Many of you have asked for it and we finally stopped being lazy and got it done. We have put together the the first annual Recliner GM Fantasy Hoops League.
The league will be run through ESPN.com, it costs you nothing to join and we will come up with some sort of prize for the winner if we get enough participation. If you’re interested send us an e-mail ASAP by using the contact form and putting “Recliner GM Fantasy League” in the subject line. Or you can simply leave a comment on this post letting us know you want in. Make sure you fill in the e-mail field when you comment, so we can send you the league invite via e-mail. First come, first served. By the way your email is never shared as always.
Here are some details of league:
- Draft Time: Friday 10/24 at 8:00 p.m.
- Draft Type: Live Draft
- Minimum Number of Teams: 10 (we can expand if there’s more interest – maximum is 20)
- Positions: Point Guard , Shooting Guard, Small Forward, Power Forward, Center, Guard, Forward, Util, Util, Util, Bench, Bench, Bench
- Scoring: Head-to-Head each category (i.e there are 8 categories, and you go head-to-head against another team each week, and either “win” or “lose” each category. Some people might prefer Roto scoring, but in head-to-head, you can turn it around a lot easier, and it keeps everyone involved week to week.)
- Player Stats: Points, Blocks, Steals, Assists, Rebounds, Three Pointers Made, Field Goal Percentage, Free Throw Percentage, turnovers
Let us know if you have any questions/suggestions.
Running Updates
- We added turnovers as a stat
- We have reached the minimum number of teams so the league is definitely on. We will keep the registration open until Thursday and will stop at the 20 team max.
- RECLINER GM FANTASY HOOPS LEAGUE IS NOW FULL
- The live draft will be this Friday 10/24 at 8:00 p.m.
- If you have not recieved an invite and asked for one, let us know. Also if you have not confirmed your invite and officially joined the league by creating your team name please do so, so we know who is official in. Thanks.
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Sweet! Some actual competition this year!
you send us an e-mail yet raro?
Pete – Raro sent an email I sent out the invite. I put all the people we already signed up in a separate folder called ” fantasy league” so we don’t duplicate the set ups.
I fielled out the contact form, but figured I’d leave a comment as well. I’d love to get in.
Please send me the link to the league.
Thanks,
Mike
Not sure if my request went through or not. But could you please send me the league info if space is still available
Jesse - Just sent you an invite. Thanks for participating.
mike - Wanted to follow-up with you to make sure you got the invite and that you signed up I don’t see you in there yet.
i sent the message let me know you got it please
Dannie,
Looks like you skipped over me. Just want to make sure it wasn’t an oversight. I’d love to be involved if you’ve got the room. Thanks.
Ryan F –
just sent the invite
The Duke-
your invite was sent, maybe check your spam filter. I can try sending again.
also-
“team ciaccio” says it does not have an owner. it looks like you signed up, but it also looks like you didnt. any ideas?
I was going to wait until I got home, but I see that there are only 5 spots left and I’m getting nervous. I filled out the form yesterday but I have not gotten a chance to check my my e-mail yet. Am I in?
bski - you need to check your email you got an invite but you have to confirm it and pick your team name.
Thanks. I’ll do it as soon as I get home tonight.
Bob Salmi is back this year.
Dannie, r u watching the Sixers vs. Cavs?
OK, I’m officially signed in and registered.
This is going to be intense. I’ve never played in a league with more than 12 people but this is cool. All 13 roster positions will be incredibly important as will the later rounds of the draft.
Should be a good league, need to be savvy with the lower tier guys on the roster.
damn i would def get in this league but i am not gonna be around for the draft…
Isiah Thomas, you have met your match… Any room?
T.O. – Sorry for the bad timing. The sacrifice we have to make because of the Phillies are still playing in late October.
Mike Donnelly - we still have room, you want in?
I filled out the form/email, but just want to post here I’m definitely in as long as there are spots open. Great idea guys! Nothing beats a good fantasy competition.
im curious to see how this works, ive never played fantasy bball with a draft. do you have to start players/sit players etc? are you matched up against a different team every week. if i get lucky enough to get the first pick and get lebron its over the kids gonna average a triple double this year.
