Kelder does have a first name but only his Mom uses it. He's been playing fantasy sports since before the internet had sites to do it. Not a member of any important organization but he thinks he's super funny! When not consuming baseball, he enjoys church coffee and food in larger quantities than his doctor would like.
by: kelder
Last night had two unfortunate injuries. Wendell Carter Jr. broke a finger, and Devin Vassell broke his groin. My advice is to try to look beyond “player B will replace player A” because that isn’t always a swap. Like Mo Wagner will probably start in Orlando making Ma and Pa Wagner happy to see their […]
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Halloween was last night and we live in quite possibly the best area in the US for the candy gaining activities. My town was founded in 1705. Blackbeard made his mainland home here. There’s a graveyard that dates back to 1734. Truly cool and spooky stuff.
Unfortunately, the flu, like the actual literal flu, struck the Kelder household and we were unable to join any festivities this year. With two people actively sick and me fighting off a scratchy throat and achy knees which I always have anyway, sat home. Now notice I’m not complaining about two days off of work watching Full House, Ninja Warrior, and playing Mario Kart. I should probably also mention that I fell asleep on the couch during the Knicks-Cavs game, so I’m purely box score watching instead of my report from watching TNT Tuesdays.
Here’s what happened fantasy wise last night:
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Man, I just realized that the NBA has six divisions. In the guise of journalistic integrity, I am contractually obligated to write one of these for every division now…
Again, if you missed the Central Division earlier in the offseason, I’m not focusing on the guys for risers in the early rounds… I’m looking for guys to make a leap and targets throughout the rest of the season. Teams are in order of how I predict they will finish. I find that order more fulfilling.
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Last night, I got to have the unique experience of watching Nikola Jokic with someone who’d never watched him before, having it on my TV with my wife and 14 year old daughter. I loved every comment. It makes you appreciate the Joker’s greatness from a different lens. A sampling of the comments:
Why are they starting the slow white guy?
How does an NBA player run like that?
He looks so tired.
Wait, that was a really nice move.
How come he’s dribbling up the court if he’s so slow? Wait, wasn’t that a great pass?
He can shoot 3s too?
They went from laughing to all out appreciation. I finally told them at halftime that he’s the best player in the world and they should stop besmirching his name.
Oh yeah, he had a 29-13-11 triple double. Even chipped in a steal and a block to go with 3 treys. Of course you drafted him number one and he’s a cheat code.
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We’re back baby! A lot of stuff to go into, and I promise I won’t write anything about any possibly disgruntled players who possibly might be traded to certain teams. I will, however, talk about the effects of the offseason on certain players.
I’m working here on a series of risers and fallers. One of my key tenants of fantasy hoops is that every player in the NBA is good. Like, really good. But not all players get minutes needed to put up statistics and thing like that, which we obviously count on for fantasy basketball. My goal isn’t to figure out which sixth round pick will return 3rd round value. I’m trying to figure out who is in line for minutes, like the late round guys who will pay off.
For fallers, that’s going to be more guys who I’m avoiding. You’ll see, I’m just over-talking again. Kelder should be seen and not heard. Let’s just get into the content.
NBA Central division is first up, in order of my predicted finish in the standings…
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The poor Brooklyn Nets were swept off the court by a fully formed Sixers squad. This of course was to be expected after the failed Big 3 was broken up after like 20 games. The good news for all the Nets fans out there, and I’m taking it on faith that there are some since I’ve never met one, is that they have a really interesting offseason ahead. But how did this year go?
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If you aren’t thinking about where your season went wrong, you’re behind the 8 ball. That 8 ball will read negative predictions if it’s a magic one. Speaking of teams who’s season went wrong, I’ll recap the non-playoff teams. Since nobody really wants a Pistons article for next year, I’ll start with the teams that narrowly missed the playoffs. The Bulls fit both of these, a team with a season that went wrong and missed the playoffs. They’re also my favorite squad because I’m stuck in the 90s. I still listen to Pearl Jam and Mistadobalina.
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With further ado, wait, without further ado, here’s some random disconnected thoughts about last night in the NBA.
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Bonus FAAB if you catch this reference.
In the Razzball Writer’s league, the people are represented by two separate but equally important groups: The ones who make the Finals, and the ones who need to get better to make the Finals.
These are their stories.
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It’s March Madness time, and in honor of Duke and their successful season, the first without a certain GOAT coach who looks like a rat, I’m gonna focus on the Dukies in the NBA. No, not Doookies, don’t be haters. One of the best things about being a fan of them lately is the many fantasy contributors from the best college hoops program in the land. It’s not their fault that they are better than whatever lesser team you follow.
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If you’re still reading these, and I’m glad you are, as it means one of three things.
You’re still in the playoff race
You love my writing, in which case you’re my mom or you need to read a lot more good articles.
You’re out of it and trying to get a leg up for next year.
As we know, this is the silly season for basketball. Resting, tanking, and weird rotations are the norm in March. It’s March Madness, baby. I’m going to try to focus on the weird rotations thing from each game to see if we can decipher any meaning from said weird rotations.
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Congrats to all who are reading this, as this means you probably are in your fantasy playoffs and have had much success. May my nuggets of wisdom tide you over for a day as you work towards victory. And if they aren’t nuggets of wisdom, may your disagreement of said nuggets further assist you.
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