Greetings fellow competitors! We are a week away from our 2018 Rookie Draft & the start of our offseason so I decided to recap 2018 to help everyone prepare.
We started this dynasty league in 2012 and there is actually a lot of data on how our game works now. Recently, I constructed a formula to rank all our teams & highlighted some of the classic teams in previous posts. Now I'm back to rank all our recently completed 2018 seasons!
This is supposed to reflect how hypothetical fans of our teams would rank our squads over the years, strictly from a production standpoint. The formula is based off of six evenly weighed categories:
-Regular season win percentage
-Regular season weekly fantasy production
-Playoff wins (counting making the playoffs as a win)
-Playoff weekly fantasy production
-Final standings
-Championship bonus
If you got a problem with my results or my methods, good! I have problems with these ranks too, which is part of the reason why I am providing a couple sentences to contextualize the numbers as best I can. Leave a comment and start an argument! That's what lists like these are for!
Here is the spreadsheet with all my work
And here are my results for 2018:
2018 All-Time Ranks
-Lottery-
#71 All-Time: TimAin't Duncan (Nick Coromelas)
Win %: 0.125
Week Average: 673
Playoff Wins: N/A
Postseason Week Average: 583
Final Standing: 10th
Championship: Nope
-What Happened: Nick's 2018 campaign was the second worst all-time because the scoring simply wasn't there. Nick did get a couple wins & avoided finishing 12th, but his 673 weekly average during the regular season is now our lowest average ever.
-Going Forward: This team is in dire need of real productive talent. Fortunately, Nick enters this pivotal off-season with decent cap flexibility and the top pick of our rookie draft. Hopefully useful additions can me made here.
#65 All-Time: MAMA Said Knock U Out (Rich Mamaradlo)
Week Average: 714
Playoff Wins: N/A
Postseason Week Average: 718
Final Standing: 11th
Championship: Nope
-What Happened: It was another difficult year for Rich as he finished in the lottery for the second season in a row. Rich's win percentage may have been decent but his weekly average was toothless.
-Going Forward: Rich will be a key player this off-season. He has the #2 pick, cap flexibility, expiring RFAs and a lot of interesting youth. Played correctly, this could be an off-season where Rich takes a step forward.
#64 All-Time: Draymond Green Tornado Kick (Nate Coromelas)
Win %: 0.375
Week Average: 762
Playoff Wins: N/A
Postseason Week Average: 628
Final Standing: 12th
Championship: Nope
-What Happened: Despite winning 6 weeks, Nate put up his second worst regular season and worst postseason totals of his six-year JBL career. This landed him his second lottery in two years & his first sacko.
-Going Forward: Like with Rich, Nate's play should have a major impact on this off-season. There are many interesting prospects here, lots of cap flexibility & extra draft strength. Nate will be going against plenty of owners with similar game plans but it is arguable that his position is more advantageous.
#54 All-Time: Foxy Ladies (Brett Lakey)
Win %: 0.250
Week Average: 776
Playoff Wins: N/A
Postseason Week Average: 774
Final Standing: 9th
Championship: Nope
-What Happened: Brett is the highest ranking lottery team because he produced the most fantasy points all season (even outscoring a playoff team). His win percentage does not reflect this either because his team was somehow inconsistent or because he was unlucky. This was Brett's first time missing the playoffs in the three years that he's been with us & it was arguably unjust.
-Going Forward: Brett was not only the most productive lottery team, he also has the most draft assets, youth and cap flexibility. This offseason could be an opportunity for Brett to turn his misfortune into a significant move towards contention.
-Playoff Pretenders-
#49 All-Time: All-NBA 5th Team (Matt Wong)
Win %: 0.438
Week Average: 771
Playoff Wins: 0
Postseason Week Average: 741
Final Standing: 6th
Championship: Nope
-What Happened: Matt is the lowest ranking 2018 playoff team because his production was lottery level. Matt may have eked out enough regular season wins (seven) to sneak into the 8th seed but the numbers were never very impressive. Still, Matt has now made the playoffs 3 out of the 4 years that he has been playing.
-Going Forward: I expect Matt's team to go through some changes soon; either through roster construction or in playoff expectations. Despite making a very splashy trade recently (receiving Brandon Ingram, D'Angelo Russell & Miles Turner) which should help bolster production, Matt has already spent most of his money this offseason. This squad looks solid but it may also be the most expensive.
#43 All-Time: Admiral Kryptonite (August Keller)
Win %: 0.625
Week Average: 879
Playoff Wins: 0
Postseason Week Average: 724
Final Standing: 8th
Championship: Nope
-What Happened: My team comes in a bit below average all-time because my regular season was pretty good but my postseason was pretty bad. I got 10 wins but my production was only mildly good. This is only magnified by my squad's disappointing postseason production.
-Going Forward: I always love my team so it is hard to be objective. Though my squad was only mildly good this season, it was the youngest and the cheapest. I have the same game plan as the rest of the league but I hope I have postured myself best & will outplay you all this offseason!
#39 All-Time: Team Lopez (Tyler Lopez)
Win %: 0.500
Week Average: 868
Playoff Wins: 0
Postseason Week Average: 818
Final Standing: 7th
Championship: Nope
-What Happened: Surprisingly, this is one of the most average teams of all-time despite feelings rather competitive last year mostly because Tyler tapered off in the postseason. Tyler made many push-in moves that suggested championship hopes so a first-round playoff exit feels somewhat disappointing.
-Going Forward: Dorvan will have his hands full during one of the more interesting points in our league's history. There is certainly an abundance of value here but it will take a new owner making flawless choices on the fly to keep this franchise from a rebuild.
#33 All-Time: RIM JOBS (Alex Campos)
Win %: 0.688
Week Average: 818
Playoff Wins: 0
Postseason Week Average: 960
Final Standing: 5th
Championship: Nope
-What Happened: It was an above-average season for Alex in his first campaign because of his quality regular season and strong postseason. Alex had good wins overall & produced at noticable rate, especially later on.
-Going Forward: Alex will be in the difficult position of choosing between running this team back or getting in on the auction fiesta this offseason. Alex does have cap flexibility in the sense that most of his money is uncommitted but that would come at the cost of guys like Oladipo, LeBron & Kevin Love.
#22 All-Time: Love Kaman my Bibby's (Danny Leong)
Win %: 0.750
Week Average: 866
Playoff Wins: 1
Postseason Week Average: 896
Final Standing: 4th
Championship: Nope
-What Happened: Danny won a lot in the regular season (12 times) and got a playoff victory as well. His production numbers were good but never strong enough to break into the top 20 all-time.
-Going Forward: It was a very promising year for Danny because he was also able to finish below the cap and with all his picks, leaving him in a very advantageous position. Its highly possible Danny's numbers are even better next season.
-Contenders-
#14 All-Time: Deng Gurl (Freddy Cruz)
Win %: 0.563
Week Average: 889
Playoff Wins: 2
Postseason Week Average: 1023
Final Standing: 2nd
Championship: Nope
-What Happened: While Freddy's regular season was limited in victories, his ability to produce north of 1000 fantasy points a week in the playoffs and advance to the finals lands him in the top 15 all-time. The regular season was quality and the postseason was great, but not quite enough to satisfy him, I'm sure.
-Going Forward: This is the do-or-die season for Freddy and his original core. Going into their 7th year together, Freddy will have more flexibility than one might expect but will have to make difficult choices one his peripheral expenses (like CJ & Marc Gasol). In the final season of our longest saga, it will be all or nothing for Freddy.
#8 All-Time: Team Greek God (Chris Nelson)
Win %: 0.813
Week Average: 1020
Playoff Wins: 1
Postseason Week Average: 1084
Final Standing: 3rd
Championship: Nope
-What Happened: Chris commanded our regular season in every way but was outdone in the postseason. These numbers are very impressive all around which is why the team still finishes in our top 10 all-time but, for the second year in a row, it feels unfortunately disappointing without the championship.
-Going Forward: Chris is a very mysterious player this offseason it is largely his expiring contracts that will be fueling the available value. Despite this, Chris' position is still better than most as he will have Embiid & Giannis at around $50 combined. He may not be a juggernaut like last season but he is clearly still in the mix from those two assets alone.
-Champions-
Win %: 0.625
Week Average: 914
Playoff Wins: 3
Postseason Week Average: 1198
Final Standing: 1st
Championship: Yup
-What Happened: Despite a somewhat mixed regular season, Michael was able to piece together another special postseason & claim his third championship in six years. Michael was not able to break into the top 5 all-time due to his good (not great) regular season but this ranking still represents the top twelfth of our history.
-Going Forward: Michael is in the unprecedented position of breaking the cap with extended contracts alone and still must extend Jokic. He also has no draft picks this offseason so he will either need to find a miracle trade or pay the penalty for a major contract to bring back as much of his core as he can. Either way, it seems Michael will be one of the most limited players this offseason but that won't stop him from being the team to beat next season as well.
Conclusion
It was another exciting year for our top competitors and this offseason should start a shift that could continue into the years beyond. Now more than ever, I believe it is time for owners to pay close attention make informed moves because our play over these coming months should be abnormally impactful.
These coming years, the league may be the most open for winning since 2013. I hope everyone plays their cards right!
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