2/24 FANTASY SPORTS

#LINsanity #SuperLINtendo #LINsational!

2012-02-10T23:18:00.001-06:00

Milestones updated

2012-02-10T18:18:00.006-06:00

Summary:

So far, we have crowned 15 Champions

Concha (4)
Ernest (2)
Juan, Doan, Michalski, Rick, Tim, Kevin, Randi, Shimizu, Lety (1 each)

2 Undefeated Seasons - George and Will, both who failed to win the Championship thus no Perfect Season
15 MVP awards
1 Triple Crown (Concha)
1 Grand and Career Slam (Concha)
No Hall of Famers yet.

Habbaniyah Super Bowl Party

2012-02-10T17:35:00.002-06:00

CHANGE OF COMMAND

REPRESENTIN'

TE-CONCH-BOW

4TH TROPHY. AMAZING.

TEBOW MANIA

2012-01-08T21:21:00.001-06:00

Tebow and the Broncos eliminate the Pittsburgh Steelers. What a game!

Team USMCchgo Official Statement

2011-12-27T12:06:00.002-06:00

Gentlemen:

I am proud to be standing before you tonight as Champion for the 3rd time this year in 2/24 Fantasy Sports. We have proven that we can dominate Baseball, Basketball and Football in a single season.

My pride comes not just from being a National Habbaniyah League Champion, but from knowing I battled the best in the league and earned this championship with my core team.

Cam Newton, Arian Foster, C.J. Spiller, Reggie Bush, Brandon Marshall, Roddy White and our late addition Tom Brady - What you accomplished this season is nothing short of miraculous. It is rare to see such a great group of players battle it out head to head week in and week out for a championship and maintain the personal relationship we enjoyed.

As a team, the Concha Organization has one again drafted the best team and proved we are the best in the league. This year especially, when three of of my top trades went bust, we still took home the team Championship. The depth of our team is one of the main reasons I am so proud of my championship.

Burke, Shammas and Randi and the entire league - Thank you for another enjoyable year. I hope we can work out the issues we have in this league to ensure it continues to be a great league to play in. We need to reevaluate our trade rules to stop the circus acts. In order to make it a quality keeper league, we need to make the appropriate adjustments.

Special thanks to the Cam Newton this year for your hard work. It is not always rewarded but your efforts have and always will be appreciated. You have definitely proven yourself to this organization and we welcome you to stay with us. C.J. Spiller - you have also made a home here with us; I was looking forward to seeing you kick ass every week since your start during the playoffs. You are what people call a monster handcuff that payed off! Also, Bush for stepping up this year after riding the bench for a couple of years.

After winning three consecutive Championships in one year, people want to know my formula for success. It's not a secret, it's people. If you surround yourself with the best in the business, you will be the best in the business.

To my team - "There is no challenge too great for those who have the will and heart to make it happen." You have the will and you proved for the past three seasons that you have the heart. I am standing on this stage because of your hard work and dedication.

I am proud of my successes in fantasy sports, but at the same time am humbled by them as they are not mine alone. There are so many people who are part of my life and career who stood behind me and supported me long before I stood before you as Champion.

My future in this sport is uncertain; what I do know is that fantasy sports is my passion, its in my blood and a part of my life. Whether I am sitting behind a computer or in the car looking at my yahoo app, I plan to continue playing in this league.

In closing, I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas, a Happy, healthy New Year and memories to last a lifetime.

Thank you,
David Concha
Owner/President/Coach
Team USMCchgo

NEW CHAMPIONS

2011-12-27T01:38:00.005-06:00

National Habbaniyah League Season 4:
Champion: David Concha (4th crown!)
2nd place: Sargon Shammas
3rd place: George Burke
MVP: George Burke (undefeated season)

Da Bear Market Season 3:
Champion: Ernest Shin (2nd crown)
2nd place: Randi Gonzalez
3rd place: Peter Kong
MVP: Chris Malicdem

Congratulations to our Champions. Trophy presentation coming soon.
The season went by so fast. Now onto DA BULL MARKET!

Message from Team ImHungry

2011-12-21T16:20:00.000-06:00

Dear loyal fans:

First off, I would like to applaud everyone in the locker for playing their hearts out this weekend. I am proud of the fact that they gave their blood and sweat for this team. It was a devastating loss for us, with rumors of Chris Johnson Bosh-ing it after the game, which I can tell you is a complete fabrication.

Second, I tip my hat to our opponent. They brought it when they had to and the power of Ditka was just barely too much to overcome for mere mortals such as us.

I make this promise to you our loyal fans: our goal has not changed. The goal has been, and always will be, to win the championship every year. I plan to reevaluate every single position on this roster, leave no stone unturned, in our efforts to bring home a title. We will work harder than ever, and we will come back better, stronger, and HUNGRIER.

Stay tuned.

Peter Kong

President
Team ImHungry

Habb Commish speaks

2011-12-21T16:12:00.002-06:00

2011 HABB LEAGUE CHAMP Matchup talk

by: ibarra708

2011 Bear Bowl

2011-12-20T16:15:00.000-06:00

The epic matchup between DitkaInaBox vs ImHungry lived up to all its hype and glory as the game went down to the wire and Ditka edged out Hungry by 0.6 points! 0.6!!!! ImHungry team president was not available for comment whatsoever. TMZ reported that him and Gronkowski went to Old Country Buffet to eat away their sorrows and they refused to leave the establishment and ended up getting into a fist fight with the restaurant manager? DitkaInaBox president on the other hand was just offered a brand new endorsement deal for Megatron to film another Audi commercial after that amazing win. Hugh Heffner also invited the whole team to the Mansion for the rest of the week but Ernest responded, "only after one more win."

On the other bracket, LivenDiebydaChi president Randi has quietly advanced to the Championship by easily avoiding sweep the leg's crane kick and countering with a chicago style dragon punch and hadoken. The attack was so fierce that there should be no more sequels featuring Daniel Larusso or Will Smith's son in a martial arts uniform ever again. Randi was mobbed by fans after the victory as they chanted, "SOUTH SIDE KING! SOUTH SIDE KING!"

So Ernest and Randi will meet in the 2011 BEAR BOWL for the coveted championship. Ernest was the 2010 HGH Baseball Champ and Randi was the 2010 Bull Market Champ. They were also the division winners during the regular season.

THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE.

2012 Bull Market Schedule

2011-12-16T14:23:00.003-06:00

Since there are 13 weeks in this shortened season, it worked our perfectly for all 14 teams in the league to play every team once in the regular season. Remember Week 10 is rivalry week.

RIVALRY WEEK:
Blue Line vs Red Line
DAVID KYUNG HWANG vs CHRIS MALICDEM
TOM LEE vs WILL KIM
RICK IBARRA vs RANDI GONZALES
ERNEST SHIN vs PETER KONG
DAVID CONCHA vs OSCAR NAVARRO
MATT LEE vs KEVIN WONG
ULISES ORTEGA vs MIKE VASQUEZ

#Tebow

2011-11-27T20:27:00.001-06:00

No ifs, whys, or buts. All he does is win.

Deion Sanders on Twitter: Tebow is a winner say what u want the only stat that counts is Wins! TRUTH.

