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| Who is the spookiest fantasy monster? |
Hey everyone. Happy Halloween and cheers to an exciting first week of JBL basketball. We saw superstar performances, major surprises, and narrow victories. A lot of crazy stuff went down and I am here in an attempt to make sense of all of it. Before I go into my power rankings, I would like to explain my scoring system.
Each team was ranked in six categories for the week:
-Total fantasy points scored.
-Fantasy points averaged per game by starters.
-Total amount of points produced by the bench.
-Games missed due to injuries (doubled for starters).
-Fantasy points per game gained in the wavier wire.
-Their place in the standings.
Then, each team was given points depending on where they were in the rankings. The better a team was in the rankings, the less points I gave them.
I doubled the scores in the weekly total and per game categories as a final touch because this game is ultimately about scoring fantasy points.
From there, I totaled each team's score across the six categories and used those final scores to sort my power rankings. 52 points would be average with the lower scores being above average.
Here are my results:
12. MAMA Said Knock You Out - Rich (0-1)
Week Total: 12
Per Game: 12
Bench Scoring: 11
Injuries: 3
Wavier Additions: 1
Standings: 7
Total: 70
MAMA Said Knock You Out lost while posting a league low 575 fantasy points on a 21.3 average. Meanwhile, the bench produced a paltry 66 points. Rich had a tough week as his players missed 8 games due to injuries. Fortunately for him, Rich has the saving grace of adding 31.3 fantasy points per game off of the wavier wire when he picked up Matt Barnes and Justin Hamilton to replace the unproductive Al Jefferson and Jared Sullinger
MAMA Said Knock You Out started slow last year as well and Klay Thompson seems to play his best basketball later in the year. Also, Rich's bench is full of project guys, which would explain their low production. I have a hunch MAMA Said Knock You Out will soon turn things around.
11. Balls to the Wall - Brett (0-1)
Week Total: 10
Per Game: 10
Bench Scoring: 8
Injuries: 5
Wavier Additions: 7
Standings: 7
Total: 67
Balls to the Wall lost a middling match, scoring 611 points on 22.6 fantasy points per game. Fortunately, the Faried-led bench showed some strength with 152 fantasy points. 6 games were missed and Brett did not make a move on the waiver wire. This strikes me as an outlier performance.
Key guys like Lowry and Aldridge gave flat weeks and this team will most certainly be better. The lack of waiver activity may have been a misstep but the patience could pan out. Either way, next week should be an improvement as Brett's guys get in rhythm.
10. RIM JOBS - Monty (0-1)
Week Total: 8
Per Game: 10
Bench Scoring: 5
Injuries: 10
Wavier Additions: 3
Standings: 7
Total: 61
RIM JOBS posted a decent score of 633 fantasy points on 22.6 fantasy points per game in their loss to the Defending Champions. The bench showed a lot of strength, scoring 173 fantasy points and should get even better with the 14 fantasy points per game addition in Ilyasova. Monty's squad missed 2 games due to injuries this week.
Promise continues to blossom for this team, specifically in Russell who put up 73 fantasy points on the bench. Among other moves, if Monty can capitalize on his monopoly of point guards, this team make a jump in these rankings. The trend up could be sooner rather than later.
9. TimAint Duncan - Nick (1-0)
Week Total: 11
Per Game: 9
Bench Scoring: 12
Injuries: 1
Wavier Additions: 7
Standings: 1
Total: 61
TimAint Duncan got a big time win but was only able to produce 594 fantasy points on a 22.8 per game average. The bench probably won't help anytime soon as they posted the lowest total for the week in 65. Despite all this, no moves were made on the wavier wire.
This is possibly because Nick's team experienced the most missed games this week with 13, including Chandler Parsons in the starting lineup. That would explain why the overall point total is low yet nobody has been cut from the team. Parsons, Noel and Smart were noteably missed this week. Getting a victory under those conditions makes it a quality win.
8. Make It Nashty - Danny (0-1)
Week Total: 9
Per Game: 6
Bench Scoring: 10
Injuries: 3
Wavier Additions: 7
Standings: 7
Total: 57
Make It Nashty had a tough loss this week when his team scored 621 points on a rather high clip of 25.9 points per game. Meanwhile, the bench put up a weaker but passable number of 122.
This was all done while missing 8 games this week. Danny's number should only get better with the return of Dirk, Reggie Jackson and Darren Collison. Missing out on this week's wavier wire may
come back to haunt this team but there is always next week. This team has a lot of potential to put up some bigger numbers.
