Updated Moonball Constitution

Here is a copy of the newly-revised Moonball Constitution, which includes updated rules we've been discussin'. To help you get to the new juicy parts, I've used Microsoft Word's highlighter to put all new changes in yellow.

The changes are mostly what we've discussed -- with a 14-player roster (10 active, and 4 bench), and the ability to change rosters weekly. You may edit your roster at any time throughout the week, then the changes take place Sunday 11:59PM PST. At that point your roster will be locked again until the following week.

No question it will take some getting used to. Even though rosters only change once a week, there can still be moves made on the overall roster. For example, you could use a supermove on Wednesday and a trade on Thursday -- however, those new players would not be available to your roster until Monday...so you could be playing a few days with a player you've already dropped or traded.

On trades -- I hope we'll have more trade flexibility this year with the addition of a bench. However, be advised that trades will be a little different under Yahoo's system. Trades take the website about 48 hours to process (1 day for me to review the trade, and 1 day for Yahoo to make the change.) Therefore, to be safe, I think trades need to be done by Thursday for you to have those players available for the following week. However, you could always do a trade later, knowing that you may need to wait until the following week to have access to your players' services. All trades should be posted to the league board.

On supermoves -- You can make a supermove anytime, just use the website to acquire a free agent. You get 4 per half-season. I will track supermoves. Again, you won't have the new free agent's services until the following week. All supermoves should be posted to the league board.

On trade supermoves -- Because of the 48 hour waiting period surrounding trades, trade supermoves will be trickier than I originally anticipated. In Yahoo's world, you would not be able to pick up a new player until you have a roster imbalance....which is officially after the trade is finished processing. In my world, that's 48 hours that you could potentially lose your free agent to another team. Therefore, since it is assumed that most if not all trades will be fair and equal, you should be able to claim a player immediately while the trade is pending. So, if you wish to use a trade supermove immediately, you must post the transaction to the league board to reserve the player that you wish to claim, then you can go claim them when the trade is done processing. Make sure to include the player's name IN THE TITLE OF THE POST so that other managers will see it, and won't pick up your free agent by mistake.

I will still have some control to reverse illegal transactions and edit rosters, but because the game (and points) are happening in real time without the ability to fix errors, let's try not to claim any players others have spoken for with trade-supermoves. K?

Please post with any questions, concerns or discussion. For your reference, here is the link to Yahoo's FAQ on fantasy basketball. I can also answer any additional questions, or refer them to their help desk.