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Help: Draft Prep and Organizing

lil leftee · 2017-09-22T19:11:44Z

Hey HoopBallers! I think just about anyone can help me with this, as I feel overwhelmed with the loaded information involved in drafting. So it's about that time of the year where we're setting up for drafts. In general, I was wondering what kind of preparation you guys set up before draft. I've been playing fantasy for 3 years or so, but I've never attempted to prep for a draft and I've just winged it based on memory and knowledge. I've read the Hoop Ball draft guide a ton, but I'm having trouble putting it all together in a consolidated, coherent form. So simply put, I would just like to know your pre-draft setup, however, these are some specific questions that I'd like to know if possible: Q1: Do you set up a pre-planned draft order of potential players from every starting pick? Or perhaps only the first few rounds and then wing it based on knowledge? Do you set up pairings, team composition or specific targets you're aiming for, from every starting pick? Q2: If you're using website rankings like the B150, how do you actually do your draft according to those rankings? Do you follow it loosely or make your own rankings based on them? Q3: If you're making your own rankings, how do you set up everything? Do you use Excel/Google spreadsheets? Do you highlight certain players for [i.e. injury prone, sleepers, etc.]? Do you make player notes and caveats such as "Rank 132 - Milos Teodosic - 30 year old rookie, late round PG, high assists/upside"? Are there players you completely erase from your rankings? (i.e. punt players, you don't like them, etc.) Q4: If you're making your own rankings, are you ranking players on exactly where you would draft them? Do you set a ceiling/floor ranking along with your general rankings? Q5: Specifically on Yahoo fantasy - How do you set yourself up for draft day? Any help, big or small would be appreciated! If anyone else has questions of their own, please feel free to ask here. Thank you guys :D

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Some great info here. I've been trying to find a way to make my rankings be a composite of the ADP and the B150.....with a few of my own thoughts mixed in of course! Anyone have any good ways of doing it? For example, if the ADP of player A is pick #56 and the B150 ranking is 85......where do I want to draft him (if at all) compared to player B who has an ADP of 107 and a B150 rating of 55. Clearly I want player B, but I don't want to take him with that 56th pick when no one else is looking for him until much later. I want to leave room for him though and if all of the picks in that 56 range are way overvalued, how far do I reach.

Hope what I am asking makes sense.....I am probably overcomplicating things, but I enjoy all the draft prep stuff a lot and thought this could pay off pretty well if I can make it work.

Posted : 02/10/2017 12:16 pm

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