NBA Fantasy League - Season Underway!

[samifan24]

Anyone want to start a Yahoo NBA fantasy league? Did FOFC do one last year?

[Lathum]

I think there was one, I would be interested.

[Coffee Warlord]

Sure.

[spleen1015]

I'm interested.

[samifan24]

Here's a league that Lathum started last year. Lathum, you can import all the settings to a new league this year if you like. It would be an easy way to start a league for this season.

Yahoo Fantasy Basketball - Front Office Football Central (http://operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=75232)

[Lathum]

OK

all set up, I scheduled the draft for NEXT THURSDAY, Oct 21st at 8:45 EST. If this doesnt work for many people let me know ASAP.

Settings are below.

Sign in to Yahoo! (http://basketball.fantasysports.yahoo.com/nba/83042)

League ID#: 83042
League Name: FOFC Fantasy Basketball
Password: trout
Draft Type: Live Standard Draft
Draft Time: Thu Oct 21 5:45pm PDT [ Add to My Calendar ]
Max Teams: 20
Scoring Type: Head-to-Head
Max Moves: No maximum
Max Trades: No maximum
Trade Reject Time: 2
Trade End Date: March 3, 2011
Waiver Time: 2 days
Waiver Type: Continual rolling list
Can't Cut List Provider: Yahoo! Sports
Trade Review: League Votes
Post Draft Players: Follow Waiver Rules
Max Acquisitions per Week: 4
Weekly Deadline: Daily - Tomorrow
Start Scoring on: Week 1
Playoffs: Week 21, 22 and 23 (6 teams) Note: Week 23 runs 7 days from Mar 28 to Apr 3
Divisions: No
Roster Positions: PG, SG, G, SF, PF, F, C, C, Util, Util, BN, BN, BN
Players Stat Categories: Field Goal Percentage (FG%), Free Throw Percentage (FT%), 3-point Shots Made (3PTM), Points Scored (PTS), Total Rebounds (REB), Assists (AST), Steals (ST), Blocked Shots (BLK), Turnovers (TO)

[samifan24]

Thanks, Lathum. I just signed up. I do see that this is a daily league. I'd prefer weekly. That's what we made the FOFC hockey league this year. Anyone else have a preference as to daily or weekly league?

[Chief Rum]

Cool, I am down, and I see the invite in my email. I'll sign up when I get home tonight.

[Ajaxab]

I think that if it was weekly, I might be interested in joining too.

[Lathum]

OK, I'll change it to weekly

[k0ruptr]

I'll take the heat.. you guys can fight over the rest. :)

[k0ruptr]

nah but really, I can never get into fantasy nba.

[DaddyTorgo]

interesting.

i'll give it a shot.

[molson]

In.

[spleen1015]

Thanks Lathum. I'm in.

Three Point Mafia

[samifan24]

bumped to try and get more players to sign up

[samifan24]

I mentioned the league to a buddy of mine and he wants to join so I gave him the league info since we're short on players. Hope that's ok.

[DaddyTorgo]

Oh that's right - I was gonna sign up for this.

[DaddyTorgo]

I should hopefully be home in time for the draft...I think. I'm flying in back from Philly and I think my flight lands at like 9:30. So assuming it's not late, I should be okay I think.

[samifan24]

I should hopefully be home in time for the draft...I think. I'm flying in back from Philly and I think my flight lands at like 9:30. So assuming it's not late, I should be okay I think.

Oops I just realized I had the wrong time in the thread title. The draft is at 8:45 PM Eastern not 10:45 PM.

[DaddyTorgo]

Oops I just realized I had the wrong time in the thread title. The draft is at 8:45 PM Eastern not 10:45 PM.

Zarg. I'm definitely not going to be home for that then. I could still give it a go and let the computer auto-draft for me, but i'm not sure how fun that'll be, given that there's basically no chance i'll go in ahead of time and set up a preference list. Hmm.

[Suburban Rhythm]

I have not followed the NBA seriously since about 1992 I think.

