April 01, 2004

Lucky 13!! There's only 13 days left in the SpoFi Fantasy NBA pool, which means it is time for the SpoFi Fantasy NBA 4Q Analyst Report. mbd1's Flying Elbows have crept into first place...will they hold on? Read more inside....

posted by smithers to navel gazing at 10:40 AM - 17 comments

SpoFi Fantasy NBA 4Q Analyst Report
SpoFi Fantasy NBA 4Q Analyst Report
RankTeamManagerTOTALLeadsAnalysisRecommendation
1 mbd1s Flying Elbowsmbd1 113.5PTS,REB,
OREB,BLK
KG as been studly, but Dalembert the pleasant surprise. Will Elbows keep flying?BUY
2 The Showjbou 111FT%Shareef slowed down in Portland and T-Mac has packed it in. The Show will Place.HOLD
3 sportsBabelsmithers 98FG%Still in 3rd, but will need every point to hold off Spacemen. Arenas turns ball over like its in his contract ... but damn he can score.HOLD
4 Spacemenjasonspaceman 96 Very modest team carried by two rookies and great overall balance. Finley has also been on a tear.BUY
5 Samurai Jackasstaupe 913PTMEven more balanced team. Hinrich has been the pleasant surprise of the year, in this analyst's opinion.HOLD
6 Prime Timersseabs 86 Kidd hurt, 'Sheed traded to low-scoring Pistons, and this show doesn't play in Prime Time any more ... more like the slot after Conan.SELL
7 fascist bully boysufezjones 85AST, STStephen Jackson piling up numbers in Atlanta, but still dreaming of Spurs since neither Hawks nor Fascists will sniff a title.HOLD
8 Los Perdedoresdusted 81 A BUY rating that actually panned out! Perdedores have found their way, with monster Qs by all. Nobody wants to meet them in the playoffs...um, whatever.BUY
9 Rockport Rassafrasswfrazerjr 74 Shaq, Milwaukee, not much else, and a drop in the rankings.HOLD
10 Sir Galihadcoolblacka 71 Marion, Johnson, Van Horn all jacking it ...hey it moved Sir Galihad up a spot.BUY
11 vagabondscatfish 68.5 Umm....you still have Ray Allen on the IL. Oh, I get it, he's in the doghouse.SELL
12 ATL (No) Magictrox 62.5 Scouting report says "They're a hard-working bunch"....HOLD
13 37 Push Upscorpse 61 Did you know that Kenny Thomas has produced the most for corpse in the past month? It's that kind of dedication that solidifies 13th place for you!!SELL
14 TheBigSleeplilnemo 56 Did I mention that this team is all about the International movement. TheBigSleep-licensed merchandise selling like hotcakes in Europe.HOLD
15 Smooth Sam Perkinschuckdcash 45.5TOSebastian Telfair just isn't THAT good....happy lottery.SELL

posted by smithers at 10:42 AM on April 01, 2004

The Flying Elbows are are looking good now that T-Mac has packed it in for The Magic and The Show. My goal a couple of weeks ago was to gun for the fifth spot, but that doesn't look likely. My draft next year will be better! Here are the rules I'll follow: 1. Blacklist anyone with any type of knee injury (Stackhouse, Webber, Van Exel). 2. Pass on anyone that absolutely kills you in one category (Shaq, free throw %). 3. Avoid players that have a reputation far exceeding actual performance (Vince Carter, Tony Parker) What does everyone think about a head-to-head league with playoffs next year?

posted by dusted at 11:17 AM on April 01, 2004

fucking T-Mac, and Quentin Richardson are costing me my victory!

posted by jbou at 11:33 AM on April 01, 2004

I've decided to go the way of T-mac, AI, and C-Webb. C-orpse will be taking the rest of the season off to rest up for next year. Buy my jersey.

posted by corpse at 12:46 PM on April 01, 2004

LOL.......c-orpse

posted by smithers at 01:09 PM on April 01, 2004

I dig the description of my team as "balanced" -- for the last couple months, half my squad has been point guards. Next year, maybe I'll take shooting percentages into account.

posted by taupe at 01:32 PM on April 01, 2004

yeah, I meant that you guys were "balanced" in terms of doing decent in each category....except for shooting percentages (maybe I was drunk this morning?)...

posted by smithers at 02:06 PM on April 01, 2004

BTW dusted, I would consider the head-to-head...

posted by smithers at 02:07 PM on April 01, 2004

I'm for head to head. I could barely do any worse than this year. I need to draft with my head and not my heart.
bastards

posted by lilnemo at 03:19 PM on April 01, 2004

Jesus ... is basketball still going on? I've looked in occasionally this year, but to be honest, my hope that a basketball fantasy league would boost my interest was a miserable failure. I still wouldn't piss on Shaq if he was on fire ... and he's on my team.

posted by wfrazerjr at 05:09 PM on April 01, 2004

I still wouldn't piss on Shaq if he was on fire Harsh! (but funny)

posted by dusted at 05:52 PM on April 01, 2004

w00t! After nipping at jbou's heels for about 3 months now, it's nice to slip into first. There are 11 guys averaging double-doubles, and I managed to draft three of them. I also got lucky with injuries for the most part.

posted by mbd1 at 07:28 PM on April 01, 2004

I've been plagued with injuries. Smithers, third place is mine!

posted by jasonspaceman at 07:54 PM on April 01, 2004

What does everyone think about a head-to-head league with playoffs next year? Oh lord, yes. Please. I was all about trying the Roto style but it's so fucking BORING!!!!!!!! Meh.

posted by Ufez Jones at 11:25 PM on April 01, 2004

It wouldn't have been *as* boring if we only had 82 games per position....then some strategy would have been required. I orginally thought roto would've been a good way to play without spending too much time on it, but with the amount of time I was there after all, we might as well play head-to-head. With H2H, do you set your lineup daily or weekly?

posted by smithers at 08:35 AM on April 02, 2004

If we had a choice, I'd like to be able to change my lineup daily. Setting the lineup a week in advance requires (and rewards) planning ahead, but I like being able to show up whenever to evaluate and plan my team's moves. Plus, I think it will keep people more involved. Miss a couple of deadlines and you'd probably pack it in.

posted by dusted at 11:53 AM on April 02, 2004

Smithers, you can change your lineups daily in a head to head league. I am in one now.

posted by jasonspaceman at 01:27 PM on April 02, 2004

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