02/02/2017 – “It’s The Year Of The Neck Tat”

February 2, 2017 | Razzball Basketball Podcast | 51 Comments

JB’s reign of terror of feeling great is now over! Not only do I have a case of the sniffies, but stupid Courtney Lee decided to take a dump on the court right when I needed him not to! On today’s show, we recap the stash-ability of Marquese Chriss, DeMar DeRozan‘s kankle, and how Ivica Zubac is going to save the world. We then preview tonight’s games with our 30-point challenge picks and wrap up the week at the movies.

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Chriss Chriss, Bang Bang

January 31, 2017 | Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes | 76 Comments

by: JB Gilpin

Ya know, I really liked that movie Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang. Pretty quotable, Robert Downey Jr. right as he was completely taking off, an always lovable Val Kilmer. “Who taught you math?!” is a fun line when there’s a botched Russian roulette attempt…

Which kinda feels like Marquese Chriss right now! 20% of the time, he’s this dynamic, toolsy rookie every time! Wait, that’s a different movie… Big night from Chriss against the Grizz, going 20/6/0/2/1 with 2 treys on 8-12 shooting.

Throwing down highlight reel dunks, and bangin’ treys! While the D stats have actually been there (1.5 STL 0.7 BLK over the past 11), he hadn’t scored over 5 points in the previous 4 games. Joakim Noah‘s jump shot, woof! The minutes remain waffle-y as well, going 17, 12, 8, 17, 34 the past 5 games. I don’t see any reason why the bumpy ride would all the sudden be smoother, but it’s lines like these that make him a tantalizing stash if you’re locked into a high seed for the fantasy playoffs. Of course, when I recommend stashing some certain forwards, it doesn’t always go well. Sometimes I feel like when I look up the word “idiot”, I’ll see a picture of my face! Instead I’ll find:

Too many GIFs in the intro today? I guess 5 GIFs can be a lot! Wait, who taught me math?! Here’s what else went down last night in fantasy hoops action:

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01/31/2017 – “In A Vacuum, I’ll Take Good Over Bad”

January 31, 2017 | Razzball Basketball Podcast | 47 Comments

by: JB Gilpin

JB is on cloud 9 for the Podcast today! I feel a little weird talking about myself in the third person, but it’s hard not to sometimes in the Podcast descriptions! On today’s show, we recap big weekends from Eric Bledsoe, Joel EMBIIIIIID and Darren Collison. After a drama/fisticuffs edition of Can We Make Slim Look Stupid, we then preview tonight’s games with our 30-point challenge picks.

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2016-17 REL Dynasty League Update: Week 15

January 30, 2017 | Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes | 8 Comments

by: JB Gilpin

REL Basketball1 Another big week for the rich up top in the RCL, as we stare down our perch on an NYC tower and wag our fingers at the dissidents below. Shame, you underachievers, shame! Hah, just kidding of course, as the league is still wide open for playoff runs and postseason upsets. We need some New York Giants to break up the undefeated New England Patriots out here! Well, for now the Falcons will have to do…

Nothing too crazy on the wire this week, but we had a few decent signings as we move into our final third of the regular season. Here’s how week fourteen in the 2016-17 REL went down, and how we’re looking heading into week fifteen:

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C.J. McCollum Epicly Burns Chandler Parsons, Me

January 30, 2017 | Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes | 52 Comments

by: JB Gilpin

Some fun drama in the NBA this weekend! And not the kind about the Poppycockers being a super trainwreck… More fun shade being thrown than that!

While beating the Grizzlies 112-109 Friday night, the Blazers official Twitter account decided to stir up some ish by clowning Chandler Parsons on this airball:

“To be fair, the NBA 3-point line is really, really far away from the basket.” You tell em, Portland! Then Parsons tweeted back “good luck in the lottery show year”. Well, while kinda a burn, you just missed a trey by about 7 feet, and you’ve been a bigger trainwreck than the Knicks this year… And C.J. McCollum didn’t let it slide either.

Fantasy owners feel the same way! All my non-Parsons teams are doing WAY better than where I wasted a damned pick on this schmohawk in the middle rounds! Ugh, this has been one of my worst calls in my Razzball tenure, as Parsons’ knees have made him a shell of his former, dynamic self when he was finishing up 15-16 with Dallas. It’s always a gamble to draft a guy off a major surgery – one could almost say it’s like trying to win the lottery! And as of yet, I haven’t won millions of dollars in the Mega Millions, so I shouldn’t have gone for it here! I still think there could be a nice finish post-ASB once he has that full off-week to ice up those knees, but after 8/2/2 and that labradoodle shot Friday, followed by a DNP-rest Saturday, I feel like I need to be flogged in the Razzball city square. At least he’s played 21+ minutes the past two games…? Is that all I can really find positive in this?! He’s involved in fun social media drama, can we make that a stat cat?! D’Angelo Russell, first rounder! Here’s what else went down over the weekend in fantasy hoops action:

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01/27/2017 – “I Feel Like I Was Tooting The Bazemore Horn!”

