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Importance of Usage Rate in Fantasy Basketball

Fantasy basketball is pretty much like a doctor's diagnosis. It's impossible to look at just one symptom while ignoring others and then making a conclusion built around that one sign. Chances are, you'll kill the patient. Or mess up their kidneys (and still end up killing them). Of course, there are no such serious implications in fantasy sports BUT if you're like me, you want to be good in everything, especially when it's about hoops. There's no way around it. One of those statistics that Read More

The Importance of Team Pace in Fantasy Basketball

I don't hate advanced stats as much as Charles Barkley, nor am I making it my mistress like Daryl Morey. I like to think that I'm a reasonable guy-- a balanced one if you will-- but if you dig fantasy basketball, you have to be more Morey than Barkley. If you think like Sir Chuck in fantasy, you might as well draft up until the third round and leave. On the other hand, if you're Morey, you find specialized value up until the last pick, which can potentially help you out in the long run. As Read More