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September 5, 2017 | Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes | 16 Comments

by: Son

Whew. 100 down. 100 to go. It's been a helluva ride, but we almost there. This is where things get really interesting, as it's a group where some starters still reside, but is mostly populated with bench players. Do you go with a specialist or someone that contributes across the board? Decisions decisions. Yes! I'm freaking pumped now. Go do your thing right now! I'm going to finish this post then run like Forrest Gump. If you missed them, here are the links for:

2017 Detroit Pistons Preview

September 1, 2017 | Team Previews | 4 Comments

by: Son

In 2016, there were six teams that did not have a 20 ppg scorer: Pistons, Hawks, Magic, Nuggets, Mavs, and Lakers. The Pistons' leading scorer was Tobias Harris at 16.1 ppg. The Magic had Evan Fournier at 17.2 ppg, while the rest of the teams had a leading scorer at 18ppg or higher. The Bad Boy Pistons of the late-80s proved that you don't need a 20 ppg scorer to win a championship, but even those teams had two players in the 18 ppg range, Isiah Thomas and Adrian Dantley. If you were wondering, Joe Dumars was at 17.2. Anyways, I have a friend in Japan that makes fly-like drones with audio equipment embedded inside. We were able to place a few in the Pistons War Room during this year's NBA Draft. Here are some of the snippets that we gathered. SVG (Stan Van Gundy): I'm a great defensive coach. Look, we were ranked seventh in points allowed, fourth in steals, and sixth in blocks. We need more offense gentlemen! 22nd in field goal percentage, 27th in three-pointers made, and 26th in points scored is not going to cut it! JB (Jeff Bower): Calm down Stan. I know you're a great defensive coach because...well...I hired you. We will get you offense. SCOUT: Mr. Bower and Mr. Van Gundy. We as a scouting group are in love with Donovan Mitchell. He's a great athlete, will help us on D, and can shoot the heck out of the ball. SVG: God damn it!!! Didn't you hear what I said earlier??!! I am a great defensive coach and we were awesome on D last season! We need offense! SCOUT: But...but....but...Mitchell is. SVG: Get these clowns out of here! Why are you studdering mother bleep bleep bleeeeeeeep! I like this Luke Kennard kid. Exactly the kind of player we need. Ladies and gentlemen, your 2016 Detroit Pistons.

The Abode

May 29, 2017 | Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes | 21 Comments

by: Son

Welcome to The Abode. Please take off your shoes. We are not freaking savages. It used to boggle my mind when I'd go to a non-Asian home and just prance around with my shoes on, literally wiping shit all over the floor. Made no sense to me. That is...until someone with stank ass feet would take off their shoes and leave a trail like Pepe Le Pew. I got it. I get it. I still prefer the taking off of shoes, but I now have a deeper understanding and respect for why certain households would choose to leave their shoes on. Which brings me to why The Abode was created. The Abode is a place where WE can all exchange ideas and perspectives to better understand, not only hoops, but the world around us. The great thing about Razzball is the community and interaction in the comments section. The Abode will be a place where anyone can talk about anything at anytime. You wanted to punch your co-worker because he said some stupid shit at the water cooler? The Abode is a place to vent. You knocked down the game-winning shot at your rec league game? Come gloat at The Abode. But bring video evidence or it didn't happen. Want to get down to business and discuss fantasy strategy? I hear the hoops commentators are very sharp and they don't call me Sontzu for nothing. The Abode will also be a place where I can just take a dump with my brain on anything hoops related. Why is the color of the basketball orange? I mean, I know why because I just googled it, but the question remains. Why? Like why not use the red, white, and blue ABA ball?

“How Could You Be So Harkless?” …And The 7 Ahead, Week 20

March 5, 2017 | Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes | 11 Comments

by: M@

How could you be so Dr. Evil? You're bringing out of a side of that I don't know. Maybe this was the beginning of the end for legit Kanye, when we started to see the side of him that we (he) didn't know? Sorry Yeezy fans, but his last great album was Graduation. But maybe that's what we all need to do...graduate. Onto better seasons. Onto changes perceptions. Onto the playoffs. As we move into (or closer to) the playoff part of the season, strategies change. For your squad, perhaps you've sat middling in the standings when it comes to certain categories. What if you punted 3 cats for the sake of bolstering the other 6? In a head-to-head format that's all you need (me personally, I'm not the biggest proponent of this move). Or, if it's not a roster building strategy, perhaps what changes is just the way you assess the value of certain players. At this point in the season injuries, losses and trades have adjusted the mindset of so many teams that a few names seemingly so awful just a month ago may now be the key to your playoff push. Can you change your mind on them before the others in your league? Can you find their value in spite of their potential pitfalls? When they have 5 games in a week where basically everyone else has 4...yep. (Pour one out for all the Russy owners. Worst possible timing for a short week. Good luck to ya!)