January 27, 2017 | Razzball Basketball Podcast | 50 Comments

by: JB Gilpin

We’re back with an all new, special, Friday edition of the Razzball Hoops Pod! Ending the week in style! On today’s show, we catch up on “Walls”, alternative facts, and how rough a life is without Waiters! Hah! We also chat on Jabari Parker‘s sky-high stock, the Clippers getting a star back/some other guys stepping up, and our worry level for The Goose. Finally, we preview tonight’s games with our 30-point challenge picks and wrap up the week – as always – at the movies.

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ZuBlock Mania!

January 26, 2017 | Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes | 55 Comments

by: JB Gilpin

Oh man, what a fun day this is for Razzball Basketball! Let’s start with our big announcement we’re making later today – I’ve teased it a few times, but it’s coming this afternoon! We’ve got a special post going up today that is going to: Blow. Your. Mind. I’ll just leave it at this – it involved robots and very short shorts…

On top of THAT, what a fun night of hoops on Humpday! We had epic drama with the Kings somehow beating THE King (in Cleveland no less!), yet another tripdub for Russ, but then a late night wonder with my boyfriend Ivica Zubac having another awesome game! My preseason darling looked further away than ever for minutes when he barely got run in preseason games, but he just kept his head down and powered through some D-League stints and a handful of junk time minutes here and there until the Lakers finally started unleashing him. Had the 11/13/1/1/3 line 3 games ago against the Nugs, then after low minutes for two games, exploded again last night for 12/10/2/0/3.

He’s just so big and so fundamental! He did only shoot 5-15 from the field (a few “misses” were on consecutive putback attempts though…) and had 4 TO, but hit 2-2 FT and typically should be a true 8-cat guy (no treys). As I mentioned on the Pod last week, in the D-League he shot 57.8% from the field, 82.9% from the FT line, and had a 15.6/9.7/1.3/0.2/1.0 line in 13 games at 30 MPG. I mean, it’s not “epic”, but he’s still only 19 and looks like he could turn into Jonas Valanciunas with D-stats. With ZuBlock showing off his potential and our big announcement today, I’m like a rabid Beatles fan this morning!

After pimping him hard as a possible second-half sleeper in the preseason (I initially ranked him like 160 or something, but then they signed Tarik Black and never played Zubac in the preseason, so I cut him out of my top 200), it’s 100% time to add him if you need a big. It might be bumpy for minutes, but the Lakers have fallen to 16-33 and it’s time to keep the youth developing. Here’s what else went down in fantasy basketball last night:

PS – Podcast will be out tomorrow morning – we are recording later today, just a day behind. Can’t wait to gloat about taking back the 30-point challenge lead!

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The NBA Title Is Just Going To Have To Waiters A Little Longer

January 24, 2017 | Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes | 66 Comments

by: JB Gilpin

Damn, what a game in Miami! There’s a sentence I wouldn’t have thought I’d say in 2017… Dion Waiters playing like an absolute boss and is 100% must own! Ditto…

Capping off an unbelievable game for Waiters (33/5/4/1/0 on 13-20 shooting with 6 treys), was this game-winning trey that will likely be the Heat’s biggest shot this season.

Take that, 14-15’s NBA title-winning Warriors! Revenge is a dish best served 1.5 years cold! Crazy win in Miami for the upset, and giving Waiters an encore of his career-high 33-points against the Bucks with a matching effort. I obviously don’t think he’s going to become a 30+ point scorer here on out, but the opportunity is there for him to jack up his shots. Absolutely add him everywhere – even if he is a hot ThrAGNOF – then if he goes ice cold, you just drop him! Why threes ain’t got no face! He should chip in a couple dimes as well, but even after a high-volume 25-39 FG back-to-back set, he’s still barely over 40% shooting from the field this season, and he’s a terrible FT shooter (65.2%). Coupled with 2+ TO a game, and he’s pretty metrics-unfriendly. I would still add him everywhere, which I tried to do yesterday, until Slim decided to be an absolute tool and beat me to it while recording the Pod yesterday. Well, joke’s on you Slim, you missed this game last night because it’s Daily – Tomorrow in the RCL!

What an incredible night in the NBA last night with two huge game-winners in the final seconds, plus for a little Razzball-specific incredibleness, we’ve got a huge announcement coming this week! Let’s just say it involves fortune-telling and amazingness… That’s right, we hired Miss Cleo! Wait, I think it’s “too soon” to make that joke… Anywho, here’s what else happened last night in fantasy basketball action:

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01/24/2017 – “Slim, You’re The WORST!”

