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Burke-Back Mountain

All hail Trey Burke!  May all the inhabitants of the great Salt Lake City and all their respective wives rejoice!  And... the Jazz are still…

  • JB Gilpin
  • November 21, 2013
  • 90
Razzball Commenter Leagues

RCL Recap Week 3: Boys, Stay Seated, Men Please Rise…

Three weeks in, and we are beginning to see who are the contenders, and who are the pretenders. Who are the members, and who are…

  • Dan A
  • November 20, 2013
  • 24
Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes

Unleash Archie Goodwin!

Sometimes it's nice, oh so nice, to see so much potential that you saw through the preseason finally get the chance to shine, the star…

  • JB Gilpin
  • November 20, 2013
  • 95
Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes

J.J. Hickson: Taking Us To Boarding School

Now, I never went to a boarding school... I was stuck in the public schooling circuit, and just could never rebound.  I was like Andrea…

  • JB Gilpin
  • November 19, 2013
  • 125
Boards-n-Blocks

Boards-n-Blocks: Breakout Time Por Favor?

Hide your kids, hide your wife, crank up the Owl City and hand me a KFC Double Down. The Class of 2010 is in the…

  • Pete Nice
  • November 18, 2013
  • 50
Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes

REL Power Rankings: Week 3

The Razzball Elite League (REL) has just wrapped up its third week, with Martyball - IFBL taking a huge 8-1-0 victory and vaulting into first place. Since…

  • JB Gilpin
  • November 18, 2013
  • 6
Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes

Steve Blake: Handing Out Dimebags

Even though he looks exactly like the youngest kid from Malcolm in the Middle, Steve Blake is playing like an NBA PG in the top.…

  • JB Gilpin
  • November 18, 2013
  • 84
Fantasy Basketball Buy/Sell

Buy/Sell: I Couldn’t Have Wroten It Any Better Myself

So I'm feeling a little like a savant this week, because although I'm losing week 3 so far in my pools, I did predict that…

  • Dan A
  • November 15, 2013
  • 130
Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes

Andrea Bargnani: Il Diva

Sorry Bargs, it's not "Il Mago" you're "Il Diva".  After whining about playing time in Toronto saying he wanted to play somewhere warmer to the Italian…

  • JB Gilpin
  • November 15, 2013
  • 85
Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes

Slim Pickens – Reminding You To Help Control The Pet Population. Have Your Pet Spayed Or Neutered.

Have you ever sat back and thought, "What if I got a shot at the NBA when I was in my prime?  Everyone knows I…

  • Slim
  • November 14, 2013
  • 49
Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes

Triple Double, She Wroten

Sooooo... Last night just happened.  It was the wildest night of fantasy hoops that I could ever remember.  Sure my memory isn't exactly like Ken…

  • JB Gilpin
  • November 14, 2013
  • 73
Razzball Commenter Leagues

RCL Basketball Recap Week 2: Electric Bugaloo.

It's Week 2, and things are just warming up. The leagues are starting to show some separation. Some with pure dominance, others with smoke and…

  • Dan A
  • November 13, 2013
  • 24
Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes

A Whole Lot Of Moping In Motown

So the Pistons were looking like a playoff contending team with all their offseason acquisitions, but after a 2-1 record with the only loss a…

  • JB Gilpin
  • November 13, 2013
  • 76
Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes

One, Two, Three, Four, I Declare Thumb Surgery

Well... Larry Sanders hasn't had the best few weeks...  The Colonel held his injuries from the field surgeon just long enough to keep hope alive in his…

  • JB Gilpin
  • November 12, 2013
  • 82
Boards-n-Blocks

Boards-n-Blocks: Greg Monroe Motorin’ In Motown

For some reason, the hype coming into this year was all about Andre Drummond and how he was gonna punk Greg Monroe and take all…

  • Pete Nice
  • November 11, 2013
  • 56
Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes

REL Power Rankings: Week 2

Week two has wrapped up in the inaugural season of the Razzball Elite League (REL), and things are starting to round into form.. For me that…

  • JB Gilpin
  • November 11, 2013
  • 6
Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes

JaVale McGee’s Leg Shaqtin’ A Fool

In yet another bad turn for fantasy top-100 Cs, JaVale McGee joins the triage with Tyson Chandler as centers with broken legs.  However unlike Chandler…

  • JB Gilpin
  • November 11, 2013
  • 74
Fantasy Basketball Buy/Sell

Buy/Sell: I’ll Toss You A Nugget – Wilson Chandler

Full disclosure: I'm getting killed in my first two weeks of Fantasy. The reason? I have 3 bench spots, filled by Wilson Chandler, Kobe Bryant…

  • Dan A
  • November 9, 2013
  • 67
Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes

The Fournier-Year-Old Virgin

After a very tough start to his season going 2-14 in his first two games, Evan Fournier finally found his stroke last night going 5-10…

  • JB Gilpin
  • November 8, 2013
  • 102
Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes

Slim Pickens – Don’t Be A Menace To Atlanta While Smoking Your Meth In The Hood

I've got a little story to tell you today.  I think I'll call it a parable.  Here it goes...  A few days ago I was…

  • Slim
  • November 7, 2013
  • 61
Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes

What’s The Matter Colonel Sanders? Clock Tickin’?

