Thing with the NBA is it can be very boring to watch for a full season, especially if you don't have a team to watch. I have drifted in and out of the NBA for years, got back into it at the back end of the 09/10 season, watched all of last season because of Blake, but now I'm pretty gutted it probably won't be back on. I even took NBA 2K12 back because the season looked likely to be called off. Ah well.

Unreal player. Him and LeBron are the 2 most watchable imo. Both freaks.

IT's baaaaaaaack.

Did I see it right on Sky today that a tentative agreement has been put in place for a season to begin on Christmas day?!?

Yup, breaking us in gently as well.

Celtics @ Knicks
Heat @ Mavs
Bulls @ Lakers.

WOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

What the San Antonio Spurs like these days?

They were the team I used to follow once upon a time because when I was little on a holiday in Blackpool we bought trainers from a Footlocker shop and you got a free basketball with them. My brother being older got the choice and picked a Chicago Bulls ball so I had to take the Spurs one.

They were awesome for so long last year, then bombed in the playoffs. They're still a top side, but they definitely need to replace Tim Duncan soon, which is easier said than done. Maybe they'll have a bad year, get lucky in the draft and land Drummond or somebody, but I really doubt it. Sooner or later they'll have to swap competing for a high draft pick, unless they can trade or work some crazy European deals, once Duncan retires they'll seriously struggle.

Really can't wait for the season to start, I hope Mark posts a piccy of himself in his Jimmer Mania t-shirt

Extra small size, tied in the middle. Dropping the Melo jersey. Wanted us to draft Jimmer, would be unbelieveable in D'Antoni's offence.

So, free agency....who's going where?

ESPN website

Fantasy basketball

League name - NBA RLFANS

password - zooyork

draft 18th december 17.15 pm

I've never played it before, how does this draft work out, like?

Basic principle is that Mark will take us all to the cleaners in the draft as the rest of us don't have a clue how it works. So when he ends up with that blend of Miami/Lakers + Melo you'll know we've been had! haha.

looking forward too this mark. Should be quite a bit better at the fantasy NBA than the NFL cant wait for the season too start now

im joined and in in the same division as you Mark i take it your well into your NBA?? gotta do some research lost all touch of it when the lockout started

Random draft order. Snake draft.

1st Round -

1 - Mark's team
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12 - Rob's team
13 - Rob's team
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24 -Mark's team
25- Mark's team

Not always a benefit picking first. I won my NBA and MLB fantasy leagues last year. I've never won an NFL one. There is about 8 categories players are measured, so you need a mix of rebounding, assists, shooting %, FT %. 3 pointers etc. You get a point per category won so one week may be 5-2-1 as you record, if you better your opponent in that area. It's the best one to do. Players who can play ,ore than one position are ghandy as well.

So it's a proper fantasy draft, i.e. we all start with a certain salary to spend and we pick out of whoever in the league? Can we both have the same players or would you have to 'trade' with people in your league for that?

Assuming there's only 1 of every player about, just like the NBA draft but for every player.

Do players get extra points for winning or whatever? i.e. Will somebody like Rose get crazy points because he plays on the team that wins most, or are players at the bottom clubs, like Blake, like Kevin Love, penalised for losing so many?

Proper fantasy Rob. Not like the premier league stuff. Point solely on the individual, not the team.

CP3 wants a trade to the knicks. Get in.

Gonna web you on this Mark



I've never done it before but I'll give it a go, I probably won't be able to match a statto like you though.

ESPN will pre-rank the players for you. Give you an idea who to take next etc. Just a bit of fun. Keeps nothing games interesting.

come on fellas lets get more people on tis from what i can see theres only 3 teams upto now. It will be a good laugh this

Surely that's the idea of all these fantasy set ups, the point is solely on the individual? you put a team of individuals from different clubs so it's the same all round.

Anyway, I've just got my internet connection back up and running so where do we put this fantasy team together and how do these draft system thingies work then?

Not football ones. A midfielder could have a stormer but his defence is , so he'd get penalised for his team conceding, no such thing. People can have the same players and which club you're at makes a difference, not so important on basketball, baseball and NFL. A tad different.