Well, the 2006-07 fantasy basketball season has finally concluded. In what was probably the craziest year I can remember, I had the following finishes:
Standard 12 man public Yahoo! Roto League: 1st
Standard 12 man public Yahoo! Roto League: 1st
Private 8 man Yahoo! H2H League: 1st
Private 14 man Yahoo! H2H League: 2nd
Obviously, injuries totally marred this fantasy season from beginning to end. Rare was the player who didn't miss more than a game or two due to one malady or the other. Furthermore, the rampant tanking in the final few weeks of the season leads me to consider a solution to the problem. Clearly, fantasy basketball is in need of a similar system to what they use in fantasy football--that is, move the finals up one (or even two) week(s) in order to reduce the impact of tanking teams/playoff teams restings its stars. My 2nd place team had Terry, Billups, Camby, Garnett, and Redd, all of whom missed time in the final week for one of those two reasons.
I have a rather ambitious plan for the next few months. I plan on putting up a series of articles that guide you, step-by-step, through the process of building your own draft board via Excel spreadsheet. Hopefully I can help you learn a thing or two, and I am very keen to hear how my methods can be improved upon. Expect my first installment in a few days, with installments posted twice or three times a week.
Saturday, April 21, 2007
Monday, April 2, 2007
NBA Streamers of the Day for Tuesday, April 3, 2007
Season to Date: 6-3
Kiddie Pool (shallow): Ersan Ilyasova (F), MIL
Let the Oden/Durant sweepstakes begin! They have already begun in earnest in Milwaukee, where the Bucks are being completely shameless in their late-season tanking efforts. First they bench Michael Redd for 8 minutes of the 4th quarter in a game in which he was 14/18 from the field, and then he mysteriously and suddenly missed their latest game with "knee pain." The main beneficiary of this chicanery is Ilyasova, who is getting a big bump in minutes and is also getting a lot of crunch-time looks.
Lake Tahoe (deep): Anderson Varejao (F/C), CLE
The bushy-haired Brazilian is a solid pickup for rebounds, steals, and the occasional block, and he also shoots a high percentage from the field. His minutes have increased as the season goes on, and he has actually been getting more minutes than Zydrunas Ilgauskas of late.
Marianas Trench (super deep): Ike Diogu (F/C), IND
Diogu had a monster game the last time out for the Pacers, and with the constant uncertainty about Jermaine O'Neal's cranky knees, Diogu could be in line for a huge spike in minutes. Hope that Rick Carlisle was impressed with Diogu's last game and plays him another 30 minutes tomorrow.
Kiddie Pool (shallow): Ersan Ilyasova (F), MIL
Let the Oden/Durant sweepstakes begin! They have already begun in earnest in Milwaukee, where the Bucks are being completely shameless in their late-season tanking efforts. First they bench Michael Redd for 8 minutes of the 4th quarter in a game in which he was 14/18 from the field, and then he mysteriously and suddenly missed their latest game with "knee pain." The main beneficiary of this chicanery is Ilyasova, who is getting a big bump in minutes and is also getting a lot of crunch-time looks.
Lake Tahoe (deep): Anderson Varejao (F/C), CLE
The bushy-haired Brazilian is a solid pickup for rebounds, steals, and the occasional block, and he also shoots a high percentage from the field. His minutes have increased as the season goes on, and he has actually been getting more minutes than Zydrunas Ilgauskas of late.
Marianas Trench (super deep): Ike Diogu (F/C), IND
Diogu had a monster game the last time out for the Pacers, and with the constant uncertainty about Jermaine O'Neal's cranky knees, Diogu could be in line for a huge spike in minutes. Hope that Rick Carlisle was impressed with Diogu's last game and plays him another 30 minutes tomorrow.
Sunday, April 1, 2007
NBA Streamers of the Day for Monday, April 2, 2007
There are no games scheduled for Monday, in a clear sign that the NBA only wants to piss of people such as me who have few things better to do than to constantly refresh in-progress box scores.
Yesterday's Score: 3-0
Season to Date: 6-3
Yesterday's Score: 3-0
Season to Date: 6-3
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