November 9, 20241 yr I'm in 2 leagues and both of my teams are getting slammed with injuries. I think my other leagues team is a real winner though, once they get healthy. I was picking 7th in a 10 team Roto league, and I can't believe how it worked out for me. This roster is deep. Some guy just offered me Herro and Brook Lopez for Jarrett Allen, which seems not too bad given Allen's potential for injury every year...
November 12, 20241 yr Yeah, you got it rough. Now Chet is gonna eat up and IR spot for you the rest of the season if you don't drop him. I got a few injuries too, but not as bad as you. I'm feeling pretty good about my team now. I just gotta remember to check my lineup more often. I missed starting some key guys that first week and it killed my numbers. Also have to stream a few guys each week to keep up with the little bits of extra stats here and there.
November 13, 20241 yr without looking- tell me how many steals dyson daniels has in his last three games. Edited November 13, 20241 yr by Derka
November 17, 20241 yr On 11/13/2024 at 7:06 AM, Derka said: without looking- tell me how many steals dyson daniels has in his last three games. let’s update this to cover his last four games. how does 25 steals grab you?
November 21, 20241 yr I know the feeling, Derka, and I am remembering why I hate fantasy NBA. I have a good number of guys that make no sense to drop, especially with the trash in the FA pool. I need about four more IR spots to make a difference, so eating losses is just going to happen.
December 8, 20241 yr Soooooo, I had Wemby and Norman Powell on my IR because I was waiting to hear if they would play tonight. I activated both, put Murray on IR, but I can't play either of them today because it won't take effect until tomorrow. How exactly does this work? When is the cutoff for roster moves? None of their games have started, I thought I would have up until tipoff to make the decision, since it's often late notice whether or not guys are playing. I know in Fantasy Football, you can make roster changes right up until 5 minutes before game time. I'm surprised that isn't the case in the NBA version.
December 17, 20241 yr This NBA cup thing really screws up these 2 weeks of play with the games being limited. I picked up a Bucks guy for the championship today, but I see now that game doesn't count for fantasy purposes for some reason. Live and learn. League update: we are nearly at the halfway point through the season now. You play everyone twice before the playoffs, and right now it looks like Derka and I are on a collision course for the championship. If I hadn't fumbled my first week against him, I would probably be in the lead right now. However, the top 4 teams make the playoffs and play each other for 2 weeks, so anything can happen. Almost everyone can still make a top 4 seed with some luck and a bit of work.
January 9Jan 9 @Derka so what's the reasoning behind this trade? Rick James is in 9th place and has nearly zero chance of making the playoffs. He isn't even getting a good keeper here like he did in your first trade when you sent him Chet.
January 13Jan 13 “i made this trade because lebron is averaging 55 games per year over the last 7 years and he’s already at 33 games played. it’s a 100% gamble on lebron’s health. i did the same thing in baseball this year when i traded away aaron judge- did NOT go well, lol. we’ll see how this one turns out.” -Derka
January 16Jan 16 Author Is he really still banned? I thought he was allowed back. I'm sick of everyone on my team being hurt and sitting out. Impossible to get any momentum. Derka I will not be trading you Jalen Duren because I am enjoying watching the Pistons. If someone wants to trade me Cade let me know.
January 23Jan 23 On 1/9/2025 at 9:20 AM, Dutchrudder said: @Derka so what's the reasoning behind this trade? Rick James is in 9th place and has nearly zero chance of making the playoffs. He isn't even getting a good keeper here like he did in your first trade when you sent him Chet. ok, i’m back. as has been mentioned here, i made this trade trying to roll the dice on lebron’s health. so far, it so good. i also did not realize that nurkic had become persona non grata in phoenix. i knew he’d been suspended, i had no idea that they had froze him out and traded for his replacement. he hasn’t played a single game for me yet. swing and a miss for me so far.
January 23Jan 23 also if anyone wants shaedon sharpe i will trade him for almost nothing, as i never win scoring and thus don’t need his services. i’m currently in the market for blocks.
January 29Jan 29 coby white- out jalen johnson- out bobby portis- out tari eason- out KD- day to day nembhard- day to day jacquez- day to day jimmy butler- suspended indefinitely jusuf nurkic- frozen out
January 29Jan 29 Author Hey a couple of you guys have offered me trades and I don't really respond, my apologies. I'm not giving up on the year yet. My team has had a ton of injuries and I also have been extremely bad about setting my lineup to this point. Aside from that I don't really know how to value players and I've been slammed with a bunch of real life bullshit. I'm going to hold tight for now and hope I can make a run.
