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  • x_NBA_x
    Pro
    • Nov 2008
    • 665

    #1

    Is Doing a Fantasy Draft Fun?

    I was going to ask if doing a fantasy draft and playing through the season would be more fun than going through with a team.

    Also is it better to have the draft fixed or serpentine for a more fun experience?
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  • phlstar
    Rookie
    • Nov 2009
    • 330

    #2
    Re: Is Doing a Fantasy Draft Fun?

    I think this is more of a personal thing, sometimes I like to do a Fantasy draft and it is ok till I watch the real NBA and realize I would rather build up my own team and not just draft really good vs. A.I. and win due to that.

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    • NFCastle
      MVP
      • Sep 2011
      • 1096

      #3
      Re: Is Doing a Fantasy Draft Fun?

      I don't like it. Too easy to get a stacked team. Computer will get low rated players with high potential over young stars.

      But if u do go serpentine otherwise you'll have a few stacked teams and a few terrible ones
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      • raidertiger
        Rookie
        • May 2011
        • 493

        #4
        Re: Is Doing a Fantasy Draft Fun?

        Extremely fun. You build a team around your play style. You can try different types of teams as well, like a shooting team, slashing team, dunking team etc. and challenge yourself. All I do these days are fantasy drafts to mix it up and keep the games fresh.

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        • thilanwij
          Rookie
          • Mar 2012
          • 226

          #5
          Re: Is Doing a Fantasy Draft Fun?

          I love it. Lately, that's all I've done. Played thru a whole season. The first weeks you might suck, but once you get the hang of your team, you'll be good. What I like about the fantasy draft is that you can build your team the way YOU like it. One season you can build around a big man, and the next maybe build around a PG. Play around with it! I'm not used to playing normal rosters as much anymore tho haha.

          EDIT: do SERPENTINE. it's only fair lol
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          • x_NBA_x
            Pro
            • Nov 2008
            • 665

            #6
            Re: Is Doing a Fantasy Draft Fun?

            Originally posted by thilanwij
            I love it. Lately, that's all I've done. Played thru a whole season. The first weeks you might suck, but once you get the hang of your team, you'll be good. What I like about the fantasy draft is that you can build your team the way YOU like it. One season you can build around a big man, and the next maybe build around a PG. Play around with it! I'm not used to playing normal rosters as much anymore tho haha.

            EDIT: do SERPENTINE. it's only fair lol
            I've wanted to do one for a while because there is a select few of players that I love to have on my team.

            I'm guessing it would be fun because every team has a shot at the title due to how fair the serpentine draft is.
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            • thilanwij
              Rookie
              • Mar 2012
              • 226

              #7
              Re: Is Doing a Fantasy Draft Fun?

              Originally posted by x_NBA_x
              I've wanted to do one for a while because there is a select few of players that I love to have on my team.

              I'm guessing it would be fun because every team has a shot at the title due to how fair the serpentine draft is.
              That's how I feel too, lol. There is no bad spot in the draft with serpentine on. You can be the last pick and still be a good team, cuz you get two picks close to each other. Have like a star you want to build around planned when u are in the top 10, mid 10 and last 10 spots so you don't worry too much. I hate the middle spot, u wait longer to get ur next pick lmao.
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              • Octane
                Rookie
                • Mar 2011
                • 228

                #8
                Re: Is Doing a Fantasy Draft Fun?

                I usually run both, regular with my Mavs and do a fantasy with the Blazers, but this year i did fantasy with the Warriors and built everything around steph curry.
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                • YoungBuck3
                  Rookie
                  • Jun 2011
                  • 408

                  #9
                  Re: Is Doing a Fantasy Draft Fun?

                  I usually find the actual drafting of the team more fun than actually playing through a season with a fantasy team. I do like playing with a team of guys that I've selected myself, but what I miss is knowing who I'm coming up against. I like looking at the schedule and seeing Miami and thinking damn that's going to be a tough one, or seeing Charlotte and thinking hmm going to get to have a bit of fun this game. When you do fantasy drafts, you got no idea what's going to get thrown at you lol.

                  This is really a personal thing though, some won't care about that.

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                  • Braves Fan
                    MVP
                    • Mar 2009
                    • 1151

                    #10
                    Re: Is Doing a Fantasy Draft Fun?

                    I think this is a case where the less die hard a fan you are of the NBA the more fun a fantasy draft is. For me I don't have a favorite team and am more a college fan than I am an NBA fan so I love doing fantasy drafts. I can see a die hard NBA fan not like seeing stars on different teams though. I mean it might bother you seeing Kobe on anybody but the Lakers.

