🎉 Tip-Off: Kicking off Hoop'd Fantasy

Welcome to “Hoop’d There It Is” 🎉 - Your Daily Dive into Fantasy Hoops 🏀.

The goal of this newsletter is to serve as your daily morning 5-minute read 🕒, entertaining and informing you about the latest happenings in basketball and fantasy daily/weekly pick 'em games.

Introduction

If you're reading this, chances are you're among the first batch of beta users for Hoop’d Fantasy. I’m stoked that you’re joining me on this journey. A massive thank you for playing and trying out this new concept of fantasy basketball!

I'm currently working on developing a more automated platform with snazzy designs, leaderboards, lineup builders, and more. Stay tuned for that! 📺 In the meantime, we're rocking the old-school style with Google Sheets and Forms. Your boy ain’t technical. 🤷‍♂️

Hoop'd Fantasy is a unique blend of traditional and daily fantasy basketball, where you get to pick your team weekly but in a season long narrative that extends into the playoffs.

For more info and rules, check out the website: www.hoopdfantasy.com

Quick Start Guide

1. Where to Fill Lineups: 📋 Along with this email, you should have received access to a Google Sheet titled "Official-Hoop'd-Players-Lineup Builder-Week1." Within that sheet, you’ll also find a link to the Google Forms Submission. Follow the instructions provided, use the drop-down to select positions and build your lineups. Submit them to me before 12 pm on Tuesday, October 24th, for the first week of play.

2. How does scoring work? 📊 It’s pretty straightforward; we’re taking a leaf out of FanDuel’s book for our daily pick 'em to start. We’re talking main boxscore stats, weighted differently, no FG% or TS% (yet).
   
   

   

   Example:
   If Ben Simmons scores 3 field goals, makes 2 free throws (lol), assists 5 times, grabs 7 rebounds, but has 3 turnovers in a game, his total would be: (3x2) + (2x1) + (5x1.5) + (7x1.2) - (3x1) = 20.4 points.

   Since this is a weekly pick 'em, we’ve thought about players playing more games than others during the week. We’re solving this by averaging the week's scores. So, if Nikola Jokic’s scores are 55/60/72 for the week, his weekly score would be 62.3 FDP/HFP.

   
   At the end of the day, just outscore everyone else. 💪

3. League Duration & Structure: 📅 This is a season-long commitment, playoffs included. A lot of it we’ll be figuring out on the fly, but expect to hear a lot from me over these next 7 months 😜

4. Resources & Support: 💬 Join our Hoop’d Fantasy Discord server!
   

   🗣️ Why Join?
   

   • Live Game Discussions: Share your reactions, predictions, and hot takes as the games unfold.

   • Fantasy Tips & Tricks: Get insights, ask for advice, and share your fantasy strategies.

   • Questions & Support: Got a question about the league or need help with your lineup? This is the place to be.

   • Off-Topic Fun: From memes to movies, talk about everything else you love besides basketball.
     

   It's super easy to join. Just click this invite link, and you'll be part of the Hoop’d family in no time.

Sneak Peek into the Daily Newsletter:

Starting next week, we're officially launching our newsletter “Hoop’d There It Is.” The format I’m rolling with could change as the season progresses, but here’s what you can expect for now:

• Who I’m Watching for Tonight: The NBA is men’s soap opera. What’s the narrative for tonight’s batch of games?

• Who Stood Out to Me Last Night: We’re talking top plays, fantasy-wise, surprise breakouts, and maybe even some epic fails. Buckle up, and let’s revisit the good, the bad, and the basketball.
  

• Random NBA Thought: Here, I’ll drop random NBA shower thoughts. Sometimes funny, sometimes weird, and sometimes just...random.
  

• Classic Old School FD Score Memory: I’m digging up classic NBA stat-lines and converting them into fantasy points. Rookies, think of this as your NBA 101 class. Vets, get ready for a trip down mory lane.
  

• Play of the Night: Visuals! My favorite play from the night before. It could be the obvious play or even a random switch on defense that sends a play into chaos.

Sneak Peek:

Old School Converted FD Memory

Holy. 🤯

Stay in the loop and enhance your Hoop'd Fantasy experience.