Free Fantasy Basketball Tips

1) Know your league settings. This is the easiest and most important way to get ahead. Run the statistics for your league and compare positions. If a league is skewed to favor Guards with a lot of assists you need to know that and adjust your picks accordingly. This will also help you to make your OWN list of players and a) place less emphasis on the magazines subjective picks (which although more and more they are gearing them toward specific leagues, can still bear little resemblence to how players should be ranked according to your league's point values) and, b) help you to not get skewed so much by your own emotions and attachments.

2) Just to emphasize something again that was mentioned in point 1. Focus on the numbers. Analyze the statistics. This helps strip away the emotions and subjectivety. More often than not the numbers are always the safest way to pick.

3) Be prepared for the draft. Depending on the number of teams in your league and which positions are skewed is important. But also, don’t try anything too quirky in your first 3 or 4 picks. Be sure to pick big name superstar caliber players with those picks.

4) If there is a big drop-off in a position after a certain number, make sure to pick a player or 2 before the drop-off and come back to other positions later that are more “stacked”.

5) Getting the draft right is extremely important. Stay focused and scan for opportunities. A good pick late in the draft can go a long way. Compare different rankings around the web. Have a depth chart or cheatsheet ready. Cross off names as they are picked. You can win a league just on your draft. The hours spent before the draft can save you a season of tough decision making. 6) Just another reminder. If and when possible stick to the numbers. Don’t get emotional. Pick and trade by the numbers as much as possible.

7) Check for roster changes. A players stats are going to be affected by any changes. But don't presume additions to the roster will hurt a player. Sometimes they might even help.

The Season

1) The moments right after the draft are often just as important. Check to see what free agents are available. Check and make sure you have all the positions filled and suitable back-ups. Check your strengths and weaknesses. Someone else in the league may have a strength that is your weakness. See if you can trade.

2) Stay on top of things throughout the season. If you really want to win there are always critically important free agents that rise to the top from out of nowhere. Always keep your eyes open for them.

3) Don’t be afraid to trade. Trade players while they are hot and go for the players you have a feeling about, because the tide will continue to change throughout the season. The most successful fantasy managers will talk often with other people in the league about prospective trades. Find out who they may want. You will find that they sometimes want the guy you really want to get rid of. In the words of a two time league champion, don't try to pawn off what you don't like about your team, "find out what the other player wants and find a way to give it to them". To put this in another way, if you have a 40 point (fantasy value) player that another guy wants, you might be able to get 42 points worth of value from them in the trade. The champ went on to say "your wasting your time" trying to sell the bad stuff on your team to someone else, you need to "listen" to what the other person wants. Go up and down both your rosters and share who you like and don't like. And then maybe just store the information in your head and use it (take adv. of it) a couple weeks later when a guy that he likes starts getting hot and you think its not going to continue. That's how you sell high. Also, don't always try for the big blockbuster, or dream scenarios of trades. Just look for incremental improvements.

4) Check box scores every night if possible. Or, at the very least, scan a bunch of them once a week. This is where you will find the real nuggets of information that can make the difference for you. In assessing the prospects of players rising or falling, points won't always tell you whats really going on. Look at shot attempts. Is a certain player not shooting the ball as many times as he used to? His points scored may still be looking good for a game or two, but a developing trend behind the scenes may be apparent. On the other hand, the coach may start giving the player the green light. He may score just 12 points one night and no one else in your league thinks anything of it. But if you see he is shooting the ball 15 or 20 times a game, you can pick him up before he has that breakout game. Minutes played is also another critically important stat that is overlooked. Also, don't just check that they got the minutes and shots, find out why they got the shots and minutes. There may be another guy that is hurt or got benched. Is it a one day coaches decision, or the start of something? This will also help you in working trades.

5) Keep focused and keep trying to improve. The downside for some fantasy NBA'ers is that the season is so long, but that's also a positive too. Worst in the first couple weeks to top-tier in your league by the end can happen. Never give up.

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