Episodes
Jalen Johnson versus Jalen Williams? Nikola Jokic versus Victor Wembanyama? Scottie Barnes versus Damian Lillard. The toughest calls happen every day, and Dan is here to tell you who he prefers in all of them!
Published 09/20/24
Sometimes it's alright to grab the boring, easy winner, and maybe pass up on a little bit of the buzzy upside! Today, Dan profiles 10 names he believes are durable, safe, and have a chance to beat their ADP on top! Players covered: James Harden, Fred VanVleet, Jalen Williams, Tobias Harris, D’Angelo Russell, Isaiah Hartenstein, Alex Caruso, Ivica Zubac, Mike Conley, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope.
Published 09/20/24
How the hell do you compete with Nikola Jokic and Victor Wembanyama when you land the 12th pick? It's not easy, but if you thread the needle just right, you can come out with a draft night team that hangs with the big boys despite lady luck not being on your side. Dan starts with James Harden and Kevin Durant and weaves through the matrix before landing on a pair of punts that gets him back in the mix.
Published 09/19/24
Kayla Fonte makes her debut appearance as a guest on today's episode, and brings the heat with 10-plus undervalued targets - some for 9-cat and some for points leagues! Are the Atlanta Hawks the secret stash of fantasy gold this year? Tune in! Some players covered: Trae Young, Jalen Johnson, Dyson Daniels, Bogdan Bogdanovic, James Harden, Ja Morant, Coby White, Josh Giddey, and more!
Published 09/19/24
Player risk comes in all shapes and sizes: injury, rest, tanking... you name it! Today, Dan looks at the six riskiest players on the board and tells you whether the upside is worth the plunge for both head-to-head and roto leaguers! Players covered include: Jimmy Butler, Lauri Markkanen, Kyrie Irving, LaMelo Ball, Joel Embiid and Kawhi Leonard.
Published 09/18/24
Pairing is overrated. Let's be clear. You can typically build a perfectly fine fantasy team with almost any combination of amazing first and second round players. But are a few combinations just a little better than others for head-to-head leagues? Is it better to lean into strengths to create powerhouse teams with punts? Probably. And after followers bugged Dan for weeks, here's a show with his favorite one-two punches on the Yahoo board.
Published 09/18/24
We get so caught up in worrying about punt strategy from the first moment of a draft that sometimes we forget to just take great fantasy players. Today, Dan starts with Nikola Jokic and then simply grabs his favorites on the board. Did he end up punting points? Maybe, but did he also put together a cast of veterans ready to smash efficiently. He sure did. Mock team: Nikola Jokic, Kawhi Leonard, Fred VanVleet, Derrick White, Myles Turner, Bradley Beal, D'Angelo Russell, Chris Paul, Onyeka...
Published 09/17/24
Points leagues have sleepers too! Robbin Marx brings three of his most important names to draft, plus a lava-hot lightning round list of other sneaky targets in this special episode! Dan Besbris hosts. Players covered: Rob Dillingham, Kevin Porter Jr, Isaiah Hartenstein, Dereck Lively II, Brandin Podziemski, Trayce Jackson-Davis, Keyonte George, Andrew Wiggins, Onyeka Okongwu, OG Anunoby, Jaime Jaquez Jr, Zach Edey, Chris Paul and more! Plus, two names to avoid like the plague.
Published 09/17/24
Second Year players are all the rage, as rookies often take a leap, but which ones are getting overdrafted, and who has room left to explode? Dan takes a look at the top-9 second year options on the Yahoo board, including Wembanyama, Holmgren, Miller, Amen Thompson, Scoot Henderson, and more!
Published 09/16/24
We've got 22 movers! Dan profiles the biggest ADP jumps from the past week and decides if those players are now steals, busts, nothing, or getting close to one or the other! Players covered include Anthony Edwards, Kyrie Irving, Jakob Poeltl, Isaiah Hartenstein again, Kawhi Leonard, Jamal Murray, and more!
Published 09/16/24
In this short video, Slickrock starts the process of getting new fantasy basketball players ready to win without a long learning curve!
Published 09/15/24
Nikola Jokic can lend his services to a well-rounded team, a punt threes team, a punt points team, a punt blocks team... the list goes on and on. Dan tries his hand at a punt threes build and runs into a few snags along the way.
Published 09/14/24
These six players have the ability to go flying above their draft slot because of a new location, new role, or a combination of both! Players covered: Jalen Johnson, Jalen Williams, Immanuel Quickley, Mark Williams, Isaiah Hartenstein and Jordan Poole.
Published 09/13/24
Dan wants absolutely nothing to do with these 8 players, whether it's because of a poor outlook, absurd ADP or a combination, this is the current "AVOID" list! Players listed: Paolo Banchero, Dejounte Murray, Khris Middleton, Brandon Ingram, Jusuf Nurkic, Jerami Grant, Franz Wagner and Clint Capela!
Published 09/13/24
A roto board is a new kind of adventure, where some riskier swings make more sense and well-rounded players is the name of the game!
Published 09/12/24
Head-to-head isn't the same as roto. Maybe it used to be, but it's not any more. Dan brings you his first 12 (13, actually) players for head-to-head drafts. This is the ORDER to take them, not final 9-category rankings.
Published 09/12/24
What did we learn from our first try? When you start with Wembanyama, the best punt is FG% but don't forget to address big man stats before it gets too late. Dan fixes some errors in this much better effort at a powerhouse Wemby build.
Published 09/11/24
Steve and Scott grace us with 4 of their absolute TOP choices for value, plus a lightning round list of easy wins on this "My Guys" series episode of OMSFB!
Published 09/11/24
Dan takes a look at 30 of the biggest ADP shifts from the past week and highlights where guys became values or moved into bust territory because of it!
Published 09/10/24
Punting is complicated. Adam G Stock of Elite Fantasy Basketball is here to help you get started. On today's show with Dan, Adam gives us his preferred punt for EACH player that's commonly being taken in the first round. The guys go through a punt blocks build and how to think about when to grab fit versus scarcity, and Adam also dives into the mistakes players frequently make when learning how to punt in general.
Published 09/10/24
What's the best way to build on Victor Wembanyama with the 1st overall pick? Do you punt something? Do you attack his strengths and try to shore up the rest. Dan tries the FG% punt model with some wins and a few misses.
Published 09/09/24
Who does Sloan Piva not want to leave his draft without? These five players! And he's on today's show to tell you why.
Published 09/09/24
Cam Thomas is the talk of the town, but is he going too soon for folks that want more than scoring? Can we get Nic Claxton's value later from other guys? Can Cam Johnson remember to shoot when he actually touches the ball? The Nets are a complicated mess and Dan looks to try to find anything of note on an in-between roster.
Published 09/08/24
Josh Lloyd set up a 9-category head-to-head mock, and Dan got the 6th pick. How did Dan both end up with all the relevant Lakers and remain competitive? Solid picks throughout and some fun late targets to boot!
Published 09/07/24
Dan gives you his favorite player from each of the first 10 rounds! The players are pulled from Yahoo Pre-Rank and ADP data and generally fall in the middle of each round so that most folks doing drafts on their own have a legitimate shot to get these guys.
Published 09/06/24