The Adventures of a Fantasy Basketball Novice—Week 7 recap

December 22, 2010 by Tony Andracki  
Filed under Basketball, Featured

My teams finally started to click a little bit in Week 7. I went a combined 12-6-4 throughout the week and it was the first time both of my teams finished at .500 or above in my matchups. And that was even with a big blow to Joakim Noah, the No. 2 source of rebounds [...]

The Adventures of a Fantasy Basketball Novice—Week 6 recap

December 16, 2010 by Tony Andracki  
Filed under Basketball, Featured

Week 6 really proved my worth in both of my leagues. I was matched up against two of the top teams in my league and came away with an overall record above .500, a great sign that the moves I’m making and the lessons I’m learning are paying off. Lessons Learned Speaking of lessons, I [...]

The Adventures of a Fantasy Basketball Novice—Week 5 recap

December 10, 2010 by Tony Andracki  
Filed under Basketball, Featured

Week 5 in Fantasy Basketball was overall pretty kind to me. I won my matchup in each of my leagues against a tough opponent and clawed my way towards first place. Not there yet, obviously, but a step in the right direction, of course. Lessons Learned I didn’t make any mistakes this week. I was [...]

The Weekly Waiver Wire Report – 12/7

December 8, 2010 by Brian Neese  
Filed under Basketball, Featured

Take a look here for the best pickups this week – along with those you should probably cut loose. Did You Miss These Guys? You should absolutely be paying attention to box scores and trends. If by chance one of these guys is available in your league – open a new window and grab him. [...]

The Adventures of a Fantasy Basketball Novice—Week 4 recap

November 30, 2010 by Tony Andracki  
Filed under Basketball

It was a week of highs and lows for me in fantasy basketball. My one team went 7-3-2, but my other team managed just a 3-6-1 record. I dominated in five categories between the two squads, but was run over in four categories. So, given the holiday season of eating, I was left with a [...]

The Adventures of a Fantasy Basketball Novice—Week 1 recap

November 12, 2010 by Tony Andracki  
Filed under Basketball

Well, it was my first ever week in fantasy basketball and boy was it an interesting one. It was an extended week because of the early start for some teams, and that both helped and hurt me, as I’m sure it did to many of you out there. Throughout the first week, I learned many [...]

Blasts and Bombs–Week 1

November 6, 2010 by Brandon LaChance  
Filed under Basketball, Featured

Welcome to the first edition of Blasts and Bombs. Every week, this column will dissect fantasy basketball and see who is blasting to the top of the rankings and those who are bombing to the bottom. A player could be a blast because of a high shooting percentage but not have a great point per [...]

The Adventures of a Fantasy Basketball Novice–Draft Edition Part Deux

November 4, 2010 by Tony Andracki  
Filed under Basketball

The NBA season has started and I must say, my Bulls are looking pretty good. My fantasy teams on the other hand, not so great right now. I’m a combined 7-12-3 after the first week, but luckily, the matchup doesn’t end until Nov. 7, so I have some time to rebound, pun intended (I’m currently [...]