Old Man Squad Fantasy Basketball
You heard right! Dan Besbris is BACK with his BRAND NEW fantasy basketball podcast and the flagship show of the ALSO brand new Old Man Squad Sports Network! What is it, you ask? It's the appropriately named Old Man Squad Fantasy Basketball Podcast, of course! This daily full season fantasy basketball show breaks down every angle. Who are the draft day sleepers? Who are the best pickups? Who can you stash, and how should you bob and weave your way to another fantasy hoops title? Dan prides himself on never missing a show and taking a patient, analytical approach to...
(GUEST SHOW) Will Slambeer: WNBA Fantasy Industry League REAL Draft Results
WNBA Industry League Draft Results! w/ Yuri Ono of Bitches Be Balling!
Scott Keller (@detskeller) and Steve St-Pierre welcome Yuri Ono (@myono) discuss their recent #WNBA #FantasyBasketball Industry League Draft.
Also participating were WNBA and Fantasy Basketball experts Eric Nemchock, Noah Rubin, Jenni Lacroix, Kayla Fonte and Kirien Sprecher.
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Yahoo Pre-Ranks! 6th Round Disasters, but an OG to Save Us All
The 6th round had a handful of injured guys that stunk all year, some underperforming guards, and, luckily, OG Anunoby. What did we learn from this clunker of a 12-pack.
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Yahoo Preseason 5th Rounders: Wait on Risk a Little Longer
The preseason 5th round had some gems hiding within a sea of risk and boredom. Don't draft injured players here. Don't draft tanking players here. Take the guys that you can rely on.
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<...Breaking Down Our Hits and Misses, Booms and Busts from the 3rd and 4th Rounds!
Let's slow it down, now. Grab your partner and pull them in tight, and let's spend some extra time rolling through some of the more polarizing names that got drafted in the 3rd and 4th rounds, typically, and whether we faded or backed the right horses.
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The TOP 30! How Did Our Buckets and Rankings Perform?
At last! Dan finally cracks open his preseason buckets and breaks down the first 30 names. Did we hit? Did we miss? Let's figure out why and learn from our wins and losses to keep getting better at the game!
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How Good Can Ayo Be? | Is Jalen Williams Now a Dud? | Wolves/Thunder Fantasy
The Minnesota Timberwolves ended up with a near half-dozen players with solid fantasy value, but injuries to Anthony Edwards and, now, Donte DiVincenzo create some uncertainty on how to handle this club next year. Meanwhile, the Thunder have about 50 players with fringe value. Let's take a look at two more teams from the Northwest Division.
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Sixers Dominate Game Seven over Celtics - is Boston in Long Term Trouble?
With two more game sevens coming up today, we thought it'd be fun to chat about the NBA again! Let's dig into Philly's chances going forward, their series price against the Knicks, rules on teams coming off long series, and the lopsided Western Conference Semis!
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(GUEST SHOW) Will Slambeer: Key Strategy for WNBA Fantasy Draft Prep | Season Long and Dynasty | with Jay Arr!
More Fantasy Prep, Dynasty Picks! and More!
Scott Keller (@detskeller) welcomes WDynasty, Editor-in-Chief, Jay Arr to discuss the upcoming #WNBA #FantasyBasketball Season from a Season Long and Dynasty perspective!
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Lakers Prevail! | THREE Game Sevens Out East - Is This the Best or What?
The playoffs roll on! Dan takes a weekend peek at how things are going and finds THREE game sevens on the docket. Holy crap we love this time of year, even if there's no fantasy hoops involved in it.
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Devin Booker STUNK | Donovan Clingan CRUSHED | Suns & Blazers Fantasy Results
The Phoenix Suns had players out seemingly all year, creating weird opportunities for value, but also the entire team never quite hit their offensive stride. Meanwhile, the Blazers had, perhaps, TOO many players, and not enough of them hitting shots. But lucky for us, our main target in this mix, Donovan Clingan, was great all year.
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You DON'T Need a Perfect Draft to Win!
I have a secret. You don't need a perfect draft to win your league. In fact, all you really need to do is NOT blow an early pick and you'll be fine. Let's take a look at a league that we won despite a particularly average draft!
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Winner! Tips and Tricks from an Easy 1st Place Finish
Sometimes the game is as easy as just drafting the guys you liked and not doing something goofy or weird along the way.
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For the Love of All Things, Do NOT Draft Injured Players
I could not be more annoyed with myself. I took an injured player in the 3rd. I took an injured player in the 4th. I somehow managed to win a small amount of money, but I very much did not deserve it. I went against everything I hold sacred, and now you get to hear me rant about it. Hi, I'm Dan, and I screwed this up.
