FanDuel WFBC Recap

by Aaron Hendrix (thehazyone) Last Updated 2016-04-03 01:53:04

Rowe1024 pulls away in the end to win the 2016 FanDuel World Fantasy Basketball Championship title and $200,000. He was able to fade a miserable performance from Greg Monroe (14.1 fpts) with great performances from superstars like Stephen Curry (59.6 fpts), James Harden (61.7 fpts), and LaMarcus Aldridge (56.9 fpts). Add in some great value performances from Mavericks J.J. Barea (31.6 fpts at $3,800) and Wesley Matthews (34.1 fpts at $4,100) and you have your winning WFBC lineup. He beat out a tremendous field that included bcalicore in 3rd place, mbomb44 in 4th place, 2014 RotoGrinders TPOY McJester in 7th place, ganondorf in 8th and 9th place, and chipotleaddict in 10th place. Congratulations also to second place finisher aldo44 who collects a six-figure payday of $125,000 for his finish. Here’s the top ten and winning lineup – thanks for following along tonight!

Final Standings

1. rowe1024 $200,000 – 343.10
2. aldo44 $125,000 – 333.00
3. bcalicore $80,000 – 332.60
4. mbomb44 $60,000 – 325.70
5. barrique99 $50,000 – 324.20
6. brutalmaster $40,000 – 323.50
6. McJester $40,000 – 322.40
8. ganondorf $35,000 – 321.40
8. ganondorf $35,000 – 319.10
10. chipotleaddict $35,000 – 318.70

rowe1024WFBC2

12:45 pm EST

It looks like rowe1024 is going to take it down as he has opened up a 12 point lead with just four minutes of playing time between the two games remaining. We’ll have the final standings and winning lineup once play concludes.

12:35 pm EST

Thanks to a ridiculous third quarter from Wesley Matthews, rowe1024 has taken the lead and actually has opened up a bit of a gap as he is seven points up on bcalicore. Rowe also has Stephen Curry who has put up 51 fpts to go along with Harden’s big night. There’s about 15 minutes of playing time left in the game – let’s see if rowe1024 can hold on for the big win!

2016WFBCstandings9

rowe1024WFBC

12:15 pm EST

It’s going to come down to the wire, as is often the case in a NBA tournament, as one of the best in the biz, bcalicore, has taken the lead behind a contrarian Draymond Green (1.3% ownership) and J.J. Barea led lineup. It’s still anyone’s game, however, as the top seven are all within 10 points of one another. With the Kings-Suns game wrapping up, it’ll be an exciting fourth quarter sweat with the last two games of the night…

2016WFBCstandings8

bcalicoreWFBC

11:45 pm EST

And we have our first lead change in a long time as beez1973, a frequent participant at FanDuel live finals, has taken the lead over littleg1975 on the strength of a strong first half from J.J. Barea (20.6 fpts) and David Lee (29.4 fpts). Still a lot left to be decided though as the likes of bcalicore (3rd), 1ucror (5th), and mbomb44 (6th) are all lurking close by. Here’s a look at beez1973’s lineup and the current standings.

2016WFBCstandings7

beez1973WFBC

11:23 pm EST

I keep thinking that someone is going to catch Littleg1975 but he continues to lead the pack. However, he definitely has his work cut out for him as he has 6 QR while 7 other players in the top ten have 9 or more remaining including aldo44 who sits in 8th place with 12 QR remaining. Aldo44 has Barea, Leuer (who has disappointed for sure but since everyone has him it doesn’t hurt people), Randle, and Cousins left. Here’s the current standings as we head into the home stretch…

2016WFBCstandings6

10:45 pm EST

Every game is now underway and the Spurs-Grizzlies game is just about to conclude meaning there are just three games going on. Littleg1975 continues to hold onto the lead with a late surge from Michael Beasley who put up 32 fpts. He still has Leuer (along with everyone else) and Nikola Jokic still playing. Reigning RotoGrinders TPOY ehafner sits in 9th place with Leuer, Devin Booker, and Wesley Matthews left. Surprisingly, those two players sit in the top 10 without the benefit of the monster 61.7 fpt game from James Harden (who was 76% owned). Here’s a look at the current top 10:

2016WFBCstandings5

10:15 pm EST

The Suns-Kings game has tipped off meaning there are only two games left to get underway and they’ll do so in about 20 minutes. Littleg1975 continues to lead the way just barely over jimmyamerica321 (who has a slight edge in QR). Mbomb44 isn’t too far behind and he has more QR out of anyone in the top 5. Here’s a look at the current standings.

2016WFBCstandings4

10:00 pm EST

Huge news just hit the wire that has 17.3% of this field now essentially drawing dead as Brandon Knight has been downgraded to doubtful to play. It’s one of the hard parts about late March NBA as it’s impossible to predict this kind of thing so you have to feel for those players that rostered Knight. Littleg1975 continues to lead the way at this time. We’ll have updated standings in 15 minutes or so.

