# NBA fantasy league **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 15, 2004, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-fantasy-league/269423 "2004-10-15T18:28:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![duffer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duffer/32/1026_2.png) [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2004, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-fantasy-league/269423/1 "2004-10-15T18:28:04Z")
Anyone up for some fantasy NBA action? Sign up now. League ID: 105291 password: cecil Live online draft is set for Oct 28 at 3:15 pm Central. This can be changed if needed. Also, it’s set to head-to-head scoring, but again this can be changed if most want a different system. Any other things you can think of post them. I’ve never run fantasy NBA before, so feel free to offer suggestions. ---
**Author:** ![Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Chitwood)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2004, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-fantasy-league/269423/2 "2004-10-15T18:51:00Z")
You know I’m 'bout it 'bout it. That is a weird draft time, though. Can we, um, laten it by a couple hours? ---
**Author:** ![duffer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duffer/32/1026_2.png) [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2004, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-fantasy-league/269423/3 "2004-10-15T19:06:33Z")
Yeah, it does seem kind of early, that was the latest available for that day. I’ll go back and poke around for a different day. ---
**Author:** ![duffer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duffer/32/1026_2.png) [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2004, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-fantasy-league/269423/4 "2004-10-15T19:16:28Z")
OK, apparently Yahoo! doesn’t think anyone interested in the NBA has a job, as 3 pm is the latest available, save one day. Tomorrow. There’s a 5pm slot open. That’s the best available, so we need to fill this league quickly. ---
**Author:** ![duffer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duffer/32/1026_2.png) [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2004, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-fantasy-league/269423/5 "2004-10-15T19:19:52Z")
Damn, 5 pm slot is already taken. Next best would be Oct 20 or 21 around 4 pm cst. Unless anyone wants something around noon or earlier. This is already becoming a pain the the ass and we haven’t even started yet! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Roboto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/76d3ee/32.png) [@Mr.Roboto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Roboto)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2004, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-fantasy-league/269423/6 "2004-10-16T16:35:33Z")
Duffer, J.C. … I’m looking to get into a Fantasy Minor Hockey League now that the NHL is Locked-out. I spent about an hour looking for one last week and time is running out. Any Idea’s? ---
**Author:** ![duffer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duffer/32/1026_2.png) [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2004, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-fantasy-league/269423/7 "2004-10-16T20:08:47Z")
I think you’d be hard pressed to mind a minor league format. Best bet would be to check out sites relating to USHL, IHL and the Junior league. Let me know if you find one. I’ll join. ---
**Author:** ![Wilson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2004, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-fantasy-league/269423/8 "2004-10-19T17:27:21Z")
Bump… Hey **duffer** , it looks like Yahoo just opened up a whole bunch more time slots, including evenings. I’ve posted a message about this in the football league we’re in. Anyway, I’d be interested in joining (or running) a league, as long as it’s not head to head. I’d much much much prefer rotisserie. Anyone else interested, please post. ---
**Author:** ![duffer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duffer/32/1026_2.png) [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2004, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-fantasy-league/269423/9 "2004-10-19T19:00:30Z")
I’d be more than happy to change it to rotisserie. I’ve never played FBB before and with Hockey done and almost 5 months to start NASCAR, I’ll try anything the majority wants. So go ahead and give opinions on it. I’ll set a tentative draft for next Fri or Sat and go from there. ---
**Author:** ![duffer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duffer/32/1026_2.png) [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2004, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-fantasy-league/269423/10 "2004-10-19T19:03:57Z")
Friday Oct 22 9:00pm CST. I’d like to have at least 6 people if not 10 or 12, so if we start getting close, the draft can be bumped back if needed. ---
**Author:** ![Kiros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/439d5e/32.png) [@Kiros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiros)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2004, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-fantasy-league/269423/11 "2004-10-19T19:55:27Z")
Just signed up, and another vote for roto here. -K. ---
**Author:** ![Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Chitwood)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2004, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-fantasy-league/269423/12 "2004-10-19T21:06:46Z")
I like roto, too. ---