Things were looking oh so good for the Colonel's original recipe heading into the season.  I bought the whole bucket, the two sides and a…

  • JB Gilpin
  • November 7, 2013
  • 59
Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes

Israelis Taking Over The NBA – Leaving The Desert And Playing In… Texas

As an ancient proverb goes - "I'd like to introduce you to an old friend and a new friend."  Ok, so I made that up.…

  • JB Gilpin
  • November 6, 2013
  • 78
Razzball Commenter Leagues

RCL Basketball Recap Week 1: Ladies, Gentlemen, Start your engines!

This is not for the fantasy faint of heart. This is the Razzball Commenter League Weekly Recap. In Fantasy Terms, This. Is. Sparta!!! This is…

  • Dan A
  • November 5, 2013
  • 30
Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes

Rockets vs. Clippers: Fantasy Gods Playing A Video Game

I always love when an off night (only 4 games yesterday) yields one of the best NBA games we've seen all year.  So many story…

  • JB Gilpin
  • November 5, 2013
  • 51
Boards-n-Blocks

Boards-n-Blocks: Miles Plumlee

Coming into this year, the fantasy freaks of the world had two guys on their radar as far as Phoenix Suns centers. Would it be…

  • Pete Nice
  • November 4, 2013
  • 22
Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes

REL Power Rankings: Week 1

The first week of the inaugural Razzball Elite League (REL) is in the books!  While my team surely disappointed, I have a lot of young…

  • JB Gilpin
  • November 4, 2013
  • 12
Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes

Russell Westbrook – The Knees Of Wolverine, Bricks Like The Thing

So Russell Westbrook played yesterday... Ummm... What? After hurting his knee in last year's playoffs, then requiring a second surgery on October 1st, Westbrook was…

  • JB Gilpin
  • November 4, 2013
  • 51
Fantasy Basketball Buy/Sell

Buy/Sell: Wanna Win? Start By Holding Onto A Shiny New Nichol(son)… Sorry.

The season of feverish NBA fantasy drafts is over, for the most part, and now the post draft hangovers come crashing home. Boy, did those…

  • Dan A
  • November 1, 2013
  • 81
Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes

Chris Paul: Alley-oopus Maximus

Are you not entertained?! Chris Paul sure put on a show last night, dropping treys, lobbing alleys, fending off tigers chained up as obstacles.  You…

  • JB Gilpin
  • November 1, 2013
  • 79
Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes

Slim Pickens – ♪ Fav-e-rani, The Boston Celtics Treat

There comes a time in every man's life when he must admit defeat.  Like when your girlfriend demands to know why you can't just remember…

  • Slim
  • October 31, 2013
  • 70
Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes

Michael Carter-Williams Also Stole LeBron’s Championship Ring

Man, what a huge night it was across the NBA with nearly every team in action.  It obviously all starts with the shocker Philly put…

  • JB Gilpin
  • October 31, 2013
  • 79
Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes

Andrew Nicholson Breaks ESPN

Despite the two nationally telecast Opening Night games (with the Heat/Bulls starting at 8:00 PM EST), the season really started at 7:00 with the Magic against the…

  • JB Gilpin
  • October 30, 2013
  • 78
Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes

The Season Is Here Baby!

At last!  At long last. The fantasy basketball season is upon us and we finally get to start seeing our lineups in action.  I, for…

  • JB Gilpin
  • October 29, 2013
  • 70
Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes

Slim Pickens – I See Your Schwartz Is As Big As Mine

A long time ago in a galaxy far far away...  Is that too cliché?  Yeah it is, but there's a point.  You knew where it…

  • Slim
  • October 28, 2013
  • 102
Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes

REL Dynasty Auction League Recap – In And Out The Wood Chipper

Whewwww-eeee!  What a fun draft.  A good four-and-a-half hours after the draft start time I had picked my 17th player, and I think I really…

  • JB Gilpin
  • October 25, 2013
  • 119
Razzball Commenter Leagues

RCL Draft Recap – Like A Virgin

There’s a few players who throw my drafts off course every year for no particular reason. Wesley Matthews. Jose Calderon. Al Horford. Regardless of where…

  • Pete Nice
  • October 23, 2013
  • 64
Boards-n-Blocks

Boards-n-Blocks: DeMarcus Cousins

[It’s March of 2011. A disenchanted DeMarcus Cousins is mindlessly taking part in a layup drill during a practice at ARCO Arena/ Power Balance Pavilion/…

  • Pete Nice
  • October 22, 2013
  • 37
Razzball Commenter Leagues

RCL Draft Recap – My Second RCL League Is A Bunch Of Thieves!

Ahhhh, it's finally that time when drafts are becoming more and more meaningful and abundant, we've got the REL Auction draft on Thursday, and two…

  • JB Gilpin
  • October 21, 2013
  • 80
Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes

Razzball Auction Values And Announcing The Razzball Elite Dynasty League

So I'm sitting around and thinking to myself, "you know, I like auction leagues, I like deep leagues, but there isn't a really deep dynasty/auction…

  • JB Gilpin
  • October 18, 2013
  • 106
Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes

Sometimes An Injury Can Save You From A Terribly Wrong Rank

Listen, I know a lot of drafts have gone down, but I think we're still right in the sweet spot of the drafting season.  And…

  • JB Gilpin
  • October 17, 2013
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