in the evenings, see if you can find me there!

Thanks again to EVERYONE for a super awesome draft!! We're going to make the 2013-2014 FBA season the best one yet!!

B-Hop #7

Hey guys! I just saw that one of the FBA's talented contributors,  foxenawolf, is accepting commissions for FBA Draft candidates!

FBA Draft Candidate art is VERY useful. It's used for team rosters, in the player's individual page on WikiFBA, aaaaaand special bonus-- it gets used in the graphic design of the 2013 FBA Draft, if your player is selected.

So if you don't have any artwork yet for your 2013 FBA Draft Candidate, I highly recommend getting a slot from the very talented  foxenawolf!

http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/5141168/

Remember, the 2013 FBA Draft begins this coming Sunday, October 13th @ 2:00pm Pacific (UTC-7). Hope to see you all there!

B-Hop #7

Just a reminder to everyone that the 2013 FBA Draft...

IS HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND!!

Sunday, October 13th starting at 2:00 PM Pacific (UTC-7)

ALL General Managers, PLEASE be there or, if you cannot be there, PLEASE make arrangements ahead of time!

GMs who do not appear and do not make arrangements WILL BE REPLACED.





So yeah. Be there.

And have fun!

B-Hop #7

These posting work better if I actually write something, don't they?

Sorry for the late report here, but-- oh heck, you guys know. Work work work work work work

Really not a whole lot to report on last weekend's meeting, but the biggest thing is WE NEED MORE VOTES!!

You FBA fans are so indecisive! After giving you a laundry list of names for the newly relocated Galveston Sand Dollars, it came down to a tie between two names.

- Hawaii Kahunas

or

- Hawaii Mana

So, we need to hold another runoff vote! Please send your choice of which name we should use for the newly relocated team to fba@furrybasketball.com!

And there's another vote we need! We chose a city for the relocating Kansas City Clefs after the runoff vote there, deciding on Austin, TX over St. Louis, MO 8 to 6. But now we need a name for the team! Here's the short list of names we came up with:

Keep in mind, all of these names can be either the Austin ______ or the Texas _______. You can include whether the team should identify with Austin or Texas in your voting.

- Austin / Texas Clefs
- Austin / Texas Bandits
- Austin / Texas Banditos
- Austin / Texas Tumbleweeds
- Austin / Texas Tin Stars
- Austin / Texas Lone Stars
- Austin / Texas Outlaws

Please include your votes in the same email to fba@furrybasketball.com. We will tally up votes at the next meeting, to be held this coming Sunday!


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2013-2014 FBA TEAM RELOCATIONS MEETING

Sunday, September 22nd, 2013 @ 3:00 PM Pacific (UTC-7)

http://www.livestream.com/fbapostuppodcast

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Other things going on, WikiFBA is growing every single day, and growing rapidly! We now have:

- A chat window
- Additional sidebar items for navigation
- New templates for calling out players and calculating salaries

Many other features are still in development, but coming together nicely! Stay tuned for more updates!

Also, as of now, ALL the General Managers have been registered on WikiFBA! Thank you everyone! Next up is we need to be able to get in touch with each other for all the wheeling and dealing!

Now, I find that email is the best way to communicate with each other, but I don't want everyone to feel they have to post their email publicly. So I'm going to ask all the General Managers to please send me an email at fba[at]furrybasketball.com with whatever email address you feel most comfortable sharing with the rest of the FBA General Managers. I will accumulate all of these emails into a single PDF that will then be distributed ONLY to the General Managers. I'm hoping you all find this acceptable-- please let me know if you would like to have a different arrangement for allowing other GMs to contact you.

That's it for now! Should be more news on Sunday at the meeting-- hope you can all make it!

B-Hop #7

Hello, FBA Fans!

Thank you everyone for coming to a very well attended FBA meeting! I think this one was productive, and a lot got covered!

Here are the highlights!

* The draft is being pushed back a week! I'll be attending Rainfurrest, so I'll need a weekend after my return to help prepare all the media for the event. The draft is now scheduled to be held on Sunday, October 13th-- unless there REALLY is a reason to have it on the 6th? I understand that New York comic con is happening the weekend of the 13th. What other conflicts might people have?