I’m with Ryan…I haven’t done the ESPN type before with the head to head…only done salary cap type game where it’s you against the country. Are we doing scoring where each stat is worth a point, or does the person that wins a category (ie: rebounds) for that week, gets a certain amount of points?
Also, how do you change the name of your team so it doesn’t say, “Team XYZ” but just “XYZ”?
Ryan F-
you play a different team every week, and can manage your roster throughout the week depending on who is playing and who is not. after the week head-to-head, stats reset for the next week.
Dave T-
There are 9 categories… if you beat your opponent in 6 of them, you go 6-3 for the week and they go 3-6. I imagine there are ties, so you could go 5-3-1. Then it resets the next week.
Under team setting you should be able to change your team name. Try splitting it up and putting X in the city and YZ in the team name.
im leaning towards Jarron Collins for my first overall pick, then probably udonis haslem or brian cardinal with my second
Also, only the top 4 teams make the playoffs.
Glad to be back, missed you guys. Zack, in a prior post you seemed down on Elton, I think he is just trying to fit in, wouldn!t be too concerned.
suede, I have a couple of thoughts about what I saw in that preseason game, here’s one of them:
I think we should stick with the foundation of last year’s team and SLOWLY incorporate the new personnel. We start last year’s starting lineup except we replace Reggie/Thad with Brand. We still have the Willie/Lou 1 and 3 / 2 and 4 rotation. Andre Miller should still be the focus of the offense, and should still be considered our go-to guy. with Iggy 2nd and Brand 3rd. Rush plays Carney’s role.
gotta go, more later…
Zack – Interested to hear more, because I don’t really agree with what you just said. Partly because I don’t think decisions like that can or should be made based on one preseason game. But like I said, I am reserving judgment to get a better idea about what you are thinking. Can’t wait for the season to get started.
In case any of you haven’t seen this yet, check out this article on Marreese Speights. Pretty interesting, huh? I have to admit that I haven’t been following the Sixers very closely because I’m too wrapped up in baseball.
I hope the fact that I have not been focused on basketball doesn’t hurt me too badly in the fantasy league. I have been so ridiculously busy with everything my boys are involved in that I couldn’t do any prep work for the draft. Also, since I have never been involved in a fantasy league of any kind, this was my first experience with a draft.
I’m kind of embarrassed to admit it, but I was caught off guard in the first round! I wanted to keep track of who everyone was taking so that I would know what they had, what they needed, and what positions were getting low on talent. I thought that would help me make better picks. Well, I was so busy trying to follow what everyone else was doing that I didn’t allow myself time to evaluate what my first pick was going to be. Plus, Dannie had two consecutive picks and then it was back to me again so I had to be ready quickly with my second pick. I ended up running out of time, so Deron Williams was an autopick (I hope he’s not out for too long and doesn’t take to long to get up to speed). Dannie took Boozer right after me and I felt that I needed a big, so I went with Bosh. After those first two picks I caught on and got it under control.
I’m happy with my team overall and I’m looking forward to the season. As long as I put up a respectable showing, I’ll be ok with it. At least I’ll be more prepared for next year, now that I’ve seen how the process works.
Pete and Dannie…Thanks for putting the league together.
bski- what ive read about Williams is that hes out for prob the next two weeks, with a 2nd degree inversion sprain. The MRI showed the bones and tendons to be fine. With that you may suffer in your first matchup, but after that you’ll be just fine. I think you got a top 10 pick at 19, thats not bad at all.
http://www.nba.com/jazz/roster/0809_injury_update.html
Dannie, I don’t have much confidence in Cheeks being able to bring this group together. I think he was great in being able to get a lot out of the young guys last year, and keeping them motivated all throughout the season. He was great at implementing that defend and run. So, I think this is a case where we should play to Mo’s strengths. Could he make a good, well-rounded contender out of this squad? Maybe, maybe not. But we know for a FACT that given last year’s players, with Andre Miller leading the way, we could do a lot of damage. So why not stay with what works?