But, if you guys need an extra to even out the league, or get you to an acceptable # of players, I will join. I'll hold off until maybe Tues/Weds to sign up, someone just keep me posted please.

[spleen1015]

We have 6 right now. NEED MOAR!

[DaddyTorgo]

yeah - i'll be in with a computer-drafted team just to give the league a decent # of players...but i have no expectation of being any good.

[samifan24]

I have not followed the NBA seriously since about 1992 I think.

But, if you guys need an extra to even out the league, or get you to an acceptable # of players, I will join. I'll hold off until maybe Tues/Weds to sign up, someone just keep me posted please.

I'm not a big NBA guy either but I thought a fantasy league might help me start following the league again. Go ahead and join now.

Guys, feel free to invite friends to the league. We need more players!

[miami_fan]

I have never done any fantasy sports before. But what the hell I will give it a shot.

[Chief Rum]

I finally followed through using Lathum's return invite, so I am in there. That brings us to 9, so we need at least one more. Not sure if anyone else was in it last year and hasn't re-joined yet.

[Suburban Rhythm]

I am the 10th team. Just signed in.

[FF]

if you guys go to 12 i would be interested

otherwise no worries

[spleen1015]

if you guys go to 12 i would be interested

otherwise no worries

We're at 11 right now.

[whomario]

I´ll join, your at fault if i start sleeping off at work the next day ... Or during the draft ... ;)

Been years since i played a yahoo league and that was rotisserie not head-to-head. Basically this will mean i´ll have to track how many games some players have in a certain week, right ? How much movement/strategizing is there generally in that aspect ?

How do waivers work exactly ?

If roster change day is monday, i can still do it Sunday right ?

How does the head-to-head work ? Total or positional or by category ? And is it 1 week = 1 matchup ?

joined regardless, but figured i´d get the stupid questions out of the way :)

[larrymcg421]

I'm in.

[samifan24]

Given that we'll have at least 12 teams (but can accommodate up to 20) should we expand the rosters a little bit?

[spleen1015]

Okay, I have a question.

The last time I played fantasy NBA, was Tim Duncan's rookie year. I was lucky enough to draft him and I snagged David Robinson very late and ended up winning the league because of these 2. This was a Roto league though.

So, this one is head to head, weekly, right? How do lineups work? Is there a game limit per position like there is in roto? How often can I change my lineup? Do those lineup changes take effect the same day, weekly?

Thanks. :)

[FF]

#14 - hot tip's hate train

[Suburban Rhythm]

Given that we'll have at least 12 teams (but can accommodate up to 20) should we expand the rosters a little bit?

Not being overly familiar with the total pool of NBA talent, if we get too much above 14 teams, won't teams be pretty thin? I mean, yes, it's the same across the board for everyone, but...

Also, with that many teams, and adding spots, the draft might drag on awhile.

[samifan24]

So, this one is head to head, weekly, right? How do lineups work? Is there a game limit per position like there is in roto? How often can I change my lineup? Do those lineup changes take effect the same day, weekly?

This is a weekly league so you set your lineup on Sunday (or any day) for the following Monday to Sunday week. You can change your lineup as often as you like in order to set your lineup for the following week. You can only add four new players per week, though. You can see this information and more on the League Settings page (http://basketball.fantasysports.yahoo.com/nba/83042/settings).

[spleen1015]

How does the scoring work? Do we get a point for each category won in the H2H matchup, most points wins the matchup?

Or is it points based where you earn a certain number of points per rebound, steal, etc?

[Suburban Rhythm]

How does the scoring work? Do we get a point for each category won in the H2H matchup, most points wins the matchup?

Or is it points based where you earn a certain number of points per rebound, steal, etc?

Option 1. You win categories, that is your record for the week. So best option, is 9-0-0, worst 0-9-0.

[spleen1015]

Sweet. Thanks.

[Lathum]

Hey guys, I changed the max teams to 14 so that we are at capacity. For those of you who haven't done a Yahoo league, if there is an odd number of teams in a head to head league they don't let you draft. I changed it to prevent a last minute sign up.