* The Galveston Sand Dollars are moving to Honolulu, HI! The votes were clear-- you guys want a team in Hawaii! Well, you got one! But now-- what do we call them? Another vote is needed, one to determine what this new team will be called!

On the short list of selections are:

- Honolulu Sand Dollars
- Honolulu Surf
- Hawaii Kahunas
- Hawaii Mana
- Hawaii Lei Ups
- Hawaii Surf
- Hawaii Islanders
- Hawaii Volcanoes
- Hawaii Magma

Please send your selections to fba@furrybasketball.com! And while you're at it...

* We have a TIE for where the Kansas City Clefs are going! Therefore, we need a run-off election. Now there are only two choices for the new FBA team. Where should it go?

- Austin, TX
- St. Louis, MO

Please include your votes for which of these two cities for the Clefs to relocate to when you e-mail fba@furrybasketball.com!

* Potential retirements. These players have just completed their FBA contracts, and they've all played for 10 years or more. Should any of them choose to retire without giving the league a chance to give them a new contract? If you are the agent for any of these players, please get back to me with your thoughts!

Forrest Stanley (Wolf, F/C) - 18 years
William Handon (Panther, F/C) - 18 years
Wilson Kent (Bull, F/C) - 18 years
Dave New (Cat, F) - 17 years
Dat Mongoste (Mongoose, G) - 16 years
Gary Wells (Turtle, G) - 16 years
Omar Pink (Saluki, F) - 16 years
Billie Joe McHat (Raccoon, F) - 15 years
Quentin Ramsey, Jr. (Raccoon, F) - 15 years
Reginald Mackenzie (Bloodhound, G/F) - 15 years
Doug Bentham (Weasel, G) - 14 years
Ray Rodin (Rat, G/F) - 14 years
Devon Palma (Ox/Bull, C) - 13 years
Eddie Schlachter (Wolverine, G) - 13 years
Helga Robertson (Chicken, G) - 13 years
Julio Onca (Black Panther, F/C) - 13 years
Barton Rouge (Red Fox, G) - 12 years
Barú Greene (Rottweiler, F/C) - 12 years
Bill Bent (Armadillo, G) - 11 years
Kurtis Avaneson (Aardvark, F/C) - 11 years
Rick Longley (Dingo, G/F) - 11 years
Conrad Schaefer (German Shepherd, F) - 10 years
Eve Pasillas (American Crocodile, F/C) - 10 years
Johann Beller (Schnauzer, F) - 10 years
Mae Krapf (Boxer, G) - 10 years

* The new "3-2-3 Rule." Because of all the people who vanished last season or were totally unresponsive to requests, we are now instituting a new rule called "3-2-3". This rule will apply to all GMs and agents.

If someone needs to get a hold of a GM or agent to discuss a potential trade/storyline/etc. and can't get any response, that person can contact me. I'll then reach out to the contributor, asking for a response.

If I don't hear back in 3 days, I'll send a reminder. If I don't hear back in 3 days after the reminder, that GM/agent/whomever loses control of his or her team/player/etc. Control reverts to the commissioner, and we proceed off my decision.

If I do hear back from you in that time frame, good! But you only get 3 chances to go through this process. If someone has to come to me for a fourth time to get you to respond, you'll lose control of your team/player/etc. and the decision will be made without your help.

So remember!

- 3 times a year...
- ...you get 2 chances...
- ...to respond in 3 days. 3-2-3!

* Free Agency has begun! If you look up a free agent on WikiFBA, you'll find a button to click to submit a contract offer. Also, you're free to trade players/draft picks/cap space as you like with the other GMs. I don't have everything listed out yet on WikiFBA, but look for that in the near future! If you have any questions about the free agency process, just ask!

* General managers have been assigned! Here is the list of 2013-2014 GMs!

