Does my fantasy league suck?

Categorized as: Fantasy Basketball, Return of the Jedi
Posted on: October 20th, 2005

I couldn’t help but notice NBA Source taking subtle jabs at my fantasy league in his Fantasy Reconstruction post:

We keep it simple and stick to a head-to-head, five-category confederation that consists of points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks—all positive statistics. Thus, a player like Allen Iverson is drafted where he should be because he doesn’t have the 4.6 turnovers or poor FG% weighing him down. This makes our draft ridiculously simple because essentially all that’s required is to fill all five categories as best as you can. There are just three rules: take the players who provide the most offense early and often, sprinkle in a few sleepers, and be sure to screw your buddies out of one or two picks. I mean, who wouldn’t want to be a part of this league? So the real question is, why the hell don’t more people set up their leagues to resemble ours? I guess it’s because most managers think you’re “supposed to” take part in a league that factors in negative statistics. But never once do I recall the Fantasy Gods making this imperative. We must never forget that this is a hobby and if things get too complicated to enjoy it, we must be doing something wrong. So with two weeks still separating us from the start of the season, make sure you do your best to enter/create a league with these simplified parameters. Take our word for it that you’ll have the time of your life.

I think he’s just bitter because I got Dwyane Wade in our league and he didn’t. That and he thinks it’s better to let someone draft Luke Ridnour in the second round because that person couldn’t make the live draft than to have a draft that goes for 9 days so people can actaully consider who they want. The draft is the most important part of fantasy basketball and cannot be taken lightly.

On the other hand, we’ve got Hnk Jr. who has a “Charlie Rosen” interpretation of his fantasy team (also in our league), and seems to have enjoyed every second of the gruelling 9 day marathon draft.

Speaking of the league… I thought it would be easier (and I was right) to put the draft results into the GFBE spreadsheet and let you view them their. You can also see what my draft sheet looks like after 9 days of being ripped to shreds at every turn. I told Gabe (who’s an Art Teacher, and now the manager of the freshly dubbed Ligers) that it’s like spreadsheet art. So, hopefully at least one person will appreciate it.

Coming soon: My Team – a pictorial

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