Week 8 Buy/Sell: A Highly Regarded Potpourri

A little potpourri for today’s introduction of things around the association that caught my interest from last week, starting with the usual unpleasant surprise of the level of refereeing in some games, like this instance from Memphis vs Portland. Even if we ignore the fact the foul was committed right in front of them, it […]

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Early Takeaways Still Count

by: 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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Y! Friends & Family Experience: Analysts Are Just Like Us!

October 18, 2025 | 2025-26 Fantasy Basketball, Fantasy Basketball Strategy | 5 Comments

by: The Educator

Dan Titus and I put together this league. Titus gave me a legitimate name to float, and we got a lot of sharp analysts (and then myself) into the annual Y! Friends and Family League. (I am old and am currently trying to figure out how to make it viewable. It should be at https://basketball.fantasysports.yahoo.com/League/friendsandfamily2025) […]

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Buy/Sell: How Do You Say Cursed In Slovenian ?

March 5, 2025 | 2024-25 Fantasy Basketball, Fantasy Basketball Buy/Sell | 4 Comments

by: Kostas

I am sure he will never admit it in public but it has become pretty obvious that Luka Doncic has put a curse on the Dallas Mavericks for dumping him so unceremoniously before this year’s trade deadline and as a result, both Anthony Davis and Kyrie Irving will no longer play this season, with the […]

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Rotation Notes: Healthier Embiid?

December 9, 2024 | 2024-25 Fantasy Basketball, Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes | 1 Comment

by: The Educator

Hope you all had a good weekend. It’s the depths of the season, where nights off run a plenty. My goal is to sift through the chaff of rest days and find actual changes in rotations. It’s a thankless job, but thanks for reading! Sixers: Oh. My. Gosh. They were at full health. When Joel […]

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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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Buy/Sell: The Nonchalant Defensive Omen

November 6, 2024 | 2024-25 Fantasy Basketball, Fantasy Basketball Buy/Sell | 4 Comments

by: Kostas

Sometimes there are signs that things in the world are not going as they are supposed to go. Like the equilibrium of the cosmic powers is at an imbalance. Older civilizations relied on omens to determine this, such as the flight of the birds or natural disasters. In our modern era, we have more advanced […]

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Rotation Notes: Paolo Benchedero

November 1, 2024 | 2024-25 Fantasy Basketball, Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes | 1 Comment

by: The Educator

So THAT’S why Paolo Banchero stopped driving the other night and chucked up three pointers! If you missed it, Paolo Banchero, future first round fantasy pick and guy who hit a 50 burger earlier, will be evaluated in 4-6 weeks for a torn oblique muscle. Talk about a season going sideways, right? If you own […]

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Buy/Sell: New Season, Same Ben

October 30, 2024 | 2024-25 Fantasy Basketball, Fantasy Basketball Buy/Sell | 7 Comments

by: Kostas

A new season is here with the usual excitement, unexpectedly good and bad team starts and the drama that follows the NBA. However, a constant in recent years are the preseason hype videos for Ben Simmons, who is apparently always on track to recover from another injury. The narrative is the same. His personal coach […]

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Opening Day: More and More Rotational Notes

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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