2016-17 REL Dynasty League Update: Week 17

February 13, 2017 | Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes | 2 Comments

by: JB Gilpin

The push for the Gold Jersey continues! In the 16-17 Civil War battle between Slim and I, your's truly emerged as the victor! I wouldn't be pimping it so hard if he didn't knock me out of the playoffs last year with his BS .001% win... Anyway, it seems our top five are pretty much cemented in place for playoffs berths, but look out for the battle for that number #6 seed! Anus making a few win-now trades is going balls out for a miracle run, but maybe we have a Cinderella story happening! C'mon Butler! Then, ya never know, Adam might get a chance to coach the Celtics! Here's how week sixteen in the 2016-17 REL went down, and how we're looking heading into the 14-day, ASB week 17:

The Fantasy Gods Give Me A Stocking Stuffer

December 22, 2016 | Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes | 83 Comments

by: JB Gilpin

...and by that, I mean they finally got Chandler Parsons into his stockings and ready to friggin' play an NBA game again! And stockings is very apt, have you seen his leggings these days?! Looks like an elf! Well, of course you haven't seen him "these days", he's barely played at all! Stupid knees... I tried Googling an image of "Chandler Parsons legs", but that just got my safe search in all sorts of trouble... Knees; who needs em?! At least he's not as bad an investment as Ian Mahinmi is looking to be on the Wizards... Awwww, boo, too soon! I'm a little frustrated with knee injuries these days, OK?! After barely playing 100 total minutes through his first 6 games due to offseason knee operations, Parsons got back on the court last night after over another month off due to a knee bruise to the other knee. My silver lining was always that it gave the surgically repaired knee another stretch to recover, so hopefully after another round of easing-in, we can finally see if he's going to be that fantasy stalwart I expected on this Grizzlies team. Of course, it doesn't help his "easing-in" timetable that the Grizzlies are somehow 19-12 despite all their injuries, but ya know! Got 15 minutes off the bench for a paltry 2/2/2/0/0 line, but this was always going to take a minute. So hike up your stockings, activate him off your IL, and if he's somehow available add him immediately, because 2017 is a new year and right around the corner. Either way, I'll still find myself Googling Parsons all the time! Here's what else went down last night in fantasy basketball action:

2016-17 REL Dynasty League Update: Week 7

December 5, 2016 | Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes | 4 Comments

by: JB Gilpin

Status quo up top with Scurry to the Left maintaining a lead on the standings by 1.5 games, but look out for Slim getting healthy! I still ring the bell and shout "SHAME!" at the league for letting him draft The Poison Goose at under $30... Monster week on the wire in this morning's FAAB processing, so if you're playing in deeper leagues and wondering who some adds might be, check out the action on our wire this week! Here's how week six in the 2016-17 REL went down, and how we're looking heading into week seven:

The Poison Goose Is The Real Top Gun

November 17, 2016 | Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes | 123 Comments

by: JB Gilpin

With how the Poppycockers put together their "Super Team", I admittedly had some worries that the bunch of Tom Cruise-divas they threw out there might make The Poison Goose a mere co-pilot. But not with moxie like this! Dude doing that at 7'3!!!!! SEVEN THREE!!! Monster game from Kristaps Porzingis last night, going a career-high 35/7/3/1/1 with 3 treys on 13-22 shooting. He played 40 minutes, and put the Poppies on his back. While I was a little apprehensive of his USG, I still think my rank of 23 ended up being ahead of the curve (I would confirm this, but FantasyPros is being a little ish and not making it easy to find draft day expert consensus!). Alas, I was unable to get the Goose in any leagues, and I'm suffering some major poultry withdrawal. Thankfully Thanksgiving is right around the corner! He's taken 15+ shots the past 7 games, attempting 2 more treys a game than last year, and the TO rate has gone from 1.7 his rookie year to 1.3. His ridiculous 7'3 size makes him too tough for stretch-4s to cover him, and his ridiculous speed and ball-handling makes him too tough for centers. He's becoming a true matchup nightmare with the added iso moves, and is - I'm going there - a no question first-rounder next year. Slim having him on his REL team has me depressingly reaching for the Grey Goose! Here's what else went down in fantasy hoops action last night:

Do Us A Favors, And Don’t Push Yourself When You’re Hurt!