7. Admiral Kryptonite - Gus (1-0)
Week Total: 6
Per Game: 8
Bench Scoring: 7
Injuries: 2
Wavier Additions: 7
Standings: 1
Total: 45
My team got a win (yay!), scoring 688 points on a 25.5 per game average. My bench was middle of the pack with 156 total points. My team missed 9 games and I didn't make a move on the wavier wire.
Overall, a very average performance from a team that I was pretty hyped about. Injuries played a major role in my week so these numbers may change. I am looking forward to the return of Middleton, Richardson and Holiday.
6. Pippin Aint Eazy - Freddy (0-1)
Week Total: 4
Per Game: 3
Bench Scoring: 9
Injuries: 7
Wavier Additions: 7
Standings: 7
Total: 44
Pippen Aint Eazy had a very strong score of 749 fantasy points for the week on a 26.8 per game average. Despite the above average scoring numbers, Freddy's team was hurt by a below-average 149 score off the bench and only 5 missed games to explain the mundane bench total. No waiver wire moves were made and, above all else, Pippen Aint Eazy suffered a heart-breaking loss to Blow Me.
The loss, as I'm sure Freddy knows, is the biggest issue here. This team's numbers show that they can hang with the best around. I expect Freddy to rise in these ranks as he makes moves, shapes his bench, and stacks up some wins.
5. ALl-NBA 5th Team - Matt (1-0)
Week Total: 7
Per Game: 5
Bench Scoring: 6
Injuries: 5
Wavier Additions: 2
Standings: 1
Total: 38
All-NBA 5th Team put out a strong performance this week. Matt's team scored 686 fantasy points on a 26.4 average while his bench posted 157 in a big win over Make It Nashty. Even more impressive is that all of this was done with 6 games missed. Matt also added 21.5 fantasy points per game off of the waiver wire when he exchanged Ivica Zubac for James Ennis.
With strong numbers all around, this was a very promising first week for All-NBA 5th Team. This team has made promising strides to start the season and is showing a lot of potential to go further up the ranks. Matt on the rise!
4. Por Favors - Nathaniel (0-1)
Week Total: 5
Per Game: 3
Bench Scoring: 1
Injuries: 7
Wavier Additions: 6
Standings: 7
Total: 37
Por Favors is the highest ranking team with a loss not only because they put up 724 points on a 26.8 average but also because Nathaniel's bench exploded for 269 points. All these points to go around despite the team missing 5 games due to injury, including Derrick Favors in the starting lineup.
Nathaniel also made a 1.6 fantasy point per game gain in the waiver wire this week. His biggest fault was that he had to play Team Penetration this week but at least that is out of the way now. The deepest team in the league seems to be Por Favors once again.
3. Blow Me - Tyler (1-0)
Week Total: 3
Per Game: 6
Bench Scoring: 2
Injuries: 9
Wavier Additions: 7
Standings: 1
Total: 37
Team Blow Me had the most exciting win of the week, scoring 750 fantasy points on a 25.9 per game average and escaping with a one point victory. Tyler is also armed with a strong bench that hit an extremely high mark of 256 point. This team missed 3 games and no moves were successfully made on the wavier wire.
Tyler seemed to have turned this team around even quicker than expected. The third best starters and the second best bench were on the same team this week. The high quality win and strong numbers all around has this team looking like a contender.
2. Team Penetration - Michael (1-0)
Week Total: 2
Per Game: 2
Bench Scoring: 4
Injuries: 11
Wavier Additions: 5
Standings: 1
Total: 29
Team Penetration put up absurd numbers this week with 890 fantasy points and a 33.0 per game average as they cruised to a comfortable win against a good team. The bench was good, but not elite at 196 fantasy points for the week. Michael also netted 6.3 fantasy points per game through the waiver wire for the week and did not miss any games.
It is clear that the top of this league is between Michael and Chris with contenders trying to emerge around them. Last year, Chris was in a league of his own. This week, it looks like Michael closed that gap. Team Penetration's numbers are very close to the top.
1. Team Nipple - Chris (1-0)
Week Total: 1
Per Game: 1
Bench Scoring: 3
Injuries: 11
Wavier Additions: 4
Standings: 1
Total: 23
Team Nipple sure exerted its this week. 943 points scored on a 33.7 per game average are high bars set by Chris. Even more alarming, his bench was one of the best with 251 total points for the week. Trading in Ty Lawson for TJ Warren gained Team Nipple 11.3 fantasy points per game. In fact, the only thing counting against Chris is that his team didn't miss a game.
This team is scary. Possibly less scary than last year, but scary all the same. The defending champs still look like the team to beat.
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