Give Me The Rock
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Fantasy! From NBA.com! They’re almost as serious as Give Me The Rock when it comes to fantasy basketball. Not as in depth as the reporting you’ll find here, but it does have an update on the new fantasy features coming to NBA.com. Jon Loomer (aka J-Loom) says he won’t rest until every fantasy freak out there is using NBA.com. Convince me.
1. Free Commissioner. You heard me. Keeper leagues, fully customizable rules and settings, five draft types including e-mail drafts, FAAB and every other waiver type imaginable, ability to control position eligibility, five scoring formats, trade draft picks, and so much more. My brain is flooded with information on this game right now. I can’t stop thinking about it. We’re aiming for an early September launch. Stay tuned.
2. The Mother of All Fantasy Contests. Think you know your stuff? Prove it. We are going to feature a 30-team head-to-head league, giving you the chance to run an NBA franchise. It’s one league, so only 30 people across the globe can play. You want to play? Join the club. You will need to apply. Not up to snuff? Like a true NBA GM, you can be fired. Win? Oh, you’ll see. Application process opens soon.
3. Completely revamped Fantasy Resource Center. People, it is pretty. It looks good, it feels good, it behaves nicely. She purrrrs like a kitten. More tools, the great content you expect, and now it’s all free.
4. Free Draft Kit. It may be free, but it is also superior to the $20-50 kits you’ll find on the market. Don’t be fooled.
5. Revamped Player News, Depth Charts, and new Injury Reports. Every big fantasy story of every day. And if you fall behind, you can search by player. Everything you need, right here.
6. I will not sleep until every fantasy freak on the planet is using NBA.com as their home to all things fantasy basketball. I’m serious. Going this long without sleep is not healthy. I see monkeys wearing diapers, and they are flying out of my window. Nice monkeys. Thank you for wearing diapers.
Well, it’s no Kobayashi. Really, #1 is the only area where they’re not playing catch-up. Not sure what #6 has to do with anything. #2 is kind of interesting, but really, you could do the same thing if you can find 29 other people to participate. I’m not sure how else they could run it to make it different and still be based fairly on real statistics.
Moving on, this is the weirdest content-stealing site I’ve ever seen. Do they really think people are going to go there searching for things and won’t realize it’s not CBS? Don’t worry, I rel=”nofollow”ed it.
Couple other newbies on the block:
Palace Prince – Pistons Coverage
Cosmo’s B-Ball Tracker – I’m going to call him the Patrick O’Bryant of fantasy basketblogging right now. As in “Could be good, but we’re just going to have to see how it turns out.”
Off to see the mummies.
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