Winding Down

2011-11-27T20:26:00.003-06:00

Believe it or not, the regular season is almost all over. Once this weekend wraps up, next week will be the final week before we enter the playoffs. MVP favorite, Chris Malicdem, will stumble in the playoffs driving an ambulance. The heavyweight contenders looks to be Ernest and Tim. Will Megatron deliver the crown to Ernest or will Tim be able to pull off a back 2 back championship despite making zero trades? You can never count out Randi, 2010 Bull Market Champ, who always somehow finds a way to win. Peter, David Concha, and Kanth appear to be the remaining wild card favorites who will duke it out Royal Rumble style. The bottom of the barrel will be playing for pride in the toilet bowl.

Remember gents, you are playing for $420. The big trophy. And most importantly, the pride, glory, and bragging rights for the rest of your life!!

May the Force be with you.

Thank you God

2011-11-27T20:25:00.003-06:00

We hate posted about the NBA. Then 2 days later, voila, they have a deal and the NBA is back!

BULL MARKET ASSEMBLE!!!

WTF NBA

2011-11-23T10:58:00.003-06:00

You lose more money by not accepting the deal and just sitting the year out. And more than money, you are losing your fan base and legacy. Players union, thanks for screwing everyone over. In the mean time, here are some D-Rose mixes. Look at what we are missing!

Quote of the Week

2011-10-07T09:44:00.000-05:00

From Yahoo Sports 10/6/11:

LB Patrick Willis, the team's defensive captain, encapsulated what many of his teammates are feeling when he said: "I feel so much more alive than I have in the past from a physical aspect and from a mental standpoint. I just feel phenomenal. A lot of it has to do with the attitude we have as a team, that the head coach brings to the team and our position coaches. I think from head-to-toe we have something special here."

Follow Patrick Willis on twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/PatrickWillis52

HGH Hooters Celebration 2011

2011-10-04T10:06:00.001-05:00

The change in command ceremony was a success. Great wings, great games, and great company.

THE CHAMP GETS EVERYTHING.

NEW TRADITION.

HGH CREW.

WHO WILL WIN IT NEXT YEAR?

UNWILLING TO PASS THE TORCH.

DAVID WINS HIS 3RD CHAMPIONSHIP.

News

2011-09-28T05:42:00.003-05:00

This blog will discontinue the weekly team of the week and player of the week entries. That is all. #NOTIME

2011 HGH CHAMPION

2011-09-28T05:00:00.005-05:00

David the Snake Concha has done it once again. He has secured the 2011 HGH Championship Trophy to complete the Triple Crown. WOW. He just somehow always finds a way to win. Juan wins 2nd place (again) and Willy Dangerous wins 3rd place (again).

Thank you everyone for playing this year. Now time to concentrate on football full time!

Week 2 Stars

2011-09-21T07:33:00.002-05:00

The Week 2 Team of the Week goes to Chris Malicdem's JayCutlersDoubleChin who joined the 200 point club with his jaw-dropping performance this weekend! The fantasy player of the week goes to Jeremy Maclin who had 13 receptions, 171 yards, 2 TDs and 42 fantasy points.

HGH World Series

2011-09-19T19:25:00.001-05:00

David the Snake Concha and Juan Valesquez prevailed in their semi-final games to play each other in the HGH World Series. David is pursuing his 3rd gold trophy, while Juan is pursuing his 2nd. Two champions meet - this should be good! Black and Yellow destiny will duke it out for third place. The tiger on the right is a Yellowsox fan who is now wearing a sombrero to commemorate the David vs Juan match up.

HGH News

2011-09-16T11:54:00.004-05:00

Reportedly, there are tear stains on the HGH travelling trophy as last year champion, Ernest Shin owner of Tulo-git to Quit, is hugging the trophy every night and weeping and crying out, "Say it ain't so!" after experiencing a crushing defeat in the opening round of the playoffs to the Snake. Randi Gonzales, owner of LiveNDieByDaChi, had a surprisingly great year. Although Randi lost in the first round to his rival Rick Ibarra, he has proven to be a contender each year in every sport.

Fantasy choke artist, YELLOWSOX, has tied up the series going into the weekend. He is a winner of numerous MVP awards but has failed in the playoffs time and time again. Will this owner finally realize his first ever championship? There is no owner in the entire league who wants to win the coveted prize more than him. He has traded away the team's future once again to realize his dream. But is David the Snake Concha, his rival arch-nemesis, too powerful to overcome? Only time will tell.

It is a great surprise to see BLACKSOX in the semi-finals. Up to this point, his team disappointingly always missed the playoffs as he was frequently quoted as saying, "It's a rebuilding year." Is this the year when his team is finally REBUILT? This owner miraculously made the playoffs after "stat-corrections" helped him steal the #6 spot! Authorities investigated the incident which revealed the owner made the playoffs legitimately. His team obviously belongs as he is easily handling Juan in a Million heading into the weekend.

Only 2 years ago, Juan in a Million was only considered a rookie who was not taken seriously AT ALL. Other owners welcomed him in with open arms expecting his money to be free donation. How wrong we all were. He won fantasy football in his first year as well as capturing MVP and the silver in baseball. He was instantly nicknamed the "Rookie Sensation" and since dominated in fantasy sports. He was the winner of his division and is currently down to BLACKSOX. Will his magical ride continue?

David Concha, owner of USMCchgo, is a future hall of famer. He is known for his strong play in the regular season and turning stronger in the playoffs and finishing strong in the clutch. He is like a Cobra that awaits in the dark, ready to attack and kill any prey that comes his way. He is a student of the game and analyzes the statistics like none other. There are rumors there will be a Beautiful Mind 2 sequel where he will replace Russell Crowe as the mad fantasy genius who performs fantasy algorithms in his head and is so good that he is paranoid that the International Sporting Commission is after him. If he wins HGH league this year, he will be the first player ever to win Football, Basketball, AND Baseball.

So what will it be? Will the highly anticipated BLACK N YELLOW, BLACK N YELLOW finals (aka Lebron Ibarra vs Kobe Kim) happen? Or will it be SOMBRERO FEST between David and Juan????

HGH Season 4..... is almost in the books.

Week 1 in the books!

2011-09-13T09:47:00.003-05:00

Congratulations to Ernest for winning TEAM OF THE WEEK and Tom Brady as player of the week (517 pass yards and 4 TDs = 42 points!)

NFL KICKOFF DAY!

2011-09-08T09:28:00.002-05:00

The season is finally here. Good luck to everyone for the 2011 season! Each week, our blog will feature the NFL player of the week and fantasy team of the week from either the Bear Market or Habbaniyah League.

2/24 Design Updates

2011-09-06T00:50:00.000-05:00

Blog layouts are redesigned and the following are 2/24's official league logos!

Rule Book

2011-09-05T02:20:00.002-05:00

Here is the link to the Bear and Bull Markets' Rule Book.

Custom Art

2011-09-04T09:22:00.000-05:00

Thanks to Sam Kim for whipping up some cool art for our Habbaniyah and HGH Free Leagues. Check out his work at http://www.samkimdesign.com/.

2011 Habbaniyah Kickoff!

2011-08-27T23:20:00.001-05:00

#FOCUSED

SEASON 4 GROUP PIC!

