You're quite welcome Dave. Not knowing the inner workings of the game or being much of a computer guru, I'm not much help but I can read and type so I do what...
1820
Fotiu22Fan@...
Jul 21, 2002 10:18 pm
Investment Opportunity in APBA International, Inc. Over the years many passionate APBA players have asked if they could invest in the company....
1821
Fotiu22Fan@...
Jul 21, 2002 11:02 pm
GOHL seeks new owner Link : <A HREF="http://www.gameonhockey.org/">http://www.gameonhockey.org/</A> The Game On! Hockey League is an online APBA league...
1822
nhl2kcommish
Jul 23, 2002 6:51 pm
Hey Guys, I was wondering how are this years shot blocking ratings going to be done, in the past I have noticed that not many defensemen are given a Blocking...
1823
bradutterstrom
Jul 24, 2002 3:35 am
I think the argument against it has been that the disk project team fears that more blocked shots will affect the overall game, and not just the number of...
1824
Herb Garbutt
herbgarbutt
Jul 24, 2002 4:25 am
The problem with basing all the ratings on stats alone is that the new stats are every bit as subjective as the ratings, especially hits and takeaways. There...
1825
bradutterstrom
Jul 24, 2002 9:17 am
Definitely good points. I do have a solution, though I'm sure it will never happen. Do any statisticians travel with the team? I think each team should have a...
1826
Bruce Carriker
lvnwrth
Jul 24, 2002 4:16 pm
ONE OF YOU ASKED THIS QUESTION: <<<<<The other problem is, do you really give Sami Kapanen, Shawn Bates or J.P. Dumont better (or equal) physical ratings than...
1827
Tim Prosser
mrairedale
Jul 24, 2002 4:51 pm
Our league is wrapping up work on our retro disk and initially were going with 0-4 blocking ratings. We had most d-men in the 1-2 range and a few forwards...
1828
Derrick Underwood
yahoogroup@...
Jul 24, 2002 5:37 pm
Hey guys I remember a while ago someone had said they had written some apba hockey utilities in Java. Anyone remember who that is and how I could get hold of ...
1829
D. Atkinson
mambodoggie
Jul 25, 2002 6:24 pm
bradutterstrom wrote: I think the argument against it has been that the disk project team fears that more blocked shots will affect the overall game, and not ...
1830
D. Atkinson
mambodoggie
Jul 25, 2002 6:32 pm
... This is a great idea....however, I can't see the NHL doing it. They are a very unsophistocated organization. They didn't even get stats guys to the games...
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Andrew Martin
avmartin
Jul 25, 2002 9:01 pm
Try message #1377 in the message archive for the thread. Andrew ... From: "Derrick Underwood" <yahoogroup@...> To: <hockeydisk@yahoogroups.com> Sent:...
1833
Jeff Kraus
jc_kraus
Jul 26, 2002 1:16 am
My opinion is still like Dave's. Some NHL stats can't be derived exactly from the game engine without affecting other aspects of play, and I'd rather have the...
1834
Eugene Knauber
meaner53965
Jul 26, 2002 1:28 am
I agree. Playing the game and getting realistic results as for team records is the important thing. Individual records are secondary. Good luck on getting info...
1835
kdanila
Jul 26, 2002 2:54 am
There's an easy way to adjust for home biases or inaccuracies if you want to use subjective stats like shot blocks or hits - just multiply road hits (blocks,...
1836
Herb Garbutt
herbgarbutt
Jul 26, 2002 3:42 am
Unfortunately, unlike major league baseball, the NHL does not make its home and road stats readily available (at least for things like hits and blocks). Herb ...
1837
bradutterstrom
Jul 26, 2002 4:12 pm
Dave, first of all I'd like to say that I don't think anyone's dogging on you guys. I've got ideas and suggestions, but I greatly appreciate all the work you...
1838
Frankie Wong (Seattle...
sea_orcas
Jul 29, 2002 1:46 am
Hi guys... The WHL will be expanding by two teams next season and we're currently looking for GMs for these two teams. If you're interested, please go to our...
1839
Hank Stalica
hstalica
Jul 29, 2002 9:51 am
... What would the odds be of starting a brand new game as an open source project? --Hank...
1840
D. Atkinson
mambodoggie
Jul 29, 2002 1:25 pm
... So-so. Writing a game from scratch is a TON of work. My guess is that such writers would like to make at least some $$ from this much effort. Plus, and...
1841
Brett Hall
brettync
Jul 29, 2002 2:08 pm
For those wanting a new game, this was released a few days ago: Sports Interactive establishes new team to create hockey management simulation Sports...
1842
bradutterstrom
Jul 29, 2002 4:36 pm
I don't know anything about programming, but I agree about Eastside being too slow. It's a great game, but it is so slow that even to open up the game and...
1843
nhl2kcommish
Jul 29, 2002 8:40 pm
Myself and a few other Commissioners and General Managers in the various APBA leagues i'm in have started a Union of Leagues. The #FHL League Union is a place...
1844
hstalica@...
hstalica
Jul 29, 2002 9:35 pm
How about a corresponding internet message board for those of us not utilizing IRC? I would love to be affiliated with such a program, but the majority of my...
1845
Jeff Kraus
jc_kraus
Jul 29, 2002 9:41 pm
I disagree about the VB part. Efficient VB code would be plenty fast enough to support a text-based game. But it would be a memory pig. Chat with friends...
1846
nhl2kcommish
Jul 29, 2002 10:02 pm
You don't have to use mIRC to get involved in the Union. A majority of the events will we have planned will take place on an mIRC Chat Room though. The...
1847
Brian Senecal
Goofy4JC
Jul 30, 2002 5:48 am
I am a programmer by trade and have started initial planning to write my own game. How long it will take or how good it will be remains to be seen...but it is...
1848
jduteauca
Jul 30, 2002 4:24 pm
Hi all, I'm very hesitant to announce this now but since Hank resurrected the idea of an open-source hockey simulation project, I figured I'd bring this up....
1849
Frankie Wong (Seattle...
sea_orcas
Jul 31, 2002 10:29 pm
Hi guys, just wondering if anyone got a scheduling program that could be suggested.......
