Synopsis
Podcast by Rotoworld Basketball
Episodes
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The Rotoworld NBA Fantasy Draft Recap
23/10/2019 Duration: 57minThis week we assembled the entire Rotoworld NBA crew for a 12-team, 9-category head-to-head draft, a league we'll be playing out all season. On this episode, Tommy Beer, Ryan Knaus and Steve Alexander join Matt Stroup to break down all of their teams — the spicy picks, the moments of panic and the profound regrets. We discuss a ton of players on this episode — including Steph Curry, Tobias Harris, Julius Randle, Jonathan Isaac, Montrezl Harrell, LaMarcus Aldridge, Marvin Bagley and a whole lot more. We also had a small blockbuster trade go down live on the show.
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Breakout Candidates and Top Draft Targets
21/10/2019 Duration: 23minOn the eve of the NBA season, Matt Stroup and Steve Alexander break down some of their favorite draft targets, including players who could break out or bounce back. We discuss names ranging from Luka Doncic to Deandre Ayton to Kelly Oubre to Gary Harris, and a whole host of others. Whether you've already drafted or are last-minute drafting before the season, there's plenty to take away from this episode, including the fact that Dr. A still can't quit Marquese Chriss.
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Fantasy Recap and Draft Prep Podcast
18/10/2019 Duration: 55minIt's fantasy draft season! Sadly, we kicked this one off to break down the news of Zion Williamson set to miss time. We'll go over the guys who will step up and and some possible pick ups in deeper leagues, too. We'll also hit on Bradley Beal's extension and what that means.After that, we break down a Thursday night draft and hit all out favorite targets with some strategy points along the way. This should be super useful for anyone with a draft coming up.We'll also try to hit all the guys we wanted and didn't get, and also mention they guys we're not targeting throughout the draft.Good luck this year!
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Yahoo Friends and Family Draft Breakdown
16/10/2019 Duration: 37minIt's crunch time for fantasy hoops drafts, and on this episode we have you covered. Three members of the Rotoworld hoops crew (Tommy Beer, Ryan Knaus and Matt Stroup) recently took part in the Yahoo Friends and Family Draft, a 12-team, 8-category expert league. We break down each of their teams and the logic behind the picks, including where to target Zion Williamson, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Kelly Oubre, Jonathan Isaac and Mitchell Robinson, among others. The link to the full draft recap — including the place to find the pick-by-pick results — is right here.
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Preseason Buzz, Breakouts and Late Targets Podcast
11/10/2019 Duration: 59minIt is full-on fantasy season! Jonas Nader and Mike Gallagher go over the takeaways from the Thursday action, trends from the week leading up to a big weekend, and talk on some of our favorite targets.We'll end the pod running through some of our favorite options who are under 50%, 25%, 5% and at 0% owned in Yahoo! Fantasy leagues.There's a ton of stats on who is getting overlapped with teammates and what it means for both upside and floors.Good luck to those drafting this weekend!
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Full 2019 Live Fantasy Draft
09/10/2019 Duration: 02h01minAhmed Fareed hosts as Steve Alexander, Ryan Knaus, Jared Johnson and Yahoo's Dalton Del Don draft their fantasy squads against eight Rotoworld Draft Guide subscribers. Matt Stroup and Tommy Beer are on hand to provide round-by-round analysis and hurl venom at our panel of drafters.
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Positions Battles and News Podcast
04/10/2019 Duration: 01h02minActual NBA basketball is back! We had two games with four NBA teams going out there in the last two days, so we'll go over some takeaways from those two outings. Plus, there have been a ton of blurbs on Rotoworld this week, so we'll go through all the ones that caught our eyes in the last few days.We'll also go over all the camp battles to watch for those in deep leagues, or even those in shallower leagues.We're back!
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Training Camp News to Know
02/10/2019 Duration: 19minOn the eve of the Rotoworld Fantasy Basketball Live Draft, Matt Stroup and Tommy Beer break down some of the recent fantasy hoops headlines, including high praise for Hawks rookie De'Andre Hunter, a murky outlook for Kristaps Porzingis and Deandre Ayton potentially adding some long-distance attempts to his arsenal.
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Pre-Training Camp News Podcast
27/09/2019 Duration: 45minIt's media day for several team! Are we having fun yet!? Ryan Knaus and Mike Gallagher go over some recent news on Kyle Kuzma's injury, the Grizzlies injuries, coach Brett Brown's thoughts on Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons, Lonzo Ball getting cleared, Frank Ntilikina's improved shooting, some Nets talk and a lot more.We'll have some actual games to cover next week, but a lot of the news in the past few days has some major actionable information.
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Rozier's Big Chance, Kawhi's Potential Workload, Griffin's Downside
25/09/2019 Duration: 15minMatt Stroup and Tommy Beer run through some recent NBA headlines, including a chance for big numbers (and a scary FG percentage) for Terry Rozier in Charlotte, the potential path to more games played for Kawhi Leonard, and the potential downside for Blake Griffin.
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News and Players with Big Opportunity
20/09/2019 Duration: 46minMike Gallagher and Ryan Knaus talk some recent news on the Magic, Suns, Pistons, Wizards and of course more upside for Karl-Anthony Towns.We'll also hit on players who have massive opportunity in front of them. Not necessarily guys were are going to draft, but players we need to watch.We're almost to training camp!
