# SDMB Fantasy Basketball **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [October 8, 2008, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-basketball/467024 "2008-10-08T17:49:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-basketball/467024/21 "2008-10-17T09:29:20Z")
**Madhouse on Madison** is here, prepare to get stuffed. ---
**Author:** ![Wilson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-basketball/467024/22 "2008-10-17T17:22:48Z")
I’m in as well, **The Round Mounds**. Maybe this year I won’t suck in the rebounding stat. ---
**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, 2008, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-basketball/467024/23 "2008-10-22T23:53:45Z")
Still plenty of room for those of you who have expressed interest, and any newcomers. Plenty of room under the tread of my mighty toe, that is. My toe of beating you in fantasy basketball. ---
**Author:** ![Kiros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/439d5e/32.png) [@Kiros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiros)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2008, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-basketball/467024/24 "2008-10-23T00:48:18Z")
**Number 18 Is Coming** signed up. Will I be first or last this year? It’s going to be one or the other! Who knows?! ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2008, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-basketball/467024/25 "2008-10-23T14:29:33Z")
Any chance we can move the Draft to a weekday? ---
**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 23, 2008, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-basketball/467024/26 "2008-10-23T18:15:33Z")
We could, but a Sunday slot was requested above. The games start on Tuesday. Would Monday night work for all? Most? Everybody let me know if you could, please. ---
**Author:** ![tds1273](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/df705f/32.png) [@tds1273](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tds1273)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2008, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-basketball/467024/27 "2008-10-23T20:41:07Z")
**Strange Sasquatch** is go. I would be okay with a Monday as long as it started at or after 6:00pm PST. I can’t reliably make it home sooner than that. ---
**Author:** ![delayedtilmarch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@delayedtilmarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/delayedtilmarch)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2008, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-basketball/467024/28 "2008-10-23T21:55:36Z")
First time poster, long time lurker. Is there still room in the league? Fantasy basketball is what finally pulls me out of the woodwork… ---
**Author:** ![Kiros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/439d5e/32.png) [@Kiros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiros)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2008, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-basketball/467024/29 "2008-10-24T00:18:28Z")
Current draft time is good for me, I could make Monday too if needed. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2008, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-basketball/467024/30 "2008-10-24T01:01:41Z")
I’d prefer Sunday, but Monday after 6:00 Pacific is also ok ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2008, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-basketball/467024/31 "2008-10-24T09:48:14Z")
I’m going to be driving back from my Alma Mater Sunday and probably won’t be back by 6PM central Sunday night. I’m good for anytime Monday and would probably be good for anytime late on Sunday, say after 9PM. I’d really love to make the draft, so if everyone is flexible it’d be appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![delayedtilmarch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@delayedtilmarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/delayedtilmarch)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2008, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-basketball/467024/32 "2008-10-24T14:17:09Z")
I went ahead and signed up as the Dribblerz. I hope that’s ok with everyone. Prepare to be underwhelmed. ---
**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 24, 2008, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-basketball/467024/33 "2008-10-24T15:09:16Z")
Of course you’re welcome, **delayedtilmarch**. Everybody - NEW DRAFT TIME \*\*Sun Oct 26 9:15pm EDT \*\* ---
**Author:** ![Wilson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2008, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-basketball/467024/34 "2008-10-24T18:36:48Z")
Guess I shouldn’t draft Allan Houston, huh? ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2008, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-basketball/467024/35 "2008-10-26T18:17:22Z")
Got an e-mail message from Tazmanian Devils (at least I think that was his SDMB name, doesn’t seem to exist now) saying: “not sure if you are in the league or not but if you are please let everyone know that i have to work tonight and will not make the draft.” In case he plays under another name, that’s the guy whose e-mail address starts with “mco”. ---
**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 26, 2008, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-basketball/467024/36 "2008-10-26T20:39:36Z")
Thanks **SB**. I know the owner to whom you refer. ---
**Author:** ![Kiros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/439d5e/32.png) [@Kiros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiros)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2008, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-basketball/467024/37 "2008-10-27T13:03:17Z")
Sorry guys, I flaked. ☹ This is… perhaps the exact opposite of the roster I would have taken under my own power. Ah well, guess that just means I’ll have to be super-active early on. ---
**Author:** ![Mullinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2008, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-basketball/467024/38 "2008-10-27T15:30:41Z")
Assuming I was intelligent with who I had as my top 50 choices, I managed to snag 8 of them which makes me very happy. Of course, the very real possibility exists that my top 50 is full of truly horrible choices that will lead me into pits of despair. But, dang it, they are mine! ---
**Author:** ![Wilson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2008, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-basketball/467024/39 "2008-10-27T22:02:19Z")
I’m happy with my team, generally - the one bad pick was Lamar Odom. The top two players on my queue (Mehmet Okur and Kevin Durant) had just disappeared… I should have taken Lamarcus Aldridge there. This is probably the first time I haven’t completely disregarded 3pt FGs - I was particularly aiming at Jason Richardson in round 3, and that’s where I got him. A lot for me will depend on Beasley and to a lesser degree Mayo. There’s no reason on my mind why Beasley can’t put up 18 and 10 averages. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2008, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-basketball/467024/40 "2008-10-27T23:59:09Z")
LOL, I also flaked. I had it in my mind that we moved the draft to Monday. That’s ok. With my roster, I won’t have to deal with being a homer. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-basketball/467024.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-basketball/467024.md?page=3)