Week 21 Roundup: Independent Thought Alarm Edition

Lisa: Um, excuse me, isn't there anything that doesn't have meat in it?
Lunch Lady Doris: Possibly the meatloaf

With a little more than 3 weeks left in the NFA season, it's getting to be crunch time. Let's take a look at how the previous week played out shall we?


Stat Corrections
- Markieff Morris had a techy taken away from him retroactive to March 12. Pgastan FC had him active that week so he loses 40 points.


Standings as of March 21, 2016

1. Arlington Assaulters- 9400 pts (+445)
2. Oww Ming's Flagrants 9030 (+355)
3. Pgastan FC- 8410 (+670)
4. Rodman'sWeddingDress- 7945 (+330)
5. They Call Me Gamblor- 7675 (+385)
6. F'N FLOPPERS 7625 (+415)
7. Baltimore Hitsquad- 7575 (+430)
8. Ohsnappers!!!- 7105 (+300)

Ohsnappers!!! had an average week of 300 points but remains in last place, falling further behind the pack. Baltimore Hitsquad has cooled off a tad but still put up a great week with 430 points, but remains in 7th. F'N FLOPPERS also had a great week with 415 points, but remains in 6th place. They Call Me Gamblor had an average week of 385 points but remains in 5th. It is interesting to note how close 5th, 6th, and 7th remain. It is very evident in the points graph, which I will post below.

As for the top half of the table. Rodman'sWeddingDress had an average week of 330 points, but remains in 4th place. Pgastan Foul Club had an amazing week, putting up 670 points and really gave himself from breathing room for 3rd place by gaining 340 points on Rodman'sWeddingDress. Rodman'sWeddingDress is currently in a sort of purgatory, being 465 points behind 3rd but 270 points ahead of 5th. Oww Ming's Flagrants joined the 9000 point club with an average week of 355 points. However, he could not gain any ground on 1st as Arlington Assaulters had a great week of 445 points and is now 370 points ahead of 2nd.


Transactions
- F'N FLOPPERS added Thaddeus Young and dropped Stanley Johnson on March 20th.


Points Graph
You can see the duels that are taking shape. 1st and 2nd ;3rd and 4th (though 3rd has gained some ground on 4th as mentioned above); 5th, 6th, and 7th (in fact, this race is so close you can only see 2 distinct lines on the graph instead of 3); and finally 8th.






Well that's it for now

Keep Foulin' Y'all!

FM

Week 20 Roundup: Pi Day Edition

Happy Pi Day! No need for a write up on this day, so let's get right to it.

Stat Corrections
- Hassan Whiteside had a techy taken away form him retroactive to February 27th. Rodman'sWeddingDress did not have him active that week so he does not lose 40 points.
- Draymond Green had a techy taken away from him retroactive to February 20th. Rodman'sWeddingDress had him active that week so he loses 40 points.


Standings as of March 14, 2016

1. Arlington Assaulters- 8955 pts (+285)
2. Oww Ming's Flagrants 8675 (+405)
3. Pgastan FC- 7740 (+320)
4. Rodman'sWeddingDress- 7615 (+320)
5. They Call Me Gamblor- 7290 (+315)
6. F'N FLOPPERS 7210 (+305)
7. Baltimore Hitsquad- 7145 (+550)
8. Ohsnappers!!!- 6805 (+300)


Ohsnappers!!! remains at the bottom of the league after putting up an average 300 points. However, Baltimore Hitsquad continues his ascent up the NFA standings with the best score of the week, 550 points, and is now less than 100 points behind 6th. It's amazing what you can do after a sabbatical. Also, with that impressive week, he has left Ohsnapers!!! behind and has changed the race for 5th from a duel to a truel (triple duel? (searches Google....) I guess it's actually a thing, it's on Wikipedia). Anyway, F'N FLOPPERS is only 65 points ahead of the HItsquad in 6th, while They Call Me Gamblor is only 80 points ahead of F'N FLOPPERS for 5th. So that means 5th, 6th, and 7th are separated by a mere 145 points.


Rodman'sWeddingDress is still 125 points behind Pgastan FC after both clubs totaled 320 points this week. Of course, PFC was aided by the stat correction that affected Rodman'sWeddingDress (see above). Finally, Oww Ming's Flagrants continues to close the gap on Arlington Assautlers with a strong 405 point performance, where Arlington Assaulters only gained 285 points. This means Arlington Assaulters lead at the top has been whittled down to 280 points.

Transactions
- F'N FLOPPERS added Reggie Jackson and dropped Michael Carter-Williams on March 7th
- Pgastan FC added JaMychal Green and dropped O.J. Mayo on March 10th
- Pgastan FC added Ian Mahinmi on March 13th

Well that's it for this week.

Keep Foulin' Y'all!

