Monday, March 19, 2012

NBA Trade Deadline: The ‘No One Told the Celtics’ Edition « CBS Boston

NBA Trade Deadline: The ‘No One Told the Celtics’ Edition « CBS Boston

Monday, January 16, 2012

Mock Drafts and Mock Auctions

I have found a couple of places to practice our craft:

CBS and Mock Draft Central.

CBS is totally free and you can do as many as you like.  MDC is free, if you want to do one a day, but pay-per for more.

Try both:

http://mockdraft.1.baseball.cbssports.com/mockdraft/standard?ttag=fbbmd10_on_all_cspt_fbn_mb_0001

http://www.mockdraftcentral.com/index.jsp

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Are You Ready for Baseball?

Time to start thinking about baseball...I mean, hockey and basketball are nice, but really, baseball is the King of fantasy sports, with football a very close second.

My strategy last year worked to a T and I won my 12 man cash league.

In addition, through various other leagues (non-cash), I was second in a couple of other ESPN leagues.

CBS...not so well...and I learned that my strategy for my 12 team league does not work for 10 team CBS leagues.

So...I will be reviewing what worked and what did not...reviewing the fine print in the rules of various leagues...and seeing where I can leverage my knowledge to take advantage of those rules.

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Kenny Britt, Cedric Benson, Vernon Davis and Reggie Bush

Reggie Bush is going to be great for you, until he gets hurt.

Considering it is a PPR league, Benson is somewhat of a risk, but he is still going to get you 80 yards and a TD.

Britt is going to be monster this year.

Dallas gives up a lot to opposing TE's.  So go with Davis.

Monday, September 5, 2011

Why you should ignore the Top 15 RB's

I was already leaning toward a WR-friendly team this season in my auction draft (everyone holds over RB's and Top QB's in our league), leaving a lot of value in WR's.  

One would notice that all of the RB's that are often mentioned going in rounds 3 to 7 do not have obvious handcuffs.  I say this is a good thing!  If your guy goes down, it is more likely that his backup is not on anyone's roster.  Here you can see a list of the top 13 backs and their handcuffs.

Here is a solid argument for this strategy:

http://www.tpsradio.net/?p=2366

Friday, September 2, 2011

How a Fantasy Auction is Like a Black Jack Hand

The goal in blackjack is to get as much money on the table when the dealer is showing a weak card (4, 5, or 6).   So you double down or split whenever possible and/or prudent.  Thus, getting more money on the table and hoping for the dealer bust.

In auction formats of any fantasy sport, be it football, baseball, hockey, basketball or Caribbean cricket, you want to nominate players early that you do not want, bid them up to value that you can live with, then get out of the way. 

You see?  You are getting more money on the table and out of people's pockets early so you can scoop up bargains later. 

Do this in your first 5 or 6 rounds when it is your turn to nominate.

Thursday, August 25, 2011

3rd Year WR's - Short list of Breakout WR's

1 7 Darrius Heyward-Bey WR Maryland Oakland Raiders
1 10 Michael Crabtree WR Texas Tech San Francisco 49ers
1 19 Jeremy Maclin WR Missouri Philadelphia Eagles
1 22 Percy Harvin WR Florida Minnesota Vikings
1 29 Hakeem Nicks WR North Carolina New York Giants
1 30 Kenny Britt WR Rutgers Tennessee Titans
2 36 Brian Robiskie WR Ohio State Cleveland Browns
2 50 Mohamed Massaquoi WR Georgia Cleveland Browns
3 82 Derrick Williams WR Penn State Detroit Lions
3 83 Brandon Tate WR North Carolina New England Patriots
3 84 Mike Wallace WR Mississippi Pittsburgh Steelers
3 85 Ramses Barden WR Cal Poly-S.L.O. New York Giants
3 87 Patrick Turner WR USC Miami Dolphins
3 91 Deon Butler WR Penn State Seattle Seahawks
3 99 Juaquin Iglesias WR Oklahoma Chicago Bears
4 107 Mike Thomas WR Arizona Jacksonville Jaguars
4 108 Brian Hartline WR Ohio State Miami Dolphins
4 124 Louis Murphy WR Florida Oakland Raiders
4 127 Austin Collie WR Brigham Young Indianapolis Colts
5 140 Johnny Knox WR Abilene Christian Chicago Bears
5 141 Kenny McKinley WR South Carolina Denver Broncos
5 144 Jarett Dillard WR Rice Jacksonville Jaguars
5 160 Brooks Foster WR North Carolina St. Louis Rams
6 175 Quinten Lawrence WR McNeese State Kansas City Chiefs
6 194 Brandon Gibson WR Washington State Philadelphia Eagles
6 206 Dominique Edison WR Stephen F. Austin St. Tennessee Titans
7 224 Demetrius Byrd WR Louisiana State San Diego Chargers
7 229 Manuel Johnson WR Oklahoma Dallas Cowboys
7 232 Julian Edelman WR Kent State New England Patriots
7 233 Sammie Stroughter WR Oregon State Tampa Bay Buccaneers
7 243 Marko Mitchell WR Nevada-Reno Washington Redskins
7 251 Derek Kinder WR Pittsburgh Chicago Bears
7 252 Freddie Brown WR Utah Cincinnati Bengals
7 253 Tiquan Underwood WR Rutgers Jacksonville Jaguars