Fantasy Review For 2018/19 Season: Quite successful season led to another disappointing playoff performance and to somehow successful offseason. Thunder got an escape from the jail card from Kawhi Leonard and the Clippers and were able to turn a team with a capped upside into a huge pile of future assets and some quality fill-in veterans, all in one summer. Changes in the offseason Lost =Paul George, Russell Westbrook, Jerami Grant Added = Chris Paul, Danilo Gallinari, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Darius Bazley , Mike Muscala, Projected Depth Chart: PG SG SF PF C Chris Paul Shai Gilgeous Alexander Terrance Ferguson Danilo Gallinari Steven […]
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Fantasy Review For 2019/20 Season: It was a very disappointing and injury plagued season for the Suns. Their, already fired, new coach, Igor Kokoskov couldn’t figure out the PG rotation next to Devin Booker while refusing to start the star at that position. Simultaneously he didn’t try hard enough to incorporate DeAndre Ayton into teams offense leaving the number one pick with only 12.3 shots per game, most of them rather opportunistic. Fortunately, they managed to gather some really interesting wing talent with Mikal Bridges and Kelly Oubre, both of whom became hot fantasy pickups of the second part of […]
Posted in Teams previewAs I read The Big Short by Michael Lewis and now watched the movie as well, I became enamored with the story of Michael Burry. In 2000 he started an investment company called Scion Capital, which focused on value investing, buying undervalued stocks and junk bonds. He became famous for shorting the subprime mortgage market by purchasing credit default swaps and becoming rich from it. What are the value investment opportunities present in fantasy? First, let’s begin by detailing what I’m not referring to. I’m not referring to players such as Lowry, Millsap, and Kawhi who most fantasy experts agreed […]
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Yahoo has released and updated their rankings, and for the most part it is looking fairly stable. However, there are definitely some value picks that you can exploit, as I find that the ADPs are heavily influenced by how Yahoo pre-ranks their players. I have made a list of guys that are ranked well below where they should be and should provide excellent value if you can get them in that range. Devin Booker at 38: I had to double check the rankings to make sure that it was legit, and it is in fact is where they have him […]
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Being a fantasy basketball addict, like so many of you are, I just can’t wait to get the season started! As such, I managed to wrangle a bunch of other fantasy nuts together and we completed 4 drafts so far. These are money leagues with fairly knowledgeable players, so rest assured these were legitimate drafts with some serious cash on the line. I am seeing some early trends to these drafts, and there are definitely some bargains to be had. Here is my list of bargain picks that I’ve seen from drafting so far. Gary Harris: Harris was hindered by […]
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LeBron James’s move to the Lakers isn’t just about basketball. Even if he’s already a global superstar, the spotlight in Los Angeles will be far greater than it was in Cleveland or Miami. And it’s not strictly about business either. The King may be up to something bigger. The politics. Over the years, James has grown not only as a player but also as a role model. He’s proven to understand the power he has as a globally recognized superstar by speaking out on social and political matters. As he enters the biggest stage of his career, we can expect […]
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With each incoming H2H matchup there are plenty of roster decisions to be made. Many of free agents can’t wait to help you win. It only comes to your decision if/how to use them. How do you make such decisions? How do you find the most suitable free agent players and those to be replaced? Hot names? Schedule? Player rankings? Matchup statistical profile?… Now you can use all of them packed into one tool. Ladies and gentlemen – please welcome the fb-ninja’s Free Agent Finder. No more wondering if the planned move fits into your matchup needs. 1. Select the […]
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In this series of articles I will examine several players who – over past few seasons – have shown a quite clear downward trend in their production. I will speculate whether the upcoming season will be the continuation of the trend or perhaps a reversal. Today we will discuss the case of Blake Griffin Blake is 28 years old, which – for a modern NBA player – is the time when he should be on top of his powers and wreaking havoc in the league. Instead, we can see an obvious downward trend and average value of his production had […]
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There are two mostly separate halves of operating a fantasy basketball team. The first is player evaluation, which is your version of the scouting department. Anybody can take a quick look at stats and player rankings in order to figure out who they want on their team, but it takes a bit of savvy to look at those and say “I disagree”. While a tendency to throw a bit too much trust in your gut will generally hurt you more than it helps, there really is no better feeling in fantasy sports than taking a gamble on an unpopular player […]
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Earlier in the week I answered a few questions about some of the more prominent figures in fantasy this season. Now it’s time to finish the week with questions that are most pertinent to fantasy players in deep leagues, though hopefully everybody can find something to think about here. What to expect from Thon Maker this season? Thon Maker’s reputation has been punching above his play’s weight class since the Bucks drafted him. He initially entered the basketball world’s consciousness because of the ridiculous videos that kept landing on YouTube. The excitement caused by the 7-foot point forward he’d become […]
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