I think Andre Miller regressing would be horrible for the team’s record. And that would happen if he felt like he had to spend most of his time making sure everyone got their touches. But last year, he showed that if he was the top option that he could get it done.
Here are the lineups I would trust Cheeks with: what I mentioned before, with all the starters starting again except for Brand at the PF. The second quarter unit would have Ivey, Lou, Rush, Thad, and Speights/Ratliff. Thad has been mediocre at the wing, I don’t want him there for now.
3rd quarter, the starters play, but limit Sammy’s minutes and make sure he gets lots of rest. And in crunch time I trust Cheeks with: Brand, Sammy, Iggy, Lou and Miller. Last year, Sammy, Evans/Thad, Iggy Lou and Miller were awesome in the 4th, and if we replace Evans/Thad with Brand we become even better. I think the key is Lou playing crunch time.
Look, I’m all over the place with this, what are your thoughts? But you gotta answer this first – is Cheeks a good coach for what the team’s trying to do this season? I don’t think he is, so let’s repeat what we did last season, but with a few tweaks.
Quote of the night (I forget who said it though):
“Shaq was chosen 138th in a fantasy draft! I’ve been waiting for this day a long, long time.”
I have to disagree with you Zack. I think you have to put the best defensive lineup you have on the floor, and you cant have that if Thad isnt a starter. And if you kept Igg at the 3, I think you would have to start Rush over WG because of the deep ball threat that would spread the floor, and I feel Rush is a better all around player than WG. Im not as much of a WG hater as most ppl, but i like him alot better off the bench. I feel that Lou is better than both WG and KR but you need his energy with the second unit. I really like thad on the wing, his jumper has been great in the summer league and preseason, and it looks like his ball handling is getting better. His decision making is the only thing I question but that will come with experience from logging starters minutes. The talent and hustle alone def puts WG on the bench. I do agree with you on Lou, he needs to be in there during the 4th. I dont care at what position and who sits for him. He lights it up at the end of games. With the starting lineup used in preseason, you have size, athlecticsm, talent, and defense at every position. Even if it takes those guys a while to come together, there is no way we’ll miss the postseason, even if they get off to a slow start. When those five figure out where they should be I think its one of the best lineups in the NBA.
As far as the coaching staff, I’d have to say YES they are good enough. I think Mo doesnt get enough credit for his management because of his personality. Because of his decisions last year, we almost went .500 with a lineup that was picked to be one of the worst in the beginning of the season. If he can get that production out of the unit we had last year it shoudnt be a problem with the depth and talent we have this year. You also got to remember youre gonna have 2 coaches on the floor for a combined 60 min a game. I think the team is in great hands, and this season will be a success, wont really know for sure until the break.
Ryan…Yeah, it’s not like I don’t want Deron or anything like that. It was just that I was caught off guard and the next thing I knew I had him and I see that he happens to be injured and in an inversion boot. I wasn’t ready for that. I know that’s why he fell as far as he did and I’m sure someone would have scooped him up not too long after he fell in my lap. I know in a few weeks I’ll be thrilled that I’ve got him. I was just worried about how long my team would be taking a hit without him. Thanks for the info.
Zack, if we go off last year defense will be our top priority, that is why I think Ivey will be more of a factor than Willie and Kareem; start with a long defensive five and set the tempo, [Sam/Elton/Thad/Iggy and A.Miller.] Zack, my last impression of A.Miller from last year wasn!t a good one. If he has to excert that much energy this year he may be shot by playoff time, would rather have him pick his spots, like T.Hardaway did late in his career. Danny, have you noticed Willie actually filling the stat sheet with less minutes,[5 reb., 4 ass.] one game. He seems to want to be a more complete player and if he can defend he could earn 15 minutes a night. Ryan, have to agree to disagree on Kareem being a better all round player than Willie, I think Mo is going to have a hard time getting him minutes, especially at the 3 spot.An observation regarding our bench; we can!t have Reggie and Theo out there together, Theo looks good defensively but very timid offensively; a Spieghts/Reggie and Theo/Elton tandem rotation may work best. Zack, agree about Lou in the fourth if behind but ,again, if ahead defense is the priority.