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DraftKings: R-Jax For Money Max

Razzball Nation! DraftKings is back, and while we don't have a Razzball Only contest this week (bummer, I know...), we can still all get together…

  • JB Gilpin
  • December 5, 2014
  • 33
Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes

Ky-rie! MVP!

I imagine even some Knicks fans were chanting that! In what ended up being a nailbitier for the Cavs in MSG, Kyrie Irving was unstoppable…

  • JB Gilpin
  • December 5, 2014
  • 110
Razzball Basketball Podcast

12/04/2014 – “What We Call A Christmas Tree, A Lot Of Greens, A Lot Of Reds”

In a jam-packed show, Slim & JB recap the big news from Wednesday's NBA games, interview Justin Phan from Basketball Monster about his ranks and…

  • JB Gilpin
  • December 4, 2014
  • 21
Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes

One, Is The Loneliest Number You’ll Ever Do…

... especially since the Sixers are probably going to stay with that one in the win column for a good while! One... The number of…

  • JB Gilpin
  • December 4, 2014
  • 73
Razzball Basketball Podcast

12/03/2014 – “Maybe They’ll Call It In The Third Quarter To Go To Bed Early And Get The Early Bird Special”

JB & Slim recap Tuesday's games including the return of Kevin Durant, who the "real" fantasy MVP is this season, and preview Wednesday's games including…

  • JB Gilpin
  • December 3, 2014
  • 29
Fantasy Basketball Buy/Sell

Buy/Sell: Approaching The First Post!

Did everyone survive their holiday, hmm? I know not everyone who reads the Razzball basketball articles are from the US, but seeing as the NBA…

  • Dan A
  • December 3, 2014
  • 33
Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes

Denver Lives And Dies (Mostly The Dying) Trying To Guard L.A.

Some big games last night!  Easily the most fun Tuesday we've had on the young season.  Twas a... Ruby Tuesday?  There's really no good Tuesday…

  • JB Gilpin
  • December 3, 2014
  • 63
Razzball Basketball Podcast

12/02/2014 – “I Hate You! You’re Too Smart For Me!”

Slim & JB return from Thanksgiving to recap the big news from over the holiday weekend, go over the RCL leaders and our RCL teams, and…

  • JB Gilpin
  • December 2, 2014
  • 8
Razzball Commenter Leagues

2014-15 RCL Basketball Update: Week 5

A shake-up atop the standings!  Pops's team couldn't quite handle being the hunted, but still put together a 6-3 week to be a mere single…

  • JB Gilpin
  • December 2, 2014
  • 6
Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes

[Insert K Word] Juice!

Boy is the Kikkoman Juice (less sodium) flowing! With Tony Wroten out with a knee injury (banged it against a barrel of turnovers), it's given…

  • JB Gilpin
  • December 2, 2014
  • 83
Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes

Wing Specials: Say My Name, Say My Name – Say Giannis Antetokounmpo

One of the reasons I’m spotlighting Giannis Antetokounmpo is because I love his game, view him as a poor man’s Kawhi Leonard, and have visions…

  • Pete Nice
  • December 1, 2014
  • 35
Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes

2014-15 REL Power Rankings: Week 5

With a 7-2 win this past week against our own Pete Nice, Martyball has surged into the #1 spot of the REL.  With a team…

  • JB Gilpin
  • December 1, 2014
  • 8
Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes

Russell Westback

Kinda sounds like a porn name, doesn't it? After a day of giving thanks, fantasy owners got a huge boost while scarfing microwaved plates of…

  • JB Gilpin
  • December 1, 2014
  • 126
Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes

Fantasy Basketball Infirmary: Week 5 Injury Analysis

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! Hopefully you’re enjoying your turkey leftovers and your star players are all healthy! After successful wrist surgery on Tuesday, Kevin Martin…

  • Peter Kap
  • November 28, 2014
  • 36
Fantasy Basketball Buy/Sell

Buy/Sell: Black Friday Came Early!

It's Thanksgiving around the NBA, tomorrow, in case it slipped your mind. I'm told there would be stuffing, which represents the cure for scurvy given to…

  • Dan A
  • November 26, 2014
  • 89
Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes

More Like A Six Foot Turkey

Happy Thanksgiving Razzball Nation!  This is my last daily recap for the week, so wishing everyone a happy Turkey Day where we can take a…

  • JB Gilpin
  • November 26, 2014
  • 138
Razzball Basketball Podcast

11/25/2014 – “You Went To The Beach And Got A Tan”

In our Thanksgiving Special, JB & Slim go over the headlines from the weekend, interview Adam Levitan from Rotoworld about our Yahoo Friends & Family…

  • JB Gilpin
  • November 25, 2014
  • 33
Razzball Commenter Leagues

2014-15 RCL Basketball Update: Week 4

Through four weeks and the seasoned, elderly, over-the-hill-but-still-owning Pops's team cannot be stopped!  Three straight weeks atop the RCL leaderboard, but the top of the…

  • JB Gilpin
  • November 25, 2014
  • 9
Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes

The Sorcerer’s Sloan

If you're a Harry Potter fan, then you're in the wrong place.  Gave me a punny title!  All you're good for, Rowling...  Some friends tried…

  • JB Gilpin
  • November 25, 2014
  • 91
Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes

Wing Specials: Can Jimmy Butler Carry That Weight A Long Time?