FM

Week 19 Roundup: The Duels Return Edition

"Well, well, well, well, well, well, well, well, well. Kyle" - Cartman

Well, it looks like the duels that made the NFA season so exciting last year are back. It became obvious this morning as I was updating the points graph this morning (I'll post it at the bottom). There are 4 distinct duels once again: 7th place, 5th place, 3rd place, and 1st place. More on this throughout the post.

Also, I have thought about ranking the types of weeks one can have.

<= 195 points: Horrible week
200-295 points: Poor week
300-395 points: Average week
400-495 Points: Great Week
500-595 Points: Excellent Week
>=600 points: Amazing week

I guess you can use your own adjectives to describe a week, but that's kind of how I see it.

Stat Corrections
- Marcus Morris had a techy taken away from him retroactive to February 22nd. Arlington Assaulters had him active that week so he loses 40 points.


Standings as of March 7, 2016

1. Arlington Assaulters- 8670 pts (+445)
2. Oww Ming's Flagrants 8270 (+530)
3. Pgastan FC- 7420 (+480)
4. Rodman'sWeddingDress- 7295 (+340)
5. They Call Me Gamblor- 6975 (+540)
6. F'N FLOPPERS 6905 (+350)
7. Baltimore Hitsquad- 6595 (+735)
8. Ohsnappers!!!- 6505 (+360)


Well, well, well. It looks like we have finally some movement in the standings after weeks of nothing. First off, Balitmore Hitsquad is out of the cellar! He climbs to 7th with an amazing 735 point week.This means that Ohsnappers!!! falls to 8th after an average week of 350 points. F'N FLOPPERS falls to 6th place after a 350 point week, but he is overtaken by They Call Me Gamblor who scored 540 points. Rodman'sWeddingDress falls to 4th place after scoring 340 points this week. Pgastan Foul Club jumps him in the standings with a great week of 480 points. Oww Ming's Flagrants remains in 2nd place after scoring 530 points this week. However, he closes to the gap to 400 points as Arlington Assaulters puts up 445 points (a great week, but allows Oww Ming's to gain on him a little bit).


Transactions
- Arlington Assaulters added Kenneth Faried on March 1st
- F'N FLOPPERS added Tyson Chandler and dropped Marc Gasol on March 5th
- Pgastan FC added Nikola Jokic and dropped Zaza Pachulia on March 6th
- Pgastan FC added Evan Fournier and dropped Jonas Valanciunas on March 6th

Points Graph: 



Well that's it for now

Keep Foulin' Y'all!

FM

Week 18 Roundup: Leap Day Edition

Well given that it's February 29th (and who knows the next time it will fall on a Monday) I had to title this blog post appropriately. I initially titled it "Free Agent Pool Dried Up Edition" and you can see the write up for that below:

Another week passes, another week where no Foul Clubs added any free agents. A look at the wire shows the free agent foulers are pretty thin. It looks like most Foul Clubs have solidified their rosters as of now and there are really no better options out there. There are probably a few hidden gems but it's probably for players that don't have any (or little) history of fouling so it would take an established fouler getting benched, injured, or just on a terrible cold streak for some foul clubs to make some roster moves at this point in the season. Has the free agent pool dried up? Usually, we have teams making transactions until the very end. Maybe most foul clubs have discovered how to evaluate talent better.

Well, let's get into this week

Stat Corrections
- Draymond Green had a techy taken away from him retroactive to January 20th. Rodman'sWeddingDress had him active that week so he loses 40 points.


Standings as of February 29, 2016

1. Arlington Assaulters- 8225 pts (+515)
2. Oww Ming's Flagrants 7740 (+605)
3. Rodman'sWeddingDress- 6955 (+240)
4. Pgastan FC- 6940 (+385)
5. F'N FLOPPERS 6555 (+295)
6. They Call Me Gamblor- 6435 (+335)
7. Ohsnappers!!!- 6145 (+405)
8. Baltimore Hitsquad- 5860 (+330)

Before I get to the regular standings analysis, a quick observation. 3 weeks ago, Baltimore Hitsquad had 5155 points, 2 weeks ago Ohsnappers!!! had 5555 points, 1 week ago Pgastan FC had 6555 points, and this week F'N FLOPPERS had 6555 points. So, fives have been wild the last few weeks, can this oddity continue?

Anyway, let's start from the bottom. Baltimore Hitsquad is the only club to have not broken 6000 points yet. He scored 330 points this week and remains in last place. Ohsnappers!!! put up 405 points and remains in 7th place about 300 points ahead of 8th and 300 points behind 6th. Speaking of 6th, They Call Me Gamblor put up 335 points but remains in 6th, 120 points behind 5th., F'N FLOPPERS who put up only 295 points. Pgastan FC put up 385 points and closes the gap on Rodman'sWeddingDress to only 15 points (with an assist given to the stat correction mentioned above). Rodman'sWeddingDress only put up 240 points this week and as mentioned in the last sentence is only 15 points ahead of 4th. Oww Ming's Flagrants had the best week with 605 points to close the gap on 1st. However, Arlington Assaulters put up the 2nd best week with 515 points so the gap between 1st and 2nd is still pretty significant (485 points).