TAKE TWO

T-WIZZLE

CONCHA AND WADDLE

GROUP PIC WITH MATTHEW BERRY

CONCHA ACE

WILL WARMUP

2011 Da Bear Market Kickoff

2011-08-21T00:15:00.004-05:00

GRAND RIVER BAR - VENUE OF 2011 DA BEAR MARKET DRAFT. Thanks everyone for being in attendance either live or online.

SUCCESS. Les get the 2011 season started!

T-Bone Seong 2010 Bear Market Champ

David the Snake Concha 2010 Bull Market Champ

Cool site for fantasy football helmets

2011-08-20T09:23:00.002-05:00

Cool website for fantasy football helmets!

http://mghelmets.com/

I made some of my own as well for our dynasty league - Compton Dream.

2011 Top Projected PPR Players QB

2011-08-15T23:04:00.001-05:00

#	Player (QB)	Position	Opponent	Week 1 projected
1	Michael Vick	QB	@StL	23.97
2	Aaron Rodgers	QB	NO	22.99
3	Peyton Manning	QB	@Hou	22.85
4	Philip Rivers	QB	Min	20.58
5	Tom Brady	QB	@Mia	19.43
6	Mark Sanchez	QB	Dal	18.59
7	Drew Brees	QB	@GB	17.01
8	Josh Freeman	QB	Det	16.51
9	Eli Manning	QB	@Was	16.44
10	David Garrard	QB	Ten	16.33
11	Jay Cutler	QB	Atl	16.15
12	Joe Flacco	QB	Pit	15.52
13	Matt Ryan	QB	@Chi	15.23
14	Matt Schaub	QB	Ind	15.21
15	Ben Roethlisberger	QB	@Bal	14.92

2011 Top Projected PPR Players RB

2011-08-15T23:02:00.002-05:00

#	Player (RB)	Position	Opponent	Week 1 projected
1	Arian Foster	RB	Ind	25.75
2	Jamaal Charles	RB	Buf	19
3	Darren McFadden	RB	@Den	16.2
4	Peyton Hillis	RB	Cin	16.19
5	Maurice Jones-Drew	RB	Ten	15.76
6	Matt Forte	RB	Atl	15.35
7	Chris Johnson	RB	@Jac	15.23
8	Adrian Peterson	RB	@SD	14.86
9	Ray Rice	RB	Pit	14.79
10	LeSean McCoy	RB	@StL	14.69

2011 Top Projected PPR Players WR

2011-08-15T23:01:00.001-05:00

#	Player (WR)	Position	Opponent	Week 1 projected
1	Andre Johnson	WR	Ind	16.27
2	Greg Jennings	WR	NO	15.88
3	Roddy White	WR	@Chi	15.6
4	Hakeem Nicks	WR	@Was	15.06
5	Brandon Marshall	WR	NE	14.65
6	Vincent Jackson	WR	Min	14.21
7	Calvin Johnson	WR	@TB	13.51
8	Wes Welker	WR	@Mia	13.45
9	Reggie Wayne	WR	@Hou	13.39
10	Larry Fitzgerald	WR	Car	13.27
11	Devin Hester	WR	Atl	13.15
12	Santonio Holmes	WR	Dal	13.1
13	Percy Harvin	WR	@SD	13.07
14	DeSean Jackson	WR	@StL	12.99
15	Jacoby Ford	WR	@Den	12.69

2011 Top Projected PPR Players TE

2011-08-15T22:49:00.006-05:00

#	Player (TE)	Position	Opponent	Week 1 projected
1	Dallas Clark	TE	@Hou	15.36
2	Antonio Gates	TE	Min	14.09
3	Jason Witten	TE	@NYJ	12.8
4	Kellen Winslow	TE	Det	12.61
5	Jermichael Finley	TE	GB	10.95

Bear Market Prep

2011-07-07T11:07:00.004-05:00

Season 3 of DA BEAR MARKET
$50 buy-in

Rule Book = http://bit.ly/pdwAIJ
Spreadsheet = http://bit.ly/pfTnLY
Quick Keeper List = http://bit.ly/jBSEhQ
Facebook = http://on.fb.me/qsOwqe
Blog = http://224fantasy.blogspot.com/p/da-bear-market.html

Champions History:
2010- Tim Seong
2009- Kevin Wong

MVP History:
(MVP doesn't mean a thing without the ring)
2010- Randi Gonzales, 2057 points
2009- Tim Seong, 1970 points

As described in the rule book, we are using silent auction for free agents on the waiver wire. Every team is given a “$100 budget” for the year. All free agents go on waivers from Sunday noon to Tuesday midnight. Let’s say Brian Westbrook is on the waiver wire and Randi and Ernest want to pick him up. Randi bids $20. Ernest bids $25. Ernest will win Brian Westbrook and have $75 remaining for the rest of the season. This allows all teams to have a fair opportunity of acquiring free agents. If two teams were to have the same bid amount, then the tiebreak will be reverse order of standings. You can also bid $0 and hope nobody else wants him. And if a free agent is off waivers then you can just scoop him up. To clarify, this is not real money - real money is only involved when you pay the buy-in.

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You can see keeper values by hovering over the K icon next to a player's name - you will see 5 to 6 digits.

-The first number represents # of years remaining to keep that player.
-Followed by three zeros.
-And the last number is what round value that keeper is.

For example
40005 = 4 years remaining, 5th round value
300012 = 3 years remaining, 12th round value

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Keeper rules

-Keep up to 4 offensive players and up to 2 defensive players.
-When keepers are designated, they are locked in at that round value for 4 years unless he is returned to the draft pool.
-No requirements to keep players each year so you can drop your keeper player later on. Contracts follow the player, not the team.

Determining keeper round value for new players:
-Keep a player you drafted at his draft round + 1 round benefit.
-Keep a player you traded for or drafted free agent at his draft round.
-Keep an undrafted free agent at a 9th round pick.
-Cannot keep players drafted in rounds 1, 2, and 3.

Other rules:
-Cannot trade rounds 1, 2, and 3 draft picks unless they are for other rounds 1-3 draft picks. Example round 1 for round 1 (to move up in draft order).
-Please see rule book for full details

The Snake wins again

2011-04-30T17:08:00.008-05:00

David Concha wins his 2nd fantasy sports championship trophy in the Bulls VIP Suite, in front of the Bulls championship banners, all decked out in Bulls gear. It doesn't get any better than this! Btw... this is a 3-D picture, that's why the trophy sticks out at you. :P

Oorah! 2/24 Gunny Dawson jersey

2011-04-30T17:00:00.000-05:00

Rose is all in

2011-04-30T16:51:00.000-05:00

Fantasy Board meeting today

2011-04-19T16:17:00.003-05:00

There were no significant changes to any rules. But I definitely need to clarify some issues because we had some misunderstandings across the board.

Keeper Rules have 3 elements
   1. New keeper players need to be assigned a round value.
   2. That round value corresponds to where the keeper will be slotted on draft night.
   3. Once keeper players are assigned that round value, he is locked in that value for 4 years or until he returns to the draft pool.

Assigning round value
   • For new keepers:
   o If he is someone you drafted, then his round value is the round he was drafted in + one round benefit.
   o If he was acquired via trade or free agency, then his round value is the round he was drafted in with no benefit. If he was undrafted, then his round value is simply 5th round.
   • For existing keepers:
   o You simply rollforward the existing terms.

