Russell Westbrook > Eastbrook

March 30, 2017 | Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes | 46 Comments

It’s been a while since the East has boasted a better division than the West, but even when you spot a lowly East team a big lead on a West team, nothing is safe! Russell Westbrook just went insane (I would too if the Magic were beating my playoff bound team!) in the OKC comeback charge, turning around a 21-point deficit during the second half on his way to a 57/13/11/3/0 line. He shot 21-40 from the field with 6 treys, just willing OKC to the W after this dramatic 3 to get it into OT.

Good thing Nikola Vucevic can’t hit his FT! Westbrook took the missed freebie board, and no Magic was gonna stop him… Take that, Voldemort! It’s come to pass as just the norm, but at 31.8/10.6/10.4, it looks like Westbrook is going to easily average the tripdub, something I really didn’t think we’d ever see again. Hopefully you built your team around his deficiencies fairly well, because man he’s tough to beat if you can slaughter the right cats. Westy is your besty! What an unbelievable season, Here’s what else went down last night in fantasy basketball action:

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03/29/2017 – “If We Combined Forces, We’d Be One Effing Genius”

March 29, 2017 | Razzball Basketball Podcast | 27 Comments

by: JB Gilpin

The Finals are here! On today’s show, Slim and I catch up on that preposterous Devin Booker game from the weekend, Reggie Jackson‘s potential shut down, and how Slim is managing his squad down the stretch. Monsieur Elbow leading many to the promised land! We also chat on Dennis Schroder vs. Elfrid Payton next year, rapid-fire mock draft the top-6 for 17-18, play a quick edition of Can We Make Slim Look Stupid, make our 30-point challenge picks, then wrap up the week at the movies.

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Brow Still Keeping You Unified For A Title

March 28, 2017 | Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes | 17 Comments

by: JB Gilpin

Your left eyebrow is connected to the… right eyebrow!

Damn, teams who took the plunge and drafted Anthony Davis are getting rewarded for their brazenness, that’s for sure! My only RCL team left standing is my Brow squad, and I actually somehow think it’s the first time I’ve ever owned Brow… Maybe I had a share or two his rookie year, but despite always championing him, never got him anywhere with early picks. Anywho, monster 36/17/3/3/3 line for a 1.5 rainbow, giving him 3 straight 30/15 games. Who wants a unibrow ride?! They should totally make a “Unibrow Ride, $0.25” shirt. Screw that, I’m gonna! Razzball store, it’s time for me to make some new products!

Who’s with me and wants to buy those?! Let’s launch a kickstrarter! Here’s what else went down last night in fantasy basketball action:

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2016-17 REL Dynasty League Update: Week 22 – Final Battle For The Golden Jersey!

March 27, 2017 | Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes | 3 Comments

by: JB Gilpin

REL Basketball1 Well, sing me a song Mr. Emo man, because I am a crier! My dominant regular season turned out to be like the Warriors, and not worth a heaping pile of nada. Wait, that was a weird double negative…

Absolutely monstrous wins from the #4 and #6 seeds, blasting the #1 and #2 bye week teams into oblivion in 8-1 beatdowns. I have more loose bodies blown to bits in my knee than Chandler Parsons! Good luck to both High as Greg Kite and Hard-N-Tha-Paint in the finals! Yet another season that will crown a new winner. Here’s how the semis wrapped up in week 21 in the REL, plus a preview of this week’s Finals for week 22:

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Devin Booker Scores A Retired Person’s Age For Phoenix

March 27, 2017 | Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes | 44 Comments

by: JB Gilpin

Ah, the fountain of youth. Something Arizona certainly doesn’t have! The retirement haven of America – just ask Tyson Chandler – oddly boasts the most ridiculously young team. Last Thursday, they had a younger starting 5 than all but 1 of the 8 college teams playing in the Sweet Sixteen that night, and not surprisingly, the youngest starting 5 in NBA history. The retirees in Phoenix love to watch em young!

Despite being a god awful team, there still is a lot of promise with the draft picks they made, highlighted by the absolute insanity that Devin Booker dropped 70 points on the Celtics last Friday night. Insanity that he was the youngest player to break 70, that he set a franchise record, OR THAT THE SUNS STILL LOST?! Hah, take your pick.

