I'm in a league in the rookies fantasy game

WTF is up, Kidd?!! 4pts after 27 minutes?!?! :rolleyes:

Except for DB and Nowitzki, it looks like we all stink tonight.

At least so far. Kobe and Malone are still yet to be heard from.

Friday

PL 863 096 959
DB 780 128 908
JG 793 091 884
CC 776 095 871
BT 774 076 850
SP 750 090 840
OA 657 091 748
TM 648 095 743

39 pts from Ginobili ???
How'd you pick him, DB? If it wasn't just luck, then I'm in trouble

Edit: I didn't realize LA-SA was double overtime. Kinda like an extra inning pitcher's duel, when you get tons of unexpected points from your PS. I feel much better.

(Letter I sent before the game)

Manu Ginobili
San Antonio Spurs
1 SBC Center
San Antonio, TX 78219

Dear Mr. Ginobili,
I wanted to write and tell you what a big fan I am of yours. I also wanted to ask you if you can score more than usual today, because, being your #1 fan, I picked you in my fantasy league today.

You may have read about others who write similar letters like this- "fans" describing themselves as deaf, mute, and confined to wheelchairs. Those aren't legitimate fans- like me. They are only in it for the free poster that they might win.

Well, that's all I wanted to say. I should keep this brief so you can focus on the Lakers. Good luck!

Sincerely,
D.B.

P.S. - I AM blind, deaf, and confined to a wheelchair.

You're wasting your time with a letter to this guy, DB. He's from Argentina, and I heard he barely understands English.

BTW, did you notice that you had both of "Yesterdays Best" guards, and I had both forwards? Unfortunately, we both had the wrong O'Neal

I'm putting my cards on Gilbert Arenas vs. Raptors. Jermaine O'Neal should put up good#'s too.

Hola Senor Ginobili,
Yo soy su admirador del número uno...

BTW, did you notice that you had both of "Yesterdays Best" guards, and I had both forwards? Unfortunately, we both had the wrong O'Neal

I'm hoping for better numbers from Kobe and Tyson Chandler!

Kobe can kiss my -- Thanks for the *5* points, hot shot!!

Kobe 5
Chandler 4

What am I laughing at?
Here's our All-Crap Team for yesterday

PG Marbury 15 (PL and BT)
SG McGRady 2 (PL, OA and TM)
SF Jefferson 5 (CC)
PF Kenny Thoms 0 (SP)
C Chandler 4 (DB and OA)

Honorable Mention:

Kobe 5 (DB and JG)
Carter 6 (CC)
Antonio Davis 2 (BT)

Tonight was U-G-L-Y...

What are you doing up at this time of the morning?

Just got home...

Saturday

PL 959 66 1025
DB 908 84 992
JG 884 87 971
CC 871 76 947
SP 840 101 941
BT 850 74 924
OA 748 81 829
TM 743 79 822

Since there's no Pitching Staff to list with each day's scores, I'm gonna start including each league member's "V.Avg." for that day. That number tells us the total of the average number of fantasy points per game compiled by the players on his team that day.

Or to put it another way, if the above wasn't too clear, how many points each member can expect to score that day if every player on his team hits their average.

Maybe I'll include a plus/minus figure the following day

PL 959 066 1025 116.0
DB 908 084 0992 112.4
JG 884 087 0971 110.6
CC 871 076 0947 101.9
SP 840 101 0941 100.8
BT 850 074 0924 098.8
OA 748 081 0829 115.0
TM 743 079 0822 113.3

I have been terrible lately, but there have been some bad games as well. The stars have not played like they should when I pick 'em. Alright, that's enough of my pouting. It's still early...

BGT, you better put "Whine Alert" on that before you hurt somebody!

Just joking, man!

Yea, Kobe's and Tyson Chandler's performances last night were ridiculous.

Here...I re-did the standings going into tonight to reflect what I was talking about above

PL 959 122.3 066 (-56.3) 1025 116.0
DB 908 121.3 084 (-37.3) 0992 112.4
JG 884 110.3 087 (-24.3) 0971 110.6
CC 871 101.3 076 (-25.3) 0947 101.9
SP 840 114.2 101 (-13.2) 0941 100.8
BT 850 100.2 074 (-26.2) 0924 098.8
OA 748 118.0 081 (-37.0) 0829 115.0
TM 743 123.0 079 (-44.0) 0822 113.3

Column 1: Point total for season going into previous day (Your total as of Thursday)
Column 2: Your "V. Avg" for previous day (In this case, Friday
Column 3: Point total for previous day (In this case, again, Friday)
Column 4: Plus/Minus your actual point total vs. "V. Avg"
Column 5: Your point total going into today's games
Column 6: Your "V. Avg" for today

Your commissioner. Working hard to serve you better. :rolleyes:

Advantage DB.

Lives in Chicago, knew Chandler would be out tonight.

I'm so already sick of this... :p

PL 1025 116.0 116 (+00.0) 1141 124.2
DB 0992 112.4 143 (+30.6) 1135 118.3
JG 0971 110.6 069 (-41.6) 1040 112.4
BT 0924 098.8 099 (+00.2) 1023 107.5
CC 0947 101.9 071 (-30.9) 1018 103.2
SP 0941 100.8 067 (-33.8) 1008 096.9
OA 0829 115.0 133 (+18.0) 0962 113.7
TM 0822 113.3 108 (-05.3) 0930 101.8

To Review....

Column 1: Your Point total for season going into previous day
Column 2: Your "V. Avg" for previous day
Column 3: Your Point total for previous day
Column 4: Plus/Minus your actual point total vs. "V. Avg"
Column 5: Your point total for season going into today's games
Column 6: Your "V. Avg" for today

Hmmmm....

In the baseball game, you were able to view all the other league members scoring summary, transaction log, etc.

Seems as though in this game you can only view your own

What's everyone's fascination with Antonio Davis?

Am I the only one here?

Because he'll score 25 points and 13 rebounds tonight, plaw!

Yep, I pretty much guaranteed that he'll score in the single digits tonight!

Davis every now and then will have big games and it's usually when he's not on my team. Then I pick him and you the rest... That's my story. I'll tell you who I will never pick and it's not Shawn Bradley: the overpaid Raef LaFrentz. Geez, that guy makes huge $ for 8 ppg and 6rpg? Must be the Jim McIlvaine theory.

I remember McIlvaine. The Nets had him a few years ago. Couldn't do anything except block an occasional shot. He makes Lafrentz look like Michael Jordan.

DB 1135 118.3 098 (-20.3) 1233 108.6
PL 1141 124.2 086 (-38.2) 1227 113.1
CC 1018 103.2 112 (+08.8) 1130 104.1
BT 1023 107.5 101 (-06.5) 1124 100.2
SP 1008 096.9 116 (+19.1) 1124 094.1
JG 1040 112.4 082 (-30.4) 1122 118.3
OA 0962 113.7 099 (-14.7) 1061 110.1
TM 0930 101.8 088 (-13.8) 1018 109.7


(Baseball standings, the morning of August 13th):

PL 1263
DB 1262
JG 1213

Same theory as in boxing??

Jim McIlvaine is the one that got that ridiculous contract from Seattle, right?! Seattle isn't very good at evaluating big men. Calvin Booth turned out to be another bust.

Nice to know I'm not the only one here.

I don't get the Jim McIlvaine-Boxing reference.

Who's Calvin Booth? Never heard of him. That means you're more dangerous than I thought.

Congratulations on your temporary ascension to first place. I have to start paying more attention to this thing, and stop picking guys who aren't gonna play.

This game may not be the cakewalk that I thought it would be.