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[Black Mamba]

yeah, I'm down for a GAF fantasy league, too.

Giri - I'll take your advice and not try to push too hard too fast.

 

[Psychological Intellect]

I don't know how fantasy leagues work but I want in

 

[SUPREME1]

Outie 5000!

And Gandhi lived to 78 and was a racist

Thank you. People are genuinely shocked when i bring up this little bit of info.

Guy was prick.

 

[The Frankman]

No point in rehabbing when you have to put the same team on your back for 40 minutes a game again

"Why didn't you pass to Steven Hunter? He was wide open, Tracy"

Dude, why you shortchanging the immortal Pat Garrity for?

 

[SephCast]

 

[otapnam]

Ditto. If you guys do a fantasy league I'm in, free or cash pot whatever

 

[DY_nasty]

damn

 

[StickSoldier]

Dirk the best, trending number 1 on Yahoo because of his fake Hump day like commercial.

 

[mhi]

Got a question for you guys. So I have bought league pass broadband and have played it on my laptop and on the X360 app. The problem is it's usually delayed (anywhere from 2-3 mins) compared to the cable version.

My question is, would using a different device like the Apple TV help with this my connection is 10mbps so could that be the problem ?

Or is cable the only way I can catch the games "live".

 

[Blackace]

Maybe

He'll probably be DPoTY in regards to how much he unfucks that teams defensive woes.

Offensively I don't think he'll be much better though. There's something wrong with him mentally I think when it comes to the PnR. He pretty much sabotaged the Lakers offense and devalued Mike D as a coach because he was complete gutter shit trash at setting screens, rolling, timing, etc.

Nope he just shat on the Lakers because he didn't want to be there

His PnR was fine in Orlando he will be fine

 

[giri]

Got a question for you guys. So I have bought league pass broadband and have played it on my laptop and on the X360 app. The problem is it's usually delayed (anywhere from 2-3 mins) compared to the cable version.

My question is, would using a different device like the Apple TV help with this my connection is 10mbps so could that be the problem ?

Or is cable the only way I can catch the games "live".

the Broadband versions are all slightly delayed.

Assume it's a technical thing with having to distribute it to multiple servers around the country/globe before on sending the broad cast to the individual, and allowing time for buffering.

 

[Blackace]

H2H fantasy basketball is too much of a crap shoot(especially in the playoffs). I'm strictly only doing roto.

Hate roto

 

[Dominican Power]

Of course, but I find it hard to find roto leagues.

I would kill to be a part of a long term keeper league that started with an auction draft. I played in one in high school and it was awesome.

Let's start a Gaf 12 team roto keeper league then. I'm down. Serious players only though. 8 catgeories, turnovers are dumb.

 

[Blackace]

Got a question for you guys. So I have bought league pass broadband and have played it on my laptop and on the X360 app. The problem is it's usually delayed (anywhere from 2-3 mins) compared to the cable version.

My question is, would using a different device like the Apple TV help with this my connection is 10mbps so could that be the problem ?

Or is cable the only way I can catch the games "live".

What exactly is the problem?

 

[ThisWreckage]

So uh... I really don't know anything about failball and this is my autodraft.

1. (9) C.J. Spiller RB
2. (12) Jamaal Charles RB
3. (29) Maurice Jones-Drew RB
4. (32) Stevan Ridley RB
5. (49) Andre Johnson WR
6. (52) Dwayne Bowe WR
7. (69) Antonio Brown WR
8. (72) Jason Witten TE
9. (89) Ben Roethlisberger QB
10. (92) Seattle DEF
11. (109) Phil Dawson K
12. (112) Giovani Bernard RB
13. (129) Ronnie Hillman RB
14. (132) Fred Davis TE
15. (149) Michael Floyd WR
16. (152) Bryce Brown RB

Am I screwed?

You have a good shot at being the champ in your league. Particularly if you're in a PPR league. MJD has a chance to be a beast if he's fully healthy. Spiller and Charles will put up huge numbers. Ridley can be dangled as either trade bait or kept in case of an injury. Witten, Johnson, and Bowe are all solid.

 

[mhi]

the Broadband versions are all slightly delayed.

Assume it's a technical thing with having to distribute it to multiple servers around the country/globe before on sending the broad cast to the individual, and allowing time for buffering.

Makes sense, thanks.

H2H fantasy basketball is too much of a crap shoot(especially in the playoffs). I'm strictly only doing roto.

exactly how they always go. Last year was also the last i'll be playing in Yahoo. That UI is pukeworthy.