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The Preseason 4th Round! Reaves, Kawhi and Other Upside Shots All in this Window!
The 4th round may have been our favorite zone for upside plays! Kawhi, Butler, Reaves, and more were all in this same range. Plus, safe calls like Desmond Bane if you had risk early. Let's look back at one of the more fun chunks of 12.
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Playoff Check-in! Lakers Surprise, Orlando Competent Again, Wolves Injury Disaster
The playoffs are cooking now! One week into the real thing, the Lakers, Thunder and Wolves have solid leads in their series, and the Magic are trying to pull the 1/8 upset!
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(GUEST SHOW) Will Slambeer: "My Targets", Sleepers and Busts!
Will SlamBeer's Personal Targets, Sleepers and Busts! and More!
Scott Keller (@detskeller) and Steve St-Pierre (@podcast_pierre) reveal their personal Targets, Sleepers and Busts for the 2026 #WNBA #FantasyBasketball season!
Also some Tips and Tricks for your League Settings!
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The Preseason 3rd Round! Who boomed? Who busted? How many did we get?
The 3rd round spanned names as score-heavy as Jaylen Brown all the way to blocks stars like Chet Holmgren or JJJ (pre shutdown). Who hit? Who missed? And did we get our preferred names right?
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Could Sabonis Bounce Back? Will Steph or Butler Make it Through a Season Again? Warriors & Kings Fantasy Time!
Steph Curry and Jimmy Butler were rolling until injury struck. The Kings were largely terrible, but could some post-hype fun exist next year? Or will they somehow get rid of all those massive contracts and speed up the rebuild?
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Kawhi... Most Impactful Fantasy Pick This Year? | Lakers Big Three | 2-Team Reviews Begin
Was Kawhi Leonard the most impactful pick in fantasy basketball, posting early 1st-round numbers out of his late 4th round slot? Did the Lakers big three actually end up working for all of them? Who can we trust if the teams keep their cores the same? Are the Clippers a constant risk of trading everyone?
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Don't Draft Bored! Key Lessons from a 2nd Place Finish!
Never draft bored. Also don't draft while driving a car. Dan learned some valuable lessons from this 2nd place team where most of the problems stemmed from a 4th round pick that made no sense.
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Another Winning Team! How Did We Snag 1st in this $100 League?
We did a fair amount of trophy-hoisting this year, but we can learn from every league, win or lose. What were the best lessons to take away from this $100 league, including games cap strategy, risk assessment, and how to fill out categories when players go down.
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Lakers Steal One! Playoffs Day One Review Because Talking Hoops is Fun!
The playoffs are officially under way and Dan enjoyed day one. Did you? Let's talk hoops because darn it what else do we have going on today?
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The Playoffs Begin! Dan's Round One Preview Show Just for Fun
The real playoffs begin on Saturday, and we never talk about anything besides fantasy, so today... we will! Just for laughs, Dan's thoughts on the opening round of the NBA playoffs!
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The Preseason Second Round! | New Superstars, Weird Punts & Some Old Fantasy Reliables
The second round is often a house of horrors, but this season was a little different. Perhaps because half the first round was out with injury, the second round was a bit more safe... still, we had some new superstars pop up, and it's our job to figure out what's real for next year.
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(GUEST SHOW) Will Slambeer: WNBA Free Agency, Trades and the Draft! | 2026 WNBA Fantasy Season Prep CONTINUES!
Azzi Fudd! Olivia Miles! Awa Fam! Lauren Betts!
Scott Keller (@detskeller) and Steve St-Pierre (podcast_pierre) get you up to speed with all the Free Agent Signings, Trades and WNBA Draft Selections as they continue preparing you for the 2026 #WNBA #FantasyBasketball season!
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The Preseason Top-12! Booms, Busts and Predictions for Next Fantasy Year
Nikola Jokic and Wemby were easy calls, but how did the rest of the preseason top-12 do? Will Anthony Davis ever get drafted in the 1st round again? Where will Tatum and Haliburton go next year as they return?
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Too Much Risk! | Breaking Down Dan's Disaster of a Head-to-Head 11-Cat Roster
Dan's 11-category head-to-head league didn't go that well. Being eliminated in the semis doesn't sound bad, but the path that we took to get there was... mostly smoke and mirrors. Let's dig into what went wrong and how to correct it.