Issues with slotting the players in the appropriate draft round (the REASON for the ruckus today)
   • For the upcoming season, we will do an alternating shift down/shift up method if you don’t have the proper draft picks for your keeper players.
   • For the season after that, we will strictly use shift up method.
   o Shift down means – let’s say your keeper round value is 6 but you don’t have 6th round pick. Then keeper player will be slotted in 7th round.
   o Shift up means – let’s say your keeper round value is 6th but you don’t have 6th round pick. Then your keeper will be slotted in the 5th round.
   o Whether he is shifted up or down, his actual/original draft round value will not change.

This offseason I will make an official rule book. Let me know if something still doesn’t make sense.

Career Board Spreadsheet

2011-04-04T13:58:00.006-05:00

I just made a spreadsheet that tracks the leaders of our 4 leagues. Basically 2 points if you win Championship, 1 point for winning Silver, Bronze, or MVP.

http://bit.ly/iexQ3I

Current Leaders:
Habbaniyah = David Concha
HGH Free = Mike Michalski
Bear Market = Tim Seong
Bull Market = David Concha

2/24 Leader:
Championships = David Concha (2)
MVPs = Peter Kong (2)

Never underestimate the Heart of a Champion

2011-04-04T09:25:00.006-05:00

David the "snake" Concha, aka the Mexican Rocky Balboa, is the 2011 Da Bull Market CHAMPION! This makes him the first 2-time champion within the 2/24 Fantasy Sports Leagues. The Snake pulled off two improbable comebacks in the playoffs. In the semifinals against Matt, Jason Kidd played a miraculous final 2 minutes of the last game to tie the score 4-4. Concha owned the tiebreaker and bascially won by ONE 3 point made. In the finals, Jason Kidd (again) had 3 steals in the final game to tie the score 4-4 and basically won by ONE less turnover. This goes to show you how important regular season can be and how every point counts!

After going 10 straight seasons on the MVP curse, the MVP has now won the Habbaniyah league and Bull Market.

The trophy orders are being sent! One for Tim Seong and the other for David Concha. Snake, we expect a speech! And I know you will be wearing a Jason Kidd jersey to next year's draft!

Concha - 1st place - $200 + TROPHY!
Ortega - 2nd place - $50
Matt Lee - 3rd place - free next year

Next year, prize money is going up since there is no t-shirts to buy.

Onto baseball gents!

And remember, WINNING ISN'T EVEYTHING. IT'S THE ONLY THING.

Congrats Clyde!

2011-04-03T01:17:00.013-05:00

Clyde, aka "Tossup" bracket, you have won our 2011 March Madness tournament by edging out Adam's "Road to 49" by selecting UConn to make it to the Championship! Our very own Rick Ibarra was able to lock up a 3rd place bronze trophy. Here is Clyde's winning bracket below.... this was no easy feat as he beat out 41 other teams to take the #1 prize. Congrats man!

Da Bull Market Finals!

2011-03-28T00:28:00.000-05:00

THAT WAS A SICK COMEBACK by the Snake. Jason Kidd hits two 3-pointers and grabs 1 rebound with less than 2 minutes in the game!

UNREAL.

Congrats Matt and Oscar for putting up a good fight. You guys made it all the way to the top without making superstar trades haha.

GOOD LUCK TO David Concha vs Ulises Ortega to duke it out for the trophy and the glory!!

Side Note: my Stattracker shows the Matt-David matchup as a tie right now... but the last rebound wasn't recorded. But if it is a tie, here is the rule:

In the event that a playoff game ends in a tie, the deadlock is broken using the following system:
Winning percentage against this opponent during the regular season.
Playoff seed.

March Madness 2011

2011-02-28T23:08:00.014-06:00

Join our free 500 man NCAA Tourney

Winning bracket will be published on this blog.

One Shot, One Dream. Will you make it?

Wheelin n Dealin!

2011-02-28T21:14:00.007-06:00

Da Bull Market is buzzing with crazy trades. Next year we might have to move up the trade deadline but for now people are either rebuilding for the future or going for it all this year. Melo, D-Wade, Billups, Andre Miller, plus more.... report to your new owners!

D. ROSE RISES UP!

2011-02-25T09:17:00.002-06:00

Stacey King Quote of the Game (via Twitter)

OMG CSI just tweeted me and they found the MVP trophy!! They found it here in Chicago with D. Rose’s fingerprints all over the trophy! Damn!

Dunk

2011-02-21T23:15:00.004-06:00

Who wants to jump over a car with us this Sunday?
Basketball at Rec Plex, Mount Prospect, IL at 2/27 at 10am!

Congrats Blake for winning the slam dunk contest and Kobe for hogging the ball as usual :P

Baseball season is here!

2011-02-15T18:42:00.003-06:00

The biggest question is not which MLB team will acquire Albert Pujols but which HGH Fantasy Team will draft him this year.

Draft Time/Date - To be announced!

Defending champ - Ernest Shin. Will he be able to repeat? He's gonna have 11 other hungry teams coming after that trophy.

Champions

2010-12-27T10:15:00.003-06:00

Congratulations to 2010 Champions Doan Bui and Tim Seong! Doan also broke the MVP curse, being the first ever player to win both the MVP and Championship in the same season. Stand by for trophy presentation and prize pay out. This is the first trophy for these gentlemen who both played remarkably all season. Champions live forever.

2010 HGH Champion

2010-12-20T03:47:00.000-06:00

All hail fantasy baseball champion, Ernest Shin, on a remarkable baseball season and championship finish. He was crowned the first inaugural travelling trophy as shown below performing the John Wall dance. It takes a lot to win a championship - Knowledge, guts, dedication, and luck. Congratulations once again on being THE ONE. Also special thanks to Ricardo Ibarra on arranging this trophy.

King James on a mission

2010-12-18T14:06:00.007-06:00

NEW YORK – LeBron James has forever been fascinated with New York, forever flirting with the bright lights and big city. He never did want to play for the Knicks, but he always honored Madison Square Garden with his most virtuoso of performances. James has tried to replicate the reverence that Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant had for the gymnasium. From Isiah Thomas to Mike D’Antoni, James never found much defensive resistance. Mostly, LeBron James found a building begging him to come play here.

Perhaps because he now understands it still makes him the leading man in this saga, he’s come to embrace the villain’s role and his game has elevated with the hatred. He delivered sheer dominance with those step-back 3-pointers and behind-the-back passes whizzing through a tangle of bodies into the waiting hands of a Heat teammate.

James dangled the game on a yo-yo with his 32 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists.

VJAX REDEMPTION

2010-12-18T14:02:00.006-06:00

SAN DIEGO (AP)—The San Diego Chargers got reacquainted with Vincent Jackson.

It was almost as if he was never gone.

Jackson caught a career-high three touchdown passes, Philip Rivers surpassed 4,000 yards passing for the third straight season and the Chargers beat Alex Smith and the San Francisco 49ers 34-7 on Thursday night to stay alive in the AFC West race.

Jackson reminded the Chargers just what they missed when he sat out 10 games during a nasty contract dispute.

Bulls are hot!

2010-12-15T21:38:00.007-06:00

7th in a row and counting! Hopefully Noah doesn't need surgery and Rose can stay healthy. Edited 20 minutes later: as soon as I post this, it is announced Noah needs surgery. Damnit.... time for Taj to shine!