 

[ItWasMeantToBe19]

Synergy rated Monta Ellis as the best perimeter defender in the NBA other than Avery Bradley and Jimmy Butler last year.

I know what defense of the Mavs' rebuild that Cuban is using next.

 

[Psychological Intellect]

Synergy rated Monta Ellis as the best perimeter defender in the NBA other than Avery Bradley and Jimmy Butler last year.

I know what defense of the Mavs' rebuild that Cuban is using next.

last year as in 11-12 or 12-13?

what's the top 10 either way?

 

[ph33nix]

You have a good shot at being the champ in your league. Particularly if you're in a PPR league. MJD has a chance to be a beast if he's fully healthy. Spiller and Charles will put up huge numbers. Ridley can be dangled as either trade bait or kept in case of an injury. Witten, Johnson, and Bowe are all solid.

Spiller is a good player but he is a Buffalo Bill, and so far he's been mostly a disappointment (not to his own fault)

I think they'll probably run him a lot but he has to be next level good in order to produce behind the sack of shit they have there

Blade probably has the horses and the depth to make up for that in case of emergency though

 

[thekad]

I would have won last year's regulars fantasy league if I didn't happen to leave a player on the bench on the last day of the semi-final week. Therefore, I'm still the three-time and reigning champ by all accounts.

 

[Future PhaZe]

Haven't heard shit out of Goodman or Drew leagues this summer. Kobe was at the Drew leap championship but...otherwise idk.

But yea, redblaster will be happy at this footage of KD vs Dipo:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=msX-ygkfFOs

Particularly Dipos ability to create off the dribble.

Durant looks like some shit from spacejam compared to Dipo but kid looked good. First play Durant drives by him and dunks it literally looks like a grown ass man dunking on a child.

 

[pilonv1]

I don't know how fantasy leagues work but I want in

IIRC, the main best gaf league is open for those who were in last year and then if they don't join then spots open up for regulars first. Adam can fill everyone in.

Let's start a Gaf 12 team roto keeper league then. I'm down. Serious players only though. 8 catgeories, turnovers are dumb.

smh why wouldn't you want turnovers? Otherwise players like Worstbrook are over-valued. One league I played in a league had fouls & techs included as well, it was awesome.

Got a question for you guys. So I have bought league pass broadband and have played it on my laptop and on the X360 app. The problem is it's usually delayed (anywhere from 2-3 mins) compared to the cable version.

My question is, would using a different device like the Apple TV help with this my connection is 10mbps so could that be the problem ?

Or is cable the only way I can catch the games "live".

Every streaming service I've ever used has been at least 30 seconds behind over the air services. League Pass is probably the worst at up to 3 minutes as you said. Still it's a small price to pay for having every game available to me.

 

[Tragicomedy]

Fantasy hoops league? Sign me up.

 

[Psychological Intellect]

1995 finals game 1, Houston at Orlando

Orlando in control,

Shaq is killing it, 10/14 FG. 26 & 12.

up 3 with 30 seconds left in regulation have possesion

Magic get the offensive rebound

up 3 with 10.5 seconds left

Nick Anderson gets fouled.

Bricks the first free throw

Bricks the second freethrow so hard he gets the offensive rebound

Nick anderson gets fouled again

everyone on the magic is giving this dude a pep talk

Penny Hardaway doesn't even want to watch this guy shoot the first free throw so he turns away

He misses the first free throw

Dude has the "I'm gonna screw everything up" smile on his face

Houston gets the rebound, Kenny Smith ties the game with a three and Houston wins the game on a Hakeem put back in OT.

what a game. Can't believe dude missed 4 straight free throws.

 

[Cipherr]

T-Mac retires on First Take.

Man... After seeing him on the bench at the end of G6, I thought he would give it another year for another try. That must hurt like hell.

 

[AlphaSnake]

1995 finals game 1, Houston at Orlando

Orlando in control,

Shaq is killing it, 10/14 FG. 26 & 12.

up 3 with 30 seconds left in regulation have possesion

Magic get the offensive rebound

up 3 with 10.5 seconds left

Nick Anderson gets fouled.

Bricks the first free throw

Bricks the second freethrow so hard he gets the offensive rebound

Nick anderson gets fouled again

everyone on the magic is giving this dude a pep talk

Penny Hardaway doesn't even want to watch this guy shoot the first free throw so he turns away

He misses the first free throw

Dude has the "I'm gonna screw everything up" smile on his face

Houston gets the rebound, Kenny Smith ties the game with a three and Houston wins the game on a Hakeem put back in OT.

what a game. Can't believe dude missed 4 straight free throws.

