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Archive for August, 2010

To Mock, or Not To Mock: 5 Reasons you should

Posted by Erik on August 30th, 2010 filed in Author: Erik, Fantasy Basketball, Fantasy Basketball Strategy, Mock Drafts

As Patrick mentioned, Yahoo! fantasy basketball is up. Auctions drafts are now a new option for the fantasy hoops population to indulge in and enjoy. As you may have read, Patrick really, really, really loves it. Another thing that is up as well, it the mock drafting app that was launched last year. “So what?” [...]

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Auction Leagues and Why You Need to Try One

Posted by Patrick on August 29th, 2010 filed in Author: Patrick, Diatribes

I’m not sure what percentage of fantasy basketball leagues use the traditional serpentine “draft” as their way to select players, but based on my experiences I’d put it at around 99%. And that’s a shame because auctions need more love. A lot more love. If you have no idea what a fantasy auction is; it [...]

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Fantasy Basketball Preview: Phoenix Suns

Bye-bye Amar’e. Amar’e has decided to take his scoring ability, fat paycheck, poked eye, semi-wonky knee, and what’s left of his athleticism to the city that never sleeps. Life, the Suns downward spiraling hopes for an NBA title, and fantasy basketball move on. He’s left a void, while not impossible, will be one that is [...]

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Fantasy Basketball Preview: LA Lakers

Posted by Nels on August 26th, 2010 filed in Author: Nels, Fantasy Basketball, Fantasy Basketball Draft Guide 2010, LA Lakers

The non-fantasy storyline here is who will be standing on the shoulders of which giants when it comes to the Lakers and the new Big Three. You can apply the same storyline to fantasy basketball, though, much easier than you might think. (Or perhaps equally as easy as you might think. But probably not less [...]

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Fantasy Basketball Preview – Cleveland Cavaliers

Posted by Dan Gilbert on August 22nd, 2010 filed in Author: Dan Gilbert, Cleveland Cavaliers, Fantasy Basketball Draft Guide 2010, NBA Teams

Dear GMTR, fantasy basketball owners and Fantasy supporters wherever you may be tonight; I am not here to talk more about the self-proclaimed “king” who betrayed his hometown in a narcissistic self-orgy known as the “decision” which was the most self-congratulatory, shameful, backstabbing, cowardly act I have ever “witnessed” in my life. No, the “chosen [...]

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A Fistful of Links

Posted by Patrick on August 21st, 2010 filed in Author: Patrick, Fantasy Basketball

It’s already that time of year? Fantasy Basketball Daily’s latest includes a list of shooting guard ranks, while FantasyHype has a top 10 list up for small forwards. In a GMTR-approved tie in, fBasketballBlog takes a look at 9 players who are on the verge of becoming ‘expendable’. Weakside Help tackles the unfortunate dilemma of [...]

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