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GMTR Podcast #37: All About Fantasy Basketball Leagues

nwadycki@gmail.com (Nels Wadycki) — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:56:08 +0000

Erik and Patrick are back to break down everything we like and dislike about fantasy basketball in general. We talk about head-to-head versus rotisserie leagues, category based versus points based leagues, salary cap and other types of nightly draft leagues, potential improvements to the way free agency and waivers work, money leagues, fantasy basketball and gambling, as well as ways to make H2H playoffs better. Looking for an hour plus rant about fantasy basketball leagues? This is the podcast for you.

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Podcast Links
Damn Lies Fantasy Hoops Show

Let’s Talk Fantasy…

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GMTR Podcast #36: All About Keeper Leagues

nwadycki@gmail.com (Nels Wadycki) — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:23:34 +0000

With the NBA season and fantasy leagues coming to an end, Erik and Patrick devote this podcast to keeper leagues: the different types of leagues and how they work, how to effectively create and run a keeper league, how to stop problems before they happen, and some general discussion of evaluating player value in keeper leagues. If you currently play in or are even thinking about playing in a keeper league, then this podcast is for you.

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Speaking of keepers…

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GMTR Podcast #35: Limping to the Finish

nwadycki@gmail.com (Nels Wadycki) — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:36:56 +0000

Erik and Patrick discuss all the latest fantasy basketball news, which mainly just consists of injuries. But we fill 45 minutes talking about whether to start or sit certain players for the upcoming week. Specifically, we discuss what to do this week with Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade, Ryan Anderson, Kyle Lowry, Jarrett Jack, Marcus Thornton, Gerlad Wallace, Andrea Bargnani and Nene Hilario.

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If you can’t listen to the podcast, here are our weekly waiver wire plays.

Greg Stiemsma (5 games this week)
Avery Bradley (5 games)
Greivis Vasquez
J.J.. Reddick
Kemba Walker
Byron Mullens (5 games)
Lester Hudson (5 games)
Donald Sloan (5 games)
Deeeeeeeep League special: Jeremy Tyler

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GMTR Podcast #34: Tips to Win Your Fantasy Basketball Playoffs

nwadycki@gmail.com (Nels Wadycki) — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 14:27:46 +0000

After last week’s DNP (Did Not Podcast) due to Patrick’s week long illness, we are back to talk fantasy basketball playoffs. Specifically, we discuss things that fantasy owners can do to give them the extra edge during a playoff run. We also discuss some of the latest news, including Jeremy Lin’s season ending injury and what opportunities that presents for other Knicks, and the injuries to Nikola Pekovic and Nene Hilario.

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Podcast Links:
GMTR’s Sports Illustrated.com article about fantasy playoff strategy
Make the daily schedule grid your friend during the playoffs

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If you can’t listen to the podcast, here are our weekly waiver wire plays.

J.J. Hickson
Kevin Seraphin
Charles Jenkins (podcast was recorded before he left last night’s game with an injury)
Iman Shumpert
Marcus Camby
Byron Mullens

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GMTR Podcast #33: Breaking Down the Deadline Deals

nwadycki@gmail.com (Nels Wadycki) — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 14:36:47 +0000

Erik and Patrick discuss all of the trades that went down before the deadline and what effect they have on fantasy value – especially for guys potentially on a lot of waiver wires like Kenneth Faried, Ekpe Udoh and Steve Blake. Also we talk about what to do with Stephen Curry and what to expect from Wilson Chandler now that he signed with the Nuggets. And finally, we throw out our weekly waiver wire recommendations.

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If you can’t listen to the podcast, here are our weekly waiver wire plays.

Shallow Leagues:

Nate Robinson
Klay Thompson
Jerryd Bayless
Wilson Chandler

Deeper Leagues:

Kenneth Faried
J.R. Smith
C.J. Watson
Tristan Thompson
Kirk Hinrich
Samardo Samuels

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GMTR Podcast #32: The Calm Before the Storm

nwadycki@gmail.com (Nels Wadycki) — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:17:02 +0000

While anxiously waiting for some NBA trades to go down, Erik and Patrick discuss – what else – injuries. Specifically, Ricky Rubio’s injury and his value in a keeper league, Kyle Lowry’s injury and what it does for Goran Dragic, and Stephen Curry with yet another sprained ankle. We also discuss the horrible run of Kevin Martin and what to do with him, the explosion of Evan Turner, one trade rumor that seems likely to happen, and throw out our weekly waiver wire recommendations.

