One of my leagues is an 8-team rotisserie format with standard categories + TOs, and with 100 games played/position. This means that we have a little more freedom in substituting bench players into the starting lineup. in other words, we really don't have a bench; we always play players who have games on that day. It often happens that there are more players with games than there are positions available.
So there our dilemma arises: who do we bench, and who do we play?
Personally, I weigh a lot of factors before deciding on my final lineup for the day. Of course, a good manager is always updated with player news, and that includes injury reports. For example, I have Joe Johnson in my team but he's out with a calf injury, so he goes to the bench, and I replaced him with Josh Howard. More often though, you find that your lineup is quite healthy and that it is inevitable that you will bench players who will surely play. As for situations like those, I usually look at the player's opponent for that day and see whether it will be easy for him to contribute in the categories. I usually don't play players going against good defensive teams. Sometimes I also consider the production ceiling, or the realistic projections of stats that a player can produce. These are just some things I consider when making decisions for my lineup. Of course, different managers, different rationales, different considerations.
One final thing I'd like to point out though is that you should be happy with the decisions you make. Fantasy sports is a guessing game to a large extent and as such, very unpredictable. All analyses are only educated guesses and we can only hope for the best. Sometimes we bench players who contribute across the board. Personally, as long as I knew I made reasonable guesses and I'm happy with my decisions, I don't get that much disappointed when I bench a player who plays superbly. What mattered is that I tried to fix my lineup to get the best stats possible, and if the fantasy gods don't shine on me, then so be it.
Showing posts with label FSFTW. Show all posts
Showing posts with label FSFTW. Show all posts
Thursday, December 14, 2006
Saturday, December 9, 2006
Fantasy Jargon
I've created a list of terms used in fantasy basketball circles. Please see the links section for more details.
Friday, December 8, 2006
The Fantasy Sports FTW! mailbag
Hi all! Punzki here, checking in. I'm really excited about Fantasy Sports FTW! and I'm looking forward to posting regularly here.
One of the reasons Borgy, Cu, and I decided to start this blog was because we are so sick of the so-called "wisdom" of the so-called fantasy NBA "experts" like Rick Kamla. Gerald Wallace is not gonna stink all season? Are you kidding me, Kamla? Face it: he's a certified fantasy draft bust and you're just trying to justify your Wallace fanboydom.
In the fantasy sports business, nobody is an expert. And we here at FSFTW are not claiming to be ones either. What we can promise is that we'll keep an open ear and try to answer your fantasy NBA questions. That's why we've opened up the Fantasy Sports FTW! mailbag just for you, our readers. Our email address is fantasy.ftw@gmail.com.
Drop us an email about anything under the fantasy NBA sun. Tell us about your rants and raves, your trade dilemmas, and your potential waiver wire pickups. Should you drop a struggling Darko now, or stash him away and hope he explodes after the All-Star break? Should you sell high on Amare now for a lesser injury risk? And who really gets the better deal in that Iverson-Iguodala for Okafor-Peja trade? We want to hear from you.
(Right now we're focusing purely on fantasy NBA because it's the only fantasy sport we know, but who knows what we might get into in the future?)
One of the reasons Borgy, Cu, and I decided to start this blog was because we are so sick of the so-called "wisdom" of the so-called fantasy NBA "experts" like Rick Kamla. Gerald Wallace is not gonna stink all season? Are you kidding me, Kamla? Face it: he's a certified fantasy draft bust and you're just trying to justify your Wallace fanboydom.
In the fantasy sports business, nobody is an expert. And we here at FSFTW are not claiming to be ones either. What we can promise is that we'll keep an open ear and try to answer your fantasy NBA questions. That's why we've opened up the Fantasy Sports FTW! mailbag just for you, our readers. Our email address is fantasy.ftw@gmail.com.
Drop us an email about anything under the fantasy NBA sun. Tell us about your rants and raves, your trade dilemmas, and your potential waiver wire pickups. Should you drop a struggling Darko now, or stash him away and hope he explodes after the All-Star break? Should you sell high on Amare now for a lesser injury risk? And who really gets the better deal in that Iverson-Iguodala for Okafor-Peja trade? We want to hear from you.
(Right now we're focusing purely on fantasy NBA because it's the only fantasy sport we know, but who knows what we might get into in the future?)
Thursday, December 7, 2006
First Post
Hello everyone!
So, we've founded our first ever fantasy sports blog. Me and my friends have been participating in this online endeavour for about two years now and we want to share our experiences, views, opinions and analyses to the public. We hope that this blog will be helpful or at the very least entertaining to you, our dear readers.
We are currently playing only Fantasy NBA Basketball, but we are not closing the door to playing other forms of fantasy sports. =)
A quick introduction is in order. You may call me Borgy, and as previously mentioned, I've been playing fantasy NBA for about two years now. This started out as a leisure activity between me and my classmates in college, and we had so much fun playing it, it has become an annual recurrence. This year, I've expanded my activity at fantasy sports participation and I'm currently participating in four leagues - 3 rotisserie (1 public league), and one head-to-head.
Thankfully for you our readers, I'm not the only one who'll be contributing to this blog. We (me and punzki) are thinking of inviting our fellow managers to also share their views here. Soon, we will hopefully be posting more helpful stuff like which players to pick up, drop, players' rankings, and so on and so forth. We're also open to your questions, please don't hesitate to send them to us!
That's it for now... We hope to hear from you soon! Watch out for more articles. here in Fantasy Sports FTW.
-Borgy
So, we've founded our first ever fantasy sports blog. Me and my friends have been participating in this online endeavour for about two years now and we want to share our experiences, views, opinions and analyses to the public. We hope that this blog will be helpful or at the very least entertaining to you, our dear readers.
We are currently playing only Fantasy NBA Basketball, but we are not closing the door to playing other forms of fantasy sports. =)
A quick introduction is in order. You may call me Borgy, and as previously mentioned, I've been playing fantasy NBA for about two years now. This started out as a leisure activity between me and my classmates in college, and we had so much fun playing it, it has become an annual recurrence. This year, I've expanded my activity at fantasy sports participation and I'm currently participating in four leagues - 3 rotisserie (1 public league), and one head-to-head.
Thankfully for you our readers, I'm not the only one who'll be contributing to this blog. We (me and punzki) are thinking of inviting our fellow managers to also share their views here. Soon, we will hopefully be posting more helpful stuff like which players to pick up, drop, players' rankings, and so on and so forth. We're also open to your questions, please don't hesitate to send them to us!
That's it for now... We hope to hear from you soon! Watch out for more articles. here in Fantasy Sports FTW.
-Borgy
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