News

2010-12-15T20:46:00.007-06:00

Habbaniyah League:
Just wanted to announce that David Concha (1838 points) won MVP of Habbaniyah league by a hair over Oscar Navarro (by 8 points)!!
Which means Concha will not win the championship because of the MVP curse!! haha

AND... shammas' predictions pretty much came correct.
His #1 (concha), #3 (aromashodu), #5 (navarro) power rankings are in the final four. So the surprise team is Zarconation where Shammas ranked him #9 at the beginning of the season.
Also give him credit for his #1 power ranking winning MVP. Amazing!!

Edited 2 hours later:
upon 2nd review, aromashodu had the highest score in the league. he was missed because he was ranked 5th in overall standings but he indeed had the highest number of points with 1861.

concha, your mvp crown is stripped!
NEW MVP = doan aka what aroma should do!

Da Bear Market:
tim vs randi
concha vs ninja
may the best team win!!

who will be the next to be immortalized on the blog?
can randi break the mvp curse?
can randi win back 2 back - bull market AND bear market leagues
(no pressure randi haha)
can the rookie sensation ninja take it all?
will concha be the first to win two football crowns?
can tim keep up his fudge packing business??

THE CHAMPIONSHIP IS NEAR.

There can only be ONE. Playoffs begin!

2010-12-07T23:14:00.000-06:00

Final Week

2010-11-30T02:05:00.002-06:00

It is a fight to the finish! It was a great football season that went by way too fast. Week 13 is going to be a huge final week with so many playoff implications on the line. Btw Andre Johnson kicking Finnegan's ass was classic!

7-3?? Next 7 games = true test

2010-11-20T13:48:00.003-06:00

Unconscious performance!

2010-11-15T22:47:00.011-06:00

20-28, 333 yds, 4 TDs - 8 Rush, 80 yds, 2 TDs - 52 fantasy points!

Bears win in Toronto!

2010-11-07T22:00:00.003-06:00

Hakeem Nicks is $$$

2010-11-07T21:58:00.001-06:00

Week 9 Vick-tory

2010-11-07T21:54:00.002-06:00

John Wall: 29 points, 13 assists, 9 steals!

2010-11-03T23:31:00.002-05:00

We are who we thought we were :(

2010-11-03T23:20:00.003-05:00

New NBA jerseys are NICE

2010-11-03T23:17:00.003-05:00

Freaky like my Lady Pyramid!

2010-11-03T23:14:00.005-05:00

Randy Moss saga continues

2010-11-03T23:12:00.002-05:00

As long as the Yankees don't win

2010-11-03T23:10:00.002-05:00

CP3 Undefeated

2010-11-03T23:06:00.002-05:00

Get a haircut!

2010-11-03T23:05:00.001-05:00

T-SHIRT DESIGNS COMPLETE

2010-10-16T15:36:00.004-05:00

I finalized the designs that will go on our t-shirts. Now I have to find a way to get these designs on the shirts the way I want them to look and without the vendor giving me too much trouble because this is copyrighted material. I am only making 25 shirts of each so it's not like I am making to distribute or sell it. It will be exclusively for our leagues only. I am going to put the Bears design on a soft cotton/polyester Navy Blue shirt and the Bulls on a Black shirt. I hope these turn out good! Rick - I'm going to work on making new logos like the ones below for our Habbaniyah and HGH Free leagues as well in the near future.

D-Rose is gonna dominate this season!

2010-10-12T23:22:00.010-05:00

Just watched an awesome interview on Versus tonight with Derrick Rose. He was talking about how D-Wade never talked to him when there was speculation he might come to the Bulls - but he did talk to LeBron and Bosh and Derrick already had the impression they knew what they were going to do all along before making teams kiss their feet. Rose also talked about how he will take on LeBron like a man since LeBron will play point guard and he was backing up his boy Joakim and how he's happy that Noah stayed on the Bulls. And he was asked "Are the Bulls as good as the Heat?" Rose responded, "We can't compare us to the Heat but I know MY team is a good team." D-Rose is growing!!

So close

2010-10-11T23:46:00.006-05:00

Vikings could have won that one. But what a performance by Percy Harvin!

5 Rec, 97 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs, and 175 Return Yards and that crazy catch in the end zone! Favre also missed a wide open Harvin several times in the game. He shall not be benched again. I might have to buy me a Harvin jersey now haha. And what an addition of Randy Moss. That was a tough loss but it was against a tough Jets D. They should dominate from here on out.

Well at least the Bears are now on top alone in the NFC North!

SUPER TEAM forms in Habbaniyah

2010-10-11T21:46:00.004-05:00

I am now the Miami Heat of Habbaniyah! ANDRE JOHNSON, you have some new teammates. Say hello to: ADRIAN PETERSON, CHRIS JOHNSON, and WES WELKER.

I had to give up a lot. I sacrificed the future but I am going all in NOW! Next year.... I will have to rebuild from scratch haha. If I don't win this year, it will be quite painful.

Will this team win it all?
Matt Ryan
Wes Welker
Andre Johnson
Chris Johnson
Adrian Peterson
Mercedes Lewis
Dexter McCluster
Robbie Gould
Patrick Willis
Brian Cushing
Osi Umenyiora
Troy Polamalu

Redesign in Progress

2010-10-09T14:33:00.003-05:00

As I get more time I am going to redesign the pages/tabs in this blog to make it look more clean, organized, and simple. I don't like how all the texts and images are floating around right now. I'm thinking of adding a Wall of Fame tab as well.

HUGE WEEK 5!

2010-10-09T13:23:00.005-05:00

I can't wait to see the new Vikes in action! Favre - Moss - Harvin -and the Black Ninja Adrian Petersen. I expect nothing but fireworks! ......but then again, it is against the Jets D. This should be interesting.

NBA IS HERE

2010-10-06T13:19:00.006-05:00

With the whole world against him (except for the people of Miami) King James is coming out swinging this season - to take over the Miami Heat, to take over Kobe, to take over the NBA, to prove Cleveland wrong, and to win a championship. Let's see if he can pull it off!

WE HAVE A NEW CHAMPION!

2010-10-04T09:43:00.007-05:00

Congratulations Ernest Shin for taking the HGH crown in 2010! And the MVP curse is still alive - 10 straight seasons (in all leagues) and not one MVP has won the championship (Sorry Peter haha).

Trophy ceremony is in the works! A dynasty is born.

Megatron is back!

2010-10-03T15:59:00.004-05:00

Calvin Johnson posts monster points (26) in his debut on my new team. That's what I'm talkin' about! Earlier in the week, Peter traded Megatron and Vernon Davis FOR Will's Darrren McFadden (11th round keeper), Greg Olsen, and Josh Cribbs.

Coming out this Tuesday! NBA2K11

2010-10-03T15:00:00.000-05:00

Snippet of near perfect IGN review:

It's fitting that NBA 2K11 prominently features Michael Jordan. After all, His Airness is the greatest basketball player of all time and NBA 2K11 is the greatest basketball game ever made.

2K Sports has delivered the most finely polished and fully featured sports game I've ever played -- and I've played a lot of sports games. The amount of work put into 2K11 is staggering -- perfect recreations of Jordan's historic games, streamlined controls, NBA teams that play and feel like their real-life counterparts, a franchise mode that includes sensible GM logic and intelligent team building.

