This Week In The MML
Week #4, November 30-December 6
Spread differential in order of highest per player average to lowest (W-L record shown for the week).
8.0 or better
Psychos
Week 4: 0-3>: +86=8.6
Week 3: 0-3>: +37=2.18
Week 2: 0-3>: +58=3.86
Week 1: 3-0>: +38=2.37
Comment: Where did this spread come from? Their guards had big time games. Matt Rogers showed a pulse…finally. They’ll have a new frosh in the lineup next week as they cut Maluach. Crowl continues to really underachieve and needs to be dropped from starting lineup consideration.
>Good Move: You got to give if you want to get. Psychos dealt Jamar Brown, sr-g to the Deep Valley Grouchos for Tray Kaufman-Renn, jr-f/c in a win-win for both teams. Also added frosh Blake Harper.
Maize and Blue Bloods
Week 4: 3-0>: +93=8.4
Week 3: 3-0>: +137=7.61
Week 2: 2-1>: +107=5.94
Week 1: 3-0>: +90=6.0
Comment: “Spreadability” is constant. Meaning that they well seldom give an opponent any “help” in trying to beat them. They do have a few players underperforming expectations and that could be a concern down the line should it prove to be a constant.
7.0 or better
House of Sparky
Week 4: 3-0>: +86=7.8
Week 3: 2-1>: +53=4.07
Week 2: 3-0>: +74=4.35
Week 1: 1-2>: +76=5.06
Comment: Roy may be top fantasy guard. Lendeborg a stud. McGlockton has quitely slid into the abyss of anonymity…A strong Ballo sighting. Can he just sustain a 20+ fppg average? Spreads indicate that despite great record they are still striving to find better week to week consistency from their lineup.
>Good add: F/c Carson Towt will help their center position.
Virginia Gentlemen
Week 4: 3-0>: +106=7.06
Week 3: 2-1>: +86=4.7
Week 2: 1-2>: +77=6.41
Week 1: 0-3>: +32=2.9
What I said after week 3: They have put together a good looking roster. Production should start to show soon. 283 & 299 points the last two weeks. Gents’ are on the upswing.
6.0 or better
KC Warthogs
Week 4: 3-0>: +51=6.37
Week 3: 3-0>: +80=4.4
Week 2: 0-3>: +59=4.53
Week 1: 2-1>: +55=3.92
Comment: Their 6.37 was skewed by two tremendous performances, which are great to have-every team needs some of those; but, since you can’t count on that as a regular ocurrence, they remain in the “dead zone” as far as where their team truly ranks among the other teams. The good thing about that? They’ve got another 7 weeks to figure it out.
5.0 or better
Deep Valley Grouchos: 4 week spread average=6.3
Week 4: 2-1>: +50=5.0
Week 3: 3-0>: +157=8.72
Week 2: 3-0>: +80=4.7
Week 1: 3-0>: +85=6.07
Comment: Guard group has talent but are up and down performance-wise. Support from arguably the league’s strongest frontline group has covered that up so far.
>Good Move: With their depth at the center position the DVG’s were able to send Tray Kaufman-Renn, jr-f/c to the Psychos for Jamar Brown, sr-g in a win-win for both teams.
4.0 or better
Hoosiers
Week 4: 1-2>: +54=4.9
Week 3: 2-1>: +75=4.68
Week 2: 2-1>: +110=7.85
Week 1: 0-3>: +85=6.53
Comment: Fleming continuing to be aggressive. They got some “shuga” from Shulga. 8 rebounds in two games is why Mgbako remains a suspect instead of a prospect.
Gator Bait
Week 4: 2-1>: +59=4.5
Week 3: 0-3>: +61=4.68
Week 2: 2-1>: +79=4.81
Week 1: 2-1>: +78=6.0
Comment: 4 rebounds in two games for Williamson…that’s 4…as in 4. Frosh Harris a real bright spot. Martinelli proved he can do more than make the world’s greatest apple juice.
>Good add: They got a guard! A good one in Jaron Pierre. This is a major move. If they can find another and/or Devries gets it going then “can’t do it” Pruitt can become a decent reserve instead of a poor starter.