9:40 pm EST

Those that stacked the Wolves-Wizards game are sitting pretty as the game is in OT and that period just ended with the teams still deadlocked so a second OT is on the way. Littleg1975 continues to lead the pack with five players that have scored at least 30 fantasy points including 33.2 from LaMarcus Aldridge in the first half. His closest competitor right now is top ranked Grinder mbomb44 who has Wall, LaVine, and Porter from the double OT game to go along with solid outings thus far from Harden, Drummond, and Millsap. Here’s a look at the current standings:

2016WFBCstandings3

9:00 pm EST

The contest is now two hours running and littleg1975 has taken over the top spot thanks in part to great games thus far from Kemba Walker and KCP and a big first quarter from LaMarcus Aldridge. Kingofqueens dropped to third and with just 18 quarters remaining (“QR”) his drop will probably continue. There are a few big names with some big QR left in the top 10 including 1ucror in 8th place with 27 QR. Here’s how the standings currently look along with a peek at littleg1975’s leading lineup.

2016WFBCstandings2

littleg1975WFBC

8:30 pm EST

Our first look at the standings finds kingofqueens in the lead with six players from the Wolves-Wizards game but subpar games thus far from Wiggins and Rubio will make it unlikely that this is a lead he will hold onto. It’s still early and there’s a ton of hoops left to be played but here’s a look at the current top 10 and kingofqueens lineup.

2016WFBCstandings1

kingofqueensWFBC

——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————-
There’s definitely some “chalk” tonight as there are five players with ownership percentages above 49%. J.J. Barea is the chalk at PG with Deron Williams out. Everyone is on James Harden at SG and he’s paired with a lot of DeMarcus Cousins at C since there is so much value out there tonight. Two of those values are the chalk at PF in David Lee (with Dirk Nowitzki out) and Jon Leuer is on 90.7% of the rosters meaning very few faded him – if Leuer has a below average night the few who did fade him could have a huge advantage. Here’s a look at the ownership percentages for the WFBC.

OWNERSHIP PERCENTAGES

J.J. Barea 62.7%
John Wall 33.3%
Rajon Rondo 22.7%
Brandon Knight 17.3%
Raymond Felton 17.3%
Stephen Curry 12%
Kyle Lowry 6.7%
Elfrid Payton 6.7%
Emmanuel Mudiay 5.3%
Ricky Rubio 4%
Goran Dragic 2.7%
Reggie Jackson 2.7%
Tony Parker 2.7%
Kemba Walker 2.7%
Darren Collison 1.3%

SG
James Harden 76%
Devin Booker 37.3%
Wesley Matthews 29.3%
DeMar DeRozan 16%
Klay Thompson 10.7%
Zach LaVine 9.3%
Brad Beal 6.7%
Kevin Martin 4%
Kobe Bryant 4%
Dwyane Wade 2.7%
Gary Harris 1.3%
Jordan Clarkson 1.3%

SF
Giannis Antetokounmpo 33.3%
Otto Porter 32%
Kyle Anderson 30.7%
P.J. Tucker 22.7%
Nicolas Batum 16%
Andrew Wiggins 13.3%
Mario Hezonja 12%
Harrison Barnes 10.7%
Evan Fournier 8%
Marcus Morris 6.7%
Rudy Gay 4%
Michael Beasley 2.7%
Trevor Ariza 2.7%
Omri Casspi 1.3%
Joe Johnson 1.3%
Thabo Sefolosha 1.3%

PF
Jon Leuer 90.7%
David Lee 50.7%
Paul Millsap 25.3%
LaMarcus Aldridge 13.3%
Mirza Teletovic 4%
Julius Randle 4%
Gorgui Dieng 4%
Alex Len 2.7%
Aaron Gordon 1.3%
David West 1.3%
Jabari Parker 1.3%

C
DeMarcus Cousins 49.3%
Hassan Whiteside 9.3%
Andre Drummond 6.7%
Salah Mejri 6.7%
Karl Anthony-Towns 5.3%
Marcin Gortat 5.3%
Dwight Howard 4%
Tim Duncan 4%
Nikola Jokic 4%
Al Horford 2.7%
Greg Monroe 1.3%
Al Jefferson 1.3%

Finalists

1ucror
401kplan
abe_chernin (x2)
aldo44 (x2)
assani (x3)
barrique99
bcalicore
beez1973
blitzology
bobscamano (x2)
brutalmaster
bwildd (x2)
cashupcash
chipotleaddict (x2)
chitown_frenze
djeagle2
dongsquad
ehafner (x3)
fadetoblack
ganondorf (x3)
gn1ghtmoon
greenhornet
haterade801
imhungry13579
jae686 (x2)
jeffeljefe (x2)
jimmyamerica321 (x2)
jl003
joekall
junkyard56
kingofqueens (x3)
koedaddy
littleg1975
marketmakers
mbomb44
md0530
mcjester
nashers
nickcupolo
one_eyed_guy
oscarstouch
paulyshorts
rotomania
roxyrory
rowe1024
saahilsud (x3)
shauncarter1
theclone (x2)
thorleif
tinderella
tinkytyler (x2)
tj_dfs
tumpson1

FanDuel WFBC Recap

Final Standings

Finalists

About the Author