I remember it like it was yesterday.

 

[AlphaSnake]

For me it's watching players I watched and looked up to sons playing in the NBA like Tim Hardaway and Glen Rice

This.

 

[Dominican Power]

IIRC, the main best gaf league is open for those who were in last year and then if they don't join then spots open up for regulars first. Adam can fill everyone in.



smh why wouldn't you want turnovers? Otherwise players like Worstbrook are over-valued. One league I played in a league had fouls & techs included as well, it was awesome.



Every streaming service I've ever used has been at least 30 seconds behind over the air services. League Pass is probably the worst at up to 3 minutes as you said. Still it's a small price to pay for having every game available to me.

Why punish owners for having players who have the ball in their hands a lot? They're prone to turning the ball over. I've lost a lot H2H matches over turnovers because I had a bunch of players who have the ball in their hands a lot. And Westbrook was a top 5 pick last year. I picked him with the 4th pick.

 

[pilonv1]

Why punish owners for having players who have the ball in their hands a lot? They're prone to turning the ball over. I've lost a lot H2H matches over turnovers because I had a bunch of players who have the ball in their hands a lot.

It's another risk/reward you have to take and makes things interesting. If they have the ball in their hands more they should be contributing enough elsewhere to makeup for turnovers.

 

[ph33nix]

Yeah turnovers was always the one stat I didn't pay attention to and was willing to give up

 

[Dominican Power]

It's another risk/reward you have to take and makes things interesting. If they have the ball in their hands more they should be contributing enough elsewhere to makeup for turnovers.

You make no sense. All the fantasy beasts have the ball in their hands a lot. So, let me pass up on KD because he leads the league in turn overs. Let me pick Jose Calderon over Westbrook/Kyrie. TOs is a useless stat in fantasy basketball.

 

[mhi]

You make no sense. All the fantasy beasts have the ball in their hands a lot. So, let me pass up on KD because he leads the league in turn overs. Let me pick Jose Calderon over Westbrook/Kyrie. TOs is a useless stat in fantasy basketball.

How does it not make sense ? Its the same concept as having FT% which usually handicaps Centers (See DH only making sense in H2H)

Or 3pt made vs 3pt%

 

[methodman]

Synergy rated Monta Ellis as the best perimeter defender in the NBA other than Avery Bradley and Jimmy Butler last year.

I know what defense of the Mavs' rebuild that Cuban is using next.

how is that possible? lol

 

[Dominican Power]

How does it not make sense ? Its the same concept as having FT% which usually handicaps Centers (See DH only making sense in H2H)

Or 3pt made vs 3pt%

Every player worth a damn will turn the ball over. FT% is not the same because more so than not you're going to have more players who shoot for a high %. You can draft Dwight in Roto if you have someone like Harden or KD.

 

[Blackace]

1995 finals game 1, Houston at Orlando

Orlando in control,

Shaq is killing it, 10/14 FG. 26 & 12.

up 3 with 30 seconds left in regulation have possesion

Magic get the offensive rebound

up 3 with 10.5 seconds left

Nick Anderson gets fouled.

Bricks the first free throw

Bricks the second freethrow so hard he gets the offensive rebound

Nick anderson gets fouled again

everyone on the magic is giving this dude a pep talk

Penny Hardaway doesn't even want to watch this guy shoot the first free throw so he turns away

He misses the first free throw

Dude has the "I'm gonna screw everything up" smile on his face

Houston gets the rebound, Kenny Smith ties the game with a three and Houston wins the game on a Hakeem put back in OT.

what a game. Can't believe dude missed 4 straight free throws.

Shit ended his career

 

[pilonv1]

You make no sense. All the fantasy beasts have the ball in their hands a lot.

Yes and some turn it over more than others.

If it made no difference why is Harden at 3.8 per game with lower usage than anyone else? Good decision making and being careful with the ball is a fundamental part of basketball.

So, let me pass up on KD because he leads the league in turn overs. Let me pick Jose Calderon over Westbrook/Kyrie. TOs is a useless stat in fantasy basketball.

You don't look at them in a vacuum though. You work out if having someone with high turnovers like Westbrook is worth the other stats he brings, and if so then you can look for players who are safer with the ball later. Or you can draft the best guys and ignore TO as a stat and hope you have enough depth to win the other categories.

Suggesting you pass on KD because of turnovers is a weak argument.

