WS Fantasy Basketball 2012-13

[Ghetto Anthony]

IYF and P1 are both included. Just getting it out of the way.

Do you like your division chico?

 

[Showtime]

why does our division look the exact same as last year except we have PHX this time?

I want to be in the jobber division. :KOBE:

 

[PHX]

Believe I can fly music going while you were doing it hilarious.

Finally GA is in the same division as me this should be fun.

 

[Kiffy Lube]

Looks like my summoning worked, I'll dominate my division.

 

[shutupchico]

IYF and P1 are both included. Just getting it out of the way.

Do you like your division chico?

eh... don't wanna knock any of the teams, but our division has most of the best. me, u, mak, empire, or st trading with 1 of theirs besides brandon, and sal(although he's comin off lackluster season) would even it up a little bit more in my opinion.

 

[SAL]

Did I really get traded after the divisions got randomized? I don't know what to make of that.

 

[shutupchico]

o, sal was already traded. nevermind, i'm gonna shut up.

 

[Ghetto Anthony]

Did I really get traded after the divisions got randomized? I don't know what to make of that.

Do you want to be in the same division as Mak, chico and me? Really?

Tried to balance it out so 3 of the core 6 would be in each division. But yeah moving you after a randomization is kinda lulzworthy. Deal with it.

 

[SAL]

I don't really care what division I'm in, just thought it was funny.

 

[Big Red Jericho Punk]

Just to bring it up now, I can't do draft on Tuesday Wednesday or Thursday nights unless its 11 pm Eastern time.

 

[LaBrandon Aldridge]

I don't really care what division I'm in, just thought it was funny.

It's me and you, babycakes.

 

[Ghetto Anthony]

Eastern Conference Preview
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1. Brandon's Team

Last 3 Years
2011 We ♥ Ish Smith! 3rd Place 104-91-1
2010 "SAL LOST TO A 6 SEED" 4th Place 165-123-6
2009 "wwetna1" 4th Place 171-115-8

After years a mediocrity and losing to 11 seeds Brandon finally got a bronze trophy last year. This is the year where Brandunnnnn needs to make the big push or it may never happen. In an arguably weaker division this one is his to lose.

Keys to Winning:
- Go all-in.
- Stop PHX early and often. Cockblock, draft his guys, DDoS his internet... kill him?
- (You can't win. PHX is going to win again.)

2. P1's Team

Last 3 Years
2011 "RiseAboveMediocrity" 4th Place 107-87-2
2010 "The Ouch My __ Hurts" 7th Place 139-148-7
2009 "PHX/OLM/BEN/RKO SUCK" 16th Place 86-201-7

From dead last in 2009 to 4th place last year. P1 verbally gives up after 2 months into the season every year but always sticks it out and is here until the year of the year. His GM skills have definitely improved, and I think he can be competitive in this league. Needs to ditch the homerisms and not give up on DIRK after 1 bad month though.

Keys to Winning:
- Build off of your success last year.
- Be Patient.
- Avoid trading for Blazers, seriously. I know you have your eye on Lillard in the draft but don't take him too early.

3. PSYCH's Team

Last 3 Years
2011 "A Nig Just Went SSJ" 11th Place 77-118-1
2010 "AVENGERS" 3rd Place 166-122-6
2009 "Showtime 2.0" 5th Place 165-126-3

Consistently puts together a strong team and then fucks it up. Last year was an embarrassment. PSYCH's squad was terrible and his team management skills were nearly non-existent losing every single matchup last year except 1. How far will he reach for Kobe this year?

Keys to Winning:
- Acquire KOBE/DWIGHT and some Lakers Roleplayer that you think is awesome. I'm sure you'll get far.................................. moron.

4. SAL's Team

Last 3 Years
2011 "Desperate Housewives" 9th Place 95-98-3
2010 "The Cavern" 6th Place 181-111-2
2009 "RONDOOOOO (& PERK)" 8th Place 160-132-2

Didn't realize SAL has never had a top 5 finish. He's always in the middle of the pack and right now working 55 hours a week. He will put together a decent squad but likely won't be too competitive unless he gets some awesome waiver wire additions like last year. Got to give him credit he put up a good fight last year towards the end nearly making the playoffs.

Keys to Winning:
- Quit your job. Dump the woman.
- Grow a neckbeard.
- RONDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

5. NMS's Team

Last 3 Years
2011 "FucKobe" 10th Place 94-101-1
2010 N/A
2009 N/A

The activity could use some work. 27 moves last year finishing in 10th place. Could have fought more there at the end for sure. If your team isn't stellar (like BRJP's was) you've got to be actively moving assets and using all 5 of your waiver moves to scrap for wins. Especially when you're only 3 GB from making the playoffs.

Keys to Winning:
- Winnable division so try to have a good draft.
- Stay active all year. It's more than just updating your lineups. Fight for wins using the waiver wire.

6. KIF's Team

Last 3 Years
2011 "Watch Me Do Me" 13th Place 74-121-1
2010 N/A
2009 N/A

Hard to project KIF this season. I think he's going to play it smarter this year but it's hard to say. He almost beat PSYCH last year in the standings so he's not completely hopeless, right?

Keys to Winning:
- Voodoo power.
- Lots of prayer.
- Write a rap song about how your players have performed on a weekly basis and post it up on YouTube.

