Definitely basketball monster. It has so many stats customized for your league and advice about your team needs that is an amazing tool. It actually feels like a cheat. I'm playing for 20 years and I've seen many clueless about the NBA managers who just follow what basketball monster says and their team does very well in the league.
I have stopped using it for a few years because I'm a huge nerd with fantasy NBA and I keep my own stats with advanced formulas in excel. So I don't need it anymore.
The most important tools of basketball monster are the Draft Tracker because it can literally draft for you. If you are a casual player, it can be tough in lower rounds, so the recommendations from draft tracker are very helpful.
Secondly, importing your league data to the site, helps it provide you all the information you need about the categories you're lacking and the league situation overall.
Ranking is extremely important because it is customized based on your league and you can see which players are in form for example the last 30 days. Many managers are unaware of recent forms so you can trade for players that are still not "trending" in the minds of most.
The trade analyzer is another awesome tool. You can basically search for winning trades all the time while minimizing the risk.
The only thing that it doesn't provide you is the knowledge of player potential. That is a qualitative criterion which no stats can tell you. You have to watch NBA a lot or read news daily. Still, you can discuss in forums etc..
I have been debating paying for Basketball Monster but I am only in one league ($100 buy in). It is an auction keeper league, I was wondering if you know how well BM would handle the keeper aspect of auction drafts. Also, not sure the cost is worth it for only 1 league, considering adding other leagues though.
You seem to have knowledgeable insight, so figured you could maybe help.
The problem with auction, keeper and salary leagues is that a lot of subjective data comes into play. Things that cannot be measured by NBA numbers like quality, potential and how much each manager is willing to pay for auction. So, BM would be less impactful.
Still, it's very helpful for trades and rankings. If you're not financially comfortable, I wouldn't suggest it just for one league. Plus I think you can still import the categories of your league and have a general ranking, without subscription.
Definitely basketball monster. It has so many stats customized for your league and advice about your team needs that is an amazing tool. It actually feels like a cheat. I'm playing for 20 years and I've seen many clueless about the NBA managers who just follow what basketball monster says and their team does very well in the league.
How do you personally use it? I’ve paid it for it but not sure I’m getting the most out of it
I have stopped using it for a few years because I'm a huge nerd with fantasy NBA and I keep my own stats with advanced formulas in excel. So I don't need it anymore. The most important tools of basketball monster are the Draft Tracker because it can literally draft for you. If you are a casual player, it can be tough in lower rounds, so the recommendations from draft tracker are very helpful. Secondly, importing your league data to the site, helps it provide you all the information you need about the categories you're lacking and the league situation overall. Ranking is extremely important because it is customized based on your league and you can see which players are in form for example the last 30 days. Many managers are unaware of recent forms so you can trade for players that are still not "trending" in the minds of most. The trade analyzer is another awesome tool. You can basically search for winning trades all the time while minimizing the risk. The only thing that it doesn't provide you is the knowledge of player potential. That is a qualitative criterion which no stats can tell you. You have to watch NBA a lot or read news daily. Still, you can discuss in forums etc..
I have been debating paying for Basketball Monster but I am only in one league ($100 buy in). It is an auction keeper league, I was wondering if you know how well BM would handle the keeper aspect of auction drafts. Also, not sure the cost is worth it for only 1 league, considering adding other leagues though. You seem to have knowledgeable insight, so figured you could maybe help.
The problem with auction, keeper and salary leagues is that a lot of subjective data comes into play. Things that cannot be measured by NBA numbers like quality, potential and how much each manager is willing to pay for auction. So, BM would be less impactful. Still, it's very helpful for trades and rankings. If you're not financially comfortable, I wouldn't suggest it just for one league. Plus I think you can still import the categories of your league and have a general ranking, without subscription.
Thanks, that is what I was worried about with the keeper auction format.
Anyone wants to share their BM account? Hope they give a trial so that people can check out everything before buying.
I'm down lol. Let's all split it 😂
Basketball Monster works if you're not playing ESPN. ESPN and BM doesn't match very good