Fantasy NBA
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Fantasy NBA is a game involving playing in a league of eight to 16 teams and drafting professional basketball players from various teams, creating your own fantasy team. Like fantasy football, and other popular fantasy sports, fantasy basketball is a game that allows you to play owner, general manager and coach, all at the same time. Here are some of the various facets of the fantasy NBA style.
Fantasy NBA Player Statistics
When playing fantasy NBA, NBA player statistics are critical to your success. When you prepare to draft your team, you will need to know the stats of your potential players, although the most important statistics may vary based on the style of play your league employs. For instance, if you are looking for an all-around player who can do many things, you might consider the Lakers' Kobe Bryant. This way, you would have one of the league's top scorers, as well as a player who can get rebounds, assists and steals, all important stats in fantasy basketball. Assuming you need to fill out each position, you'll next have to consider guards, forwards and centers. So, you might want to look at a player like Kevin Garnett of the Minnesota Timberwolves as the cornerstone of your team. Like Bryant, Garnett is an all-around talent who compiles big numbers in most categories.
League Management
If you are going to play fantasy basketball, you'll need a League Manager. At the NBA's official web site, you can create or join a public league, join an existing private league or create a new private league. You may also create your own league and invite your family, friends or co-workers to join. To create your own private league, simply visit the NBA League Manager and follow the simple instructions. Best of all, you can play for free.
Styles Of Play
Like other fantasy sports, fantasy NBA has several styles of play. Although a season-long rotisserie style is available at most online sites, classic fantasy sports enthusiasts usually prefer to play head-to-head. Here are two popular methods.
Head-To-Head Categories Scoring
There are several exciting ways to play. In a head-to-head league with categories scoring, your players’ statistics will be used for one week. Your team will be matched with another team in your league, along with his players' statistics. Team statistics are kept in categories. Here are some categories that leagues use:
- Field Goal Percentage (FGP)
- Points (PTS)
- Free Throw Percentage (FTP)
- Three Pointers Made (3PM)
- Assists (AST)
- Blocks (BK)
- Steals (ST)
- Rebounds (TRB)
The team with the higher total in a particular category is the winner in that area. The team with the lower total in a particular category gets a loss for that category. Wins, losses, and ties are maintained in the league's standings. At the end of the fantasy basketball season, the teams with the most wins advance to the playoffs, based on a particular league's pre-set number of teams that qualify.
Head-To-Head Points Scoring System
In a head-to-head league based on points, categories are assigned point values, and the points are totaled at the end of the week. The fantasy team with the most points gets a win, while the opponent gets a loss. Head-to-head categories and point values are:
- Field Goal Made - 3 points
- Field Goal Attempted - minus 1 point
- Steals - 2 points
- Rebounds - 1 point
- 3 Pointer Made - 1 point
- Free Throw Made - 2 points
- Assists - 2 points
- Blocks - 2 points
This is a much easier system than categories scoring, and traditional fantasy sports fans usually prefer this method of play. If you are intrigued, but you want to add some extra flair to your fantasy fun, you might try a fantasy NBA salary cap game.
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