Fantasy Basketball Experts

Expert Fantasy Basketball Advice For People Who Aren't Fantasy Basketball Experts

Simply calling yourself a "fantasy basketball expert" does not make you an expert. There are quite a few places to catch up on fantasy basketball news around the Internet, and every clown with a keyboard and access to RotoWire thinks they're God's gift to the blogosphere. When digging around for fantasy basketball info, it helps to go to trusted sources -- people who've been writing and following fantasy basketball for a long time, guys writing about fantasy basketball in the middle of August or blogging in secret from their honeymoon. You know, the real fantasy basketball experts.

Here are three fantasy basketball experts you can trust. They may not be on everyone else's radar, but they're still handing out solid expert fantasy basketball advice on a regular basis. And if everyone in your league is listening to the same fantasy basketball podcast, you'll all be using the same strategy.

Fantasy Basketball Expert - Andre Snellings

Fantasy Basketball Experts Known as "Professor", Andre Snellings earned his PhD in fantasy basketball by being a consistent and loud writer for sites like RotoWire and NBA.com. Nice taglines. You may think "Oh, yeah, sure, real sleeper pick on this one" but my experience over the years is that most people don't really take proper notes when the Professor is speaking.

Did anyone really listen while the Professor predicted that the Elton Brand / Baron Davis combo would put up solid fantasy numbers? When the Prof pontificated that Sasha Pavlovic's multi-eligibility would mean nothing when he's used as a perimeter shooter every night, did you dump Pavlovic from your roster the way you should have?

I think not.

If you want to do well at FBU (fantasy basketball university), all you've gotta do is show up to class and take solid notes. Andre Snellings has been dishing out solid lectures for a few years now. It is about time you pay attention.

Fantasy Basketball Expert - Charlie Zegers

Not only is Charlie the author of the About.com guide to basketball, he's written about basketball (and the fantasy version of roundball) for NBA.com, Yahoo Sports, Fox Sports, and several NBA fantasy preview magazines. The guy earns his bread and butter telling lazy fantasy managers what to do with their first round pick.

I've been hitting up Zegers mock draft talk on his blog at about.com to help prepare for my own draft. For proof that even the experts blow it from time to time, he recently posted a mock draft analysis in which he drafted at least one player dealing with a hefty suspension. When Zegers chastises himself for not paying good enough attention to NBA news (and drafting the 10-game suspended Rashard Lewis) my heart goes out to him. How many times have I made a boneheaded move just like that?

A real guy who comes across as an honest fan of the game of basketball, Zegers is a name I turn to any time I see it online or in print.

The Anonymous Fantasy Basketball Experts at InsideHoops

Genius NBA analysis? Plenty of NBA rumor mill talk? Anonymous and direct advice for fans of fantasy basketball? It is all here. Unfortunately, it is difficult to say exactly WHO the expert is here, as most if not all of the articles at InsideHoops are anonymous.

It's a real shame, too. I'd love to personally thank the guy who found out that Dwight Howard has decided to play for Jerry Colangelo at next year's Worlds for a potential spot on the Olympic team. Sure, this is some deep future planning type stuff, but this means that Howard is gonna be a bit run down for the 2010-2012 seasons. Don't hate me for thinking long term.

Another great bit of gossip from InsideHoops that has helped me in the recent past -- Dwayne Wade's running his mouth off and exhibiting a really nasty attitude. I know, I know -- this could mean nothing. It could also be the insight I need to avoid a player on an NBA wide temper tantrum stomp. I want no part of that.

In the end, the best fantasy basketball writers are the ones that you read regularly, the guys who come through for you as a fantasy manager, the writers whose work feels right. Figure out who your favorite mavens of the fantasy hoops world are, follow them around the web, and keep the names under your shirt when talking to your league opponents. You don't want them stealing your thunder.