Albany Alphas  steviemaxwell
Alaska Arctics  mongooseink
Baltimore Spirits  tobu
Bangor Tides  jaggers
Biloxi Voodoo  pac
Dakota Bikers  kitana
Edmonton Totems  beauregards
Galveston Sand Dollars  bossbull
Huntsville Mayors  buckhopper (temporary)
Kansas City Clefs  fraddas
Lorain Firestorm  dominikolai
Las Vegas Wildcards  jwolfman
Montana Howlers  shanerufus
Newark Pride  darrenzeraus
Pittsburgh Keystones  kintomythostian
Plymouth Taproots  Christaphorac
Santa Ana Spectrums  Wendingo
Santa Fe Whips  Kresblain
San Jose Thrust  Lizzimba
Spokane Rapids  Nightfirex
Tallahassee Typhoons Path Hyena
Tennessee Moonshiners  farallon
Williamsburg Minutemen  Sam-Gwosdz
Winnipeg Voyageurs  PaulShep

We still have one team (Huntsville Mayors) in need of a GM, so if you're interested, please let me know ASAP! Also, it is MANDATORY for every GM to have a login at WikiFBA. These GMs still don't:

Tobu
Jaggers
Shasta Otter
Darren Zeraus
Christaphorac
Kresblain
Path Hyena

If you're one of the above mentioned GMs, please, PLEASE write me an email as soon as possible with whatever username you want in WikiFBA! Please write to fba@furrybasketball.com!

And that's it! Next meeting will be held this coming Sunday, September 15th at 3:00pm Pacific (UTC-7)! Hope you can all make it!

B-Hop #7

Hello, FBA Fans!

I've been up late the last few nights trying to come up with some big updates for WikiFBA, and I've gotten some good results! As of tonight, every player that was active in the 2012-2013 season now has a page complete with a fully detailed infobox with all the major stats, including contract information!

So, go check it out! Now that WikiFBA is going to be our main site, you can reach it by just going to

http://furrybasketball.com

And start searching for your favorite players! You'll notice something, though... most of the players don't have pictures. Well, we need to fix that, and this is where I need your help!

Every character's page in Wikipedia has been programmed to link to an image called the player's name. So like, Buck Hopper is Buck_Hopper.jpg and Zoie Wilds is Zoie_Wilds.jpg. For the names with weird characters like Jakub Lyška, you just simplify it to Jakub_Lyska.jpg.

So, if you go into WikiFBA and select "Upload file" on the lefthand sidebar, you'll come to a page where you can upload artwork to the site. Just upload your favorite piece of artwork of any player, make sure the name of it in "Destination filename" is in the right format (That whole Buck_Hopper.jpg) thing above, write in a credit for whoever drew the pic, and upload!

If everything goes well, it should automatically appear on that player's page. The page will even resize the pic for the infobox, so it doesn't matter how big or small the art you pose is!

If it doesn't pop up, it may be because you uploaded a PNG or something other than a JPG. If you do that, all you need to do is edit the page and change the "image" tag in the "Infobox FBA biography" template to the proper filename. If you're not able to do that, don't worry! I'll find it on my own and make the correction!

But it would be a huge help if I could get all of you to help upload these pictures into the site. Thank you so much for helping out!!!

And still, be sure to come to the meeting this coming Sunday, September 8th at 3:00pm Pacific (UTC-7)!! We WILL be assigning General Managers this weekend, and we WILL get free agency kicked off! Going to be exciting next week!!

B-Hop #7

Hello, FBA Fans!

Thank you everyone who attended tonight's first ever FBA Draft Candidate Combine! NBA 2K13 did not disappoint, it was an exciting pair of matches (#2 much better than #1) that resulted in lots of great stats from all the Top 24 draft candidates.

For those who missed out on the show, you can watch it on Livestream here:

http://www.livestream.com/fbapostup.....edium=ui-thumb

And the result is this-- the ordered Top 24 players for the 2013 FBA Draft!

