Week 1 Injuries: Timelines, Pickups and Tears

Well, those best-laid plans were fun. This weekend was BRUTAL for injuries. I’m sad and horrified. Sad because guys like Paolo Banchero looked really good. Horrified because I accidentally looked at Jalen Williams’ ankle when it was pointing the wrong way. Please, if you’re squeamish do NOT watch that replay. If a trainer puts a […]

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Preseason Risers and Fallers, 26-27 Fantasy Basketball

by: kelder

With preseason, of course you need to take stats with a massive grain of salt. Reading preseason box scores needs to be done with discernment (here’s a guide). That’s why we’re here, y’all. Pounding box scores and using discernment to help you out. Here are some notable things from the preseason so far, by teams […]

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Razzball Podcast: Who Rose and Fell in 2024?

December 31, 2024 | 2024-25 Fantasy Basketball, Podcast |

by: Mr. Hooper

After a long holiday hiatus, Ossie and Joel return to discuss how the fantasy hoops landscape has shifted during the calendar year and review some of the big movers in Ossie’s midseason roto draft. How far did Tyrese Haliburton fall? Did anyone take the bait on Joel Embiid? And are the breakouts of Jalen Williams […]

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Thunder Not in the Forecast

December 18, 2024 | 2024-25 Fantasy Basketball, Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes |

by: Jay

Look at the majesty of that pun. Not the pun itself, but the pure lack of any effort whatsoever. Much like the Thunder’s shooting! Aye-oh. Anyways, in a game that may or may not have counted for either you, myself and the NBA (pretty sure it did not count, Doc Rivers in shambles), the Bucks […]

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A Tall Glass of Franz-ia

November 27, 2024 | 2024-25 Fantasy Basketball, Podcast | 2 Comments

by: Mr. Hooper

On Thanksgiving Eve, Ossie and Joel discuss the draft builds that have been the most successful so far and review some of the standout players of the season, including Franz Wagner, Nikola Vucevic, Kyrie Irving, and…Jakob Poeltl? Then the duo talk strategy for Ossie’s upcoming Midseason roto draft. Happy Thanksgiving! We’re grateful for each and […]

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Fantasy Basketball Podcast: Roses for Rip City?

November 19, 2024 | 2024-25 Fantasy Basketball, Podcast |

by: Mr. Hooper

Ossie returns from the IL to join Joel and the duo kick off the show discussing the surprisingly bright future in Portland and the predictably grim state of affairs for the Bucks. After considering the prospect of trading away Giannis Antetokounmpo (don’t do it…yet. Maybe. Unless…), the pair examine the development of three Jalens (Williams, […]

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Rotation Notes: Injuries up 35% Version

November 13, 2024 | 2024-25 Fantasy Basketball, Fantasy Basketball Buy/Sell | 2 Comments

by: kelder

Oh my gosh. When I went to Jay, our fearless leader, and had the idea to discuss rotations, I didn’t know there would be a 35% increase in injuries from last year, which seemed high anyway. There’s a new one every night and everyone has theories why. I am not nearly smart enough for a theory […]

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Fantasy Basketball Podcast: Not Wiggin’ Out

October 29, 2024 | 2024-25 Fantasy Basketball, Podcast | 7 Comments

by: Mr. Hooper

Draft season is over and the NBA marathon is underway! As expected, CJ McCollum is returning first-round value, Zach LaVine and Nikola Vucevic look sharp while Jalen Brunson and Tyrese Haliburton scuffle, and Andrew Wiggins is outproducing Devin Booker. Pretty standard stuff, yeah? March and April are often called the “silly season” but the numbers […]

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Fantasy Basketball Podcast: Our Guys vs. Their Guys

October 22, 2024 | 2024-25 Fantasy Basketball, Podcast | 8 Comments

by: 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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Fantasy Basketball Podcast: Roto Strategy Special

October 8, 2024 | 2024-25 Fantasy Basketball, Draft, Podcast |

by: Mr. Hooper

Timers are ticking down, projection sheets are spread wide, and queues (for goodness sake!) are being set. We’re in the beating heart of draft season, so Joel and Ossie break down how to approach a format that has gotten its hooks into them: the deep draft and hold roto contest. Volume is king in roto, […]

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Fantasy Basketball Podcast: Seeing the Mountain

September 5, 2024 | Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes, Podcast |

by: Mr. Hooper

While you were taking your much-deserved day off, Ossie and Joel put in a little work on Labor Day by spotting trends in the still-very-early draft season. Using two draft boards and NFC ADP data, they discuss the squishy turn at the end of the first round, guard options in round two, and identify good […]

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Joel Pod 11: New Year, New Me?

February 2, 2024 | 2023-24 Fantasy Basketball, Podcast |

by: Mr. Hooper

On a peculiar February 1, Joel and Son look back at January’s risers and fallers across the fantasy basketball landscape. The pair discuss OG Anunoby’s opportunity in New York, Pascal Siakam’s ceiling in Indiana, and draw parallels between Brandon Ingram and Julius Randle. Should the Thunder trade Josh Giddey? Is LeBron finally old? Where did […]

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