North Pole Fightin’ Reindeer
Week 4: 1-2>: +61=4.35
Week 3: 1-2>: +52=3.05
Week 2: 2-1>: +110=6.87
Week 1: 1-2>: +49=4.08
Comment: No more Mayo. Please hold the Mayo! Ognacevic a nice ray of light. They are obviously not the 6.87 spread team, nor are they the 3.05. Nope, they are what they are…mired in the low 4’s…not a good place to be…they need a mix of some spicy aioli.
The Hoop Guru
Week 4: 1-2>: +46=4.18
Week 3: 1-2>: +76=5.06
Week 2: 1-2>: +33=2.2
Week 1: 2-1>: +48=3.69
Comment: Strange week with a couple of poor one game performances, including an unbeliveable -6 from Felton (nothing to worry about in his case), although I daresay that I don’t think PJay Smith is the answer to the question: “Who should start at one of the guard slots?” Small is my answer and Hopkins has started to play again. So, despite the mediocre record so far, I don’t think they are in any trouble.
>Good add: Grabbing frosh Will Sydnor to replace Smith as their top frosh.
3.0 or better
Sam Jacobson Went To Class
Week 4: 0-3>: +33=3.6
Week 3: 1-2>: +24=1.3
Week 2: 1-2>: +46=3.53
Week 1: 1-2>: +41=3.72
Comment: Sams are, alas, a bottom feeder. When you don’t even have one player on your roster sporting a 21 fppg average or higher you are laying flatter than a flounder. What’s worse for them is that they have 3 players in Timberlake, Avila, and, Pierce who are all woefully underachieving-something they could not have expected.
Hardwood Heroes
Week 4: 3-0>: +40=3.3
Week 3: 1-2>: +63=4.2
Week 2: 1-2>: +37=2.05
Week 1: 0-3>: +28=2.54
Comment: They go 3-0 due to two opponents having players miss games in a short schedule week. That explains the record but it doesn’t explain what they are going to do moving forward on that anemic spread, which, after 4 weeks in is nothing but trouble. The good news! It was the week of intra-divisional play.
Hillbilly Maulers
Week 4: 1-2>: +44=3.14
Week 3: 0-3>: +59=4.2
Week 2: 2-1: +86=6.14
Week 1: 3-0: +56=4.0
Comment: Frosh Derik Queen continues to be their best player. Too bad he’s probably a one year rental. Terrence Brown underperformed in his debut while there was an interesting Tyrel Morgan sighting…hmm…
Prozac Pups
Week 4: 2-1>: +33=3.0
Week 3: 3-0>: +54=3.0
Week 2: 3-0>: +93=5.81
Week 1: 1-2>: +51=4.25
Comment: Benefitted from playing against two of the weaker sisters this past week. Dixon, Reneau, and frosh Bailey remain constant as factors/anchors if you will. They can put out a better lineup (No Ivisic for instance at center), so no reason to panic.
On Oxygen
Vindaloos
Week 4: 0-3>: +17=1.3
Week 3: 0-3>: +35=2.18
Week 2: 1-2>: +61=4.36
Week 1: 0-3>: +62=4.42
Comment: Yes, the YRD’s had a worse week than the Vindaloos (not named after a dish from India, by the way) whoop-de-doo. Opting for a change in cuisine they picked up a Pascarelli to go, hoping Italian would be better…it’s not. This team is officially playing for next year and either needs to add seniors for more draft spots, or, add freshmen and hope that they develop. Oof!
Saluki YRD’s
Week 4: 0-3>: +11=1.2
Week 3: 2-1>: +104=7.4
Week 2: 0-3>: +68=5.66
Week 1: 2-1>: +61=5.01
Comment: It’s time to press the panic button. I mean, Ty Johnson (10-34 with more to’s than rebounds) can have weeks like this-which is why you can’t count on him. Brzovic sometimes forgets to rebound, Spillers doesn’t get shots, and, I thought they jumped on the Kevin Miller train a little early. They only have two players who can score (in terms of a decent fantasy average) on their roster. They need to blow it up now.