1. Siegfried Romanoren (White Lion, C/F)
2. Terrence Tolliver (Pronghorn, G)
3. Kilisimasi Fu'afu'a (Huon tree kangaroo, C/F)
4. Wayne Kirkpatrick (Tasmanian Devil, F)
5. Zack Plushpaw (Pine Marten, G)
6. Barnaby Jazz (Shark, F/C)
7. Jerry Ratillian Michaels (Fancy Rat, G)
8. Vladimir Andreiovich Zhidkov (Siberian Tiger, G/F)
9. Russell Savoy (Binturong, G/F)
10. Diego Imperio (Degu, G)
11. Mahmud Zarif (Addax, G/F)
12. Otis Najac (Bat-eared Fox, G/F)
13. Viran Kivar (Jaguar, F)
14. Travis Buckner (Grey Koala, F)
15. Alessandro Serra (Weasel, G)
16. Lemond Conkale (Florida Panther, G/F)
17. René Lacoste (Jackal, G)
18. Albert Jon Middendorff (Kodiak Bear, F/G)
19. Evan Marshall (Helmeted Woodpecker, F)
20. Raoul Kidane (Ethiopian Wolf, C)
21. Andrew West (Spotted Quoll, G/F)
22. Jeri Naranjo (Cacomistle, G)
23. Catherine DeMille (Palm Cockatoo, G)
24. Raul Zuleta (Red Fox, G)

Congratulations to all the Top 24 athletes, and good luck to them! It will be exciting to see what teams they end up on!

And next step is General Managers. We still have teams that no one has asked to manage yet. If you are interested in being a General Manager for the 2013-2014 FBA Season, please send an email to fba[at]furrybasketball.com requesting the team(s) you would like to manage!

We will be announcing the final list of General Managers at the next General Meeting coming this Sunday!

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2013 FBA GENERAL MANAGER ASSIGNMENT

Sunday, September 8, 2013 @ 3:00 PM Pacific (UTC-7)

http://www.livestream.com/fbapostuppodcast

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Hope you can all make it!

B-Hop #7

Hello, FBA Fans!

First off, a huge THANK YOU to everyone who attended the first general meeting of the 2013-2014 FBA Season!! It was a huge hit, and VERY well attended. I was really stunned by how many of you showed up! Thank you all so much for your continued interest in the FBA, even after my extended vacation!

And speaking of that-- yes, my vacation went longer than I had anticipated. Unfortunately, while the job relocation is full of wonderful things (closer to home, brand new office) it is full of tons of WORK. I've been spending weeks packing up things and pulling wires and now unpacking things and repulling those wires. Not to mention all the big chunks of foam I've been tacking onto the walls in my new office. It's all towards good things, but it's been very exhausting and has kept me from paying attention to the FBA for longer than I wanted!

But I tell you all, it feels GREAT to get back into things again. I know I needed that break bad after the Finals. But boy, sometimes I forget just how much a part of my life the FBA really is. :)

Anyway, for those of you who missed the meeting, here's the important crib notes...

#1. There will not be a 2014-2015 FBA Season

I opened this with a doozy, I know. The FBA has gotten so big and messy, there really is no other option for me but to take a year off in order to organize the mess. I had considered taking off this coming season, but given the huge events of the previous season, I felt it necessary to keep things rolling for one more year. Besides, this way I can give everyone a heads up to plan.

The idea is that in-world, the FBA Player's Association collective bargaining agreement will expire at the end of the 2013-2014 season. When it does and the FBA has to renegotiate with the union, there will be a disagreement, fighting, and nothing will be signed by the time the new season is scheduled to begin. Therefore, the season will be cancelled.

Of course, this is all IC stuff that no one in the FBA Universe knows will happen, so you can't have your stories and characters react as if it's going to. The FBA PA contract expiring is scheduled, so characters can speculate, but no one knows until it actually happens that the negotiation will go so sour.

If you have any questions about this, please feel free to contact me directly.

#2. Team Relocations

It's not just my job that's relocating. There's been interest in seeing some relocations in the Western Conference, specifically of the Galveston Sand Dollars and the Kansas City Clefs. Many locations were suggested for the new teams, so I will be collecting votes.

The suggested relocations are:

For the Galveston Sand Dollars...
* Provo, UT
* Honolulu, HI
* Victoria, BC
* El Paso, TX
* Regina, SK

For the Kansas City Clefs...
* Austin, TX
* Pueblo, CO
* St. Louis, MO
* Casper, WY
* Monterrey, Mexico

I'm going to try doing the vote simply and just ask everyone to email me with their selections for these 2 cities at fba@furrybasketball.com. Please include the words "CITY VOTE" in the subject line, just to help me keep the emails straight. Thank you!

