Perhaps you can relate to this. I’m in first place in a league for Bulls writers/podcasters/etc. First place. Undefeated. Until Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bam Adebayo, and Paolo Banchero (whew, what a rough group of names to spell!), my first three picks, went out. I’ve been doing fantasy hoops for 30 years, and it’s never been like […]
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Early Takeaways Still Count
November 4, 2025 | 2025-26 Fantasy Basketball, Fantasy Basketball Strategy | 1 Commentby: The Educator
It’s only six games. People say this everywhere. Small Sample Size should be trademarked. But there are real trends, beloved readers. If you wait, you’ll miss out on them. Here’s some early trends that savvy readers like yourselves can capitalize on… Cooper Flagg is being misused and will struggle this year. I watched 30 Duke […]
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New Year, Potentially New Roles
December 27, 2024 | 2024-25 Fantasy Basketball, Fantasy Basketball Strategy | 26 Commentsby: Maks
Christmas and the new year always represent an inflection point in the NBA. Roughly 30 games into the season, teams have a strong understanding of who they are and who they want to be. This creates the impetus for change leading to trades that will impact fantasy leagues and managers alike. Most trades will happen […]
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October 29, 2024 | 2024-25 Fantasy Rankings, Fantasy Basketball Buy/Sell | 5 Commentsby: The Educator
One theme this season is the amount of teams with 10 man or deeper rotations. Pace in the league is up. 3 pointers are flying. And all that running and shooting makes people more and more tired and also more and more injury prone. So there’s an inordinate amount in the early going of rotations […]
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October 24, 2024 | 2024-25 Fantasy Basketball, Fantasy Basketball Buy/Sell |by: The Educator
See, look guys, a theme! I can’t stress the importance enough of monitoring minutes. One thing I should mention, I won’t make notes about blowout games. Yes, I’m talking to you Golden State and Portland. Those minute distributions won’t be accurate. The rest though are gold. Pacers and Pistons: Andrew Nembhard hit 34 minutes, Bennedict […]
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Fantasy Basketball Podcast: Our Guys vs. Their Guys
October 22, 2024 | 2024-25 Fantasy Basketball, Podcast | 8 Commentsby: Mr. Hooper
NBA basketball is nigh! In the last hours of the preseason, Joel and Ossie review their rosters and rattle off the players they’ve hitched their wagons to and feel good about as well as those that came with buyer’s remorse. Then, the duo gaze longingly at the players they wish they had more of and […]
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Top-156 Roto Projections, 2024-25
September 27, 2024 | 2024-25 Fantasy Basketball, 2024-25 Fantasy Projections |by: Kostas
Another fantasy season is upon us and with drafts slowly but surely starting, it is time for my top156 roto projections, proudly presented for the 8th straight year. Some final adjustments have been made based on the findings from the review of last year’s projections and I’m more confident in them than the Wizards are […]
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September 10, 2024 | 2024-25 Fantasy Basketball, Podcast |by: Mr. Hooper
After two free-wheelin’ gut drafts, Ossie and Joel tap the breaks and ask the question: But what if we’re wrong? Will fading Nikola Vucevic and Zach LaVine backfire? Are we passing on Ja Morant at our own peril? Which rookie center — in any — will pay off? Adjust your mirrors, y’all, we’re checking blind-spots. […]
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August 27, 2024 | 2024-25 Fantasy Basketball, Podcast |by: Mr. Hooper
Picking up where the last podcast left off, Joel and Ossie speculate on their five favorite players who were outside of last year’s top 150 but are poised to break into standard-league relevancy this time around. Amidst technical difficulties (flagging mic batteries, power surges, and swarming flies), Ossie loves up some young Blazers, Joel doubles […]
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A Christmas Merrill-cle in Cleveland
December 21, 2023 | 2023-24 Fantasy Basketball, Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes |by: PhilOssie
Sam Merrill made it back-to-back career scoring highs Wednesday night, hitting 8-of-14 from behind the arch and finishing with 27 points, 3 boards, 2 assists and a steal, helping the Cavs pull away from the Jazz in the fourth quarter. The casual NBA fan would hear the name Sam Merrill and just assume we’re talking […]
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December 6, 2023 | 2023-24 Fantasy Basketball, Fantasy Basketball Buy/Sell | 2 Commentsby: Kostas
Despite the very modest reception the idea of the In Season Tournament got when it was first introduced last year, it has proven a very entertaining addition to the NBA calendar and more importantly has increased the level of intensity and competition during the regular season. Even during the group phase, the fact that the […]
Please, blog, may I have some more? Buy/Sell: Wash Your Hands!!
November 29, 2023 | 2023-24 Fantasy Basketball, Fantasy Basketball Buy/Sell |by: Kostas
I think we can all agree that NBA athletes have said some wild things throughout the years. Sometimes it is trash talk that gets out of hand, others it is baffling comments regarding the actual game and some other times, my personal favorites, are quotes that have nothing to do with their job but are […]
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