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Five September Headlines: Jokic, LaVine, Porzingis, Fultz, Herro
18/09/2019 Duration: 16minMatt Stroup and Steve Alexander sit down in sunny Stamford CT to look at five recent NBA headlines and their fantasy ramifications. We discuss whether load management will be a thing in Denver and Dallas, and why Zach LaVine may still have even more untapped fantasy potential. Plus, the latest in the bizarre saga of Markelle Fultz, and a wrinkle for Summer League standout Tyler Herro in Miami.
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Ball-Handler Shot Quality Fantasy Podcast
13/09/2019 Duration: 56minWe're doing something new today as we dive in on what guards and ball-handlers saw changes to how they scored before and after the break. Jonas Nader and Mike Gallagher give a few reasons to be more aggressive on Donovan Mitchell and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.We'll talk a lot about what this data could mean for upcoming fantasy value and possibly widen their range of outcomes. Also some more encouraging stuff on D'Angelo Russell and we explain why Spencer Dinwiddie struggled late in the year.There's some talk of our Thursday auction, but just a ton of takes to go with a stats-packed pod.
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Where to draft: Paul George, Anthony Davis, Trae Young and Luka Doncic
11/09/2019 Duration: 19minMatt Stroup and Steve Alexander look at some recent headlines surrounding Paul George, Anthony Davis and Lou Williams in L.A., and consider where to draft last season's top rookies — Trae Young, Luka Doncic and Mitchell Robinson. Plus, is Terry Rozier more likely to be a sleeper/breakout or a fantasy bust?
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Deep Dive Stats Pod Vol. 2
06/09/2019 Duration: 47minRyan Knaus and Mike Gallagher are back with another deep-dive stats podcast. The Boston Celtics are the focus in this edition with talk on how Kemba Walker fits with Brad Stevens, Enes Kanter in the middle, how the new-look team affects Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum and Marcus Smart, and more on that squad. We'll also be talking about some bigs who could make a big leap next year. Marvin Bagley, Thomas Bryant, Jonas Valanciunas, Jaren Jackson Jr., and Wendell Carter Jr. are all very intriguing picks.There are some other tangents with our weekly Kelly Oubre talk and a lot more.
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Last Season's Surprises: What to Expect This Year
04/09/2019 Duration: 16minMatt Stroup and Steve Alexander look at some of the most surprising fantasy performances from last season — including Pascal Siakam, Mitchell Robinson and Bradley Beal — and forecast what to expect as they go for an encore in 2019-20. Plus, can LeBron James bounce back after a massively disappointing season for the Lakers? We debate all of that and more on this episode.
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Deep-Dive Stat Mailbag Podcast
30/08/2019 Duration: 42minRyan Knaus and Mike Gallagher try something new with a listener request on which players to talk about. We tackle some in-the-weed stats on some guys we haven't given enough attention to in the past few weeks.Terry Rozier is a fascinating player to discuss, so we'll talk about his new role. Miles Bridges also finds himself in a prime spot for a big season, so we'll talk about why we like him so much.Eric Bledsoe won't have Malcolm Brogdon around, but will it affect his stats?The Warriors are going to look very different this year, and D'Angelo Russell will have some major adjustments to make. We'll also hit on Draymond Green and Stephen Curry set to produce with Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson.Otto Porter gets some attention and we address the Suns with Ricky Rubio and Kelly Oubre (again).
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10 Undervalued Fantasy Options
28/08/2019 Duration: 18minWith less than two months to go until the start of the regular season, Matt Stroup and Steve Alexander look at 10 players who seem to be undervalued or a bit under the radar in fantasy leagues, ranging from T.J. Warren to Jonas Valanciunas to Lonzo Ball to Marvin Bagley. We also discuss why Danilo Gallinari could be a good draft day value again, and try to make sense of why Kelly Oubre is still relatively easy to get in drafts.
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August Fantasy News Round-Up Podcast
23/08/2019 Duration: 36minMike Gallagher and Ryan Knaus discuss Zach Collins getting back on track after an ankle injury. What's his fantasy outlook for the upcoming season and what's the highest he should go?Karl-Anthony Towns looks poised for a big year, and we continue to make the case he should go at No. 1 in nine-category leagues. Plus, Robert Covington at the four could change some things, Jarrett Culver could handle the rock, and maybe the Wolves can get more out of Andrew Wiggins.We'll also hit on Jonathan Isaac, Ja Morant and Jaylen Brown in a stat-packed edition.
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Out of Position Stats Pod: Smalls
21/08/2019 Duration: 48minAfter going over the Y! ranks last week, we're back to finish our out-of position pods. In this edition, we'll talk guards who can block a bit, not hurt you in FG%, and get some boards. We'll talk some predictive stats to possibly help out in blocks and higher FG%.For the second half of the pod (24 minutes), we'll talk about a recent football draft. It was a deep 12-team league, so we'll talk a little about strategy and we think it'll help for those with drafts coming up.Don't forget to check out all the content for the Rotoworld Football team!