February 8Feb 8 jesus titty fucking christ, i just now found out that jalen johnson is out for the season. apparently this was announced more than a week ago, but the espn fantasy app never gave me that update. i’ve been over here wondering when in going to get my 19 pts, 10 reb, 5 ast, and 2.5 sticks per game back, and it turns out the answer is ‘never’. son of a bitch. Edited February 8Feb 8 by Derka
February 9Feb 9 Author @Dutchrudder I went to add Buzelis tonight. 😐🙄🤬 This is the time of year when the rooks start showing out. Risacher has been flashing some serious potential, as well.
February 9Feb 9 12 hours ago, Baboontyme said: @Dutchrudder I went to add Buzelis tonight. 😐🙄🤬 This is the time of year when the rooks start showing out. Risacher has been flashing some serious potential, as well. Yeah, there are some promising young guys that will get some more playing time now. With Lavine out of the way, I expect Buzelis to get a lot more playing time and stats. Risarcher should get more time with Hunter being sent to Cleveland. My main concern for my team is that Valanciunas got sent to Sac in a trade, and he will be fighting with Sabonis for rebounds the rest of the year, which hurts me in that category and DDs. Gonna be tough to replace that production at this point in the season.
February 10Feb 10 reminder: •six teams make the playoffs •seeds 1 and 2 get a bye week •round one is one week •we then re-seed, so the 1 seed plays the lowest remaining seed •the semifinals and finals are two week matchups Edited February 10Feb 10 by Derka
February 20Feb 20 Well, it was fun while it lasted. 🤢 https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/43937353/spurs-shut-victor-wembanyama-blood-clot-shoulder
February 21Feb 21 Author Yeah not great for you. You were the first person I thought about after hearing the news. Sorry man.
February 21Feb 21 hey i just lost bobby portis, that’s basically the same thing you guys. nah in all seriousness i hated the news, both for wemby and because i just hate what it does to owners like you. i’ve been on that side of the coin enough times to know what a gut punch it is. that really sucks. hate it for anyone.
February 26Feb 26 We need some more IR spots next year... lol I saw Durdy picked up Wemby. Maybe he knows something I don't know, but I don't think he's coming back this season. I had to drop Gafford too, because he won't be back before our Fantasy league ends. My team was very healthy all year, up until the last few weeks, when I lost 3-5 Centers, and now I am turbo fucked. Wemby - Chris Bosh disease. Gafford - broken leg. Poeltl - hip cancer. John Collins - spine made of plastic. Valanciunas - traded to the kings. Really really fucking unbelievable how 5 of my 6 C's just fall out of the sky all at once like they are all Boeing jets landing on the same runway. Those guys getting rebounds, high % shots and putting up Double Doubles kept me flying high all year, and now I'm down to a cockblocked J Val and Jaxon Hayes. At least with the bye, I have a chance at making 3rd place, but man, what a fall. Guess I'm getting in on the Bismack Biyombo bandwagon now... furk.
February 27Feb 27 Author Wait a minute, I believe we have a rule that free agents can be kept for the cost of a 10th rounder. Were you not aware of that? Would you still have dropped him?
February 27Feb 27 2 hours ago, Baboontyme said: Wait a minute, I believe we have a rule that free agents can be kept for the cost of a 10th rounder. Were you not aware of that? Would you still have dropped him? he was drafted 2nd overall, so he’s not eligible to be a keeper. and we should probably institute a common sense rule that anyone who gets dropped because he’s out for the season can’t be picked up and held onto by another team as a keeper.
March 1Mar 1 On 2/27/2025 at 11:48 AM, Baboontyme said: Wait a minute, I believe we have a rule that free agents can be kept for the cost of a 10th rounder. Were you not aware of that? Would you still have dropped him? I thought that only applies to undrafted players. Like you can't draft a guy in the 4th round, drop him, and then someone else picked him up and keeps him for a 10th. That would be crazy.
March 1Mar 1 15 minutes ago, Dutchrudder said: I thought that only applies to undrafted players. Like you can't draft a guy in the 4th round, drop him, and then someone else picked him up and keeps him for a 10th. That would be crazy. yeah wemby was a first round pick and is not eligible to be a keeper.
March 2Mar 2 sabonis, vucevic, gobert, reaves, butler, and nurkic (yes, nurkic, his per-minute numbers are sick!) are all suddenly injured. 🤮🤮🤮 why does it feel like this happens around this time every year?