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Known Podcast Errors (Because no one is perfect):

I originally called Goran Dragic “Gordan” because I suck I pronunciation in general and Eastern European names in particular. For future reference, I will refer to him as Gordy D on all podcasts.
When talking about Evan Turner, I said that he averages less than a block and a half per game. While technically true, I meant to say he averages less than 0.5 blocks per game since my point was that he doesn’t block shots.

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If you can’t listen to the podcast, here are our weekly waiver wire plays.

Goran Dragic (if you play in a league where no one is paying attention)
Jordan Farmar
Kyle Korver
Gerald Green
Deep League special: JJ Barea
Weekend Special: Derrick Favors

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GMTR Podcast #31: All About LeBron’s Man Purse

nwadycki@gmail.com (Nels Wadycki) — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:12:37 +0000

Not really. Instead, we discuss the state of our personal fantasy teams, talk about some trade rumors and possible trades that might go down before the deadline, suggest some pro tips to help fantasy teams prepare for the playoffs (or simply make the playoffs in the first place), and throw out our weekly waiver wire picks.

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If you can’t listen to the podcast, here are our weekly waiver wire plays.

Jordan Crawford
Alonzo Gee
Metta World Peace
Rip Hamilton
Steve Novak
Matt Bonner
Deeeeeeeep League special: Solomon Jones

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GMTR Podcast #30: Second-Half Breakout Players

nwadycki@gmail.com (Nels Wadycki) — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 16:48:07 +0000

In this week’s podcast, we discuss the all-star festivities (or lack thereof), talk about guys who are expected to return from injury after the All-Star break, and breakdown some players who could potentially break out in the second half given the right set of circumstances.

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Podcast Links:

Nels’ Sports Illustrated.com article running down potential second-half stars. Note his take is a little different than Erik and mine and is worth a read even if you have listened to the podcast.

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If you can’t listen to the podcast, here are the potential breakout players that we discuss:

Ramon Sessions
Derrick Williams
Bismack Biyombo
Gustavo Ayon
Tristan Thompson
Isaiah Thomas (and through Thomas, Erik talks a lot about Jeremy Lin)
Jordan Crawford
Jerryd Bayless

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GMTR Podcast #29: The GMTR Fantasy All-Star Teams

nwadycki@gmail.com (Nels Wadycki) — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:41:32 +0000

In this week’s podcast, we discuss the latest injury news surrounding guys like Manu Ginobili, who left Saturday’s game with a strained oblique, as well as Nene Hilario and Drew Gooden. We also talk about the highly anticipated return of Brook Lopez, J.R. Smith, Wilson Chandler, Baron Davis and, of course, Carmelo Anthony and how that will affect Linsanity and the Knicks.

We also throw out some Eastern and Western conference fantasy teams by looking at cumulative WARP scores on the GMTR player rater. Finally, we give out our waiver wire recommendations for the week.

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Podcast Links:

GMTR’s Sports Illustrated.com article running down our Fantasy Basketball All-Stars

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If you can’t listen to the podcast, here are our waiver wire recommendations.

J.R. Smith/Wilson Chandler
Isaiah Thomas
J.J. Reddick

Deep League Specials:

Corey Brewer
Tristan Thompson
Patrick Patterson

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GMTR Podcast #28: All About Trading

nwadycki@gmail.com (Nels Wadycki) — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:13:08 +0000

A special strategy podcast dealing entirely with fantasy basketball trades. We discuss the three ways we evaluate trades, buying low and selling high, the psychological aspect of trading, 2-for-1′s, trading for injured players, trades in keeper leagues and the trade veto system. There is more information stuffed into this hour than I thought would be humanly possible.

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Update: For a rundown of some of the key concepts taken up in this podcast, head over to our article contribution to Sports Illustrated for the week.

Note: In this special strategy podcast, we decided to forgo our usual discussion of current events around the league as well as our waiver wire recommendations for the week. Those will be back for next week’s podcast.

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