Having good projections can help you make better decisions for your fantasy team. It may seem the point is trying to spot undervalued (or overvalued) players, and while that certainly is important, that’s not the only thing projections can do to help your team. I’ve recently introduced Projected Standings to RotoValue, a feature that lets… Continue reading Looking to the Future
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If You Can't Beat 'em…
… integrate with ’em! Since my efforts to project major league baseball statistics did not do better than some of the freely available systems, I figured I should make their data available in the RotoValue site. So I now have data from multiple projection sources available on the site: CAIRO – from S B of the Replacement Level… Continue reading If You Can't Beat 'em…
NBA Mid-Season Recap
After yesterday’s All Star game, the NBA has reached mid-season. So it’s a good time to see who’s having the best fantasy seasons. I’m computing prices assuming a 10-team league with a starting roster of 3 guards, 3 forwards, and 2 centers, with a 3-person bench. Each team has a $200 salary cap. MVP It’s a… Continue reading NBA Mid-Season Recap
Batting Around Crystal Baseballs
Matt Swartz tested several statistics projections against actual 2011 numbers here. He follows the guidelines Tom Tango outlined in this post, computing weighted on base average (wOBA) for each player and then comparing the actual wOBA to the projection. From the errors on individual players he computed both mean absolute error and root mean square error.… Continue reading Batting Around Crystal Baseballs
Best NBA Fantasy Players in Week 5
Here’s the RotoValue top 6 NBA players in 8 category value for Week 5: Kevin Love was a beast in 4 games, leading the league in scoring, shooting 58.6% from the floor, 82.9% from the line, and averaging nearly 13 rebounds a game, to go with 10 3s. Love doesn’t block much for a big… Continue reading Best NBA Fantasy Players in Week 5
NBA Fantasy Players of the Week: Week 4
Who were the best NBA fantasy players for week 4? RotoValue can tell you. The top 5 in an 8-category league: LeBron James has been the clear fantasy MVP, and week 4 he again heads the list by a wide margin, averaging 30 points, 7 assists, 8.75 rebounds, 2.25 steals, and 1.5 blocks per game,… Continue reading NBA Fantasy Players of the Week: Week 4
NBA top 10 Through 2 Weeks
The abbreviated NBA season is now under way, so with two week of games in the books, let’s take a look at the top players so far for an 8-category league: The RotoValue prices are for a 10 team league, using a $200 salary cap for 11 players per team (start 3 guards, 3 forwards,… Continue reading NBA top 10 Through 2 Weeks
Draft Hangover…
We completed our first ever draft (as opposed to an auction) for the Ezra Stiles Rotisserie Association’s NBA league. After starting piecemeal early in the day, we all got on a conference call at 7:00 PM EST to get things moving. Well, most of us (one owner was heading to an airport and called in… Continue reading Draft Hangover…
Blasphemy!
My long-time NBA league, the Ezra Stiles Rotisserie Association, is having its first ever actual draft tomorrow night. Oh, we do a full draft every season. At least we talk about “when is the draft”, or “see you at the draft”, or whatnot. But since its founding in 1988, the league has always used an… Continue reading Blasphemy!
The Chris Paul Trade: A Fantasy Analysis
In a move that smacks more of fantasy leagues than a real professional sport, NBA Commissioner David Stern rejected a three team trade that would have sent Chris Paul to the Los Angeles Lakers last Friday. The Hornets would have gotten Kevin Martin, Luis Scola, Lamar Odom, Goran Dragic, and a first round draft pick… Continue reading The Chris Paul Trade: A Fantasy Analysis