Welcome all to the first (of hopefully many) season of the Halal Hoopers AFK Fantasy Basketball League.
Here in this blog you'll find a general introduction to our fantasy league rules, an introduction to the ESPN Fantasy Basketball app set-up, and what to expect from this blog throughout the season.
Lets jump into it!
League Info:
Name - Halal Hoopers AFK Fantasy Basketball League
# of Teams - 12
Draft Day - Monday, October 20th
Draft Time - 8:30pm CST
Draft Format - Snake ( Draft Order will be determined 1 hour prior to the draft )
Fantasy Format - Head-to-Head Points (whichever team has the most fantasy points by weeks end wins)
Divisions - 2 ( East vs West )
Schedule - TBD
Rule Settings - Standard ESPN NBA scoring
Trade Rules - We will be enforcing a super majority (three-fifths) to approve trades and other ordeals (minimum 7 votes required to pass a decision).
What to Expect from this blog:
Weekly Power Rankings:
The ESPN app offers a ranking system based on Wins and Losses already, however I've often found that the ranking system based on wins and losses doesn't do justice to how good a team actually is. So i'll be doing my own power ranking weekly based on fantasy point accumulation that hopefully helps give a better picture of which teams are to be feared and which ones are paper tigers.
Trade Analysis:
I think the sign of a good league is the number of trades that take place within it, so I highly encourage trades to happen in our league. For the ones that get completed I'll offer my thoughts on them, provide trade grades and additional insights.
Mid-Season/End-of-Season Awards:
Self explanatory, but expect to be rewarded for having the best scoring team, the best team name, best trade, the best waiver wire pickup and more!
End of Season Retrospective:
At the end of the season I'll recount our journey regardless if lives up to the hope or not and pinpoint what went wrong and what went right. Even if this league isn't successful, I'm sure there will be lessons to be taken away for future Fantasy Sport leagues.
Keep in mind your feedback and suggestions will help drive the content - I look forward to everyone's thoughts throughout the season.
Helpful Tips and Tricks for New Team Owners:
- A Fantasy Basketball Match typically lasts 1 Week (Exceptions are made during all-star week and during playoffs)
- You are only scored on players who are active (not benched) for that particular day
- You can bench and start players up until their real NBA games begin. Once a game starts that player is locked
- Transactions (Trades of Waiver Pickups) completed after the first real NBA game begins will not be in effect till the next morning.
- Waiver order is based on an automated round robin system. Free agents (non-waiver) are on a first to select first to receive system.
Quick Reference Guides:
ESPN FANTASY BASKETBALL HOW TO PLAY
HOW TO USE THE ESPN FANTASY APP (Video)
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