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Draft an Identity! | Analyzing Dan's Championship Head-to-Head Team, Both Good and Bad
Today, we'll take a look at one of Dan's eight cash Yahoo teams: the title-winning head-to-head team in a league run by friend of the podcast, Vince Miracle. How did we win it? Was it the draft? Was it mid-season strategy? Was it streaming? Let's go behind the curtain and figure out all the right and wrong calls that got this club to the finish line.
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And In The End... 2025-26 Season Wrap Show! | Into Offseason Mode Goes the Podcast
The season is over, but our journey has just begun! Dan wraps 2025-26 with a look at all his Yahoo cash leagues before discussing the Play-In Tournament, what's to come, and how we'll attack the offseason to get better at playing fantasy hoops!
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Every Injury and NEW STREAMER ADD for the Season's Final Day! | Chaos Mode Engage
About 30% of the NBA is OUT for the final day. Who steps up? Dan looks at the injury report for ALL 30 teams in 25 minutes to make sure you find the guys set to put up video game numbers on wild MPG and usage!
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Nets Finally Tanking the Fun Way! Murray-Boyles, Huff Throw Perfectos | Thursday Recap
See, now THIS we like! Brooklyn finally sat half their team and played only seven guys, and maybe, just maybe, we might have some pickups. PLUS... Collin Murray-Boyles and Jay Huff decided that missing is for losers, and the nightcap was all about zombie teams! Let's dig into our penultimate recap show of the season, though we DO roll all offseason too!
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LIVE SHOW Segment 2: Dan and Kingy Hit Future Ranks, New Tank Teams, Dan's Family
Segment 2! Let's get into the nuts and bolts of it all. Kingy and Dan discuss the top of the board for next year with stars coming back from injury, as well as more droppable high profile names this season and the boys are graced by Dan's kids one final time this regular season.
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Hey Hey Cade's Back! | Playoff Seeding Means MORE Rest Days?! | Wednesday Review
Cade Cunningham is back from a collapsed lung, and that's great news for the Pistons! What's not great? Teams being locked into a playoff spot starting to rest their guys... but if we look hard enough, we might have some more backups worth grabbing for the season's final three game days.
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17 Absolute Best of the Best Backups Posting HUGE Fantasy Lines Down the Stretch
It's been DANG hard to keep track of all the backups stepping into larger roles as we comb through the weirdest box scores and results, so instead, today, Dan gives you the 17 injury names that MUST be on rosters without anything else to distract you.
BEST INJURY ADDS: Ayo Dosunmu, Ace Bailey, Kyle Filipowski, John Konchar, Brice Sensabaugh, Maxime Raynaud, Dylan Cardwell, Precious Achiuwa, Tre Jones, Collin Sexton, Luke Kennard, Julian Reese
ONE GOOD ONE AWAY: Matisse Thybulle, Jeremiah Fears, Derik Queen, Jordan Poole
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LIVE SHOW Segment 1: Dan and Kingy Talk Streamers, Top Options the Last Few Days, and End of Season
Who are the best options over the final 4 days of games? Has anyone new emerged? Who is sitting and can be dropped with some full day schedules coming up? Dan and Kingy take questions and shoot the breeze in our final crossover event during the season!
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Julian Reese Arrival! Pelicans Youth Movement At Last | Tuesday Review
Julian Reese can't hit a foul shot to save his life but man can that kid rebound the ball. Also, the Pelicans are playing Fears, Queen and... Poole?! We may have some new monster lines coming this final week - don't miss 'em!
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My Top 9 League-Winning, Game-Changing Fantasy Stories, Targets and Teams!
Such a bittersweet week! This is our final BIGGEST STORIES episode of the season (but don't worry, we roll all offseason long!), so we wanted to make sure we covered everything. Here are the NINE largest fantasy items of the week, ranging from Steph Curry to the Lakers injuries, and more!
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Backup Centers Ready to Fantasy JAM! Is it Goga, BBall Paul Time? What of Thybulle?
Will Jalen Duren get a rest day? Does Wemby need to heal up his rib cage? Did Wendell Carter Jr get knocked out for a couple games? We may have some backup centers ready to surge for a few fantasy nights!
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More than THIRTY Silly Season Whoppers for the Final Fantasy Week
The very last silly season board is here, and it's JAMMED with names, as some of the tankiest teams are tanking even harder by going to 8- or 9-man rotations. This could actually be kind of fun.
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Incredible ADDS from Tanking Teams FINALLY Surface! | Deep Diving the Worst Squads
At long last teams like the Wizards, Kings, and others have shortened up their tanking rotations and players with whack fantasy stat sets are playing enough minutes to be worth an add. Who are they? Let's recap Sunday and find out!
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