On that layup there to kick off the GIF, Marcus Smart is like, “meh, whatever, we up 20.” 21-40 FG (4-11 3PTM 24-26 FT) for 70/8/6/3/1 in the craziest line of the year. I mentioned on our last Pod that the Suns are kinda like random number generators right now, so who knows what you’ll get next?! Well, next was 23/4/5/0/1 with 4 TO in a blah encore for Dbook. His shooting arm was tired! He did get another 7-7 FT yesterday though against the Hornets (nice to see the volume staying high), but they yet again lost, and he’s doing this without Eric Bledsoe, instead with a group of similarly young pups. It might vault him to be drafted a little too high for my liking for next year, but maybe he can turn into DeMar DeRozan with 3s. Which hurts the FG%, but I’m all optimism right now! “Never Seen So Many Guys Happy After An L!” huh?! Well, Jae Crowder – aka Party Pooper – it’s the end of March and I’m in super depressed mode after I had 3 of my 4 alive teams lose in semis this week! Why you gotta harsh my buzz! Here’s what else went down in fantasy basketball action over the weekend:

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03/25/2017 – “Hung Tough!”

March 25, 2017 | Razzball Basketball Podcast | 32 Comments

by: JB Gilpin

Cinderellas in March Madness, a new Razzball Basketball mascot, and an elbow that is super French, it’s been quite a semi-finals week! Sorry our second installment Pod was a little last this week, but who wouldn’t dig a nice weekend edition of the Pod?! On today’s show, we discuss Rudy Gobert‘s epic stretch run, where Marquese Chriss will go next year, and some other interesting notables through Friday. We then preview both tonight’s games and Sunday’s games for some playoff streaming and make our 30-point challenge picks, then wrap up the week at the movies.

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Miro: From Zero To Hero

March 23, 2017 | Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes | 48 Comments

by: JB Gilpin

So this is going to be the lamest open ever, but I sustained a blogging injury! Wife wanted me to make this crockpot chicken marsala recipe, which as you guessed, calls for marsala wine. She buys this cheap bottle at the grocery store, and it’s such a shitty product, the lid of the bottle won’t separate from that little connector part at the bottom. Obviously I’m a straight MacGyver with these things, so my first thought is to get a small kitchen knife to try and pry the main part of the bottle top off. I even said to myself, “this is probably going to end badly…” And aha! The knife shoots into my finger and I bleed everywhere like a moron. But the good news is a pair of pliers finally got the job done! Little bitch, you bottle of chicken marsala wine, you…

And you probably felt the same way as me hovering over a cheap bottle of wine with a knife if you started Nikola Mirotic last night. “I think I’ve made a huge mistake!” However, with Robin Lopez suspended and Cristiano Felicio out with a sore back-io, the Bulls were down a few on their front line (mainly calling for Bobby Portis to play C), so Miro was sure to get some run even if he was playing like a zero (no Gilbert Arenas – 0 is the number of guns you should have in your locker!). But eureka!

28/5/2/3/1 for Miro last night, on 12-15 shooting with 4 treys. I also wanna mention that Googling “Youtube Mirotic” had me find some sort of Kpop album, which has me think a future nickname or Podcast sounder has to come from this… Anyway, the top 7 in the Bulls rotation actually looked really, really good despite no Wade and no big men, while Tom Petty croons about the Pistons… Free fallin’! Miro has been one of the most inconsistent players in fantasy this year, so with Rolo due back Friday, I still wouldn’t go too nuts to add Miro. Tomorrow against the Sixers still might be worth the upside ThrAGNOF stream though, even if it feels as risky as jabbing plastic with a kitchen knife… Here’s what else went down last night in fantasy basketball:

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Monsieur Elbow Stifles Your Chances At Winning Big Man Stats

March 21, 2017 | Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes | 25 Comments

by: JB Gilpin

What a way to kick off the week! Well, that is, if you own Rudy Gobert! Monsieur Elbow says “No!” And “Oui, I own l’paint!” Absolutely monstrous 16/14/3/0/8 last night against the Pacers, hitting 7-12 from the field with only 1 TO.