                    I did a serpentine fantasy draft with the Knicks and I'm 11-4 to start the year. I picked 12th and ended up taking Rudy Gay with my 1st pick. My team looks like this.

                    Parker, Allen, Gay, Scola, Milicic

                    Matthews, Foye, Hansbrough, Diaw, I. Smith, Delfino, and Curry

                    Team rating of 79. So not a great team on paper really but they are playing well and I have a couple of young studs to build around.

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                    • dynamicswish
                      Rookie
                      • May 2012
                      • 100

                      #11
                      Re: Is Doing a Fantasy Draft Fun?

                      Originally posted by YoungBuck3
                      I usually find the actual drafting of the team more fun than actually playing through a season with a fantasy team. I do like playing with a team of guys that I've selected myself
                      This is my approach as well. The science of building a team and learning what's successful is more exciting. I've played through the seasons as well, but the draft is the highlight.

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                      • dan04103
                        Rookie
                        • Jul 2007
                        • 142

                        #12
                        Re: Is Doing a Fantasy Draft Fun?

                        I only do fantasy drafts with legend rosters. That is a blast! Had Bird, Goodrich, and Dirk on the same team... That was great fun!
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                        • DorianDonP
                          MVP
                          • May 2010
                          • 1121

                          #13
                          Re: Is Doing a Fantasy Draft Fun?

                          This might sound weird, but I need a storyline for me to do a fantasy draft.

                          When I play Association, I always have my imaginary storylines going. It's easy when I'm using real rosters. But with a fantasy league?

                          I can't help but manufacture a reason for the fantasy draft to happen. Problem is, I've never been able to think up a good reason that seems logical. That is prolly the reason I've never finished a season with a fantasy league, even though I found the actual draft fun.

                          Anyone else run into this issue?

                          If so, what imaginary reasoning did you use that explained why the fantasy draft happened?

                          I was going to do a fantasy draft with legends a few weeks ago, but I ended up just starting a new association. I think too much, seeing Dwight Howard guarding Patrick Ewing just takes me out of the 'im pretending this is real' moment. I need a good reason for it to happen. I can't play sports games unless i'm pretending the action on the field/court is really happening. At least not an association mode. I make up storylines when I play those modes.

                          I might be alone with this lol
                          Last edited by DorianDonP; 05-19-2012, 04:49 AM.

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                          • SaylaB
                            Rookie
                            • May 2012
                            • 158

                            #14
                            Re: Is Doing a Fantasy Draft Fun?

                            Originally posted by DorianDonP
                            This might sound weird, but I need a storyline for me to do a fantasy draft.

                            When I play Association, I always have my imaginary storylines going. It's easy when I'm using real rosters. But with a fantasy league?

                            I can't help but manufacture a reason for the fantasy draft to happen. Problem is, I've never been able to think up a good reason that seems logical. That is prolly the reason I've never finished a season with a fantasy league, even though I found the actual draft fun.

                            Anyone else run into this issue?

                            If so, what imaginary reasoning did you use that explained why the fantasy draft happened?

                            I was going to do a fantasy draft with legends a few weeks ago, but I ended up just starting a new association. I think too much, seeing Dwight Howard guarding Patrick Ewing just takes me out of the 'im pretending this is real' moment. I need a good reason for it to happen. I can't play sports games unless i'm pretending the action on the field/court is really happening. At least not an association mode. I make up storylines when I play those modes.

                            I might be alone with this lol
                            I do the same thing with most of my games. I have to make up imaginary story lines to kind of keep things interesting, to make it feel like more than a video game. Adds to the experience. It'd be nice if the game did that sort of thing for us;create story lines that is. But it doesn't.

                            Only realistic story line I could think of for doing a fantasy draft association and rolling with it had something to do with the CBA and lockout. Like, the league found an unbalance of teams and decided to do a complete redrafting of players. Something like that.

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                            • agreene7
                              Rookie
                              • Feb 2011
                              • 194

                              #15
                              Re: Is Doing a Fantasy Draft Fun?

                              I just finished my draft. When I do a fantasy draft I try not to stack my team so I can be challenged. Here is my team:

                              Rondo
                              Nick Young
                              Parsons
                              T. Gibson
                              Hibbert

                              Barnes
                              Redick
                              Milicic
                              "Boobie" Gibson
                              Jajuan Johnson
                              Daye
                              Jeffries.

                              I think I might try to trade for a scoring superstar.

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