REVEALED: 9-Cat Rankings MISLEAD Most Fantasy Owners

About this episode

Josh Lloyd discusses how traditional 9-cat rankings can mislead fantasy basketball managers and offers insights on better evaluation methods.

People in this episode

Host: Josh Lloyd

Topics covered

• fantasy basketball rankings
• draft strategy
• 9-cat rankings
• player evaluation
• category volatility
• data-driven decisions

Keywords

• fantasy basketball
• 9-cat rankings
• draft day decisions
• player value
• contextual analysis
• category scarcity
• Z-score
• waiver-wire fliers

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