I am currently in a yahoo! head to head fantasy basketball league with a few friends and some friends of friends.  The rules of the league are fairly simple.  We play with only five categories, PTS, REB, ASST, STL and BLK.  We start two guards, two forwards, one center and one utility.  Each category win/loss counts as a win/loss on your overall record.  For example, if I win PTS, STL, and BLK in week one, my record would be 3-2.  The league does allow ties and standard yahoo! tiebreakers are used to solve any problems.

My team currently consists of Jason Kidd, Mo Williams, Paul Pierce, Amare Stoudemire, Marcus Camby, Joe Johnson, Corey Maggette, Richard Jefferson, Rajon Rondo, Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Wilson Chandler and Jamaal Tinsley.  In week one I have Pierce and Williams starting at guard, Stoudemire and Jefferson starting at forward, Ilgauskas starting at center and Maggette at utility.  My opponent has Mike Miller, Mickael Pietrus, Josh Smith, Rudy Gay, Al Jefferson and Michael Beasley starting with Ray Allen, Vince Carter, Emeka Okafor, Rudy Fernandez, Andrei Kirilenko and Sean Williams on his bench.  This is a weekly roster lock league so Sunday night is the deadline to set your lineup for the following week starting Monday.

Judging by the last season per game averages, I should have no problem winning PTS or ASST.  REB, STL and BLK are a little bit closer.  My roommate, who just happens to be my opponent in week one has put together a computer program that magically computes what stats my guys should get for the week based on the last year averages and games scheduled for the week.  Now, for three years in a row I have faced him in week one.  He still refuses to give me the updated version of the program until after the rosters are locked.  So, he makes me do the math longhand.  After the first month of the season we can use the weekly or monthly averages which seem to be a little more accurate.

This should be a great season of fantasy basketball.  I will keep everyone posted on how I am doing in the league as each week passes, updating my roster as well as informing you of my next opponent and how I did the previous week.  I have to have some accountability if I’m going to write about fantasy sports, right?