This is one of the most incredible year-over-year improvements of a game imaginable. Madden, EA's NHL series, MLB 2K, and just about everyone else has been served notice. There are no more excuses for half-assed annual updates. Bring it every year or you will get booed out of the building.

NBA 2K11 is where amazing happens. When you first start the game, you get a slick visual treat hyping the greatness of Michael Jordan. And then the game transports you into the tunnel of Chicago Stadium for Game 1 of the 1991 NBA Championship. Jordan turns to look into the camera, right at you, and asks, "Are you ready?" Then he turns, runs out onto the court and the magic of NBA 2K11 begins. Before you ever see a menu, ever create a franchise, ever even get a whiff of all that 2K11 has to offer, you're playing in the finals with the Bulls, battling Magic Johnson and ushering in a new era in NBA history.

Read more: http://ps3.ign.com/articles/112/1124875p1.html#ixzz11Lcl90Wr

Da Bull Market Keeper Rules

2010-10-02T21:58:00.003-05:00

-Keep up to 3 players per year.
-Keep a player you drafted at his draft round + 1 round benefit.
-Keep a player you traded for at his draft round. Keep a drafted free agent (that was dropped but picked up by you) at his draft round.
-Keep an undrafted free agent at a 5th round pick.
-Cannot keep players drafted in rounds 1, 2, and 3.
-Cannot trade rounds 1, 2, and 3 draft picks unless they are for other rounds 1-3 draft picks. Example round 1 for round 1 (to move up in draft order).
-When keepers are designated, they are locked in at that round value for 4 years.
-No requirements to keep players each year so you can drop your keeper player later on. Contracts follow the player, not the team.
READ FULL RULES HERE

Keeping things simple and effective while not having to use any kind of report. Game on gentlemen!

Da Bear Market Keeper Rules

2010-10-02T20:32:00.002-05:00

This is the FINAL update. Mark my words, these rules will NOT change unless the league demands it. If I make another change to these rules I am firing myself as commissioner. :)

-Keep max 4 offensive players + max 2 defensive players, up to 6 total.
-Keep a player you drafted at his draft round + 1 round benefit.
-Keep a player you traded for at his draft round. Keep a drafted free agent (that was dropped but picked up by you) at his draft round.
-Keep an undrafted free agent at a 9th round pick.
-Cannot keep players drafted in rounds 1, 2, and 3.
-Cannot trade rounds 1, 2, and 3 draft picks unless they are for other rounds 1-3 draft picks. Example round 1 for round 1 (to move up in draft order).
-When keepers are designated, they are locked in at that round value for 4 years.
-No requirements to keep players each year so you can drop your keeper player later on. Contracts follow the player, not the team.
READ FULL RULES HERE

Da Bears!

HGH FREE - final weekend!

2010-10-01T17:12:00.004-05:00

No Love

2010-10-01T00:33:00.005-05:00

Orton cannon?

2010-09-26T21:43:00.004-05:00

Is my hearing working correctly? Did someone just say Orton threw for 476 yards this weekend?? WTF.

49ers doomed

2010-09-26T21:39:00.001-05:00

Wasn't this supposed to be their year? What a disappointment!

Speaking of which.... my all in move on Ray Rice (AND buying his jersey) is not faring well either. :(

Vickadelphia!

2010-09-26T21:35:00.002-05:00

Give this man a raise! He has risen from the ashes!!

RECORD BREAKER!

2010-09-20T23:30:00.000-05:00

Randi Gonzales has the all time highest scoring weekend ever!

HEARTBREAKER

2010-09-20T23:27:00.002-05:00

Vernon Davis' shouldn't have counted 2 point conversion put him over the top over me..... unbelievable!!!!

Score should be 144.62 to 144.04!!!!

JAHVID IS THE BEST

2010-09-20T23:24:00.003-05:00

Welcome to super-stardom baby!

Can't wait for NBA 2K11!

2010-09-19T01:02:00.003-05:00

Derrick Rose is starting to get a lil' more charisma!! I'm curious how they are going to incorporate all these old Jordan moments into the game. And I might have to role play a new season where Jordan makes comeback #3!

Madden 11 is so disappointing

2010-09-19T00:58:00.001-05:00

This, among many other problems, makes this year's Madden and the past 3 Maddens garbage. They just need to bring the competition back and let 2K and Sony make NFL games again so EA can stop slacking!!

Coming down to the wire

2010-09-18T10:55:00.000-05:00

Who will it be!!!!
Gunz? (not looking good for the champ)
Peter? (will he break the MVP curse?)
Ernest? (Tulo carrying his team!)
Concha?? (needs a miracle)

The new travelling trophy is HOT. Who is man enough to win this?!

NFL Week 2 is here!

2010-09-18T10:36:00.000-05:00

Andre Johnson, Ray Rice, Percy Harvin, and Lesean McCoy.... go out and do what you are supposed to be able to do!!

Vick = changed man

2010-09-18T10:00:00.000-05:00

Mike Vick is back! A great comeback story and this interview shows how he changed for the better (team first mentality, gratitude). Can't wait to see Flash in action tomorrow!

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=5584376

SHIM IS BACK!

2010-09-17T18:42:00.000-05:00

Matt Shimizu - the season 1 champion of our fantasy basketball league has returned! He retired after a championship season and now he is out to prove that he was not a fluke.

CONCHA #1 AFTER WEEK 1

2010-09-15T22:20:00.001-05:00

David Concha topped both Habbaniyah and Bear Market leagues in opening kickoff weekend!

He owns the beast that is Arian Foster in both leagues.

Big day tomorrow!

2010-09-11T17:00:00.001-05:00

The day we've all been waiting for has finally come!

Heads up

2010-09-11T16:59:00.000-05:00

My college life is over. Starting Monday, I am starting work full time which will take up 50 to 60 hours a week of my life. So this blog will not be as active as it use to be.

But nevertheless, no excuses if I lose. I always play to be #1!!

RAY RICE

2010-09-11T16:58:00.001-05:00

I bought my 2nd and final jersey of the season. My fantasy season is depending all on one man's shoulders - RAY RICE AND KIMCHI!!

PICK EM LEAGUE

2010-09-11T14:09:00.001-05:00

Please feel free to join us!

http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/pickem

Group ID#: 68405
Password: wutang

OFFICIAL NHLFF 2010 RANKINGS!

2010-09-11T12:57:00.017-05:00

By Sargon Shammas
Resident Expert, accurately predicted 80% the first two seasons.

This is how I rated the teams. Broke each team down by a certain amount of players (based on roster spots). QB (1), RBs (2), WRs (2), TE (1) and FLEX (remaining 2-3 skill players of significance). I rated each team’s starting lineup positions on a scale of 1-12, 1 being the best and 12 being the worst. These rankings have nothing to do with keepers, strictly rankings for how they’ll play this year based on my opinions. Then I added the position points together to give me an idea how each teams overall rankings are. (Lowest scores are the best teams, highest scores are the worst teams). First I’ll just have the teams in order by points, at the end of the write up I’ll have my OFFICIAL RANKINGS.

For the official rankings, I’ll be moving teams up or down however I want but somewhat remaining true to the scored rankings. Obviously this isn’t perfect (because it weighs a TE position as important as a QB position, and I completely ignored defense and kickers), but you get the idea. I also decided to add a FLEX position. Basically subtracted each team’s best 2 WRs and 2 RBs, then rated the remaining players as a flex, which made the rankings a bit more accurate I think.

