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gators lose. i guess i would be upset if i cared. i think i know a guy that might be upset though, especially since his fantasy team is doing even worse :)

speakin of NBA fantasy, i can't say enough how much bullshit the nba.com system is, which for all its innovations (player limit system, for example), gives mad favors to big men. only 2 of the 8 dedicated positions are available for guards, small forward, turns out, can be played by lots of people who typically play power forward, and there's room for 2 centers. And surprise surprise, most power forwards get to play center too. What's this all add up to?

Power forwards rule fantasy basketball. Get some scoring guards, flip the bird to the "assists" category, find a PF or two that shoots the 3 every once and a while if you're lucky, and voila, you have the most monotonous roster ever, but man will it haul in the fantasy rating. About the only categories that are good for guards are assists, 3pointers, and FT percentage. Blocks, steals, rebounds, points, fg percentage all are best performed by big guys that stick around the rim. Note also that there are no penalties for turnovers or fouls (something an efficient guard would be rewarded for).

Bottom line, we all should have wised up earlier, drafted an army of power forwards, and given up on being basketball fans, because fantasy aint nothing like basketball. Not only does the concept of putting together a "good team" make no sense (making the GM of fantasy a total fucking misnomer), but it also ruins your ability to enjoy being a fan. Doesn't matter that suns win, or Amare's coming back, or that Duncan plays like a legend. The fantasy part of my brain is too busy kicking myself that those numbers aren't going into my e-treasure chest of stats.

my only hope is that the fantasy league creates enough ire so that when we all meet to play basketball for real, the fun and shit talk will be upped by a bunch.