Week One 2009-10

The new format on CBS is going to take some getting used to for sure. There are a couple of things I like better than what we’ve done in the past, starting with the fact that CBS does all the work. No need for Cappy to plug numbers into a spreadsheet like before.

I also like the fact that play continues all week. It can be a bit frustrating waiting to see how each week turns out but there is something going on all the time.

Don’t forget to set your lineup today. Changes can be made up until 5 minutes before the first games starts, which is another nice feature.

Week One Recap:

New Guy Gets Best of Self-declared Chumpion

Coach Randolph of Tao of G’s managed to put up the second highest score in Week One enroute to a hotly contested win over ‘Bus, the Chumpion. This game went back and forth all week with ‘Bus seemingly in the advantage most of the time, but in the end, G’s rode solid numbers across the board to the win.

While G’s managed to be consistent through all ten players, Incubus was hampered by poor performances from Morrow and Randolph. What are the chances ‘Bus thought he was getting Zach Randolph rather than Anthony? Naw, ‘Bus wouldn’t do a dumb thing like that... would he?

Sorry, Chumpion, maybe the Meatheads will be an easier mark next week.

Another Newcomer Gets a Dubya

Coach Olsen of Isotopes isn’t satisfied with kicking the Cap’n butt in Fantasy Football, now he’s put a hot basketball team together too. Isotopes had nice numbers through 7 players but could have improved with Kevin Martin in the game over Jefferson or Salmons. I do think Salmons will put up better numbers in the long run than he did in Week One.

Shivermetimbers, who is really computer brain-dead Coach Hollis of Clutch City, actually had a good shot at winning had Pau Gasol played. I wonder if Coach Hollis will manage to sub for the injured Gasol before game time tonight?

CBS VS. CBS

Both The Replacements and StepOff let CBS do their drafting for them. That strategy seems to have worked out pretty well for The Replacements, with Carmelo Anthony leading the way.

One surprise for Cappy with this Replacements team is how well Marc Gasol did for them this week. If he can be consistent with that kind of performance, he will be a real find at Center for Coach Bugden’s team.

Speaking of computer brain-dead, Cap’n Parrotdead noticed Coach Andrew’s name pop up several times during the live draft but he sent me a message saying he couldn’t log in for the draft and would have to trust CBS. I think he didn’t notice the separate window that opens for the draft when you log in. Did the same thing myself but I figured it out...

Meatadors VS Ballwashers: Game of the Weak

I’ll forgive Coach Sisti for starting two empty slots this week. He told me he was out of town and would have to let CBS draft for him. I’m going to presume that he didn’t get a chance to set his lineup either, before play started. Look for Ballwashers to be more competitive in the coming weeks as Coach Sisti is generally pretty on the ball.

As for Meatadors, it’s looking like it will be a long season. Nowitzki’s 38 was his best performance. No one else even cracked 30. It’s tough to find the bright spot in this dog. Knowing how Coach Dutt keeps track of his teams, I wonder if he’ll even notice?

Another Newcomer Gets a Dubya

All of our QFBA Newcomers got a win this week. While that may be a fearsome omen from some teams, I’m thinking it’s more along the lines of luck from Coach Whitson’s team this week. Big J’s Battalion had a handful of nice performances powering him to the win this week, but he’s got a lot of dogs that will keep him grounded unless he makes some changes, starting with Tyson Chandler.

Coach A. Heiniger, on the other hand, didn’t have any real dogs but neither did The Boozers have a single player break 30 points. Gonna be tough to get a Dubya at that rate, at least until they play Shivermetimbers or Meatadors.

The Mrs. Gives Cappy a Gutful

Okay, the drawback to play that lasts all week is that Mrs. Cappy was a royal pain in my Parrotdead ass all week. I swear, one more night of her face buried in the computer and keeping me apprised of how I’m getting whupped and I might have gone Postal. Thank God she hasn’t figured out how to follow the games on her Blackberry yet.

Both these teams had some obvious holes to fill this week but Cappy had two potential starters on the bench with questionable status. Look for some big numbers from the Cap'n Parrotdead in weeks to come.