7. Ben's Team

Last 3 Years
2011 "King Of The Cellar" 14th Place 55-139-2
2010 "Chuck Liddell's Chin" 9th Place 131-158-5
2009 "Brew City All Stars" 12th Place 129-159-6

I truly hope Ben is going to try this year. Earlier in the thread he said he wanted people to hit him up for bad trades, not cool. Stopped making transactions last year on February 19th (but that's understandable he was eliminated by then). In his best year in 2010 he only won 45% of his games so on average he was losing weeks 6-8. Has never made more than 20 moves in a season. I think Ben is fully capable of making a run this year if he actually tries because this is the easiest division he's ever going to get placed in.

Keys to Winning:
- Never made more than 20 moves in a season is pathetic Ben. You betta den dat.
- Try. Chuck Liddell's Chin almost made the playoffs, you can get there this year. Seriously.

 

[LaBrandon Aldridge]

DOS'ing him actually isn't a bad idea...

 

[LaBrandon Aldridge]

I like this, btw. Good job, good effort.

 

[Ghetto Anthony]

Western Conference Preview
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1. PHX's Team

Last 3 Years
2011 "Run N Gun" 1st Place
2010 "2 Smoove Crew" 1st Place
2009 "Run N Gun" 1st Place

4-Peat? PHX cannot be stopped under any circumstances, ever. Nobody knows the truth behind the mystery that is PHX. Somehow he tops 11-15 other guys and embarrasses them in the finals. Regular season winning records are 60%, 61% and last year 68%. He's getting better. Eventually everyone in the league is going to turn on him and hopefully run him out of town. SOMEBODY PLEASE STOP HIM THIS IS GETTING RIDICULOUS.

Keys to Winning:
- Josh Smith, Steve Nash...etc. Same shit.
- Pass the torch you fuck.
- Fuck you.

2. Ghetto Anthony's Team

Last 3 Years
2011 "Ghetto Anthony" 2nd Place 118-78-0
2010 "Ghetto Anthony" 5th Place 176-114-4
2009 "Ghetto Anthony" 14th Place 106-183-5

The best manager in the league.

Keys to Winning:
- Basketball Reasons

3. chico's Team

Last 3 Years
2011 "downtown chuckers" 8th Place 97-98-1
2010 "downtown chuckers" 2nd Place 181-109-4
2009 "Downtown Chuckers" 13th Place 124-161-9

Plain and simple he's going to make the playoffs. The question is does he get in PHX's bracket or not. He seems to have a decent draft strategy every year and he knows what he needs to do to get wins. chico doesn't settle for anything but 1st place so I can see him topping the division and maybe even the entire league this year.

Keys to Winning:
- Stay out of PHX's bracket in the playoffs.
- Stay away from the injury prone eurotrash.
- Kiss and makeup with PSYCH.

4. IYF's Team

Last 3 Years
2011 "Hell Chose Me" 5th Place 95-98-3
2010 "Anaheim Kings?" 8th Place 143-146-5
2009 "Decimate the Weak" 6th Place 174-114-6

His team was bad...terrible even for the first 6 weeks, but man did he turn it around somehow someway in the 2nd half. Crazy good season for IYF (HE TIED PHX 7-7 IN THE PLAYOFFS FOR FUCKS SAKE!) who hasn't been one of the bigger names of the 8 people that have been in the league since year 1. He's consistently a playoff team and quietly one of our better managers.

Keys to Winning:
- Confirm that you're actually participating in the league this year. Where are ya?
- Keep doing whatever you've been doing the past few years to get into the playoffs. Doing something right.

5. BRJP's Team

Last 3 Years
2011 "Metta World Power" 6th Place 122-74-0
2010 N/A
2009 N/A

Not the most vocal person in the thread last year (only 29 posts) or in the league (only 12 moves), but the results were there thanks to a stellar draft and Kevin Durant. Led the league in wins for a lot of the season, but the easy schedule and lack of activity finally caught up to him towards the end of the season and into the playoffs.

Keys to Winning:
- Another great draft.
- Be more hands on.

6. Showtime's Team

Last 3 Years
2011 "GREG MONROE+11" 7th Place 116-78-1
2010 N/A
2009 N/A
Came into the league last year with an autodrafted team and got the team a 4 seed in the playoffs. Would be a lot more impressive if he wasn't spoonfed his 3-man team. Made less than 10 waiver wire moves all year long. If it wasn't for the record I'd probably go as far as saying he's one of the worst GM's we have in the league based off of that...but he got the wins so I can't say that yet. This year will really telling.

Keys to Winning:
- Autodraft. Forget about the draft and just let the computer autodraft your team. You'll fuck it up otherwise.
- Boris Diaw

7. Notorious's Team

Last 3 Years
2011 N/A
2010 N/A
2009 N/A

Newcomer Notorious is a top fantasy poster over at WF. I've recruited him to the league to ensure we don't get Baller 2012.

Key's to Winning:
- Do not make any trades for at least a month so you can get a feel for the league. Draft pick trading is fine, though. If you are going to make a trade run it by a few people in the league first.
- Bookmark the thread and keep active in it. We have a good time. Join in.
- Do your homework. This is a really rough division so you need an excellent draft.