January 24, 2017 | Razzball Basketball Podcast | 29 Comments

by: JB Gilpin

Title says it ALL! Slim was the absolute worst on this Podcast – hell of a way to kick off our week – by taunting me with waiver wire adds and his general skullduggery… I would’ve picked up Dion Waiters first, if it weren’t for you meddling kids! We talk Waiters, some injuries, and have our general fun times, shower praise on our current RCL leader, play a Grammy Award-Winning version of Can We Make Slim Look Stupid, then preview tonight’s games with our 30-point challenge picks.

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2016-17 RCL Basketball Update: Weeks 12 & 13

January 23, 2017 | Razzball Commenter Leagues | 10 Comments

by: JB Gilpin

RCL Nation! So much has gone on since we last checked in! Major injuries to highly drafted guys, we know who is going to be in the Super Bowl, we have a new US President… The world just never stops turning!

Speaking on turning, mannnn I need a few of my RCL teams on the fringes to start turning around, dammit! Losing Chris Paul in one and Pau Gasol/Rudy Gay in another has NOT been a fun week… Russia hacked my RCL rosters, I’m WikiLeaking water over here!

But weathering all the proverbial storms out there, is our current RCL leader in first place. He’s in…? He’s innnnn….? That’s right, The Doc is In! With a record of 81-34-2 and 164 RCL points, the Doc is in command, that’s for sure! So it’s up to the rest of the WE-GOT-A-TROPHY! league to put an end to this clinical madness!

Check out how your teams stacked up after weeks 12-13 in the 2016-17 RCL Master Standings Table table, and here’s some notable takeaways from the past two regular season weeks across our 23 RCL Leagues:

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2016-17 REL Dynasty League Update: Week 14

January 23, 2017 | Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes | 15 Comments

by: JB Gilpin

REL Basketball1 Usually in the open I talk about the team in first, but that seems self-serving and weird right now… Did I veil that gloat at all?! No, no, in all honesty, I have matchups against the 2-4 seeds still to go, so still have some work to do. Dynasty leagues are never on cruise control! Which was also the lesser-preferred subtitle to “Speed 2”. A lot of squads got some reinforcements off the wire this week, but not big money splashes… The trade deadline should see a nice big wad of cash thrown on the wire, like during a Pacman Jones lap dance!

Here’s how week thirteen in the 2016-17 REL went down, and how we’re looking heading into week fourteen:

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Upper Dekker

January 23, 2017 | Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes | 75 Comments

by: JB Gilpin

It’s almost baseball season, so let’s start pulling in the puns! I just wanted to be sure everyone knew that I was going for that use-case of the title, not what you’d find in urban dictionary… Who comes up with that stuff?!

Huge weekend from Sam Dekker, getting 28 minutes off the bench on Friday night when Ryan Anderson exited after only 9 minutes (Illness – tried to play through The Plague that is running rampant in the NBA, but it claimed another victim. Somebody really needs to do something about the flu and stomach issues that make the NBA seem germier than going on a cruise.), going 17/7/2/0/1 with a trey in 28 minutes. Then in his first career start Saturday night – at the Grizzlies who are supposed to be a defensive team – Dekker blew up like an upper decker for 30/4/0/2/0 on 12-19 FG with 6-11 treys.

Somebody get a hand in his face! Got 35 minutes, and didn’t commit a single TO in either of these games. Roto-efficiency! Dekker’s been playing decently – albeit a little under-the-radar – in his bench minutes this season, but he’s a good rebounder who hits treys and can pepper in stocks. All the while maintaining a low TO rate. Kinda seems Otto Porter-ish to me! Although Dekker is only 28-49 at the FT line for some reason, good for 57.1%. While Ryno is “only” out sick right now, all his injuries does make him an endangered species… Everyone is out for Ryan Anderson’s ivory! Everyone wants a nice white dude shooter on their team… Now the Rockets have two! So if Ryno’s back flares up again, or if he has any injury really, Dekker would be a must-own. I might even nab him for the short-term, if you have any streaming spots you can dedicate to a little run – because speaking of a little run, doctors told Rynio he might be dealing with this stomach bug for 1-2 weeks. Somebody get this guy some pepto bismol and keep him away from my toilet tanks! Here’s what else went down over the weekend in fantasy basketball action:

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02/02/2017 – “It’s The Year Of The Neck Tat”

Chriss Chriss, Bang Bang

01/31/2017 – “In A Vacuum, I’ll Take Good Over Bad”

2016-17 REL Dynasty League Update: Week 15

C.J. McCollum Epicly Burns Chandler Parsons, Me

01/27/2017 – “I Feel Like I Was Tooting The Bazemore Horn!”

ZuBlock Mania!

The NBA Title Is Just Going To Have To Waiters A Little Longer

01/24/2017 – “Slim, You’re The WORST!”

2016-17 RCL Basketball Update: Weeks 12 & 13

2016-17 REL Dynasty League Update: Week 14

Upper Dekker