Empire Building Part IV: Lock on Targets

Once you have a completed a thoroughly researched list of players based upon whatever system you felt best, order is key. How you arrange these players to make the list as functional as possible on Draft Day is the easy part.
 
I’ll have two lists of players in front me during any draft: an overall list [...]

Empire Building Part III: Preparing for Battle

Just like any big project, preparedness is key. And if you want to be more prepared than those competitors who are just going to bring some random fantasy magazine to the draft, you need to create your own set of guidelines, targets and goals.
 
The first step is to categorize players in terms of value. Especially [...]

Empire Building Part II: Truths Depend on Your Own Point of View

So now that you’ve memorized your league’s rules and roster requirements, it’s time to gather intelligence.
 
One of my favorite historical figures is George Washington (tragically, I’m a bit of an American Revolution geek). Washington was not highly educated nor a great military commander in a strategical sense. But he surrounded himself with intelligent people, [...]

Empire Building Part I: Know Your Rules (Obvious but Important)

The number one most important thing heading into your draft is to know the rules backwards and forwards. This seems incredibly obvious but it’s also surprising how often owners get this wrong. And yes, I have done it myself.
 
Sometimes commissioners can throw little wrinkles into the scoring system that can turn conventional thinking on its [...]

Empire Building: A Six-Episode Series

Starting next week I will start to post a six-episodeseries and how to build a fantasy team that will make your leaguemates weep (either with horror or awe) and give you commanding control over your entire league.
I will post a new part every few days in order to give time to process the information, make [...]

Under Construction

This blog is currently undergoing its initial construction and will be ready to launch by late August … a full two months before the NBA/Fantasy basketball season begins. Plenty of rankings/projections and analysis to come!