Hot Fantasy Basketball Pickups - Week 10

Hey all you loyal followers!
We have launched a brand new website TopTeamFantasy in which we will be providing the same advice and analysis you have come to love, just from a bigger and better source!

The site is equipped with fourms (so you can all ask questions about your fantasy teams), as well as scoreboards, news and articles from our growing group of fantasy writers. We are hoping to continue serving you all from that new website!

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Here are your hot pickups of the week for Week 10 of the fantasy basketball season.

For more pickups, see the Hot Fantasy Basketball Pickups for Week 9 as many of those guys are still available. Additionally, for more fantasy basketball content, check out the Well Rounded Fantasy Basketball Stat Stuffers.

Some guys that I have no issue dropping (owned in at least 50% of ESPN leagues) to pick up one of these hot free agents in a standard ten team league include: Dion Waiters, Luis Scola, Jason Terry, Raymond Felton (out 4-6 weeks), Mo Williams (out indefinitely), Ray Allen, Ramon Sessions.

Well Rounded Fantasy Basketball Stat Stuffers

In fantasy basketball it's extremely important to draft players who are well rounded, so that you give yourself the chance to win as many categories as possible. In reality, very few players actually help your team in all eight categories. In this article, with the help of ESPN's player rater (sorted by 2013 averages), we will look at some of those well rounded stars.

An average player would post the following stats: 7.9 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 0.7 steals, 0.4 blocks and 0.6 3PTs with percentages of 44% FG and 75% FT. This player would not help you in fantasy leagues, but wouldn't hurt you either. To be a well rounded fantasy basketball player, you must perform better than average in each of those eight categories.

Last season, only 6 players accomplished this feat for the whole season: Kevin Durant, LeBron James, Rudy Gay, Gerald Wallace, Gordon Hayward, Brandon Rush.

2012 Fantasy Football Awards

With the fantasy football season coming to an end, it's the perfect time to hand out some fantasy football awards. Note that all awards are based on stats after Week 16 as most fantasy football leagues do not include Week 17.

If you are still playing in Week 17, please check out the Week 17 Rankings.

2012 Fantasy Football Week 17 Rankings

These are my 2012 Fantasy Football Week 17 Rankings as of Wednesday. Dec 26th @ 11:00 PM EST. The rankings are for standard leagues (4 points per TD pass).

Atlanta, Baltimore, Cincinnati and Indianapolis have already secured their spots in the playoffs and have nothing to play for this week. The Bengals have indicated that they will not rest players, but the other players on the other three teams weer all lowered in the ranks with the expectation that they will play more limited snaps.

Defense and Kicker rankings are not included here so if you have questions regarding those positions, feel free to ask on twitter @FreeRotoAdvice or comment on the post and I will respond ASAP.

Best of luck in Week 17!!

Hot Fantasy Basketball Pickups - Week 9

Hey all you loyal followers!
We have launched a brand new website TopTeamFantasy in which we will be providing the same advice and analysis you have come to love, just from a bigger and better source!

The site is equipped with fourms (so you can all ask questions about your fantasy teams), as well as scoreboards, news and articles from our growing group of fantasy writers. We are hoping to continue serving you all from that new website!

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Here are your hot pickups of the week for Week 9 of the fantasy basketball season. Players such as Jarrett Jack, Jordan Crawford, Robin Lopez, Shawn Marion and Jared Dudley are owned in most ESPN leagues and most of them have been discussed in previous pickups columns. Therefore, they will not be discussed here, but if they are available all should be owned in standard leagues.

If you are planning to pick up a hot FA, here are some guys I have no issue dropping: Patrick Patterson, Ersan Ilyasova, Kris Humpries, Jason Terry, Steve Novak and Michael Beasley.

Sneaky Week 16 Plays

It's Week 16, the week in which many fantasy football leagues are decided!In this crucial week of the fantasy football season, many owners are faced with tough decisions of who to start/sit. In this article, two undervalued players for each offensive position will be highlighted as sneaky plays this week in fantasy leagues.

For a complete list of how players are valued this week, check out our Week 16 Position Rankings and resident D/ST expert Dylan Lerch's Week 16 D/ST Rankings.

2012 Fantasy Football Week 16 D/ST Rankings

By Dylan Lerch
Fantasy Football Staff Writer

Welcome back! In Week 15, I outlined the rationale behind determining my defense and special teams rankings. Please consult that post for a detailed outline of the derivation of the rankings.

QB, RB, WR and TE rankings are also available for Week 16, please check them out as well.

2012 Fantasy Football Week 16 Rankings

These are my 2012 Fantasy Football Week 16 Rankings as of Thursday. Dec 20th @ 6:00 PM EST. The rankings are for standard leagues (4 points per TD pass). For more insight into some undervalued options this week, consult "Sneaky Week 16 Plays".

Please check out the Week 16 D/ST rankings as well. Kicker rankings are not included here so if you have questions regarding kickers, feel free to ask on twitter @FreeRotoAdvice or comment on the post and I will respond ASAP.

Best of luck in Week 16!!

2012 Fantasy Football Week 15 D/ST Rankings

By Dylan Lerch
Fantasy Football Staff Writer
 
It is playoff time in the fantasy football world, and everyone is looking for ways to squeeze out an extra point or two from their roster. As such, D/STs have been getting a much more discerning look from anyone streaming defenses week-to-week or for those who have a “stud” D/ST with a bad matchup (I’ve got my eye on you, San Francisco…).

If you’ve been following along with /r/fantasyfootball on Reddit.com, you should be familiar with how I rank D/STs. However, for the rest of you:

2012 Fantasy Football Week 15 Rankings

These are my 2012 Fantasy Football Week 15 Rankings as of Sat. Dec 15th @ 10:15 PM EST.

Please check out the Week 15 D/ST rankings as well. Kicker rankings, however, are not included so if you have questions regarding kicker, feel free to ask on twitter @FreeRotoAdvice or comment on the post and I will respond ASAP.

Hot Fantasy Basketball Pickups - Week 7

Here are your hot pickups of the week for Week 7 of the fantasy basketball season. Please check out the pickups for Week 5 and Week 6 as well, as many of those players are still available in many leagues.

A.J. Green vs Megatron: Who's the Best Fantasy WR?

By Pat Donnelly (@legendonnelly)
Fantasy Football Staff Writer 

Megatron has been dominating the NFL since he broke onto the scene as the Lions’ 2nd overall pick in 2007. Last season, he blew every other WR out of the water en route to a 98-catch, 1681-yard, 16-TD season. One could argue that on talent alone that Larry Fitzgerald presented a threat as the NFL’s best WR, but without a serviceable QB to throw him the ball, it was clear that Calvin Johnson entered the 2012 fantasy football season as the clear cut first WR off the board and in a league of his own. However, this year we've seen the emergence of a star in the AFC North, and a new challenger to the top WR crown: A.J. Green.

2012 Fantasy Football Week 14 Rankings

These are my 2012 Fantasy Football Week 14 rankings as of Wed. Dec 5th @ 1:00 AM EST.

Defense and kicker rankings are not included so if you have questions regarding those positions, feel free to ask on twitter @FreeRotoAdvice or comment on the post and I will respond ASAP.

Hot Fantasy Basketball Pickups - Week 6

By Brian Cho
Fantasy Basketball Staff Writer

Here are your hot pickups of the week for Week 6 of the fantasy basketball season.