**Author:** ![duffer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duffer/32/1026_2.png) [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2004, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-fantasy-league/269423/13 "2004-10-19T21:08:07Z")
roto it shall be. Let me know if a new draft time is needed or if the current one is workable. ---
**Author:** ![Wilson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2004, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-fantasy-league/269423/14 "2004-10-19T23:18:04Z")
I’m in. This Friday should work… if not I’ll prerank my players. Couple of suggestions? Set the Max games played to 82 rather than no max, I think that works better for rotisserie. Otherwise, the game is just to switch players in and out of the starting spots as much as you can. With the cap, you’ve got to budget to some extent. I also see you added a couple of extra scoring categories - Field Goals Made, Free Throws Made, and Technicals. I think Technicals is sort of a goofy stat, since there are so few of them - sure makes Rashard Wallace a bad pick though. Personal Fouls would be a little more evenly spread out. I also think that adding FG Made and FT Made makes scoring incredibly important. If you really want them, maybe get rid of points scored? And I’ve always disliked Turnovers as a stat. I’d like to try it with Assist / Turnover ratio instead… Anyway, just my thoughts, to get the discussion started. Feel free to ignore them - I’ll play no matter what the categories are - just as long as it’s not head-to-head! ---
**Author:** ![Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Chitwood)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2004, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-fantasy-league/269423/15 "2004-10-22T00:46:30Z")
> [@The Yahoo Draft God](#): > > Your live online draft is set for Fri Oct 22 10:00pm EDT [Add to My Calendar], which is 1 day, 1 hour, and 24 minutes from now So, we need to get some teams in this league. 8 would be the bare minimum to have it enjoyable, I think. About the scoring- I say keep it simple, and kill the following categories: Field Goals/ Free Throws made- These stats have no real value other than their respective point values, and I don’t think it should matter if my guy scores 30 with zero free throws or twenty free throws. I know the same logic sort of applies to threes made, but three point shooting is at least a valuable commodity to a real basketball team. In other words, a guy who scores by making a lot of threes is worth a little something extra to a team, and I think the league should try to reflect real basketball. Does any of this make sense to anyone? Turnovers- These are pretty much directly correlated with playing a lot of minutes, scoring a lot of points, and handling the ball a lot. I don’t like the idea of having to keep a guy on the roster just because he doesn’t turn the ball over, because more than likely he doesn’t do a whole lot of anything on offense. It’s like strikeouts in baseball- I don’t care in what manner he chose to _not_ help the team, I want to know what he did that was positive. Personal or Technical fouls- Again, it’s just not something I’d consider if I was putting together a real team, so I’d rather not consider it when putting together my pretend team. The important thing is, we need more teams. Come on, you bastards- with me in the league you’re already guaranteed not to lose. ---
**Author:** ![Kiros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/439d5e/32.png) [@Kiros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiros)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2004, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-fantasy-league/269423/16 "2004-10-22T04:52:41Z")
More teams! You know you love the NBA! … … Well, there IS no NHL this year. You HAVE to love the NBA! So play! -K. ---
**Author:** ![LuckyMe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e36b37/32.png) [@LuckyMe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LuckyMe)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2004, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-fantasy-league/269423/17 "2004-10-22T06:51:46Z")
I’m in. Gotta do some quick research but I should definitely be there. ---
**Author:** ![duffer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duffer/32/1026_2.png) [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2004, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-fantasy-league/269423/18 "2004-10-22T15:04:58Z")
OK, some more changes made. The only other one I can think of is 3 pt % made. Anyone want this one included? C’mon Dopers, time is drawing near! ---
**Author:** ![Kiros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/439d5e/32.png) [@Kiros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiros)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2004, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-fantasy-league/269423/19 "2004-10-22T21:26:09Z")
If we don’t get 2-4 more by tonight are there slots open that will let us push off the draft a couple of days? And join, everyone! We have 6 at the moment! Eight would be doable, ten or twelve would be lovely! ---
**Author:** ![Kid\_A\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Kid\_A\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kid_A_1)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2004, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-fantasy-league/269423/20 "2004-10-22T23:17:29Z")
I joined. I promise I’ll actually participate as opposed to the baseball league. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-fantasy-league/269423.md?page=2)