If someone still wants in they will need to find a second person and I will open it up.

Also, with 14 teams what does everyone think about the positions? I was thinking mostly of the fact there are 2 centers. I was thinking of changing it to one.

Thoughts?

[Suburban Rhythm]

I would agree changing to 1 starting C, and maybe make one of the flex positions F/C (if that is possible, not sure).

Otherwise, people will be holding 3rd string Cs on their bench, just to have an extra C in case of injury, who will play 3 mins a game.

[Lathum]

I changed it to one center. There is no flex option so I just left it the way it is. I don't think the draft should be so long that we are drafting the Darkos of the world.

[spleen1015]

I'm a rookie, so I don't really know.

[whomario]

I don't think the draft should be so long that we are drafting the Darkos of the world.


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On a serious note, yahoo is so lenient with the Center label i don´t see the issue, almost every Power forward can be slotted in at Center.
Zach Randolph is a center, Kevin Love, Troy Murphy, Blatche, Boozer, Lamarcus Aldridge is eligible at Center even.
Heck, Matt Bonner is a Center acording to yahoo. Not that we should go so deep that Matt Bonner is a viable option, i´m just making a point here ;)

Of the default Top 100 there´s 25 players eligible to play at the C spot, that´s 25% and ássuming the 2 utility roles are used on a Guard and a Forward it would be 4 guards, 4 forwards and 2 Centers (Centers make up only 20%)

I don´t see how drafting the darko´s of the world is better than drafting the earl watson´s or Rasual Butler´s of the world :confused:

I care much more about 2nd string big men than 2nd string guards for some reason, so i vote to keep 2 Cs ...


Question : During the draft, can you switch between the customized player rankings and the default rankings ? I´d like to just list players for myself where i think they will perform better than anticipated (maybe like 20 players) and not want to list 200 guys and move those 20 up in the list.

[molson]

My last h2h fantasy basketball league was around 1998 and it was quite easy to win - I was the only person in the league who just started the guys who played the most games in any given week. There could be quite a disparity week-to-week. That's my only reservation about this league's setup. (though I'm in regardless).

[Coffee Warlord]

Someone grab my spot - I just know I'm not really gonna have time to do much with this.

[Lathum]

Well, now we need one more to draft...

[whomario]

My last h2h fantasy basketball league was around 1998 and it was quite easy to win - I was the only person in the league who just started the guys who played the most games in any given week. There could be quite a disparity week-to-week. That's my only reservation about this league's setup. (though I'm in regardless).


i don´t suppose you can make a limit like "only 3 best games count" or sth ?

Or making it go by per game averages ?

[Lathum]

i don´t suppose you can make a limit like "only 3 best games count" or sth ?

Or making it go by per game averages ?

no, but it really shouldn't matter. In theory everyones players will play the same number of games. It is up to to owner to set their lineup accordingly.

[Chief Rum]

Hey Lathum, maybe you should edit the thread title to just state "Need one more to draft" or something like that.

[Lathum]

Hey Lathum, maybe you should edit the thread title to just state "Need one more to draft" or something like that.

I didn't start the thread.

[samifan24]

Hey Lathum, maybe you should edit the thread title to just state "Need one more to draft" or something like that.

I started the thread and fixed the title.

[Sublime 2]

I'll hop in if you still need one.


Edit: In as Scorgasm.

[DaddyTorgo]

I didn't start the thread.

The real question is - did you start the fire?

[Lathum]

Don't forget, draft tonight

[Suburban Rhythm]

I hope to be there at the start, possibly not until 9pm.

I didn't adjust any of the pre-rankings, so please no laughing when I bomb on my first pick if it's autodrafted

If I bomb on the first pick and I make the pick, then laughing is fair

[jbergey22]

Any spots still open?

Myself and another person would be interested if there were 2 openings.

