Fantasy Head-to-Head Playoff Primer

January 29, 2018 | H2H Playoff Schedule | 3 Comments

Even though we haven’t even reached the All-Star break just yet, it is that time of year to start looking towards the head-to-head fantasy basketball playoffs. At this point you probably fall into one of four groups:

Playoffs? Playoffs?
If Paul Millsap comes back soon and Myles Turner turns things around then I have a chance.
I just set my lineup for the next month, I will check back in…wait, Cousins is out for the year!?
Wake me in mid-March.

It is never wise to get too comfortable in fantasy basketball, because just like we saw with the DeMarcus Cousins, injury can change things in a hurry. So, in addition to monitoring your waiver wire and reading Razzball on a daily basis, it is wise to start looking at the make-up of your team and how many games your players are expected to have each week during the fantasy playoffs.

In roto leagues, the only games you need to keep an eye on are your maximum games played at each position. In head-to-head leagues, however, knowing the volume of games each player will have each week is vital, especially in the playoffs. So let’s put on our fantasy basketball beer goggles and look to see if your team is one you want to take home when the bar closes at the beginning of April.

[Playoff schedules below are based on Yahoo default public league settings, going from Week 21-23. Week 21 begins March 12^th. Week 22 begins March 19^th. Week 23 begins March 26^th and ends on April 1^st.]

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It’s. The. Kinda. Sorta. Re-Return! H2H Playoff Sched Tiers, Baby!

October 13, 2016 | H2H Playoff Schedule | 86 Comments

by: JB / Slim

As you can tell with a heavy dose of exclamation points invading the short sentence periods, it’s JB writing the H2H Playoff Schedule post this year! But do not fret, JB-unbelievers, Slim still came up with the tiers and was my main consultant for putting this together. I’m like a machine for writing posts, Slim is like a machine for projections and dissecting numbers. I couldn’t even dissect a frog without writing about it in Camus-existential prose! My science teacher was like, “What in the hell is this?! You were only supposed to write about the body parts, not existence itself!”

Speaking of existence, it doesn’t matter how long you make it in your H2H fantasy league if you don’t come away with the trophy. Unless of course, you’re talking about how I did vs. Slim in the RCLs last year! I went further in the JB vs. Slim league, woooooo! But neither of us won, so I will begrudgingly admit, it was moot… Should’ve spent more time analyzing the playoff sched! This post is required reading if you’re in the RCL leagues… Still hoping to start up or join more leagues this season? Be sure to join the RCL leagues today by checking out our RCL signups post!

Slim is still going to sprinkle his sage-like, pixie dust of wisdom regarding the playoff schedule all through the comments – he picked up these abilities while on a walkabout in the Outback – so comment often about your thoughts on the playoff sched through the final week-and-a-half of drafting. Here’s our H2H Playoffs Schedule breakdown, in tiers:

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It’s. The. Return.

September 22, 2015 | H2H Playoff Schedule | 72 Comments

by: Slim

Yeah. It goes like this right here. It’s the return of the writings of Slim! That reminds of an Outkast song, and that song reminds me of 1998. If you don’t remember it was the year we learned there was yet another way to be disgusted by a cigar. That near, far, wherever you are you probably found yourself at some point rooting for the most unlikeliest of protagonists, Billy Zane. And of course it was the year the ‘Blue Screen of Death‘ truly became a meme, long before anyone knew what a meme was.

Gangstaaaaa… It’s the return… turn…

In the NBA draft that year there were 3 guys drafted that are still playing and should one day be in the Hall of Fame. I’ll give you a hint, the top 3 draft picks were Michael Olowokandi, Mike Bibby, and Raef LaFrentz, and if you were playing fantasy basketball back then you might have gone all-in on one of them. Give up? They are Vince Carter, Dirk Nowitzki, and Paul Pierce. Pick number 5, 9, and 10 respectively. That’s not to say great players aren’t drafted 1st, but the only thing guaranteed when you are first overall is a whole boat load of money. Something about the use of the word ‘only’ there doesn’t quite feel right.

Return… Ganstuhuhuh… It’s the re…

It seems so easy to see when you’re talking time traveling, something mind unraveling. Get Down. It’s a whole lot harder to do here and now using some funky combination of math, logic, illogical fandom, a random number generator, and of course the occasional dart throw. For some reason though, after about an hour on 350 (or about 176c) it develops a creamy caramel colored crust. Once it cools, just cut it up and consume. So here’s you’re 1st taste. Slim’s, I can’t believe I’m writing this in 3rd person, RCL playoff schedule post.

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The RCL Playoff Schedule Post And Its Effect On Player Rankings

October 17, 2014 | H2H Playoff Schedule | 142 Comments

by: Slim

I still remember my very first year of fantasy basketball. I dominated the league, talked smack the entire time, and went into the playoffs with a 1st round bye while already thinking about how to celebrate my championship. I played a team that struggled all year, barely made the playoffs, and had what I thought was an opposing team of nothing but scrubs. We both streamed where we could and when the dust settled I lost by a large margin. All my players played well, I couldn’t understand what happened. When I added the total games played I realized I lost a hidden, yet easily the most important fantasy category there is, and I lost it by double digits: the category of games played. I ate every word of trash I talked all year and had to watch two other teams vie for what I considered my championship.

If you are like me and play to win, not just play to compete, then maximizing games played in the playoffs is by far the most important way to do it. JB chimes in, “But you have to make it there first?” “Au contraire, mon ami”, I say. Are you really playing for 4th place? Does anyone remember who lost in the playoffs anymore than they remember who missed them? Nay I say, we play to win! So here it is, the most important 3500 words I’ll write all year as far as winning your RCL goes…

H2H playoff dates are: 1st round March 16-22. Semifinals March 23-29. Finals March 30-April 5. Which should be the playoff schedule for everyone. If your league uses the last week of the year then I would highly recommend you suggest changing it. It plays very similarly to the last week of fantasy football.

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