November 15, 2016 | Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes | 153 Comments

by: JB Gilpin

As I try to do in my opens, I pull in some real-life news or experience to try and humanize the open. No one wants robot reporting! Just ask Mark Cuban. And that whole situation seems like such a cop out, "I'm going to ban reporters, and the reason why is that I want more human reporting!" Something else is going on there... Anywho, for this open, I actually have relevant life experience! As previously mentioned regarding Derrick Favors, I too have suffered from IT Band Syndrome. It's an inflammation of a thin band of nerves that connect from your hip bone on the outside of your leg, past your knee, and connected to your lower leg. Sometimes it can manifest itself in a mad sore hip, but usually it impacts the outside of your knee. When it flares up, it feels like a bone-on-bone "catching" on the outer part of your knee, like you have some horrific scar tissue from a torn meniscus (something I've also had). The real annoyance of the injury is you can feel awesome for a few days, then it flares up out of nowhere. You're just walking normal, and all the sudden that "catch" makes your knee feel like you re-tore something. It's pretty friggin' frustrating. So when I heard Favors was starting last night despite a flare up of knee soreness again on Saturday, I wasn't the most surprised. I bet it felt great in warm-ups! Then at some point, I'm guessing he felt that same nerve irritation, and he ended up leaving early. I know his frustration. As a nerve thing, this isn't really a consistent pain-tolerance thing, or a sprain to play through. It feels fine, then a sudden flare up makes your knee feel unstable. I didn't watch any of this game, but he apparently didn't look right, and went only 6/2/0/2/0 in 21 minutes. As I mentioned on the Pod, I nabbed some shares of Trey Lyles on Sunday given Favors' knee issues and knowing this could be a long-term thing, getting rewarded with an 18/5/2/2/0 line with a trey. A trey from Trey! With leaving games early a persistent issue now, I wouldn't be surprised if Favors gets treatment for a few weeks, and I would take the flier on Lyles where I could. It took me about two months of rehab and a session of dry needling to stimulate the nerves to finally shake my IT issues. Don't watch if you don't like needles! Here's what else happened in fantasy hoops action last night:

Bird vs. Bird: Fantasy Basketball’s #1 Player, KD or Harden?

November 3, 2016 | Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes | 15 Comments

by: Bird vs. Bird

Every week, we'll be pitting our two die-hard Larry Bird fans in a duel to the death on a fantasy debate. Hopefully this will become as infamous as Burr vs. Hamilton. Look what it did for Broadway! This week, we're taking a look at who is fantasy's number one player. After a slow start from Curry, Adam is going for Kevin Durant, with Billy sticking with Harden. Let the vitriol fly!

2016-17 REL Dynasty League Update: Week 2

October 31, 2016 | Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes | 20 Comments

by: JB Gilpin

The first week is in the books! I hope everyone out there in the deep dynasty landscape had a strong first week, saw their rooks get into the rotation a little bit, and avoided the old dinosaurs like Dirk giving them early DNPs... Smh. If you're still unfamiliar with the REL, I wanted to give a quick format recap for this first in-season look-in - it's a 20 team league, 12 starting roster spots, 5 bench, 1 IL, standard 9-cat H2H. You can keep an unlimited number of keepers (well, up to roster size) up to the auction budget of $200. Whatever cash you don't keep, you use to buy up the younguns outta the draft. Then arguably the most crucial aspect of the league is the waiver wire. All pickups are $1 keepers for life, so our $100 FAAB budgets have a dramatic impact on roster construction. Expect to see some big buys for young guys who break out! Enough with the league rules recap JB, we get it (says 99% of readers, who have seen these before)! Here's how week one in the 2016-17 REL went down:

Official Razzball 2016-2017 Fantasy Basketball Rankings

October 28, 2016 | Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes | 904 Comments

by: JB Gilpin

[10/21 - Final Update! Complete with all of Slim's stat projections, a few final tweaks, and hopefully a list that's 95% accurate! I'm going to try my best to keep our ranking's post active throughout the whole regular season so commenters can give me some love for the calls that went right, or slam me where it went all Wiggins-ish. Good luck this year, Razzball Hoops Nation!] Oh. My. God. It's here!!! Not too be all Sapper (I love Millsap!), but this post is the pinnacle of everything I've worked for through the years at Razzball. Taking over hoops in 2013 and building a community with you awesome commenters has been unreal. And is anything more important in fantasy hoops than ranks?! As Zoolander would say when clowned for having one look, "I DON'T THINK SO!" Enough melodrama, this is where it all comes together! Our one-stop rankings page where we will be continually updating the top 200 until opening night, complete with Yahoo position eligibility (where we'll be playing in 16-17 RCLs - sign up now!), my short-form blurb (you can read further on everyone in the rankings posts linked below), Slim's ranks projection (if a rank looks wildly wrong compared to Slim's projection - it's a player we wildly disagree on!), and the comments section below that I dare say was the best in fantasy basketball last year. In 15-16's ranks, we got to 1,572 comments complete with rankings disagreements, breaking news, draft strategy, draft reviews, and general Razzball hijinks that can't be topped. Let's go for 2,000 this year! Here's our 2016-17 Razzball Fantasy Basketball Rankings: