Spring Break
Best And Worst Fantasy Sports
Fantasy Sports
Kevin Duffy
Issue date: 2/20/08 Section: Sports
Least favorite sport: "That would have to be Fantasy Tennis because it's so difficult to bet on."
Duffy's take: I'd like to note that Gursky's first choice was high-stakes black-jack. Sadly, I had to inform him that it wasn't a fantasy sport.
Manager: Mayur Lalka, 8th-semester physical therapy and exercise science major
Favorite sport: "My favorite is fantasy basketball. This is only my second year doing it, but it's been great because this year they have new stats like free throws made and offensive rebounds. They even take points off for missed free throws, turnovers, technicals, flagrants and ejections, so it's little bit [of a] more realistic [measure] of how efficient a player really is."
Least favorite sport: "I haven't played any other fantasy sport except basketball. And I am only used to the NBA Ultimate Fantasy Commissioner [version of the gamme]."
Duffy's take: Fantasy basketball is fun because of the wealth of categories, but because managers have to edit their line-ups on a daily basis, success often comes down to who monitors their team the most instead of who has the best players.
Manager: Brian Neikirk, 2nd-semester business major
Favorite sport: "Fantasy football is the best because I care more about individual players than I do about any particular team in the NFL. It's easy to pick up your favorite players and put your fantasy championship dreams in their hands. Plus, football has more players and more injuries so there are always guys that step up for their team that you can pick up for your fantasy team. Most importantly though, I just rock at fantasy football."
Least favorite: I don't know what the worst fantasy sport is. Apparently there is fantasy golf? That sounds really boring. Fantasy auto racing also is probably only for people desperate for fantasy glory.
Duffy's take: Like Brian, I used to think fantasy football was the best. But then it just got really boring because I was so good. I have since turned to Fantasy NASCAR to fulfill my fantasy needs.
Kevin Duffy's fantasy sports
column appears every Tuesday. He can be contacted at Kevin.R.Duffy@uconn.edu.
Duffy's take: I'd like to note that Gursky's first choice was high-stakes black-jack. Sadly, I had to inform him that it wasn't a fantasy sport.
Manager: Mayur Lalka, 8th-semester physical therapy and exercise science major
Favorite sport: "My favorite is fantasy basketball. This is only my second year doing it, but it's been great because this year they have new stats like free throws made and offensive rebounds. They even take points off for missed free throws, turnovers, technicals, flagrants and ejections, so it's little bit [of a] more realistic [measure] of how efficient a player really is."
Least favorite sport: "I haven't played any other fantasy sport except basketball. And I am only used to the NBA Ultimate Fantasy Commissioner [version of the gamme]."
Duffy's take: Fantasy basketball is fun because of the wealth of categories, but because managers have to edit their line-ups on a daily basis, success often comes down to who monitors their team the most instead of who has the best players.
Manager: Brian Neikirk, 2nd-semester business major
Favorite sport: "Fantasy football is the best because I care more about individual players than I do about any particular team in the NFL. It's easy to pick up your favorite players and put your fantasy championship dreams in their hands. Plus, football has more players and more injuries so there are always guys that step up for their team that you can pick up for your fantasy team. Most importantly though, I just rock at fantasy football."
Least favorite: I don't know what the worst fantasy sport is. Apparently there is fantasy golf? That sounds really boring. Fantasy auto racing also is probably only for people desperate for fantasy glory.
Duffy's take: Like Brian, I used to think fantasy football was the best. But then it just got really boring because I was so good. I have since turned to Fantasy NASCAR to fulfill my fantasy needs.
Kevin Duffy's fantasy sports
column appears every Tuesday. He can be contacted at Kevin.R.Duffy@uconn.edu.
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John M
posted 2/21/08 @ 5:37 PM EST
Hey, if anyone is still looking to create a fantasy baseball league, CBSSports.com is running a promotion, giving 50 off registration and then 50 each for every referred friend who buys a league. (Continued…)
Jim Nguyen
Jim Nguyen
posted 2/25/08 @ 1:18 PM EST
Interesting story - would've loved to see a broader survey of students at UConn. Blogged about your article here: www.fantasysports20.com
Good job!
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