[Lathum]

I dont think so

[Chief Rum]

I'll be rushing home at 4:30 p.m. my time (draft at 5:45 p.m. local time). I should get home in time. But it is rainy down here and I would hit traffic on a good day, much less on a day when rain turns SoCal drivers into morons (okay, even MORE into morons than usual), so I may not make it in time. I should be there by 6 p.m.

[whomario]

isn´t it possible to just push it back half an hour somehow if it´s multiple people being late by a couple minutes ?

[Lathum]

isn´t it possible to just push it back half an hour somehow if it´s multiple people being late by a couple minutes ?

That means starting it at 9:15 EST, I'm not really sure that would be fair even if it was possible.

[Chief Rum]

I actually think I will make it back in time, but even if I didn't, it would be hard for the computer AI to screw up the first round or two. I mean, sure we could quibble about the value of one star player or another, but by and large, you're going to get a star or two drafted there whether you're doing the drafting or the computer is. It's later on when a human owner can get screwed by the AI drafting logic, where it's harder to project the production for some players and where you can't react to trends.

[whomario]

That means starting it at 9:15 EST, I'm not really sure that would be fair even if it was possible.

why wouldn´t it be fair ? :confused:

For fun i just went over the average draft order and saw Allen Iverson get picked at 128 on average. There must be leagues with really strange dynamics :D

I just hope my internet doesn´t die on me, has not been very stable the last couple minutes ... Plus yahoo´s draft-board (where you make one of your own) annoys the hell out of me. Why doesn´t it just let me make positional rankings ?

[Lathum]

why wouldn´t it be fair ? :confused:



Because it is a weeknight. People have to work tomorrow, put kids to bed, etc...

I'm not sure they want to be up until 10:30 doing an NBA fantasy draft, especially one that had the expectation of ending 30 minutes earlier.

[whomario]

not that it isn´t a good point, i just wasn´t thinking of that considering i´m not working fridays until christmas (but instead till like 10 on 2 other days ...) starting tomorrow. Didn´t mean to come on as a jackass with that question :)


btw as to an earlier question : How do waivers work ?

Also, the stupid yahoo board just deleted like half my changes because i accidentily put in more than 168 players (our number of players drafted). Now i just typed a dozen "no way" and "reach for" guys into word and am done with it.

[miami_fan]

This draft is going to be brutal. I have no clue what I am doing.

[spleen1015]

This draft is going to be brutal. I have no clue what I am doing.

That makes 2 of us.

[FF]

That makes 2 of us.

makes 3, I haven't played fantasy basketball in years.

[samifan24]

Good luck everyone!

[whomario]

So that was fun :) Very proud of myself for keeping it together and only drafting 2 bench players and just 5 Europeans :D

quick question : Do we actually set a lineup for every day (but on the monday prior) or for a full week ?
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[Lathum]

For a full week each Monday.

[spleen1015]

Season starts tonight. Good luck guys.

[Lathum]

wOOt!

[molson]

You're all going down.

[Suburban Rhythm]

Season starts tonight. Good luck guys.

So I am not losing yet? Sweet!

[spleen1015]

I am looking forward to this. I went into the draft with a plan and I was able to execute that plan fairly well. So, I am anxious to see if what I did is any good or not.

[whomario]

So that was fun :) Very proud of myself for keeping it together and only drafting 2 bench players and just 5 Europeans :D



just wanted to share that i managed to draft a total of 9 International players (admittedly including college players Bogut, Deng and Nash) and that in a draft full of germans where naturally the supposedly sleeper-Euros go a little earlier.

Yes, i might definitely be biased in that regard :redface:


for this league i thought long and hard about wether to start Afflalo or Ilyasova and then went with Afflalo. Of course, i was under the impression that Kleiza had just 2 games (because the calendar wasn´t rolled far enough to the right) or otherwise he would have been the starter.

So if i loose due to a couple points in the scoring category, i hereby proactively blame Yahoo for that ;)
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[miami_fan]

Over .500 after first week. What an upset!

[spleen1015]

Well... that didn't work.