So much swattage! His 13 blocks the last 2 games now gives him a 13.2/12.8/1.2/0.7/2.6 slash on the year, hitting 65% from the field. Oddly 65.5% from the stripe too! Which isn’t good, but not a punt either. BB Monster has him 20th overall in per game stats, and 12th in total. Absolutely insane draft day value, but it really grinds my gears he’s doing this this year, and not in 2015-16! Had him 11th and well above consensus, just one year too early – stupid FIBA wore him down. Focus on the NBA, you Frenchy! Oh shit, now he’s gonna hunt me with one of those elbows, NOOOOOO!!! Here’s what else went down last night in fantasy hoops action:

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03/21/2017 – “Fjordio PapaNorwegian”

March 21, 2017 | Razzball Basketball Podcast | 32 Comments

by: JB Gilpin

It’s the semis baby, only 2 weeks left for standard h2h! Under a month of the NBA regular season left! On today’s show, Slim and I catch up on the pickups from the Kings, Suns, and Lakers that can make a difference in your title-run, then play another edition of Can We Make Slim Look Stupid. Slim definitely wasn’t stupid today! We then preview tonight’s games and make our 30-point challenge picks.

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2016-17 REL Dynasty League Update: Week 21 – Four Teams Remain!

March 20, 2017 | Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes | 12 Comments

by: JB Gilpin

REL Basketball1 The semis are here! Only 2 weeks left in the REL and 4 teams left standing for the coveted gold jersey. If I don’t get a title this time out, I’m going to give the winner a white jersey that I just made gold, if you know what I mean!

With some big deadline deals to improve their depth, High as Greg Kite is looking high and mighty as I thankfully miss that juggernaut for at least one more week, as they tackle Scurry to the Left. But I have to deal with the friggin’ Clippers team, argh! So I’m not too happy with the scheduling, but I guess I was going to have it rough one way or the other. Good luck to everyone alive in the REL, and all you readers out there primed for a dynasty title! Here’s how the quarterfinals wrapped up in week 20 in the REL, plus a preview of this week’s semi-finals in week 21:

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The Omen And The Stocktonator: Welcome To The Semis!

March 20, 2017 | Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes | 35 Comments

by: JB Gilpin

Welcome to the semis! If you’ve survived this long in your standard H2H formats, then you’re merely 2 wins away from a title. Hard to believe after the marathon! Just think of how many more games the NCAA title hopefuls have to win to get a National Title!

With a mere two weeks left, there’s only 14 more days of streaming on the docket, making every add/drop count. So now’s the time (if you haven’t yet, whaaaaaaaaaaa?!) to check out The Stocktonator! Check out or new short-shorts robotics to help with your streaming decisions for each and every day this upcoming week.

And well, I have one RCL team that WON’T need The Stocktonator, due to The Omen getting absolutely possessed last week! Damian Lillard is now my least favorite player, after going 49/1/5/0/1 with 9 treys last night on 14-21 shooting. He scored 141 points last week, hitting 19 treys, and shot 55% from the field while doing so. Cost me the playoffs with narrow wins in FG% and points for my opp in a 4-5 loss. I’m done with you, Omen! Doesn’t help he shot 36-36 from the FT line either. What a preposterous week. Not to mention that after their bad loss to the Pels last Tuesday, he held a players-only meeting which led to a huge win at San Antonio Wednesday, followed by two big wins against the East besting Hotlanta and HotMiami over the weekend. Why is Atlanta hot, but Miami isn’t?! Whoever named it Hotlanta hasn’t been to many other cities! Portland is the hot city right now though! Here’s what else went down over the hot weekend in fantasy basketball action:

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03/17/2017 – “Wait! He Doesn’t Have A Brain?!”

March 17, 2017 | Razzball Basketball Podcast | 45 Comments

by: JB Gilpin

Super-charged, lightning round edition of the Podcast! So much to cover, so little time! On today’s show, we run through tons of fantasy-impacting news like must-own Suns, guys getting shut down, and vets working their way back in. It’s been a roller coaster these past few days! We then run through the RCL leaders through the completion, a quick edition of Can We Make Slim Look Stupid, make our 30-point challenge picks, and even have time to check in with our Razzball Fantasy Movie League. Told you it’s a lightning round!

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Russell Westbrook > Eastbrook

03/29/2017 – “If We Combined Forces, We’d Be One Effing Genius”

Brow Still Keeping You Unified For A Title

2016-17 REL Dynasty League Update: Week 22 – Final Battle For The Golden Jersey!

Devin Booker Scores A Retired Person’s Age For Phoenix

03/25/2017 – “Hung Tough!”

Miro: From Zero To Hero

Monsieur Elbow Stifles Your Chances At Winning Big Man Stats

03/21/2017 – “Fjordio PapaNorwegian”

2016-17 REL Dynasty League Update: Week 21 – Four Teams Remain!

The Omen And The Stocktonator: Welcome To The Semis!

03/17/2017 – “Wait! He Doesn’t Have A Brain?!”