Jitterbugz choice of D-Will in the first round is looking pretty damn good at this point. The pundit that gave her a D- on her draft may have forgotten how much more valuable point guards are now that assists are worth two points.

QFBA Rag – 2008-09 Season - Volume Eight

Climate Change

While the entire country has been experiencing the effects of climate change in the weather, there has also been a big change in the climate here at the QFBA in the form of our first blockbuster trade. Incubus and Cap'n Parrotdead, after hours of high-level negotiation behind closed doors, has pulled off a six player deal involving marquee players like D-Will and D-Wade. This is certainly D-trade of D-year.

Coach 'Bus has already nominated himself for Executive of the Year for trading two free-agent picks for the NBA's leading scorer. Time will tell who got the better of the deal but Coach Cap'n readily admits he was a tad generous because he felt bad about saddling The Bus with this awful team after he generously stepped in to help the league. Of course, Coach 'Bus did have the same opportunity to draft his own team as the rest of us, but that's another story.

FNU the One With Balls

Coach Andrew Fruity Train let yet another opportunity to show some balls slip away by refusing Cap's offer to bet $10 that Cap would outscore FT this week. Since Andy would have won that wager, it just proves the old adage of no guts, no glory.

FNU vs Fruit Train turned out to be the best game of the week. With Effen You nursing a lead, this one came down to Howard vs. Stoudemire on Thursday. Howard's numbers came in first and his Sub-par-man 30 left the door open for Stoudemire to save the day for his team. As he racked up the numbers, it looked like Stoudemire just might pull off the come from behind win for Coach Don't-Call-Me-Andy, but his 42 were just a little shy and the Effers squeaked past for the Dubya.

Having been bit by the matchup bug several times this season, FNU has lately proven that these things tend to even out over the course of the season.

Sympathy For Incubus

You gotta feel for the 'Bus, which may explain why the Cap was so merciful toward him this week. With Clutch the Tittie getting 22 from Howard, who looked like he wasn't going to play at all, and a lousy 10 from Miller, 'Bus was primed for his first win, even after McGrady's 48. Then Danny Granger (who?) pops off with 61 and the 'Bus breaks down yet again.

Man, that's gotta hurt...

Cinderella Gets Evil Step Mother

Coach April is really living the charmed life. She's been clobbering people all season and even when she finally has a bad game, she plays one of only two teams she could have beaten this week. This one has to hurt even more for Coach S knowing that Crawford for Iguodala would have given her the win, even without the additional 14 she'd have gotten from Jackson, who was supposed to be injured, over Nene. It's always tough to lose but even more so when you know the win was within your grasp.

At this point, someone needs to bring the Cap's undefeated kid down. My favorite teams are quickly becoming the Deadheads and whoever plays the Bruisers.

Dubbers Knock CPD Down to .500 - Spurring Blockbuster Trade

It's like the Cap told Bus this week: Cap will either prove genius or bum from this deal but he didn't get into this thing to play .500 ball. This should have been a huge year for the Cap but, admittedly, he made a couple of mistakes that have been compounded by a rash of injuries.

Cap saw that Randolph was undrafted and nearly snatched him up but hesitated too long and let him get away. Then Cap trades McGrady for Brand because he didn't trust McGrady to stay healthy and it's Brand the disappoints even without his injury troubles. Can you imagine that damage Cap could be doing with a lineup of Wade, McGrady, Smith Boozer and Randolph? Scarey!

I'll tell ya, it's been a tough season so far for the Cap. At this rate, I may force myself to walk the plank.

But back to the game at hand. No one aside from Wade had a particularly decent game for Cap'n Parrothead punctuated by Brand's 12 in a game in which he left early with an injury that will keep him out for at least a month. With Dubbers putting up the weekly high score at 201, it might not have mattered anyway.

Dubbers have suffered a couple of disappointing losses this year but are sitting right on the Bruisers bumper now and looking like the contender I thought they'd be. Woe is me...