During this holiday season, fantasy hoops isn’t the main priority, believe it or not. At about 6:30 on a very busy Saturday, there was time to try one Snake draft. Comfortable at the $2 and $5 level in 3-man and 6-man leagues, I joined a 2-man for $11. If you’re better prepared than your opponent, it’s an easy $9 profit. Using the same logic, I entered a 2-man Salary Cap and a 20-man Double-Up for $11 each.
To my surprise, I cashed in all three, for a total of $60, and picked up another $5 for finishing 45tth of 550 with one of my $2 entries in the $1,000 GPP. Now up $37 for the week (each Monday I start with $100) I’ve entered just a handful of contests today and won’t be watching any basketball.
It just makes sense to spend more in Head-to-Head formats. Losing streaks will be shorter, wins more frequent. Despite some success in the 2-man games, I still think 3-man leagues might be even better investments. If you’re an above-average player, it seems like extra money: profit at the $5 level is $8.50 for beating two teams, compared to $4 for beating one.
| DraftStreet 15 | Dec. 23 |
| Stars | Over $13,000 |
| Carmelo Anthony | $18,176 |
| Tim Duncan | $18,084 |
| J. J. Hickson | $16,020 |
| Andrei Kirilenko | $14,036 |
| Blake Griffin | $16,022 |
| Scrubs | Under $9,000 |
| Jimmer Fredette | $6,780 |
| Marcus Thornton | $7,730 |
| Dominique Jones | $5,333 |
| Isaiah Thomas | $7,349 |
| Derrick Williams | $8,300 |
| Starters | $9,000 to $13,000 |
| Jason Thompson | $12,777 |
| J.J. Redick | $10,343 |
| Jameer Nelson | $11,563 |
| Gustavo Ayon | $10,825 |
| Jamal Crawford | $9,313 |
There are only six NBA games today. Some contests close at 3:00, others at 6:00, limited to just four games. The chart today assumes you’re in a 3:00 league. Here’s one of my lineups; good luck with all of yours.
F1 Andrei Kirilenko (MIN-F) $14,036
F2 Jason Thompson (SAC-F) $12,777
G1 Tony Parker (SA-G) $15,333
G2 Alexey Shved (MIN-G) $9,833
C1 J.J. Hickson (POR-C) $16,020
C2 Brook Lopez (BKN-C) $13,639
U1 J.J. Redick (ORL-G) $10,343
U2 Marcus Thornton (SAC-G) $7,730
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