2007-08 Yahoo Fantasy League

[mvblair2]

Is anybody interested in signing up for another IBN Fantasy League? I certainly am. Anybody else? Should I set up a league for us?

 

[ArkadiosV22]

I think someone else already did, if i remember correctly. Maybe not...

 

[mvblair2]

I think someone else already did, if i remember correctly. Maybe not...

I thought so too, but I couldn't find it.

 

[rikhardur2]

You guys mean this?

 

[mvblair2]

You guys mean this?

That's what I remember. Thanks, Rick.

But I'm interested in created a league for just IBN people. Anybody interested?

 

[ArkadiosV22]

It could be fun, but i know little bout NBA and i haven't even finished Euroleague rosters. But i guess there is still some time for the NBA to start.

rikhardur = ibnpedia.

 

[mvblair2]

OK, I created the league. Anybody is welcome to join.

• Sign into the Yahoo! Fantasy NBA page
• Then click on "Sign Up Now" and then "Join League" (or maybe "Join League")
• Click "Join Custom"
• League ID #: 121825 League Password: InterBasket
• Then continue to follow the steps to create your team

The Draft
Since it'll be hard to get people from all sides of the ocean together for a "live" draft, we'll have an automatic draft. Select the players you prefer to have drafted first (or just leave the defaults like me). Once we have enough people signed up, we'll hold the draft.

First Come, First Serve
The first 12 people to join will be in the league. If any more people want to sign up, we can create another league.

Rules
We'll use the basic "rotisserie" rules, which are standard in the Yahoo! Public Leagues

Prizes
The past two times we did a Fantasy League, I promised prizes to the winners and never sent them. If I have some extra dollars at the end of the season, I'll do it (and send out the past winning prizes if I remember who won).

 

[mvblair2]

OK, we've got a couple of people signed up already! Hopefully a few more will join in the next few days.

I'm the Dayton Dinosaurs.

 

[mvblair2]

We'll get a few more signed up and then draft the league!!

 

[mvblair2]

OK, the league has been drafted! We're ready to play!

 

[ArkadiosV22]

I hope i got Scola!

 

[ArkadiosV22]

Yeah baby! My roster:

PG: Kirk Hinrich, Juan Carlos Navarro

SG: Vince Carter, Anthony Parker, Manu Ginobili

SF: Andrei Kirilenko, Lamar Odom, Hedo Turkoglu

PF: Luis Scola, Dirk Nowtzki, Darko Milicic

C: Tim Duncan, Andris Biedrins

I don't know how the system works, nor why i got so many good players, anyone willing to explain the rules?

But it should be fun.

 

[ArkadiosV22]

Blair can you post the names of the team owners here?

So we can negotiate the trades directly here...

 

[mvblair2]

Could you guys post your names so we know who is playing? Also, be sure to check your teams for trade proposals!

mvblair = Dayton Dinosaurs

PF: Luis Scola, Dirk Nowtzki, Darko Milicic
C: Tim Duncan, Andris Biedrins

That's a pretty good frontline. Are you starting Scola over Dirk? Man, you're stacked with international players!

I don't know how the system works, nor why i got so many good players, anyone willing to explain the rules?

Here are a few rules, cut and pasted:

Your goal is to get the best lineup on the floor every day, since the better your players perform in real-life games, the more value they bring to your fantasy team.

In a Rotisserie League, fantasy teams are ranked from first to last in each of several statistical categories. Points are then awarded according to the order of finish in each category and are totaled to determine an overall score and place.

So, if you're in a 12-team league, the team with the most goals scored receives 12 points, the team with the second most receives 11 points, and so on. In the case of a tie, each team involved receives an average of the total points due. So, in the above example, if two teams were tied for first in assists, each would receive 11.5 points [(12 + 11) / 2 = 11.5].

In this league, each position on your roster can accumulate a maximum of 82 games worth of stats. When any roster position (the sum of all players used in that position) reaches the 82-game plateau, stats are no longer accumulated at that position.

Basically, you just click-and-drag your players on the roster to create a line-up for each night, depending on who is playing. But you can only put a player in any spot (PF, SF, F, PG, etc) 82 times during the season.

 

[mvblair2]

If you aren't clear on how to play, just try clicking around and you'll figure it out!

My first trade proposal to Le Mans United:
I'll give you Kevin Garnett and Carlos Boozer for LeBron James and Yao Ming

My second trade proposal to Arkadios:
I'll give you Caron Butler and Nene for AK47

 

[ArkadiosV22]

82 Games? including the Playoffs?

So let's say i was to use Nowitzki. And i use him in all 82 games of regular season (if he plays in all), can not i use him in the playoffs? (Is there even a fantasy during the playoffs? (Because it stops in Euroleague fantasy for example).

So if it goes all the way i must seek to distribute games correctly and save let's say 15 games for the playoffs?

How many players are in the lineup? 5? 8?
What does 'Util' mean? 'BN?

Must i change the lineup daily? If Dallas plays today and Spurs play tomorrow i can use Nowitzki today and Duncan tomorrow for example? I guess i have to check the schedule daily. Euroleague Fantasy is easy, just once a week.

As for the trade, no thanks

ArkadiosV2 = Panathinaikos by the way

My trade proposal to GINEBRA:
I'll give you Lamar Odom for Pau Gasol

My trade offer to mvblair:
I'll give you AK47 + Darko Milicic for Boozer

 

[mvblair2]

82 Games? including the Playoffs?

So let's say i was to use Nowitzki. And i use him in all 82 games of regular season (if he plays in all), can not i use him in the playoffs? (Is there even a fantasy during the playoffs? (Because it stops in Euroleague fantasy for example).

So if it goes all the way i must seek to distribute games correctly and save let's say 15 games for the playoffs?

There are no play-offs. Once the play-offs begin, the Fantasy League ends.

How many players are in the lineup? 5? 8?
What does 'Util' mean? 'BN?

You can play 10 players per day. You get the 3 Guards, 3 forwards, 10 centers, plus 2 "utility" players (I guess "utility is like miscellaneous). "BN" means "bench," players that are in street clothes and don't have their shoes on--your worst players obviously.

Must i change the lineup daily? If Dallas plays today and Spurs play tomorrow i can use Nowitzki today and Duncan tomorrow for example?

Yes, you're right that you can play Duncan in your PF spot today and then switch to have Dirk in your PF spot tomorrow. If you do that, you'll end losing a lot of those 82 games for each position/spot quickly. You can put Duncan in your PF spot and Dirk in your F spot, and just leave them like that all week. (That's what I do. Personally, I rarely change my line-up. I just put my worst players on the bench and wait for one of my "starters" to get injured).

My trade offer to mvblair:
I'll give you AK47 + Darko Milicic for Boozer

Hmmm....how about Ray Allen or Antawn Jamison for AK47?

 

[ArkadiosV22]

Now i get it...

The number of mx games applies to the position and not the player himself!
Interesting... again, it means i must distribute my games evenly and smartly...

About your offer... doesn't sound good. Let's think of some other formula. Maybe even involve another team in the trade like real NBA clubs do?
But it seems that only me and you are the active ones...

 

[krikit2]

I'm active too (Le Mans Utd).

Might accept that trade offer, need to see how Garnett looks tommorow first.

 

[mvblair2]

The number of mx games applies to the position and not the player himself!
Interesting... again, it means i must distribute my games evenly and smartly...

Well, when you say it like that it sounds easy.