Note: Numbers might not add up b/c I switched some around during the write up. Let me know if you catch anything.

Position Breakdown:

QB: Quality only, I only looked at the starters, backups or bench didn’t affect rankings.

RB: Top 2 starters.

WR: Top 2 Starters

TE: Quality only, only counted the starter, backups didn’t affect rankings.

FLEX: Quality and Depth: Subtracted each teams best 2 WRs and best 2 RBs, then rated the remaining players of significance for a flex ranking.

Team Points Breakdown ( 1 point is the best, 12 points is the worst, I did this breakdown in order by the actual points, not the rankings, which will again, be at the end of the writeup)

#1 USMChgo 22 Points

QB: 7 Points Rivers dropped a lot due to VJAX holding out, but remains one of the last top tier QBs.

RB: 3 Points Gore/Thomas slightly edged out Rice/McCoy for the #3 spot.

WR: 7 Points: Jennings/Sim-Walker is the weak point of the team after trading away AJ.

Flex: 2 Points: Foster was considered a Flex, depth was weak but great starter in Foster shot you up the rankings.

TE: 3 Points: Clark can put up #1 stats, but I have Finley and Gates ahead of him.

#2 Capital Punishment: 23 Points

QB: 6 Points: Had Romo much higher but beat up O-line will hurt for a couple games so I had to drop him.

RBs: 6 Points: Almost ranked SJax/Addai higher, but big play potential goes to Matthews/Bradshaw.

WRs: 2 Points: Basically two 2^nd rounders as my starting WRs. It was close between Marshall/Austin and Smith(CAR)/Colston, but again, big plays and more receptions gives the nod to Marshall/Austin.

Flex: 8 Points: Would have been way higher but Michael Bush got hurt, and depth is a slight concern at the moment, so dropped all the way down to 8.

TE: 1 Point: Finley and Gates are so close, but I go with Finley b/c he’s faster, more big play potential in my opinion. Trading away Wells definitely hurt flex depth, but it improved the TE position drastically.

#3 WhatAromashodufasodhgoah 24 Points

QB: 4 Points: Schaub gets the edge over Brady, almost put him in front of Brees too.

RB: 5 Points: MJD/Charles is solid but MJD injury and Charles 3 way backfield drops this farther than they should be.

WR: 3 Points: Smith/Colston barely sneaks past Moss/Ocho, they should be steadier IMO, but they couldn’t edge out Marshall/Austin due to Smith lack of TDs and Brees spreading the ball around in NO.

Flex: 4 Points: Nicks/Gaffney/Maclin…not superstuds but great matchup depth.

TE: 8 Points: Witten is a stud but low TD output, lot of talent around him, and him blocking more b/c of bad oline makes him fall.

#4 Livendiebythechicahoihcioh 29 points

QB: 5 Points: Brady sneaks past Romo due to Pats weak running game and Cowboys beat up Oline.

RB: 1 Point: CJ/Grant. I hate grant, but CJ can carry anybody.

WR: 10 Points: Welker/Floyd are serviceable, but one of the weaker combos in the league.

Flex: 1 Point: Garcon/Wallace easily best two flex options in the league….

TE: 12 Points: …unfortunately worst TE in the league, Gresham holds this team back just a bit, but if it’s 1 position you want to be weak at, it’s TE. He’s not bad, just not as good as the rest of the league.

#5 I Will Breakyou 30 Points

QB: 1 Point: Rodgers will outscore every QB again, IMO. Easily carries this team.

RB: 10 Points: No idea how Forte/Spiller are this low, but I think Forte sharing with Chester Taylor hurts. Spiller will definitely make up for it though, ROY candidate behind Matthews.

WR: 9 Points: Not horrible WRs, but there’s better out there. Waynes on his way down I think, and Evans will hurt you as much as he will help you.

Flex: 6 Points: Forsett is the main reason for this high ranking, but Royal has a chance to add great depth to your team if he bounces back.

TE: 4 Points: Right up there with Finley skill wise, but 49ers QB drops your TE a few notches.

#6 Willy’s Dream Team 31 Points

QB: 10 Points: Palmer will have his good games, but definitely a step below the elite. I rated Kolb and Flacco ahead of him, but he has a chance to outplay them.

RB: 4 Points: Last second decided to move Rice/McCoy ahead of MJD/Charles. Healthier and less competition.

WR: 1 Point: AJ/Fitz. Definitely staying the hell away from Fitz this year, but Fitz as a #2 to AJ is a diff story.

Flex: 5 Points: It’s more your depth than your quality here, but at least you have some matchup plays w/ Brown/Moss/MoMa

TE: 11 Points: Heath Miller, you’ll get by with him, but he’s def not the stud of the bunch.

#7 Monsters 32 Points

QB: 3 Points: Brees can easily jump to #1, but I respect the Madden Curse haha. Almost put Schaub ahead of him but I’ll give Brees his props at #3.

RB: 11 Points: Mendenhall lost short yardage job (which technically means goalline), and Moreno’s nowhere near 100%. Drops your stud RBs down quite a bit compared to rest of the league, but they can shoot up the rankings in the middle/late part of the season, when it counts

WR: 6 Points: Boldin/Smith(NYG) are more than serviceable, but injury concern (Boldin) and Nicks creeping up on Smith, push them down a bit.

Flex: 7 Points: Again more depth than quality, but Caddy/Crabtree/Bryant have the potential to outproduce and make your Flex more productive.

TE: 6 Points: Shiancoe would be higher but I don’t know if Favre will last that long. At this pace, looks like the only legit receiving threat in that offense.

#8 Bad Beat 35 Points

QB: 9 Points: Kolb is high risk high reward. I think he’ll start out on fire and fizzle out when it counts, towards the end of the year, kind of like that one year Grossman had. Unlike Grossman though, Kolb will learn from it, but that won’t help you this year. He does have an easy schedule though so….toss up.

RB: 8 Points: Seems a bit low, but Benson holds the group back I think, plus Williams is sharing with J-Stew

WR: 5 Points: Megatron/Djax have more potential than everyone except AJ/Fitz, but they have more risk than the other 3 WR groups ahead of them.

Flex: 11 Points: Barber’s the stud of your flex group, which isn’t saying much now that Dallas Oline is so beat up. But he should carry that flex position if Dallas oline gets healthy, which it should in a couple games.

TE: 2 Points: Gates is the only TE who is a clear cut #1 receiving option on his team. Gates has a higher floor, but Finley has the higher ceiling.

#9 Zarconation: 36 Points

QB: 12 Points: Cutler can definitely outplay this, but he was either gana have a great year or a horrible year, so far it looks horrible, but definitely upside to this projection.

RB: 2 Points: Last second stuck Turner/Best ahead of Gore/Thomas. Best will share significantly less than Thomas

WR: 8 Points: White/Owens are definitely serviceable, but Owens will disappear sometimes.

Flex: 9 Points: Thomas Jones/H.Ward are steady flexes, but there’s more explosive players out there. They’ll still have some huge games however.

TE: 5 Points: Cooley, just a gut feeling here b/c McNabb has no one else to throw to.

#10 Juan 37 Points

QB: 8 Points: Flacco can definitely outplay this, but Baltimore is still a run first team.