March 2Mar 2 22 hours ago, Derka said: yeah wemby was a first round pick and is not eligible to be a keeper. Right, but the rule, I believe, is that any player retains their drafted round status regardless. That wat you can't reset guys from early rounds to the 10th round via waivers.
March 3Mar 3 i’m not sure how this happened again, but there’s only four weeks left in the season. we either only let the top four in and do two two-week rounds, which screws the 5 and 6 seeds, or we do a bye week for 1 and 2, with a one round quarters followed by a one round semis and a two round finals, which screws the 1 and 2 seeds. definitely need someone else to chime in here. we’ve got like 15 hours to get this sorted, and i’m definitely leaning towards the solution where the top two seeds don’t get screwed. Edited March 3Mar 3 by Derka
March 3Mar 3 1 hour ago, Derka said: i’m not sure how this happened again, but there’s only four weeks left in the season. we either only let the top four in and do two two-week rounds, which screws the 5 and 6 seeds, or we do a bye week for 1 and 2, with a one round quarters followed by a one round semis and a two round finals, which screws the 1 and 2 seeds. definitely need someone else to chime in here. we’ve got like 15 hours to get this sorted, and i’m definitely leaning towards the solution where the top two seeds don’t get screwed. I thought it was decided that it would be a single bye week for 1/2, then a playoff of 3/6 and 4/5. Re-seed for next round, and 2 weeks per round?
March 3Mar 3 it was supposed to be some week first round featuring 3 vs 6 and 4 vs 5, followed by a two week semis and a two week finals. but that would mean that this past week should have been round one, with the remaining four weeks for the semis and finals. and i need to set the schedule some time today before the first game, so, yeah. i really can’t call it.
March 3Mar 3 i guess at the end of the day we’ve always had six teams make the playoffs, so we ouuht to do 3 vs 6 and 4 vs 5 this week, then 1 plays lowest remaining seed/2 plays the other team in a one week semifinal before a two week final. that said, someone besides me might need to set the schedule, as i’m having trouble trying to do it via the app.
March 3Mar 3 On 10/24/2024 at 3:03 AM, Derka said: for posterity: 1)dues are $100 2)they are due at the end of the season (april) 3)payout format: as always, 1st and 2nd have the option to chop the $700 however they want to. i’m still waiting for the day where the finalists agree to go all or nothing so that everyone else can tune in to the show. maybe this year is the year! reminder of payout structure.
March 3Mar 3 looks ole we need steve vs roundball and baboon vs durdy. @Baboontyme are you able to adjust the schedule? i’m crashing out now and won’t be up for a while.
March 3Mar 3 Do you need to do 1 week for the first 2 round, and 2 for the last round? I understand it's odd because NBA games aren't on a conformed schedule like the NFL, and you can't really predict what players may have an extra couple games over others. Plus injuries, load management, etc can take it's toll on a team unexpectedly.
March 3Mar 3 Author Yeah it was set up for 4 teams, 2 2 week matchups. I changed it to 6 teams, 1, 1, 2.
March 4Mar 4 On 3/1/2025 at 9:06 PM, Derka said: sabonis, vucevic, gobert, reaves, butler, and nurkic (yes, nurkic, his per-minute numbers are sick!) are all suddenly injured. 🤮🤮🤮 why does it feel like this happens around this time every year? add amen thompson and jarren jackson jr to the list.
March 4Mar 4 19 hours ago, Derka said: add amen thompson and jarren jackson jr to the list. Looks like you and I are gonna be in a cripple fight for 3rd place lol...
March 4Mar 4 1 minute ago, Dutchrudder said: Looks like you and I are gonna be in a cripple fight for 3rd place lol... nah for real tho, that’s happening. 😂
March 4Mar 4 2 minutes ago, Dutchrudder said: Just out of curiosity, if a playoff match ends in a 6-6 tie, what is the tiebreaker? regular season record, or essentially playoff seed.
March 9Mar 9 this might be kinda drastic, but should we consider moving the playoffs up by like a month? every time i get this far its like i compete in the playoffs with an entirely different roster then the one that got ke there. so many late season injuries and then people resting and preparing for the playoffs. not really sure what to do about it.
March 10Mar 10 Author I'm in a heater with Durdy. 5 or 6 cats still up in the air with these last two games happening. He's got 2 guys on the Blazers and I've got 2 on Detroit. I have DD on the Kings in the other game.
March 10Mar 10 today begins the one week semifinal, followed by a two week final. good luck everyone.
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