Up until this year, Jimmy Butler looked like he was always going to be a Wesley Johnson-Iman Shumpert type of wing. Can get you 13-15…

  • Pete Nice
  • November 24, 2014
  • 33
Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes

2014-15 REL Power Rankings: Week 4

Well, the rich get richer and the poor certainly got poorer last week, except for the case of my team as I faced an absolutely…

  • JB Gilpin
  • November 24, 2014
  • 5
Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes

MahinMI? MahinYOU!

In a jam-packed weekend with all sorts of big news and Anthony Davis putting up a career-high, I figured why not start as off-the-fantasy-radar as…

  • JB Gilpin
  • November 24, 2014
  • 150
Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes

It’s A Melo Saturday Night

When I see stuff about the DFS industry I always try to pass it along.  This is a nice read if you have the time.…

  • danb
  • November 22, 2014
  • 28
Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes

Fantasy Basketball Infirmary: Week 4 Injury Analysis

Young players Michael Carter-Williams and Victor Oladipo returned to their respective teams last week, after missing the first few weeks due to injury. This week,…

  • Peter Kap
  • November 21, 2014
  • 22
Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes

DraftKings: Brow Is My Honey Boo Boo Child!

Dollah makes me hollah!  So imagine what $100 would do to me?!  Probably a head explosion like in Scanners. And when DraftKings told me they…

  • JB Gilpin
  • November 21, 2014
  • 58
Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes

Darren Collison Is Ballin’, Son!

Wrong calls, right calls, as long as I'm always closing!  I have that same Baldwin-demeanor when I prep my DraftKings line-up.  I rally my players…

  • JB Gilpin
  • November 21, 2014
  • 90
Razzball Basketball Podcast

11/20/2014 – “I Want Your Soul!”

JB & Slim get a very special guest with filmmaker and fantasy writer Bobby Del Rio joining the show promoting his movie "The Market", plus…

  • JB Gilpin
  • November 20, 2014
  • 17
Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes

Get To Know A Little Mo About JB

As most of you don't know, I'm actually Will Smith's illegitimate first son.  If you don't believe me, well you more or less have to…

  • JB Gilpin
  • November 20, 2014
  • 92
Razzball Basketball Podcast

11/19/2014 – “The Plague Has Gone Through Memphis”

JB & Slim recap all of Tuesday night's NBA action including Paul Millsap's big game, go over a few fantasy impacting injuries, then preview a heavy…

  • JB Gilpin
  • November 19, 2014
  • 14
Fantasy Basketball Buy/Sell

Buy/Sell: Knickerbocker Please! The All-Link Article!

Yeesh, it's cold outside, no way around it. Frosty, like an Ice tray (whut what?! ...check last week's article for that reference) I'm up in…

  • Dan A
  • November 19, 2014
  • 42
Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes

The Return Of Swaggy, Lin Gets A Dime Baggy

The Lakers Win, The Lakers Win!  Down Goes Frazier!  Titanic Sinks!  All usable newspaper headlines for rare events. The Purp & Gold surprised the Left-Facing…

  • JB Gilpin
  • November 19, 2014
  • 117
Razzball Basketball Podcast

11/18/2014 – “It Looks Like A Pacman Turning Left”

Slim & JB recap a very busy weekend of NBA action including Jeff Hornacek's Suns rotations, go over the RCL leagues and praise the current…

  • JB Gilpin
  • November 18, 2014
  • 35
Razzball Commenter Leagues

2014-15 RCL Basketball Update: Week 3

Another week, and another Pop's Team domination!  Only gets better with age, amiright?!  Jay has been taken on in his RCL so hard, that he's…

  • JB Gilpin
  • November 18, 2014
  • 0
Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes

If You Had Beef With Markieff Before Last Night, Where’s The Beef?!

A popular sleeper on draft day (well, made more popular by us!), Markieff Morris had been driving fantasy owners crazier than Joaquin Phoenix in The…

  • JB Gilpin
  • November 18, 2014
  • 184
Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes

Wing Specials: Gerald Green, For A Lack Of A Better Word, Is Good

Slam Dunk Contest winners scare me. There’s pretty much no in between with these dudes. Other than, say, Nate Robinson, they’re either future all-stars or…

  • Pete Nice
  • November 17, 2014
  • 36
Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes

2014-15 REL Power Rankings: Week 3

Another week, and a new leader atop the REL, new owner Curry burns my ass!!  You may think a 20-team dynasty would be fraught with…

  • JB Gilpin
  • November 17, 2014
  • 15
Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes

How Many Shots Could A Kobe Chuck, If A Kobe Could Chuck Wood

"Hey Kobe, I'm open, I'm open!"  That's every Laker... Despite the plausibility that the Lakers are a real NBA team, they once again proved the…

  • JB Gilpin
  • November 17, 2014
  • 149
Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes

Steph Curry And The Warriors Will Lead You To Victory This Weekend

We are a few weeks into the NBA season and things are really taking shape.  The 76ers might set the record for losses in a…

  • danb
  • November 15, 2014
  • 20
Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes

Fantasy Basketball Infirmary: Week 3 Injury Analysis

We start this week's injury report with some good news. The 76ers welcomed back Michael Carter-Williams and Nerlens Noel to the court on Thursday night.…

  • Peter Kap
  • November 14, 2014
  • 35
Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes

Time To Occupy So Hard!

#OccupyDraymondGreen baby! Occupying so hard!  He's like the Russia to the Nets Crimea!  The person whizzing in the bathroom on the plane while you wait…

  • JB Gilpin
  • November 14, 2014
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