#3. General Manager Assignments

All General Manager positions are up for reassignment, meaning there will be NO automatic general manager assignments. If you want to be a GM for the 2013-2014 season, you MUST send me an email requesting it to fba[at]furrybasketball.com

ALL GMs must send me an email. I know that some of our teams have had the same GM since the beginning, and I will allow GMs to remain with teams they have previously managed, but I MUST hear from EVERY GM who wants to manage a team for next season. We will be choosing the GM's soon, hopefully by next weekend.

And by the way, I am giving up GMing the San Jose Thrust this year. Please, someone volunteer to manage this team!

#4. 2013 Draft Candidate Combine

The 2013 Draft Candidate Combine is a brand new event where the top 24 players from the 2013 FBA Draft Pool will play in a special exhibition match to see how well they perform.

This match will be played TOMORROW, Monday, September 2nd tentatively at 3:00pm Pacific (UTC-7)!

In order for this match to be successful, I need a small amount of information for every one of the Top 24 players. At the moment, we're doing great-- out of 24 players, only 9 have not yet received character information. Those 9 are...

Alessandro Serra
Mahmud Zarif
Raoul Kidane
René Lacoste
Russell Savoy
Siegfried Romanoren
Terrence Tolliver
Vladimir Andreiovich Zhidkov
Zack Plushpaw

If you are the creator of one of the players listed above, please go to this website and fill in the form as best you can:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet.....IdUloaVE#gid=0

Details on how to fill out the form have been posted on the WikiFBA... which by the way, is now our main site. To go there, you only need to go to http://furrybasketball.com

http://furrybasketball.com/wiki/ind.....didate_Combine

#5. 2013 FBA Draft

The 2013 FBA Draft is tentatively scheduled for Sunday, October 6th. The draft typically begins in the afternoon around 3:00pm Pacific and ends around midnight.

ALL General Managers will be expected to be available during this time window. Even if you cannot attend and watch the Livestream, you will be expected to be reachable by email, text message, telephone-- anything. Just be able to send in your picks when called.

More details on the draft will be coming soon. The above date is not set in stone, it can be moved back if needed, but I would like to get the draft done by then if at all possible.

#6. The 2013-2014 FBA Season

The 2013-2014 FBA Season will begin on Thursday, October 31st for Howlereen 2013. The Howlers' opponent has not yet been determined. It will be selected after general managers have been picked.

Head coaches for the next season will be chosen just before Howlereen.

Other things were discussed, but these were the most important topics. As always, please send any questions you have to fba[at]furrybasketball.com or send them through FA messages.

Thanks again, and lets make the 2013-2014 FBA Season the best one yet!!!

B-Hop #7

Hello, FBA Fans!

Wow, where have I been? Well, boy, will I tell you-- I'm right now in the nuclear winter of my job relocating and have been killing myself day after day moving boxes, throwing wire, hooking up equipment, etc. etc. etc... and I have been BEAT.

But the good news is, it's all toward better and greater things! Those of you who follow my Twitter account may have seen the photos I've posted of my brand new office, custom made for me, no less! Still got a long ways to go, but big progress is being made every day on it, and it is going to be incredible. I'm really thrilled to have this new place to work!

But it has made my break from the FBA a bit longer than expected. Trust me, I needed to take some time off, but I know that I've REALLY taken some time off. As in, I'm not even keeping up with the little bits and pieces going around, or answering all of my emails, which is bad. :( But that's why I've decided it's finally time to turn this sucker around!

And we will start things off with... a general meeting!


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2013-2014 FBA SEASON GENERAL MEETING

Sunday, September 1, 2013 @ 3:00 PM Pacific (UTC-7)

http://www.livestream.com/fbapostuppodcast

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Let me know if this scheduling is a problem for anyone. We will be discussing a lot of things for getting the 2013-2014 FBA Season but NOT be making any final decisions-- so for those of you interested in being head coaches or general managers, don't worry! We won't be filling in the seats at this meeting, just planning for setting things up. As well as setting things for the Top 24 Challenge Match and other things about the 2013-2014 season.

More than anything, this is a chance to get things ramped up again and going for that big October 31st start date for the 2013-2014 season! Hope you all can make it!!

B-Hop #7