 

[xnipx]

My man John gettin ready for the season. 6 seed or bust!

https://vine.co/v/he0dBLv9XKI

 

[The Frankman]

If there was ever a reason to check up on "Ron Artest"'s Twitter, it's this sequence.

I don't even know what to say about this. I-I just... what the fuck?

 

[ItWasMeantToBe19]

how is that possible? lol

Larry Sanders saving him on every possession while every Bucks defensive scheme focused on hiding Monta made it happen. The PF defensive stats are even more awesome (lower number is better since this is points allowed per possession):

751-1000 possessions
0.81 Josh Smith - 778
0.81 David Lee - 759

501-750 possessions
0.75 Zach Randolph - 682
0.81 David West - 715
0.81 Brandon Bass - 556
0.83 Blake Griffin - 585
0.84 Tristan Thompson - 644
0.84 Carlos Boozer - 520
0.86 Thaddeus Young - 694
0.86 LaMarcus Aldridge - 643
0.87 Paul Millsap - 658
0.87 Boris Diaw - 505
0.89 Serge Ibaka - 715
0.90 Ryan Anderson - 561
0.91 Derrick Williams - 527
0.92 Reggie Evans - 528
0.95 Kenneth Faried - 618

251-500 possessions
0.72 Tyler Hansbrough - 351
0.75 Andrea Bargnani - 262
0.76 Taj Gibson - 394
0.80 Dirk Nowitzki - 369
0.82 Pau Gasol - 432
0.84 Nene - 370
0.84 Matt Bonner - 312
0.85 Nick Collison - 403
0.86 Derrick Favors - 438
0.87 Lavoy Allen - 385
0.88 Amir Johnson - 498
0.88 Jason Thompson - 486
0.88 Luis Scola - 467
0.88 Kris Humphries - 299
0.91 Dante Cunningham - 492
0.93 Darrell Arthur - 270
0.94 Ersan Ilyasova - 471
0.94 Antawn Jamison - 421
0.94 Chris Copeland - 251
0.97 Markieff Morris - 436
0.97 Anthony Davis - 420
0.97 Udonis Haslem - 384
0.97 Andrew Nicholson - 278
0.98 Carl Landry - 447

I always knew that Psycho T and Gargabenani were the best PF defenders in the NBA.

 

[Psychological Intellect]

My man John gettin ready for the season. 6 seed or bust!

https://vine.co/v/he0dBLv9XKI

he got dat max


all he's doing this offseason is partying and getting tats lmao

 

[Black Mamba]

Synergy rated Monta Ellis as the best perimeter defender in the NBA other than Avery Bradley and Jimmy Butler last year.

I know what defense of the Mavs' rebuild that Cuban is using next.

And I'm selling my synergy stocks...

 

[ridethepiggy]

That's sad

 

[Black Mamba]

Was this Dirk commercial posted? Pretty fucking funny.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwrstxuicZk

 

[Byakuya769]

Was this Dirk commercial posted? Pretty fucking funny.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwrstxuicZk

Pretty damn funny, but is Dirk really happy on game days now?

 

[Nelo Ice]

Was this Dirk commercial posted? Pretty fucking funny.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwrstxuicZk

:lol, though I imagine Dirk will too happy playing with Monta and Jose Calderon. That backcourt D will be as epic as the Clippers frontcourt this year.

 

[pilonv1]

how is that possible? lol

he have it all

 

[ph33nix]

chris palmer ‏@ChrisPalmerNBA 6m
Steve Francis is one of the Top 10 most talented I've ever seen. Period.

chris palmer ‏@ChrisPalmerNBA 27m
How can you hate on Starbury and promote Westbrook at the same time?

chris palmer ‏@ChrisPalmerNBA 49m
Steph once averaged 24 ppg & 7.6 apg. How many active players have done it: One. LeBron James.

chris palmer ‏@ChrisPalmerNBA 1h
Steph Marbury was an insane talent. He didn't win in the NBA. So what? A lot of guys don't.

chris palmer ‏@ChrisPalmerNBA 1h
We took Stephon Marbury for granted. Shame on us.

oh my god

 

[pilonv1]

chris palmer ‏@ChrisPalmerNBA 27m
How can you hate on Starbury and promote Westbrook at the same time?

The key to good trolling is to believe in what you're saying.

 

[EmptySpace]

I graduated high school the same year Garnett did. I'm 3 months older than Kobe. These are guys I repeatedly refer to as old men. Yeah...I've been old. LOL! PEACE.

Garnett is the most versatile player in NBA history, EmptySpace believes.

 

[Dominican Power]

Westbrook actually gives a shit about winning.