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The Bronx Journal/December 2000 A 1 5 .com After All

File FILE Injuries, like the one recently sustained, are killers for fantasy teams. Tracy McGrady (above) and Jermaine O’neal (right) are scoring huge for their new teams. “I’ve never really Who’s Hot: (These are W h o ’s Not: (Over- Sleepers: (Under-rated the top guns) rated and Pricey) and Cheap) followed the NBA too much. I used to only Guards: Guards: Guards: 1- 1- 1- like college , but now I’m always 2- 2- 2- watching NBA games to see how my players 3- Bryant 3- 3- Jeff McInnis 4- Tracy McGrady Forwards: Forwards: are doing. Forwards: 1- Antonio McDyess 1- 1- 2- 2- ‘Owning’ a team made me learn a lot about 2- 3- 3- 3- Centers: Centers: the players in the NBA.” 4- 1- 1- Jermaine O’Neal Centers: 2- 2- - Bronxite and Smallworld player, Mike Palacia 1- Shaquille O’Neal 2- ... cont’d from A-14. Buying a player who just comes off the Watching games can be addictive, and injured-list, for example, is a smart move. playing Smallworld.com quickly becomes True, they will be rusty for a few games, but TIPS: compulsive. “At first, I just made my team, their value will quickly rise as their play and once in a while I’d watch to see my improves. After some time, he can be sold, Sell: players that A.) are guys play,” says Anthony Galasso, another and the money earned can be put into anoth- injured (their stock will Smallworld.com player from the Bronx, er position or another player. Conversely, if plummet very quickly), B.) “but after about a week, I started spending a star player gets injured and will be out for do not play as many games hours at the computer trying to figure out a substantial amount of time, then he should in a week as players on stats and how many times my guys play be traded for his replacement. He will other teams, C.) have not every week.” receive the minutes and the shots that the played well in recent games Palacia adds, “When I’m watching a injured player would have seen, and his game, and someone from my team misses a productivity should increase. When the and are losing value. free-throw I yell at him through the t.v., injured player comes back from injury, his Buy: players who A.) are ‘you just lost me 1 .’” Palacia says that replacement can be sold for a major profit. back-ups for players who he works on his team “at least five hours a Although by the end of the season, man- week,” and adds, “Gary Payton has been agers may look like cave men--hunched were recently injured (they my main weapon so far.” o v e r, un-shaven, un-showered, circles will receive the minutes the Gary Payton is indeed a good fantasy around their eyes, and maybe even foaming injured player would have selection. Though he is the most expensive at the mouth--fantasy basketball is a fun, received), B.) play a bunch guard at over $11 million fantasy dollars, he free treat for all who decide to play it. Not of games that week, C.) just is well worth it, as he makes nearly 50 fan- only do players come away with fond mem- come off the injured list tasy points per game, which is top 5 in the ories of playing throughout the season, they NBA. also come away with a much better knowl- (their stock will rise, and The idea of is to buy players edge of the game and its players. “I played you can later sell them for a who will not only make managers a profit, at Smallworld last year, and I bet I can huge profit), and D.) are on but also give them points at the same time. probably name everyone in the NBA right a hot streak. FILE To be successful at fantasy basketball, man- now,” says Palacia. After experiencing it for Shots like the one above by the sitting help teams. agers must be on top of all news at all times. yourselves, I am sure you won’t doubt him.