RB: 12 Points: This is more about Ricky Williams than it is about Shonn Greene, but I have my doubts about Greene too. Definitely not bad RBs, but the league has better out there.

WR: 4 Points: Moss/Ocho can definitely outplay this spot. Moss disappears sometimes, but he’s worth it b/c he can put up 40 points anytime, problem is that Ocho doesn’t do that anymore.

Flex: 3 Points: Harrison/Knox actually one of my favorite Flex duos in the league. They’ll help you overcome your RBs, who aren’t bad to begin with.

TE: 10 Points: Celek isn’t a bad TE, but like I’ve said a lot in this writeup, there’s better rostered players out there. He can outplay this if Kolb has a better year than expected.

#11 Launchpad: 38 Points

QB: 2 Points: Peyton Manning’s bad years are still great, so I won’t let him fall past Brees, but I think Rodgers mobility pushes Manning down a notch.

RB: 7 Points: Sjax and Addai can easily outplay this spot, but you’ll never get those huge games since they aren’t breakaway runners. 80 yards, 1 td, and 4 or 5 Receptions for 40 yards is what you’ll see constantly, which makes your team very consistent. But sometimes steady starting lineups lose to boom or bust type rosters.

WR: 11 Points: Driver/Mason, similar to Sjax and Addai, they’re not big game threats like they used to be. They’ll get you steady points, but won’t put up huge numbers too often. However Mason’s steady points helped push you ahead of Bowe/Harvin to avoid the #12 spot.

Flex: 10 Points: Not horrible, but Hightower is only valuable if Beanie goes down, and Hester is too boom or bust for our small starting lineups like this league has.

TE: 7 Points: Seems way too low for Gonzo, he’s not the #1 option in his offense anymore, and young stud TEs are slowly passing him by in the NFL. He can def outplay his ranking though.

#12 Southside 53 Points

QB: 11 Points: Eli is steady and won’t throw too many INTs, which is why I snuck him past Cutler, who can throw 20+ INTs.

RB: 9 Points: Definitely too low for a team with AP on it, but your bad luck continued when Wells got hurt after our trade went through. Doesn’t look serious though, I think it’ll be a rough start (Vikes O getting back on track and Beanie injury) but this RB tandem can catch fire in the middle part of the season to upset a couple teams.

WR: 12 Points: I love Bowe but the rest of your WRs hold him back. Harvin made a lot of mental mistakes in their first game, he needs to step it up considering he’s the starter now, he should have had a huge game Thursday night. If Harvin pulls it together this group can help you play spoiler.

Flex: 12 Points: Sproles might actually help upgrade this position if he gets more 3^rd down work, but he’s such a risky flex play. Britt got demoted to 3^rd WR so your Flex is definitely hurting for now.

TE: 9 Points: You gave up Finley for the future of your team but Miller can be a top 5 TE in my opinion. I think he can outplay Witten, Gonzo, and Shiancoe if the Raiders can hold the ball on offense. Gates is the clear cut #1 receiver on his team (for TEs), but Miller is a close 2^nd, no one in Oakland is going to see more targets than Miller IMO.

Official 2010-2011 Rankings (Adjusted)

You begged for it. You cried for it. You bled for it (maybe), but here they are. No whining, no arguing, but I still want to hear your thoughts. Without further adooooo or however the hell you spell it, here are the rankings for this season.

Juggernauts: These teams will have the best records in their respective conferences. Obviously BOTH will make the playoffs.

#1 Livendiebythechi: 29 Points (moved up three spots b/c he’s in weaker

USA

conference)

#2 USMCchgo: 22 Points (Tough conference, but he should come out on top of it.)

Contenders: Both of these teams WILL make the playoffs. These two teams will battle it out with Concha in a tight race for the MEXICAN CONFERENCE CROWN, as of right now it looks like they’ll fall just short, but they still have a chance of winning the Mexican Conference.

#3 Capital Punishment 23 Points

#4 Whataromashoulddo: 24 Points

In the Hunt: These teams are in the playoff race. AT LEAST ONE of these teams WILL miss the playoffs. Maximum of 2 of these teams will miss the playoffs, but one of them will definitely go on to play in the postseason.

#5 Willys Dream Team 31 Points (Moved up one spot, Andre Johnson adjustment)

#6 I will Break you 30 Points

#7 Monsters 32 Points

Fighting for their Lives: AT LEAST 1 of these teams WILL sneak in the playoffs, but no more than two.

#8 Bad Beat 35 Points

#9 Zarco 36 Points

#10 Launchpad 38 Points (moved up one for being in USA conference)

#11 Juan 37 Points (moved down one, tougher Mexico conference)

Spoiler/Upset Special: Definitely won’t make the playoffs, but someone who’s supposed to beat him will lose to him. This team will crush a team or two’s playoff hopes, GUARANTEED. Especially b/c he will have waiver priority all year.

#12 Southside 53 Points

2/24 FANTASY SPORTS

#LINsanity #SuperLINtendo #LINsational!

Milestones updated

Habbaniyah Super Bowl Party

TEBOW MANIA

Team USMCchgo Official Statement

NEW CHAMPIONS

Message from Team ImHungry

Habb Commish speaks

2011 Bear Bowl

2012 Bull Market Schedule

#Tebow

Winding Down

Thank you God

WTF NBA

Quote of the Week

HGH Hooters Celebration 2011

News

2011 HGH CHAMPION

Week 2 Stars

HGH World Series

HGH News

Week 1 in the books!

NFL KICKOFF DAY!

2/24 Design Updates

Rule Book

Custom Art

2011 Habbaniyah Kickoff!

2011 Da Bear Market Kickoff

Cool site for fantasy football helmets

2011 Top Projected PPR Players *QB*

2011 Top Projected PPR Players *RB*

2011 Top Projected PPR Players *WR*

2011 Top Projected PPR Players *TE*

Bear Market Prep

The Snake wins again

Oorah! 2/24 Gunny Dawson jersey

Rose is all in

Fantasy Board meeting today

Career Board Spreadsheet

Never underestimate the Heart of a Champion

Congrats Clyde!

Da Bull Market Finals!

March Madness 2011

Wheelin n Dealin!

D. ROSE RISES UP!

Dunk

Baseball season is here!

Champions

2010 HGH Champion

King James on a mission

VJAX REDEMPTION

Bulls are hot!

News

There can only be ONE. Playoffs begin!

Final Week

7-3?? Next 7 games = true test

Unconscious performance!

Bears win in Toronto!

Hakeem Nicks is $$$

Week 9 Vick-tory

John Wall: 29 points, 13 assists, 9 steals!

We are who we thought we were :(

New NBA jerseys are NICE

Freaky like my Lady Pyramid!

Randy Moss saga continues

As long as the Yankees don't win

CP3 Undefeated

Get a haircut!

T-SHIRT DESIGNS COMPLETE

D-Rose is gonna dominate this season!

So close

SUPER TEAM forms in Habbaniyah

Redesign in Progress

HUGE WEEK 5!

NBA IS HERE

WE HAVE A NEW CHAMPION!

Megatron is back!

Coming out this Tuesday! NBA2K11

Da Bull Market Keeper Rules

2011 Top Projected PPR Players QB

2011 Top Projected PPR Players RB

2011 Top Projected PPR Players WR

2011 Top Projected PPR Players TE