FANTASY BASKETBALL
2003 / 2004

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League Overvew

  • Keeper League
  • Head to Head
  • Scoring based on point system of five categories - - points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks
  • Weekly lineups
  • 12 man rosters with 8 starters

    Rosters Size

  • Total roster size is 12 players and 0-2 IR players.

    Lineup Requirements

  • Starting Lineups consist of 8 players which must including 1 center, 3 forwards, 3 guards, and one flex position.
  • Position eligiblility is determined soley by Yahoo website.
  • Starting lineups must be submitted on a weekly basis.

    Injured Reserve
    Definition of Injured Player

  • Two "IR" spots exist - - IR is defined as at least questionable.
  • Evidence of injury can be provided from any reputable on-line source.

    Length of IR

  • Injured Reserve spots are "14 Day" spots, meaning that once a player is put on IR, he must remain their for 14 days.

    Activating Players from IR

  • If a play is counted as injured, they can not be in your starting lineup. Penalties will result if such a play does enter a game.

    Injury Substitutions

  • Injury substitutions can be made only in case of injury to one of starting 8 players and can be made only with players on the current roster.
  • Once a substitution is made, that substitution remains in effect for the remainder of the week.
  • Players may be either left on the 12 man roster or put on IR. See above for IR rules.

    Claimining New Players

  • If a player is placed on IR, you may make a claim for a new player (see below) at the next waiver or free agent pick up time. However, that player can not be put into the starting lineup until the next starting lineup is submitted.

    Free Agents and Waiver Wire
    Submission for Priority

  • To receive priority, free agent claims must be submitted by 5:00 on Friday.
  • Rosters are frozen at the conclusion of the regular season except for injury replacements.

    Waiver System

  • Free agents are awarded on a rolling waiver wire system.
  • For the first two weeks of the season, the waiver wire claim order is determined by reverse order of draft picks. In other words, the owner who chose in the 12 spot gets first priority.
  • After the first two weeks of the season, the waiver wire claim order is determined by the league's "worst" team having top priority and the "best" team having least priority. This is determined by (1)wins and (2)total points scored.
  • After making a selection, a team moves to the end of the claim order.
  • The claim order is reset every three weeks to reflect new "worst" and "best" teams.

    Awarding of Free Agents

  • Whenever possible, free agent aquistions will be awarded and the owner notified, and rosters adjusted by noon on Sunday.
  • Rosters will be unlocked between noon on Sunday and midnight on Monday.

    Additional Pickups

  • Players who were dropped during this waiver wire process will be included in the next waiver wire awarding.
  • Additional free agents may be picked up from any available players.
  • There is no waiver wire for this time period.
  • We will not be able to count stats for the week for players who are picked up on Monday.

    Scoring
    Points are awarded on the following system:

  • Point scored = 1 point
  • Rebound = 2 points
  • Assist = 2 points
  • Steal = 4 points
  • Block = 4 points

  • Points are scored only for those 8 players in the starting lineup.

    Schedules and Matchups
    The Season

  • The season consists of a 21 week schedule
  • Each "week" runs from Monday through Sunday except for adjustments for All-Star Week and the final week of the season.

    Matchups

  • Games are head to head with most total points winning.
  • Tiebreaker will go to the home team if necessary.

    Divisons

  • For the first season, divisions will be determined by draft order:
  • Division 1 - - Draft spots 1-4.
  • Division 2 - - Draft spots 5-8.
  • Division 3 - - Draft spots 9-12.

  • Divisions will be realligned every two years based on overall records.
  • Division 1 - - Teams ranking 1, 6, 7, 12 over past two years.
  • Division 1 - - Teams ranking 2, 5, 8, 11 over past two years.
  • Division 1 - - Teams ranking 3, 4, 9, 10 over past two years.

    Schedule

  • The 21 week schedule will be broken down as follows:
  • Three (3) games against each divisional foe (nine total games).
  • One (1) game against non-divisional teams (8 total games).
  • One (1) game against non-divisional teams determined to be "rivals" (4 total games).

    Player Value

  • Players are given a "value" based on their Yahoo "0" (two year) ranking.
  • Value is used to determine whether a trade is allowed.
  • Value also is used to determine how many keepers a team is allowed.

    Players Ranking by Yahoo Player Value
    1-12 $12 million
    13-24 $11 million
    25-36 $10 million
    37-48 $9 million
    49-60 $8 million
    61-72 $7 million
    73-84 $6 million
    85-96 $5 million
    97-108 $4 million
    109-120 $3 million
    121-132 $2 million
    133-end $1 million

    Draft Pick Value

    Round of Draft Pick Value
    1 $12 million
    2 $11 million
    3 $10 million
    4 $9 million
    5 $8 million
    6 $7 million
    7 $6 million
    8 $5 million
    9 $4 million
    10 $3 million
    11 $2 million
    12 $1 million

    Trades

  • All trades must be completed and submitted by both players to comissioner by 5:00pm on Friday.
  • Trades not completed by this time will not be processed until the following week.
  • Trades must have equal value. For example, if Owner One is trading a player who is ranked #5 (value of $12 million) in Yahoo for to Owner Two for a player who is ranked #45 (value of $8 million) in yahoo, Owner Two must also include a 9th round draft pick (value of $4 million).
  • Draft picks can be traded ONLY for the following Two (2) Seasons.
  • The trading deadline will Friday at 5:00 pm during the 16th week of the season.

  • Once an owner trades a player, he can not reaquire that player by trade for one calendar year.
  • Players acquired in the off-season (including draft day) MUST be kept for the following year unless a long term injury occurs and the commissioner authorizes an exception to this rule based on this injury.

    Keepers
    Number of Keepers

  • For each player an owner keeps, he gives up a draft pick (starting with round one).
  • The amount of players who an owner keeps in determined by a "salary cap" as computed by the player's value as defined above. The owner can keep as many players as he wants as long as the value does not exceed the salary cap.

    Keepers Salary Cap

  • The salary cap for the league's second year will be set at $33 million.
  • Future salary caps can be adjusted by 2/3 league vote. Salary caps can be increase or decreased by up to $6 million per year only.
  • For each year that an owner keeps a player, he must add $1 million to that player's value.

    Rule Changes

  • Because this is a keeper league, major rule changes should generally be made at least one calendar year in advance and require a majority decision of those owners voting.
  • Major rule changes which are proposed less than one calendar year in advance require a 2/3 decision of those owners voting.
  • Major rule changes which are proposed after the season starts require a unanimous vote of those owners voting.
  • Minor rule changes proposed before the season starts require a majority decision of those owners voting.
  • Minor rule changes proposed after the season starts require a 2/3 decision of those owners voting.
  • Definition of whether a rule change is major or minor is the sole decision of the league commissioner.
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