As of right now, the duels that seem to be shaping up are for 3rd and 5th. If Oww Ming's Flagrant's can have a few more weeks like this week, Arlington Assaulters will have to sweat out the title and his hope for wire-to-wire would be in jeopardy.

Transactions
As mentioned in the intro, there were no transactions this week.


Well that's it for now

Keep Foulin' Y'all!

FM

Week 17 Roundup: Post Trade Deadline Addition

The biggest trade in the NFA at the deadline was Markieff Morris being dealt to the Wizards. No reigning MVF has ever been traded the following season. It's safe to assume that the Suns don't use the principles of Fouler Ball (i.e. analytics). That was really the only trade of consequence in the NFA at the deadline, otherwise it was a relatively quiet deadline.

Stat Corrections
There were no stat corrections this week.As mentioned in last week's post I checked Week 16 and 17 and there were no stat corrections for either week.

Standings as of February 22, 2016

1. Arlington Assaulters- 7710 pts (+270)
2. Oww Ming's Flagrants 7135 (+380)
3. Rodman'sWeddingDress- 6715 (+340)
4. Pgastan FC- 6555 (+250)
5. F'N FLOPPERS 6260 (+240)
6. They Call Me Gamblor- 6100 (+170)
7. Ohsnappers!!!- 5740 (+185)
8. Baltimore Hitsquad- 5530 (+220)

Despite another short 4-day week due to the Donk-Star Break (in which most teams only had 2 games), there were some pretty impressive scores. Baltimore Hitsquad remains in last place after putting up 220 points this week. Ohsnappers!!! is 210 points ahead of the Hitsquad after only putting up 185 points this week. They Call Me Gamblor put up a mere 170 points but remains in 6th with 6100 points. F'N FLOPPERS had a decent week of 240 but remains in 5th place with 6260 points. Pgastan FC put up a nice week of 250 points but remains in 4th with 6555 points. Rodman'sWeddingDress was able to gain on PFC with an exxcellent 340 point week to get to 6715 points. Oww Ming's Flagrants had the best week, putting up 380 points in this short week. Arlington Assaulters remains in 1st place after putting up 270 points this week but his lead has dwindled down to 575 points.

Can Oww Ming's Flagrants catch Arlington Assaulters? Can Rodman'sWeddingDress hold onto 3rd place? And, can Baltimore HItsquad finally emerge from the cellar? Find out in the closing 7 weeks of the NFA!

Transactions
Surprisingly, there were no transactions this week.

Well that's it for now.

Keep Foulin' Y'all!

FM

Week 16 Roundup: President's Day Edition!

Don't feel like writing an intro since I just posted the Midseason Donkies yesterday, so let's get right to it.

Stat Corrections
There were no stat corrections this week. Actually, Yahoo, might treat week 16 as 2 weeks so I will have to check the stat corrections for week 16 and 17 for the next update.



Standings as of February 15, 2016

1. Arlington Assaulters- 7440 pts (+280)
2. Oww Ming's Flagrants 6755 (+165)
3. Rodman'sWeddingDress- 6375 (+210)
4. Pgastan FC- 6305 (+355)
5. F'N FLOPPERS 6020 (+255)
6. They Call Me Gamblor- 5930 (+265)
7. Ohsnappers!!!- 5555 (+305)
8. Baltimore Hitsquad- 5310 (+155)

Keeping in mind this was a short 4-day week, let's look at the standings at the break. Baltimore Hitsquad had the lowest score with 155 points and remains in last place. Five's are wild for Ohsnappers!!! who after a 305 point week he stands in 7th place with 5,555 points. They Call Me Gamblor put up 265 points and remains in 6th place but is only 89 points behind 5th. Speaking of 5th, F'N FLOPPERS put up 255 points to remain in 5th this week. Pgastan FC put up 355 points, highest score in the league this week, further distancing himself from 5th and gaining on 3rd, but remains in 4th place, only 70 points behind 3rd. Rodman'sWeddingDress remains in 3rd after a 210 point week but as stated in the previous sentence is only 70 points ahead of PFC. Oww Ming's Flagrants only put up 165 points but remains comfortably in 2nd place. Arlington Assaulters put up a nice 280 point week and remains in 1st place with 7,440 points.

Transactions
- Pgastan FC dropped Josh Smith on February 11th
- Ohsnappers!!! added Robert Covington and dropped Marvin Williams on February 12th
- Oww Ming's Flagrants added Devin Booker and dropped Taj Gibson on February 14th

Points Graph
Being we are at the Donk-Star Break, seems like an appropriate time to add another points graph.

 

Well that's it for now.

Keep Foulin' Y'all!

FM